UNCAF Interclub Cup

UNCAF Interclub Cup

Organizing body	UNCAF
Founded	1971
Abolished	2007
Region	Central America
Number of teams	16
Last champion(s)	Motagua (1st title)
Most successful club(s)	Saprissa (5 titles)
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.

The tournament had been known as the Copa Fraternidad Centroamericana from 1971 to 1983. It was discontinued between 1983 and 1996, when it was revived as the Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica. In 1998, the tournament was renamed Copa Interclubes UNCAF. It was held on an annual basis between 1998 and the last edition played in 2007.

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

Season	Champions	Runner-up	Third	Fourth
Copa Fraternidad
1971	Comunicaciones	Saprissa	Herediano	Atlético Marte
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
1972	Saprissa	Aurora	Herediano and Universidad
	1st leg: Aurora 1–1 Saprissa; 2nd leg: Saprissa 1–0 Aurora. Herediano and Universidad shared third place.
1973	Saprissa	Águila	Alajuelense	Comunicaciones
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
1974	Municipal	Saprissa	Águila	Aurora
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
1975	Platense	Aurora	Herediano	Saprissa
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
1976	Aurora	Comunicaciones	Saprissa	Águila
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
1977	Municipal	Comunicaciones	Águila	Deportivo México
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
1978	Saprissa	Cartaginés	Comunicaciones
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round. Only three teams in final round.
1979	Aurora	Real España	Atlético Marte and Municipal
	1st leg: Aurora 1–0 Real España; 2nd leg: Real España 0–0 Aurora. Atlético Marte and Municipal shared third place.
1980	Broncos	Alianza	FAS
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round. Only three teams in final round.
1981	Real España	Olimpia	Marathón
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round. Only three teams in final round.
1982	Real España	Xelajú
	1st leg: Real España 2–1 Xelajú; 2nd leg: Xelajú 0–0 Real España. No third place match.
1983	Comunicaciones	Aurora	Águila
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round. Only three teams in final round.
1984	Unfinished
	Scheduled to be played between Independiente, Suchitepéquez and Aurora. The tournament was abandoned and not finished.
Torneo de Grandes de Centroamérica
1996	Alajuelense	Saprissa	Comunicaciones	Municipal
	No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
1997	Alianza	Saprissa	Alajuelense and Municipal
	One leg: Saprissa 0–1 Alianza. Alajuelense and Municipal shared third place.
1998	Saprissa	Municipal	Real España and Olimpia
	1st leg: Saprissa 2–1 Municipal; 2nd leg: Municipal 1–1 Saprissa. Real España and Olimpia shared third place.
Copa Interclubes UNCAF
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
Saprissa	5	7	1972, 1973, 1978, 1998, 2003	1971, 1974, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2007
Municipal	4	1	1974, 1977, 2001, 2004	1998
Alajuelense	3	2	1996, 2002, 2005	1999, 2000
Aurora	2	3	1976, 1979	1972, 1975, 1983
Comunicaciones	2	3	1971, 1983	1976, 1977, 2003
Olimpia	2	3	1999, 2000	1981, 2005, 2006
Real España	2	1	1981, 1982	1979
Alianza	1	1	1997	1980
Platense	1	0	1975	—
Broncos	1	0	1980	—
Puntarenas	1	0	2006	—
Motagua	1	0	2007	—
Águila	0	1	—	1973
Cartaginés	0	1	—	1978
Xelajú	0	1	—	1982
Árabe Unido	0	1	—	2002

By country

Nation	Winners	Runners-up	Winning clubs	Runner-up clubs
Costa Rica	9	10	Saprissa (5), Alajuelense (3), Puntarenas (1)	Saprissa (7), Alajuelense (2), Cartaginés (1)
Guatemala	8	8	Municipal (4), Comunicaciones (2), Aurora (2)	Comunicaciones (3), Aurora (3), Municipal (1), Xelajú (1)
Honduras	6	4	Real España (2), Olimpia (2), Broncos (1), Motagua (1)	Olimpia (3), Real España (1)
El Salvador	2	2	Platense (1), Alianza (1)	Alianza (1), Águila (1)
Panama	0	1	—	Árabe Unido (1)

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