2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 42nd 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. The tournament also served as a qualifying event for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca hosted the second leg Final
Tournament details
Dates22 February – 25 April
Teams8 (from 6 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Pachuca (2nd title)
Runners-upMexico Guadalajara
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored38 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Omar Bravo
Brazil Luciano Emilio
(4 goals each)
2006
2008

Pachuca won the Champions' Cup, defeating Guadalajara 7–6 on penalties following a 2–2 aggregate draw.

In addition, as runners-up, Guadalajara was invited to CONMEBOL's 2007 Copa Sudamericana.[1]

Qualified teams

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North American zone

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  Pachuca2006 Clausura champion
  Guadalajara2006 Apertura champion
  Houston Dynamo2006 MLS Cup champion
  D.C. United2006 MLS Supporters' Shield winner

Central America zone

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  PuntarenasUNCAF champion
  OlimpiaUNCAF runner-up
  MarquenseUNCAF third place

Caribbean zone

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  W Connection2006 CFU Club Championship winner

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Olimpia 1 2 3
  D.C. United 4 3 7
  D.C. United 1 1 2
  Guadalajara 1 2 3
  W Connection 2 0 2
  Guadalajara 1 3 4
  Guadalajara 2 0 2 (6)
  Pachuca (a.e.t.) (pen.) 2 0 2 (7)
  Puntarenas 1 0 1
  Houston Dynamo 0 2 2
  Houston Dynamo 2 2 4
  Pachuca (a.e.t.) 0 5 5
  Pachuca 2 1 3
  Marquense 0 0 0

Quarterfinals

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Pachuca  2–0  Marquense
Álvarez   13'
Caballero   58'
 
Referee: Edgar Rodriguez (Costa Rica)
Marquense  0–1  Pachuca
  Landín   17'
Attendance: 5,720[2]
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya (Honduras)

Pachuca won 3–0 on aggregate.


Puntarenas  1–0  Houston Dynamo
Bernard   90+2'
Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)
Houston Dynamo  2–0  Puntarenas
Dalglish   27'
Gray   74'
 

Houston Dynamo won 2–1 on aggregate.


W Connection  2–1  Guadalajara
Jean   79'
Seabra   86'
Bravo   61'
Attendance: 4,000[3]
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Guadalajara  3–0  W Connection
Santana   21', 46'
Bautista   74'
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jose Pineda (Honduras)

Guadalajara won 4–2 on aggregate.


Olimpia  1–4  D.C. United
Cárcamo   34' Gómez   31', 59'
Emilio   45'
Erpen   84'
D.C. United  3–2  Olimpia
Emilio   37', 84'
Gómez   49' (pen.)
Report Thomas   30' (pen.)
Pacini   75'

D.C. United won 7–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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Houston Dynamo  2–0  Pachuca
Ching   57'
Wondolowski   84'
Report
Attendance: 13,007
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Note: The first leg match scheduled for 14 March 2007 was postponed due to a weather-induced power outage.

Pachuca  5–2 (a.e.t.)  Houston Dynamo
Caballero   4', 86'
Giménez   15' (pen.), 58' (pen.), 105'
Report Mullan   53'
Ching   79'

Pachuca won 5–4 on aggregate.


D.C. United  1–1  Guadalajara
Emilio   90+1' Report Bravo   63'
Guadalajara  2–1  D.C. United
Bautista   42'
Pineda   52'
Report Moreno   36'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Guadalajara won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

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First leg

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2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Guadalajara  2–2  Pachuca
Bravo   43', 66' Cacho   21'
Cabrera   82'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Germán Arredondo

Second leg

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2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Pachuca  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Guadalajara
Report 1
Report 2
Penalties
Giménez  
Chitiva  
Salazar  
Álvarez  
Rodríguez  
López  
Landín  
7–6   Bravo
  Pineda
  Martínez
  Esparza
  Mejía
  Magallon
  Medina
Attendance: 30,000

2–2 on aggregate. Pachuca won 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 7–6 on penalties, advanced to 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

Champions

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CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2007 Winners
 
Pachuca
Second Title

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Luciano Emilio   D.C. United 4
  Omar Bravo   Guadalajara
3   Christian Giménez   Pachuca 3
  Christian Gómez   D.C. United
5   Adolfo Bautista   Guadalajara 2
  Brian Ching   Houston Dynamo
  Gabriel Caballero   Pachuca
  Marvin Cabrera   Pachuca
  Sergio Santana   Guadalajara

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Quarterfinal series set for 2007 Champions' Cup". The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. 18 January 2007. Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2007.
  2. ^ "Guate Futbol". Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ^ Xidemia, Agile Telecom Ltd. and (15 February 2007). "Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt".
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