| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 22, 1971 – April 19, 1972 |
| Teams | 22 (from 12 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cruz Azul (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Alajuelense |
← 1970 1972 →
All statistics correct as of On January 6, 2012. | |
The 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 7th 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. It was played from August 22, 1971, till April 19, 1972, under the home/away match system.
The teams were split into 3 zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying two teams to the final tournament, played for the first time in a group system. After the end of the group, a playoff match had to be played because two teams ended with the same points in the lead of the group. This tournament included the Rochester Lancers, the only team from the original North American Soccer League to take part.
Cruz Azul from Mexico won the final, and became for the third time in its history became CONCACAF champion.[1][2]
- ^ Copa de Campeones 1971 by Jim Goloboy and Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF
- ^ "Tercera Copa de Campeones CONCACAF 1971" on Reino Azul (blogsite), April 26, 2014