Organizing body | UNCAF |
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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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Season | Champions | Runner-up | Third | Fourth |
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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. |
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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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 |
Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runner-up clubs |
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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) |
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