1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup#Final
{{Short description|33rd edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| year = 1997
| dates = August 13–24
| city = Washington, D.C.
| country = United States
| num_teams = 8
| associations = 6
| champion_other = {{flagicon|MEX}} Cruz Azul
| count = 5
| second_other = {{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles Galaxy
| matches = 8
| goals = 27
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| prevseason = 1996
| nextseason = 1998
}}
The 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 33rd edition of the annual international club football competition, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean).
The teams were split into three zones (North, Central and Caribbean). The North American zone qualified three teams direct into the quarterfinals and two teams played a play-off for the fourth spot in the quarterfinals. The Central American zone played a regional tournament to get three spots in the quarterfinal. The winner of the Caribbean zone got a place in the quarterfinals.
1997 was the first year that teams from the United States' premier league, Major League Soccer, took part in the Champions' Cup. The competitors in the MLS Cup, both winner and runner-up, were each given berths in the tournament.
All but two of the eight games played in the final tournament were played in Washington, D.C.. The final was won by Cruz Azul, who captured their fifth Champions' Cup title with a 5–3 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups97.html Copa de Campeones 1997] on the RSSSF"Copa de la Campeones de la Concacaf 1997" on Reino Azul (blogsite), 20 Oct 2014 At the time, Mexican goalkeeper Jorge Campos was signed to the Galaxy and Cruz Azul.{{cite book |last=Dure |first=Beau |year=2010 |title=Long-Range Goals: The Success Story of Major League Soccer |pages=55–56 |publisher=Potomac Books |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=978-1-59797-509-4 |oclc=500783910}} The Galaxy were the first American club to reach the final of a Champions' Cup since 1984.
Preliminary Regional playoffs
=North American Zone=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Los Angeles Galaxy|USA|4–1|Santos Laguna|MEX}}
|}
{{Football box collapsible
| date = July 30, 1997
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Los Angeles Galaxy {{flagicon|USA}}
| score = 4–1
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Santos Laguna
| goals1 = Mauricio Cienfuegos {{goal|64}}
Eduardo Hurtado {{goal|65}}
Martín Machón {{gol|80}}
Welton Mello {{goal|84}}
| goals2 = Nicolás Ramírez {{goal|70}}
| location = Los Angeles
| stadium = Rose Bowl
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
}}
- Los Angeles Galaxy advance to the quarterfinal.
=Central American Zone=
==Preliminary round==
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|A.F.C. Euro Kickers|PAN|5–6|Diriangén FC|NCA|4–2|1–4}}
|}
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| date =
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| round =
| team1 = A.F.C. Euro Kickers {{flagicon|PAN}}
| score = 4–2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|NCA}} Diriangén FC
| goals1 = Jorge Bovell {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
José Ardines {{goal|}}
Wilchard {{goal|}}
| goals2 = Sergio Gago {{goal|}}
Harry Cruz {{goal|}}
| location =
| stadium = Estadio Artes y Oficios
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = June 9, 1997
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Diriangén FC {{flagicon|NCA}}
| score = 4–1
| aggregatescore = 6–5
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|PAN}} A.F.C. Euro Kickers
| goals1 = Jose Maria Bermudez {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Sergio Gago {{goal|}}
Lester González {{goal|}}
| goals2 = José Ardines {{goal|}}
| location =
| stadium = Cacique Diriangén Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
}}
==First round==
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|CS Cartaginés|CRC|9–2|Tauro|PAN|5–0|4–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|FAS|SLV|2–2
(3–5 pen)|CSD Comunicaciones|GUA|1–1|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Xelajú MC|GUA|2–0|Real Verdes|BLZ|0–0|2–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Juventus|BLZ|4–2|Real CD España|HON|var2=1949|0–1|4–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Luis Ángel Firpo|SLV|3–1|Olimpia|HON|var2=1949|0–0|3–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Diriangén FC|NCA|4–5|Alajuelense|CRC|3–2|1–3}}
|}
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| date =
| time =
| round =
| team1 = CS Cartaginés {{flagicon|CRC}}
| score = 5–0
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|PAN}} Tauro
| goals1 = Jewisson Bennett {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Heriberto Quirós {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Norman Gómez {{goal|}}
| goals2 = Nil
| location = Cartago, Costa Rica
| stadium = José Rafael"Fello"Meza Ivancovich Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
}}
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| date =
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Tauro {{flagicon|PAN}}
