1990 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

26th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF
1990 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Dates12 November 1990 (to)
12 March 1991
Teams3 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico América (3rd title)
Runners-upCuba Pinar del Río
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored116 (2.23 per match)
← 1989
1991 →
International football competition

The 1990 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 26th 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 31 March 1990 till 12 March 1991.

The teams were split in three zones (North, Central and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament, where the winners of the North and Central zones played a semi-final to decide who was going to play against the Caribbean champion in the final.

Mexican club América easily defeat Cuban side Pinar del Río 7–1 on aggregate,[1] winning their third CONCACAF trophy.[2]

North American Zone

First round

St. Petersburg Kickers United States v United States New York Greek American
28 April 1990 St. Petersburg Kickers United States 2–0 United States New York Greek American
Nil
New York Greek American United States v United States St. Petersburg Kickers
13 May 1990 New York Greek American United States 1–0
(1–2 agg.)		 United States St. Petersburg Kickers
Nil
  • St. Petersburg Kickers advanced to second round.

Second round

St. Petersburg Kickers United States v Mexico América
9 October 1990 St. Petersburg Kickers United States 0–1 Mexico América Tampa, Florida, U.S.
35' dos Santos
  • Played over one leg. América advanced to the CONCACAF Final Series.

Central American Zone

First round

Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1990

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Suchitepéquez Guatemala 3 - 1 Belize San Joaquin F.C. 2 - 1 1 - 0
Municipal Guatemala 5 - 0 Belize Duurly's 2 - 0 3 - 0
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 4 - 1 Panama Tauro 1 - 1 3 - 0
Deportivo La Previsora Panama 1 - 12 El Salvador Alianza 1 - 10 0 - 2
Real España Honduras 7 - 1 Nicaragua Diriangén 5 - 1 2 - 0*
Juventus Belize 0 - 4* Honduras Olimpia w/o w/o
  • All clubs in BOLD advance to the second round.
Suchitepéquez Guatemala v Belize San Joaquín F.C.
Suchitepéquez Guatemala 2–1 Belize San Joaquín F.C. Suchitepéquez, Guatemala
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo
San Joaquín F.C. Belize v Guatemala Suchitepéquez
San Joaquín F.C. Belize 0-1
(0-3 agg.)		 Guatemala Suchitepéquez San Ignacio, Belize
Stadium: Norman Broaster Stadium
Municipal Guatemala v Belize Duurly's
Municipal Guatemala 2–0 Belize Duurly's Guatemala City, Guatemala
Juan Manuel Funes Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Duurly's Belize v Guatemala Municipal
Duurly's Belize 0-3
(0-5 agg.)		 Guatemala Municipal Belize City, Belize
Stadium: MCC Grounds
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador v Panama Tauro
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 3-0
(4-1 agg.)		 Panama Tauro Usulután, El Salvador
José María Batres
Toninho Dos Santos
Osmel Zapata 		Stadium: Estadio Sergio Torres
Deportivo La Previsora Panama v El Salvador Alianza
Deportivo La Previsora Panama 1–10 El Salvador Alianza Panama City, Panama
Joaquín Kin Canales
Jorge Joaquín Salazar
Raúl Toro



Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Alianza El Salvador v Panama Deportivo La Previsora
Alianza El Salvador 2–0
(1-12 agg.)		 Panama Deportivo La Previsora San Salvador, El Salvador
Julio Amílcar Palacios Lozano
Raúl Toro 		Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Real España Honduras v Nicaragua Diriangén
Real España Honduras 5-1 Nicaragua Diriangén San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Geovanny Ávila
Carlos Caballero
Nahamán González
Emilson Soto
Luis Vallejo 		Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Diriangén Nicaragua v Honduras Real España
Diriangén Nicaragua 0-2*
(1-7 agg.)		 Honduras Real España Diriamba, Guatemala
Stadium: Estadio Colegio La Salle
Note: Diriangen withdrew, Real Espana were awarded a 2-0 win.
Juventus Belize v Honduras Olimpia
Juventus Belize 2–0* Honduras Olimpia
w/o
Note: Both matches awarded 2-0 to Olimpia by forfeit Juventus
Olimpia Honduras v Belize Juventus
Olimpia Honduras 2-0*
(4-0 agg.)		 Belize Juventus
w/o
Note: Both matches awarded 2-0 to Olimpia by forfeit Juventus

