1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
CityGuatemala City
Dates15 July – 20 July
Teams4 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Cruz Azul (4th title)
Runners-upMexico Necaxa
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored29 (4.83 per match)
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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 9 March 1996 through 20 July 1996.

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 US 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[]

Group 1[]

First Round
Cruz Azul on bye to the Third round.

9 March 1996 1st leg Alajuelense Costa Rica 4–2 El Salvador FAS Costa Rica
Gómez Goal Goal
Montero Goal
Marín Goal		 Goal Rodríguez
Goal Mayén
31 March 1996 2nd leg FAS El Salvador 1–2 Costa Rica Alajuelense El Salvador
Goal 6' Goal 56' González
Goal 89'
  • Alajuelense won 6–3 on aggregated.
15 March 1996 1st leg Árabe Unido Panama 1–1 Nicaragua Real Estelí Panama
Goal 58' Goal 35' (pen.) Oliva
17 March 1996 2nd leg Real Estelí Nicaragua 0–1 Panama Árabe Unido Panama
Goal 74' Chiari
  • Árabe Unido won 2–1 on aggregated.
17 March 1996 1st leg La Victoria Belize 1–3 Honduras Victoria Belize
14 April 1996 2nd leg Victoria Honduras 4–2 Belize La Victoria Honduras
  • Victoria won 7–3 on aggregated.

Second Round
Alajuelense on bye to the Fourth round.

16 June 1996 1st leg Victoria Honduras 1–0 Panama Árabe Unido Honduras
18 June 1996 2nd leg Árabe Unido Panama 2–2 Honduras Victoria Honduras
  • Victoria won 3–2 on aggregated.

Third Round

23 October 1996 1st leg Victoria Honduras 1–0 Mexico Cruz Azul Honduras
Goal 32'
5 November 1996 2nd leg Cruz Azul Mexico 2–0 Honduras Victoria Mexico
Goal 45'
Zamora Goal 87'
  • Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregated.

Fourth Round

4 January 1997 1st leg Alajuelense Costa Rica 0–2 Mexico Cruz Azul Costa Rica
Goal 5' Hermosillo
Goal 75' Reynoso
8 January 1997 2nd leg Cruz Azul Mexico 3–2 Costa Rica Alajuelense Mexico
Hermosillo Goal 42' Goal 58'
Verdirame Goal 54'		 Goal 66' Goal 73'
  • Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregated.

Group 2[]

First Round

  • Necaxa on bye to second round.
17 March 1996 Saprissa Costa Rica 4–0 Honduras Olimpia San José, Costa Rica
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
7 May 1996 Olimpia Honduras 3–0
(3–4 agg.)		 Costa Rica Saprissa Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Second Round

15 September 1996 Saprissa Costa Rica 2–2 Mexico Necaxa San José, Costa Rica
González Goal 6' Goal 79' Goal 10' (pen.) Aguinaga
Goal 16' Zárate		 Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
7 January 1997 Necaxa Mexico 2–1
(4–3 agg.)		 Costa Rica Saprissa Querétaro City, Mexico
Zárate Goal 48'
Peláez Goal 84'		 Goal 17' Drummond Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
  • Necaxa advanced to the CONCACAF Final Group Stage.

Group 3[]

First Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CSD Comunicaciones Guatemala 6 - 0 Panama 4 - 0 2 - 0
C.S.D. Sacachispas Guatemala 5 - 3 Nicaragua Juventus Managua 3 - 1 2 - 2
  • Belize Juventus F.C. on bye, to the second round.

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
  • Belize Juventus F.C. on bye, to the third round.

Third Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juventus Belize 1 - 8 Guatemala CSD Comunicaciones 1 - 1 0 - 7
  • CSD Comunicaciones advance to the Final Group Stage.

Caribbean Zone[]

First Round[]

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
  • US Sinnamary withdrew after 1st leg*
  • Red Star withdrew before 1st leg**

Second Round[]

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.

USA/Caribbean Playoff[]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Seattle Sounders United States 10 - 0 Suriname SV Transvaal
  • Seattle Sounders advance to the Final Group Stage.

Final Group Stage[]

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
Source:[citation needed]

Matches[]

All the games played in Guatemala City:

1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final Stage
Round 1
Comunicaciones Guatemala2–0United States Seattle Sounders
Nicolás Suazo Goal 44'
José Fernández Goal 83'
Round 1
Necaxa Mexico1–1Mexico Cruz Azul
Pavón Goal 14' Hermosillo Goal 48'
Round 2
Seattle Sounders United States1–4Mexico Necaxa
Mattrup Goal 91' (p) Almaguer Goal 32'
Blanco Goal 47', 89'
Vásquez Goal 75'
Round 2
Comunicaciones Guatemala1–2Mexico Cruz Azul
Núñez Goal 90' Adomaitis Goal 33' (37)
Round 3
Comunicaciones Guatemala3–3Mexico Necaxa
Rodas Goal 24', 48'
Núñez Goal 32'		 Pineda Goal 47' (p)
Pavón Goal 60'
Montes de Oca Goal 70'
Round 3
Seattle Sounders United States0–11Mexico Cruz Azul
Palencia Goal 3'
Hermosillo Goal 13', 32', 49'
Yegros Goal 15', 53', 62'
Adomaitis Goal 34'
Galindo Goal 35'
Barton Goal 72' (o.g.)
Ramírez Goal 74' (p)

Champion[]

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1996 Winners
Mexico
Deportivo Cruz Azul
4th title

References[]

  1. ^ Copa de Campeones 1996 on the RSSSF
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