1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

34th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF March 2025 1998 August 11 – 16 Washington, D.C. United States 8 5 USA D.C. United 1 MEX Toluca CRC Saprissa MEX León 8 19 1997 1999 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,Copa de Campeones 1998 on the RSSSF becoming the first team from the United States to win the tournament.DC United, primer campeón de Concacaf de la MLS on Goal.com Qualified teams MEX Cruz Azul (holders) bye to final round. MEX Toluca (Mexican summer champions 1997/98) bye to final round. USA DC United (USA champions 1997) bye to final round. Qualifying Qualifying Playoff June 28, 1998 18:00 MST Colorado Rapids USA 1–0 https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/19043/concacaf-champions-cup-rapids-edge-leon-in-first.html MEX León Balboa 83 Denver, United States Mile High Stadium 7,442 Kevin Skinner (CAN) July 15, 1998 León MEX 4–2 4–3 USA Colorado Rapids Bejines 30Romero 38Trittschuh 42 o.g.Cadena 53 45 Trittschuh69 Bravo León, Mexico Estadio León León advances to the quarterfinals. Qualifying Central American zone Organized by the Central American Football Union. Group South A main WDL South A RSSSF SAP AUN DIR March 11, 1998 1 1 1 3 3 0 1 3 2 9 3 0 0 9 2 SS PAN Árabe Unido NCA Diriangén CRC Saprissa 5 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. QR green1 Advance to Second Stage February 8, 1998 Diriangén NCA 0–3 CRC Saprissa None Steven Bryce Gerard Drummond Alejandro Sequeira Cacique Diriangen Stadium. February 15, 1998 Árabe Unido PAN 1–0 NCA Diriangén Carlos Brown None Panama Colón’s Roberto Mariano Bula Stadium February 17, 1998 Diriangén NCA 1–1 PAN Árabe Unido Colón, Panama Estadio Armando Dely Valdés February 25, 1998 Saprissa CRC 4–1 NCA Diriangén Adrian Mahia Kervin Lacey Vinicio Montero March 8, 1998 Árabe Unido PAN 1–2 CRC Saprissa March 11, 1998 Saprissa CRC PAN Árabe Unido V Cancelled due to irrelevance. Group South B main WDL South B RSSSF ALA TAU RES March 8, 1998 4 0 0 17 2 0 0 2 1 11 0 0 2 1 6 SS CRC Alajuelense NCA Real Estelí PAN Tauro 5 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. QR green1 Advance to Second Stage February 8, 1998 Tauro PAN 1–2 CRC Alajuelense Luis Agrazal David Diach Richard Smith Panama City, Panama Estadio Javier Cruz de Colegio de Artes y Oficios February 11, 1998 Alajuelense CRC 4–0 PAN Tauro February 14, 1998 Alajuelense CRC 8–0 NCA Real Estelí February 17, 1998 Real Estelí NCA 1–3 CRC Alajuelense Palmares de Alajuela, Costa Rica March 8, 1998 Real Estelí NCA PAN Tauro V Cancelled due to irrelevance. March 1998 Tauro PAN NCA Real Estelí V Cancelled due to irrelevance. Group North A main WDL North A RSSSF COM OLI ALI JUV March 22, 1998 0 2 1 6 9 2 1 0 13 6 0 1 2 5 13 2 0 1 8 4 SS SS SLV Alianza GUA Comunicaciones BLZ Juventus HON 1949 Olimpia 5 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. QR green1 Advance to Second Stage March 18, 1998 Olimpia HON 1949 2–0 BLZ Juventus Quiroga 59 79 Nil Guatemala City, Guatemala March 18, 1998 Comunicaciones GUA 2–2 SLV Alianza Nicolas Suazo 19 Horacio Lugo 29 Erick Dowson Prado Guatemala City, Guatemala March 20, 1998 Alianza SLV 3–3 BLZ Juventus Marcelo Bauza Fredy Tun Steve Hall Allan Flowers Guatemala City, Guatemala March 20, 1998 Comunicaciones GUA 3–2 HON 1949 Olimpia Fonseca 40 67Rodas 76 50 Velásquez85 Costa Guatemala City, Guatemala March 22, 1998 Alianza SLV 1–4 HON 1949 Olimpia Adrian de La