1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April - 16 December 1973 |
| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Zaire AS Vita Club (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Ghana Asante Kotoko |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 142 (3.23 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Guinea Chérif Souleymane (5 goals) |
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International football competition
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1973 was the 9th 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 24 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. AS Vita Club from Zaire won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.
First round
[edit ]| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast | 5–2 | Liberia Mighty Barrolle | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Kenya Breweries Kenya | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Ethiopia Tele SC Asmara | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo | 3–2 | Burundi Sports Dynamic | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| AS Forces Armées (Dakar) Senegal | 4–6 | Togo Modèle Lomé | 2–2 | 2–4 |
| Fortior Mahajanga Madagascar | 6–3 | Lesotho Police FC | 5–1 | 1–2 |
| Horseed FC Somalia | 3–6 | Egypt Ismaily | 3–1 | 0–5 |
| Mighty Jets Nigeria | 2–21 | Republic of Upper Volta AS Jeanne d'Arc | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Young Africans Tanzania | 2–3 | Sudan Al-Merrikh | 1–2 | 1–1 |
1 AS Jeanne d'Arc withdrew after the 2nd leg.
Second round
[edit ]| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Merrikh Sudan | 1–4 | Ghana Asante Kotoko | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Kenya Breweries Kenya | 4–3 | Uganda Simba FC | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Hafia FC Guinea | 5–5 (3–2 p) | Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas | 2–1 | 3–4 |
| Ismaily Egypt | 5–1 | Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Kabwe Warriors Zambia | 7–0 | Madagascar Fortior Mahajanga | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Léopard Douala Cameroon | 2–1 | Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Stade Malien Mali | 2–1 | Togo Modèle Lomé | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| AS Vita Club Zaire | w/o1 | Nigeria Mighty Jets | — | — |
1 Mighty Jets were forced to withdraw as they could not afford the cost of travel to Zaire for the first leg.
Quarter-finals
[edit ]| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya Breweries Kenya | 1–21 | Egypt Ismaily | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Hafia FC Guinea | 5–6 | Cameroon Léopard Douala | 2–4 | 3–2 |
| Kabwe Warriors Zambia | 2–3 | Ghana Asante Kotoko | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Stade Malien Mali | 1–7 | Zaire AS Vita Club | 0–3 | 1–4 |
1 Ismaily SC withdrew after the 2nd leg.
Semi-finals
[edit ]| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya Breweries Kenya | 1–4 | Ghana Asante Kotoko | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| AS Vita Club Zaire | 4–3 | Cameroon Léopard Douala | 3–0 | 1–3 |
Final
[edit ]Main article: 1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final
Champion
[edit ]| African Cup of Champions Clubs 1973 Winners |
|---|
| Zaire |
| AS Vita Club First Title |
Top scorers
[edit ]The top scorers from the 1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
