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1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 32nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region and was played from 9 March 1996 through 20 July 1997.

1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
CityGuatemala City
Dates15 July– 20 July
Teams4 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Cruz Azul (4th title)
Runners-upMexico Necaxa
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored29 (4.83 per match)
← 1995
1997 →

The teams were split into 2 zones (North/ Central and Caribbean). The North/Central zone was split into 3 groups, qualifying each winner to the final tournament. The winner of the Caribbean zone, earned a place in a playoff against the U.S. representative for a spot in the final tournament. All qualifying matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system, while the final tournament was played in Guatemala City.

That final stage composed of four teams which played each other in a single round-robin tournament. Mexican team Cruz Azul won their fourth CONCACAF trophy, after finishing 1st. in the final table with 7 points over 3 matches played.[1]

North/Central American Zone

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Group 1

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First Round
Cruz Azul on bye to the Third round.

9 March 1996 1st leg Alajuelense Costa Rica  4–2 El Salvador  FAS Alajuela, Costa Rica
Rónald Gómez    
Mauricio Montero  
Luis Marín Murillo  		   Rodríguez
  Mayén		 Attendance: 2,000
31 March 1996 2nd leg FAS El Salvador  1–2 Costa Rica  Alajuelense El Salvador
Bolsonello   6'   56' González
  89' Miso
  • Alajuelense won 6–3 on aggregated.
15 March 1996 1st leg Árabe Unido Panama  1–1 Nicaragua  Real Estelí Panama
Clarke   58'   35' (pen.) Oliva
17 March 1996 2nd leg Real Estelí Nicaragua  0–1 Panama  Árabe Unido Panama
  74' Chiari
  • Árabe Unido won 2–1 on aggregated.
17 March 1996 1st leg La Victoria Belize  1–3 Honduras  Victoria Belize
14 April 1996 2nd leg Victoria Honduras  4–2 Belize  La Victoria Honduras
  • Victoria won 7–3 on aggregated.

Second Round
Alajuelense on bye to the Fourth round.

16 June 1996 1st leg Victoria Honduras  1–0 Panama  Árabe Unido Honduras
18 June 1996 2nd leg Árabe Unido Panama  2–2 Honduras  Victoria Colon, Panama
Abdul Chiari
Carlos Brown		 Renán Aguilera x2 Stadium: Roberto Mariano Bula Stadium
  • Victoria won 3–2 on aggregated.

Third Round

23 October 1996 1st leg Victoria Honduras  1–0 Mexico  Cruz Azul Honduras
Aguilera   32'
5 November 1996 2nd leg Cruz Azul Mexico  2–0 Honduras  Victoria Mexico
de Oliveira   45'
Zamora   87'
  • Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregated.

Fourth Round

4 January 1997 1st leg Alajuelense Costa Rica  0–2 Mexico  Cruz Azul Costa Rica
  5' Hermosillo
  75' Reynoso
8 January 1997 2nd leg Cruz Azul Mexico  3–2 Costa Rica  Alajuelense Mexico
Hermosillo   42'   58'
Verdirame   54'		   66'   73' Ledesma
  • Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregated.

Group 2

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First Round

  • Necaxa on bye to second round.
17 March 1996 Saprissa Costa Rica  4–0 Honduras  Olimpia San José, Costa Rica
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
7 May 1996 Olimpia Honduras  3–0
(3–4 agg.)		 Costa Rica  Saprissa Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Second Round

15 September 1996 Saprissa Costa Rica  2–2 Mexico  Necaxa San José, Costa Rica
González   6'   79'   10' (pen.) Aguinaga
  16' Zárate		 Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
7 January 1997 Necaxa Mexico  2–1
(4–3 agg.)		 Costa Rica  Saprissa Querétaro City, Mexico
Zárate   48'
Peláez   84'		   17' Drummond Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
  • Necaxa advanced to the CONCACAF Final Group stage.

