1963 CONCACAF Champions' Cup explained

Tourney Name:CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Year:1963
Other Titles:Copa de Campeones CONCACAF 1963
Dates:10 March – 18 August 1963
Num Teams:9
Confederations:1
Venues:Various
Cities:8
Champion Other: Racing Haïtien
Count:1
Second Other: CD Guadalajara
Matches:17
Goals:46
Top Scorer:Andy Mate (5 Goals)
Prevseason:1962
Nextseason:1964

The 1963 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 2nd edition of the annual continental club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region.

The tournament was played by 9 teams from 8 countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, and the United States. The tournament was played from 10 March 1963 till 18 August 1963, and was won by Haitien club Racing.[1]

First round

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Second round

Playoff re-match

Due to each team having won one match, a play-off was needed.

Third round

Final round

Difficulties in securing passports for Racing Haïtien's players in time for the September final in Guadalajara caused the match to be postponed three times.

After CD Guadalajara protested to CONCACAF in February 1964, they were declared champions, but after a counter-protest, CONCACAF decided that both legs of the final should be played within two months of 2 April 1964. This decision meant that CD Guadalajara were forced to withdraw because they were on a tour of Europe during that time: therefore, the final was scratched, and Racing Haïtien were awarded the championship.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Copa de Campeones CONCACAF 1963 . RSSSF . https://web.archive.org/web/20121122071711/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cacups63.html . November 22, 2012 . live . Steven Torres.