1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
34th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF

1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
CityWashington, D.C.
DatesAugust 11 – 16
Teams8 (from 5 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States D.C. United (1st title)
Runners-upMexico Toluca
Third placeCosta Rica Saprissa
Fourth placeMexico León
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored19 (2.38 per match)
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International football competition

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.

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

Qualifying

Qualifying Playoff

Colorado Rapids United States1–0Mexico León
Balboa 83' Report
Attendance: 7,442
Referee: Kevin Skinner (CAN)
León Mexico4–2United States Colorado Rapids
Bejines 30'
Romero 38'
Trittschuh 42' (o.g.)
Cadena 53'		 45' Trittschuh
69' Bravo
  • León advances to the quarterfinals.

Qualifying Central American zone

Organized by the Central American Football Union.

Group South A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Costa Rica Saprissa 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to Second Stage
2 Panama Árabe Unido 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 Nicaragua Diriangén 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on March 11, 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Diriangén Nicaragua v Costa Rica Saprissa
February 8, 1998 Diriangén Nicaragua 0–3 Costa Rica Saprissa Cacique Diriangen Stadium.
None Steven Bryce
Gerard Drummond
Alejandro Sequeira
Árabe Unido Panama v Nicaragua Diriangén
February 15, 1998 Árabe Unido Panama 1–0 Nicaragua Diriangén Panama
Carlos Brown None Stadium: Colón’s Roberto Mariano Bula Stadium
Diriangén Nicaragua v Panama Árabe Unido
February 17, 1998 Diriangén Nicaragua 1–1 Panama Árabe Unido Colón, Panama
Stadium: Estadio Armando Dely Valdés
Saprissa Costa Rica v Nicaragua Diriangén
February 25, 1998 Saprissa Costa Rica 4–1 Nicaragua Diriangén
Adrian Mahia
Kervin Lacey
Vinicio Montero
Árabe Unido Panama v Costa Rica Saprissa
March 8, 1998 Árabe Unido Panama 1–2 Costa Rica Saprissa
Saprissa Costa Rica v Panama Árabe Unido
March 11, 1998 Saprissa Costa Rica v Panama Árabe Unido
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.

Group South B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 4 0 0 17 2 +15 12 Advance to Second Stage
2 Panama Tauro 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
3 Nicaragua Real Estelí 2 0 0 2 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on March 8, 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Tauro Panama v Costa Rica Alajuelense
February 8, 1998 Tauro Panama 1–2 Costa Rica Alajuelense Panama City, Panama
Luis Agrazal David Diach
Richard Smith		 Stadium: Estadio Javier Cruz de Colegio de Artes y Oficios
Alajuelense Costa Rica v Panama Tauro
February 11, 1998 Alajuelense Costa Rica 4–0 Panama Tauro
Alajuelense Costa Rica v Nicaragua Real Estelí
February 14, 1998 Alajuelense Costa Rica 8–0 Nicaragua Real Estelí
Real Estelí Nicaragua v Costa Rica Alajuelense
February 17, 1998 Real Estelí Nicaragua 1–3 Costa Rica Alajuelense Palmares de Alajuela, Costa Rica
Real Estelí Nicaragua v Panama Tauro
March 8, 1998 Real Estelí Nicaragua v Panama Tauro
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.
Tauro Panama v Nicaragua Real Estelí
March 1998 Tauro Panama v Nicaragua Real Estelí
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.

