1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
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| year = 1997
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| dates = May 1998 – April 1998
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The 1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup was the sixth edition of this defunct tournament contended between 1991 and 1998.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups94.html Recopa CONCACAF 1994]
Qualifying rounds
=Northern Zone=
- Dallas Burn (USA) bye to final round.
- Cruz Azul (Mexico) bye to final round.
- Club Necaxa (Mexico) bye to final round.
[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups97.html ] CONCACAF 1997
=Central Zone=
==First round==
Plaza Amador qualified for second round as well, opposition unknown. Olimpia and Municipal, who had reached the Cuadrangular Final of the abandoned 1996 edition, got byes into the second round.
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| team1 = FAS {{flagicon|SLV}}
| score = 2–2
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| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA}} Amatitlán
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| date = 28 May 1997
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| team1 = Amatitlán {{flagicon|GUA}}
| score = 0–0
| aggregatescore = 2–2
| penaltyscore = 4–3
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Amatitlán qualified for Next Round
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| date = 28 May 1997
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| team1 = Belén {{flagicon|CRC}}
| score = 2–1
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| team2 = {{flagicon|NCA}} Diriangén
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| date = 15 June 1997
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| team1 = Diriangén {{flagicon|NCA}}
| score = 2–3
| aggregatescore = 3–5
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| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Belén
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Belén qualified for Next Round
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| date = 28 June 1997
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| team1 = Juventus {{flagicon|BLZ}}
| score = 1–0
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| team2 = {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Platense
| goals1 = Núñez {{goal|42}}
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| date = 6 July 1997
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| team1 = Platense {{flagicon|HON|1949}}
| score = 4–1
| aggregatescore = 4–2
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| team2 = {{flagicon|BLZ}} Juventus
| goals1 = Ávila {{goal|31}}
Clavasquín {{goal|33}}
Cárcamo {{goal|35}}
Perdomo {{goal|79}}
| goals2 = {{goal|85}} McAllister
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Platense qualified for Next Round
==Second round==
Jong Colombia replaced Amatitlán.
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| date= January 25, 1998
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| team1={{flagicon|HON|1949}} Olimpia
| score=3–0
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Only match player
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| date= February 12, 1998
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| team1={{flagicon|CUW}} Jong Colombia
| score=1-3
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| date= March 11, 1998
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| team1={{flagicon|HON|1949}} Platense
| score=7–0
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Platense qualified for Next Round
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| date= January 25, 1998
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| team1={{flagicon|PAN}} Plaza Amador
| score=0–1
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| team2={{flagicon|GUA}} Municipal
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| date= January 28, 1998
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| team1={{flagicon|GUA}} Municipal
| score=2–0
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Municipal qualified for Next Round
=Caribbean Zone=
Won by Jong Colombia; instead of qualifying for the final round as originally
planned, they were added to the second round of the central zone.
Final round
The final round was originally scheduled for March 1998 in Dallas with quarterfinal fixtures of Necaxa–Olimpia and Platense–Municipal; winners of the first were to play Cruz Azul in the semifinal, while winners of the second were to play Dallas Burn in the second semifinal. The format was changed for "scheduling and technical reasons".
The Dallas Burn hosted the CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup tournament at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on March 4, 6 and 8. The six-team tournament, was going to consist of three doubleheaders. It was going to feature Dallas Burn, defending champion Necaxa, 1997 Mexican Cup champion Cruz Azul, and Olimpia who had defeated Belen.
The two remaining spots were going to be filled by the winner of the Municipal–Plaza Amador match and the winner of the Platense–Jong Colombia match. "This is a tremendous honor to host this tournament and an extremely high level of competition", said Burn GM Billy Hicks. "Necaxa, Cruz Azul and Olimpia are some of the best, most decorated champions on this half of the planet."{{Cite web|url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/18236/dallas-burn-to-host-concacaf-cup-winners-cup.html|title = Dallas Burn to Host CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup}}
=Group North=
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| date= March 4, 1998
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| team1= Dallas Burn
| score=1–4
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| team2= Necaxa
| goals1= Dante Washington {{goal|57}}
| goals2= Luis Hernández {{goal|7}}
Pedro Pineda {{goal|45|pen|56}}
Edson Alvarado {{goal|58}}
| stadium= Cotton Bowl, Dallas
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| date= March 8, 1998
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| team1= Dallas Burn
| score=1–2
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| team2= Cruz Azul
| goals1= Dante Washington {{goal|56}}
| goals2= Héctor Altamirano {{goal|42}}
Juan Francisco Palencia {{goal|65}}
| stadium= Cotton Bowl, Dallas
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| date= March 11, 1998
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| team1= Cruz Azul
| score=1–1
| report= Also a Mexican league match
| team2= Necaxa
| goals1= Julio César Yegros {{goal|24}}
| goals2= Luis Hernández {{goal|34}}
| stadium= Estadio Azteca, México City
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|team1=NEC|name_NEC={{flagicon|MEX}} Necaxa
|team2=CAZ|name_CAZ={{flagicon|MEX}} Cruz Azul
|team3=DAL|name_DAL={{flagicon|USA}} Dallas Burn
|win_NEC=1|draw_NEC=1|loss_NEC=0|gf_NEC=5|ga_NEC=2
|win_CAZ=1|draw_CAZ=1|loss_CAZ=0|gf_CAZ=3|ga_CAZ=2
|win_DAL=0|draw_DAL=0|loss_DAL=2|gf_DAL=2|ga_DAL=6
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=Group South=
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| date= March 5, 1998
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| team1= Platense
| score=3–3
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| team2= Olimpia
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| date= March 8, 1998
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| team1= Olimpia
| score=2–1
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| team2= Municipal
| goals1= Wilmer Velasquez {{goal| }}
Denilson Costa {{goal| }}
| goals2= Guillermo Ramirez {{goal| }}
| stadium= Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
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| date= April 1, 1998
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| team1= Municipal
| score=0–0
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| team2= Platense
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| stadium= Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
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|team1=OLI|name_OLI={{flagicon|HON|1949}} Olimpia
|team2=PLA|name_PLA={{flagicon|HON|1949}} Platense
|team3=MUN|name_MUN={{flagicon|GUA}} Municipal
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|win_PLA=0|draw_PLA=2|loss_PLA=0|gf_PLA=3|ga_PLA=3
|win_MUN=0|draw_MUN=1|loss_MUN=1|gf_MUN=1|ga_MUN=2
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Final
References
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{{North American club football competitions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1994 Concacaf Cup Winners Cup}}