# 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 (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of 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, becoming the first team from the United States to win the tournament.

## Qualified teams

* MEX Cruz Azul (holders) bye to final round.
* MEX Deportivo Toluca (Mexican summer champions 1997/98) bye to final round.
* USA DC United (USA champions 1997) bye to final round.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying Playoff

* León advances to the quarterfinals.

### Qualifying Central American zone

Organized by the Central American Football Union.

#### Group South A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Saprissa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Second Stage |
| 2 | Árabe Unido | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Diriangén | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | |

#### Group South B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Alajuelense | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 12 | Advance to Second Stage |
| 2 | Tauro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |
| 3 | Real Estelí | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |

#### Group North A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Comunicaciones | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 | Advance to Second Stage |
| 2 | Olimpia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Second Stage |
| 3 | Alianza | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Juventus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 | |

#### Group North B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Platense | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | Advance to Second Stage |
| 2 | Luis Ángel Firpo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Advance to Second Stage |
| 3 | Aurora | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Real Verdes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | |

#### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Saprissa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Final Tournament |
| 2 | Comunicaciones | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Advance to Playoff |
| 3 | Platense | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |

#### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Luis Ángel Firpo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Advance to Final Tournament |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | Advance to Playoff |
| 3 | Olimpia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | |

#### Playoff

* Alajuelense advanced to the Final Tournament.

### Caribbean zone

* Caribbean Zone: Joe Public F.C. (invitee)
* The Caribbean club championships during that time were only played in November, CONCACAF invited Joe Public of Trinidad and Tobago as Caribbean representative.

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| August 11 – Washington, D.C | August 11 – Washington, D.C | | | |
| D.C. United | 8 | | | |
| D.C. United | 8 | August 14 – Washington, D.C | August 14 – Washington, D.C | | |
| Joe Public | 0 | August 14 – Washington, D.C | August 14 – Washington, D.C | |
| Joe Public | 0 | D.C. United | 2 | |
| August 11 – Washington, D.C | August 11 – Washington, D.C | | D.C. United | 2 | |
| August 11 – Washington, D.C | August 11 – Washington, D.C | León | 0 | |
| León (p) | 1 (3) | León | 0 | |
| León (p) | 1 (3) | | | | August 16 – Washington, D.C | August 16 – Washington, D.C |
| Luis Ángel Firpo | 1 (2) | | | | August 16 – Washington, D.C | August 16 – Washington, D.C |
| Luis Ángel Firpo | 1 (2) | | | | D.C. United | 1 |
| August 12 – Washington, D.C | August 12 – Washington, D.C | | | | | D.C. United | 1 |
| August 12 – Washington, D.C | August 12 – Washington, D.C | | | | Toluca | 0 |
| Cruz Azul | 0 (3) | | | | Toluca | 0 |
| Cruz Azul | 0 (3) | August 14 – Washington, D.C | August 14 – Washington, D.C | | | |
| Deportivo Saprissa (p) | 0 (5) | August 14 – Washington, D.C | August 14 – Washington, D.C | | | |
| Deportivo Saprissa (p) | 0 (5) | Deportivo Saprissa | 1 (2) | | | |
| August 12 – Washington, D.C | August 12 – Washington, D.C | | Deportivo Saprissa | 1 (2) | | | |
| August 12 – Washington, D.C | August 12 – Washington, D.C | Toluca (p) | 1 (3) | | Third place | Third place |
| Toluca | 2 | Toluca (p) | 1 (3) | | Third place | Third place |
| Toluca | 2 | | | | August 16 – Washington, D.C | August 16 – Washington, D.C |
| Alajuelense | 0 | | | | August 16 – Washington, D.C | August 16 – Washington, D.C |
| Alajuelense | 0 | | | | León | 0 |
| | | | | | Deportivo Saprissa | 2 |

## Final

Team details :
| D.C. United | Toluca |

## Champion

* CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1998 Winners
* D.C. United First Title

## Player awards
### Top goalscorer

* Roy Lassiter (D.C. United) – 6 goals

### Most Valuable Player

* Roy Lassiter (D.C. United)

### Team of the tournament
#### Goalkeeper

* Scott Garlick, D.C. United

#### Defenders

* Jeff Agoos, D.C. United
* Eddie Pope, D.C. United
* Salvador Carmona, Toluca
* Roberto Medina, Leon

#### Midfielders

* Fabian Estay, Toluca
* Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United
* Roy Myers, Saprissa

#### Forwards

* Roy Lassiter, D.C. United
* Jose Manuel Abundis, Toluca
* Nidelson De Mello, Firpo