| score = 2–4
| aggregatescore = 2–8
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} CS Cartaginés
| goals1 = Gustavo Lagarcha {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| goals2 = Heriberto Quirós {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Cristian Mena {{goal|}}
Norman Gómez {{goal|}}
| location = Panama City, Panama
| stadium = Rommel Fernández Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
}}
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| date =
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| round =
| team1 = FAS {{flagicon|SLV}}
| score = 1–1
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA}} CSD Comunicaciones
| goals1 = Guillermo Rivera {{goal|}}
| goals2 = Milton "Tyson" Núñez {{goal|}}
| location =
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| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date =
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| round =
| team1 = CSD Comunicaciones {{flagicon|GUA}}
| score = 1–1
| aggregatescore = 2–2 (pen
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|SLV}} FAS
| goals1 = Everaldo Valencia {{goal|}}
| goals2 = Carlos Villareal {{goal|}}
| location =
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| nobars = Y
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| date =
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| round =
| team1 = Real Verdes {{flagicon|BLZ}}
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA}} Xelajú MC
| goals1 = Nil
| goals2 = Nil
| location =
| stadium =
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| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = June 2, 1997
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Xelajú MC {{flagicon|GUA}}
| score = 2–0
| aggregatescore = 2–0
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|BLZ}} Real Verdes
| goals1 = Gustavo Benzomo {{goal|}}
Cesar Trujillo {{goal|}}
| goals2 = Nil
| location =
| stadium = San Ignacio’s Norman Broaster Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date =
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Real CD España {{flagicon|HON|1949}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|BLZ}} Juventus
| goals1 = Guillermo Gómez {{goal|62}}
| goals2 = Nil
| location =
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| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = May 29, 1997
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Juventus {{flagicon|BLZ}}
| score = 4–1
| aggregatescore = 4–2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Real CD España
| goals1 = David McCaulay {{goal|2}}
Norman Nuñez {{goal|29}}
Norman Nuñez {{goal|45}}
John McAllet {{goal|52}}
| goals2 = Orbin Cabrera {{goal|88}}
| location =
| stadium = Francisco Morazán Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
}}
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| date =
| time = 28 May 1997
| round =
| team1 = Luis Ángel Firpo {{flagicon|SLV}}
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Olimpia
| goals1 = Nil
| goals2 = Nil
| location = Usulután, El Salvador
| stadium = Estadio Sergio Torres, Usulután
| attendance = 6,000
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
}}
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| date = June 4, 1997
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Olimpia {{flagicon|HON|1949}}
| score = 1–3
| aggregatescore = 1–3
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|SLV}} Luis Ángel Firpo
| goals1 = Wilmer Velasquez {{goal|24}}
| goals2 = Fabio de Freitas {{goal|38}}
Juan Gámez {{goal|43}}
Percival Piggott {{goal|60}}
| location =
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| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = 22 June 1997
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Diriangén FC {{flagicon|NCA}}
| score = 3–2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Alajuelense
| goals1 = Tyrone Acevedo {{goal|22}}
José María Bermúdez {{goal|27}}
Léster González {{goal|68}}
| goals2 = Josef Miso {{goal|14}}
Ronald Chaves {{goal|58}}
| location = Dirimbia, Nicaragua
| stadium = Estadio Cacique Diriangén
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
}}
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| date =
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Alajuelense {{flagicon|CRC}}
| score = 3–1
| aggregatescore = 5–4
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|NCA}} Diriangén FC
| goals1 = Luis Diego Arnaez {{goal|}}
Ronald Chavez {{goal|}}
Harold Wallace {{goal|}}
| goals2 = {{goal|}}
| location = Alajuela, Costa Rica
| stadium = Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
}}
==Second round==
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Juventus|BLZ|2–8|CSD Comunicaciones|GUA|0–3|2–5}}
{{TwoLegResult|Xelajú MC|GUA|2–3|C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo|SLV|2–1|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|CS Cartaginés|CRC|2–1|L.D. Alajuelense|CRC|2–1 | – }}
|}
- Comunicaciones, Luis Ángel Firpo and Cartaginés advance to the quarterfinal. Cartaginés vs Alajuelense played in one leg in San José.{{cite web|title=Copa de Campeones y Subcampeones CONCACAF 1997|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups97.html}}
