1973 Copa Fraternidad

The Copa Fraternidad 1973 was the third Central American club championship played between 6 clubs.

1973 Copa Fraternidad

Tournament details
Teams	6 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Saprissa (2nd title)
Runners-up	Águila
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	82 (2.73 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Odir Jacques (8 goals)
← 1972 1974 →

Teams

Association	Team	Qualifying method	App.	Previous best
Costa Rica	Saprissa	1971–72 Champions	3rd	Champions (1972)
	Alajuelense	1971–72 Runners-up	2nd	Group stage (1972)
El Salvador	Águila	1972 Champions	1st	—
	Juventud Olímpica	1972 Runners-up	2nd	Group stage (1972)
Guatemala	Comunicaciones	1972 Champions	3rd	Champions (1971)
	Municipal	1972 Runners-up	2nd	Group stage (1972)

Results

7 January 1973

Juventud Olímpica	0 - 2	Municipal
Nil		TBD TBD

7 January 1973

Comunicaciones	1 - 0	Alajuelense
TBD		Nil

7 January 1973

Saprissa	1 - 2	Aguila
Odir Jacques 10'		Luis Ramírez Zapata 34' 73'

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa

Referee: Giovanni Canessa

14 January 1973

Aguila	1 - 1	Comunicaciones
TBD		TBD

14 January 1973

Municipal	1 - 1	Saprissa
Rafael Bucaro 50'		Édgar Marín 33'

14 January 1973

Alajuelense	2 - 1	Juventud Olímpica
TBD TBD		TBD

21 January 1973

Municipal	1 - 0	Comunicaciones
TBD		Nil

21 January 1973

Juventud Olímpica	1 - 3	Saprissa
Moises Gonzalez 44'		Odir Jacques 28' Hernan Morales 40' Edgar Marin 83'

Referee: Danilo Ardon

21 January 1973

Alajuelense	0 - 0	Aguila
Nil		Nil

Referee: Marco Antyonio Gracias Regaldo

28 January 1973

Comunicaciones	0 - 1	Juventud Olímpica
Nil		Moises Gonzalez pen.'

28 January 1973

Aguila	1 - 0	Municipal
TBD		Nil

31 January 1973

Alajuelense	1 - 0	Saprissa
Óscar Emilio Cordero 26'		Nil

4 February 1973

Municipal	1 - 2	Alajuelense
TBD		TBD TBD

4 February 1973

Saprissa	3 - 2	Comunicaciones
Hernán Morales 26' Édgar Marín pen.' (36) Jaime Jimmy Grant 72'		Selvin Pennant 40' Carlos Granda 86'

4 February 1973

Juventud Olímpica	3 - 1	Aguila
TBD TBD TBD		TBD

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11 February 1973

Alajuelense	1 - 0	Comunicaciones
TBD		Nil

11 February 1973

Aguila	2 - 0	Saprissa
Ismael Cisco Díaz 31' Fernando Solano 85' (o.g.)		Nil

11 February 1973

Municipal	1 - 2	Juventud Olímpica
TBD		TBD Helio Rodriguez

18 February 1973

Comunicaciones	2 - 0	Aguila
TBD TBD		Nil

18 February 1973

Saprissa	1 - 0	Municipal
Gerardo Solano		Nil

18 February 1973

Juventud Olímpica	1 - 0	Alajuelense
Helio Rodriguez		Nil

25 February 1973

Comunicaciones	3 - 1	Municipal
TBD TBD TBD		TBD

25 February 1973

Aguila	1 - 1	Alajuelense
TBD		TBD

25 February 1973

Saprissa	5 - 2	Juventud Olímpica
Asdrúbal Paniagua 2' Hernán Morales 14' Jaime Jimmy Grant 33' Gerardo Solano 68' 78'		Moises Gonzalez pen.' (19) Helio Rodrigues 56'

28 February 1973

Municipal	0 - 2	Aguila
Nil		Joaquin Rene Cazalban Ismael Díaz

Estadio Mateo Flores

28 February 1973

Juventud Olímpica	1 - 2	Comunicaciones
Moisés Gonzalez		TBD TBD

Referee: Luis Paulinho Silves

28 February 1973

Saprissa	5 - 1	Alajuelense
Odir Jacques 15' 42' 77' Gerardo Solano 70' Adonay Salas 88'		Pedro Caetano Da Silva 52'

4 March 1973

Alajuelense	1 - 0	Municipal
TBD		Nil

4 March 1973

Comunicaciones	2 - 3	Saprissa
Selvin Pennant 1' Peter Sandoval pen.' (83)		Odir Jaqués 10' Hernán Morales 20' Jaime Grant 72'

4 March 1973

Aguila	2 - 1	Juventud Olímpica
Rene Toledo (o.g.) Luis Rivas		Helio Rodríguez

Referee: Efren Aguilar

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Saprissa	10	6	1	3	22	14	+8	13
2	Aguila	10	5	3	2	12	8	+4	13
3	Alajuelense	10	5	2	3	9	10	−1	12
4	Comunicaciones	10	4	1	5	13	12	+1	9
5	Juventud Olímpica	10	4	0	6	12	18	−6	8
6	Municipal	10	2	1	7	7	13	−6	5

Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fraternidad.html RSSSF - Copa Fraternidad

Championship playoff

Águila v Saprissa

11 March 1973 1st leg	Águila	2–0	Saprissa	San Salvador, El Salvador
	Pinho 49' 88'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Flor Blanca Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mario Rubio (MEX)

Saprissa v Águila

14 March 1973 2nd leg	Saprissa	3–1	Águila	San José, Costa Rica
	Hernández 47' 61' Jacques 54' (pen.)	Report	67' Díaz	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 11,215 Referee: Javier Galindo (MEX)

Saprissa v Águila

16 March 1973 Playoff	Saprissa	2–1	Águila	San José, Costa Rica
	Jacques 33' Solano 84'	Report	38' Pineda	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 17,655 Referee: Jorge Narváez (MEX)

Top Scorer

No.	Player	Club	Goals
1	Odir Jacques	Saprissa	8
2	Luis Ramirez Zapata	Aguila	5
3	Moisés González	Juventud Olímpica	5
4	Selvin Pennant	Comunicaciones	5
5	Gerardo Solano	Saprissa	5
6	Hernán Morales	Saprissa	4
7	Helio Rodrigues dos Santos	Juventud Olímpica	4
8	Jaime Jimmy Grant	Saprissa	4
9	Fernando Correcaminos Rodríguez	LD Alajuelense	3
10	Julio César Anderson	Municipal	3
11	Édgar Marín	Saprissa	3
12	Carlos Granda	Comunicaciones	3
13	Ismael Cisco Díaz	Aguila	3

Champion

1973 Copa Fraternidad champion
Saprissa 2nd title