Group 3

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First Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CSD Comunicaciones Guatemala  6–0 Panama  Cosmos 4–0 2–0
C.S.D. Sacachispas Guatemala  5–3 Nicaragua  Juventus Managua 3–1 2–2
CSD Comunicaciones Guatemala  4–0 Panama  Cosmos
Cosmos Panama  0–2
(0-6 agg.)		 Guatemala  CSD Comunicaciones
March 21, 1996 C.S.D. Sacachispas Guatemala  3–1 Nicaragua  Juventus Managua
Gustavo Benzano
Lucio Catarino Da Silva
Araeli López		 Ivan Bravo
Juventus Managua Nicaragua  2–2
(3–5 agg.)		 Guatemala  C.S.D. Sacachispas

Second Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CSD Comunicaciones Guatemala  5–1 Guatemala  C.S.D. Sacachispas 2–1 3–0
CSD Comunicaciones Guatemala  2–1 Guatemala  C.S.D. Sacachispas
C.S.D. Sacachispas Guatemala  0–3
(1–5 agg.)		 Guatemala  CSD Comunicaciones

Third Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juventus Belize  1–8 Guatemala  CSD Comunicaciones 1–1 0–7
  • CSD Comunicaciones advance to the Final Group stage.
Juventus Belize  1–1 Guatemala  CSD Comunicaciones
CSD Comunicaciones Guatemala  7–0
(8–1 agg.)		 Belize  Juventus

Caribbean Zone

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
US Sinnamary French Guiana  w/o* Suriname  SV Prakash 0–0
SV Transvaal Suriname  w/o** Guadeloupe  Red Star (Pointe-à-Pitre)
  • US Sinnamary withdrew after 1st leg*
  • Red Star withdrew before 1st leg**

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SV Transvaal Suriname  1–0 Suriname  SV Prakash 0–0 1–0
  • SV Transvaal advance to the USA/Caribbean playoff.
SV Transvaal Suriname  0–0 Suriname  SV Prakash
SV Prakash Suriname  1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Suriname  SV Transvaal

U.S./Caribbean Playoff

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Seattle Sounders United States  10–0 Suriname  SV Transvaal
  • Seattle Sounders advance to the Final Group stage.[2]
17 June 1997 Seattle Sounders United States  10–0 Suriname  SV Transvaal Federal Way, Washington
7:30 p.m. PDT
Report Stadium: Federal Way Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,153

Final group stage

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Final stage was played in Guatemala City, Guatemala. July 15–20, 1997.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mexico  Cruz Azul 3 2 1 0 14 2 +12 7
2 Mexico  Necaxa 3 1 2 0 8 5 +3 5
3 Guatemala  Comunicaciones 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
4 United States  Seattle Sounders 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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All the games played in Guatemala City:

1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final Stage
Round 1
Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–0United States  Seattle Sounders
Nicolás Suazo   44'
José Fernández   83'
Round 1
Necaxa Mexico 1–1Mexico  Cruz Azul
Pavón   14' Hermosillo   48'
Round 2
Seattle Sounders United States 1–4Mexico  Necaxa
Hattrup   91' (p) Almaguer   32'
Blanco   47', 89'
Vásquez   75'
Round 2
Comunicaciones Guatemala 1–2Mexico  Cruz Azul
Núñez   90' Adomaitis   33' (37)
Round 3
Comunicaciones Guatemala 3–3Mexico  Necaxa
Rodas   24', 48'
Núñez   32'		 Pineda   47' (p)
Pavón   60'
Montes de Oca   70'
Round 3
Seattle Sounders United States 0–11Mexico  Cruz Azul
Palencia   3'
Hermosillo   13', 32', 49'
Yegros   15', 53', 62'
Adomaitis   34'
Galindo   35'
Barton   72' (o.g.)
Ramírez   74' (p)

Champion

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CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1996 Winners
Mexico 
Cruz Azul
4th title

References

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  1. ^ Copa de Campeones 1996 on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Rice, Micah (June 18, 1997). "Sounders earn Guatemala trip with rout of Suriname club". The News Tribune. p. D6. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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