CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1977
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The 1977 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 13th 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 17 April 1977 till 18 February 1978.
The teams were split in 3 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.
Club América
from Mexico
won the final, and became for the first time CONCACAF champion in their history.
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. 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 the CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
region and was played from 17 April 1977 till 18 February 1978.
The teams were split in 3 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.
Club América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
won the final, and became for the first time CONCACAF champion in their history.
North American Zone
|}- New York Inter-Giuliana withdrew
- Club América advances to the CONCACAF Semi-Final.
First Round
|}- CD Motagua on a Bye.
- Barrio México did not have match dates communicated to them by CONCACAF and forfeited.
- Real España withdrew.
- C.D. Águila, Diriangén FC, Saprissa advances to the second round.
Second Round
|}- CD Motagua withdrew.
- Municipal and Saprissa advance to the third round.
Third Round
|}- Saprissa advances to the CONCACAF Semi-Final.
First Round
|}- Victory SC withdrew.
- Violette AC advance to the third round.
- SV Voorwaarts, and SV Robinhood advance to the second round.
Second Round
|}- SV Robinhood advances to the third round.
- TECSA on a Bye to the fourth round.
- Violette AC on a Bye to the third round.
Third Round
|}- SV Robinhood advances to the fourth round.
Fourth Round
|}- SV Robinhood advances to the CONCACAF Final.
Semi-Final
|}- Saprissa withdrew.
- Club América advances to the CONCACAF Final.
Final
- Club América wins the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, 2 - 1 on aggregate.
Champion
CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1977 Champions |
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Club América Club América Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas .... First Title |