UNCAF Interclub Cup

UNCAF Interclub Cup

Organizer(s)	UNCAF
Founded	1999
Abolished	2007
Region	Central America
Teams	16
Last champion(s)	Motagua (1st title)
Most championships	Olimpia Municipal Alajuelense (2 titles each)
Website	uncafut.com

The UNCAF Interclub Cup was an annual international football competition held in the UNCAF region (Central America). The competition was open to the leading domestic club teams in the region. The winners of each national league qualified automatically. It also provided qualification places for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, to which the top three teams advanced. Starting in 2008, all of the Central American nations have one or two teams qualifying directly to the expanded CONCACAF Champions League, thus this tournament ceased to be played.

This tournament replaced former friendly competitions such as the Copa Fraternidad (1971–1983) and the Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica (1996–1998).

In 2016, a new women's tournament was introduced.

All-time table

• From 1999 to 2007, only top 10 showing.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Alajuelense	57	31	16	10	118	47	+71	109
2	Olimpia	54	29	14	11	87	39	+48	101
3	Saprissa	53	28	14	11	82	47	+35	98
4	Municipal	44	22	12	10	93	42	+51	78
5	Motagua	24	11	7	6	30	25	+5	40
6	Comunicaciones	36	11	7	18	56	59	−3	40
7	FAS	23	12	3	8	55	26	+29	39
8	Real España	16	6	6	4	28	20	+8	24
9	Árabe Unido	18	7	3	8	39	32	+7	24
10	Puntarenas	12	6	4	2	21	7	+14	22

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Results

See also: List of Central American football champions

Season	Champions	Runner-up	Third	Fourth
1999	Olimpia	Alajuelense	Saprissa	Comunicaciones
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
2000	Olimpia	Alajuelense	Real España	Municipal
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
2001	Municipal	Saprissa	Olimpia	Comunicaciones
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
2002	Alajuelense	Árabe Unido	Motagua	Comunicaciones
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
2003	Saprissa	Comunicaciones	Alajuelense	Municipal
	One leg: Comunicaciones 2–3 Saprissa.
2004	Municipal	Saprissa	Olimpia	FAS
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
2005	Alajuelense	Olimpia	Saprissa	Pérez Zeledón
	1st leg: Olimpia 0–1 Alajuelense; 2nd leg: Alajuelense 0–1 Olimpia; Alajuelense 4–2 on penalties.
2006	Puntarenas	Olimpia	Marquense	Victoria
	1st leg: Puntarenas 3–2 Olimpia; 2nd leg: Olimpia 1–0 Puntarenas; Puntarenas 3–1 on penalties.
2007	Motagua	Saprissa	Municipal	Alajuelense
	1st leg: Saprissa 1–1 Motagua; 2nd leg: Motagua 1–0 Saprissa.

By club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runner-up
Olimpia	2	2	1999, 2000	2005, 2006
Alajuelense	2	2	2002, 2005	1999, 2000
Municipal	2	0	2001, 2004	—
Saprissa	1	3	2003	2001, 2004, 2007
Puntarenas	1	0	2006	—
Motagua	1	0	2007	—

By country

Nation	Winners	Runners-up	Winning clubs	Runner-up clubs
Costa Rica	4	5	Alajuelense (2), Saprissa (1), Puntarenas (1)	Saprissa (3), Alajuelense (2)
Honduras	3	2	Olimpia (2), Motagua (1)	Olimpia (2)
Guatemala	2	0	Municipal (2)	—

Women's tournament

Main article: UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship

In 2016, the Central American Football Union revived the competition by inaugurating a tournament open to women's clubs. Costa Rican side Moravia obtained the first tournament contested in Costa Rica. ^[1] As opposed to the men's cup, this tournament is played in a fixed host.

See also

• CONCACAF League
• CONCACAF Central American Cup

References

1. CONCACAF.com – Moravia crowned UNCAF women’s champion – 30 May 2016

External links

• UNCAF Interclub Cup at the RSSSF