1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup

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1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup
DatesMay 1998 – April 1998
Final positions
ChampionsAbandoned
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The 1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup was the sixth edition of this defunct tournament contended between 1991 and 1998. [1]

Contents

Qualifying rounds

Northern Zone

[2]

Central Zone

First round

Plaza Amador qualified for second round as well, opposition unknown. Olimpia and Municipal, who had reached the Cuadrangular Final of the abandoned 1996 edition, got byes into the second round.

1997 FAS Flag of El Salvador.svg 2–2 Flag of Guatemala.svg Amatitlán
28 May 1997 Amatitlán Flag of Guatemala.svg 0–0
(2–2 agg.)
(4–3 p)		 Flag of El Salvador.svg FAS

Amatitlán qualified for Next Round

28 May 1997 Belén Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2–1 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Diriangén
15 June 1997 Diriangén Flag of Nicaragua.svg 2–3
(3–5 agg.)		 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Belén

Belén qualified for Next Round

28 June 1997 Juventus Flag of Belize.svg 1–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Platense
Núñez Soccerball shade.svg42'
6 July 1997 Platense Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 4–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Flag of Belize.svg Juventus
Ávila Soccerball shade.svg31'
Clavasquín Soccerball shade.svg33'
Cárcamo Soccerball shade.svg35'
Perdomo Soccerball shade.svg79'		Soccerball shade.svg85' McAllister

Platense qualified for Next Round

Second round

Jong Colombia replaced Amatitlán.

Only match player

Platense qualified for Next Round

Flag of Panama.svg Plaza Amador 0–1 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal 2–0 Flag of Panama.svg Plaza Amador

Municipal qualified for Next Round

Caribbean Zone

Won by Jong Colombia; instead of qualifying for the final round as originally planned, they were added to the second round of the central zone.

Final round

Originally scheduled for March 1998 in Dallas with as quarterfinals Necaxa vs. Olimpia and Platense vs. Municipal; winners of the first were to play Cruz Azul in the semifinal; winners of the second were to play Dallas Burn in the second semifinal. Format was changed for "scheduling and technical reasons".

The Dallas Burn hosted the 1998 CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup tournament at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on March 4, 6 and 8. The six-team tournament, was going to consist of three doubleheaders. It was going to feature Flag of the United States.svg Dallas Burn, defending champion Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa, 1997 Mexican Cup champion Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul, and Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia who had defeated Flag of Costa Rica.svg Belen.

The two remaining spots were going to be filled by the winner of the Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal vs. Flag of Panama.svg Plaza Amador and the winner of the Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Platense vs. Flag of Curacao.svg Jong Colombia. "This is a tremendous honor to host this tournament and an extremely high level of competition", said Burn GM Billy Hicks. " Necaxa, Cruz Azul and Olimpia are some of the best, most decorated champions on this half of the planet." [3]

Group North

Dallas Burn 1–4 Necaxa
Dante Washington Soccerball shade.svg57'Luis Hernández Soccerball shade.svg7'
Pedro Pineda Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen), 56'
Edson Alvarado Soccerball shade.svg58'
Texas Stadium, Irving
Dallas Burn 1–2 Cruz Azul
Dante Washington Soccerball shade.svg56'Héctor Altamirano Soccerball shade.svg42'
Juan Francisco Palencia Soccerball shade.svg65'
Texas Stadium, Irving
Cruz Azul 1–1 Necaxa
Julio César Yegros Soccerball shade.svg24'Also a Mexican league matchLuis Hernández Soccerball shade.svg34'
Estadio Azteca, México City
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa 211052+34
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul 211032+14
3 Flag of the United States.svg Dallas Burn 200226−40
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group South

Olimpia 2–1 Municipal
Wilmer Velasquez Soccerball shade.svg
Denilson Costa Soccerball shade.svg		Guillermo Ramirez Soccerball shade.svg
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 211054+14
2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Platense 20203302
3 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal 201112−11
Source: [ citation needed ]

Final

Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia Abandoned Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
Final never played, tournament tacitly abandoned.

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References

  1. ↑ Recopa CONCACAF 1994
  2. ↑ CONCACAF 1997
  3. ↑ "Dallas Burn to Host CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup".
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