Cruz 68 pen. Costa 6 34 58 Velásquez 90 Guatemala City, Guatemala March 22, 1998 Comunicaciones GUA 8–2 BLZ Juventus Jewison Bennet 22 53 79 Edgar Valencia 13 75 Julio Rodas 15 69 Edwin Westphal 82 Doni Tun 28 Dave McCuley 90 Guatemala City, Guatemala Oscar Bardales Group North B main WDL North B RSSSF PLA LAF AUR RVE March 25, 1998 1 1 4 8 12 3 1 0 9 3 3 1 1 10 3 1 1 3 5 14 SS SS GUA Aurora SLV Luis Ángel Firpo HON 1949 Platense BLZ Real Verdes 5 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. QR green1 Advance to Second Stage February 1, 1998 Aurora GUA 1–2 HON 1949 Platense Castagnaro 60 49 Cárcamo85 Da Silva February 8, 1998 Platense HON 1949 2–1 GUA Aurora Da Silva 84Cárcamo 85 67 pen. Castagnaro February 22, 1998 Real Verdes BLZ 0–0 HON 1949 Platense Nil Nil February 25, 1998 Aurora GUA 2–2 SLV Luis Ángel Firpo Luis Perez Selvin Ponciano Jose Monterrosa Celio Rodríguez Guatemala City, Guatemala Estadio del Ejéricto March 1, 1998 Platense HON 1949 6–0 BLZ Real Verdes Mejía 3 65Da Silva 10Fuentes 44Morales 76de León 84 pen. Nil March 4, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo SLV 2–0 GUA Aurora Alfredo Perez Raul Toro Nil March 15, 1998 Real Verdes BLZ 1–2 GUA Aurora TBD TBD Selvin Ponciano San Ignacio, Belize Norman Broaster Stadium March 22, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo SLV 4–1 BLZ Real Verdes Israel Castro Luis Oseguera Raul Toro Pedro Vasquez Crusel Treik San Ignacio, Belize Norman Broaster Stadium March 25, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo SLV 1–0 HON 1949 Platense Toro 20 Nil March 25, 1998 Aurora GUA 2–3 BLZ Real Verdes April 1, 1998 Real Verdes BLZ SLV Luis Ángel Firpo V Cancelled due to irrelevance. April 12, 1998 Platense HON 1949 SLV Luis Ángel Firpo V Cancelled due to irrelevance. Group I main WDL Group I RSSSF SAP COM PLA May 27, 1998 2 0 2 5 6 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 1 5 3 F P GUA Comunicaciones HON 1949 Platense CRC Saprissa 5 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. QR green1 Advance to Final Tournament yellow1 Advance to Playoff April 19, 1998 Platense HON 1949 1–3 CRC Saprissa Cárcamo 6 16 Ramírez76 Myers90 Ilama April 22, 1998 Comunicaciones GUA 1–0 CRC Saprissa April 29, 1998 Platense HON 1949 3–1 GUA Comunicaciones Bernárdez 10de León 46Cárcamo 88 4 Valencia San Pedro Sula, Honduras May 6, 1998 Saprissa CRC 2–1 GUA Comunicaciones May 20, 1998 Saprissa CRC 0–0 HON 1949 Platense May 27, 1998 20:00 Comunicaciones GUA 2–1 HON 1949 Platense Westphal 55 pen.Fonseca 90 85 pen. Fuentes Guatemala City, Guatemala Estadio Cementos Progreso Group II main WDL Group II RSSSF LAF ALA OLI May 20, 1998 2 1 1 9 5 2 2 0 7 4 0 1 3 2 9 F P CRC Alajuelense SLV Luis Ángel Firpo HON 1949 Olimpia 5 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. QR green1 Advance to Final Tournament yellow1 Advance to Playoff April 15, 1998 Alajuelense CRC 1–1 SLV Luis Ángel Firpo April 22, 1998 Olimpia HON 1949 0–1 CRC Alajuelense 6 Miso April 30, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo SLV 2–0 HON 1949 Olimpia Toro 48Monterrosa 55 May 7, 1998 Alajuelense CRC 5–1 HON 1949 Olimpia Badilla 11Madrigal 20Martins 41Cubero 50Miso 73 75 Velásquez May 14, 1998 Luis Ángel Firpo SLV 3–2 CRC Alajuelense May 20, 1998 Olimpia HON 1949 1–1 SLV Luis Ángel Firpo Fernández 27 72 Rodríguez Playoff July 26, 1998 Alajuelense CRC 4–2 GUA Comunicaciones Alajuela, Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto July 29, 