# 1997–98 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica

The 1998 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica was the 16th edition of the UNCAF Club Tournament and the third and last under this name. Costa Rican Deportivo Saprissa obtained its 4th regional title.

## Teams

| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App. | Previous best |
| Costa Rica | Saprissa | 1996–97 Runners-up | 12th | Champions (1972, 1973, 1978) |
| Costa Rica | Herediano | 1996–97 Semifinalist | 6th | 3rd (1971, 1975) |
| El Salvador | Águila | 1996–97 Regular season winners | 10th | Runners-up (1973) |
| Guatemala | Comunicaciones | 1996–97 Champions | 15th | Champions (1971, 1983) |
| Guatemala | Aurora | 1996–97 Runners-up | 10th | Champions (1976, 1979) |
| Guatemala | Municipal | 1996–97 Third place | 11th | Champions (1974, 1977) |
| Honduras | Olimpia | 1996–97 Champions | 4th | Champions (1981) |
| Honduras | Real España | Invitee | 4th | Champions (1982) |
| Honduras | Motagua | Invitee | 3rd | Group stage (1979, 1997) |

## Qualifying
### Honduras

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olimpia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance Final Tournament |
| 2 | Real España | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Advance Final Tournament |
| 3 | Motagua | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | Advance to Play-offs |

### Play-off
## Group phase
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Municipal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 14 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 2 | Olimpia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 3 | Herediano | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | Águila | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 | |
* ↑ Municipal one (+1) point added
    As of 17 December 1997
| Home \ Away | ÁGU | HER | MUN | OLI |
| Águila | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Herediano | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Municipal | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 |
| Olimpia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
* Águila 2–3 Municipal on penalty shootouts.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Saprissa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 2 | Real España | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 11 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 3 | Aurora | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Motagua | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
* ↑ Saprissa two (+2) points added
* ↑ Real España two (+2) points added
* ↑ Aurora two (+2) points added
    As of 11 December 1997
| Home \ Away | AUR | MOT | RES | SAP |
| Aurora | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 |
| Motagua | | | | 1–1 |
| Real España | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 |
| Saprissa | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
* Saprissa 4–3 Aurora on penalty shootouts.
* Motagua 3–4 Saprissa on penalty shootouts.
* Saprissa 3–5 Real España on penalty shootouts.
* Aurora 4–2 Motagua on penalty shootouts.
* Saprissa 3–5 Real España on penalty shootouts.
* Real España 5–4 Motagua on penalty shootouts.
* Aurora 5–3 Real España on penalty shootouts.
* Motagua's remaining matches were not played.

## Final round
### Semifinals

* Municipal won 3–1 on aggregate score.
* The last suggested dates by Saprissa for the semifinals (19 and 23 August) were not accepted by Olimpia due to league obligations. UNCAF decided to award Saprissa a walkover.

### Final

* Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate score.
* Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica 1998 champion
* Saprissa 4th title
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