UNCAF Interclub Cup

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UNCAF Interclub Cup
Copa Interclubes UNCAF.png
Organizing body UNCAF
Founded1971
Abolished2007
Region Central America
Number of teams16
Last champion(s) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
(1st title)
Most successful club(s) Flag of Costa Rica.svg 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.

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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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 5731161011847+71109
2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 542914118739+48101
3 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 532814118247+3598
4 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal 442212109342+5178
5 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 2411763025+540
6 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones 36117185659340
7 Flag of El Salvador.svg FAS 2312385526+2939
8 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España 166642820+824
9 Flag of Panama.svg Árabe Unido 187383932+724
10 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Puntarenas 12642217+1422
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

SeasonChampionsRunner-upThirdFourth
Copa Fraternidad
1971 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano Flag of El Salvador.svg Atlético Marte
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
1972 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of Guatemala.svg Aurora Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano and Flag of El Salvador.svg Universidad
1st leg: Aurora 1–1 Saprissa; 2nd leg: Saprissa 1–0 Aurora. Herediano and Universidad shared third place.
1973 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
1974 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila Flag of Guatemala.svg Aurora
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
1975 Flag of El Salvador.svg Platense Flag of Guatemala.svg Aurora Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
1976 Flag of Guatemala.svg Aurora Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
1977 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila Flag of Costa Rica.svg Deportivo México
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
1978 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg Cartaginés Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round. Only three teams in final round.
1979 Flag of Guatemala.svg Aurora Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España Flag of El Salvador.svg Atlético Marte and Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
1st leg: Aurora 1–0 Real España; 2nd leg: Real España 0–0 Aurora. Atlético Marte and Municipal shared third place.
1980 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Broncos Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza Flag of El Salvador.svg FAS
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round. Only three teams in final round.
1981 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round. Only three teams in final round.
1982 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España Flag of Guatemala.svg Xelajú
1st leg: Real España 2–1 Xelajú; 2nd leg: Xelajú 0–0 Real España. No third place match.
1983 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg Aurora Flag of El Salvador.svg 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 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
1997 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense and Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
One leg: Saprissa 0–1 Alianza. Alajuelense and Municipal shared third place.
1998 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España and Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia
1st leg: Saprissa 2–1 Municipal; 2nd leg: Municipal 1–1 Saprissa. Real España and Olimpia shared third place.
Copa Interclubes UNCAF
1999 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
2000 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
2001 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
2002 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense Flag of Panama.svg Árabe Unido Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
2003 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
One leg: Comunicaciones 2–3 Saprissa.
2004 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia Flag of El Salvador.svg FAS
No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
2005 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg Pérez Zeledón
1st leg: Olimpia 0–1 Alajuelense; 2nd leg: Alajuelense 0–1 Olimpia; Alajuelense 4–2 on penalties.
2006 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Puntarenas Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia Flag of Guatemala.svg Marquense Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Victoria
1st leg: Puntarenas 3–2 Olimpia; 2nd leg: Olimpia 1–0 Puntarenas; Puntarenas 3–1 on penalties.
2007 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
1st leg: Saprissa 1–1 Motagua; 2nd leg: Motagua 1–0 Saprissa.

By club

ClubWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 57 1972, 1973, 1978, 1998, 2003 1971, 1974, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2007
Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal 41 1974, 1977, 2001, 2004 1998
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 32 1996, 2002, 2005 1999, 2000
Flag of Guatemala.svg Aurora 23 1976, 1979 1972, 1975, 1983
Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones 23 1971, 1983 1976, 1977, 2003
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 23 1999, 2000 1981, 2005, 2006
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España 21 1981, 1982 1979
Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 11 1997 1980
Flag of El Salvador.svg Platense 10 1975
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Broncos 10 1980
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Puntarenas 10 2006
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 10 2007
Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila 01 1973
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Cartaginés 01 1978
Flag of Guatemala.svg Xelajú 01 1982
Flag of Panama.svg Árabe Unido 01 2002

By country

NationWinnersRunners-upWinning clubsRunner-up clubs
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 910 Saprissa (5), Alajuelense (3), Puntarenas (1) Saprissa (7), Alajuelense (2), Cartaginés (1)
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 88 Municipal (4), Comunicaciones (2), Aurora (2) Comunicaciones (3), Aurora (3), Municipal (1), Xelajú (1)
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 64 Real España (2), Olimpia (2), Broncos (1), Motagua (1) Olimpia (3), Real España (1)
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 22 Platense (1), Alianza (1) Alianza (1), Águila (1)
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 01 Árabe Unido (1)

Women's tournament

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.

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