Group North A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guatemala Comunicaciones 3 2 1 0 13 6 +7 7 Advance to Second Stage
2 Honduras Olimpia 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 El Salvador Alianza 3 0 2 1 6 9 −3 2
4 Belize Juventus 3 0 1 2 5 13 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Olimpia Honduras v Belize Juventus
March 18, 1998 Olimpia Honduras 2–0 Belize Juventus Guatemala City, Guatemala
Quiroga 59' 79' Nil
Comunicaciones Guatemala v El Salvador Alianza
March 18, 1998 Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–2 El Salvador Alianza Guatemala City, Guatemala
Nicolas Suazo 19' Horacio Lugo 29'
Erick Dowson Prado
Alianza El Salvador v Belize Juventus
March 20, 1998 Alianza El Salvador 3–3 Belize Juventus Guatemala City, Guatemala
Marcelo Bauza Fredy Tun
Steve Hall
Allan Flowers
Comunicaciones Guatemala v Honduras Olimpia
March 20, 1998 Comunicaciones Guatemala 3–2 Honduras Olimpia Guatemala City, Guatemala
Fonseca 40' 67'
Rodas 76'		 50' Velásquez
85' Costa
Alianza El Salvador v Honduras Olimpia
March 22, 1998 Alianza El Salvador 1–4 Honduras Olimpia Guatemala City, Guatemala
Adrian de La Cruz 68' (pen.) Costa 6' 34' 58'
Velásquez 90'
Comunicaciones Guatemala v Belize Juventus
March 22, 1998 Comunicaciones Guatemala 8–2 Belize 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Honduras Platense 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 10 Advance to Second Stage
2 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10
3 Guatemala Aurora 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4
4 Belize Real Verdes 5 1 1 3 5 14 −9 4
Updated to match(es) played on March 25, 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Aurora Guatemala v Honduras Platense
February 1, 1998 Aurora Guatemala 1–2 Honduras Platense
Castagnaro 60' 49' Cárcamo
85' Da Silva
Platense Honduras v Guatemala Aurora
February 8, 1998 Platense Honduras 2–1 Guatemala Aurora
Da Silva 84'
Cárcamo 85'		 67' (pen.) Castagnaro
Real Verdes Belize v Honduras Platense
February 22, 1998 Real Verdes Belize 0–0 Honduras Platense
Nil Nil
Aurora Guatemala v El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
February 25, 1998 Aurora Guatemala 2–2 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo Guatemala City, Guatemala
Luis Perez
Selvin Ponciano 		Jose Monterrosa
Celio Rodríguez 		Stadium: Estadio del Ejéricto
Platense Honduras v Belize Real Verdes
March 1, 1998 Platense Honduras 6–0 Belize Real Verdes
Mejía 3' 65'
Da Silva 10'
Fuentes 44'
Morales 76'
de León 84' (pen.)		 Nil
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador v Guatemala Aurora
March 4, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 2–0 Guatemala Aurora
Alfredo Perez
Raul Toro 		Nil
Real Verdes Belize v Guatemala Aurora
March 15, 1998 Real Verdes Belize 1–2 Guatemala Aurora San Ignacio, Belize
TBD TBD
Selvin Ponciano 		Stadium: Norman Broaster Stadium
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador v Belize Real Verdes
March 22, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 4–1 Belize Real Verdes San Ignacio, Belize
Israel Castro
Luis Oseguera
Raul Toro
Pedro Vasquez 		Crusel Treik Stadium: Norman Broaster Stadium
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador v Honduras Platense
March 25, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 1–0 Honduras Platense
Toro 20' Nil
Aurora Guatemala v Belize Real Verdes
March 25, 1998 Aurora Guatemala 2–3 Belize Real Verdes
Real Verdes Belize v El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
April 1, 1998 Real Verdes Belize v El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.
Platense Honduras v El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
April 12, 1998 Platense Honduras v El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Note: Cancelled due to irrelevance.

