The 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 7th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the

CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 4 ...

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 determined that year's club champion of

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in the

region. It was played from August 22, 1971, till April 19, 1972, under the home/away match system. The teams were split into 3 zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying two teams to the final tournament, played for the first time in a group system. After the end of the group, a playoff match had to be played because two teams ended with the same points in the lead of the group. This tournament included the Rochester Lancers, the only team from the original North American Soccer League to take part.

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...

from

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won the final, and became for the third time in its history became CONCACAF champion."Tercera Copa de Campeones CONCACAF 1971" on Reino Azul (blogsite), April 26, 2014

North American Zone

Elizabeth S.C. forfeit.

advanced to the CONCACAF Final Tournament. ---- Rochester Lancers advanced to the CONCACAF Final Tournament.

Central American Zone

Preliminary round

* ''Comunicaciones advanced to the First Round.''

First round

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advanced to the Second Round. ----

Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. Their colours are burgundy and white. It ...

advanced to the Second Round. ----

Comunicaciones Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, is a professional association football, football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, Liga Nacional, th ...

advance to the second round ----

Alajuelense Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Al ...

advanced to the Second Round.

Second round

advance to the Final Tournament ----

advanced to the Final Tournament

Caribbean Zone

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advanced to the Final Tournament ---- Estrella advance to the Final Tournament

CONCACAF Final Tournament

*After the end of the group stage a playoff match had to be played due to Cruz Azul and Alajuelense ended with the same points in the lead of the group. *The final tournament was played in Guatemala City.

Playoff

Champion

References

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Cruz Azul matches Liga Deportiva Alajuelense matches