The 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 34th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 4 ...
region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, a ...
. It determined that year's club champion of
football
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in the
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 4 ...
region.
The final tournament, held in Washington, D.C., was won by
D.C. United, who defeated
Deportivo Toluca 1–0 in the final, becoming the first team from the United States to win the tournament.
Qualified teams
*
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...
(holders) bye to final round.
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Deportivo Toluca (Mexican summer champions 1997/98) bye to final round.
*
DC United (USA champions 1997) bye to final round.
Qualifying
Qualifying Playoff
* ''León advances to the quarterfinals.''
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Qualifying Central American zone
Organized by the
Central American Football Union
The Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol (Central American Football Union), more commonly known by the acronym UNCAF, represents the national football teams of Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and P ...
.
Group South A
Group South B
Group North A
Group North B
Group I
Group II
Playoff
* ''Alajuelense advanced to the Final Tournament.''
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Caribbean zone
*Caribbean Zone:
Joe Public F.C.
Joe Public Football Club was a football club from Trinidad and Tobago that used to play in the TT Pro League. Nicknamed the ''Eastern Lions'', it was owned by former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner.
History
Following the disappointment in 1996 ...
(invitee)
*The Caribbean club championships during that time were only played in November,
CONCACAF invited Joe Public of Trinidad and Tobago as Caribbean representative.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Third place match
Final
Champion
Player awards
Top goalscorer
* Roy Lassiter (D.C. United) – 6 goals
Most Valuable Player
* Roy Lassiter (D.C. United)
Team of the tournament
;Goalkeeper:
*Scott Garlick, D.C. United
;Defenders:
*Jeff Agoos, D.C. United
*Eddie Pope, D.C. United
*Salvador Carmona, Toluca
*Roberto Medina, Leon
;Midfielders:
*Fabian Estay, Toluca
*Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United
*Roy Myers, Saprissa
;Forwards:
*Roy Lassiter, D.C. United
*Jose Manuel Abundis, Toluca
*Nidelson De Mello, Firpo
References
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