1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
CityWashington, D.C.
DatesAugust 13 – August 24
Teams8 (from 6 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Cruz Azul (5th title)
Runners-upUnited States Los Angeles Galaxy
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored27 (3.38 per match)
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The 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 33rd. 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.

The teams were split into 3 zones (North, Central and Caribbean). The North American zone qualified 3 teams direct into the quarterfinals and 2 teams played a play-off to get a 4th spot in the quarterfinals. The Central American zone played a regional tournament to get 3 spots in the quarterfinal. The winner of the Caribbean zone got a place in the quarterfinals.

1997 was the first year that teams from the United States' premier league, Major League Soccer, took part in the Champions' Cup. The competitors in the MLS Cup, both winner and runner-up, were each given berths in the tournament.

All but two of the eight games played in the final tournament were played in Washington, D.C.. The final was won by Cruz Azul, who captured their fifth Champions' Cup title with a 5–3 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy.[1][2] The Galaxy were the first American club to reach the final of a Champions' Cup since 1984.

Preliminary Regional playoffs[]

North American Zone[]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Los Angeles Galaxy United States 4–1 Mexico Santos Laguna
  • Los Angeles Galaxy advance to the quarterfinal.

Central American Zone[]

Preliminary round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
A.F.C. Euro Kickers Panama 5–6 Nicaragua Diriangén FC 4–2 1–4

First round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CS Cartaginés Costa Rica 9–2 Panama Tauro 5–0 4–2
FAS El Salvador 2–2
(3–5 pen) 		Guatemala CSD Comunicaciones 1–1 1–1
Xelajú MC Guatemala 2–0 Belize Real Verdes 0–0 2–0
Juventus Belize 4–2 Honduras Real CD España 0–1 4–1
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 4–1 Honduras Olimpia 0–0 4–1
Diriangén FC Nicaragua 4–5 Costa Rica Alajuelense 3–2 1–3

Second round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juventus Belize 2–8 Guatemala CSD Comunicaciones 0–3 2–5
Xelajú MC Guatemala 2–3 El Salvador C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 2–1 0–2
CS Cartaginés Costa Rica 2–1 Costa Rica L.D. Alajuelense 2–1 –
  • Comunicaciones, Luis Ángel Firpo and Cartaginés advance to the quarterfinal. Cartaginés vs Alajuelense played in one leg in San José.[3]

Caribbean Zone[]

1997 CFU Club Championship

Group 1[]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau Guadeloupe 0–0 Barbados Notre Dame SC
United Petrotrin Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 Guyana
Guyana 0–2 Barbados Notre Dame SC
United Petrotrin Trinidad and Tobago 7–1 Guadeloupe L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau
Guyana 1–1 Guadeloupe L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau
United Petrotrin Trinidad and Tobago 5–0 Barbados Notre Dame SC

Group 2[]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SV Transvaal Suriname 1–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Stubborn Youth SC
Seba United Jamaica 2–0 Martinique Club Franciscain
Club Franciscain Martinique 1–0 Suriname SV Transvaal
Seba United Jamaica 5–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Stubborn Youth SC
Club Franciscain Martinique 3–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Stubborn Youth SC
Seba United Jamaica 2–0 Suriname SV Transvaal

Qualifying playoff[]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
United Petrotrin Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Jamaica Seba United
  • United Petrotrin advance to the quarterfinal.

Quarterfinal Qualified teams[]

North American zone[]

  • Major League Soccer:
    United States D.C. United - 1996 MLS Cup winner
    United States Los Angeles Galaxy - 1996 MLS Cup Runner Up
  • Primera División de México:
    Mexico Guadalajara - 1997 Verano winner
    Mexico Cruz Azul - 1996 CONCACAF Champions League Title Holders

Central American zone[]

Caribbean zone[]

  • Caribbean Football Union (CFU):
    Trinidad and Tobago United Petrotrin - 1997 CFU Club Championship winner

Bracket[]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
United States D.C. United1
 
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago United Petrotrin0
 
United States D.C. United0
 
 
 
United States Los Angeles Galaxy1
 
United States Los Angeles Galaxy2
 
 
 
El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo0
 
United States Los Angeles Galaxy3
 
 
 
Mexico Cruz Azul5
 
Mexico Guadalajara1
 
 
 
Costa Rica Cartaginés0
 
Mexico Guadalajara2
 
 
 
Mexico Cruz Azul3 Third place
 
Mexico Cruz Azul5
 
 
 
Guatemala Comunicaciones 0
 
United States D.C. United2
 
 
Mexico Guadalajara2
 

Quarterfinals[]

Los Angeles Galaxy United States2–0El Salvador C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Welton Goal 45'
Hurtado Goal 78'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
D.C. United United States1–0Trinidad and Tobago United Petrotrin
Etcheverry Goal 84'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Cruz Azul Mexico5–0Guatemala CSD Comunicaciones
Galindo Goal 5', 57'
Yegros Goal 42'
Hermosillo Goal 56'
Palencia Goal 78'
Estadio Azul
Mexico, D.F. - Mexico
Guadalajara Mexico1–0Costa Rica C.S. Cartaginés
Goal 34'
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco - Mexico

Semifinals[]

D.C. United United States0–1United States Los Angeles Galaxy
Jones Goal 10'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Guadalajara Mexico2–3Mexico Cruz Azul
Sánchez Goal 86' (pen.)
Martínez Goal 90'		 Sánchez Goal 26' (o.g.)
Yegros Goal 36'
Adomaitis Goal 77'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States

Third place match[]

D.C. United United States2–2Mexico Guadalajara
Díaz Arce Goal 40'
Iroha Goal 89'		 Acosta Goal 55'
Sánchez Goal 86' (pen.)
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
  • Third place was shared.

Final[]

Los Angeles Galaxy United States3–5Mexico Cruz Azul
Hurtado Goal 8', 14'
Campos Goal 78'		 Galindo Goal 30' (pen.)
Rodríguez Goal 31'
Adomaitis Goal 36'
Hermosillo Goal 62', 66'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States

Champion[]

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1997 Winners
Mexico
Cruz Azul
Fifth title

References[]

  1. ^ Copa de Campeones 1997 on the RSSSF
  2. ^ "Copa de la Campeones de la Concacaf 1997" on Reino Azul (blogsite), 20 Oct 2014
  3. ^ "Copa de Campeones y Subcampeones CONCACAF 1997".
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