overview champions cup | overview cup winners cup | 1998 | 2000
Qualifying Rounds
Northern Zone
Qualified as holders: DC United.
Qualified as MLS Champions 1998: Chicago Fire.
Qualified as Mexican Summer 1999 Champions: Toluca.
Playoff (one leg, in Los Angeles)
Aug 18: LA Galaxy-Necaxa 1-1 (3-4 pen)
[Ezra Hendrickson 1; David Oliva 79]
Necaxa qualified.
Central Zone
The Panamanian teams apparently withdrew, as did the runners-up from
Nicaragua (Masachapa).
First Stage
Group 1
Feb 17: Luis Angel Firpo-Saprissa 2-2
[Celio Rodríguez 27, 70; Wálter Centeno 16, Marcelo Saraiva 59]
Feb 21: Juventus-Motagua 0-0
Feb 24: Comunicaciones-Juventus 2-0
[Edwin Westphal 35, Rigoberto Gómez 60]
Feb 24: Motagua-Luis Angel Firpo 2-1
[Milton Reyes 16, Reynaldo Clavasquín 18; Celio Rodríguez 4]
Mar 3: Luis Angel Firpo-Comunicaciones 1-1
[Celio Rodríguez 26; Rolando Fonseca 19]
Mar 3: Motagua-Saprissa 1-1
[Francisco Ramírez 6; Marcelo Saraiva 71pen]
Apr 7: Luis Angel Firpo-Juventus 2-0
Apr 7: Saprissa-Comunicaciones 1-1
[Marcelo Saraiva 69pen; Miguel Acosta 76]
May 19: Comunicaciones-Motagua 0-0
May 23: Juventus-Saprissa 0-2
[Jeaustin Campos 20, Steven Bryce 61]
Jul 18: Motagua-Juventus 1-1
[Reynaldo Clavasquín 14; Rudolph Flowers 61]
Jul 21: Saprissa-Luis Angel Firpo 2-0
Jul 25: Luis Angel Firpo-Motagua 1-0
[Celio Rodríguez 60]
Jul 25: Juventus-Comunicaciones 1-4
Aug 1: Saprissa-Motagua 2-0
[Wálter Centeno 31, Esteban Santana 62]
Aug 1: Comunicaciones-Luis Angel Firpo 3-0
[Allan Oviedo (2), Ronald González]
Aug 8: Comunicaciones-Saprissa 1-0
Aug 15: Juventus-Luis Angel Firpo n/p (Firpo dns)
Aug 15: Saprissa-Juventus n/p
Aug 15: Motagua-Comunicaciones n/p
1.Comunicaciones (Cd. Guatemala) 7 4 3 0 12- 3 15
2.Saprissa (San José) 7 3 3 1 10- 5 12
3.Luis Angel Firpo (Usulutan) 7 2 2 3 7-10 8
4.Motagua (Tegucigalpa) 7 1 4 2 4- 6 7
5.Juventus (Orange Walk) 6 0 2 4 2-11 2
Group 2
Feb 17: Alajuelense-Aurora 6-1
[Johnny Cubero 12, 23, 35, 50, David Diach 40, Geovanny Hidalgo 53;
Danny Aguilar 87]
Feb 17: Deportivo FAS-Olimpia 0-1
[Denilson Costa 68]
Feb 21: Walter Ferretti-Acros 1-0 (annulled)
[Henry Urbina 14]
Feb 24: Olimpia-Aurora 0-0
Feb 28: Acros-Alajuelense 1-2
[David McCauley 45; Luis José Herra 23, Alexánder Castro 71]
Feb 28: Walter Ferretti-Deportivo FAS 2-1 (annulled)
[José María Bermúdez 71pen, Armando Astorga 84; Miguel Mariano 35]
Mar 3: Alajuelense-Olimpia 1-1
[Wilson Muñoz 19; Enrique Reneau 60]
Mar 7: Aurora-Walter Ferretti 8-0 (annulled)
[Dionel Bordón 12, Diego Rosa 19, 23 , 38, Andrés Rivera 66,
Danny Aguilar 75, 88, Ricardo Gutiérrez 79]
Mar 7: Deportivo FAS-Acros 2-1
[Miguel Mariano, Marlon Medrano; David McCauley]
Apr 11: Acros-Aurora 1-3
[David McCauley; Guillermo Almada, Danny Aguilar, Guillermo Almada]
Apr 11: Deportivo FAS-Alajuelense 1-1
[Miguel Mariano 62; Hárold Miranda 33]
Walter Ferretti withdrew for financial reasons; it is assumed their
matches were annulled, but there are contradictory reports on this.
