1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 5th 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.

1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Copa de Campeones Concacaf
Tournament details
Dates25 April–30 September 1969
Teams10 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions Cruz Azul
Runners-up Comunicaciones
Third place Saprissa
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored53 (2.94 per match)

The tournament was played by 10 teams of 9 nations: Netherlands Antilles, Bermuda, El Salvador, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.

It was played from 25 April till 30 September 1969 under the home/away match system and for the first time, the teams were not split into zones, playing in a straight round system.

Cruz Azul from Mexico won the final, and became for the first time in its history CONCACAF champion.

First round
25 April 1969 1st legSaprissa 4–0 MotaguaSan José, Costa Rica
20:17 (UTC−06:00) Aguilar  19'
Chico  60'
Umaña  82'
Chavarría  86'		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Valentín Gazo (NCA)
1 May 1969 2nd legMotagua 1–1 SaprissaTegucigalpa, Honduras
(UTC−06:00) Díaz  15' (o.g.) Umaña Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Clemente Cayez (SLV)
  • Saprissa won 5–1 on aggregate score.
11 May 1969 1st legComunicaciones 1–1 CD UCAGuatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
13 May 1969 2nd legCD UCA 0–3 ComunicacionesGuatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
  • Comunicaciones won 4–1 on aggregate score.
18 May 1969 1st legÁguila 3–1 Jong ColombiaSan Salvador, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Nacional De la Flor Blanca
20 May 1969 2nd legJong Colombia 2–2 ÁguilaSan Salvador, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Nacional De la Flor Blanca
  • Águila won 5–3 on aggregate score.
14 June 1969 1st legSomerset Cricket 1–1 VioletteHamilton, Bermuda
(UTC−06:00)
16 June 1969 2nd legViolette 0–5 Somerset CricketHamilton, Bermuda
(UTC−06:00)
  • Somerset Cricket won 6–1 on aggregate score.

Second round
12 June 1969 1st legToluca 0–0 Cruz AzulToluca, Mexico
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
18 June 1969 2nd legCruz Azul 0–1 TolucaMexico City, Mexico
(UTC−06:00) Pereda  5' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes
  • Toluca won 1–0 on aggregate score. Toluca were disqualified for the undue alignment of three players; Cruz Azul advanced.
22 June 1969 1st legÁguila 2–5 ComunicacionesSan Salvador, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Nacional Jorge "Mágico" González
29 June 1969 2nd legComunicaciones 2–2 ÁguilaGuatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
  • Comunicaciones won 7–4 on aggregate score.
24 July 1969 1st legSaprissa 3–0 Somerset CricketSan José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Nacional
27 July 1969 2nd legSomerset Cricket 0–4 SaprissaSan José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Nacional
  • Saprissa won 7–0 on aggregate score.

Semifinal
31 August 1969 1st legSaprissa 2–2 Cruz AzulSan José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00) Chavarría  63'
Hernández  75'		 Victorino  43'
Pulido  72'		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
9 September 1969 2nd legCruz Azul 2–1 SaprissaMexico City, Mexico
(UTC−06:00) Guerrero  32'
Flores  54'		 Chavarría  56' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 35,000
  • Cruz Azul won 4–3 on aggregate score.

Final
18 September 1969 1st legComunicaciones 0–0 Cruz AzulGuatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Attendance: 30,000
30 September 1969 2nd legCruz Azul 1–0 ComunicacionesMexico City, Mexico
(UTC−06:00) Alejándrez  82' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 30,000
  • Cruz Azul won 1–0 on aggregate score.
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1969 Champion

Cruz Azul
First title

References
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