1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup explained
| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
| Year: | 1976 |
| Other Titles: | Copa de Campeones Concacaf |
| Dates: | 6 June 1976 – 13 February 1977 |
| Champion Other: |  Águila |
| Second Other: |  Robinhood |
| Prevseason: | 1975 |
| Nextseason: | 1977 |
The 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 12th 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 and was played from 6 June 1976 till 13 February 1977.
The teams were split in three zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament, where the winners of the North and Central zones played a semi-final to decide who was going to play against the Caribbean champion in the final. All the matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system.
Salvadorean club Águila beat Surinamese Robinhood in the final[1] to became CONCACAF champion for the first time in their history, and the second Salvadoran team to win the trophy.[2] [3]
North American Zone
First round
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- Toronto Italia advances to the second round.
Second round
- Serbian White Eagles withdrew.
- The Toronto Italia v Toluca matches were originally scheduled for July 16 and August 31, but Toluca asked to reschedule the series to September 5 and 8. After the matches were not played by September 8, CONCACAF disqualified Toluca.
- León and Toronto Italia advanced to the third round.
Third round
- Toronto Italia withdrew.
- León advances to the CONCACAF Final.
Central American Zone
First round
Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1976
- Group A
- Águila advances to the third round.
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- Group B
Round 2
Round 3
- Águila advances to the CONCACAF Final.
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Caribbean Zone
First round
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- Robinhood, Voorwaarts and Tesoro Palo Seco advance to the second round.
Second round
- Robinhood and Voorwaarts advance to the third round
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Third round
- Robinhood advances to the CONCACAF Final.
Semi-final
- Due to several players being sent off after a brawl, León forfeited the 2nd leg while leading 2–1: Águila was awarded a 2–0 win.
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Final
First leg
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Second leg
Aguila won the series 4–2 on points (8–3 on aggregate).
Notes and References
- https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups76.html Copa de Campeones 1976
- "Copa de Campeones Concacaf 1976 Águila Campeón" on Historicas Coperas blogsite, 30 Jan 2015
- https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Hace-40-anos-el-Aguila-fue-el-rey-de-CONCACAF-20170216-0016.html Hace 40 años el Aguila fue el rey
