1997 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica

Alianza from El Salvador won the 1997 Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica after defeating Saprissa in a single final match played in Costa Rica.

Contents 1 Group A 1.1 Standings 2 Group B 2.1 Standings 3 Semifinals 4 Final

Group A

19 February 1997	Motagua	0 – 0 (4 – 5 pen)	Saprissa	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
		Penalties

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19 February 1997	Comunicaciones	2 – 2 (3 – 4 pen)	Alianza	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso
		Penalties

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27 February 1997	Alianza	1 – 1 (4 – 3 pen)	Motagua	San Salvador, El Salvador
				Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
		Penalties

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5 March 1997	Comunicaciones	1 – 1 (4 – 2 pen)	Motagua	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso
		Penalties

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9 March 1997	Saprissa	0 – 1	Comunicaciones	San José, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

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13 March 1997	Motagua	4 – 3	Comunicaciones	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

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19 March 1997	Comunicaciones	2 – 3	Saprissa	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso

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26 March 1997	Alianza	0 – 0 (3 – 2 pen)	Comunicaciones	San Salvador, El Salvador
				Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
		Penalties

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3 April 1997	Motagua	1 – 1 (2 – 4 pen)	Alianza	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
		Penalties

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15 April 1997	Alianza	1 – 0	Saprissa	San Salvador, El Salvador
				Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán

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21 April 1997	Saprissa	2 – 1	Motagua	San José, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

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25 April 1997	Saprissa	3 – 2	Alianza	San José, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

Standings

No.	Club	Pld	W	X2	X1	L	F	A	D	Pts.
1	Saprissa	6	3	1	0	2	8	7	+1	11
2	Alianza	6	1	4	0	1	7	7	0	11
3	Motagua	6	1	0	4	1	8	9	0	7
4	Comunicaciones	6	1	1	2	2	9	10	–1	7

• Saprissa and Alianza qualified to the Semifinals.

Group B

19 February 1997	Alajuelense	2 – 2 (4 – 2 pen)	Olimpia	Alajuela, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
		Penalties

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20 February 1997	Aguila	0 – 0 (4 – 2 pen)	Municipal	San Miguel, El Salvador
				Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza
		Penalties

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26 February 1997	Olimpia	1 – 1 (5 – 6 pen)	Aguila	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
		Penalties

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6 March 1997	Olimpia	0 – 1	Municipal	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

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9 March 1997	Municipal	0 – 1	Alajuelense	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

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12 March 1997	Municipal	1 – 0	Olimpia	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

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12 March 1997	Aguila	1 – 2	Alajuelense	San Miguel, El Salvador
				Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza

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25 March 1997	Municipal	3 – 0	Aguila	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

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26 March 1997	Olimpia	0 – 0 (4 – 2 pen)	Alajuelense	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
		Penalties

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2 April 1997	Aguila	4 – 2	Olimpia	San Miguel, El Salvador
				Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza

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17 April 1997	Alajuelense	3 – 1	Municipal	Alajuela, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

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22 April 1997	Alajuelense	3 – 3 (3 – 4 pen)	Aguila	Alajuela, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
		Penalties

Standings

No.	Club	Pld	W	X2	X1	L	F	A	D	Pts.
1	Alajuelense	6	3	1	2	0	11	7	+4	13
2	Municipal	6	3	0	1	2	6	4	+2	10
3	Aguila	6	1	3	0	2	9	11	–2	9
4	Olimpia	6	0	1	2	3	5	9	–4	4

• Alajuelense and Municipal qualified to the Semifinals.

Semifinals

1st leg 25 May 1997	Municipal	2 – 2	Alianza	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

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1st leg 31 May 1997	Alajuelense	0 – 4	Saprissa	Alajuela, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

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2nd leg 27 May 1997	Alianza	0 – 0 (4 – 2 pen)	Municipal	San Salvador, El Salvador
				Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
		Penalties

• Alianza 2–2 Municipal on aggregate; Alianza won 4–2 on penalty shootouts.

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2nd leg Not played	Saprissa	v	Alajuelense	San José, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

• Saprissa won 4–0 on aggregate; serie decided in one match.

Final

Final 11 June 1997	Saprissa	0 – 1	Alianza	San José, Costa Rica
			Lugo  83'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

• Alianza 1997 Central American champion; serie decided in one match.

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