The 1993 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 29th 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 23 January to 5 December 1993. The teams were split in two zones (North/Central and Caribbean), being the best three from the North/Central and the best team from Caribbean to qualify to the final tournament. All qualifying matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system while the final tournament was played in a group system in

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. That final stage composed of four teams which played each other in a single

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. Costa Rican team

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crowned CONCACAF champion for their first time, after finishing first in the final with a

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North and Central American Zone

Preliminary round

¹ Hercules withdrew before 1st leg, and both legs awarded 2–0 to Juventus. ---- ---- ---- ----

First round

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Second round

*León, Municipal and Saprissa advance to the CONCACAF Final Tournament. ---- ----

Caribbean Zone

First round

¹ Zion Inter, Racing Gonaïves, Tempête and Hawks all withdrew before 1st leg, and their rivals were awarded 2–0 wins in each of both matches. ---- ---- ---- ----

Second round

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Semifinals

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Final

*SV Robinhood advance to the CONCACAF Final Tournament.

Final tournament

Matches

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Champion

References

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