2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

43rd edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF 2008 March 11 – April 30 Estadio_Hidalgo_22-05-2022|300px Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca hosted the second leg Final 8 6 MEX Pachuca 3 CRC Saprissa 14 34 291563 MEX Luis Montes USA Devon McTavish (3 goals each) 2007 2008–09 (Champions League) The 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 43rd 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 was the final edition under this name and format, being replaced by the CONCACAF Champions League starting from the 2008–09 season (before being renamed again in 2023). It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region. The tournament was also a qualifying event for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. CONCACAF held the draw on December 18, 2007, to establish the matchups and bracket.2008 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup fixtures set http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4065 The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football 18 December 2007 18 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071220054240/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4065 20 December 2007 dead To date, this is the last time a team from Central America advanced to the final, as all future finals under the Champions League or Champions Cup format have only featured Mexican (Primera and Liga MX) or MLS teams. Qualified teams North American zone MEX Pachuca – 2007 Clausura champion MEX Atlante – 2007 Apertura champion USA Houston Dynamo – 2007 MLS Cup champion USA D.C. United – 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield winner Central American zone HON 1949 Motagua – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup winners CRC Saprissa – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup runner-up GUA Municipal – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup third place Caribbean zone JAM Harbour View – 2007 CFU Club Championship winner Bracket 2 y n Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 MEX Pachuca 0 1 1 HON 1949 Motagua 0 0 0 USA D.C. United 1 5 6 JAM Harbour View 1 0 1 MEX Atlante 2 0 2 CRC Saprissa 1 3 4 USA Houston Dynamo 0 3 3 GUA Municipal 0 1 1 USA Houston Dynamo 0 0 0 CRC Saprissa 0 3 3 MEX Pachuca 2 1 3 USA D.C. United 0 2 2 CRC Saprissa 1 1 2 MEX Pachuca 1 2 3 Quarterfinals March 12, 2008 20:10 CT Municipal GUA 0–0 (Report) USA Houston Dynamo Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala 22,250 Edgar Rodriguez (Costa Rica) March 19, 2008 19:40 CT Houston Dynamo USA 3–1 (Report) GUA Municipal De Rosario 47 69 pen.Wondolowski 75 Ramírez 86 pen. Robertson Stadium Houston, United States 14,348 Mauricio Mejia (México) Houston Dynamo won 3–1 on aggregate. March 13, 2008 21:05 CT Atlante MEX 2–1 (Report) CRC Saprissa Pereyra 40 Bermúdez 70 Centeno 27 Estadio Quintana Roo Cancún, Mexico 21,897 Carlos Batres (Guatemala) March 20, 2008 20:10 CT Saprissa CRC 3–0 (Report) MEX Atlante Muñoz 18 o.g. Alonso 40 Castillo 67 o.g. Estadio Ricardo Saprissa San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica 23,000 Alex Prus (United States) Saprissa won 4–2 on aggregate. March 11, 2008 18:15 CT Motagua HON 1949 0–0 (Report) MEX Pachuca Estadio Tiburcio Carías AndinoTegucigalpa, Honduras 35,846 Elmar Rodas (Guatemala) March 19, 2008 21:10 CT Pachuca MEX 1–0 (Report) HON 1949 Motagua Montes 43 Estadio HidalgoPachuca, Mexico 33,000 Ricardo Salazar (United States) Pachuca won 1–0 on aggregate. March 12, 2008 19:10 CT Harbour View JAM 1–1 (Report) USA D.C. United Palmer 85 McTavish 45+ Harbour View Stadium Kingston, Jamaica 6,985 Philip Jordan (Trinidad and Tobago) March 18, 2008 18:40 CT D.C. United USA 5–0 (Report) JAM Harbour View McTavish 26 68 Emilio 63 66 Fred 88 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., United States 12,394 German Arredondo (México) D.C. United won 6–1 on aggregate. Semifinals April 2, 2008 22:06 ET Houston Dynamo USA 0–0 (Report) CRC Saprissa Robertson Stadium Houston, United States 10,260 Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) April 9, 2008 22:10 ET Saprissa CRC 3–0 (Report) USA Houston Dynamo Alonso 33 Borges 49 Arrieta 76 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica 23,112 Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico) Saprissa won 3–0 on aggregate. April 1, 2008 22:10 ET Pachuca MEX 2–0 (Report) USA D.C. United Montes 63 81 Estadio HidalgoPachuca, Mexico 18,642 Roberto Moreno (Panama) April 9, 2008 19:40 ET D.C. United USA 2–1 (Report) MEX Pachuca Dyachenko 85 Niell 90 Álvarez 76 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., United States 17,329 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate. Final First leg April 23, 2008 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First leg 20:30 CT Saprissa CRC 1–1 Report MEX Pachuca Cordero 89 Rey 47 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa San Juan de Tibás 22,500 Carlos Batres (Guatemala) Second leg April 30, 2008 20:30 CT Second leg Pachuca MEX 2–1 Report CRC Saprissa Gimenez 3 Rey 53 Arrieta 90+3 Estadio Hidalgo Pachuca 30,000 Mauricio Navarro (Canada) Team details _pachuca0708h _pachuca0708h ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff FFFFFF Pachuca _orange_border _orange_shoulders _orange_border 6218C5 6218C5 6218C5 6218C5 6218C5 Saprissa GK 1 COL Miguel Calero DF 21 MEX Fausto Pinto DF 2 MEX Leobardo López DF 3 PAR Julio Manzur DF 16 MEX Gerardo Rodríguez MF 14 MEX Marvin Cabrera MF 8 ARGMEX Gabriel Caballero MF 6 MEX Jaime Correa MF 19 ARG Christian Giménez 78 FW 7 ARGMEX Damián Álvarez 64 FW 18 COL Luis Rey 82Substitutions: DF 13 MEX Fernando Salazar 64 MF 10 COL Andrés Chitiva 78 FW11 MEX Juan Carlos Cacho 82Manager: MEX Enrique Meza GK 1 CRC Keylor Navas DF 3 CRC Víctor Cordero DF 18 CRC Jervis Drummond DF 16 CRC Gabriel Badilla DF 14 CRC Andrés Núñez MF 31 CRC Michael Barrantes MF 17 CRC José Luis López 65 MF 20 CRC Celso Borges MF 21 CRC Armando Alonso 49 FW 23 CRC Try Bennett 56 FW 11 CRC Ronald Gómez Substitutions: FW 7 CRC Alejandro Alpízar 49 FW 19 CRC Jairo Arrieta 56 FW 9 CRC Pablo Brenes 65 Manager: CRC Jeaustin Campos Pachuca won the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 3–2 on aggregate, advanced to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. Champion CONCACAF Champions' Cup2008 winnersMEX 100pxPachucaThird title Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 USA Devon McTavish USA D.C. United 3 MEX Luis Montes MEX Pachuca3 CRC Jairo Arrieta CRC Saprissa 2 CRC Armando Alonso CRC Saprissa CAN Dwayne DeRosario USA Houston Dynamo BRA Luciano Emilio USA D.C. United COL Luis Gabriel Rey MEX Pachuca Notes 2008 Champions' Cup