# 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 37th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It featured a league format with 16 clubs. As part of the expansion, the quarterfinal stage for the current Champions Cup was moved to the first months of the 2002. Those clubs that had already qualified for the quarterfinal stage of the 2001 CONCACAF Champions' Cup were moved directly into the new league format.
To facilitate the shift to the new cycle of qualifying rounds in the latter half of one year and the league stage in the first half of the following, the decision was taken to use the current competition as the transition period and fold those clubs already qualified into the league format.
In addition, the winner and runner-up of the 2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup (Club América and D.C. United) was also merged into the first edition to provide both of those clubs the opportunity to compete for a spot in the 2003 FIFA Club World Championship, as they would have done under the previous competition system. This was convenient, as one of the qualifying MLS teams, Miami Fusion F.C., was folded after the 2001 season despite winning the MLS Supporters' Shield that year.
Club Comunicaciones, Tauro FC and Alajuelense, were elected as the top Central American non-qualifiers for the 2001 CONCACAF Champions Cup and finally the 2001 MLS Cup champions San Jose Earthquakes and the Mexican 2001 Invierno season champions Pachuca. Originally, four groups of four teams each, to be drawn in December or January, were planned, but at the end of November, CONCACAF changed plans once again and decided to play the tournament in a two-legs knock-out format, without a group stage. Because of this, the tournament's name was changed from CONCACAF Champions League back to CONCACAF Champions Cup.
The two finalists were supposed to qualify for the cancelled 2003 FIFA World Club Championship. Mexican club Pachuca beat countryfellow Morelia 1–0 in the final to win their first CONCACAF trophy.

## Qualified teams
### North American zone

Morelia – 2000 Invierno champion Pachuca – 2001 Invierno champion Santos Laguna – 2001 Verano champion Club América – 2001 Giants Cup champion Kansas City Wizards – 2000 MLS Cup champion and 2000 MLS Supporters' Shield winner Chicago Fire – 2000 MLS Cup runner-up San Jose Earthquakes – 2001 MLS Cup champion D.C. United – 2001 Giants Cup runner-up

### Central American zone

Municipal – UNCAF champion Saprissa – UNCAF runner-up Olimpia – UNCAF third place Comunicaciones – UNCAF fourth place Tauro – UNCAF semifinal qualifier Alajuelense – UNCAF semifinal qualifier

### Caribbean zone

Defence Force – 2001 CFU Club Championship finalist W Connection – 2001 CFU Club Championship finalist

## Bracket

| First knockout round | First knockout round | First knockout round | First knockout round | First knockout round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Morelia | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Saprissa | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Saprissa | 0 | 1 | 1 | Morelia | Morelia | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Chicago Fire | Chicago Fire | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Municipal | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chicago Fire | Chicago Fire | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | Morelia | Morelia | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Kansas City Wizards | Kansas City Wizards | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Tauro | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Kansas City Wizards | Kansas City Wizards | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 12 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 4 | 5 | Santos Laguna | Santos Laguna | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Kansas City Wizards | Kansas City Wizards | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | W Connection | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kansas City Wizards | Kansas City Wizards | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Morelia | Morelia | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pachuca | Pachuca | 1 | |
| 6 | Comunicaciones | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pachuca | Pachuca | 1 |
| 11 | D.C. United | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D.C. United | 0 | 2 | 2 | Comunicaciones | Comunicaciones | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Alajuelense | Alajuelense | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 1 | 2 | 3 | Alajuelense | Alajuelense | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Club América | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Club América | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | Alajuelense | Alajuelense | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Pachuca | Pachuca | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Defence Force | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Pachuca | Pachuca | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| 10 | Pachuca | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Pachuca | 0 | 4 | 4 | Pachuca | Pachuca | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | S.J. Earthquakes | S.J. Earthquakes | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Olimpia | 0 | 1 | 1 | S.J. Earthquakes | S.J. Earthquakes | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S.J. Earthquakes | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

First leg and Second leg matches were played between February 3, 2002, and March 27, 2002.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Alajuelense | 3–0 | América | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Comunicaciones | 5–2 | D.C. United | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| Pachuca | 4–1 | Defence Force | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 4–1 | Olimpia | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Morelia | 3–1 | Saprissa | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Municipal | 0–3 | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Tauro | 3–5 | Santos Laguna | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| W Connection | 0–3 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Alajuelense win 3-0 on aggregate
Comunicaciones win 5-2 on aggregate
Pachuca win 5-0 on aggregate
San Jose win 4-1 on aggregate
Morelia win 3-1 on aggregate
Chicago Fire win 3-0 on aggregate
Santos win 5-3 on aggregate
Kansas City win 3-0 on aggregate

## Quarterfinals

First leg and Second leg matches were played between April 14, 2002, and April 24, 2002.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Comunicaciones | 2–6 | LD Alajuelense | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| C.F. Pachuca | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Morelia | 3–2 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Santos Laguna | 2–3 | Kansas City Wizards | 2–1 | 0–2 |
Alajuelense win 6-2 on aggregate
Pachuca win 3-1 on aggregate
Morelia win 3-2 on aggregate
Kansas City win 3-2 on aggregate

## Semifinals

First leg and Second leg matches were played between August 7, 2002, and August 28, 2002.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| LD Alajuelense | 2–3 | Pachuca | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Morelia | 7–2 | Kansas City Wizards | 6–1 | 1–1 |
Pachuca won 2–1 on aggregate.
Morelia won 7–2 on aggregate.

## Final

Team details :
Morelia
Pachuca
GK Miguel Fuentes
DF Omar Trujillo
DF Heriberto Morales
DF Darío Franco
DF Javier Saavedra 56'
MF José A. Noriega 69'
MF Jorge Almirón
MF Mario Ruiz
MF Carlos Morales
FW Adolfo Bautista 52'
FW Alex Fernandes
Substitutions:
MF Ismael Iñiguez 52'
FW Martín Gómez 56'
MF Hernán Buján 69'
Manager:
Rubén Omar Romano
GK1 Miguel Calero
DF2 Alberto Rodríguez
DF5 Francisco de Anda
DF Jesús López Meneses
DF25 Marco Sánchez
DF Manuel Vidrio
MF Fausto Pinto
MF Ángel Sosa
MF11 Cesáreo Victorino
MF Andrés Chitiva
FW9 Walter Silvani 74'
FW Sergio Santana
Substitutes:
FW Juan Arango 74'
Manager:
Alfredo Tena :

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Alex Fernandes | Morelia | 4 |
| 1 | Juan Arango | C.F. Pachuca | 4 |
| 3 | Dema Kovalenko | Chicago Fire | 3 |
| 3 | Milton Núñez | Comunicaciones | 3 |
| 3 | Eduardo Lillingston | Santos Laguna | 3 |
| 6 | Pedro Jiménez | Santos Laguna | 2 |
| 6 | Sandro Alfaro | LD Alajuelense | 2 |
| 6 | Erick Jimenez | LD Alajuelense | 2 |
| 6 | Chris Brown | Kansas City Wizards | 2 |
| 6 | Wilmer Lopez | LD Alajuelense | 2 |
| 6 | Franz Torres | Morelia | 2 |
| 6 | Antonio Gonzalez | Morelia | 2 |
| 6 | Andrés Chitiva | C.F. Pachuca | 2 |
| 6 | Sergio Santana | C.F. Pachuca | 2 |
| 6 | Walter Silvani | C.F. Pachuca | 2 |