1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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.

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

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 4–1 Santos Laguna
  • Los Angeles Galaxy advance to the quarterfinal.
TBD v TBD
Nil
TBD v TBD
Nil

Preliminary round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
A.F.C. Euro Kickers 5–6 Diriangén FC 4–2 1–4
A.F.C. Euro Kickers 4-2 Diriangén FC Estadio Artes y Oficios
Jorge Bovell
José Ardines
Wilchard 		Sergio Gago
Harry Cruz
June 9, 1997 Diriangén FC 4-1
(6-5 agg.)		 A.F.C. Euro Kickers Cacique Diriangén Stadium
Jose Maria Bermudez
Sergio Gago
Lester González 		José Ardines

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CS Cartaginés 9–2 Tauro 5–0 4–2
FAS 2–2
(3–5 pen)		 CSD Comunicaciones 1–1 1–1
Xelajú MC 2–0 Real Verdes 0–0 2–0
Juventus 4–2 Real CD España 0–1 4–1
Luis Ángel Firpo 3–1 Olimpia 0–0 3–1
Diriangén FC 4–5 Alajuelense 3–2 1–3
CS Cartaginés 5–0 TBD Cartago, Costa Rica
Jewisson Bennett
Heriberto Quirós
Norman Gómez 		Nil Stadium: José Rafael"Fello"Meza Ivancovich Stadium
Tauro 2–4
(2-8 agg.)		 CS Cartaginés Panama City, Panama
Gustavo Lagarcha Heriberto Quirós
Cristian Mena
Norman Gómez 		Stadium: Rommel Fernández Stadium
FAS 1–1 CSD Comunicaciones
Guillermo Rivera Milton "Tyson" Núñez
CSD Comunicaciones 1-1
(2-2 (pen agg.)		 FAS
Everaldo Valencia Carlos Villareal
Real Verdes 0–0 Xelajú MC
Nil Nil
June 2, 1997 Xelajú MC 2–0
(2-0 agg.)		 Real Verdes San Ignacio’s Norman Broaster Stadium
Gustavo Benzomo
Cesar Trujillo 		Nil
Real CD España 1-0 Juventus
Guillermo Gómez 62' Nil
Juventus 4-1
(4-2 agg.)		 Real CD España Francisco Morazán Stadium
Freddy Tunn 5'
Norman Núñez 29'
Ramón García 45'
John McAllet 52'		 Orbin Cabrera 88'
Luis Ángel Firpo 0–0 Olimpia Usulután, El Salvador
28 May, 1997 Nil Nil Stadium: Estadio Sergio Torres
June 4, 1997 Olimpia 1-3
(1-3 agg.)		 Luis Ángel Firpo
Wilmer Velasquez 24' Fabio de Freitas 38'
Juan Gámez 43'
Percival Piggott 60'
22 June, 1997 Diriangén FC 3-2 Alajuelense
Tyrone Acevedo 22'
José María Bermúdez 27'
Léster González 68'		 Josef Miso 14'
Ronald Chaves
Alajuelense 3-1
(5-4 agg.)		 Diriangén FC Alajuela, Costa Rica
Luis Arnaez
Ronald Chavez
Harold Wallace 		Stadium: Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juventus 2–8 CSD Comunicaciones 0–3 2–5
Xelajú MC 2–3 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 2–1 0–2
CS Cartaginés 2–1 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]
Juventus 0-3 CSD Comunicaciones
Nil Julio Rodas
Castro own
Rigoberto Gómez
CSD Comunicaciones 5-2
(8-2 agg.)		 Juventus
Rigoberto Gómez
Nicolas Suazo
Byron Perez
TBD 		Norman Núñez
Xelajú MC 2-1 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Posse
Mora 		Raul Toro
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 2–0
(3-2 agg.)		 Xelajú MC
Raul Toro
Israel Castro 		Nil
CS Cartaginés 2–1
(2-1 agg.)		 L.D. Alajuelense
Sergio Morales Luis Diego Arnáez

Caribbean Zone

1997 CFU Club Championship

Group 1
Team 1  Score  Team 2
L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau 0–0 Notre Dame SC
United Petrotrin 2–0 Omai Gold Seekers
Omai Gold Seekers 0–2 Notre Dame SC
United Petrotrin 7–1 L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau
Omai Gold Seekers 1–1 L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau
United Petrotrin 5–0 Notre Dame SC
L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau 0–0 Notre Dame SC
Nil Nil
United Petrotrin 2–0 Omai Gold Seekers
Nil
Omai Gold Seekers 0-2 Notre Dame SC
Nil
United Petrotrin 7-1 L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau
Omai Gold Seekers 1–1 L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau
United Petrotrin 5–0 Notre Dame SC
Nil

Group 2
Team 1  Score  Team 2
SV Transvaal 1–0 Stubborn Youth SC
Seba United 2–0 Club Franciscain
Club Franciscain 1–0 SV Transvaal
Seba United 5–1 Stubborn Youth SC
Club Franciscain 3–2 Stubborn Youth SC
Seba United 2–0 SV Transvaal
SV Transvaal 1–0 Stubborn Youth SC
Nil
Seba United 2–0 Club Franciscain
Nil
Club Franciscain 1–0 SV Transvaal
Nil
Seba United 5-1 Stubborn Youth SC
Club Franciscain 3-2 Stubborn Youth SC
Seba United 2–0 SV Transvaal
Nil

Qualifying playoff
Team 1  Score  Team 2
United Petrotrin 2–1 Seba United
  • United Petrotrin advance to the quarterfinal.


United Petrotrin 2–1
(2-1 agg.)		 Seba United

Quarterfinal Qualified teams

North American zone

Central American zone

Caribbean zone
  • Caribbean Football Union (CFU):
    United Petrotrin - 1997 CFU Club Championship winner

Bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 D.C. United1
 
 
 
 United Petrotrin0
 
 D.C. United0
 
 
 
 Los Angeles Galaxy1
 
 Los Angeles Galaxy2
 
 
 
 Luis Ángel Firpo0
 
 Los Angeles Galaxy3
 
 
 
 Cruz Azul5
 
 Guadalajara1
 
 
 
 Cartaginés0
 
 Guadalajara2
 
 
 
 Cruz Azul3 Third place
 
 Cruz Azul5
 
 
 
 Comunicaciones 0
 
 D.C. United2
 
 
 Guadalajara2
 

Quarterfinals
Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Welton 45'
Hurtado 78'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
D.C. United 1–0 United Petrotrin
Etcheverry 84'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Cruz Azul 5–0 CSD Comunicaciones
Galindo 5', 57'
Yegros 42'
Hermosillo 56'
Palencia 78'
Guadalajara 1–0 C.S. Cartaginés
Robles 34'

Semifinals
D.C. United 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy
Jones 10'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Guadalajara 2–3 Cruz Azul
Sánchez 86' (pen.)
Martínez 90'		 Sánchez 26' (o.g.)
Yegros 36'
Adomaitis 77'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States

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

Final
Los Angeles Galaxy 3–5 Cruz Azul
Hurtado 8', 14'
Campos 78'		 Galindo 30' (pen.)
Rodríguez 31'
Adomaitis 36'
Hermosillo 62', 66'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States

Champion
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1997 Winners
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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