1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
CityWashington, D.C.
DatesAugust 11 – 16
Teams8 (from 5 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States D.C. United (1st title)
Runners-upMexico Toluca
Third placeCosta Rica Saprissa
Fourth placeMexico León
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored19 (2.38 per match)
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 34th 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 football in the CONCACAF region.

The final tournament, held in Washington, D.C., was won by D.C. United, who defeated Deportivo Toluca 1–0 in the final,[1] becoming the first team from the United States to win the tournament.[2]

Qualified teams

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Qualifying

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Qualifying Playoff

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Colorado Rapids United States1–0Mexico León
Balboa File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' Report
Attendance: 7,442
Referee: Kevin Skinner (CAN)
León Mexico4–2United States Colorado Rapids
Bejines File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Romero File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Trittschuh File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (o.g.)
Cadena File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'		 File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Trittschuh
File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Bravo
  • León advances to the quarterfinals.

Qualifying Central American zone

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Organized by the Central American Football Union.

Group South A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Costa Rica Saprissa 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to Second Stage
2 Panama Árabe Unido 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 Nicaragua Diriangén 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on March 11, 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
February 8, 1998 Diriangén Nicaragua 0–3 Costa Rica Saprissa Cacique Diriangen Stadium.
None Steven Bryce File:Soccerball shade.svg
Gerard Drummond File:Soccerball shade.svg
Alejandro Sequeira File:Soccerball shade.svg
February 15, 1998 Árabe Unido Panama 1–0 Nicaragua Diriangén Panama
Carlos Brown File:Soccerball shade.svg None Stadium: Colón’s Roberto Mariano Bula Stadium
February 17, 1998 Diriangén Nicaragua 1–1 Panama Árabe Unido Colón, Panama
Stadium: Estadio Armando Dely Valdés
February 25, 1998 Saprissa Costa Rica 4–1 Nicaragua Diriangén
Adrian Mahia File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg
Kervin Lacey File:Soccerball shade.svg
Vinicio Montero File:Soccerball shade.svg		 File:Soccerball shade.svg
March 8, 1998 Árabe Unido Panama 1–2 Costa Rica Saprissa
March 11, 1998 Saprissa Costa Rica v Panama Árabe Unido
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.

Group South B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 4 0 0 17 2 +15 12 Advance to Second Stage
2 Panama Tauro 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
3 Nicaragua Real Estelí 2 0 0 2 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on March 8, 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
February 8, 1998 Tauro Panama 1–2 Costa Rica Alajuelense Panama City, Panama
Luis Agrazal David Diach
Richard Smith		 Stadium: Estadio Javier Cruz de Colegio de Artes y Oficios
February 11, 1998 Alajuelense Costa Rica 4–0 Panama Tauro
February 14, 1998 Alajuelense Costa Rica 8–0 Nicaragua Real Estelí
February 17, 1998 Real Estelí Nicaragua 1–3 Costa Rica Alajuelense Palmares de Alajuela, Costa Rica
March 8, 1998 Real Estelí Nicaragua v Panama Tauro
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.
March 1998 Tauro Panama v Nicaragua Real Estelí
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.

Group North A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guatemala Comunicaciones 3 2 1 0 13 6 +7 7 Advance to Second Stage
2 Honduras Olimpia 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 El Salvador Alianza 3 0 2 1 6 9 −3 2
4 Belize Juventus 3 0 1 2 5 13 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
March 18, 1998 Olimpia Honduras 2–0 Belize Juventus Guatemala City, Guatemala
Quiroga File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' Nil
March 18, 1998 Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–2 El Salvador Alianza Guatemala City, Guatemala
Nicolas Suazo File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' File:Soccerball shade.svg Horacio Lugo File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Erick Dowson Prado File:Soccerball shade.svg
March 20, 1998 Alianza El Salvador 3–3 Belize Juventus Guatemala City, Guatemala
Marcelo Bauza File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg Fredy Tun File:Soccerball shade.svg
Steve Hall File:Soccerball shade.svg
Allan Flowers File:Soccerball shade.svg
March 20, 1998 Comunicaciones Guatemala 3–2 Honduras Olimpia Guatemala City, Guatemala
Fonseca File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' File:Soccerball shade.svg 67'
Rodas File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'		 File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Velásquez
File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' Costa
March 22, 1998 Alianza El Salvador 1–4 Honduras Olimpia Guatemala City, Guatemala
Adrian de La Cruz File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (pen.) Costa File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Velásquez File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'
March 22, 1998 Comunicaciones Guatemala 8–2 Belize Juventus Guatemala City, Guatemala
Jewison Bennet File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'
Edgar Valencia File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'
Julio Rodas File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'
Edwin Westphal File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'		 Doni Tun File:Soccerball shade.svg 28'
Dave McCuley File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Referee: Oscar Bardales

