1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

24th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF
1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Estadio Nacional in Tegucigalpa hosted the final round
Tournament details
Dates30 November – 21 December
Teams4 (from 4 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsHonduras Olimpia (2nd title)
Runners-upTrinidad and Tobago Defence Force
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored9 (1.5 per match)
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1989 →
International football competition

The 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 24th. 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 association football in the CONCACAF region and was played from 11 March till 21 December 1988.

The teams were split in 2 zones, North/Central America and Caribbean, (as North and Central America sections combined to qualify one team for the final), each one qualifying two teams to the final tournament.

Hondurean club Olimpia beat Trinidarian side Defence Force 4–0 on aggregate to become champions,[1] thus achieving their second CONCACAF trophy.[2][3]

North/Central American Zone

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morelia Mexico 11 - 0 Belize Coke Milpross 9 - 0 2 - 0
Real Verdes Belize 2 - 14 Mexico Cruz Azul 0 - 2 2 - 12
Plaza Amador Panama 1 - 4 Costa Rica Alajuelense 0 - 2 1 - 2
  • Morelia, Cruz Azul and Alajuelense advance to the First Round.
Morelia Mexico v Belize Coke Milpross
Morelia Mexico 9–0 Belize Coke Milpross
Nil
Coke Milpross v Mexico Morelia
Coke Milpross 0-2
(0-11 agg.)		 Mexico Morelia
Nil
Real Verdes Belize v Mexico Cruz Azul
Real Verdes Belize 0-2 Mexico Cruz Azul
Nil
Plaza Amador Panama v Costa Rica Alajuelense
June 5, 1988 Plaza Amador Panama 0-2 Costa Rica Alajuelense Panama City, Panama
Nil Omar Arroyo
Roberto Stevenovich 		Stadium: Estadio Revolucion

First round

North American Zone

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruz Azul Mexico 9 - 0 United States Seattle Mitre Eagles 9 - 0 0 - 0
Washington Diplomats United States 2 - 4 Mexico Morelia 1 - 2 1 - 2
  • Morelia and Cruz Azul advance to Fourth Round.
Cruz Azul Mexico v United States TBD
Cruz Azul Mexico 9–0 United States TBD
Nil
Washington Diplomats United States v Mexico Morelia
Washington Diplomats United States 1–2 Mexico Morelia
Morelia Mexico v United States Washington Diplomats
Morelia Mexico 2–1
(4-2 agg.)		 United States Washington Diplomats

Central American Zone

Played in Guatemala City

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Costa Rica Alajuelense 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5
Honduras Marathón 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 4
Guatemala Municipal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
El Salvador Águila 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alajuelense Costa Rica 2–1 El Salvador Águila
Municipal Guatemala 0–2 Honduras Marathón
Marathón Honduras 1–0 El Salvador Águila
Municipal Guatemala 1–1 Costa Rica Alajuelense
Alajuelense Costa Rica 1–0 Honduras Marathón
Municipal Guatemala 3–1 El Salvador Águila

*Alajuelense and Marathon advance to the Third Round.

Alajuelense Costa Rica v El Salvador Águila
June 26, 1988 Alajuelense Costa Rica 2–1 El Salvador Águila Guatemala City, Guatemala
Óscar Ramírez
Alvaro Solano 		Luis Ramírez Zapata Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium
Municipal Guatemala v Honduras Marathón
June 26, 1988 Municipal Guatemala 0–2 Honduras Marathón Guatemala City, Guatemala
Nil Ciro Castillo Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium
Alajuelense Costa Rica v Honduras Marathón
July 3, 1988 Alajuelense Costa Rica 1–0 Honduras Marathón Guatemala City, Guatemala
Ricardo Chacón 43' Nil Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium
Municipal Guatemala v El Salvador Águila
July 3, 1988 Municipal Guatemala 3–1 El Salvador Águila Guatemala City, Guatemala
Julio Gómez
Juan Carlos Carreño (o.g.)
René Archilla		 Luis Enrique Guelmo Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium

Second round

Central American Zone

Played in Tegucigalpa

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Honduras Olimpia 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
Guatemala Aurora 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
El Salvador FAS 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Costa Rica Municipal Puntarenas 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Aurora Guatemala 2–0 Costa Rica Municipal Puntarenas
Olimpia Honduras 3–1 El Salvador FAS
Municipal Puntarenas Costa Rica 2–2 El Salvador FAS
Olimpia Honduras 1–1 Guatemala Aurora
Aurora Guatemala 1–1 El Salvador FAS
Olimpia Honduras 2–0 Costa Rica Municipal Puntarenas

*Olimpia and Aurora advance to the Third Round.

