African Cup of Champions Clubs 1970
Encyclopedia
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1970 was the 6th 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 23 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away.
Asante Kotoko
from Ghana
won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.
1 CARA Brazzaville won after drawing of lots.
2 CR Belcourt withdrew after the first leg.
1 Prisons FC and Modèle Lomé won after drawing of lots.
2 The match was abandoned with Asante Kotoko leading 1-0 after a pitch invasion; Asante Kotoko qualified.
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
.
The tournament was played by 23 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away.
Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko Football Club, also known as Asante Kotoko, is one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in Ghana as well as being one of the more successful teams in Africa, having won twenty national league titles. They have also twice been champions of Africa. The club's home ground is...
from Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.
First round
|}1 CARA Brazzaville won after drawing of lots.
2 CR Belcourt withdrew after the first leg.
Second round
|}1 Prisons FC and Modèle Lomé won after drawing of lots.
2 The match was abandoned with Asante Kotoko leading 1-0 after a pitch invasion; Asante Kotoko qualified.
Quarter-Finals
|}Semi-Finals
|}Final
|}Champion
| African Cup of Champions Clubs 1970 Winners |
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| Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko Football Club, also known as Asante Kotoko, is one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in Ghana as well as being one of the more successful teams in Africa, having won twenty national league titles. They have also twice been champions of Africa. The club's home ground is... First Title |
External links
- African Cup of Champions results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics FoundationRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics FoundationThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation is an international amateur organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football...