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]

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.

Central American Zone

Preliminary round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
A.F.C. Euro Kickers 5 - 6 Diriangén FC 4 - 2 1 - 4

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 4 - 1 Olimpia 0 - 0 4 - 1
Diriangén FC 4 - 5 Alajuelense 3 - 2 1 - 3

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.[2]

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

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

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

Quarterfinal Qualified teams

North American zone
  • Major League Soccer:
    D.C. United - 1996 MLS Cup winner
    Los Angeles Galaxy - 1996 MLS Cup Runner Up
  • Primera División de México:
    Guadalajara - 1997 Verano winner
    Cruz Azul - 1996 CONCACAF Champions League Title Holders

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'
Estadio Azul
Mexico, D.F. - Mexico
Guadalajara 1 – 0 C.S. Cartaginés
Robles  34'
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco - Mexico

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' (OG)
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
Deportivo Cruz Azul
Fifth Title

References
  1. http://www.concacaf.com/viewCompetition.aspx?id=90%5B%5D
  2. "Copa de Campeones y Subcampeones CONCACAF 1997".
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