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 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 45 |
Goals scored | 154 (3.42 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (13 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972 was the 8th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of 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
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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ASFA Ouagadougou ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | 1–3 | 0–1 |
Aigle Nkongsamba ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | 3–1 | 0–1 |
Al-Ahli Tripoli ![]() | w/o1 | ![]() | — | — |
ASFA ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–2 |
Hafia FC ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Hearts of Oak ![]() | w/o2 | ![]() | — | — |
Majantja ![]() | 2–11 | ![]() | 2–2 | 0–9 |
AS Saint Michel ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Saint-George SA ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | 3–1 | 1–1 |
TP Mazembe ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 2–0 | 1–1 |
1Al-Merrikh withdrew.
2Abaluhya United withdrew.
Second round
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Africa Sports ![]() | 3–7 | ![]() | 1–2 | 2–5 |
Canon Yaoundé ![]() | 4–6 | ![]() | 3–2 | 1–4 |
Dynamic Togolais ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | 1-1 | 3-4 |
ASFA ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | 2–0 | 0–21 |
Ismaily ![]() | 2–2 (3–4 p) | ![]() | 0–1 | 2–1 |
Kabwe Warriors ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | 2–1 | 3–0 |
Simba FC ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | 4–0 | 1–1 |
WNDC Ibadan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 1–0 | 0–3 |
1 After the match had finished 2-0 to Djoliba AC, leaving the aggregate level at 2–2, 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
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al-Ahli Tripoli ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Hafia FC ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | 3–0 | 1–2 |
Hearts of Oak ![]() | 8–4 | ![]() | 7–2 | 1–2 |
TP Mazembe ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | 4–1 | 2–1 |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Hearts of Oak ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | 1–1 | 0–1 |
TP Mazembe ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | 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
[edit]Hafia FC ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Champion
[edit]African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972 Winners |
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Hafia FC First Title |
Top scorers
[edit]The top scorers from the 1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
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