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1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
32nd edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF
32nd edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1996 |
| dates | July 15 – 20 |
| city | Guatemala City |
| country | Guatemala |
| num_teams | 4 |
| associations | 3 |
| champion_other | MEX Cruz Azul |
| count | 4 |
| second_other | MEX Necaxa |
| matches | 6 |
| goals | 29 |
| prevseason | 1995 |
| nextseason | 1997 |
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 March 9, 1996, through July 20, 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.
North/Central American Zone
Group 1
First Round
Cruz Azul on bye to the Third round. Mauricio Montero Luis Marín Murillo Mayén Miso
- Alajuelense won 6–3 on aggregated.
- Árabe Unido won 2–1 on aggregated.
- Victoria won 7–3 on aggregated.
Second Round
Alajuelense on bye to the Fourth round. Carlos Brown
- Victoria won 3–2 on aggregated.
Third Round Zamora
- Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregated.
Fourth Round Reynoso Verdirame
- Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregated.
Group 2
First Round
- Necaxa on bye to second round.
Second Round Zárate Peláez
- Necaxa advanced to the CONCACAF Final Group stage.
Group 3
First Round |}
- BLZ Juventus F.C. on bye, to the second round.
Lucio Catarino Da Silva Araeli López
Second Round |}
- BLZ Juventus F.C. on bye, to the third round.
Third Round |}
- CSD Comunicaciones advance to the Final Group stage.
Caribbean Zone
First round
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- US Sinnamary withdrew after 1st leg*
- Red Star withdrew before 1st leg**
Second round
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- SV Transvaal advance to the USA/Caribbean playoff.
U.S./Caribbean Playoff
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- Seattle Sounders advance to the Final Group stage.
- Adair
- Gailey
- Megson
- Gelvezon
- Crothers
- Barton
Final group stage
Final stage was played in Guatemala City, Guatemala. July 15–20, 1997.
Matches
All the games played in Guatemala City:
- Suazo
- Fernández
- Almaguer
- Blanco
- Vásquez
- Julio Rodas
- Núñez
- Pineda
- Pavón
- Montes de Oca
- Palencia
- Hermosillo
- Yegros
- Adomaitis
- Galindo
- Barton
- Ramírez
Champion
References
References
- Goloboy, James. (July 25, 2019). "Central American Club Competitions 1996". [[RSSSF]].
- Rice, Micah. (June 18, 1997). "Sounders earn Guatemala trip with rout of Suriname club". [[The News Tribune]].
- (July 16, 1997). "Sounders falter in cup opener". [[The Seattle Times]].
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