The 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 39th 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 was won by
Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Al ...
after a 5–1 aggregate win over
Deportivo Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its Association football, football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, Costa Rica, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aym ...
in the final.
Copa de Campeones 2004
on the RSSSF
To date, this is the last time a final has not featured a team from Mexico (Primera or Liga MX
Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divis ...
) or Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional Association football, soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanc ...
.
Qualified teams
North American zone
* Pachuca
Pachuca (; ), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the east-central Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca Municipality, Pach ...
- 2003 Apertura champion
* Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
- 2003 Clausura champion
* San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional association football, soccer club based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Origin ...
- 2003 MLS Cup champion
* Chicago Fire - 2003 MLS Eastern Conference/Supporters' Shield
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champion
Central American zone
* Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. Their colours are burgundy and white. It ...
- 2003 UNCAF Interclub Cup champion
* Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Al ...
- 2003 UNCAF Interclub Cup third place
* FAS - 2003 UNCAF Interclub Cup second best runner-up in the group stage
;Notes
* Comunicaciones - 2003 UNCAF Interclub Cup runner-up was disqualified from tournament because Guatemalan FA was suspended by 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 ...
and FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ...
in January 2004. The place of Comunicaciones was given to C.D. FAS (as second best runner-up in the group stage).
Caribbean zone
* San Juan Jabloteh
San Juan Jabloteh Football Club is a football club located in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago that plays in the country's TT Pro League. The team plays its home games in Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, Trinidad.
History
The club was founded ...
- 2003 CFU Club Championship
The 2003 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship was an international club football competition held in the Caribbean to determine the region's qualifier for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Seven teams from four football associations played in th ...
champion
Bracket
Quarterfinals
''2–2 on aggregate. Saprissa won 3–2 on penalties.''
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''Chicago Fire won 6–5 on aggregate.''
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''Alajuelense won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Monterrey won 4–1 on aggregate.''
Semifinals
''Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Alajuelense won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Final
First leg
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Second leg
''Alajuelense won 5–1 on aggregate.''
Champions
Top scorers
References
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2004
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Events January
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