CONCACAF_Champions'_Cup_1976
1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
12th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF
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.
Quick Facts Copa de Campeones Concacaf, Dates ...
| Copa de Campeones Concacaf | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 June 1976 – 13 February 1977 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Águila |
| Runners-up |  Robinhood |
← 1975 1977 → | |
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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]
First round
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Toronto Italia  |
5–3 |  New York Inter-Giuliana |
3–2 | 2–1 |
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- León on a bye.
- Toluca on a bye.
- Serbian White Eagles on a bye.
- Toronto Italia advances to the second round.
Toronto Italia 
v 
New York Inter-Giuliana
v New York Inter-Giuliana
| Toronto Italia | 3–2 | New York Inter-Giuliana |
New York Inter-Giuliana v Toronto Italia
v Toronto Italia
| New York Inter-Giuliana | 1–2 (3–5 agg.) | Toronto Italia |
Second round
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| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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León  |
w/o | Serbian White Eagles |
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| Toronto Italia |
w/o | Toluca |
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- 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
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| León |
w/o | Toronto Italia |
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- Toronto Italia withdrew.
- León advances to the CONCACAF Final.
First round
Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1976
- Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Águila | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Advances to third round |
| 2 | Aurora | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Alianza | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
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More information Team 1, Score ...
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- Águila advances to the third round.
Águila v Aurora
| 20 June 1976 | Águila | 2–1 | Aurora | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Félix "Garrobita" Pineda  Luis Baltazar Ramírez "Pelé" Zapata |
René Morales |
Stadium: Estadio Flor Blanca |
Alianza v Aurora
| 27 June 1976 | Alianza | 1–1 | Aurora | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Óscar Gustavo "Lotario" Guerrero |
René Morales |
Stadium: Estadio Flor Blanca |
Águila v Alianza
| 5 July 1976 | Águila | 1–0 | Alianza | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Ismael "Cisco" Díaz |
Stadium: Estadio Flor Blanca |
- Group B
Olimpia v Real España
| 5 September 1976 | Olimpia | 0–0 | Real España | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Real España v Olimpia
| 15 September 1976 | Real España | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Olimpia | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| Ferreira |
Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán | |||
| Note: C.D. Olimpia advances to the second round. | ||||
Round 2
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Diriangén  |
w/o |  Real España |
{{{6}}} | {{{7}}} |
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- Águila on a Bye to the third round
- Real España withdrew
- Diriangén advances to the third round.
Round 3
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- Águila advances to the CONCACAF Final.
More information Diriangén, 1–6 (a.e.t.) ...
| Diriangén | 1–6 (a.e.t.) | Águila |
|---|---|---|
| TBD |
Luis Ramírez Zapata Félix Pineda Moises Gonzalez |
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More information Águila, 5–1 ...
| Águila | 5–1 | Diriangén |
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| Ismael Díaz Félix Pineda Sergio Méndez Luis Ramírez Zapata |
TBD |
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First round
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Robinhood |
4–2 |  Jong Colombia |
3–1 | 1–1 |
Christianburg  |
1–20 | Voorwaarts |
1–8 | 0–12 |
| Thomas United |
1–6 |  Tesoro Palo Seco |
0–2 | 1–4 |
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- Malvern United on a Bye
- Robinhood, Voorwaarts and Tesoro Palo Seco advance to the second round.
Robinhood 
v 
Jong Colombia
v Jong Colombia
| Robinhood | 3–1 | Jong Colombia | ||
| TBD TBD TBD |
TBD |
Jong Colombia v Robinhood
v Robinhood
| Jong Colombia | 1–1 (2–4 agg.) | Robinhood | ||
| TBD |
TBD |
Christianburg 
v 
Voorwaarts
v 
Voorwaarts
| Christianburg | 1–0 | Voorwaarts | ||
| TBD |
Nil |
Voorwaarts v Christianburg
v Christianburg
| Voorwaarts | 12–0 (12–0 agg.) | Christianburg | ||
| TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD |
Nil |
Thomas United v 
Tesoro Palo Seco
v Tesoro Palo Seco
| Thomas United | 0–2 | Tesoro Palo Seco | ||
| Nil | TBD TBD |
Tesoro Palo Seco v Thomas United
v Thomas United
| Tesoro Palo Seco | 4–1 (6–1 agg.) | Thomas United | ||
| TBD TBD TBD |
TBD |
Second round
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Robinhood |
2–0 | Malvern United |
0–0 | 2–0 |
| Tesoro Palo Seco |
1–6 | Voorwaarts |
0–4 | 1–2 |
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- Robinhood and Voorwaarts advance to the third round
Tesoro Palo Seco v Voorwaarts
v Voorwaarts
| Tesoro Palo Seco | 0–4 | Voorwaarts | ||
| Nil | TBD TBD TBD TBD |
Voorwaarts v Tesoro Palo Seco
v Tesoro Palo Seco
| Voorwaarts | 2–1 (6–1 agg.) | Tesoro Palo Seco | ||
| TBD TBD |
TBD |
Third round
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Robinhood |
3–0 | Voorwaarts |
3–0 | 0–0 |
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- Robinhood advances to the CONCACAF Final.
Robinhood v Voorwaarts
v Voorwaarts
| Robinhood | 3–0 | Voorwaarts | ||
| TBD TBD TBD |
Nil |
Voorwaarts v Robinhood
v Robinhood
| Voorwaarts | 0–0 (0–3 agg.) | Robinhood | ||
| Nil | Nil |
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- 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.
More information Águila, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
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First leg
More information Águila, 5–1 ...
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Second leg
More information Robinhood, 2–3 (a.e.t.) ...
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Second leg
Aguila won the series 4–2 on points (8–3 on aggregate).
More information CONCACAF Champions' Cup ...
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1976 Champion |
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 Águila First title |
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- Copa de Campeones 1976 on the RSSSF
- "Copa de Campeones Concacaf 1976 Águila Campeón" on Historicas Coperas blogsite, 30 Jan 2015
- Hace 40 años el Aguila fue el rey by Cristian López on El Gráfico, 16 Feb 2017