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#OnThisDay in 1973 – Everald Cummings scored twice to lead #TrinidadandTobago’s 4:0 win over #México during Concacaf Championship at #Haiti’s Stade Sylvio Cator. (📸s Courtesy – Erik Lugo)

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#OnThisDay in 1986 – #ArgentinosJuniors won the #CopaInteramericana after defeating the hosts #DefenceForceFC, 1:0, in ’85 delayed final, before 20,000 fans, at #TrinidadandTobago’s Hasely Crawford Stadium. #Panamá’s Armando Dely Valdés scored the game-winner.

#OnThisDay in 1970 – North American Soccer League awards New York & Toronto franchises for ’71 season - #NewYorkCosmos & #TorontoMetros, respectively.

#OnThisDay in 1993 – Hernán Medford scored 4 times for #CostaRica’s #DeportivoSaprissa which won its 1st Concacaf title by finishing 1st in final group (goal difference) after defeating #SVRobinhood of #Suriname, 9:1, at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores.

#ThrowbackThursday (📸) The Americas team that topped Rest of World side, 4:3 on pks after a 2:2 draw during FIFA UNICEF Charity Match, before a crowd of 57,539 at Rose Bowl on 27 July 1986

#OnThisDay in 1971 – Octavio Muciño scored twice for #México as it won Concacaf (Norceca) Championship by finishing 1st in final group after defeating #Honduras, 2:1, at #TrinidadandTobago’s King George V Park. (📸Courtesy – Francisco Rivas)

#OnThisDay in 2023 – Henry Scott scored twice to lead the U.S. to a 4:1 victory against #Brazil in the 7th place game of AMF Futsal World Cup at #México’s Gimnasio Municipal de Tecate Baja California. It’s the best finish by the Stars & Stripes in #AMFutsal history.

#OnThisDay in 2000 – Javi Rodríguez scored twice via double pks for #Spain’s 4:3 victory against #Brazil at the #FIFAFutsalWC Final, before 7,568 fans, at #Guatemala’s Domo Polideportivo.

#OnThisDay in 1990 – Danilo Brenes & Alexis Rodriguez scored for #CostaRica as it won Central American & Caribbean Games Men’s Soccer Bronze Medal by defeating #Cuba, 2:1, in the 3rd place game at #México’s Estadio Toluca 70-86. (📸- Rodrigo Calvo) Lázaro Darcourt tallied for #LeonesdelCaribe.

#OnThisDay in 2023 – Diego Israel had 3 goals (hat-trick), while Sebastián Bustos added 2 more to pace #Chile to a 5:0 win over #Canada in 9th place game of AMF Futsal World Cup at #México’s Centro de Alto Rendimiento Tijuana.

#OnThisDay in 2023 – Marcio Gentil notched 4 goals to lead #Uruguay to an 8:4 Group A win over #Canada to advance to the quarterfinals of AMF World Cup at #México’s Gimnasio Municipal de Tecate Baja California. Joshua Garcia had 3 tallies (hat-trick) for the Maple Leafs.

#OnThisDay in 2023 – Diego Flores & Rodolfo Román notched 3 goals each (hat-tricks) to lead #Paraguay to an 11:2 victory against the U.S. in Group B of AMF Futsal World Cup at #México’s Gimnasio Municipal de Tecate Baja California. Wil Arboleda & Andrés Perdomo tallied for U.S. squad

#OnThisDay in 2023 – Tomas Skublak had 3 goals (hat-trick), while Joshua Garcia added 2 tallies to lead #Canada to a 9:2 win over #Bolivia in Group A of AMF Futsal World Cup at #México’s Gimnasio Municipal de Tecate Baja California.

#OnThisDay in 2014 – Arichel Hernández & Yordan Santa Cruz scored in OT to lead #Cuba’s U-21s to its 1st bronze medal at Central American & Caribbean Games Men's Soccer Tournament, since ’82, by defeating #Honduras 3:1 in 3rd place game at Mexico’s Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez Stadium.

#OnThisDay in 1992 – Jorginho scored twice to lead #Brazil to a 4:1 victory against the U.S. during the #FIFAFutsalWC Final at Hong Kong Coliseum. Hernan “Chico” Borja tallied for the Stars & Stripes.

