| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Guatemala |
| City | Guatemala City |
| Dates | 15 July – 20 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Cruz Azul (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Club Necaxa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 29 (4.83 per match) |
The 1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 32nd 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 9 March through 20 July 1996.
The teams were split into 2 zones (North/ Central and Caribbean). The North/Central zone was split into 3 groups, qualifying each winner to the final tournament. The winner of the Caribbean zone, earned a place in a playoff against the USA representative for a spot in the final tournament. All qualifying matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system, while the final tournament was played in Guatemala City.
Club Deportivo Cruz Azul from Mexico won the final, its fourth CONCACAF championship.
Contents |
First Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD Alajuelense | 6 - 3 | FAS | 4 - 2 | 2 - 1 |
| Árabe Unido | 2 - 1 | Real Estelí | 1 - 1 | 1 - 0 |
| Corozal Victory FC | 3 - 7 | Victoria | 1 - 3 | 2 - 4 |
Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Árabe Unido | 1 - 3 | C.D. Victoria | 0 - 1 | 1 - 2 |
Third Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.D. Victoria | 1 - 2 | Cruz Azul | 1 - 0 | 0 - 2 |
Fourth Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.D. Alajuelense | 2 - 5 | Cruz Azul | 0 - 2 | 2 - 3 |
First Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Saprissa | 4 - 3 | C.D. Olimpia | 4 - 0 | 0 - 3 |
Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Saprissa | 3 - 4 | Club Necaxa | 2 - 2 | 1 - 2 |
First Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSD Comunicaciones | 6 - 0 | Cosmos | 4 - 0 | 2 - 0 |
| C.S.D. Sacachispas | 5 - 3 | Juventus Managua | 3 - 1 | 2 - 2 |
Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSD Comunicaciones | 5 - 1 | C.S.D. Sacachispas | 2 - 1 | 3 - 0 |
Third Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus | 1 - 8 | CSD Comunicaciones | 1 - 1 | 0 - 7 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Sinnamary | w/o* | SV Prekesh | 0 - 0 | |
| SV Transvaal | w/o** | Red Star (Pointe-à-Pitre) |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV Transvaal | 1 - 0 | SV Prekesh | 0 - 0 | 1 - 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders | 10 - 0 | SV Transvaal |
Final stage was played in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
July 19 - 20, 1997
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 |
| 2 | Necaxa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 | Comunicaciones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Comunicaciones Nicolas Suazo 44' Jose Fernandez 83' |
2 - 0 | Seattle Sounders |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Necaxa Carlos Pavón 14' |
1 - 1 | Cruz Azul Carlos Hermosillo 48' |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders Peter Hattrup 91' (pen.) |
1 - 4 | Necaxa Sergio Almaguer 32' Cuauhtémoc Blanco 47', 89' Sergio Vásquez 75' |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Comunicaciones Miltón Núñez 90' |
1 - 2 | Cruz Azul Hector Adomaitis 33', 37' |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Comunicaciones Julio Rodas 24', 48' Miltón Núñez 32' |
3 - 3 | Necaxa Pedro Pineda 47' (pen) Carlos Pavón 60' José Luis Montes de Oca 70' |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders | 0 -11 | Cruz Azul Francisco Palencia 3' Carlos Hermosillo 13', 32', 49' Julio César Yegros 15', 53', 62' Hector Adomaitis 34' Benjamin Galindo 35' Kieran Barton 72' (OG) Francisco Ramírez 74' (pen.) |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1996 Winners |
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| Deportivo Cruz Azul Fourth Title |
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