| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 February–11 June 1997 |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Alianza (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Saprissa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 72 (2.57 per match) |
Alianza F.C. from El Salvador won the 1997 Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica after defeating Deportivo Saprissa in a single final match played in Costa Rica. [1]
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App. | Previous best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | Alajuelense | 1996–97 Champions | 4th | Champions (1996) |
| Saprissa | 1996–97 Runners-up | 11th | Champions (1972, 1973, 1978) | |
| El Salvador | Alianza | 1996–97 Champions | 8th | Runners-up (1980) |
| Águila | 1996–97 Regular season winners | 9th | Runners-up (1973) | |
 Guatemala | Comunicaciones | 1996–97 Champions | 14th | Champions (1971, 1983) |
| Municipal | Invitee | 10th | Champions (1974, 1977) | |
 Honduras | Olimpia | 1996–97 Champions | 3rd | Champions (1981) |
| Motagua | Invitee | 2nd | Group stage (1979) |
| 19 February 1997 | Motagua | 0 – 0 (4 – 5 p) | Saprissa | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 19 February 1997 | Comunicaciones | 2 – 2 (3 – 4 p) | Alianza | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
 | | Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso |
| 27 February 1997 | Alianza | 1 – 1 (4 – 3 p) | Motagua | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Elías Montes 54' | Denilson Costa | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca | ||
| Penalties | ||||
La Cruz  Mirón Chachagua Meléndez Bauzá  | Guevara Costa Pérez Romero Arzú | |||
| 5 March 1997 | Comunicaciones | 1 – 1 (4 – 2 p) | Motagua | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| | Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso |
| 9 March 1997 | Saprissa | 0 – 1 | Comunicaciones | San José, Costa Rica |
| Nil | Marco Benatto 18' | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 13 March 1997 | Motagua | 4 – 3 | Comunicaciones | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 19 March 1997 | Comunicaciones | 2 – 3 | Saprissa | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| | Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso |
| 26 March 1997 | Alianza | 0 – 0 (3 – 2 p) | Comunicaciones | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Nelson Rojas Alejandro Curbelo Joaquin Canales | Miguel Coronado Raul Calderon Rigoberto Gómez Erick Miranda | |||
| 3 April 1997 | Motagua | 1 – 1 (2 – 4 p) | Alianza | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Francisco Soares de Souza | Marcelo Bauzá 70' | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Guevara Costa Romero Arzú | Mirón Canales Curbelo Bauzá | |||
| 15 April 1997 | Alianza | 1 – 0 | Saprissa | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Joaquin Canales 76' | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán |
| 21 April 1997 | Saprissa | 2 – 1 | Motagua | San José, Costa Rica |
| Adrián Andrés Mahía | | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 25 April 1997 | Saprissa | 3 – 2 | Alianza | San José, Costa Rica |
| Adrián Andrés Mahía 23'42'77' | Guevara 35' Jose Lugo 47' | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | 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 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Comunicaciones | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 |
| 19 February 1997 | Alajuelense | 2 – 2 (4 – 2 p) | Olimpia | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Froylán Ledezma 51' Bernal Mullins 78' | Wilmer Velásquez 36' Nahúm Espinoza 43' | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto |
| 20 February 1997 | Aguila | 0 – 0 (4 – 2 p) | Municipal | San Miguel, El Salvador |
| Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
| 26 February 1997 | Olimpia | 1 – 1 (5 – 6 p) | Aguila | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 6 March 1997 | Olimpia | 0 – 1 | Municipal | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Nil | TBD | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 9 March 1997 | Municipal | 0 – 1 | Alajuelense | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Nil | Bérnal Mullins 88' | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
| 12 March 1997 | Municipal | 1 – 0 | Olimpia | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Enoy Dosantos 67' | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
| 12 March 1997 | Aguila | 1 – 2 | Alajuelense | San Miguel, El Salvador |
| Jorge Garay 1' | Bérnal Mullins 32'80' | Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza Attendance: 5.000 |
| 25 March 1997 | Municipal | 3 – 0 | Aguila | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Fabian Salas 11' Duban Areas 20'Claudio de Oliveira 70' | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
| 26 March 1997 | Olimpia | 0 – 0 (4 – 2 p) | Alajuelense | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 2 April 1997 | Aguila | 4 – 2 | Olimpia | San Miguel, El Salvador |
| Jorge Garay 26'44' Armando Lindo Lazo | Dolmo Flores 5'52' | Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
| 17 April 1997 | Alajuelense | 3 – 1 | Municipal | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Bérnal Mullins 6'58' Victor Badilla 69' | William Chinchilla 42' | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Victorino Rodriguez |
| 22 April 1997 | Alajuelense | 3 – 3 (3 – 4 p) | Aguila | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Josef Miso 2' Richard Mahoney 8'Bernal Mullins 71' | Jorge Garay 20' Armando Lindo 60'Noe Fuentes 60' | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Mario Alfaro Escobar |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | 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 |
| 25 May 19971st leg | Municipal | 2 – 2 | Alianza | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Horacio Lugo Alejandro Curbelo | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
| 31 May 19971st leg | Alajuelense | 0 – 4 | Saprissa | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Nil | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto |
| 27 May 19972nd leg | Alianza | 0 – 0 (4 – 2 p) | Municipal | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán |
| Not played2nd leg | Saprissa | v | Alajuelense | San José, Costa Rica |
| Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 11 June 1997Final | Saprissa | 0 – 1 | Alianza | San José, Costa Rica |
| Nil | Horacio Lugo 83' | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
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