1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
CityGuatemala City
DatesJuly 15 – 20
Teams4 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul (4th title)
Runners-up Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored29 (4.83 per match)
1995
1997

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 March 9, 1996, through July 20, 1997.

Contents

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 U.S. 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.

That final stage composed of four teams which played each other in a single round-robin tournament. Mexican team Cruz Azul won their fourth CONCACAF trophy, after finishing 1st. in the final table with 7 points over 3 matches played. [1]

North/Central American Zone

Group 1

First Round
Cruz Azul on bye to the Third round.

March 9, 19961st leg Alajuelense Flag of Costa Rica.svg 4–2 Flag of El Salvador.svg FAS Alajuela, Costa Rica
Rónald Gómez Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Mauricio Montero Soccerball shade.svg
Luis Marín Murillo Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg Rodríguez
Soccerball shade.svg Mayén
Attendance: 2,000
March 31, 19962nd leg FAS Flag of El Salvador.svg 1–2 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense El Salvador
Bolsonello Soccerball shade.svg6'Soccerball shade.svg56' González
Soccerball shade.svg89' Miso

March 15, 19961st leg Árabe Unido Flag of Panama.svg 1–1 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Real Estelí Panama
Clarke Soccerball shade.svg58'Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.) Oliva
March 17, 19962nd leg Real Estelí Flag of Nicaragua.svg 0–1 Flag of Panama.svg Árabe Unido Panama
Soccerball shade.svg74' Chiari

March 17, 19961st leg La Victoria Flag of Belize.svg 1–3 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Victoria Belize
April 14, 19962nd leg Victoria Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 4–2 Flag of Belize.svg La Victoria Honduras

Second Round
Alajuelense on bye to the Fourth round.

June 16, 19961st leg Victoria Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–0 Flag of Panama.svg Árabe Unido Honduras
June 18, 19962nd leg Árabe Unido Flag of Panama.svg 2–2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Victoria Colon, Panama
Abdul Chiari
Carlos Brown
Renán Aguilera x2Stadium: Roberto Mariano Bula Stadium

Third Round

October 23, 19961st leg Victoria Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul Honduras
Aguilera Soccerball shade.svg32'
November 5, 19962nd leg Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico.svg 2–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Victoria Mexico
de Oliveira Soccerball shade.svg45'
Zamora Soccerball shade.svg87'

Fourth Round

January 4, 19971st leg Alajuelense Flag of Costa Rica.svg 0–2 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul Costa Rica
Soccerball shade.svg5' Hermosillo
Soccerball shade.svg75' Reynoso
January 8, 19972nd leg Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico.svg 3–2 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense Mexico
Hermosillo Soccerball shade.svg42'Soccerball shade.svg58'
Verdirame Soccerball shade.svg54'
Soccerball shade.svg66'Soccerball shade.svg73' Ledesma

Group 2

First Round

Second Round

January 7, 1997 Necaxa Flag of Mexico.svg 2–1
(4–3 agg.)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Querétaro City, Mexico
Zárate Soccerball shade.svg48'
Peláez Soccerball shade.svg84'
Soccerball shade.svg17' Drummond Stadium: Estadio Corregidora

Group 3

First Round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
CSD Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg 6–0 Flag of Panama.svg Cosmos 4–02–0
C.S.D. Sacachispas Flag of Guatemala.svg 5–3 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Juventus Managua 3–12–2
March 21, 1996 C.S.D. Sacachispas Flag of Guatemala.svg 3–1 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Juventus Managua
Gustavo Benzano
Lucio Catarino Da Silva
Araeli López
Ivan Bravo

Second Round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
CSD Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg 5–1 Flag of Guatemala.svg C.S.D. Sacachispas 2–13–0

Third Round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Juventus Flag of Belize.svg 1–8 Flag of Guatemala.svg CSD Comunicaciones 1–10–7

Caribbean Zone

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
US Sinnamary Flag of France.svg w/o* Flag of Suriname.svg SV Prakash 0–0
SV Transvaal Flag of Suriname.svg w/o** Flag of France.svg Red Star (Pointe-à-Pitre)

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
SV Transvaal Flag of Suriname.svg 1–0 Flag of Suriname.svg SV Prakash 0–01–0

U.S./Caribbean Playoff

Team 1 Score Team 2
Seattle Sounders Flag of the United States.svg 10–0 Flag of Suriname.svg SV Transvaal
June 17, 1997 Seattle Sounders Flag of the United States.svg 10–0 Flag of Suriname.svg SV Transvaal Federal Way, Washington
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)
Report Stadium: Federal Way Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,153

Final group stage

Final stage was played in Guatemala City, Guatemala. July 15–20, 1997.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul 3210142+127
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa 312085+35
3 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones 311165+14
4 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders 3003117160
Source: RSSSF [1]

Matches

All the games played in Guatemala City:


1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final Stage
Round 1
Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg 20 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders
Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores
Attendance: 25,000 [3]

Round 1
Necaxa Flag of Mexico.svg 11 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul
Pavón Soccerball shade.svg14' Hermosillo Soccerball shade.svg48'

Round 2
Seattle Sounders Flag of the United States.svg 14 Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
Hattrup Soccerball shade.svg91' (pen.)

Round 2
Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg 12 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul
Núñez Soccerball shade.svg90' Adomaitis Soccerball shade.svg33' (37)

Round 3
Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg 33 Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa

Round 3
Seattle Sounders Flag of the United States.svg 011 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul

Champion

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1996 Winners
Flag of Mexico.svg
Cruz Azul
4th title

References

  1. 1 2 Goloboy, James (July 25, 2019). "Central American Club Competitions 1996". RSSSF . Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  2. Rice, Micah (June 18, 1997). "Sounders earn Guatemala trip with rout of Suriname club". The News Tribune . p. D6. Retrieved December 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Sounders falter in cup opener". The Seattle Times . July 16, 1997. p. D6.