Aurora Guatemala v Costa Rica Municipal Puntarenas
June 26, 1988 Aurora Guatemala 2–0 Costa Rica Municipal Puntarenas Tegucigalpa, Honduras
José Luis González Nil Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 22,000
Olimpia Honduras v El Salvador FAS
June 26, 1988 Olimpia Honduras 3–1 El Salvador FAS Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Belammino Rivera
Juan Carlos Espinoza
Rudy Williams 		Hugo Francisco Gudiel Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 22,143
Municipal Puntarenas Costa Rica v El Salvador FAS
Municipal Puntarenas Costa Rica 2–2 El Salvador FAS
Didier Morales
Luis Árnaez 		Luis Guerrero
TBD
Olimpia Honduras v Guatemala Aurora
Olimpia Honduras 1–1 Guatemala Aurora
TBD TBD
Aurora Guatemala v El Salvador FAS
July 3, 1988 Aurora Guatemala 1–1 El Salvador FAS Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Óscar Sánchez TBD Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Olimpia Honduras v Costa Rica Municipal Puntarenas
July 3, 1988 Olimpia Honduras 2–0 Costa Rica Municipal Puntarenas Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Juan Carlos Contreras
Raúl Martínez Sambulá 		Nil Stadium: Estadio Nacional

Third round

Central American Zone

Played in Tegucigalpa

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Costa Rica Alajuelense 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
Honduras Olimpia 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
Guatemala Aurora 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Honduras Marathón 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Olimpia Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala Aurora
Marathón Honduras 0 - 2 Costa Rica Alajuelense
Olimpia Honduras 1 - 1 Costa Rica Alajuelense
Marathón Honduras 2 - 1 Guatemala Aurora
Alajuelense Costa Rica 1 - 1 Guatemala Aurora
Olimpia Honduras 2 - 1 Honduras Marathón

*Alajuelense and Olimpia advance to the Fourth Round.

Olimpia Honduras v Guatemala Aurora
Olimpia Honduras 0–0 Guatemala Aurora
Nil Nil
Olimpia Honduras v Costa Rica Alajuelense
Olimpia Honduras 1–1 Costa Rica Alajuelense
TBD 43' TBD
Marathón Honduras v Guatemala Aurora
Marathón Honduras 2–1 Guatemala Aurora
TBD
TBD 		TBD
Alajuelense Costa Rica v Guatemala Aurora
Alajuelense Costa Rica 1–1 Guatemala Aurora
TBD 43' TBD
Olimpia Honduras v Honduras Marathón
Olimpia Honduras 2–1 Honduras Marathón
TBD
TBD 		TBD

Fourth round

North/Central American Zone

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olimpia Honduras 4–1 Mexico Cruz Azul 0–0 4–1
Alajuelense Costa Rica w/o* Mexico Morelia
  • Morelia disqualified after refusing to play the series.*
  • Olimpia and Alajuelense advance to the CONCACAF Semi-Finals.
Cruz Azul Mexico v Honduras Olimpia
Cruz Azul Mexico 1–4
(1–4 agg.)		 Honduras Olimpia

Caribbean Zone

First round

Matches and results unknown:
Guadeloupe Zenith
Suriname Robinhood
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sion Hill
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cardinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Centro Dominguito Netherlands Antilles 1 - 3 Guadeloupe La Gauloise 1 - 1 0 - 2
Seba United Jamaica 5 - 2 Netherlands Antilles UNDEBA 3 - 0 2 - 2
Franciscain Martinique 2 - 4 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 2 - 2 0 - 2
Trintoc Trinidad and Tobago 1 - 2 Martinique Excelsior 1 - 1 0 - 1
Leo Victor Suriname 2 - 3 French Guiana Sport Guyanais 2 - 1 0 - 2
  • All clubs in BOLD advance to the second round.
UNDEBA Netherlands Antilles v Jamaica Seba United
UNDEBA Netherlands Antilles 2–2
(2-5 agg.)		 Jamaica Seba United
Trintoc Trinidad and Tobago v Martinique Excelsior
Trintoc Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 Martinique Excelsior
Excelsior Martinique v Trinidad and Tobago Trintoc
Excelsior Martinique 1-0
(2-1 agg.)		 Trinidad and Tobago Trintoc
Nil
Leo Victor Suriname v French Guiana Sport Guyanais
Leo Victor Suriname 2-1 French Guiana Sport Guyanais
Sport Guyanais French Guiana v Suriname Leo Victor
Sport Guyanais French Guiana 2–0
(3-2 agg.)		 Suriname Leo Victor
Nil