May 15: Olimpia-Acros 2-0x
[Marlon Hernández 40, David Suazo 78]
May 19: Aurora-Deportivo FAS 1-3
[Luis Pérez 31; Vladimir Cubias 14, Marlon Medrano 18, 36]
Jul 21: Olimpia-Deportivo FAS 2-1
[Arnold Cruz 45pen, Denilson Costa 76; Oscar Martínez 61]
Jul 21: Aurora-Alajuelense 1-1
Jul 25: Aurora-Olimpia 2-2
[Diego De Rosa 8, 22; Rodiney Martins 40, Arnold Cruz 78pen]
Jul 25: Alajuelense-Acros 7-0
Aug 1: Olimpia-Alajuelense 4-1x
[Rodiney Martins 21, Enrique Reneau 37, Alex Pineda 74, Denilson Costa 85;
Josef Miso 70pen]
Aug 1: Acros-Deportivo FAS 0-3
Aug 8: Deportivo FAS-Alajuelense 1-1
Aug 8: Aurora-Acros 5-0
Aug 15: Acros-Olimpia 0-1
[Edy Contreras 6]
Aug 15: Deportivo FAS-Aurora n/p
x in San Pedro Sula
1.Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) 8 5 3 0 13- 5 18
2.LD Alajuelense (Alajuela) 8 3 4 1 20-10 13
3.Deportivo FAS (Santa Ana) 7 3 2 2 11- 7 11
4.Aurora (Ciudad de Guatemala) 7 2 3 2 13-13 9
5.Acros Verde (Belize City) 8 0 0 8 3-25 0
[Walter Ferreti's record at time of withdrawal:
3.Walter Ferretti (Managua) 3 2 0 1 3- 9 6]
Second Stage (in Tegucigalpa)
NB: UNCAF Club Championship 1999
Aug 25: Saprissa-Comunicaciones 3-2
Aug 25: Olimpia-Alajuelense 2-0x
[Wilmer Velásquez 8, 38]
Aug 27: Olimpia-Comunicaciones 3-1
[Wilmer Velásquez 31, 61, Alex Pineda 76; Allan Oviedo 85]
Aug 27: Alajuelense-Saprissa 0-0
Aug 29: Olimpia-Saprissa 1-0
[Wilmer Velásquez 59]
Aug 29: Alajuelense-Comunicaciones 3-0
x in San Pedro Sula
1.Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) 3 3 0 0 6- 1 9
2.LD Alajuelense (Alajuela) 3 1 1 1 3- 2 4
3.Saprissa (San José) 3 1 1 1 3- 3 4
4.Comunicaciones (Cd. Guatemala) 3 0 0 3 3- 9 0
Top three qualify for final round in Las Vegas.
Caribbean Zone
Qualifying competition played as Caribbean Club Championship 1998.
Quarterfinals (Nov 20, 1998)
Waterhouse Jam Morne à l'Eau Gdl 3-0
Caledonia AIA Tri Chelsea FC StV 13-0
Joe Public Tri Notre Dame SC Bar 4-0x
San Juan Jabloteh Tri L'Aiglon Mtq 0-2x
x played Nov 21, 1998
Semifinals (Nov 25, 1998)
Joe Public Tri Waterhouse Jam 3-1
Caledonia AIA Tri L'Aiglon Mtq 4-3
Final (Nov 28, 1998)
Joe Public Tri Caledonia AIA Tri 1-0
[Angus Eve 25]
Final Tournament (in Las Vegas)
Details Final Tournament
Qualified: DC United, Chicago Fire, Toluca, Necaxa, Olimpia, Saprissa,
Alajuelense, Joe Public.
Quarterfinals
(Sep 28)
Chicago Fire USA Joe Public Tri 2-0
[Ante Razov 18, Dema Kovalenko 82]
Toluca Mex LD Alajuelense CRi 0-1
[Josef Miso 58]
(Sep 29)
DC United USA Olimpia Hon 1-0
[Jaime Moreno 68]
Necaxa Mex Saprissa CRi 3-2
[Agustín Delgado 14, 64, Sergio Vázquez 37; Steven Bryce 58, Walter Centeno 89]
Semifinals (Oct 1)
Chicago Fire USA LD Alajuelense CRi 1-1 4-5p
[Roman Kosecki 37; Wilson Muñoz 22]
DC United USA Necaxa Mex 1-3
[Carey Talley 26; Sergio Almaguer 40, Agustín Delgado 57, David Oliva 68]
Third Place Match (Oct 3)
DC United USA Chicago Fire USA 2-2
[A.J.Wood 2, Antonio Otero 50; Ante Razov 71, Jesse Marsch 80]
[third place was shared]
Final (Oct 3)
Necaxa Mex LD Alajuelense CRi 2-1
[Alex Aguinaga 46, Sergio Vázquez 65; Josef Miso 33pen]
Details Final Tournament
Not held. Tournament discontinued, with the last three editions still undecided!overview champions cup | overview cup winners cup | 1998 | 2000
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