1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Guatemala |
| City | Guatemala City |
| Dates | 15 July – 20 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Cruz Azul (4th title) |
| Runners-up |
Club Necaxa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 29 (4.83 per match) |
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 through 20 July 1996.
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 USA 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.
Club Deportivo Cruz Azul from Mexico won the final, its fourth CONCACAF championship.
North/Central American Zone
Group 1
First Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LD Alajuelense  |
6 - 3 |  FAS |
4 - 2 | 2 - 1 |
Árabe Unido  |
2 - 1 |  Real Estelí |
1 - 1 | 1 - 0 |
Corozal Victory FC  |
3 - 7 |  Victoria |
1 - 3 | 2 - 4 |
- Cruz Azul on Bye, to the second round.
- L.D. Alajuelense, Arabe Unido and C.D. Victoria advance to the second round.
Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Árabe Unido |
1 - 3 | C.D. Victoria |
0 - 1 | 1 - 2 |
- Cruz Azul on Bye, to the third round.
- L.D. Alajuelense on Bye, to the third round.
- C.D. Victoria advance to the third round.
Third Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.D. Victoria |
1 - 2 | Cruz Azul |
1 - 0 | 0 - 2 |
- L.D. Alajuelense on Bye, to the fourth round.
- Cruz Azul advances to the fourth round.
Fourth Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.D. Alajuelense |
2 - 5 | Cruz Azul |
0 - 2 | 2 - 3 |
- Cruz Azul advance to the Final Group Stage.
Group 2
First Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Saprissa |
4 - 3 | C.D. Olimpia |
4 - 0 | 0 - 3 |
- Club Necaxa on bye, to the second round.
- Saprissa advances to the second round.
Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Saprissa |
3 - 4 | Club Necaxa |
2 - 2 | 1 - 2 |
- Necaxa advance to the Final Group Stage.
Group 3
First Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CSD Comunicaciones  |
6 - 0 | Cosmos |
4 - 0 | 2 - 0 |
| C.S.D. Sacachispas |
5 - 3 | Juventus Managua |
3 - 1 | 2 - 2 |
- Juventus F.C. on bye, to the second round.
- Comunicaciones and Sacachispas advance to the second round.
Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSD Comunicaciones |
5 - 1 | C.S.D. Sacachispas |
2 - 1 | 3 - 0 |
- Juventus F.C. on bye, to the third round.
- Comunicaciones advance to the third round.
Third Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus |
1 - 8 | CSD Comunicaciones |
1 - 1 | 0 - 7 |
- CSD Comunicaciones advance to the Final Group Stage.
Caribbean Zone
First Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
US Sinnamary  |
w/o* |  SV Prekesh |
0 - 0 | |
| SV Transvaal |
w/o** | 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 |
1 - 0 | SV Prekesh |
0 - 0 | 1 - 0 |
- SV Transvaal advance to the USA/Caribbean playoff.
USA/Caribbean Playoff
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Seattle Sounders  |
10 - 0 | SV Transvaal
|
- Seattle Sounders advance to the Final Group Stage.
CONCACAF Final Group Stage
Final stage was played in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
July 15 - 20, 1997
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 |
| 2 | Necaxa |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 | Comunicaciones |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Comunicaciones Nicolas Suazo  44'Jose Fernandez 83' |
2 - 0 | Seattle Sounders
|
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Necaxa Carlos Pavón 14' |
1 - 1 | Cruz Azul Carlos Hermosillo 48'
|
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders Peter Hattrup 91' (pen.) |
1 - 4 | Necaxa Sergio Almaguer 32'Cuauhtémoc Blanco 47', 89'Sergio Vásquez 75'
|
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Comunicaciones Milton Núñez 90' |
1 - 2 | Cruz Azul Hector Adomaitis 33', 37'
|
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Comunicaciones Julio Rodas 24', 48'Milton Núñez 32' |
3 - 3 | Necaxa Pedro Pineda 47' (pen)Carlos Pavón 60'José Luis Montes de Oca 70'
|
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders |
0 -11 | Cruz Azul Francisco Palencia 3'Carlos Hermosillo 13', 32', 49'Julio César Yegros 15', 53', 62'Hector Adomaitis 34'Benjamin Galindo 35'Kieran Barton 72' (OG)Francisco Ramírez 74' (pen.)
|
Champion
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1996 Winners |
|---|
|
| Deportivo Cruz Azul Fourth Title |
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