1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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 9 March 1996 through 20 July 1996.

1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
CityGuatemala City
Dates15 July – 20 July
Teams4 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
Champions Cruz Azul (4th title)
Runners-up Necaxa
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored29 (4.83 per match)

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.[1]

North/Central American Zone

Group 1

First Round
Cruz Azul on bye to the Third round.

9 March 1996 1st leg Alajuelense 4–2 FAS Costa Rica
Gómez
Montero
Marín 		Rodríguez
Mayén
31 March 1996 2nd leg FAS 1–2 Alajuelense El Salvador
Bolsonello  6'  56' González
 89' Miso
  • Alajuelense won 6–3 on aggregated.
15 March 1996 1st leg Árabe Unido 1–1 Real Estelí Panama
Clarke  58'  35' (pen.) Oliva
17 March 1996 2nd leg Real Estelí 0–1 Árabe Unido Panama
 74' Chiari
  • Árabe Unido won 2–1 on aggregated.
17 March 1996 1st leg La Victoria 1–3 Victoria Belize
14 April 1996 2nd leg Victoria 4–2 La Victoria Honduras
  • Victoria won 7–3 on aggregated.

Second Round
Alajuelense on bye to the Fourth round.

16 June 1996 1st leg Victoria 1–0 Árabe Unido Honduras
18 June 1996 2nd leg Árabe Unido 2–2 Victoria Honduras
  • Victoria won 3–2 on aggregated.

Third Round

23 October 1996 1st leg Victoria 1–0 Cruz Azul Honduras
Aguilera  32'
5 November 1996 2nd leg Cruz Azul 2–0 Victoria Mexico
de Oliveira  45'
Zamora  87'
  • Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregated.

Fourth Round

4 January 1997 1st leg Alajuelense 0–2 Cruz Azul Costa Rica
 5' Hermosillo
 75' Reynoso
8 January 1997 2nd leg Cruz Azul 3–2 Alajuelense Mexico
Hermosillo  42'  58'
Verdirame  54'		  66'  73' Ledesma
  • Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregated.

Group 2

First Round

  • Necaxa on bye to second round.
17 March 1996 Saprissa 4–0 Olimpia San José, Costa Rica
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
7 May 1996 Olimpia 3–0
(3–4 agg.)		 Saprissa Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Second Round

15 September 1996 Saprissa 2–2 Necaxa San José, Costa Rica
González  6'  79'  10' (pen.) Aguinaga
 16' Zárate		 Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
7 January 1997 Necaxa 2–1
(4–3 agg.)		 Saprissa Querétaro City, Mexico
Zárate  48'
Peláez  84'		  17' Drummond Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
  • Necaxa advanced to the CONCACAF Final Group Stage.

Group 3

First Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CSD Comunicaciones 6 - 0 Cosmos 4 - 0 2 - 0
C.S.D. Sacachispas 5 - 3 Juventus Managua 3 - 1 2 - 2

Second Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CSD Comunicaciones 5 - 1 C.S.D. Sacachispas 2 - 1 3 - 0

Third Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juventus 1 - 8 CSD Comunicaciones 1 - 1 0 - 7
  • CSD Comunicaciones advance to the Final Group Stage.

Caribbean Zone

First Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
US Sinnamary w/o* SV Prakash 0 - 0
SV Transvaal w/o** Red Star (Pointe-à-Pitre)
  • US Sinnamary withdrew after 1st leg*
  • Red Star withdrew before 1st leg**

Second Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SV Transvaal 1 - 0 SV Prakash 0 - 0 1 - 0
  • SV Transvaal advance to the USA/Caribbean playoff.

USA/Caribbean Playoff
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Seattle Sounders 10 - 0 SV Transvaal
  • Seattle Sounders advance to the Final Group Stage.

Final Group Stage

Final stage was played in Guatemala City, Guatemala. July 15 - 20, 1997.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Cruz Azul 3 2 1 0 14 2 +12 7
2 Necaxa 3 1 2 0 8 5 +3 5
3 Comunicaciones 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
4 Seattle Sounders 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Source:

Matches

All the games played in Guatemala City:

1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final Stage
Round 1
Comunicaciones 2–0 Seattle Sounders
Nicolás Suazo  44'
José Fernández  83'
Round 1
Necaxa 1–1 Cruz Azul
Pavón  14' Hermosillo  48'
Round 2
Seattle Sounders 1–4 Necaxa
Mattrup  91' (p) Almaguer  32'
Blanco  47', 89'
Vásquez  75'
Round 2
Comunicaciones 1–2 Cruz Azul
Núñez  90' Adomaitis  33' (37)
Round 3
Comunicaciones 3–3 Necaxa
Rodas  24', 48'
Núñez  32'		 Pineda  47' (p)
Pavón  60'
Montes de Oca  70'
Round 3
Seattle Sounders 0–11 Cruz Azul
Palencia  3'
Hermosillo  13', 32', 49'
Yegros  15', 53', 62'
Adomaitis  34'
Galindo  35'
Barton  72' (o.g.)
Ramírez  74' (p)

Champion
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1996 Winners

Deportivo Cruz Azul
4th title

References
  1. Copa de Campeones 1996 on the RSSSF
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