1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Tournament details | |
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Dates | April - 22 December 1972 |
Teams | 26 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Hafia FC (1st title) |
Runners-up | Simba FC |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 45 |
Goals scored | 154 (3.42 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Godfrey Chitalu (13 goals) |
Best player(s) | Chérif Souleymane |
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972 was the 8th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the
association football in Africa
.
The tournament was played by 26 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. Hafia FC from Guinea won the final, becoming CAF club champion for the first time and the first Guinean team to win the trophy.
First round
Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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1–4 | Djoliba AC | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
Aigle Nkongsamba | 3–2 | Olympic Real de Bangui | 3–1 | 0–1 |
w/o1 | Al-Merrikh
|
— | — | |
6–2 | AS Cotonou | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
Hafia FC | 5–2 | ASFAN
|
4–1 | 1–1 |
w/o2 | Abaluhya United
|
— | — | |
2–11 | Kabwe Warriors
|
2–2 | 0–9 | |
AS Saint Michel | 2–1 | Young Africans
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
4–2 | Lavori Publici
|
3–1 | 1–1 | |
TP Mazembe | 3–1 | AS Police
|
2–0 | 1–1 |
1
Al-Merrikh
withdrew.2
Abaluhya United
withdrew.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
3–7 | TP Mazembe | 1–2 | 2–5 | |
Canon Yaoundé | 4–6 | Hafia FC | 3–2 | 1–4 |
Dynamic Togolais | 4–5 | Aigle Nkongsamba | 1-1 | 3-4 |
2–2 | Djoliba AC | 2–0 | 0–21 | |
2–2 (3–4 p) | Al-Ahli Tripoli
|
0–1 | 2–1 | |
5–1 | AS Saint Michel | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
Simba FC | 5–1 | Saint-George SA
|
4–0 | 1–1 |
1–3 | Hearts of Oak
|
1–0 | 0–3 |
1 After the match had finished 2-0 to
AS Forces Armées (Dakar)
refused to take part in the penalty shootout to protest the officiating; they were ejected from the competition and banned from CAF competitions for three years.
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
1–4 | Simba FC | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
Hafia FC | 4–2 | Djoliba AC | 3–0 | 1–2 |
8–4 | Kabwe Warriors
|
7–2 | 1–2 | |
TP Mazembe | 6–2 | Aigle Nkongsamba | 4–1 | 2–1 |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
1–2 | Simba FC | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
TP Mazembe | 3–4 | Hafia FC | 3–2 | 0–21 |
1 TP Mazembe refused to play the 2nd leg contesting the eligibility of the referees assigned by CAF: TP Mazembe were ejected from the competition, and CAF awarded Hafia FC a 2–0 victory.
Final
Hafia FC | 4–2 | Simba FC |
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|
|
Simba FC | 2–3 | Hafia FC |
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Referee: Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)
Champion
African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972 Winners |
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Hafia FC First Title |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Godfrey Chitalu | Kabwe Warriors
|
13 |
2 | Chérif Souleymane | Hafia FC | 4 |
3 | N’Jo Léa
|
Hafia FC | 2 |
Petit Sory | Hafia FC | 2 | |
Tolo | Hafia FC | 2 | |
Denis Obua | Simba FC | 2 | |
Kamunda Tshinabu | TP Mazembe | 2 | |
Oliver Musonda | Kabwe Warriors
|
2 | |
Boniface Simutowe | Kabwe Warriors
|
2 |
External links
- African Cup of Champions results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation