The 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 24th. 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 11 March till 21 December 1988.
![]() Estadio Nacional in Tegucigalpa hosted the final round | |
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 30 November – 21 December |
Teams | 4 (from 4 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 9 (1.5 per match) |
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The teams were split in 2 zones, North/Central America and Caribbean, (as North and Central America sections combined to qualify one team for the final), each one qualifying two teams to the final tournament.
Hondurean club Olimpia beat Trinidarian side Defence Force 4–0 on aggregate to become champions,[1] thus achieving their second CONCACAF trophy.[2][3] This is the last time to date a Central American team outside of Costa Rica has won the continental title.
North/Central American Zone
editPreliminary round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Morelia | 11 - 0 | Coke Milpross | 9 - 0 | 2 - 0 |
Real Verdes | 2 - 14 | Cruz Azul | 0 - 2 | 2 - 12 |
Plaza Amador | 1 - 4 | Alajuelense | 0 - 2 | 1 - 2 |
- Morelia, Cruz Azul and Alajuelense advance to the First Round.
Coke Milpross | 0-2 (0-11 agg.) | Morelia | Belize City, Belize |
Cruz Azul | 12–2 (14-2 agg.) | Real Verdes | Jasso, Mexico |
June 5, 1988 | Plaza Amador | 0-2 | Alajuelense | Panama City, Panama |
Alajuelense | 2–1 (3-1 agg.) | Plaza Amador | San José, Costa Rica |
First round
editNorth American Zone
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Cruz Azul | 9 - 0 | Seattle Mitre Eagles | 9 - 0 | 0 - 0 |
Washington Diplomats | 2 - 4 | Morelia | 1 - 2 | 1 - 2 |
- Morelia and Cruz Azul advance to Fourth Round.
Cruz Azul | 9–0 | Seattle Mitre Eagles | Jasso, Mexico |
Seattle Mitre Eagles | 0–0 (0-9 agg.) | Cruz Azul | Seattle, United States |
Morelia | 2–1 (4-2 agg.) | Washington Diplomats | Washington, D.C., United States |
Central American Zone
editPlayed in Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores - Guatemala City, Guatemala
Source: [citation needed]
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*Alajuelense and Marathon advance to the Third Round.
June 26, 1988 | Alajuelense | 2–1 | Águila | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
June 26, 1988 | Municipal | 0–2 | Marathón | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
July 3, 1988 | Alajuelense | 1–0 | Marathón | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
July 3, 1988 | Municipal | 3–1 | Águila | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Central American Zone
editPlayed in Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés - Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Source: [citation needed]
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*Olimpia and Aurora advance to the Third Round.
June 26, 1988 | Aurora | 2–0 | Municipal Puntarenas | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
June 26, 1988 | Olimpia | 3–1 | FAS | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Olimpia | 1–1 | Aurora | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
July 3, 1988 | Aurora | 1–1 | FAS | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
July 3, 1988 | Olimpia | 2–0 | Municipal Puntarenas | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Second round
editCentral American Zone
editPlayed in Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés - Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Source: [citation needed]
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*Alajuelense and Olimpia advance to the Fourth Round.
Marathón | 0–2 | Alajuelense |
Olimpia | 1–1 | Alajuelense |
Alajuelense | 1–1 | Aurora |
Third round
editNorth/Central American Zone
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Olimpia | 4–1 | Cruz Azul | 0–0 | 4–1 |
Alajuelense | w/o* | Morelia |
- Olimpia and Alajuelense advance to the CONCACAF Semi-Finals.
- Morelia disqualified after refusing to play the series.*
Cruz Azul | 1–4 (1–4 agg.) | Olimpia | Mexico City, Mexico |
Caribbean Zone
editFirst round
editMatches and results unknown:
Zenith
Robinhood
Sion Hill
Cardinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Centro Dominguito | 1 - 3 | La Gauloise | 1 - 1 | 0 - 2 |
Seba United | 5 - 2 | UNDEBA | 3 - 0 | 2 - 2 |
Franciscain | 2 - 4 | Defence Force | 2 - 2 | 0 - 2 |
Trintoc | 1 - 2 | Excelsior | 1 - 1 | 0 - 1 |
Leo Victor | 2 - 3 | Sport Guyanais | 2 - 1 | 0 - 2 |
- All clubs in BOLD advance to the second round.
La Gauloise | 2–0 (1-3 agg.) | Centro Dominguito |
Seba United | 3–0 | UNDEBA |
UNDEBA | 2–2 (2-5 agg.) | Seba United |
Defence Force | 2–0 (4-2 agg.) | Franciscain |
Sport Guyanais | 2–0 (3-2 agg.) | Leo Victor |
Second round
editMatches and results unknown:
La Gauloise
Seba United
Sport Guyanais
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zenith | 3 - 5 | Robinhood | 3 - 1 | 0 - 4 |
Sion Hill | 1 - 7 | Excelsior | 1 - 3 | 0 - 4 |
Cardinals | 0 - 1 | Defence Force | 0 - 0 | 0 - 1 |
- Further results for the following round are unknown;
Robin Hood and Defence Force advance to the CONCACAF Semi-Finals.
Defence Force | 1-0 (1-0 agg.) | Cardinals |
Semi-finals
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Olimpia | 2–1 | Alajuelense | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Robinhood | 2–3 | Defence Force | 1–0 | 1—3 |
- Olimpia and Defence Force advance to the CONCACAF Final.
Alajuelense | 0-1 (1-2 agg.) | Olimpia | San José, Costa Rica |
Defence Force | 3–1 (3–2 agg.) | Robinhood | Paramaribo, Suriname |
Final
editFirst leg
editSecond leg
editOlimpia | 2–0 | Defence Force |
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Contreras 9' Flores 80' |
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- Olimpia won 4–0 on points and also 4–0 on aggregate.
Champion
edit CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1988 champion |
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Olimpia 2nd title |
References
edit- ^ Copa de Campeones 1988 Archived 2022-11-16 at the Wayback Machine on the RSSSF
- ^ Hace 32 años, Olimpia Archived 2021-01-25 at the Wayback Machine on La Tribuna, 21 Dec 2020
- ^ Olimpia y sus tres hazañas Archived 2021-01-17 at the Wayback Machine on El Heraldo, 19 Oct 2017
- ^ MacDonald, Frank (June 3, 1988). "Seattle Mitre-Eagles fight Mexicans to scoreless tie". The Seattle Times. p. D7.