#DidYouKnow? #BrooklynDodgersSC ( #BrooklynItaliansSC ) faced off against #CruzAzul during 1980 Concacaf Champions Cup, before a crowd of 42,324, at the historic #GiantsStadium. Check out the result & more details: shorturl.at/mB6h8

#DidYouKnow? #SanFranciscoBayBlackhawks won 6 games in a single Concacaf Champions Cup tournament in 1992 as it posted a 6-2 overall mark. Check out which teams the U.S. club faced & defeated: shorturl.at/mB6h8

It is nice to come into the office & to see this! Once again congrats to #cunyacchamps - @lehmancollege.bsky.social men's soccer team👏

#OnThisDay in 1982 – Ricardo Ferretti scored twice & Luis Flores added 1 for the hosts #PumasMX as it won its 2nd Concacaf Champions Cup by defeating #SVRobinhood, 3:2, in 2nd leg final (3:2 agg.) at Estadio Olímpico México ’68. (📸s Courtesy – Marcelo Assaf).

#DidYouKnow? #NYGreekAmericanAA was 1st U.S. club to win its home opener, at #DowningStadium in Randall’s Island, during the 1968 Concacaf Champions Cup. NY club would host 3 tournament matches that year, while averaging 2,333 fans. Check out more details: shorturl.at/mB6h8

#OnThisDay in 1967 – Leonardo Salas scored game-winner for hosts #AlianzaFC as it secured a berth to Concacaf Champions’ Cup Final by defeating 4-time #USOpenCup winner #PhiladelphiaUkrainianNationals, 1:0, in 2nd leg (3:1 agg) at #ElSalvador's Estadio Flor Blanca. (📸- Samuel Martell)

#OnThisDay in 1982 – #Suriname’s #SVRobinhood earned its 2nd ever draw on Mexican soil during the Concacaf Champions’ Cup after a 0:0 stalemate #PumasUNAM in 1st leg final held at Estadio Municipal de Querétaro.

#OnThisDay in 1967 – Mario Flores scored twice for hosts #AlianzaFC’s 2:1 win over #PhiladelphiaUkrainianNationals in 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinal Playoff at #ElSalvador’s Estadio Flor Blanca. (📸s Courtesy – Samuel Martell) Luis Pasache tallied for 4-time #USOpenCup champion.

#OnThisDay in 1991 – Hugo Aparecido, Efrén Herrera & Octavio Mora scored for Universidad de Guadalajara’s #LeonesNegrosCF as it defeated hosts #BrooklynItaliansSC, 3:0, in 1st leg of Concacaf’s Cup Winners Cup 1st Round before 2,500 fans at Mount Vernon’s Memorial Stadium.

Congrats to @lehmancollege.bsky.social men’s soccer team for capturing its 6th CUNYAC Championship in history today & advanced to the #NCAA D3 Tournament after defeating CCNY, 1:0, in the final. 👏 #CUNYCHAMPS

#DidYouKnow? #NYHungariaSC (📸1), #RochesterLancers (📸2), #NYPancyprianFreedoms (📸3) & #StLouisBuschSeniors (📸4) are among U.S. clubs that won their respective 1st games at Concacaf Champions Cup. Check out more details: shorturl.at/mB6h8

Haitian team Violette AC pose for a squad photo after winning the 1984 CONCACAF Champions Cup. They were declared champions after Guadalajara of Mexico and New York Pancyprian Freedoms of the US were disqualified for failing to agree on match dates. Crazy stuff.

#OnThisDay in 1987 – Juan Antonio Luna & Antonio Carlos Santos scored for the hosts @clubamerica.bsky.social as it captured its 2nd Concacaf Champions’ Cup after defeating #DefenceForceFC of #TrinidadandTobago, 2:0, in the 2nd leg final (3:1 agg) at #EstadioAzteca. (📸s Courtesy – Erik Lugo)

If you want to find out more, Steven's publication is available to read at the link below through the Football Heritage website. 'US Clubs Participation at the CONCACAF Champions Cup, 1963-1996' static1.squarespace.com/static/66b21...

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🎙️New Podcast: U.S. Clubs at the Champions' Cup We're joined once again by @steve1t.bsky.social to talk about his latest project surrounding the participation of U.S. soccer clubs in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Listen on your preferred platform here ⬇️ linktr.ee/footyheritage

1985 Concacaf Championship trophy presentation to #CANMNT captain Bruce Wilson ⚽🏆 youtube.com/clip/Ugkx0BI...

#OnThisDay in 1974 – José Emilio Mitrovich scored twice for hosts #CSDMunicipal as it won the Concacaf Champions Cup after defeating #SVTransvaal, 2:1, in 2nd leg final (4:2 agg) at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores. Roy Vanenburg tallied for the Suriname club.

