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1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 33rd edition of the annual international club football competition, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean).

1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
CityWashington, D.C.
DatesAugust 13–24
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)
← 1996
1998 →

The teams were split into three zones (North, Central and Caribbean). The North American zone qualified three teams direct into the quarterfinals and two teams played a play-off for the fourth spot in the quarterfinals. The Central American zone played a regional tournament to get three 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] At the time, Mexican goalkeeper Jorge Campos was signed to the Galaxy and Cruz Azul.[3] The Galaxy were the first American club to reach the final of a Champions' Cup since 1984.

Preliminary Regional playoffs

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North American Zone

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Los Angeles Galaxy   4–1   Santos Laguna
July 30, 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy   4–1   Santos Laguna Los Angeles
Mauricio Cienfuegos   64'
Eduardo Hurtado   65'
Martín Machón   80'
Welton Mello   84'		 Nicolás Ramírez   70' Stadium: Rose Bowl
  • Los Angeles Galaxy advance to the quarterfinal.

Central American Zone

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Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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   Tauro 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
May 29, 1997 Juventus   4–1
(4–2 agg.)		   Real CD España Francisco Morazán Stadium
David McCaulay   2'
Norman Nuñez   29'
Norman Nuñez   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, Usulután
Attendance: 6,000
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 Dirimbia, Nicaragua
Tyrone Acevedo   22'
José María Bermúdez   27'
Léster González   68'		 Josef Miso   14'
Ronald Chaves   58'		 Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén
Alajuelense   3–1
(5–4 agg.)		   Diriangén FC Alajuela, Costa Rica
Luis Diego Arnaez  
Ronald Chavez  
Harold Wallace  		   Stadium: Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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.[4]
June 22, 1997 Juventus   0–3   CSD Comunicaciones Belize
Nil Julio Rodas  
Castro   (o.g.)
Rigoberto Gómez  		 Stadium: People’s Stadium in Orange Walk
June 28, 1997 CSD Comunicaciones   5–2
(8–2 agg.)		   Juventus Guatemala City, Guatemala
Rigoberto Gómez   
Nicolas Suazo  
Byron Perez  
TBD  		 Norman Núñez    Stadium: Cementos Progreso Stadium
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

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Main article: 1997 CFU Club Championship

CFU Club Championship final

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2 August 1997 United Petrotrin   2–1   Seba United
  • United Petrotrin advance to the quarterfinal

Quarterfinal Qualified teams

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North American zone

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  • Major League Soccer:
  D.C. United – 1996 MLS Cup winner
  Los Angeles Galaxy – preliminary round winner (1996 MLS Cup runner-up)
  • Primera División de México:
  Guadalajara – 1997 Verano winner
  Cruz Azul – 1996 CONCACAF Champions Cup title holder

Central American zone

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Caribbean zone

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Bracket

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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
 

Quarter-finals

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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'

Semi-finals

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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

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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

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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

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CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1997 Winners
 
Cruz Azul
Fifth title

References

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  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. ^ Dure, Beau (2010). Long-Range Goals: The Success Story of Major League Soccer. Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books. pp. 55–56. ISBN 978-1-59797-509-4. OCLC 500783910.
  4. ^ "Copa de Campeones y Subcampeones CONCACAF 1997".
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