1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final
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| Event | 1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs | ||||||
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| Vita Club won 5 – 3 on aggregate | |||||||
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| Date | 25 November 1973 | ||||||
| Venue | Kumasi Stadium, Kumasi | ||||||
| Weather | 38°C | ||||||
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| Date | 16 December 1973 | ||||||
| Venue | 20 May Stadium, Kinshasa | ||||||
The 1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final was the final of the 1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs.
It was a football tie held over two legs in November 1973 and December 1973 between Asante Kotoko of Ghana, and AS Vita Club of Zaïre.
Vita Club won the final with aggregate 5–4, became the 2nd Zaïrian club to win the cup. [1] · [2] · [3]
Teams
[edit]In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Asante Kotoko
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3 (1967,1970, 1971) |
 Al Ahly
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Venues
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Road to the final
[edit]Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Asante Kotoko
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Round |  AS Vita Club
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| Opponent | Agg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Qualifying rounds | Opponent | Agg | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bye | First round | Bye | ||||||
 Al Merrikh
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4–1 | 1–1 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Second round |  Mighty Jets
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w/o1 | — (A) | — (H) |
| Opponent | Agg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
 Kabwe Warriors
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3–2 | 1–2 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Quarter-finals |  Stade Malien
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7–1 | 3–0 (A) | 4–1 (H) |
 Kenya Breweries
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4–1 | 2–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Semi-finals |  Léopard Douala
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4–3 | 3–0 (H) | 1–3 (A) |
1 Mighty Jets were forced to withdraw as they could not afford the cost of travel to Zaire for the first leg.
Format
[edit]The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).
Matches
[edit]First leg
[edit]| Asante Kotoko | 4–2 | AS Vita Club |
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     Asante Kotoko
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    AS Vita Club
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Second leg
[edit] AS Vita Club
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Asante Kotoko
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Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "V.Club et ses trois finales aller aux inter-clubs de la CAF" (in French). 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Le sport il y a 20, 25 ou 30 ans Novembre 1973 : l'AS Vita Club de Kinshasa remporte son premier trophée continental". www1.rfi.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-26..
- ^ Messager. "Finale de la IXe Coupe d'Afrique, vue par E. Kandolo". MBOKAMOSIKA (in Lingala). Retrieved 2020-11-26..
External links
[edit]- "African Club Competitions 1969". RSSSF.
- African Cup of Champions Clubs finals
- 1973 in African football
- Asante Kotoko S.C. matches
- AS Vita Club matches
- International club association football competitions hosted by the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Football competitions in Kinshasa
- Sport in Kumasi
- Football competitions in Ghana
- November 1973 sports events in Africa
- December 1973 sports events in Africa