CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007
Encyclopedia
The 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 42nd 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
. The tournament also served as a qualifying event for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.
C.F. Pachuca won the Champions' Cup, defeating Chivas Guadalajara, breaking a 2–2 aggregate tie with a 7–6 penalty kick win.
In addition, the runner up is invited to CONMEBOL
's 2007 Copa Sudamericana.
Pachuca – 2006 Clausura champion
Guadalajara – 2006 Apertura champion
Houston Dynamo
– 2006 MLS Cup
champion
D.C. United
– 2006 MLS Supporters' Shield winner
Puntarenas
– 2006 Torneo UNCAF
champion
Olimpia – 2006 Torneo UNCAF
runner-up
Marquense – 2006 Torneo UNCAF third place
W Connection
– 2006 CFU Club Championship
winner
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Houston Dynamo
advance 2–1 on aggregate.
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Guadalajara advance 4–2 on aggregate.
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DC United advance 7–3 on aggregate.
Pachuca advances 5–4 on aggregate after added extra time.
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Guadalajara advances 3–2 on aggregate.
7 – 6 on penalty kicks, advance to 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.
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
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...
. The tournament also served as a qualifying event for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.
C.F. Pachuca won the Champions' Cup, defeating Chivas Guadalajara, breaking a 2–2 aggregate tie with a 7–6 penalty kick win.
In addition, the runner up is invited to CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
's 2007 Copa Sudamericana.
North American zone
Pachuca – 2006 Clausura champion Guadalajara – 2006 Apertura champion Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
– 2006 MLS Cup
MLS Cup 2006
The 2006 MLS Cup was the championship game of the 2006 Major League Soccer season, played on November 12, 2006 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas between the New England Revolution and the Houston Dynamo. Houston won 4-3 on penalty kicks, after a 1-1 draw following extra time...
champion
D.C. UnitedD.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...
– 2006 MLS Supporters' Shield winner
Central America zone
PuntarenasPuntarenas F.C.
Puntarenas Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División ....
– 2006 Torneo UNCAF
Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2006
The 2006 Copa Interclubes UNCAF was the 24th edition of the international club football competition held in the UNCAF region representing the seven nations of Central America. This was the eighth year of the current format using the name Copa Interclubes UNCAF. The tournament was also a qualifying...
champion
Olimpia – 2006 Torneo UNCAFCopa Interclubes UNCAF 2006
The 2006 Copa Interclubes UNCAF was the 24th edition of the international club football competition held in the UNCAF region representing the seven nations of Central America. This was the eighth year of the current format using the name Copa Interclubes UNCAF. The tournament was also a qualifying...
runner-up
Marquense – 2006 Torneo UNCAF third placeCaribbean zone
W ConnectionW Connection
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– 2006 CFU Club Championship
CFU Club Championship 2006-07
The 2006 CFU Club Championship is the annual international football club competition held in the Caribbean Football Union/CFU region . The Caribbean Tournament Champion will qualify to the 2007 CONCACAF Champions Cup. The CFU changed the home-away format for this tournament to four group stages at...
winner
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Pachuca advance 3–0 on aggregate.----
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
advance 2–1 on aggregate.
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Guadalajara advance 4–2 on aggregate.
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DC United advance 7–3 on aggregate.
Semifinals
The first leg match scheduled for March 14, 2007 was postponed due to a weather-induced power outage.Pachuca advances 5–4 on aggregate after added extra time.
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Guadalajara advances 3–2 on aggregate.
First leg
Second leg
C.F. Pachuca win 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2–2 on aggregate,7 – 6 on penalty kicks, advance to 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.
Champions
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007 Winners |
|---|
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| C.F. Pachuca Second Title |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luciano EmilioLuciano Emilio Luciano Emílio is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Toros Neza in the Liga de Ascenso.-Early career:... |
DC United |
4 |
| ' | Omar Bravo Omar Bravo Omar Bravo Tordecillas is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.-Club Deportivo Guadalajara:... |
Club Deportivo Guadalajara |
4 |
| 2 |  Christian GiménezChristian Giménez (1981) Christian "El Chaco" Giménez is an Argentine football player who currently plays for Cruz Azul in Mexico's professional league, the Mexican First Division... |
Pachuca Club de Futbol |
3 |
| ' | Christian Gómez Christian Gómez Christian Gómez is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Nueva Chicago.-Argentina:Gómez began playing professional soccer at the age of 17 with Argentine club Nueva Chicago, which was at the time playing in the second division. He played with the team from 1991 to 1996, appearing in 155... |
DC United |
3 |
| 3 | Adolfo Bautista Adolfo Bautista Adolfo "El Bofo" Bautista Herrera is an Attacking Midfielder/Forward who currently plays for Querétaro F.C. of Mexico.-Beginnings:... |
Club Deportivo Guadalajara |
2 |
| ' | Brian Ching Brian Ching Brian Ching is an American professional soccer forward currently playing for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:... |
Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic... |
2 |
| ' | Gabriel Caballero Gabriel Caballero Gabriel Esteban Caballero Schiker Gabriel Esteban Caballero Schiker Gabriel Esteban Caballero Schiker (born 5 February 1971 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina is a Mexican footballer midfielder, who last played for Pachuca in the Mexican First Division and is now the assistant coach of C.F... |
Pachuca Club de Futbol |
2 |
| ' | Marvin Cabrera Marvin Cabrera Marvin Gabriel Cabrera Ibarra is a Mexican football defender. He currently plays for Morelia in Mexico.- Club Honors: C.F. Pachuca* Mexican Championship - Clausura 2006, Clausura 2007... |
Pachuca Club de Futbol |
2 |
| ' | Sergio Santana Sergio Santana Sergio Alejandro Santana Piedra is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Rayados de Monterrey.-Career:... |
Club Deportivo Guadalajara |
2 |
| 4 | Brian Mullan Brian Mullan Brian Mullan is an American soccer player who plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. He has previously played for Wisconsin Rebels, Colorado Comets, Los Angeles Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo. He is one of only two players to have won MLS Cup five times, the other being... |
Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic... |
1 |
| ' | Chris Wondolowski Chris Wondolowski Christopher Elliott Wondolowski is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:... |
Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic... |
1 |
| ' | Damián Ariel Álvarez Damian Ariel Álvarez Damián Ariel Álvarez "La Chilindrina" "El bendito demonio" is an Argentine Attacking Midfielder, who currently plays for Tigres UANL of the Primera División de México.... |
Pachuca Club de Futbol |
1 |
| ' |  Earl JeanEarl Jean Earl Jude Jean is a former St. Lucian footballer and current Assistant coach of W Connection.-Ipswich:Earl famously told the local media that despite his short stature he could leap very high - he was therefore nicknamed 'The Flea'... |
W Connection W Connection Vibe CT 105 Williams Connection is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the Pro League. The club plays its home games in Manny Ramjohn Stadium... |
1 |
| ' | Eddie Robinson Eddie Robinson (soccer) Eddie Robinson is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-College:... |
Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic... |
1 |
| ' | Facundo Erpen Facundo Erpen Facundo Adrián Erpen is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Instituto in the Primera B Nacional.-Early career in South America:... |
DC United |
1 |
| ' | Gonzalo Pineda Gonzalo Pineda Gonzalo Pineda Reyes is a Mexican international footballer. He currently plays as a Defensive Midfielder for Puebla F.C. on loan from Guadalajara, in the Primera División de México.- Biography :... |
Club Deportivo Guadalajara |
1 |
| ' | Hendry Thomas Hendry Thomas Hendry Bernardo Thomas Suazo is a Honduran international footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League team Wigan Athletic since signing for them back in July 2009 on a three-year deal from Club Deportivo Olimpia.... |
Club Deportivo Olimpia Club Deportivo Olimpia Club Deportivo Olimpia is a Honduran football and baseball club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top division in the country, and play their home matches in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino... |
1 |
| ' |  Jaime MorenoJaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Morales is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side.... |
DC United |
1 |
| ' | Jose Luiz Seabra |
W Connection W Connection Vibe CT 105 Williams Connection is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the Pro League. The club plays its home games in Manny Ramjohn Stadium... |
1 |
| ' | Jose Pacini |
Club Deportivo Olimpia Club Deportivo Olimpia Club Deportivo Olimpia is a Honduran football and baseball club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top division in the country, and play their home matches in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino... |
1 |
| ' | Juan Carlos Cacho Juan Carlos Cacho Juan Carlos Cacho Gutierrez is a Mexican football striker currently playing for UNAM Pumas in Mexico and for the Mexico national football team.-Club career:Juan Carlos Cacho is a product of the youth system of Cruz Azul... |
Pachuca Club de Futbol |
1 |
| ' | Juan Manuel Cárcamo Juan Manuel Cárcamo Juan Manuel Cárcamo Flores is a Honduran football striker, who currently plays for CD Suchitepequez. He previously played for Honduran club Platense and Austrian teams SV Austria Salzburg and BSV Bad Bleiberg.-External links:*... |
Club Deportivo Olimpia Club Deportivo Olimpia Club Deportivo Olimpia is a Honduran football and baseball club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top division in the country, and play their home matches in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino... |
1 |
| ' | Kelly Gray Kelly Gray Kelly Gray is an American soccer player, currently without a club.-College:Gray played forward and midfielder at the University of Portland from 1999 to 2001... |
Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic... |
1 |
| ' | Kurt Bernard Kurt Bernard Kurt Bernard Simpson is a professional Costa Rican footballer. He currently plays his club football for Puntarenas and was the top scorer in the Costa Rican league in 2005-2006.... |
Puntarenas F.C. Puntarenas F.C. Puntarenas Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División .... |
1 |
| ' | Luis Ángel Landín Luis Ángel Landín Luis Ángel Landín is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Atlante of the Primera División de México.-Professional:... |
Pachuca Club de Futbol |
1 |
| ' |  Paul DalglishPaul Dalglish Paul Kenneth Dalglish is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Dalglish, son of former Scotland international Kenny Dalglish, was born in Glasgow though spent his childhood in Liverpool where his father managed Liverpool F.C... |
Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic... |
1 |