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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April - 16 December 1973 |
| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  AS Vita Club (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Asante Kotoko |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 142 (3.23 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Chérif Souleymane(5 goals) |
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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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ASEC Mimosas 
|
5–2 |  Mighty Barrolle
|
2–1 | 3–1 |
Kenya Breweries 
|
2–2 (5–4 p) |  Tele SC Asmara
|
1–1 | 1–1 |
CARA Brazzaville 
|
3–2 |  Sports Dynamic
|
1–0 | 2–2 |
AS Forces Armées (Dakar) 
|
4–6 |  Modèle Lomé
|
2–2 | 2–4 |
Fortior Mahajanga 
|
6–3 |  Police FC
|
5–1 | 1–2 |
Horseed FC 
|
3–6 |  Ismaily
|
3–1 | 0–5 |
Mighty Jets 
|
2–21 |  AS Jeanne d'Arc
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
Young Africans 
|
2–3 |  Al-Merrikh
|
1–2 | 1–1 |
1 AS Jeanne d'Arc withdrew after the 2nd leg.
Second round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Merrikh
|
1–4 | Asante Kotoko
|
1–1 | 0–3 |
| Kenya Breweries
|
4–3 |  Simba FC
|
3–1 | 1–2 |
| Hafia FC
|
5–5 (3–2 p) | ASEC Mimosas
|
2–1 | 3–4 |
| Ismaily
|
5–1 |  Al-Ahly Benghazi
|
4–1 | 1–0 |
Kabwe Warriors 
|
7–0 | Fortior Mahajanga
|
4–0 | 3–0 |
Léopard Douala 
|
2–1 | CARA Brazzaville
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
Stade Malien 
|
2–1 | Modèle Lomé
|
2–1 | 0–0 |
| AS Vita Club
|
w/o1 | 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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya Breweries
|
1–21 | Ismaily
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Hafia FC
|
5–6 | Léopard Douala
|
2–4 | 3–2 |
| Kabwe Warriors
|
2–3 | Asante Kotoko
|
2–1 | 0–2 |
| Stade Malien
|
1–7 | AS Vita Club
|
0–3 | 1–4 |
1 Ismaily SC withdrew after the 2nd leg.
Semi-finals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya Breweries
|
1–4 | Asante Kotoko
|
0–2 | 1–2 |
| AS Vita Club
|
4–3 | Léopard Douala
|
3–0 | 1–3 |
Final
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Champion
edit| African Cup of Champions Clubs 1973 Winners |
|---|
|
| AS Vita Club First Title |
Top scorers
editThe top scorers from the 1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chérif Souleymane
|
Hafia FC
|
5 |
| 2 | Laurent Pokou
|
ASEC Mimosas
|
4 |
| 3 |  Ismail Hefny
|
Ismaily
|
3 |
| Ossama Khalil
|
Ismaily
|
3 | |
| Mayanga Maku
|
AS Vita Club
|
3 | |
| 6 | Roger Milla
|
Léopard Douala
|
2 |
| Sayed Abdel Razek
|
Ismaily
|
2 | |
| Ali Abo Greisha
|
Ismaily
|
2 | |
| Petit Sory
|
Hafia FC
|
2 | |
| Bernard N'Guessan
|
ASEC Mimosas
|
2 | |
| Ndaye Mulamba
|
AS Vita Club
|
2 | |
| Joe Sam
|
Asante Kotoko
|
2 | |
 Godfrey Chitalu
|
Kabwe Warriors
|
2 |