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1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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.

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)
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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 edit

North American zone edit

Qualifying Playoff edit

28 June 1998 Colorado Rapids   1–0   León Denver, U.S.
18:00 MST Balboa   83' Report Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 7,442
Referee: Kevin Skinner (CAN)
15 July 1998 León   4–2
(4–3 agg.)		   Colorado Rapids León, Mexico
Bejines   30'
Romero   38'
Trittschuh   42' (o.g.)
Cadena   53'		   45' Trittschuh
  69' Bravo		 Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp
  • León advances to the quarterfinals.

Central American zone edit

Organized by the Central American Football Union.

Group South A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Saprissa 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to Second Stage
2   Árabe Unido 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3   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.
8 February 1998 Diriangén   0–3   Saprissa Cacique Diriangen Stadium.
None Steven Bryce  
Gerard Drummond  
Alejandro Sequeira  
15 February 1998 Árabe Unido   1–0   Diriangén Panama
Carlos Brown   None Stadium: Colón’s Roberto Mariano Bula Stadium
17 February 1998 Diriangén   1–1   Árabe Unido Colón, Panama
Stadium: Estadio Armando Dely Valdés
25 February 1998 Saprissa   4–1   Diriangén
Adrian Mahia   
Kervin Lacey  
Vinicio Montero  		  
8 March 1998 Árabe Unido   1–2   Saprissa
11 March 1998 Saprissa   v   Árabe Unido
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.

Group South B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Alajuelense 4 4 0 0 17 2 +15 12 Advance to Second Stage
2   Tauro 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
3   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   1–2   Alajuelense Panama City, Panama
Luis Agrazal David Diach
Richard Smith		 Stadium: Estadio Javier Cruz de Colegio de Artes y Oficios
11 February 1998 Alajuelense   4–0   Tauro
14 February 1998 Alajuelense   8–0   Real Estelí
17 February 1998 Real Estelí   1–3   Alajuelense Palmares de Alajuela, Costa Rica
8 March 1998 Real Estelí   v   Tauro
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.
March 1998 Tauro   v   Real Estelí
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.

Group North A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Comunicaciones 3 2 1 0 13 6 +7 7 Advance to Second Stage
2   Olimpia 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3   Alianza 3 0 2 1 6 9 −3 2
4   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.
18 March 1998 Olimpia   2–0   Juventus Guatemala City, Guatemala
Quiroga   59'   79' Nil
18 March 1998 Comunicaciones   2–2   Alianza Guatemala City, Guatemala
Nicolas Suazo   19'   Horacio Lugo   29'
Erick Dowson Prado  
20 March 1998 Alianza   3–3   Juventus Guatemala City, Guatemala
Marcelo Bauza       Fredy Tun  
Steve Hall  
Allan Flowers  
20 March 1998 Comunicaciones   3–2   Olimpia Guatemala City, Guatemala
Fonseca   40'   67'
Rodas   76'		   50' Velásquez
  85' Costa
22 March 1998 Alianza   1–4   Olimpia Guatemala City, Guatemala
Adrian de La Cruz   68' (pen.) Costa   6'   34'   58'
Velásquez   90'
22 March 1998 Comunicaciones   8–2   Juventus Guatemala City, Guatemala
Jewison Bennet   22'   53'   79'
Edgar Valencia   13'   75'
Julio Rodas   15'   69'
Edwin Westphal   82'		 Doni Tun   28'
Dave McCuley   90'		 Referee: Oscar Bardales

Group North B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Platense 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 10 Advance to Second Stage
2   Luis Ángel Firpo 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10
3   Aurora 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4
4   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.
1 February 1998 Aurora   1–2   Platense
Castagnaro   60'   49' Cárcamo
  85' Da Silva
8 February 1998 Platense   2–1   Aurora
Da Silva   84'
Cárcamo   85'		   67' (pen.) Castagnaro
22 February 1998 Real Verdes   0–0   Platense
Nil Nil
25 February 1998 Aurora   2–2   Luis Ángel Firpo Guatemala City, Guatemala
Luis Perez  
Selvin Ponciano  		 Jose Monterrosa  
Celio Rodríguez  		 Stadium: Estadio del Ejéricto
1 March 1998 Platense   6–0   Real Verdes
Mejía   3'   65'
Da Silva   10'
Fuentes   44'
Morales   76'
de León   84' (pen.)		 Nil
4 March 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo   2–0   Aurora
Alfredo Perez  
Raul Toro  		 Nil
15 March 1998 Real Verdes   1–2   Aurora San Ignacio, Belize
TBD TBD
Selvin Ponciano  		 Stadium: Norman Broaster Stadium
22 March 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo   4–1   Real Verdes San Ignacio, Belize
Israel Castro  
Luis Oseguera  
Raul Toro  
Pedro Vasquez  		 Crusel Treik   Stadium: Norman Broaster Stadium
25 March 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo   1–0   Platense
Toro   20' Nil
25 March 1998 Aurora   2–3   Real Verdes
1 April 1998 Real Verdes   v   Luis Ángel Firpo
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.
12 April 1998 Platense   v   Luis Ángel Firpo
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.

