1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Host country United States
City Washington, D.C.
Dates August 11 – August 16
Teams 8 (from 5 associations)
Final positions
Champions United States D.C. United (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico Club Toluca
Tournament statistics
Matches played 8
Goals scored 19 (2.38 per match)

The 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 34th 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 final tournament, held in Washington, D.C., was won by D.C. United, who defeated Club Toluca 1-0 in the final.[1]

Qualified Teams

North American zone

Qualifying Playoff

Club León Mexico 4 - 2 United States Colorado Rapids
Bejines  30'
Romero  38'
Trittschuh  42' (OG)
Cadena  53'		 Trittschuh  45'
Bravo  69'
  • Club León advances to the quarterfinals.

Central American zone

Group A

# Club P W D L F A PTS +/-
1 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 4 2 1 1 5 3 7 +2
2 Guatemala C.S.D. Comunicaciones 4 2 0 2 5 6 6 -1
3 Honduras C.D. Platense 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 -1

Group B

# Club P W D L F A PTS +/-
1 El Salvador C.D. Luís Ángel Firpo 4 2 2 0 7 4 8 +3
2 Costa Rica L.D. Alajuelense 4 2 1 1 9 5 7 +4
3 Honduras C.D. Olimpia 4 0 1 3 2 9 1 -7

Playoff

Caribbean zone

  • Caribbean Zone:
    Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public F.C. (invitee)
  • The Caribbean club championships during that time were only played in November,
    CONCACAF invited Joe Public of Trinidad and Tobago as Caribbean representative.

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
United States D.C. United8
 
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public0
 
United States D.C. United2
 
 
 
Mexico León0
 
Mexico León1 (3)
 
 
 
El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo1 (2)
 
United States D.C. United1
 
 
 
Mexico Toluca0
 
Mexico Cruz Azul1 (3)
 
 
 
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa1 (5)
 
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa1 (2)
 
 
 
Mexico Toluca1 (3) Third place
 
Mexico Toluca2
 
 
 
Costa Rica Alajuelense0
 
Mexico León0
 
 
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa2
 

Quarterfinals

D.C. United United States 8 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public F.C.
Olsen  13', 44'
Lassiter  22', 29', 67', 72'
Wood  75', 90'+2
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Cruz Azul Mexico 0 – 0(AET)
3 - 5(pen)		 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Club León Mexico 1 – 1(AET)
3 - 2(pen)		 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Mercado  27' (pen.) Silva  79'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Club Toluca Mexico 2 – 0 Costa Rica L.D. Alajuelense
Estay  72'
Abundis  90'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States

Semifinals

D.C. United United States 2 – 0 Mexico Club León
Lassiter  12', 61'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Club Toluca Mexico 1 – 1 (AET)
3 - 2 (pen)		 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
Cordero  31' (OG) Sequeira  58'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States

Third place match

Club León Mexico 0 – 2 Costa Rica C.D. Saprissa
Mahia  45'
Centeno  85'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States

Final

D.C. United United States 1 - 0 Mexico Club Toluca
Pope  41'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Attendance: 12,607

Champion

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1998 Winners
United States
D.C. United
First Title

Player awards

Top goalscorer

  • Roy Lassiter (DC United) - 6 goals[2]

Most Valuable Player

  • Roy Lassiter (DC United)

Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper
  • Scott Garlick, DC United
Defenders
  • Jeff Agoos, DC United
  • Eddie Pope, DC United
  • Salvador Carmona, Toluca
  • Roberto Medina, Leon
Midfielders
  • Fabian Estay, Toluca
  • Marco Etcheverry, DC United
  • Roy Myers, Saprissa
Forwards
  • Roy Lassiter, DC United
  • Jose Manuel Abundis, Toluca
  • Nidelson De Mello, Firpo

References

  1. ↑ http://www.concacaf.com/viewCompetition.aspx?id=91%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  2. ↑ "Newsletter" (PDF). November 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 1998.
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