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| date = June 22, 1997
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Juventus {{flagicon|BLZ}}
| score = 0–3
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA}} CSD Comunicaciones
| goals1 = Nil
| goals2 = Julio Rodas {{goal|}}
Castro {{goal||o.g.}}
Rigoberto Gómez {{goal|}}
| location = Belize
| stadium = People’s Stadium in Orange Walk
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
}}
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| date = June 28, 1997
| time =
| round =
| team1 = CSD Comunicaciones {{flagicon|GUA}}
| score = 5–2
| aggregatescore = 8–2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|BLZ}} Juventus
| goals1 = Rigoberto Gómez {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Nicolas Suazo {{goal|}}
Byron Perez {{goal|}}
TBD {{goal|}}
| goals2 = Norman Núñez {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
| location = Guatemala City, Guatemala
| stadium = Cementos Progreso Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
}}
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| date =
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Xelajú MC {{flagicon|GUA}}
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|SLV}} C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
| goals1 = Posse {{goal|}}
Mora {{goal|}}
| goals2 = Raul Toro {{goal|}}
| location =
| stadium =
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date =
| time =
| round =
| team1 = C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo {{flagicon|SLV}}
| score = 2–0
| aggregatescore = 3–2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA}} Xelajú MC
| goals1 = Raul Toro {{goal|}}
Israel Castro {{goal|}}
| goals2 = Nil
| location =
| stadium =
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
}}
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| date =
| time =
| round =
| team1 = CS Cartaginés {{flagicon|CRC}}
| score = 2–1
| aggregatescore = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} L.D. Alajuelense
| goals1 = Sergio Morales {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| goals2 = Luis Diego Arnáez {{goal|}}
| location =
| stadium =
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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=Caribbean Zone=
{{main|1997 CFU Club Championship}}
==CFU Club Championship final==
{{Football box collapsible
| date = 2 August 1997
| time =
| round =
| team1 = United Petrotrin {{flagicon|TRI}}
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|JAM}} Seba United
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location =
| stadium =
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
- United Petrotrin advance to the quarterfinal
Quarterfinal Qualified teams
= North American zone =
- Major League Soccer:
:{{flagicon|USA}} D.C. United – 1996 MLS Cup winner
:{{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles Galaxy – preliminary round winner (1996 MLS Cup runner-up)
- Primera División de México:
:{{flagicon|MEX}} Guadalajara – 1997 Verano winner
:{{flagicon|MEX}} Cruz Azul – 1996 CONCACAF Champions Cup title holder
= Central American zone =
- Central American Qualifiers:
{{flagicon|CRC}} C.S. Cartaginés – Second Round Series winner
{{flagicon|SLV}} C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo – Second Round Series winner
{{flagicon|GUA}} CSD Comunicaciones – Second Round Series winner
= Caribbean zone =
- Caribbean Football Union (CFU):
{{flagicon|TRI}} United Petrotrin – 1997 CFU Club Championship winner
Bracket
{{Round8
||{{flagicon|USA}} D.C. United|1|{{flagicon|TRI}} United Petrotrin|0
||{{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles Galaxy|2|{{flagicon|SLV}} Luis Ángel Firpo|0
||{{flagicon|MEX}} Guadalajara|1|{{flagicon|CRC}} Cartaginés|0
||{{flagicon|MEX}} Cruz Azul|5|{{flagicon|GUA}} Comunicaciones |0
||{{flagicon|USA}} D.C. United|0|{{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles Galaxy|1
||{{flagicon|MEX}} Guadalajara|2|{{flagicon|MEX}} Cruz Azul|3
||{{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles Galaxy|3|{{flagicon|MEX}} Cruz Azul|5
||{{flagicon|USA}} D.C. United|2|{{flagicon|MEX}} Guadalajara|2
|RD1=Quarterfinals|RD2=Semifinals|RD3=Final|consol=Third|3rdplace=yes|color=no|
|skipmatch01=no|skipmatch02=no|skipmatch03=no|skipmatch04=no
}}
Quarter-finals
{{football box
|date = August 12, 1997
|time =
|team1 = Los Angeles Galaxy {{flagicon|USA}}
|score = 2–0
|report=
|team2 = {{flagicon|El Salvador}} C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
|goals1 = Welton {{goal|45}}
Hurtado {{goal|78}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. – United States
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{football box
|date = August 12, 1997
|time =
|team1 = D.C. United {{flagicon|USA}}
|score = 1–0
|report=
|team2 = {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} United Petrotrin
|goals1 = Etcheverry {{goal|84}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. – United States
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date = August 16, 1997
|time =
|team1 = Cruz Azul {{flagicon|Mexico}}
|score = 5–0
|report=
