CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1996
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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
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Club Deportivo Cruz Azul
from Mexico
won the final, its fourth CONCACAF championship.
|} Cruz Azul on Bye, to the second round.
Second Round
|} Cruz Azul on Bye, to the third round. L.D. Alajuelense on Bye, to the third round.
Third Round
|} L.D. Alajuelense on Bye, to the fourth round.
Fourth Round
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|} Club Necaxa on bye, to the second round.
Second Round
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|} Juventus F.C.
on bye, to the second round.
Second Round
|} Juventus F.C.
on bye, to the third round.
Third Round
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, Guatemala
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July 19 - 20, 1997
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CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in the CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
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
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
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Club Deportivo Cruz Azul
Club Deportivo Cruz Azul
Club Deportivo, Social, y Cultural Cruz Azul, known simply as Cruz Azul, is a Mexican professional Association football club based in Mexico City, Mexico; after which initially was based in Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul in the Mexican state of Hidalgo...
from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
won the final, its fourth CONCACAF championship.
Group 1
First Round|} Cruz Azul on Bye, to the second round.
- L.D. Alajuelense, Arabe Unido and C.D. Victoria advance to the second round.
Second Round
|} 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
|} L.D. Alajuelense on Bye, to the fourth round.
- Cruz Azul advances to the fourth round.
Fourth Round
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- Cruz Azul advance to the Final Group Stage.
Group 2
First Round|} Club Necaxa on bye, to the second round.
- Saprissa advances to the second round.
Second Round
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- Necaxa advance to the Final Group Stage.
Group 3
First Round|} Juventus F.C.
Juventus (Belize)
Juventus is a Belizean football team which currently competes in the Belize Premier Football League of the Football Federation of Belize.The Team is based in Orange Walk. Their home stadium is Orange Walk People's Stadium.-Achievements:...
on bye, to the second round.
- Comunicaciones and Sacachispas advance to the second round.
Second Round
|} Juventus F.C.
Juventus (Belize)
Juventus is a Belizean football team which currently competes in the Belize Premier Football League of the Football Federation of Belize.The Team is based in Orange Walk. Their home stadium is Orange Walk People's Stadium.-Achievements:...
on bye, to the third round.
- Comunicaciones advance to the third round.
Third Round
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- CSD Comunicaciones advance to the Final Group Stage.
First Round
|}- US Sinnamary withdrew after 1st leg*
- Red Star withdrew before 1st leg**
Second Round
|}- SV Transvaal advance to the USA/Caribbean playoff.
USA/Caribbean Playoff
|}- Seattle Sounders advance to the Final Group Stage.
CONCACAF Final Group Stage
Final stage was played in Guatemala CityGuatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
, Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
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July 19 - 20, 1997
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Champion
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