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Costa Rica Saprissa 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 Advance to Final Tournament
2 Guatemala Comunicaciones 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6 Advance to Playoff
3 Honduras Platense 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
Updated to match(es) played on May 27, 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Platense Honduras v Costa Rica Saprissa
April 19, 1998 Platense Honduras 1–3 Costa Rica Saprissa
Cárcamo 6' 16' Ramírez
76' Myers
90' Ilama
Comunicaciones Guatemala v Costa Rica Saprissa
April 22, 1998 Comunicaciones Guatemala 1–0 Costa Rica Saprissa
Platense Honduras v Guatemala Comunicaciones
April 29, 1998 Platense Honduras 3–1 Guatemala Comunicaciones San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Bernárdez 10'
de León 46'
Cárcamo 88'		 4' Valencia
Saprissa Costa Rica v Guatemala Comunicaciones
May 6, 1998 Saprissa Costa Rica 2–1 Guatemala Comunicaciones
Saprissa Costa Rica v Honduras Platense
May 20, 1998 Saprissa Costa Rica 0–0 Honduras Platense
Comunicaciones Guatemala v Honduras Platense
May 27, 1998 Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–1 Honduras Platense Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 Westphal 55' (pen.)
Fonseca 90'		 85' (pen.) Fuentes Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso

Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 8 Advance to Final Tournament
2 Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4 7 Advance to Playoff
3 Honduras Olimpia 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on May 20, 1998. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Alajuelense Costa Rica v El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
April 15, 1998 Alajuelense Costa Rica 1–1 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Olimpia Honduras v Costa Rica Alajuelense
April 22, 1998 Olimpia Honduras 0–1 Costa Rica Alajuelense
6' Miso
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador v Honduras Olimpia
April 30, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 2–0 Honduras Olimpia
Toro 48'
Monterrosa 55'
Alajuelense Costa Rica v Honduras Olimpia
May 7, 1998 Alajuelense Costa Rica 5–1 Honduras Olimpia
Badilla 11'
Madrigal 20'
Martins 41'
Cubero 50'
Miso 73'		 75' Velásquez
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador v Costa Rica Alajuelense
May 14, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 3–2 Costa Rica Alajuelense
Olimpia Honduras v El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
May 20, 1998 Olimpia Honduras 1–1 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Fernández 27' 72' Rodríguez

Playoff

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

Caribbean zone

  • Caribbean Zone:
    Trinidad and Tobago 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

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
August 11 – Washington, D.C
 
 
United States D.C. United8
 
August 14 – Washington, D.C
 
Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public0
 
United States D.C. United2
 
August 11 – Washington, D.C
 
Mexico León0
 
Mexico León (p)1 (3)
 
August 16 – Washington, D.C
 
El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo1 (2)
 
United States D.C. United1
 
August 12 – Washington, D.C
 
Mexico Toluca0
 
Mexico Cruz Azul0 (3)
 
August 14 – Washington, D.C
 
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa (p)0 (5)
 
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa1 (2)
 
August 12 – Washington, D.C
 
Mexico Toluca (p)1 (3) Third place
 
Mexico Toluca2
 
August 16 – Washington, D.C
 
Costa Rica Alajuelense0
 
Mexico León0
 
 
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa2
 

Quarterfinals

D.C. United United States8–0Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public
Olsen 13' 44'
Lassiter 22' 29' 67' 72'
Wood 75' 90+2'
Attendance: 7,117
Cruz Azul Mexico0–0 (a.e.t.)Costa Rica Saprissa
Penalties
3–5
Attendance: 7,117
León Mexico1–1 (a.e.t.)El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Mercado 27' (pen.) 79' Nildeson
Penalties
3–2
Toluca Mexico2–0Costa Rica Alajuelense
Estay 72'
Abundis 90'

Semifinals

D.C. United United States2–0Mexico Club León
Lassiter 12', 61'
Deportivo Toluca Mexico1 – 1 (AET)
3 – 2 (pen)		Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
Cordero 31' (o.g.) Sequeira 58'

Third place match

Club León Mexico0–2Costa Rica C.D. Saprissa
Mahia 45'
Centeno 85'

Final

D.C. United United States1–0Mexico Deportivo Toluca
Pope 41'
Attendance: 12,607

Champion

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

Player awards

Top goalscorer

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

Most Valuable Player

  • Roy Lassiter (D.C. United)

Team of the tournament

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

  1. ^ Copa de Campeones 1998 on the RSSSF
  2. ^ DC United, primer campeón de Concacaf de la MLS on Goal.com
  3. ^ "DC United Wins the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup" (PDF). November 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2005.
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