| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April - 21 December 1971 |
| Teams | 25 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 117 (2.66 per match) |
| Top scorer | |
←1970 1972 → | |
TheAfrican Cup of Champions Clubs 1971 was the 7th edition of the annual international club football competition held in theCAF region (Africa), theAfrican Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion ofassociation football inAfrica.
The tournament was played by 25 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away.Canon Yaoundé fromCameroon won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abaluhya United | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Al-Merrikh | 2–2(5–4p) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Canon Yaoundé | 9–4 | 7–3 | 2–1 | |
| ASC Diaraf | 3–4 | 3–0 | 0–4 | |
| Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Maseru United | 3–5 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| AS Porto Novo | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Secteur 6 FC | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Young Africans | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Kaloum Star | 4–5 | 3–3 | 1–2 | |
| Al-Merrikh | 2–2(4–5p) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Coffee United SC | w/o1 | — | — | |
| Al-Ismaily | w/o2 | — | — | |
| Stade Malien | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| MMM Tamatave | 2–8 | 2–1 | 0–7[1] | |
| Victoria Club Mokanda | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| AS Vita Club | 3–3(3–4p) | 2–0 | 1–3 |
1Young Africans withdrew.
2Espérance de Tunis withdrew.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee United SC | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Dynamic Togolais | 4–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 | |
| Enugu Rangers | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Al-Ismaily | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASEC Mimosas | 3–5 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |
| Great Olympics | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Canon Yaoundé | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
For the final, only points aggregate, not goals aggregate was considered.
| Canon Yaoundé | 1–01 | |
|---|---|---|
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1The match was abandoned at the 82' withCanon Yaoundé leading 1-0 after Asante Kotoko fans invaded the pitch.Canon Yaoundé were declared champions.
| African Cup of Champions Clubs 1971 Winners |
|---|
| Canon Yaoundé First Title |
The top scorers from the 1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | 2 | ||
| 2 |