1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
CityWashington, D.C.
DatesAugust 11 – August 16
Teams8 (from 5 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States D.C. United (1st title)
Runners-upMexico Deportivo Toluca
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored19 (2.38 per match)
1997
1999

The 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 34th 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 football in the CONCACAF region. The final tournament, held in Washington, D.C., was won by D.C. United, who defeated Deportivo Toluca 1–0 in the final,[1] becoming the first team from the United States to win the tournament.[2]

Qualified teams

Qualifying

Qualifying Playoff

Colorado Rapids United States1–0Mexico León
Balboa File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' Report
  • León advances to the quarterfinals.

Qualifying Central American zone

Organized by the Central American Football Union.

Group South A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Costa Rica Saprissa 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to Second Stage
2 Panama Árabe Unido 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 Nicaragua Diriangén 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
15 February 1998 Árabe Unido Panama 1–0 Nicaragua Diriangén Panama
Carlos Brown File:Soccerball shade.svg None Stadium: Colón’s Roberto Mariano Bula Stadium
11 March 1998 Saprissa Costa Rica v Panama Árabe Unido
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.

Group South B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 4 0 0 17 2 +15 12 Advance to Second Stage
2 Panama Tauro 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
3 Nicaragua Real Estelí 2 0 0 2 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
8 February 1998 Tauro Panama 1–2 Costa Rica Alajuelense Panama City, Panama
Luis Agrazal David Diach
Richard Smith
Stadium: Estadio Javier Cruz de Colegio de Artes y Oficios
8 March 1998 Real Estelí Nicaragua v Panama Tauro
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.
March 1998 Tauro Panama v Nicaragua Real Estelí
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.

Group North A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guatemala Comunicaciones 3 2 1 0 13 6 +7 7 Advance to Second Stage
2 Honduras Olimpia 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 El Salvador Alianza 3 0 2 1 6 9 −3 2
4 Belize Juventus 3 0 1 2 5 13 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group North B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Honduras Platense 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 10 Advance to Second Stage
2 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10
3 Guatemala Aurora 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4
4 Belize Real Verdes 5 1 1 3 5 14 −9 4
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
15 March 1998 Real Verdes Belize 1–2 Guatemala Aurora San Ignacio, Belize
TBD TBD
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Stadium: Norman Broaster Stadium
1 April 1998 Real Verdes Belize v El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.
12 April 1998 Platense Honduras v El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Costa Rica Saprissa 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 Advance to Final Tournament
2 Guatemala Comunicaciones 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6 Advance to Playoff
3 Honduras Platense 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 8 Advance to Final Tournament
2 Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4 7 Advance to Playoff
3 Honduras Olimpia 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Playoff

  • Alajuelense advanced to the Final Tournament.

Caribbean zone

  • Caribbean Zone:
    Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public F.C. (invitee)
  • The Caribbean club championships during that time were only played in November,
    CONCACAF invited Joe Public of Trinidad and Tobago as Caribbean representative.

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
11 August – Washington, D.C
 
 
United States D.C. United8
 
14 August – Washington, D.C
 
Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public0
 
United States D.C. United2
 
11 August – Washington, D.C
 
Mexico León0
 
Mexico León (p)1 (3)
 
16 August – Washington, D.C
 
El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo1 (2)
 
United States D.C. United1
 
12 August – Washington, D.C
 
Mexico Toluca0
 
Mexico Cruz Azul0 (3)
 
14 August – Washington, D.C
 
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa (p)0 (5)
 
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa1 (2)
 
12 August – Washington, D.C
 
Mexico Toluca (p)1 (3) Third place
 
Mexico Toluca2
 
16 August – Washington, D.C
 
Costa Rica Alajuelense0
 
Mexico León0
 
 
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa2
 

Quarterfinals




Semifinals


Third place match

Final

Champion

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1998 Winners
United States
D.C. United
First Title

Player awards

Top goalscorer

  • Roy Lassiter (D.C. United) – 6 goals[3]

Most Valuable Player

  • Roy Lassiter (D.C. United)

Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper
  • Scott Garlick, D.C. United
Defenders
  • Jeff Agoos, D.C. United
  • Eddie Pope, D.C. United
  • Salvador Carmona, Toluca
  • Roberto Medina, Leon
Midfielders
  • Fabian Estay, Toluca
  • Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United
  • Roy Myers, Saprissa
Forwards
  • Roy Lassiter, D.C. United
  • Jose Manuel Abundis, Toluca
  • Nidelson De Mello, Firpo

References

  1. Copa de Campeones 1998 on the RSSSF
  2. DC United, primer campeón de Concacaf de la MLS on Goal.com
  3. "Newsletter" (PDF). November 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2005.