1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
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The tournament was played by 10 teams of 10 nations: Netherlands Antilles, Bermuda, El Salvador, United States, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Suriname, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.
It was played from 26 May till 1 December 1968 under the home/away match system. The tournament was split in 3 zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament, where the winners of the Central and Caribbean zones played a semi-final to decide who was going to play against the Northern champion in the final. The final was scratched and Toluca were declared champions after both semi-finalists, Aurora and Transvaal, were ejected from the competition (Aurora due to crowd violence and Transvaal for using ineligible players).
Club Deportivo Toluca (actually known as Deportivo Toluca FC) from Mexico thus became for the first time in its history CONCACAF champion.[1][2]
Caribbean zone
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- Transvaal won 4–2 on aggregate score.
Northern zone
First round
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- NY Greek Americans won 4–3 on aggregate score.
Second round
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- Toluca won 7–3 on aggregate score.
Central American Zone
First round
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- Aurora won 2–1 on aggregate score.
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- Olimpia won 3–1 on aggregate score.
Second round
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- Aurora won 5–1 on aggregate score.
Semi-final
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The semi-final was declared null and void, and both teams were ejected from the competition: Aurora after their fans invaded the pitch following the end of the 2nd leg and caused a mass brawl between celebrating Transvaal fans, and Transvaal for using three ineligible players in both legs.
Final
After Aurora and Transvaal were both ejected from the competition, the final was scratched and Toluca were declared champions.[1]
Champion
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References
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- ↑ a b Copa de Campeones 1968 on the RSSSF
- ↑ Todos los campeones de Concacaf on Goal.com, 20 Dec 2020
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