Group North B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Honduras Platense 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 10 Advance to Second Stage
2 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10
3 Guatemala Aurora 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4
4 Belize Real Verdes 5 1 1 3 5 14 −9 4
Updated to match(es) played on March 25, 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
February 1, 1998 Aurora Guatemala 1–2 Honduras Platense
Castagnaro File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Cárcamo
File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' Da Silva
February 8, 1998 Platense Honduras 2–1 Guatemala Aurora
Da Silva File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'
Cárcamo File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'		 File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' (pen.) Castagnaro
February 22, 1998 Real Verdes Belize 0–0 Honduras Platense
Nil Nil
February 25, 1998 Aurora Guatemala 2–2 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo Guatemala City, Guatemala
Luis Perez File:Soccerball shade.svg
Selvin Ponciano File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Jose Monterrosa File:Soccerball shade.svg
Celio Rodríguez File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Estadio del Ejéricto
March 1, 1998 Platense Honduras 6–0 Belize Real Verdes
Mejía File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'
Da Silva File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Fuentes File:Soccerball shade.svg 44'
Morales File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'
de León File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (pen.)		 Nil
March 4, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 2–0 Guatemala Aurora
Alfredo Perez File:Soccerball shade.svg
Raul Toro File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Nil
March 15, 1998 Real Verdes Belize 1–2 Guatemala Aurora San Ignacio, Belize
TBD TBD
Selvin Ponciano File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Norman Broaster Stadium
March 22, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 4–1 Belize Real Verdes San Ignacio, Belize
Israel Castro File:Soccerball shade.svg
Luis Oseguera File:Soccerball shade.svg
Raul Toro File:Soccerball shade.svg
Pedro Vasquez File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Crusel Treik File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Norman Broaster Stadium
March 25, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 1–0 Honduras Platense
Toro File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Nil
March 25, 1998 Aurora Guatemala 2–3 Belize Real Verdes
April 1, 1998 Real Verdes Belize v El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.
April 12, 1998 Platense Honduras v El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Costa Rica Saprissa 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 Advance to Final Tournament
2 Guatemala Comunicaciones 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6 Advance to Playoff
3 Honduras Platense 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
Updated to match(es) played on May 27, 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
April 19, 1998 Platense Honduras 1–3 Costa Rica Saprissa
Cárcamo File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Ramírez
File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' Myers
File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' Ilama
April 22, 1998 Comunicaciones Guatemala 1–0 Costa Rica Saprissa
April 29, 1998 Platense Honduras 3–1 Guatemala Comunicaciones San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Bernárdez File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
de León File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'
Cárcamo File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'		 File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Valencia
May 6, 1998 Saprissa Costa Rica 2–1 Guatemala Comunicaciones
May 20, 1998 Saprissa Costa Rica 0–0 Honduras Platense
May 27, 1998 Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–1 Honduras Platense Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 Westphal File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' (pen.)
Fonseca File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (pen.) Fuentes Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso

Group II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 8 Advance to Final Tournament
2 Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4 7 Advance to Playoff
3 Honduras Olimpia 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on May 20, 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
April 15, 1998 Alajuelense Costa Rica 1–1 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
April 22, 1998 Olimpia Honduras 0–1 Costa Rica Alajuelense
File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Miso
April 30, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 2–0 Honduras Olimpia
Toro File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'
Monterrosa File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'
May 7, 1998 Alajuelense Costa Rica 5–1 Honduras Olimpia
Badilla File:Soccerball shade.svg 11'
Madrigal File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Martins File:Soccerball shade.svg 41'
Cubero File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'
Miso File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'		 File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Velásquez
May 14, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 3–2 Costa Rica Alajuelense
May 20, 1998 Olimpia Honduras 1–1 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Fernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' Rodríguez

Playoff

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July 26, 1998 Alajuelense Costa Rica 4–2 Guatemala Comunicaciones Alajuela, Costa Rica
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
July 29, 1998 Comunicaciones Guatemala 1–1
(3–5 agg.)		 Costa Rica Alajuelense Guatemala City, Guatemala
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
  • Alajuelense advanced to the Final Tournament.

Caribbean zone

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  • Caribbean Zone:
    Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public F.C. (invitee)
  • The Caribbean club championships during that time were only played in November,
    CONCACAF invited Joe Public of Trinidad and Tobago as Caribbean representative.

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
August 11 – Washington, D.C
 
 
United States D.C. United8
 
August 14 – Washington, D.C
 
Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public0
 
United States D.C. United2
 
August 11 – Washington, D.C
 
Mexico León0
 
Mexico León (p)1 (3)
 
August 16 – Washington, D.C
 
El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo1 (2)
 
United States D.C. United1
 
August 12 – Washington, D.C
 
Mexico Toluca0
 
Mexico Cruz Azul0 (3)
 
August 14 – Washington, D.C
 
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa (p)0 (5)
 
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa1 (2)
 
August 12 – Washington, D.C
 
Mexico Toluca (p)1 (3) Third place
 
Mexico Toluca2
 
August 16 – Washington, D.C
 
Costa Rica Alajuelense0
 
Mexico León0
 
 
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa2
 

Quarterfinals

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D.C. United United States8–0Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public
Olsen File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' File:Soccerball shade.svg 44'
Lassiter File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'
Wood File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2'
Attendance: 7,117
Cruz Azul Mexico0–0 (a.e.t.)Costa Rica Saprissa
Penalties
3–5
Attendance: 7,117
León Mexico1–1 (a.e.t.)El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Mercado File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' (pen.) File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' Nildeson
Penalties
3–2
Toluca Mexico2–0Costa Rica Alajuelense
Estay File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'
Abundis File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'

Semifinals

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D.C. United United States2–0Mexico Club León
Lassiter File:Soccerball shade.svg 12', 61'
Deportivo Toluca Mexico1 – 1 (AET)
3 – 2 (pen)		Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
Cordero File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' (o.g.) Sequeira File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'

Third place match

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Club León Mexico0–2Costa Rica C.D. Saprissa
Mahia File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Centeno File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'

Final

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D.C. United United States1–0Mexico Deportivo Toluca
Pope File:Soccerball shade.svg 41'
Attendance: 12,607

Champion

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CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1998 Winners
United States
D.C. United
First Title

Player awards

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Top goalscorer

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  • Roy Lassiter (D.C. United) – 6 goals[3]

Most Valuable Player

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  • Roy Lassiter (D.C. United)

Team of the tournament

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Goalkeeper
  • Scott Garlick, D.C. United
Defenders
  • Jeff Agoos, D.C. United
  • Eddie Pope, D.C. United
  • Salvador Carmona, Toluca
  • Roberto Medina, Leon
Midfielders
  • Fabian Estay, Toluca
  • Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United
  • Roy Myers, Saprissa
Forwards
  • Roy Lassiter, D.C. United
  • Jose Manuel Abundis, Toluca
  • Nidelson De Mello, Firpo

References

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  1. ^ Copa de Campeones 1998 on the RSSSF
  2. ^ DC United, primer campeón de Concacaf de la MLS on Goal.com
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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