1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Guatemala |
| City | Guatemala City |
| Dates | July 15 – 20 |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| 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 9, 1996 1st leg | Alajuelense | 4–2 | | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Rónald Gómez Mauricio Montero Luis Marín Murillo |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| March 31, 1996 2nd leg | FAS | 1–2 | | El Salvador |
| Bolsonello |
- Alajuelense won 6–3 on aggregated.
| March 15, 1996 1st leg | Árabe Unido | 1–1 | | Panama |
| Clarke |
| March 17, 1996 2nd leg | Real Estelí | 0–1 | | Panama |
- 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 | | Honduras |
| June 18, 1996 2nd leg | Árabe Unido | 2–2 | | Colon, Panama |
| Abdul Chiari Carlos Brown |
Renán Aguilera x2 | Stadium: Roberto Mariano Bula Stadium |
- Victoria won 3–2 on aggregated.
Third Round
| November 5, 1996 2nd leg | Cruz Azul | 2–0 | | Mexico |
| de Oliveira Zamora |
- Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregated.
Fourth Round
| January 4, 1997 1st leg | Alajuelense | 0–2 | | Costa Rica |
| January 8, 1997 2nd leg | Cruz Azul | 3–2 | | Mexico |
| Hermosillo Verdirame |
- Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregated.
Group 2
[edit | edit source]First Round
- Necaxa on bye to second round.
| March 17, 1996 | Saprissa | 4–0 | | San José, Costa Rica |
| Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| May 7, 1996 | Olimpia | 3–0 (3–4 agg.) | | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Second Round
| September 15, 1996 | Saprissa | 2–2 | | San José, Costa Rica |
| González |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| January 7, 1997 | Necaxa | 2–1 (4–3 agg.) | | Querétaro City, Mexico |
| Zárate Peláez |
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 |
6–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| C.S.D. Sacachispas |
5–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
Juventus F.C. on bye, to the second round.
| Cosmos | 0–2 (0-6 agg.) | |
| March 21, 1996 | C.S.D. Sacachispas | 3–1 | | |
| Gustavo Benzano Lucio Catarino Da Silva Araeli López |
Ivan Bravo |
| Juventus Managua | 2–2 (3–5 agg.) | |
Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSD Comunicaciones |
5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
Juventus F.C. on bye, to the third round.
| C.S.D. Sacachispas | 0–3 (1–5 agg.) | |
Third Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus |
1–8 | 1–1 | 0–7 |
- CSD Comunicaciones advance to the Final Group stage.
| CSD Comunicaciones | 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 |
w/o* | 0–0 | ||
| SV Transvaal |
w/o** |
- 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 |
1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
- SV Transvaal advance to the USA/Caribbean playoff.
| SV Prakash | 0–1 (0–1 agg.) | |
U.S./Caribbean Playoff
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders |
10–0 |
- Seattle Sounders advance to the Final Group stage.[2]
| June 17, 1997 | Seattle Sounders | 10–0 | | 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
Matches
[edit | edit source]All the games played in Guatemala City:
| Comunicaciones | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
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| Necaxa | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pavón |
Hermosillo |
| Comunicaciones | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Núñez |
Adomaitis |
| Comunicaciones | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
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| Seattle Sounders | 0–11 | |
|---|---|---|
Champion
[edit | edit source]| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1996 Winners |
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Cruz Azul 4th title |
References
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