1978 Copa Fraternidad Explained

Tourney Name:	Copa Fraternidad
Year:	1978
Num Teams:	12
Associations:	3
Champion Other:	Saprissa
Count:	3
Second Other:	Cartaginés
Prevseason:	1977
Nextseason:	1979

The 1978 Copa Fraternidad was the 8th edition of the Copa Fraternidad, the football competition for Central American clubs organized by UNCAF. Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa obtained its 3rd regional title after winning the final round.^[1]

Teams

Association	Team	Qualifying method		Previous best
		1976–77 Champions	8th	Champions (1972, 1973)
		1976–77 Runners-up	3rd	5th (1976)
		1976–77 Third place	4th	3rd (1971, 1975)
		1976–77 Fourth place	2nd	4th (1977)
		1977–78 Champions	1st	—
		1977–78 Runners-up	2nd	7th (1977)
		1977–78 Third place	3rd	4th (1971)
		1977–78 Fourth place	3rd	5th (1973)
		1977 Champions	6th	Champions (1971)
		1977 Runners-up	6th	Champions (1974, 1977)
		1977 Third place	6th	Champions (1976)
		1977 Fourth place	1st	—

First round

• Saprissa advanced 3–1 on aggregate.

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• FAS advanced 2–0 on aggregate.

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• Barrio México 1–1 Municipal on aggregate. Barrio México won 3–1 on penalty shoot-outs

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• Cartaginés 1–1 Juventud Olímpica on aggregate. Cartaginés won 5–4 on penalty shoot-outs

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• Tiquisate advanced 2–1 on aggregate.

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• Comunicaciones advanced 3–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Apparently Saprissa, Cartaginés and Comunicaciones eliminated FAS, Barrio México and Tiquisate in a semifinal round.

Notes and References

1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fraternidad.html RSSSF.com – VIII Copa Fraternidad 1978