2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
DatesMarch 11 – April 30
Teams8 (from 6 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Pachuca (3rd title)
Runners-upCosta Rica Saprissa
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored34 (2.43 per match)
Attendance291,563 (20,826 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Luis Montes
United States Devon McTavish
(3 goals each)
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2008–09 (Champions League) →

The 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 43rd 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 was the final edition under this name and format, being replaced by the CONCACAF Champions League starting from the 2008–09 season.

It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region. The tournament was also a qualifying event for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.

CONCACAF held the draw on December 18, 2007 to establish the matchups and bracket.[1]

Qualified teams[]

North American zone[]

Mexico Pachuca – 2007 Clausura champion
Mexico Atlante – 2007 Apertura champion
United States Houston Dynamo – 2007 MLS Cup champion
United States D.C. United – 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield winner

Central American zone[]

Honduras Motagua – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup winners
Costa Rica Saprissa – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup runner-up
Guatemala Municipal – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup third place

Caribbean zone[]

Jamaica Harbour View – 2007 CFU Club Championship winner

Bracket[]

(Complete Bracket)

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                   
Guatemala Municipal 0 1 1  
United States Houston Dynamo 0 3 3  
  United States Houston Dynamo 0 0 0  
  Costa Rica Saprissa 0 3 3  
Mexico Atlante 2 0 2
Costa Rica Saprissa 1 3 4  
  Costa Rica Saprissa  1  1  2
  Mexico Pachuca  1  2  3
Honduras Motagua 0 0 0  
Mexico Pachuca 0 1 1  
  Mexico Pachuca 2 1 3
  United States D.C. United 0 2 2  
Jamaica Harbour View 1 0 1
United States D.C. United 1 5 6  

Quarterfinals[]

Municipal Guatemala0–0United States Houston Dynamo
(Report)
Estadio Mateo Flores
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attendance: 22,250
Referee: Edgar Rodriguez (Costa Rica)
Houston Dynamo United States3–1Guatemala Municipal
De Rosario 47', 69' (pen.)
Wondolowski 75'		 (Report) Ramírez 86' (pen.)
Robertson Stadium
Houston, United States
Attendance: 14,348
Referee: Mauricio Mejia (México)

Houston Dynamo won 3–1 on aggregate.

Atlante Mexico2–1Costa Rica Saprissa
Pereyra 40'
Bermúdez 70'		 (Report) Centeno 27'
Estadio Quintana Roo
Cancún, Mexico
Attendance: 21,897
Saprissa Costa Rica3–0Mexico Atlante
Muñoz 18' (o.g.)
Alonso 40'
Castillo 67' (o.g.)		 (Report)
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San Jose, Costa Rica
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Alex Prus (United States)

Saprissa won 4–2 on aggregate.

Motagua Honduras0–0Mexico Pachuca
(Report)
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Attendance: 35,846
Referee: Elmar Rodas (Guatemala)
Pachuca Mexico1–0Honduras Motagua
Montes 43' (Report)
Estadio Hidalgo
Pachuca, Mexico
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)

Pachuca won 1–0 on aggregate.

Harbour View Jamaica1–1United States D.C. United
Palmer 85' (Report) McTavish 45+'
Harbour View Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica
Attendance: 6,985
Referee: Philip Jordan (Trinidad and Tobago)
D.C. United United States5–0Jamaica Harbour View
McTavish 26', 68'
Emilio 63', 66'
Fred 88'		 (Report)
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C., USA
Attendance: 12,394
Referee: German Arredondo (México)

D.C. United won 6–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals[]

Houston Dynamo United States0–0Costa Rica Saprissa
(Report)
Robertson Stadium
Houston, USA
Attendance: 10,260
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Saprissa Costa Rica3–0United States Houston Dynamo
Alonso 33'
Borges 49'
Arrieta 76'		 (Report)
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 23,112

Saprissa won 3–0 on aggregate.

Pachuca Mexico2–0United States D.C. United
Montes 63', 81' (Report)
Estadio Hidalgo
Pachuca, Mexico
Attendance: 18,642
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
D.C. United United States2–1Mexico Pachuca
Dyachenko 85'
Niell 90'		 (Report) Álvarez 76'
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C., USA
Attendance: 17,329

Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final[]

First leg[]

2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
First leg
Saprissa Costa Rica1–1Mexico Pachuca
Cordero 89' (Report)[permanent dead link] Rey 47'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José
Attendance: 22,500

Second leg[]

Second leg
Pachuca Mexico2–1Costa Rica Saprissa
Gimenez 3'
Rey 53'		 Report Arrieta 90+3'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

Pachuca won the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 3–2 on aggregate, advanced to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.

Champion[]

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2008 Winners
Mexico
Pachuca
Third Title

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 United States Devon McTavish United States D.C. United 3
Mexico Luis Montes Mexico Pachuca
3 Costa Rica Jairo Arrieta Costa Rica Saprissa 2
Costa Rica Armando Alonso Costa Rica Saprissa
Canada Dwayne DeRosario United States Houston Dynamo
Brazil Luciano Emilio United States D.C. United
Colombia Luis Gabriel Rey Mexico Pachuca

Notes[]

  1. ^ "2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup fixtures set". The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. 18 December 2007. Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
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