2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Dates	3 February – 18 September
Teams	16 (from 7 associations)
Final positions
Champions	C.F. Pachuca (1st title)
Runners-up	Monarcas Morelia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	74 (2.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alex Fernandes Juan Arango (4 goals)

The 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 37th 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 featured a league format with 16 clubs. As part of the expansion, the quarterfinal stage for the current Champions Cup was moved to the first months of the 2002. Those clubs that had already qualified for the quarterfinal stage of the 2001 CONCACAF Champions' Cup were moved directly into the new league format.

To facilitate the shift to the new cycle of qualifying rounds in the latter half of one year and the league stage in the first half of the following, the decision was taken to use the current competition as the transition period and fold those clubs already qualified into the league format.

In addition, the winner and runner-up of the 2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup (Club América and D.C. United) was also merged into the first edition to provide both of those clubs the opportunity to compete for a spot in the 2003 FIFA Club World Championship, as they would have done under the previous competition system. This was convenient, as one of the qualifying MLS teams, Miami Fusion F.C., was folded after the 2001 season despite winning the MLS Supporters' Shield that year.

Club Comunicaciones,Tauro FC and Alajuelense, were elected as the top Central American non-qualifiers for the 2001 CONCACAF Champions Cup and finally the 2001 MLS Cup champions San Jose Earthquakes and the Mexican 2001 Invierno season champions Pachuca.

Originally, 4 groups of 4 teams each, to be drawn in December or January, were planned, but at the end of November, CONCACAF changed plans once again and decided to play the tournament in a two-legs knock-out format, without a group stage.

Because of this,the tournament's name was changed from CONCACAF Champions League back to CONCACAF Champions Cup.

The two finalists were supposed to qualify for the cancelled 2003 FIFA World Club Championship.

C.F. Pachuca won the tournament, their first in club history, against Monarcas Morelia in the final.^[1]

Qualified teams

Bracket

First knockout round				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

Morelia	2	0	2
Saprissa	0	1	1
Saprissa	0	1	1	Morelia	2	1	3
				Morelia	2	1	3
				Chicago Fire	0	2	2
Municipal	0	0	0	Chicago Fire	0	2	2
Municipal	0	0	0
Chicago Fire	1	2	3
Chicago Fire	1	2	3					Morelia	6	1	7
								Morelia	6	1	7
								Kansas City Wizards	1	1	2
Tauro	1	2	3					Kansas City Wizards	1	1	2
Tauro	1	2	3
Santos Laguna	1	4	5
Santos Laguna	1	4	5	Santos Laguna	2	0	2
				Santos Laguna	2	0	2
				Kansas City Wizards	1	2	3
W Connection	0	0	0	Kansas City Wizards	1	2	3
W Connection	0	0	0
Kansas City Wizards	1	2	3
Kansas City Wizards	1	2	3									Morelia	0
												Morelia	0
												Pachuca	1
Comunicaciones	4	1	5									Pachuca	1
Comunicaciones	4	1	5
D.C. United	0	2	2
D.C. United	0	2	2	Comunicaciones	2	0	2
				Comunicaciones	2	0	2
				Alajuelense	3	3	6
Alajuelense	1	2	3	Alajuelense	3	3	6
Alajuelense	1	2	3
Club América	0	0	0
Club América	0	0	0					Alajuelense	2	0	2
								Alajuelense	2	0	2
								Pachuca	1	2	3
Defence Force	1	0	1					Pachuca	1	2	3
Defence Force	1	0	1
Pachuca	0	4	4
Pachuca	0	4	4	Pachuca	3	0	3
				Pachuca	3	0	3
				S.J. Earthquakes	0	1	1
Olimpia	0	1	1	S.J. Earthquakes	0	1	1
Olimpia	0	1	1
S.J. Earthquakes	1	3	4

First round

First leg and Second leg matches were played between February 3, 2002 and March 27, 2002.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
LD Alajuelense	3-0	Club América	1-0	2-0
Comunicaciones	5-2	D.C. United	4-0	1-2
C.F. Pachuca	4-1	Defence Force	0-1	4-0
San Jose Earthquakes	4-1	Olimpia	1-0	3-1
Monarcas Morelia	3-1	Deportivo Saprissa	2-0	1-1
Municipal	0-3	Chicago Fire	0-1	0-2
Tauro F.C.	3-5	Santos Laguna	1-1	2-4
W Connection	0-3	Kansas City Wizards	0-1	0-2

Advancing clubs:
LD Alajuelense
Comunicaciones
C.F. Pachuca
San Jose Earthquakes
Monarcas Morelia
Chicago Fire
Santos Laguna
Kansas City Wizards

Quarterfinals

First leg and Second leg matches were played between April 14, 2002 and April 24, 2002.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Comunicaciones	2-6	LD Alajuelense	2-3	0-3
C.F. Pachuca	3-1	San Jose Earthquakes	3-0	0-1
Monarcas Morelia	3-2	Chicago Fire	2-0	1-2
Santos Laguna	2-3	Kansas City Wizards	2-1	0-2

Advancing clubs:
LD Alajuelense
C.F. Pachuca
Monarcas Morelia
Kansas City Wizards

Semifinals

First leg and Second leg matches were played between August 7, 2002 and August 28, 2002.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
LD Alajuelense	2-3	Pachuca	2-1	0-2
Monarcas Morelia	7-2	Kansas City Wizards	6-1	1-1

Advancing clubs:
Pachuca
Monarcas Morelia

Final

Monarcas Morelia v C.F. Pachuca

2002-09-18

Monarcas Morelia	0 – 1	C.F. Pachuca
		Silvani 48'

Estadio Azul
Mexico City, Mexico

Played in one leg at request of the clubs.

Champions

CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002 Winners

C.F. Pachuca First Title

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alex Fernandes	Monarcas Morelia	4
1	Juan Arango	C.F. Pachuca	4
3	Dema Kovalenko	Chicago Fire	3
	Milton Núñez	Comunicaciones	3
	Eduardo Lillingston	Santos Laguna	3
6	Pedro Jiménez	Santos Laguna	2
	Sandro Alfaro	LD Alajuelense	2
	Erick Jimenez	LD Alajuelense	2
	Chris Brown	Kansas City Wizards	2
	Wilmer Lopez	LD Alajuelense	2
	Franz Torres	Monarcas Morelia	2
	Antonio Gonzalez	Monarcas Morelia	2
	Andres Chitiva	C.F. Pachuca	2
	Sergio Santana	C.F. Pachuca	2
	Walter Silvani	C.F. Pachuca	2
22	Various		1

References

↑ http://www.concacaf.com/viewCompetition.aspx?id=61

International club football

FIFA FIFA Club World Cup List of association football clubs

Africa	CAF – Champions League Confederation Cup Super Cup Top-division clubs

Asia	AFC – Champions League AFC Cup Top-division clubs

Europe	UEFA – Champions League Europa League Super Cup Top-division clubs

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Champions League Top-division clubs

Oceania	OFC – Champions League Top-division clubs

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana Top-division clubs

See also: International women's club football

CONCACAF competitions

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Defunct	CONCACAF Championship North American Nations Cup CFU Championship

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Defunct	NAFC (NAFC Championship) CCCF (CCCF Championship CCCF Youth Championship)

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Invitational tournaments	Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana (2004–2008) Recopa Sudamericana

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