1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Host country  United States
City Washington, D.C.
Dates 11 August – 16 August
Teams (from 5 associations)
Final positions
Champions D.C. United (1st title)
Runners-up 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]

Contents

Qualified Teams

North American zone

Qualifying Playoff


1998-06-28
Colorado Rapids 1 - 0 Club León Mile High Stadium
Denver, Colorado - (USA)
Balboa  83'
1998-07-15
Club León 4 - 2 Colorado Rapids Estadio Nou Camp
León, Guanajuato - (MEX)
Bejines  30'
Romero  38'
Trittschuh  42' (OG)
Cadena  53'
Trittschuh  45'
Bravo  69'

Central American zone

Group A

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

Group B

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

Playoff

1998-07-26
L.D. Alajuelense 4 - 2 C.S.D. Comunicaciones Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Alajuela, Costa Rica
1998-07-29
C.S.D. Comunicaciones 1 - 1 L.D. Alajuelense Estadio Mateo Flores
Guatemala City, Guatemala

Caribbean zone

Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                           
   D.C. United 8  
 Joe Public F.C. 0  
   D.C. United 2  
   Club León 0  
 Club León (AET, PSO) 1 (3)
   Luis Ángel Firpo 1 (2)  
     D.C. United 1
   Club Toluca 0
   Cruz Azul 1 (3)  
 Deportivo Saprissa (AET, PSO) 1 (5)  
   Deportivo Saprissa 1 (2)
   Club Toluca (AET, PSO) 1 (3)  
 Club Toluca 2
   Alajuelense 0  

Quarterfinals


Aug 11, 1998
D.C. United 8 – 0 Joe Public F.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Olsen  13', 44'
Lassiter  22', 29', 67', 72'
Wood  75', 90'+2
Aug 11, 1998
Cruz Azul 0 – 0(AET)
3 - 5(pen)
Deportivo Saprissa Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States

Aug 12, 1998
Club León 1 – 1(AET)
3 - 2(pen)
Luis Ángel Firpo Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Mercado  27' (pen.) Silva  79'
Aug 12, 1998
Club Toluca 1 – 1 L.D. Alajuelense Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Abundis  90' Estay  72'

Semifinals


Aug 14, 1998
D.C. United 2 – 0 Club León Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Lassiter  12', 61'
Aug 14, 1998
Club Toluca 1 – 1 (AET)
3 - 2 (pen)
Deportivo Saprissa Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Cordero  31' (OG) Sequeira  58'

Third Place Match


August 16, 1998
Club León 0 – 2 C.D. Saprissa Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Mahia  45'
Centeno  85'

Final


August 16, 1998
D.C. United 1 - 0 Club Toluca Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Attendance: 12,607
Referee: Carlos Batres - Guatemala
Pope  41'

Champion

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

References