# 1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 9th edition of the top international club competition organized by CONCACAF for clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined the 1973 continental football champions in the CONCACAF region. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played by 16 teams of 9 national associations, from 1 June to 3 August 1973 with the matches in the tournament played under the home/away match, but a final series was set up for 8 and 10 January 1974, after no team from either of the other two sections participated.
The teams were split into three zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to participate in the final tournament. As no clubs entered in the North American section, the winner of the two remaining zones gained the qualification to the final, but both Central American teams withdrew; therefore the final was scratched and the Caribbean winner, Transvaal from Suriname, won the tournament, becoming CONCACAF champion for the first time.

## North American Zone

The zone was cancelled as no clubs entered.

## Central American Zone
### First round

Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1973
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vida | 0–3 | Saprissa | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Municipal | 1–0$^1$ | Olimpia | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Alajuelense | 4–0 | Águila | 3–0 | 1–0$^2$ |
| Comunicaciones | 1–0 | Juventud Olímpica | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Saprissa, Alajuelense and Comunicaciones advanced to the Central American Zone second round.
$^1$ CSD Municipal later withdrew.
$^2$ The match was abandoned in the 68th minute with Alajuelense leading 1–0 due to torrential rain which flooded the pitch; the result was allowed to stand.
Saprissa advanced to the Second Round
Municipal advanced to the Second Round
Alajuelense advanced to the Second Round
Comunicaciones advance to the Second Round

### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Deportivo Santa Cecilia$^1$ | 1–8 | Alajuelense | 0–5 | 1–3 |
| Comunicaciones | 1–4 | Saprissa | 1–0 | 0–4 |
$^1$Deportivo Santa Cecilia replaced Municipal, who withdrew.
Alajuelense advanced to the Third Round
Saprissa advanced to the Third Round

### Third round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Alajuelense | 0–2 | Saprissa | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Saprissa won the series, but later withdrew.

## Caribbean Zone
### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Robinhood | 2–4 | Jong Colombia | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Transvaal | 14–0 | Universidad Católica | 8–0 | 6–0 |
| Devonshire Colts | 6–5 | North Village CC | 3–1 | 3–4 |
Bye: S.V. SUBT

### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| SUBT | 3–9 | Transvaal | 2–5 | 1–4 |
| Jong Colombia | w/o$^1$ | Devonshire Colts | | |
$^1$ Devonshire Colts withdrew.
* Transvaal and Jong Colombia advance to the third round.

### Third round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Transvaal | 4–2 | Jong Colombia | 2–1 | 2–1 |

### Fourth round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Transvaal | 7–3 | Devonshire Colts | 4–2 | 3–1 |
$^1$ Devonshire Colts were reinstated as all other clubs from the Central Zone withdrew, since the Northern Zone had been cancelled due to no clubs having entered.

## Final round

The final match was not held and Transvaal, winners of the Caribbean Zone, were declared CONCACAF champions after the winners of the Central American Zone Saprissa withdrew on 15 December 1973.
* Champions
* Transvaal 1st title