The 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 34th 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. The final tournament, held in Washington, D.C., was won by

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

, who defeated

Deportivo Toluca Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Club Deportivo Toluca, is a Mexican football club, playing in the Primera División de México, the top-flight of Mexican football. Toluca's stadium, Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega ...

1–0 in the final, becoming the first team from the United States to win the tournament.

Qualified Teams

North American zone

*Major League Soccer:

– 1997 MLS Cup winner

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– 1997 MLS Cup runner-up *Primera División de México:

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– 1998 Verano winner

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– 1997 Invierno winner

Club León Club León Fútbol Club, also known as León, is a Mexican professional football club based in León, Guanajuato, that competes in the Liga MX, the top flight of Mexican football. León has won the Primera División de México/Liga MX title ...

– 1997 Invierno runner-up *Qualified Clubs on bye to quarterfinal round.

Qualifying Playoff

* ''León advances to the quarterfinals.''

Central American zone

Organized by the

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Group South A

Group South B

Group North A

Group North B

Group I

Group II

Playoff

* ''Alajuelense advanced to the Final Tournament.''

Caribbean zone

*Caribbean Zone:
Joe Public F.C. (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

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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