1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 34th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region.
The final tournament, held in Washington, D.C., was won by D.C. United, who defeated Deportivo Toluca 1–0 in the final and became the first team from the United States to win the tournament.
Qualified Teams
North American zone
- Major League Soccer:
Colorado Rapids - 1997 MLS Cup runner-up
- Primera División de México:
Cruz Azul - 1997 Invierno winner
Club León - 1997 Invierno runner-up
- Qualified Clubs on bye to quarterfinal round.
Qualifying Playoff
- León advances to the quarterfinals.
Central American zone
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:
- The Caribbean club championships during that time were only played in November,
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
----Third place match
Final
Champion
CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1998 Winners |
D.C. United First Title |
Player awards
Top goalscorer
- Roy Lassiter - 6 goals
Most Valuable Player
- Roy Lassiter
Team of the tournament
- Scott Garlick, D.C. United
- Jeff Agoos, D.C. United
- Eddie Pope, D.C. United
- Salvador Carmona, Toluca
- Roberto Medina, Leon
- Fabian Estay, Toluca
- Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United
- Roy Myers, Saprissa
- Roy Lassiter, D.C. United
- Jose Manuel Abundis, Toluca
- Nidelson De Mello, Firpo