Host country United States Runners-up Los Angeles Galaxy Dates 13 Aug 1997 – 24 Aug 1997 Goals scored 27 | City Washington, D.C. Teams 8 Matches played 8 | |
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The 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 33rd 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.
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- Cruz azul vs galaxy 1997 concacaf champions cup final complete
- North American Zone
- Second Round
- Caribbean Zone
- Qualifying playoff
- North American zone
- Central American zone
- Caribbean zone
- Third Place Match
- References
The teams were split into 3 zones (North, Central and Caribbean). The North American zone qualified 3 teams direct into the quarterfinals and 2 teams played a play-off to get a 4th spot in the quarterfinals. The Central American zone played a regional tournament to get 3 spots in the quarterfinal. The winner of the Caribbean zone got a place in the quarterfinals.
1997 was the first year that teams from the United States' premier league, 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.
North American Zone
Second Round
Caribbean Zone
1997 CFU Club Championship
Qualifying playoff
North American zone
D.C. United - 1996 MLS Cup winner
Los Angeles Galaxy - 1996 MLS Cup Runner Up
Guadalajara - 1997 Verano winner
Cruz Azul - 1997 Invierno winner
Central American zone
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