Second round

Matches and results unknown:
Guadeloupe La Gauloise
Jamaica Seba United
French Guiana Sport Guyanais

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zenith Guadeloupe 3 - 5 Suriname Robinhood 3 - 1 0 - 4
Sion Hill Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 - 7 Martinique Excelsior 1 - 3 0 - 4
Cardinals Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 - 1 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 0 - 0 0 - 1
  • Further results for the following round are unknown;
    Robin Hood and Defence Force advance to the CONCACAF Semi-Finals.
Zenith Guadeloupe v Suriname Robinhood
Zenith Guadeloupe 3-1 Suriname Robinhood
Robinhood Suriname v Guadeloupe Zenith
Robinhood Suriname 4-0
(5-3 agg.)		 Guadeloupe Zenith
Nil
Sion Hill Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v Martinique Excelsior
Sion Hill Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–3 Martinique Excelsior
Excelsior Martinique v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sion Hill
Excelsior Martinique 4-0
(7-1 agg.)		 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sion Hill
Nil
Cardinals Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
Cardinals Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–0 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
Nil Nil
Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cardinals
Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago 1-0
(1-0 agg.)		 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cardinals
Nil

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olimpia Honduras 2–1 Costa Rica Alajuelense 1–1 1–0
Robinhood Suriname 2–3 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 1–0 1—3
  • Olimpia and Defence Force advance to the CONCACAF Final.
Alajuelense Costa Rica v Honduras Olimpia
Alajuelense Costa Rica 0-1
(1-2 agg.)		 Honduras Olimpia
Nil

Final

First leg

1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago0–2Honduras Olimpia
Espinoza 16'
Flores 46'
Attendance: 21,228
Referee: Arturo Brizio (Mexico)

Second leg

Second leg
Olimpia Honduras2–0Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
Contreras 9'
Flores 80'		 Report
Attendance: 17,965
Referee: Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
Team details
Olimpia
Defence Force

GK Honduras Óscar Banegas
DF Honduras Daniel Zapata
DF Honduras Danilo Galindo
DF Honduras Alejandro Ruiz
DF Honduras Rudy Williams
MF Honduras Erick Fú
MF Honduras Nahúm Espinoza
MF Honduras Vicente Viera
MF Uruguay Juan C. Contreras
FW Honduras Juan Flores
FW Honduras Javier Flores downward-facing red arrow a'
Substitutions:
DF Honduras Eugenio Dolmo upward-facing green arrow a'
Manager:
Uruguay Estanislao Malinowski
GK Trinidad and Tobago Hayden Thomas
DF Trinidad and Tobago Julien García
DF Trinidad and Tobago Miquel Payne
DF Trinidad and Tobago Dexter Francis
DF Trinidad and Tobago Chris Miquel
MF Trinidad and Tobago Dexter Lee
MF Trinidad and Tobago Troy García
MF Trinidad and Tobago Hutson Charles
FW Trinidad and Tobago Kerry Jamerson
FW Trinidad and Tobago Richard Fraser downward-facing red arrow
FW Trinidad and Tobago Timothy Hinnes downward-facing red arrow
Substitutions:
FW Trinidad and Tobago Bertran O'Brien upward-facing green arrow
FW Trinidad and Tobago Russell Sutten upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Trinidad and Tobago Kenny Joseph

  • Olimpia won 4–0 on points and also 4–0 on aggregate.

Champion

 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1988 champion 
Honduras
Olimpia
2nd title

References

  1. ^ Copa de Campeones 1988 on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Hace 32 años, Olimpia on La Tribuna, 21 Dec 2020
  3. ^ Olimpia y sus tres hazañas on El Heraldo, 19 Oct 2017
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