2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Dates 22 February – 25 April
Teams (from 6 associations)
Final positions
Champions Pachuca (2nd title)
Runners-up Guadalajara
Tournament statistics
Matches played 14
Goals scored 38 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s) Omar Bravo
Luciano Emilio
(4 goals)
2006
2008

The 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 42nd 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 tournament also served as a qualifying event for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

C.F. Pachuca won the Champions' Cup, defeating Chivas Guadalajara, breaking a 2–2 aggregate tie with a 7–6 penalty kick win.

In addition, the runner up is invited to CONMEBOL's 2007 Copa Sudamericana.[1]

Contents

Qualified teams

North American zone

Pachuca2006 Clausura champion
Guadalajara2006 Apertura champion
Houston Dynamo2006 MLS Cup champion
D.C. United2006 MLS Supporters' Shield winner

Central America zone

Puntarenas2006 Torneo UNCAF champion
Olimpia2006 Torneo UNCAF runner-up
Marquense2006 Torneo UNCAF third place

Caribbean zone

W Connection2006 CFU Club Championship winner

Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
   Olimpia 1 2 3  
 D.C. United 4 3 7  
   D.C. United 1 1 2  
   Guadalajara 1 2 3  
 W Connection 2 0 2
   Guadalajara 1 3 4  
     Guadalajara 2 0 2 (6)
   Pachuca (AET, PSO) 2 0 2 (7)
   Puntarenas F.C. 1 0 1  
 Houston Dynamo 0 2 2  
   Houston Dynamo 2 2 4
   Pachuca (AET) 0 5 5  
 Pachuca 2 1 3
   Marquense 0 0 0  

Quarterfinals

22 February 2007
20:05 CT
Pachuca 2–0 Marquense Estadio Hidalgo
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Referee: Edgar Rodriguez (CRC)
Cabrera  13'
Álvarez  58'
 
28 February 2007
18:15 CT
Marquense 0–1 Pachuca Estadio Marquesa de la Ensenada
San Marcos, Guatemala
Attendance: 5,720 [2]
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya (HON)
  Landín  17'
 

Pachuca advance 3–0 on aggregate.


21 February 2007
13:35 CT
Puntarenas F.C. 1–0 Houston Dynamo Estadio Lito Pérez
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Referee: German Arredondo (MEX)
Bernard  92'+
 
Robinson  71'
 
1 March 2007
20:05 CT
Houston Dynamo 2–0 Puntarenas F.C. Aggie Soccer Stadium
College Station, Texas, USA
Attendance: 4,286
Referee: Benito Archundia (MEX)
Dalglish  27'
Gray  74'
 

Houston Dynamo advance 2–1 on aggregate.


13 February 2007
20:05 ET
W Connection 2–1 Guadalajara Manny Ramjohn Stadium
Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 4,000 [3]
Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)
Jean  79'
Seabra  86'
Williams  21'
Bravo  61'
28 February 2007
20:45 CT
Guadalajara 3–0 W Connection Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jose Pineda (HON)
Santana  21', 46'
Bautista  74'
Report  

Guadalajara advance 4–2 on aggregate.


21 February 2007
20:00 CT
Olimpia 1–4 D.C. United Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Referee: Jorge Gasso (MEX)
Cárcamo  34' Gómez  31', 59'
Emilio  45'
Erpen  84'
1 March 2007
19:05 ET
D.C. United 3–2 Olimpia RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C, USA
Attendance: 8,181
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (CAN)
Emilio  37', 84'
Gómez  49' (pen)
Report Thomas  30' (pen)
Pacini  75'

DC United advance 7–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

15 March 2007
19:30 CT
Houston Dynamo 2–0 Pachuca Robertson Stadium
Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 13,007
Referee: Neal Brizan (T&T)
Ching  57'
Wondolowski  84'
Report
5 April 2007
18:35 CT
Pachuca 5 – 2 (aet) Houston Dynamo Estadio Hidalgo
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (CAN)
Caballero  4', 86'
Giménez  15' (pen),  58' (pen),  105'
Report Mullan  53'
Ching  79'

The first leg match scheduled for March 14, 2007 was postponed due to a weather-induced power outage.

Pachuca advances 5–4 on aggregate after added extra time.


15 March 2007
20:00 ET
DC United 1–1 Guadalajara RFK Stadium
Washington, DC, USA
Attendance: 26,528
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (CAN)
Emilio  91+' Report Bravo  63'
3 April 2007
20:30 CT
Guadalajara 2–1 DC United Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
Bautista  42'
Pineda  52'
Report Moreno 36'

Guadalajara advances 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

18 April 2007
Guadalajara 2–2 Pachuca Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Germán Arredondo
Bravo  43', 66' Cacho  21'
Cabrera  82'

Second leg

25 April 2007
Pachuca 0–0
(aet)
Guadalajara Estadio Hidalgo
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Armando Archundia
 
  Penalties  
Christian Giménez
Andrés Chitiva
Fernando Salazar
Damián Álvarez
Gerardo Rodríguez
Leobardo López
Luis Ángel Landín
7–6 Omar Bravo
Gonzalo Pineda
Diego Martínez
Omar Esparza
Edgar Mejía
Jonny Magallon
Alberto Medina

C.F. Pachuca win 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2–2 on aggregate,
7 – 6 on penalty kicks, advance to 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

Champions

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2007 Winners
C.F. Pachuca
Second Title

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Luciano Emilio DC United 4
' Omar Bravo Club Deportivo Guadalajara 4
2 Christian Giménez Pachuca Club de Futbol 3
' Christian Gómez DC United 3
3 Adolfo Bautista Club Deportivo Guadalajara 2
' Brian Ching Houston Dynamo 2
' Gabriel Caballero Pachuca Club de Futbol 2
' Marvin Cabrera Pachuca Club de Futbol 2
' Sergio Santana Club Deportivo Guadalajara 2
4 Brian Mullan Houston Dynamo 1
' Chris Wondolowski Houston Dynamo 1
' Damián Ariel Álvarez Pachuca Club de Futbol 1
' Earl Jean W Connection 1
' Eddie Robinson Houston Dynamo 1
' Facundo Erpen DC United 1
' Gonzalo Pineda Club Deportivo Guadalajara 1
' Hendry Thomas Club Deportivo Olimpia 1
' Jaime Moreno DC United 1
' Jose Luiz Seabra W Connection 1
' Jose Pacini Club Deportivo Olimpia 1
' Juan Carlos Cacho Pachuca Club de Futbol 1
' Juan Manuel Cárcamo Club Deportivo Olimpia 1
' Kelly Gray Houston Dynamo 1
' Kurt Bernard Puntarenas F.C. 1
' Luis Ángel Landín Pachuca Club de Futbol 1
' Paul Dalglish Houston Dynamo 1

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