#OnThisDay in 1975 – Hosts #México shared the #PanamericanGames Men's Soccer Gold Medal w/ #Brazil after a 1:1 tie in OT during the final at #EstadioAzteca. Héctor Tapia scored for the home side, while Claudio Adao notched the equalizer. Game abandoned in 108th minute due to floodlight failure.

#OnThisDay in 1979 – Hosts #Australia defeated the #NewYorkCosmos, 2:1, in a friendly, before a crowd of 60,000, at Sydney Showground. Jimmy Rooney & Tony Henderson scored for #Socceroos, while Giorgio Chinaglia tallied for the Cosmos.

#OnThisDay in 1974 – Julio Cesar Anderson & Raul Washington Benitez scored for hosts #CSDMunicipal as it defeated #SVTransvaal, 2:1, in 1st leg of Concacaf Champions’ Cup Final at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores. Roy Vanenburg tallied for the Suriname club.

#OnThisDay in 1977 – Javier Guzmán scored twice as hosts #México won its 3rd Concacaf Championship & qualified for ’78 #FIFAWorldCup in Argentina after finishing 1st in final group w/a 3:1 victory against #Canada at Monterrey’s Universitario Stadium.

#OnThisDay in 1987 – #DefenceForceFC held visiting @clubamerica.bsky.social to a 1:1 draw in 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup Final at #TrinidadandTobago’s Skinner Park. Russell Sutton's tally gave the hosts the lead before Juan Antonio Luna notched the equalizer.

The 220th episode of my podcast,🎙️ 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ is up. I interview Sports PR& Media Operations Consultant, Mr. Steven Torres @steve1t.bsky.social, as we discuss the history of USA clubs in the Concacaf Champions Cup (1963-1996). soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2025/10/socc...

The 220th episode of my podcast,🎙️ 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ is on YouTube. I interview Sports PR & Media Operations Consultant, Mr. Steven Torres @steve1t.bsky.social, as we discuss the history of USA clubs in the Concacaf Champions Cup (1963-1996). www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKZd...

#OnThisDay in 1971 – Hosts #CruzAzul was awarded a 2:0 (forfeit) victory in 2nd leg (2:0 agg.) after #ElizabethSC withdrew from Concacaf Champions Cup 1st Round. Check out the complete story from @footballheritage.bsky.social on why #NewJersey club did not play the 2nd game: shorturl.at/mrSkr

#OnThisDay in 1990 – Eduardo Dos Santos notched the game-winner as @clubamerica.bsky.social defeated hosts #HRCKickers, 1:0, in Concacaf Champions’ Cup 2nd Round at Tampa’s Pepin Rood Stadium. Physical game between Águilas &’89 #USOpenCup champion had a total of 4 YCs & 2 RCs.

#OnThisDay in 1982 – Norberto Outes’ pk tally, just before halftime, gave @clubamerica.bsky.social a 1:0 victory against #NewYorkCosmos, in a friendly, at LA Memorial Coliseum. The Cosmos finished w/ 9 players after Roberto Cabañas & Giorgio Chinaglia were sent off in 2nd stanza.

#OnThisDay in 2003 – Paulo Da Silva & Vicente Sánchez scored for the hosts @tolucafc.bsky.social as it captured its 2nd Concacaf Champions’ Cup (1st since ’68) after defeating Club Atlético Morelia, 2:1, in 2nd leg final (5:4 agg.), before 18,000 fans, at Estadio Nemesio Díez.

#OnThisDay in 1989 – U.S. played to a scoreless draw w/ host #Guatemala during final round of Concacaf World Cup Qualifying, before 8,000 fans, at Guatemala City’s Mateo Flores Stadium (now Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores). …

#OnThisDay in 1969 – Juan Ramón Martínez scored the game-winner for #ElSalvador as it qualified to its 1st #FIFAWorldCup (Mexico ’70) after defeating #Haiti, 1:0 in OT, during Concacaf Playoff Game, before 6,742 fans, at #Jamaica’s National Stadium.

#OnThisDay in 1968 – Felipe Ruvalcaba, Juan Dosal, Amaury Epaminondas scored for @tolucafc.bsky.social’s 3:2 win over hosts #NYGreekAmericanAA in 2nd leg (7:3 agg) of Concacaf Champions Cup 2nd Round at Downing Stadium in Randall's Island. Victor Jurisenvic & John Kosmides tallied for NY club

#OnThisDay in 1992 – Goals by Victor Badilla & Luis Quiros gave #LDAlajuelense of #CostaRica to a 2:1 victory against #Martinique’s L'Aiglon du Lamentin FC during Concacaf Champions’ Cup Semifinals, before 17,000 fans, at #México’s Estadio Corregidora.