1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
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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 1997.
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.
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- Alajuelense won 6–3 on aggregated.
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- Árabe Unido won 2–1 on aggregated.
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- Victoria won 7–3 on aggregated.
Second Round
Alajuelense on bye to the Fourth round.
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- Victoria won 3–2 on aggregated.
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- Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregated.
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- Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregated.
Group 2
First Round
- Necaxa on bye to second round.
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- Necaxa advanced to the CONCACAF Final Group stage.
Group 3
First Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| CSD Comunicaciones GuatemalaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 6–0 | PanamaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Cosmos | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| C.S.D. Sacachispas GuatemalaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 5–3 | NicaraguaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Juventus Managua | 3–1 | 2–2 |
- Template:Flagicon Juventus F.C. on bye, to the second round.
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Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSD Comunicaciones GuatemalaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 5–1 | GuatemalaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". C.S.D. Sacachispas | 2–1 | 3–0 |
- Template:Flagicon Juventus F.C. on bye, to the third round.
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Third Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus BelizeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1–8 | GuatemalaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". CSD Comunicaciones | 1–1 | 0–7 |
- CSD Comunicaciones advance to the Final Group stage.
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Caribbean Zone
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Sinnamary French GuianaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | w/o* | SurinameScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". SV Prakash | 0–0 | |
| SV Transvaal SurinameScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | w/o** | GuadeloupeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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 SurinameScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1–0 | SurinameScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". SV Prakash | 0–0 | 1–0 |
- SV Transvaal advance to the USA/Caribbean playoff.
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U.S./Caribbean Playoff
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 10–0 | SurinameScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". SV Transvaal |
- Seattle Sounders advance to the Final Group stage.[2]
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Final group stage
Final stage was played in Guatemala City, Guatemala. July 15–20, 1997. Script error: No such module "sports table".
Matches
All the games played in Guatemala City:
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Champion
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1996 Winners |
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| MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Cruz Azul 4th title |
References
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- ↑ Copa de Campeones 1996 on the RSSSF
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