User:Quidster4040/sandbox/1998–99 CONCACAF Champions League

1998–99 CONCACAF Champions League
Tournament details
DatesJuly – August 1998 (qualifying)
September 1998 – May 1999 (competition proper)
Teams16 (group stage)
50 (total) (from 38 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States D.C. United (1st title)
Runners-upMexico Toluca

The 1998–99 CONCACAF Champions League was the 43rd season of North America's premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF.

The final was played on May 21, 2008 at the DSG Park in Denver, where Manchester Houston Dynamo played against Pachuca. Houston Dynamo won the match 2–0 in regulation time, making it the first time since 2001 and American team won the competition.

América were the defending champions.

Teams

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Qualifying rounds

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First round

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28 teams entered this round. The first legs were played on 1 July and the second legs were played on 8 July 1998.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Transvaal   6–0   Seven Seas Rock City 2–0 4–0
Newtown United   2–3   Empire 1–1 1–2
UNDEBA   5–0   Villa Clara 2–0 3–0
Walter Ferretti   2–2 (a)   Seba United 2–1 0–1
Notre Dame   2–3   Camdonia Chelsea 2–0 1–2
M.I. Roc Masters   4–3   BDO Binder Stingers 4–2 0–1
Aiglon   9–1   Zebbians 6–0 3–1
Cavalier   4–4 (6–5 p)   Tropic All Stars 2–2 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Cobán Imperial   2–5   León 2–1 0–4
Kansas City Wizards   3–0   Vasco da Gama 2–0 1–0
San Cristóbal   1–0   Quintana 1–0 0–0
Police Force   3–6   Sporting 3–2 0–4
Scholars International   3–2   Spartans International 3–1 0–1
L'Etoile   5–0   Rovers United 4–0 1–0

Second round

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Six teams received a bye into this round. They were joined by the fourteen winners of the first round. First legs were played on 22 July and the second legs were played on 28 July 1998.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Transvaal   4–6   Superstar Rangers 3–3 1–3
San Cristóbal   0–2   Capoise 0–0 0–2
M.I. Roc Masters   1–12   Tauro 1–6 0–6
UNDEBA   4–4 (a)   SNL 3–2 1–2
Notre Dame   1–1 (5–3 p)   Jahouvey 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Seba United   2–0   River Plate 1–0 1–0
León   3–2   Kansas City Wizards 3–0 0–2
Empire   1–5   Aiglon 0–0 1–5
Sporting   1–9   L'Etoile 1–2 0–7
Cavalier   2–1   Scholars International 1–1 1–0

Third round

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Ten teams earned a bye to the third round. They were joined by the ten second round winners. First legs were played on 12 August and second legs were on 26 August 1998.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
León   3–1   Cruz Azul 2–0 1–1
Superstar Rangers   3–5   Colorado Rapids 1–0 2–5
Tauro   0–4   Alajuelense 0–1 0–3
Seba United   2–3 (a.e.t.)   Platense 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
SNL   2–2 (a)   FAS 1–0 1–2
Capoise   1–5   Comunicaciones 1–3 0–2
Notre Dame   2–5   Waterhouse 1–2 1–3
L'Etoile   0–1   Solidarité 0–0 0–1
Cavalier   2–8   Topp XX 0–4 2–4
Aiglon   2–3   Vancouver 86ers 2–1 0–2

Group stage

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16 teams entered Group Stage. Top 6 teams earned a bye straight group stage. Joined by 10 second round winners.

Bye teams

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   MOT   WTH   FPO   SOL
1   Motagua 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11 Advance to knockout stage 0–2 2–0 1–0
2   Waterhouse 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 0–1 1–0 2–2
3   Firpo 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 1–1 2–0 2–1
4   Solidarité 6 1 2 3 7 8 −1 5 0–0 1–1 3–2
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   TOL   ALA   PLA   JOE
1   Toluca 6 4 1 1 20 3 +17 13 Advance to knockout stage 3–0 4–0 7–0
2   Alajuelense 6 4 0 2 13 8 +5 12 1–0 3–2 5–1
3   Platense 6 2 1 3 9 12 −3 7 2–2 2–0 2–1
4   Joe Public 6 1 0 5 3 22 −19 3 0–4 0–3 2–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   DCU   LEO   COM   TXX
1   D.C. United 6 5 0 1 23 3 +20 15 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 3–0 10–0
2   León 6 4 1 1 17 4 +13 13 2–1 2–0 7–0
3   Comunicaciones 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 0–1 1–1 3–0
4   Topp XX 6 0 0 6 3 34 −31 0 1–6 0–5 2–3
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   SPR   VAN   COL   SNL
1   Saprissa 6 4 0 2 15 4 +11 12 Advance to knockout stage 3–0 2–1 7–0
2   Vancouver 86ers 6 4 0 2 12 5 +7 12 2–0 2–1 6–0
3   Colorado Rapids 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 1–0 2–0 4–0
4   SNL 6 0 0 6 1 24 −23 0 0–3 0–2 1–2
Source: CONCACAF.com

Knockout round

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The four group winners were seeded in the knockout round and the four group runners-up were unseeded. A partial blind draw was held so that two Mexican teams would not play against each other in the quarterfinals.

Seeding

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
  Saprissa 2
  Waterhouse 1
  Saprissa 2
  Toluca 0
  Toluca 2
  Alajuelense 1
  Toluca 0
  D.C. United 1
  D.C. United 3
  Vancouver 86ers 1
  D.C. United 2
  León 0
  Motagua 0
  León 0

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

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D.C. United  1–0  Toluca
Pope   41'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States
Attendance: 32,607