The 1986 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 22nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the

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region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the

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. It determined that year's club champion of

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in the

region and was played from 22 March 1986 till 11 February 1987. The teams were split in 2 zones, North/Central America and Caribbean, (as North and Central America sections combined to qualify one team for the final), each one qualifying two teams to the final tournament. All the matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system. The North/Central American section was split too in 3 zones, North, Central 1 and Central 2, the winner of Central 1 directly qualifying to the final tournament, while the winners of North and Central 2, had to play an Intermediate round for the second spot. The Caribbean section was split in 2 zones, North and South group, qualifying one team from each group to the final tournament. Costa Rican team Liga Deportiva Alajuelense defeated Surinamese

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North/Central American Zone

Northern Group

First Round

*'' Club Verdes (on a bye) and Pembroke Hamilton Club advanced to the second round.''

Second Round

*'' Pembroke Hamilton Club advances to Intermediate round.''

Central Group 1

First Round

*'' Alajuelense and Alianza advance to the second round.''

Second Round

*'' Alajuelense advances to the CONCACAF Semi-Finals.''

Central Group 2

First Round

*'' Comunicaciones and

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advance to the second round.''

Second Round

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advances to Intermediate round.''

Intermediate Round

*'' Pembroke Hamilton Club advances to the CONCACAF Semi-Finals.''

Caribbean Zone

Caribbean Group North

First Round

*'' Moulien and Trintoc advance to the second round.''

Second Round

*''Trintoc advance to the third round.''

Third Round

*''Trintoc advances to the CONCACAF Semi-Finals.''

Caribbean Group South

First Round

*''UNDEBA on a bye, to the second round.'' *''Transvaal advances to the second round.'' *''Robinhood on a bye, to the third round.''

Second Round

*''Transvaal advances to the third round.''

Third Round

*''Transvaal advances to the CONCACAF Semi-Finals.''

Semi-Finals

*''Alajuelense and Transvaal advances to the CONCACAF Final.''

Finals

First leg

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Second leg

* ''Alajuelense won 4–0 on points, (6–2 on aggregate).''

Champion

References

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