CONCACAF CHAMPIONS' CUP

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
''CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008''
'Founded'
1962
'Continent'
North America (CONCACAF)
'Number of Teams'
'8' (Knock-out stage)
'Current Champions (2007)'
CF Pachuca (2 times)
'Most successful clubs'
América and Cruz Azul
(5 times champions)
'Website'
CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 'CONCACAF Champions' Cup' is the annual international football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America, and the Caribbean). The competition is open to the leading domestic club teams in the region.

Contents
History
Champions' Cup finals
Results
By Club
Country
External Links

History


Starting in 2005, the champion of the competition also gained entry into the FIFA Club World Cup, giving clubs an added incentive for a strong participation and greater interest from fans. Also the Champions Cup Runner-up will be one of the three CONCACAF invitees to the Copa Sudamericana.
In the 2005 tournament, eight teams competed - two from Mexico, two from the United States, three from Central America, and one from the Caribbean. Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica won the competition and participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.
In 2006, Club América won the tournament, and represented CONCACAF at the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup.
The CONCACAF Executive Committee at their 2006 November meeting decided to "act upon" a proposal at their next meeting by the CONCACAF Secretariat to develop the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup into a larger “Champions’ League” style event, beginning in 2009.
The United States began entering the tournament in 1997, when CONCACAF granted their fledgling premier league, Major League Soccer, two berths in the tournament. Initially, MLS awarded the berths to the participants in the MLS Cup championship game. Beginning with the 2007 tournament, however, MLS will award its berths to the MLS Cup champion and the MLS Supporters' Shield winner. If the MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield are won by the same team, the second berth will go to the regular season runners-up.

Champions' Cup finals


SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-up
''2008''
''Details''
''To be played''.
2007
''Details''
' CF Pachuca''2 - 2 / 0 - 0
Aggregate 2 - 2
7-6 pens'
Chivas de Guadalajara
2006
''Details''
' Club América''0 - 0 / 2 - 1
Aggregate 2 - 1'
Club Toluca
2005
''Details''
' Deportivo Saprissa''2 - 0 / 1 - 2
Aggregate 3 - 2'
UNAM Pumas
2004
''Details''
' LD Alajuelense''1 - 1 / 4 - 0
Aggregate 5 - 1'
Deportivo Saprissa
2003
''Details''
' Club Toluca''3 - 3 / 2 - 1
Aggregate 5 - 4'
CA Monarcas Morelia
2002
''Details''
' CF Pachuca''1 - 0' CA Monarcas Morelia
2000
''Details''
' Los Angeles Galaxy''3 - 2' CD Olimpia
1999
''Details''
' Necaxa''2 - 1' LD Alajuelense
1998
''Details''
' D.C. United''1 - 0' Club Toluca
1997
''Details''
' CD Cruz Azul''5 - 3' Los Angeles Galaxy
1996
''Details''
' CD Cruz Azul'('1') Necaxa
1995
''Details''
' Deportivo Saprissa'('1') CSD Municipal
1994
''Details''
' C.S. Cartaginés''3 - 2' CF Atlante
1993
''Details''
' Deportivo Saprissa'('1') CSD Léon
1992
''Details''
' Club América''1 - 0' LD Alajuelense
1991
''Details''
' Puebla FC''3 - 1 / 1 - 1
Aggregate 4 - 2'
Police FC
1990
''Details''
' Club América''2 - 2 / 6 - 0
Aggregate 8 - 2'
FC Pinar del Río
1989
''Details''
' UNAM Pumas''1 - 1 / 3 - 1
Aggregate 4 - 2'
FC Pinar del Río
1988
''Details''
'CD Olimpia''2 - 0 / 2 - 0
Aggregate 4 - 0'
Defence Force
1987
''Details''
' Club América''1 - 1 / 2 - 0
Aggregate 3 - 1'
Defence Force
1986
''Details''
' LD Alajuelense''4 - 1 / 1 - 1
Aggregate 5 - 2'
SV Transvaal
1985
''Details''
' Defence Force''2 - 0 / 0 - 1
Aggregate 2 - 1'
CD Olimpia
1984
''Details''
' Violette AC'('2')
1983
''Details''
' CF Atlante''1 - 1 / 5 - 0
Aggregate 6 - 1'
SV Robinhood
1982
''Details''
' UNAM Pumas''0 - 0 / 3 - 2
Aggregate 3 - 2'
SV Robinhood
1981
''Details''
' SV Transvaal''1 - 0 / 1 - 1
Aggregate 2 - 1'
Atlético Marte
1980
''Details''
' UNAM Pumas'('1') U.N.A.H.
1979
''Details''
' Club Deportivo FAS''1 - 0 / 8 - 0
Aggregate 9 - 0'
CRKSV Jong Colombia
1978
''Details''
''Abandoned'' 'Universidad de Guadalajara
CSD Comunicaciones
Defence Force'
1977
''Details''
' Club América''1 - 0 / 0 - 0
Aggregate 1 - 0'
SV Robinhood
1976
''Details''
' C.D. Águila''6 - 1 / 2 - 1
Aggregate 8 - 2'
SV Robinhood
1975
''Details''
' Atlético Español''2 - 0 / 1 - 1
Aggregate 3 - 1'
SV Transvaal
1974
''Details''
' CSD Municipal''2 - 1 / 2 - 1
Aggregate 4 - 2'
SV Transvaal
1973
''Details''
' SV Transvaal'('2')
1972
''Details''
' CD Olimpia''0 - 0 / 2 - 0
Aggregate 2 - 0'
SV Robinhood
1971
''Details''
' CD Cruz Azul''5 - 1
Aggregate 4 - 1'
LD Alajuelense
1970
''Details''
' CD Cruz Azul'('2')
1969
''Details''
' CD Cruz Azul''0 - 0 / 1 - 0
Aggregate 1 - 0'
CSD Comunicaciones
1968
''Details''
' Club Toluca'('2')
1967
''Details''
' Alianza F.C.''1 - 2 / 3 - 0
Aggregate 4 - 2'
CRKSV Jong Colombia
1963
''Details''
' Racing Club Haïtien'('2')
1962
''Details''
' Chivas de Guadalajara''1 - 0 / 5 - 2
Aggregate 6 - 2'
CSD Comunicaciones

'1' No final match was held. The championship was decided by a final round.
'2' Championship won due to other teams withdrawing and/or becoming disqualified.

Results


By Club

TeamWinnersRunners-UpYears WonYears Runner-Up
America50(1977, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2006)-
Cruz Azul50(1969, 1970, 1971, 1996, 1997)-
Saprissa31(1993, 1995, 2005)(2004)
UNAM31(1980, 1982, 1989)(2005)
Alajuela23(1986, 2004)(1971, 1992, 1999)
Transvaal23(1973, 1981)(1974, 1975, 1986)
Toluca22(1968, 2003)(1998, 2006)
Olimpia22(1972, 1988)(1985, 2000)
Pachuca20(2002, 2007)-
Guadalajara12(1962)(1963, 2007)
Defence Force12(1985)(1987, 1988)
Municipal11(1974)(1995)
Los Angeles Galaxy11(2000)(1997)
Necaxa11(1999) (1996)
Atlante11(1983)(1994)
D.C. United10(1998)-
Cartago10(1994)-
Puebla10(1991)-
Violette10(1984)-
FAS10(1979)-
U. de G.10(1978)-
Águila10(1976)-
Español10(1975)-
Alianza10(1967)-
Haitien10(1963)-

(When sorted by years won or lost, the table is sorted by the date of each teams first win)
Country

Nation Winners Runners Up Winning Clubs Runners-Up
Mexico 23 9 Cruz Azul (5), America (5), U.N.A.M. (3), Toluca (2), Pachuca (2), Guadalajara (1), U.G. (1), Atlante (1), Puebla (1), Necaxa (1), Español (1) Morelia (2), Toluca (2), U.N.A.M. (1), Necaxa (1), Atlante (1), León (1), Guadalajara (2)
Costa Rica 6 4 Saprissa (3), Alajuelense (2), Cartagines (1) Alajuelense (3), Saprissa (1)
El Salvador 3 1 Alianza (1), Aguila (1), Fas (1) Marte (1)
Suriname 2 7 Transvaal (2) Robinhood (4), Transvaal (3)
Honduras 2 3 Olimpia (2) Olimpia (2), U.N.A.H. (1)
United States 2 1 D.C. United (1), Los Angeles Galaxy (1) Los Angeles Galaxy (1)
Haiti 2 0 Racing Club Haïtien (1), Violette AC (1) -
Guatemala 1 4 Municipal (1) Comunicaciones (2), Municipal, CD Suchitepéquez
Trinidad and Tobago 1 3 Defence Force (1) Defence Force (2), Police FC (1)
Netherlands Antilles 0 2 - Jong Colombia (2)
Cuba 0 2 - FC Pinar del Río (2)

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