User:Quidster4040/sandbox/1998–99 CONCACAF Champions League

1998–99 CONCACAF Champions League

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates	July – August 1998 (qualifying) September 1998 – May 1999 (competition proper)
Teams	16 (group stage) 50 (total) (from 38 associations)
Final positions
Champions	D.C. United (1st title)
Runners-up	Toluca

The 1998–99 CONCACAF Champions League was the 43rd season of North America's premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF.

The final was played on May 21, 2008 at the DSG Park in Denver, where Manchester Houston Dynamo played against Pachuca. Houston Dynamo won the match 2–0 in regulation time, making it the first time since 2001 and American team won the competition.

América were the defending champions.

Qualifying rounds

First round

28 teams entered this round. The first legs were played on 1 July and the second legs were played on 8 July 1998.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Transvaal	6–0	Seven Seas Rock City	2–0	4–0
Newtown United	2–3	Empire	1–1	1–2
UNDEBA	5–0	Villa Clara	2–0	3–0
Walter Ferretti	2–2 (a)	Seba United	2–1	0–1
Notre Dame	2–3	Camdonia Chelsea	2–0	1–2
M.I. Roc Masters	4–3	BDO Binder Stingers	4–2	0–1
Aiglon	9–1	Zebbians	6–0	3–1
Cavalier	4–4 (6–5 p)	Tropic All Stars	2–2	2–2 (a.e.t.)
Cobán Imperial	2–5	León	2–1	0–4
Kansas City Wizards	3–0	Vasco da Gama	2–0	1–0
San Cristóbal	1–0	Quintana	1–0	0–0
Police Force	3–6	Sporting	3–2	0–4
Scholars International	3–2	Spartans International	3–1	0–1
L'Etoile	5–0	Rovers United	4–0	1–0

Second round

Six teams received a bye into this round. They were joined by the fourteen winners of the first round. First legs were played on 22 July and the second legs were played on 28 July 1998.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Transvaal	4–6	Superstar Rangers	3–3	1–3
San Cristóbal	0–2	Capoise	0–0	0–2
M.I. Roc Masters	1–12	Tauro	1–6	0–6
UNDEBA	4–4 (a)	SNL	3–2	1–2
Notre Dame	1–1 (5–3 p)	Jahouvey	1–0	0–1 (a.e.t.)
Seba United	2–0	River Plate	1–0	1–0
León	3–2	Kansas City Wizards	3–0	0–2
Empire	1–5	Aiglon	0–0	1–5
Sporting	1–9	L'Etoile	1–2	0–7
Cavalier	2–1	Scholars International	1–1	1–0

Third round

Ten teams earned a bye to the third round. They were joined by the ten second round winners. First legs were played on 12 August and second legs were on 26 August 1998.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
León	3–1	Cruz Azul	2–0	1–1
Superstar Rangers	3–5	Colorado Rapids	1–0	2–5
Tauro	0–4	Alajuelense	0–1	0–3
Seba United	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Platense	1–1	1–2 (a.e.t.)
SNL	2–2 (a)	FAS	1–0	1–2
Capoise	1–5	Comunicaciones	1–3	0–2
Notre Dame	2–5	Waterhouse	1–2	1–3
L'Etoile	0–1	Solidarité	0–0	0–1
Cavalier	2–8	Topp XX	0–4	2–4
Aiglon	2–3	Vancouver 86ers	2–1	0–2

Group stage

16 teams entered Group Stage. Top 6 teams earned a bye straight group stage. Joined by 10 second round winners.

Bye teams

• Toluca
• D.C. United
• Saprissa
• Motagua
• Firpo
• Joe Public

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MOT	WTH	FPO	SOL
1	Motagua	6	3	2	1	5	3	+2	11	Advance to knockout stage		—	0–2	2–0	1–0
2	Waterhouse	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8			0–1	—	1–0	2–2
3	Firpo	6	2	1	3	7	8	−1	7			1–1	2–0	—	2–1
4	Solidarité	6	1	2	3	7	8	−1	5			0–0	1–1	3–2	—

Source: CONCACAF.com

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TOL	ALA	PLA	JOE
1	Toluca	6	4	1	1	20	3	+17	13	Advance to knockout stage		—	3–0	4–0	7–0
2	Alajuelense	6	4	0	2	13	8	+5	12			1–0	—	3–2	5–1
3	Platense	6	2	1	3	9	12	−3	7			2–2	2–0	—	2–1
4	Joe Public	6	1	0	5	3	22	−19	3			0–4	0–3	2–1	—

Source: CONCACAF.com

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DCU	LEO	COM	TXX
1	D.C. United	6	5	0	1	23	3	+20	15	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–0	3–0	10–0
2	León	6	4	1	1	17	4	+13	13			2–1	—	2–0	7–0
3	Comunicaciones	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	7			0–1	1–1	—	3–0
4	Topp XX	6	0	0	6	3	34	−31	0			1–6	0–5	2–3	—

Source: CONCACAF.com

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SPR	VAN	COL	SNL
1	Saprissa	6	4	0	2	15	4	+11	12	Advance to knockout stage		—	3–0	2–1	7–0
2	Vancouver 86ers	6	4	0	2	12	5	+7	12			2–0	—	2–1	6–0
3	Colorado Rapids	6	4	0	2	11	5	+6	12			1–0	2–0	—	4–0
4	SNL	6	0	0	6	1	24	−23	0			0–3	0–2	1–2	—

Source: CONCACAF.com

Knockout round

The four group winners were seeded in the knockout round and the four group runners-up were unseeded. A partial blind draw was held so that two Mexican teams would not play against each other in the quarterfinals.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Saprissa		2
	Waterhouse		1
						Saprissa		2
						Toluca		0
	Toluca		2
	Alajuelense		1
											Toluca		0
											D.C. United		1
	D.C. United		3
	Vancouver 86ers		1
						D.C. United		2
						León		0
	Motagua		0
	León		0

Final

August 16, 1998

D.C. United	1–0	Toluca
Pope 41'

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. - United States

Attendance: 32,607

Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)