The 1970 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 6th edition of the annual international club

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competition held in the

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region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the

CONCACAF Champions' Cup The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, a ...

It was played from 26 April to 5 June 1970 under the home/away match system. The teams were split into three zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each qualifying the winner to the final tournament. The final tournament was not held and

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were declared CONCACAF Champions after Deportivo Saprissa and SV Transvaal withdrew. Cruz Azul from

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won the competition for the second time in their history, having also won the 1969 Champions' Cup the previous year.

North American Zone

* ''Cruz Azul won 6–0 on aggregate score.''

Central American Zone

First round

Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1970 Group A ---- ---- * ''Saprissa advance to final round.'' Group B * ''Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate score.''

Final Round

* ''Saprissa won 5–1 on aggregate score and advance to final round.''

Caribbean Zone

First round

* ''Transvaal won 4–1 on aggregate score.'' ---- * ''Racing Haïtien won 6–3 on aggregate score.''

Second round

*Unknown results; Santos wins round.

Final Round

* ''Transvaal won 5–1 on aggregate score.''

Semi-finals

The semi-finals and final were scratched and Cruz Azul were declared CONCACAF Champions after

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and Transvaal both withdrew.

Champion

References

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