African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972
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The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972 was the 8th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF
region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football
in Africa
.
The tournament was played by 26 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away.
Hafia FC
from Guinea
won the final, becoming CAF club champion for the first time and the first Guinean team to win the trophy.
1Abaluhya United withdrew.
2Al-Merrikh withdrew.
1 After the match had finished 2-0 to Djoliba AC, leaving the aggregate level at 2-2, Forces Armées refused to take part in the penalty shootout to protest the officiating; they were ejected from the competition and banned from CAF competitions for three years.
1 TP Mazembe withdrew after the 1st leg.
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
.
The tournament was played by 26 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away.
Hafia FC
Hafia FC
Hafia Football Club is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. In the 1960s the team was known as Conacry II, and won three titles under that name...
from Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
won the final, becoming CAF club champion for the first time and the first Guinean team to win the trophy.
First round
|}1Abaluhya United withdrew.
2Al-Merrikh withdrew.
Second round
|}1 After the match had finished 2-0 to Djoliba AC, leaving the aggregate level at 2-2, Forces Armées refused to take part in the penalty shootout to protest the officiating; they were ejected from the competition and banned from CAF competitions for three years.
Quarter-Finals
|}Semi-Finals
|}1 TP Mazembe withdrew after the 1st leg.
Champion
| African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972 Winners |
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| Hafia FC Hafia FC Hafia Football Club is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. In the 1960s the team was known as Conacry II, and won three titles under that name... First Title |
External links
- African Cup of Champions results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics FoundationRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics FoundationThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation is an international amateur organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football...