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alianza El Salvador 0 - 1 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 0 - 0 0 - 1
Real España Honduras 3 - 1 Guatemala Municipal 2 - 1 1 - 0
Olimpia Honduras 4 - 2 Guatemala Suchitepéquez 2 - 2 2 - 0
  • Luis Ángel Firpo, Real C.D. España and C.D. Olimpia advance to the third round.
Municipal Guatemala v Honduras Real España
Municipal Guatemala 1-2 Honduras Real España San Pedro Sula, Honduras
TBD Karl Roland
Luis Vallejo 		Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 3,301
Real España Honduras v Guatemala Municipal
September 3, 1990 Real España Honduras 1-0
(3-1 agg.)		 Guatemala Municipal San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Marco Antonio Anariba Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 6,469
Suchitepéquez Guatemala v Honduras Olimpia
September 3, 1990 Suchitepéquez Guatemala 0–2
(2-4 agg.)		 Honduras Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Carlos Laje Moreno Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés
Attendance: 11,085

Third round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Honduras Olimpia 4 2 1 1 4 5 −1 5 CONCACAF Final Series
2 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 4
3 Honduras Real España 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 3 - 0 Honduras Real España
Real España Honduras 1 - 1 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Olimpia Honduras 1 - 1 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 0 - 1 Honduras Olimpia
Real España Honduras 4 - 1 Honduras Olimpia
Olimpia Honduras 1 - 0 Honduras Real España
  • Olimpia advance to the CONCACAF Semifinal Series.
Olimpia Honduras v El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
1990 Round 4 Olimpia Honduras 1-1 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo Tegucigalpa, Honduras
(UTC−06:00) Carlos Laje Moreno Tonhino Dos Santos Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés
Attendance: 22,231
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador v Honduras Olimpia
1990 Round 1 Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 2-1 Honduras Olimpia Usulután, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00) Raúl Díaz Arce
Edgar Henríquez 		TBD Stadium: Estadio Sergio Torres
Real España Honduras v El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
1990 Round 1 Real España Honduras 1-1 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo Tegucigalpa, Honduras
(UTC−06:00) Richardson Smith Fernando De Moura Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 6,217
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador v Honduras Real España
1990 Round 1 Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 3-0 Honduras Real España Usulután, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00) Edgar Henríquez
Tohino Dos Santos 		Stadium: Estadio Sergio Torres
Real España Honduras v Honduras Olimpia
Real España Honduras 4-1 Honduras Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Luis Vallejo
José Luis Aguirre
Ramón Maradiaga 		Carlos Laje Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Caribbean Zone

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zénith Guadeloupe 3 - 1 Guadeloupe La Gauloise 1 - 1 2 - 0
  • Zénith advance to the first round.
Zénith Guadeloupe v Guadeloupe La Gauloise
Zénith Guadeloupe 1–1 Guadeloupe La Gauloise
La Gauloise Guadeloupe v Guadeloupe Zénith
La Gauloise Guadeloupe 0–2
(1-3 agg.)		 Guadeloupe Zénith
Nil

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pinar del Río Cuba 4 - 1 Cuba Deportivo Central 3 - 1 1 - 0
Seba United Jamaica 0 - 3 Haiti FICA 0 - 2 0 - 1
UNDEBA Netherlands Antilles 2 - 3 Netherlands Antilles Sithoc 2 - 1 0 - 2
Excelsior Martinique w/o* Martinique RC Rivière-Pilote
Robinhood Suriname 1 - 2 Suriname Transvaal 0 - 0 1 - 2
Paradise Barbados 3 - 1 Guadeloupe Zénith 2 - 0 1 - 1
  • Apparently RC Rivière-Pilote withdrew.*
  • All clubs in BOLD advance to the second round.
Pinar del Río Cuba v Cuba Deportivo Central
Pinar del Río Cuba 3-1 Cuba Deportivo Central
Deportivo Central Cuba v Cuba Pinar del Río
Deportivo Central Cuba 0-1
(1-4 agg.)		 Cuba Pinar del Río
Nil
FICA Haiti v Jamaica Seba United
FICA Haiti 1-0
(3-0 agg.)		 Jamaica Seba United
Nil
Sithoc Netherlands Antilles v Netherlands Antilles UNDEBA
Sithoc Netherlands Antilles 2–0
(3-2 agg.)		 Netherlands Antilles UNDEBA
Nil
Paradise Barbados v Guadeloupe Zénith
Paradise Barbados 2–0 Guadeloupe Zénith
Nil
Zénith Guadeloupe v Barbados Paradise
Zénith Guadeloupe 1-1
(1-3 agg.)		 Barbados Paradise

