2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Dates March 11 – April 30
Teams 8 (from 6 associations)
Final positions
Champions Mexico C.F. Pachuca (3rd title)
Runners-up Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
Tournament statistics
Matches played 14
Goals scored 34 (2.43 per match)
Attendance 291,563 (20,826 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mexico Luis Montes
United States Devon McTavish
(3 goals)

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 C.F. Pachuca – 2007 Clausura champion
Mexico Atlante F.C. – 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 CSD Municipal 0 1 1  
United States Houston Dynamo 0 3 3  
  United States Houston Dynamo 0 0 0  
  Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 0 3 3  
Mexico Atlante 2 0 2
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 1 3 4  
  Costa Rica Deportivo 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 Guatemala 0–0 United States Houston Dynamo
(Report)
Attendance: 22,250
Referee: Edgar Rodriguez (Costa Rica)
Houston Dynamo United States 3–1 Guatemala 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 advance 3–1 on aggregate.

Atlante Mexico 2–1 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
Pereyra  40'
Bermúdez  70'		 (Report) Centeno  27'
Attendance: 21,897
Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica 3–0 Mexico Atlante
Muñoz  18' (o.g.)
Alonso  40'
Castillo  67' (o.g.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Alex Prus (United States)

Deportivo Saprissa advance 4–2 on aggregate.

Motagua Honduras 0–0 Mexico Pachuca
(Report)
Attendance: 35,846
Referee: Elmar Rodas (Guatemala)
Pachuca Mexico 1–0 Honduras Motagua
Montes  43' (Report)
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)

Pachuca advances 1–0 on aggregate.

Harbour View Jamaica 1–1 United States D.C. United
Palmer  85' (Report) McTavish  45'+
Attendance: 6,985
Referee: Philip Jordan (Trinidad & Tobago)
D.C. United United States 5–0 Jamaica Harbour View
McTavish  26', 68'
Emilio  63', 66'
Fred  88'		 (Report)
Attendance: 12,394
Referee: German Arredondo (México)

D.C. United advance 6–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Houston Dynamo United States 0–0 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
(Report)
Attendance: 10,260
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Deportivo Saprissa advances 3–0 on aggregate.

Pachuca Mexico 2–0 United States D.C. United
Montes  63', 81' (Report)
Attendance: 18,642
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
D.C. United United States 2–1 Mexico Pachuca
Dyachenko  85'
Niell  90'		 (Report) Álvarez  76'
Attendance: 17,329

Pachuca advances 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica 1–1 Mexico C.F. Pachuca
Cordero  89' (Report) Rey  47'
Attendance: 22,500

Second leg

C.F. Pachuca Mexico 2–1 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
Gimenez  3'
Rey  53'		 (Report) Arrieta  90'+3'
Attendance: 30,000

C.F. Pachuca wins 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 3–2 on aggregate,
advance to 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.

Champion

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2008 Winners
Mexico
C.F. Pachuca
Third Title

Top scorers

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

Notes

  1. ↑ "2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup fixtures set". The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. 2007-12-18. Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
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