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Dates | August 22, 1971 – April 19, 1972 |
Teams | 22 (from 12 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cruz Azul (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Alajuelense |
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 22 August 1971 till 19 April 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.
Club Deportivo Cruz Azul from Mexico won the final, and became for the third time in its history CONCACAF champion.