1963 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 1963 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 2nd edition of the annual continental club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region.

1963 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Copa de Campeones CONCACAF 1963
Tournament details
Dates10 March – 18 August 1963
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Various (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Racing Haïtien (1st title)
Runners-up CD Guadalajara
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored46 (2.71 per match)

The tournament was played by 9 teams from 8 countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, and the United States.

The tournament was played from 10 March 1963 till 18 August 1963.

First round
10 March 1963 Caribbean ZoneSithoc 1–3 RacingWillemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Valeriam  43' Champagne
 69' Santvil
 86' Limagree		 Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium
17 March 1963 Caribbean ZoneRacing 1–0
(4–1 agg.)		 SithocPort-au-Prince, Haiti
Santvil  52' Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator
15 March 1963 North American ZoneOro 2–3 New York HungariaGuadalajara, Mexico
Peña  10'
Epaminondas  33'		  18'  53'  85' Mate Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
17 April 1963 North American ZoneNew York Hungaria 2–2
(5–4 agg.)		 OroNew York City, United States
Mate  39'  82'  34' Rodríguez
 49' Peña		 Stadium: Eindracht Oval
1963-04-28 Central American ZoneVida 2 - 2 XelajúEstadio Nilmo Edwards
La Ceiba, Honduras
Juárez  19'
Amaya  85'		 López  34'
Anaya  54'
1963-05-05 Central American ZoneXelajú 6 - 0 VidaEstadio Mario Camposeco
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Lizano  25, 83'
Arjona  34, 69'
Anaya  57'
López  79'
1963-04-28 Central American ZoneSaprissa 1 - 1 FASEstadio Nacional
San José, Costa Rica
Jiménez  81' Najera  75'
1963-05-05 Central American ZoneSaprissa 2 - 0 FASEstadio Nacional
San José, Costa Rica
Jiménez  52'
Marín  85'

Second round
1963-05-19 North American Zone Play-offNew York Hungaria 0 – 0 CD GuadalajaraNew York City, New York, (USA)
1963-06-17 North American Zone Play-offCD Guadalajara 2 – 0 New York HungariaEstadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco (MEX)
Reyes
Valdivia
1963-07-07 Inter–Zone Play-offXelajú 1 - 4 Racing HaïtienQuetzaltenango, Guatemala
Juárez  50' Saint Vil  32, 72, 82'
Champagne  62'
1963-07-14 Inter–Zone Play-offXelajú 3 - 1 Racing HaïtienGuatemala City, Guatemala
López  2, 49'
Anaya  10'		 Obas  67'
  • Saprissa received a bye to the third round.

Playoff re-match

Due to each team having won one match, a play-off was needed.

1963-07-17 Inter–Zone Play-offXelajú 1 - 2 Racing HaïtienGuatemala City, Guatemala
Reyes  66' Obas  9'
Nelson  26'

Third round
1963-08-14 Saprissa 0 - 1 CD GuadalajaraEstadio Nacional
San José, Costa Rica
Reyes  43'
1963-08-18 Saprissa 0 - 2 CD GuadalajaraEstadio Nacional
San José, Costa Rica
Reyes  35, 70'

Final round

Difficulties in securing passports for Racing Haïtien's players in time for the September final in Guadalajara caused the match to be postponed three times. After CD Guadalajara's protest to CONCACAF in February 1964, the governing body declared that club to be champions, but changed their minds after a counter-protest, instead deciding that both legs of the final should be played within two months of 2 April 1964. This decision caused CD Guadalajara to scratch from the competition because they were on a European tour during that period, so the title was awarded to Racing Haïtien without any match being played.

Champion
CONCACAF Champions Cup
1963 Champion

Racing Haïtien
First title

References
  • Torres, Steven (2 June 2010). "Central American Club Competitions 1963". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 21 August 2012.
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