1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Guatemala |
| City | Guatemala City |
| Dates | July 15 – 20 |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Mexico Cruz Azul (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Mexico Necaxa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 29 (4.83 per match) |
← 1995 1997 → | |
The 1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 32nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region and was played from March 9, 1996, through July 20, 1997.
The teams were split into 2 zones (North/ Central and Caribbean). The North/Central zone was split into 3 groups, qualifying each winner to the final tournament. The winner of the Caribbean zone, earned a place in a playoff against the U.S. representative for a spot in the final tournament. All qualifying matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system, while the final tournament was played in Guatemala City.
That final stage composed of four teams which played each other in a single round-robin tournament. Mexican team Cruz Azul won their fourth CONCACAF trophy, after finishing 1st. in the final table with 7 points over 3 matches played.[1]
North/Central American Zone
[edit | edit source]Group 1
[edit | edit source]First Round
Cruz Azul on bye to the Third round.
| March 31, 1996 2nd leg | FAS El Salvador | 1–2 | Costa Rica Alajuelense | El Salvador |
| Bolsonello File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' | File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' González File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' Miso |
- Alajuelense won 6–3 on aggregated.
| March 15, 1996 1st leg | Árabe Unido Panama | 1–1 | | Panama |
| Clarke File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' | File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' (pen.) Oliva |
| March 17, 1996 2nd leg | Real Estelí | 0–1 | Panama Árabe Unido | Panama |
| File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Chiari |
- Árabe Unido won 2–1 on aggregated.
| March 17, 1996 1st leg | La Victoria | 1–3 | | Belize |
| April 14, 1996 2nd leg | Victoria | 4–2 | | Honduras |
- Victoria won 7–3 on aggregated.
Second Round
Alajuelense on bye to the Fourth round.
| June 16, 1996 1st leg | Victoria | 1–0 | Panama Árabe Unido | Honduras |
| June 18, 1996 2nd leg | Árabe Unido Panama | 2–2 | | Colon, Panama |
| Abdul Chiari Carlos Brown |
Renán Aguilera x2 | Stadium: Roberto Mariano Bula Stadium |
- Victoria won 3–2 on aggregated.
Third Round
| October 23, 1996 1st leg | Victoria | 1–0 | Mexico Cruz Azul | Honduras |
| Aguilera File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' |
| November 5, 1996 2nd leg | Cruz Azul Mexico | 2–0 | | Mexico |
| de Oliveira File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Zamora File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
- Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregated.
Fourth Round
| January 4, 1997 1st leg | Alajuelense Costa Rica | 0–2 | Mexico Cruz Azul | Costa Rica |
| File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Hermosillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Reynoso |
| January 8, 1997 2nd leg | Cruz Azul Mexico | 3–2 | Costa Rica Alajuelense | Mexico |
| Hermosillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Verdirame File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' |
File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' Ledesma |
- Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregated.
Group 2
[edit | edit source]First Round
- Necaxa on bye to second round.
| March 17, 1996 | Saprissa Costa Rica | 4–0 | | San José, Costa Rica |
| Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| May 7, 1996 | Olimpia | 3–0 (3–4 agg.) | Costa Rica Saprissa | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Second Round
| September 15, 1996 | Saprissa Costa Rica | 2–2 | Mexico Necaxa | San José, Costa Rica |
| González File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' | File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' (pen.) Aguinaga File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Zárate |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| January 7, 1997 | Necaxa Mexico | 2–1 (4–3 agg.) | Costa Rica Saprissa | Querétaro City, Mexico |
| Zárate File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Peláez File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' |
File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Drummond | Stadium: Estadio Corregidora |
- Necaxa advanced to the CONCACAF Final Group stage.
Group 3
[edit | edit source]First Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSD Comunicaciones Guatemala | 6–0 | Panama Cosmos | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| C.S.D. Sacachispas Guatemala | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
Juventus F.C. on bye, to the second round.
| Cosmos Panama | 0–2 (0-6 agg.) | Guatemala CSD Comunicaciones |
| March 21, 1996 | C.S.D. Sacachispas Guatemala | 3–1 | | |
| Gustavo Benzano Lucio Catarino Da Silva Araeli López |
Ivan Bravo |
| Juventus Managua | 2–2 (3–5 agg.) | Guatemala C.S.D. Sacachispas |
Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSD Comunicaciones Guatemala | 5–1 | Guatemala C.S.D. Sacachispas | 2–1 | 3–0 |
Juventus F.C. on bye, to the third round.
Third Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus |
1–8 | Guatemala CSD Comunicaciones | 1–1 | 0–7 |
- CSD Comunicaciones advance to the Final Group stage.
| CSD Comunicaciones Guatemala | 7–0 (8–1 agg.) | |
Caribbean Zone
[edit | edit source]First round
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Sinnamary French Guiana | w/o* | Suriname SV Prakash | 0–0 | |
| SV Transvaal Suriname | w/o** | Guadeloupe Red Star (Pointe-à-Pitre) |
- US Sinnamary withdrew after 1st leg*
- Red Star withdrew before 1st leg**
Second round
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV Transvaal Suriname | 1–0 | Suriname SV Prakash | 0–0 | 1–0 |
- SV Transvaal advance to the USA/Caribbean playoff.
| SV Prakash Suriname | 0–1 (0–1 agg.) | Suriname SV Transvaal |
U.S./Caribbean Playoff
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders United States | 10–0 | Suriname SV Transvaal |
- Seattle Sounders advance to the Final Group stage.[2]
| June 17, 1997 | Seattle Sounders United States | 10–0 | Suriname SV Transvaal | Federal Way, Washington |
| 19:30 PDT (UTC−7) |
|
Report | Stadium: Federal Way Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,153 |
Final group stage
[edit | edit source]Final stage was played in Guatemala City, Guatemala. July 15–20, 1997.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico Cruz Azul | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 |
| 2 | Mexico Necaxa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 | Guatemala Comunicaciones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | United States Seattle Sounders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
Matches
[edit | edit source]All the games played in Guatemala City:
| Comunicaciones Guatemala | 2–0 | United States Seattle Sounders |
|---|---|---|
|
| Necaxa Mexico | 1–1 | Mexico Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
| Pavón File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' | Hermosillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' |
| Seattle Sounders United States | 1–4 | Mexico Necaxa |
|---|---|---|
| Hattrup File:Soccerball shade.svg 91' (pen.) |
| Comunicaciones Guatemala | 1–2 | Mexico Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
| Núñez File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' | Adomaitis File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' (37) |
| Comunicaciones Guatemala | 3–3 | Mexico Necaxa |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders United States | 0–11 | Mexico Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
|
Champion
[edit | edit source]| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1996 Winners |
|---|
| Mexico Cruz Azul 4th title |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).