Group I edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Saprissa 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 Advance to Final Tournament
2   Comunicaciones 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6 Advance to Playoff
3   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.
19 April 1998 Platense   1–3   Saprissa
Cárcamo   6'   16' Ramírez
  76' Myers
  90' Ilama
22 April 1998 Comunicaciones   1–0   Saprissa
29 April 1998 Platense   3–1   Comunicaciones San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Bernárdez   10'
de León   46'
Cárcamo   88'		   4' Valencia
6 May 1998 Saprissa   2–1   Comunicaciones
20 May 1998 Saprissa   0–0   Platense
27 May 1998 Comunicaciones   2–1   Platense Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 Westphal   55' (pen.)
Fonseca   90'		   85' (pen.) Fuentes Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso

Group II edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Luis Ángel Firpo 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 8 Advance to Final Tournament
2   Alajuelense 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4 7 Advance to Playoff
3   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.
15 April 1998 Alajuelense   1–1   Luis Ángel Firpo
22 April 1998 Olimpia   0–1   Alajuelense
  6' Miso
30 April 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo   2–0   Olimpia
Toro   48'
Monterrosa   55'
7 May 1998 Alajuelense   5–1   Olimpia
Badilla   11'
Madrigal   20'
Martins   41'
Cubero   50'
Miso   73'		   75' Velásquez
14 May 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo   3–2   Alajuelense
20 May 1998 Olimpia   1–1   Luis Ángel Firpo
Fernández   27'   72' Rodríguez

Playoff edit

26 July 1998 Alajuelense   4–2   Comunicaciones Alajuela, Costa Rica
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
29 July 1998 Comunicaciones   1–1
(3–5 agg.)		   Alajuelense Guatemala City, Guatemala
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
  • Alajuelense advanced to the Final Tournament.

Caribbean zone edit

  • Caribbean Zone:
      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 edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  D.C. United8
 
 
 
  Joe Public0
 
  D.C. United2
 
 
 
  León0
 
  León1 (3)
 
 
 
  Luis Ángel Firpo1 (2)
 
  D.C. United1
 
 
 
  Toluca0
 
  Cruz Azul0 (3)
 
 
 
  Deportivo Saprissa0 (5)
 
  Deportivo Saprissa1 (2)
 
 
 
  Toluca1 (3) Third place
 
  Toluca2
 
 
 
  Alajuelense0
 
  León0
 
 
  Deportivo Saprissa2
 

Quarterfinals edit

11 August 1998 D.C. United   8–0   Joe Public Washington, D.C., U.S.
Olsen   13'   44'
Lassiter   22'   29'   67'   72'
Wood   75'   90+2'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 7,117
11 August 1998 Cruz Azul   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		   Saprissa Washington, D.C., U.S.
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 7,117
12 August 1998 León   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		   Luis Ángel Firpo Washington, D.C., U.S.
Mercado   27' (pen.)   79' Nildeson Stadium: RFK Stadium
12 August 1998 Toluca   2–0   Alajuelense Washington, D.C., U.S.
Estay   72'
Abundis   90'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium

Semifinals edit

D.C. United  2–0  Club León
Lassiter   12', 61'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. – United States
Deportivo Toluca  1 – 1 (AET)
3 – 2 (pen)		  Deportivo Saprissa
Cordero   31' (o.g.) Sequeira   58'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. – United States

Third place match edit

Club León  0–2  C.D. Saprissa
Mahia   45'
Centeno   85'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. – United States

Final edit

D.C. United  1–0  Deportivo Toluca
Pope   41'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. – United States
Attendance: 12,607

Champion edit

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

Player awards edit

Top goalscorer edit

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

Most Valuable Player edit

  • Roy Lassiter (D.C. United)

Team of the tournament edit

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 edit

  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.
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