1978 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
14th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF
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The 1978 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 14th 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 1 May until 17 September 1978 and all the matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system.
Comunicaciones
Defence Force
Leones Negros| Copa de Campeones Concacaf | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 May – 17 September 1978 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Comunicaciones Defence Force Leones Negros |
← 1977 1979 → | |
The teams were split into 3 zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament, where the winners of the North American and Central American zones played a semi-final to decide who was going to play against the Caribbean champion in the final.
As the final part of the tournament was cancelled due to administrative problems, three teams, Comunicaciones (Guatemala) Defence Force (Trinidad and Tobago) and Leones Negros de Guadalajara (Mexico) were crowned champions by CONCACAF.[1]
North American Zone
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNAM |
w/o1 |  Maccabi Los Angeles |
1 Maccabi Los Angeles withdrew.
Second round
| UNAM | 0–1 | U de G | Mexico City, Mexico | |
Belarmino de Almeida  |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
Central American Zone
First round
Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1978
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Saprissa  |
11 - 0 |  Diriangén |
6 - 0 | 5 - 0 |
| Cartaginés |
1 - 3 |  FAS |
0 - 2 | 1 - 1 |
| Municipal |
8 - 1 | CD UCA |
5 - 1 | 3 - 0 |
| Comunicaciones |
5 - 2 | Once Municipal |
3 - 1 | 2 - 1 |
| May 7, 1978 | Saprissa | 6–0 | Diriangén | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| Miguel Ángel Mansilla 30' 57' 64' 89' Gerardo Laterza Nelson Bastos 43' |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| May 9, 1978 | Diriangén | 0-5 (0-11 agg.) | Saprissa | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| Guillermo Valenciano 13' 32' 86' Marco Valverde 55' Hernán Morales 65' |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| Cartaginés | 0-2 | FAS |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Gonzalez David Arnoldo Cabrera |
| FAS | 1-1 | Cartaginés |
|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Valdez |
Oscar Manuel Caceres |
| Comunicaciones | 3-1 | Once Municipal |
|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Dubon Felix McDonald Byron Perez |
|
| Once Municipal | 1-2 | Comunicaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Ramon Martinez |
Ramon Zambrina |
| CD UCA | 1-3 | Comunicaciones |
|---|---|---|
| TBD |
Julio César Anderson TBD |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saprissa |
2 - 1 | FAS |
0 - 0 | 2 - 1 |
| Comunicaciones |
2 - 0 | Municipal |
2 - 0 | 0 - 0 |
| Saprissa | 0–0 | FAS | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica | |
| Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| FAS | 1-2 (1-2 agg.) | Saprissa | Santa Ana, El Salvador | |
| TBD |
Emilio Valle |
Stadium: Estadio Óscar Quiteño |
| July 5, 1978 | Comunicaciones | 2–0 | Municipal | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Oscar Sanchez |
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores |
| Municipal | 0-0 (0-2 agg.) | Comunicaciones | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores |
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saprissa |
0 - 3 | Comunicaciones |
0 - 1 | 0 - 2 |
| Comunicaciones | 2-0 (3-0 agg.) | Saprissa | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores |
Caribbean Zone
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jong Holland  |
2–4 |  Transvaal |
0–0 | 2–4 |
| Defence Force |
4–2 |  Thomas United |
1–0 | 3–2 |
| Voorwaarts |
3–2 | TECSA |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Pele |
5–2 | RCA |
3–1 | 2–1 |
Transvaal  | 4-2 (4-2 agg.) | Jong Holland |
| Defence Force | 1–0 | Thomas United |
| Thomas United | 2-3 (2-4 agg.) | Defence Force |
| Voorwaarts | 2-1 | TECSA |
| TECSA | 1-1 (2-3 agg.) | Voorwaarts |
Voorwaarts, Transvaal, Pele and Defence Force advanced to the second round
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transvaal |
2–4 | Defence Force |
1–1 | 1–3 |
| Voorwaarts |
5–2 | Pele |
5–1 | 0–1 |
| Defence Force | 3-1 (4-2 agg.) | Transvaal |
| Voorwaarts | 5-1 | Pele |
| Pele | 1-0 (2-5 agg.) | Voorwaarts |
Voorwaarts and Defence Force advanced to the third round
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voorwaarts |
1–4 | Defence Force |
1–2 | 0–2 |
| Defence Force | 2-0 (4-1 agg.) | Voorwaarts |
Defence Force qualified to the CONCACAF Final Series
CONCACAF final series
The final series was scratched and the three qualifying teams declared joint champions due to administrative problems and disagreements over the dates for the matches.
Champions
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1978 |
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