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FICA Haiti 1 - 4 Cuba Pinar del Río 1 - 1 0 - 3
Paradise Barbados 0 - 2 Suriname Transvaal 0 - 2
Sithoc Netherlands Antilles 1 - 6 Martinique Excelsior 0 - 4 1 - 2
  • Results unknown after second round, but Excelsior and Transvaal were eliminated
    and Pinar del Río, advance to the CONCACAF Semifinal Series.

Cuba Pinar del Río - (qualified)
Suriname Transvaal - (Eliminated)
Martinique Excelsior - (Eliminated)

FICA Haiti v Cuba Pinar del Río
September 4, 1990 FICA Haiti 1–1 Cuba Pinar del Río Haiti
Lucian Duclos Raimundo Garcia Stadium: Parc Saint-Victor
Attendance: 7,500
Pinar del Río Cuba v Haiti FICA
Pinar del Río Cuba 3-0
(4-1 agg.)		 Haiti FICA
Nil
Paradise Barbados v Suriname Transvaal
Paradise Barbados 0–2
(0-2 agg.)		 Suriname Transvaal
Nil
Sithoc Netherlands Antilles v Martinique Excelsior
Sithoc Netherlands Antilles 0-4 Martinique Excelsior
Nil
Excelsior Martinique v Netherlands AntillesSithoc
Excelsior Martinique 2–1
(6-1 agg.)		 Netherlands AntillesSithoc

Semi-finals

1st leg: Nov. 12, 1990 at San Jose, California – (USA)
2nd leg: Nov. 14, 1990 at Santa Ana, California – (USA)

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América Mexico 4–2 Honduras Olimpia 3–0 1–2
Pinar del Río Cuba bye


Olimpia Honduras v Mexico América
Olimpia Honduras 2-1
(2-4 agg.)		 Mexico América

Final

First

1990 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Pinar del Río Cuba2–2Mexico América
Alonso 20'
Hernández 43'		 Huerta 25'
Toninho 31'

Second leg

Second leg
América Mexico6–0Cuba Pinar del Río
Toninho 3', 9', 84'
Zague 68', 80'
Hernández 85' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: Majid Jay (USA)
Team details
América
Pinar del Río

GK 12 Mexico Alejandro García downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 2 Mexico Juan Hernández downward-facing red arrow 68'
DF Mexico Enrique Rodón
DF 3 Mexico Alfredo Tena
DF 6 Uruguay Cesilio de los Santos
MF Mexico Cristóbal Ortega
MF Mexico Alejandro Domínguez
MF 7 Mexico Gonzalo Farfán
MF Mexico Efraín Munguía
FW 9 Brazil Toninho
FW 17 Mexico Zague
Substitutions:
GK 1 Mexico Adrián Chávez upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF Mexico Guillermo Huerta upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Uruguay Carlos Miloc
GK Cuba Martínez
DF Cuba Torres downward-facing red arrow 74'
DF Cuba Cata
DF Cuba Sainz
DF Cuba Lázaro Reyes
MF Cuba Lázaro Dalcourt
MF Cuba Pérez downward-facing red arrow 60'
FW Cuba Osvaldo Alonso
FW Cuba Raimundo García
FW Cuba Mezquía
FW Cuba Osmin Hernández
Substitutions:
Cuba Rivera upward-facing green arrow 60'
Cuba C. Torres upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
?

América won 3–1 on points (8–2 on aggregate).

Champion

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1990 Winners
Mexico
Club América
Third title

References

  1. ^ Copa de Campeones 1990 on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Campeón de Concacaf 90–91 on Realidad Americanista
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