The 1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 8th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the

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region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of

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in the

region and was played from 29 October 1971 till 31 January 1972 under the home/away match system. The tournament was split into 2 zones (North, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament. CD Olimpia from Honduras won the final, and became for the first time in its history CONCACAF champion.Olimpia y sus tres hazañas
on ''El Heraldo'', 19 Oct 2017

North/Central American Zone

Unknown if clubs from:
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala

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entered the tournament.

First Round

*Earlier results and matches unavailable.
Eliminated participants apparently included:
América
Deportivo Santa Cecilia

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* Olimpia qualified for semifinal. *

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advances to the semifinal.

Caribbean Zone

First Round

* Robinhood advances to the second round. *

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apparently won; results unknown. Advances to the second round.

Second Round

* Robinhood, won presumably by withdrawal and advanced to the CONCACAF Final.

Semifinal

---- * ''Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Final

First leg

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Second leg

* ''Olimpia won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Champion

References

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