1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 12th 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 6 June 1976 till 13 February 1977.
| Copa de Campeones Concacaf | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 June 1976 – 13 February 1977 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Águila |
| Runners-up |  Robinhood |
The teams were split in three zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament, where the winners of the North and Central zones played a semi-final to decide who was going to play against the Caribbean champion in the final. All the matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system.
Salvadorean club Águila beat Surinamese Robinhood in the final[1] to became CONCACAF champion for the first time in their history, and the second Salvadoran team to win the trophy.[2][3]
North American Zone
First Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5–3 |  New York Inter-Giuliana |
3–2 | 2–1 |
- León on a bye.
- Toluca on a bye.
- Serbian White Eagles on a bye.
- Toronto Italia advances to the second round.
| Toronto Italia | 3-2 | New York Inter-Giuliana |
| New York Inter-Giuliana | 1-2 (3-5 agg.) | Toronto Italia |
Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
León  |
w/o | Serbian White Eagles |
||
| Toronto Italia |
w/o | Toluca |
- Serbian White Eagles withdrew.
- Originally scheduled for July 16 & August 31, Toluca ask to reschedule the series to September 5 & 8. The matches were not played and Toluca was disqualified on Sep. 8
- León and Toronto Italia advances to the third round.
Third Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| León |
w/o | Toronto Italia |
- Toronto Italia withdrew.
- León advances to the CONCACAF Final.
Central American Zone
First Round
- Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Águila | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Advances to third round |
| 2 | Aurora | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Alianza | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Source:
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Águila |
2 – 1 |  Aurora |
| Alianza |
1 – 1 | Aurora |
| Águila |
1 – 0 | Alianza |
- Águila advances to the third round.
| 20 June, 1976 | Águila | 2-1 | Aurora | Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador |
Félix "Garrobita" Pineda  Luis Baltazar Ramírez "Pelé" Zapata |
TBD |
- Group B
| 5 September 1976 | Olimpia | 0–0 | Real España | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 15 September 1976 | Real España | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Olimpia | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| Ferreira |
Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán | |||
| Note: C.D. Olimpia advances to the second round. | ||||
Round 2
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diriangén  |
w/o |  Real España |
- Águila on a Bye to the third round
- Real España withdrew
- Diriangén advances to the third round.
Round 3
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diriangén |
2 - 11 | Águila |
1 - 6 | 1 - 5 |
- Águila advances to the CONCACAF Final.
| Diriangén | 1–6 (a.e.t.) | Águila |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Ramirez Zapata TBD TBD |
| Águila | 5–1 | Diriangén |
|---|---|---|
| Ismael Diaz Felix Pineda Sergio Mendez Luis Ramirez Zapata |
TBD |
Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, San Miguel
Caribbean Zone
First Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinhood |
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3–1 | 1–1 |
Christianburg  |
1–20 | Voorwaarts |
1–8 | 0–12 |
| Thomas United |
1–6 |  Tesoro Palo Seco |
0–2 | 1–4 |
- Malvern United on a Bye
- Robinhood, Voorwaarts and Tesoro Palo Seco advance to the second round.
| Jong Colombia | 1-1 (2-4 agg.) | Robinhood |
| Christianburg | 1–0 |  Voorwaarts |
| Voorwaarts | 12–0 (12-0 agg.) | Christianburg |
| Thomas United | 0-2 | Tesoro Palo Seco | ||
| Nil |
| Tesoro Palo Seco | 4-1 (6-1 agg.) | Thomas United |
Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinhood |
2–0 | Malvern United |
0–0 | 2–0 |
| Tesoro Palo Seco |
1–6 | Voorwaarts |
0–4 | 1–2 |
- Robinhood and Voorwaarts advance to the third round
| Robinhood | 0–0 | Malvern United | ||
| Nil | Nil |
| Tesoro Palo Seco | 0-4 | Voorwaarts | ||
| Nil |
| Voorwaarts | 2–1 (6-1 agg.) | Tesoro Palo Seco |
Third Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinhood |
3–0 | Voorwaarts |
3–0 | 0–0 |
- Robinhood advances to the CONCACAF Final.
| Robinhood | 3-0 | Voorwaarts | ||
| Nil |
| Voorwaarts | 0-0 (0-3 agg.) | Robinhood | ||
| Nil | Nil |
Semi-Final
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Águila |
3–1 | León |
1–1 | 2–0* |
| Águila | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | León |
|---|---|---|
| Félix Pineda |
Walter Mantegazza |
Estadio Cuscatlan
San Salvador - El Salvador
San Salvador - El Salvador
Final
First leg
1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
| Águila | 5–1 | Robinhood |
|---|---|---|
| Zepeda 20' Vargas 26' 89'Pineda 40', 79' (pen.) |
Report | 68' Emanuelson |
References
- Copa de Campeones 1976 on the RSSSF
- "Copa de Campeones Concacaf 1976 Águila Campeón" on Historicas Coperas blogsite, 30 Jan 2015
- Hace 40 años el Aguila fue el rey by Cristian López on El Gráfico, 16 Feb 2017
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