|team2 = {{flagicon|Guatemala}} CSD Comunicaciones
|goals1 = Galindo {{goal|5||57}}
Yegros {{goal|42}}
Hermosillo {{goal|56}}
Palencia {{goal|78}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Azul
Mexico, D.F. – Mexico
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{football box
|date = August 17, 1997
|time =
|team1 = Guadalajara {{flagicon|Mexico}}
|score = 1–0
|report=
|team2 = {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} C.S. Cartaginés
|goals1 = Robles {{goal|34}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco – Mexico
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
Semi-finals
{{football box
|date = August 22, 1997
|time =
|team1 = D.C. United {{flagicon|USA}}
|score = 0–1
|report=
|team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles Galaxy
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Jones {{goal|10}}
|stadium = Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. – United States
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{football box
|date = August 22, 1997
|time =
|team1 = Guadalajara {{flagicon|MEX}}
|score = 2–3
|report=
|team2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Cruz Azul
|goals1 = Sánchez {{goal|86|pen.}}
Martínez {{goal|90}}
|goals2 = Sánchez {{goal|26|o.g.}}
Yegros {{goal|36}}
Adomaitis {{goal|77}}
|stadium = Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. – United States
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
Third place match
{{football box
|date = August 24, 1997
|time =
|team1 = D.C. United {{flagicon|USA}}
|score = 2–2
|report=
|team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Guadalajara
|goals1 = Díaz Arce {{goal|40}}
Iroha {{goal|89}}
|goals2 = Acosta {{goal|55}}
Sánchez {{goal|86|pen.}}
|stadium = Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. – United States
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
- Third place was shared.
Final
{{football box
|date = August 24, 1997
|time = 18:10 UTC-4
|team1 = Los Angeles Galaxy {{flagicon|USA}}
|score = 3–5
|report=
|team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Cruz Azul
|goals1 = Hurtado {{goal|8||14}}
Campos {{goal|78}}
|goals2 = Galindo {{goal|30|pen.}}
Rodríguez {{goal|31}}
Adomaitis {{goal|36}}
Hermosillo {{goal|62||66}}
|stadium = Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C. – United States
|attendance =
|referee =
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GK | 9 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Jorge Campos | ||
DF | 20 | {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Caligiuri | ||
DF | 2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Pena | ||
DF | 4 | {{flagicon|USA}} Robin Fraser | ||
DF | 18 | {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Vanney | ||
MF | 14 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Armas | ||
MF | 5 | {{flagicon|GUA}} Martín Machón | {{suboff|72}} | |
MF | 6 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Calichman | {{suboff|46}} | |
MF | 10 | {{flagicon|ESA}} Mauricio Cienfuegos | 15px{{suboff|21}} | |
FW | 13 | {{flagicon|USA}} Cobi Jones | ||
FW | 29 | {{flagicon|ECU}} Eduardo Hurtado | ||
colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||||
FW | 8 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jose Botello | {{subon|21}} | |
GK | {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Hartman | {{subon|46}} | ||
DF | {{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} Ezra Hendrickson | {{subon|72}} | ||
colspan=3|Manager: | ||||
colspan=4| {{flagicon|ECU}} Octavio Zambrano |
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GK | 1 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Óscar Pérez | ||
DF | 18 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Johan Rodríguez | ||
DF | 23 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Moisés González | ||
DF | 4 | {{flagicon|PER}} Juan Reynoso | ||
DF | 2 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Guadalupe Castañeda | ||
MF | 10 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Adomaitis | ||
MF | 13 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Carlos Barra | {{suboff|67}} | |
MF | 19 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Ómar Rodríguez | {{suboff|76}} | |
MF | 7 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Benjamín Galindo | ||
FW | 15 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Francisco Palencia | {{suboff|73}} | |
FW | 27 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Carlos Hermosillo | ||
colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||||
MF | {{flagicon|MEX}} Agustín Morales | {{subon|67}} | ||
FW | {{flagicon|PAR}} Julio C. Yegros | {{subon|76}} | ||
MF | {{flagicon|MEX}} Héctor Altamirano | {{subon|73}} | ||
colspan=3|Manager: | ||||
colspan=4| {{flagicon|MEX}} Luis Fernando Tena |
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Champion
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CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1997 Winners |
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{{flagicon|MEX|size=100px}} |
Cruz Azul Fifth title |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{CONCACAF Champions' Cup}}
{{LA Galaxy matches}}
{{Cruz Azul matches}}