1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup


The 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 33rd edition of the annual international club football competition, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of the CONCACAF region.
The teams were split into three zones. The North American zone qualified three teams direct into the quarterfinals and two teams played a play-off for the fourth spot in the quarterfinals. The Central American zone played a regional tournament to get three spots in the quarterfinal. The winner of the Caribbean zone got a place in the quarterfinals.
1997 was the first year that teams from Major League Soccer took part in the Champions' Cup. The competitors in the MLS Cup, both winner and runner-up, were each given berths in the tournament.
All but two of the eight games played in the final tournament were played in Washington, D.C.. The final was won by Cruz Azul, who captured their fifth Champions' Cup title with a 5–3 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy. At the time, Mexican goalkeeper Jorge Campos was signed to the Galaxy and Cruz Azul. The Galaxy were the first American club to reach the final of a Champions Cup or League.

Preliminary Regional playoffs

North American Zone

Central American Zone

Preliminary round

First round

Second round

Caribbean Zone

CFU Club Championship final

North American zone

  • Major League Soccer:
  • '''Primera División de México:'''

    Central American zone

  • Central American Qualifiers:
C.S. Cartaginés – Second Round Series winner
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo – Second Round Series winner
CSD Comunicaciones – Second Round Series winner

Caribbean zone

United Petrotrin – 1997 CFU Club Championship winner

Bracket

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

Third place match

  • '''Third place was shared.'''

    Final

Team details-

Champion