Dates May 1998 – April 1998 | Champions Abandoned | |
The 1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup was the sixth edition of this defunct tournament contended between 1991 and 1998.
Contents
Northern Zone
Dallas Burn (USA) bye to final round.
Cruz Azul (Mexico) bye to final round.
Necaxa (Mexico) bye to final round.
First Round
Plaza Amador qualified for second round as well, opposition unknown.
Olimpia and Municipal, who had reached the Cuadrangular Final of the abandoned 1996 edition, got byes into the second round
Second Round
Jong Colombia replaced Amatitlán.
Caribbean Zone
Won by Jong Colombia; instead of qualifying for the final round as originally planned, they were added to the second round of the central zone.
Final Round
Originally scheduled for March 1998 in Dallas with as quarterfinals Necaxa vs. Olimpia and Platense vs. Municipal; winners of the first were to play Cruz Azul in the semifinal; winners of the second were to play Dallas Burn in the second semifinal. Format was changed for "scheduling and technical reasons".
The Dallas Burn hosted the 1998 CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup tournament at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on March 4, 6 and 8. The six-team tournament, was going to consist of three doubleheaders. It was going to feature Burn, defending champion Necaxa, 1997 Mexican Cup champion Cruz Azul, and Olimpia who had defeated Belen.
The two remaining spots were going to be filled by the winner of the Municipal vs. Plaza Amador and the winner of the Platense vs. Jong Colombia. "This is a tremendous honor to host this tournament and an extremely high level of competition", said Burn GM Billy Hicks. "Necaxa, Cruz Azul and Olimpia are some of the best, most decorated champions on this half of the planet."