1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
| Dates | 29 October 1971 – 31 January 1972 |
|---|---|
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Olimpia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  SV Robinhood |
← 1971 1973 → | |
The 1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 8th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region and was played from 29 October 1971 to 31 January 1972 under the home/away match system.
The tournament was split into two zones (North/Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament. CD Olimpia from Honduras won the final, and became for the first time in its history CONCACAF champion.[1][2]
North/Central American Zone
[edit]Unknown if clubs from:
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
United States
entered the tournament.
First round
[edit]- Earlier results and matches unavailable.
Eliminated participants apparently included:
América
Deportivo Santa Cecilia
Unión Española - Olimpia qualified for semifinal.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toluca
|
4 - 1 | Vida
|
3 - 1 | 1 - 0 |
| Toluca | 3-1 | Vida | Toluca, Mexico | |
| Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez |
| Vida | 0-1 (1-4 agg.) | Toluca | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
Toluca advances to the semifinal.
Caribbean Zone
[edit]First round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transvaal
|
2 - 3 | Robinhood
|
1 - 0 | 1 - 3 |
Robinhood advances to the second round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Bosco 
|
*** | Aigle Noir
|
- Don Bosco apparently won; results unknown. Advances to the second round.
Second round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinhood
|
w/o | Don Bosco
|
- Robinhood, won presumably by withdrawal and advanced to the CONCACAF Final.
Semifinal
[edit]| 18 December 1972 1st leg | Toluca | 0 – 1 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Report | Mejía  |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Juan Molinero (GUA) |
| 20 December 1972 2nd leg | Olimpia | 1 – 1 | Toluca | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Urquía 40' |
Report | Eugui 72' |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Giovanni Conessa (GUA) |
- Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]First leg
[edit]Second leg
[edit]- Olimpia won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Champion
[edit]| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1972 champion |
|---|
 Olimpia 1st title |
References
[edit]- ^ Copa de Campeones 1972 on the RSSSF
- ^ Olimpia y sus tres hazañas on El Heraldo, 19 Oct 2017