1998 Comunicaciones GUA 1–1 3–5 CRC Alajuelense Guatemala City, Guatemala Estadio Mateo Flores Alajuelense advanced to the Final Tournament. Caribbean zone Caribbean Zone:TRI 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 August 11 – Washington, D.C USA D.C. United 8 TRI Joe Public 0 August 11 – Washington, D.C MEX León 1 (3) SLV Luis Ángel Firpo 1 (2) August 12 – Washington, D.C MEX Cruz Azul 0 (3) CRC Deportivo Saprissa 0 (5) August 12 – Washington, D.C MEX Toluca 2 CRC Alajuelense 0 August 14 – Washington, D.C USA D.C. United 2 MEX León 0 August 14 – Washington, D.C CRC Deportivo Saprissa 1 (2) MEX Toluca 1 (3) August 16 – Washington, D.C USA D.C. United 1 MEX Toluca 0 August 16 – Washington, D.C MEX León 0 CRC Deportivo Saprissa 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Third yes no no no no no yes Quarterfinals August 11, 1998 D.C. United USA 8–0 TRI Joe Public Olsen 13 44Lassiter 22 29 67 72Wood 75 90+2 Washington, D.C., United States RFK Stadium 7,117 August 11, 1998 Cruz Azul MEX 0–0 yes 3–5 CRC Saprissa Washington, D.C., United States RFK Stadium 7,117 August 12, 1998 León MEX 1–1 yes 3–2 SLV Luis Ángel Firpo Mercado 27 pen. 79 Nildeson Washington, D.C., United States RFK Stadium August 12, 1998 Toluca MEX 2–0 CRC Alajuelense Estay 72Abundis 90 Washington, D.C., United States RFK Stadium Semifinals August 14, 1998 D.C. United USA 2–0 MEX Club León Lassiter 12 61 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial StadiumWashington, D.C., United States August 14, 1998 Deportivo Toluca MEX 1–1 y 3–2 CRC Deportivo Saprissa Cordero 31 o.g. Sequeira 58 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial StadiumWashington, D.C., United States Third place match August 16, 1998 Club León MEX 0–2 CRC C.D. Saprissa Mahia 45Centeno 85 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial StadiumWashington, D.C., United States Final August 16, 1998 D.C. United USA 1–0 Mexico Deportivo Toluca Pope 41 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial StadiumWashington, D.C., United States 12,607 Carlos Batres – Guatemala Team details _DCU_98a _DCU_98a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF D.C. United _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder _whitebottom ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 Toluca GK USA Scott GarlickDF USA Carey Talley DF 23USA Eddie Pope DF USA Jeff AgoosDF USA Brian KamlerMF USA Ben OlsenMF 6USA John HarkesMF USA Richie WilliamsMF 10BOL Marco EtcheverryFW 99 BOL Jaime Moreno 75FW 15USA Roy Lassiter Substitutes:FW USA Carlos Llamosa 75Manager:USA Bruce Arena GK MEX Mario Albarrán DF MEX Salvador Carmona DF MEX Héctor O. Blanco DF MEX Alberto Macías DF MEX Antonio Taboada 59 MF MEX Víctor Ruiz MF CHI Fabián Estay MF MEX David RangelMF MEX Enrique Alfaro 70FW PAR José S. Cardozo FW MEX Juan Manuel Abundis 75Substitutes:MF CRO Darko Vukić 59 DF MEX Adrian García Arias 70 MF MEX José J. Ordiales 75Manager:MEX Enrique Meza Champion CONCACAF Champions' Cup1998 WinnersUSA 100pxD.C. UnitedFirst Title Player awards Top goalscorer Roy Lassiter (D.C. United) – 6 goalshttp://concacaf.com/graphics/newsletters/pdf/OctNov98/OctNov98.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20050302101419/http://concacaf.com/graphics/newsletters/pdf/OctNov98/OctNov98.pdf DC United Wins the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup November 1998 March 2, 2005 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 1998 Champions' Cup