2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Tournament details
Dates	March 17 – May 12
Teams	8 (from 5 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Alajuelense (2nd title)
Runners-up	Saprissa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	38 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alonso Solís Cornell Glen (3 goals each)
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The 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 39th 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 was won by Alajuelense after a 5–1 aggregate win over Deportivo Saprissa in the final.^[1]

Qualified teams

North American zone

• Pachuca - 2003 Apertura champion
• Monterrey - 2003 Clausura champion
• San Jose Earthquakes - 2003 MLS Cup champion
• Chicago Fire - 2003 MLS Eastern Conference/Supporters' Shield champion

Central American zone

• Saprissa - 2003 UNCAF Interclub Cup champion
• Alajuelense - 2003 UNCAF Interclub Cup third place
• FAS - 2003 UNCAF Interclub Cup second best runner-up in the group stage

Notes

• Comunicaciones - 2003 UNCAF Interclub Cup runner-up was disqualified from tournament because Guatemalan FA was suspended by CONCACAF and FIFA in January 2004. The place of Comunicaciones was given to C.D. FAS (as second best runner-up in the group stage).

Caribbean zone

• San Juan Jabloteh - 2003 CFU Club Championship champion

Bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Saprissa	2	0	3
		Pachuca	0	2	2
									Saprissa	2	1	3
									Chicago Fire	0	2	2
		San Juan Jabloteh	5	0	5
		Chicago Fire	2	4	6
																Saprissa	1	0	1
																Alajuelense	1	4	5
		Alajuelense	3	0	3
		San Jose Earthquakes	0	1	1
									Alajuelense	1	1	2
									Monterrey	1	0	1
		FAS	0	1	1
		Monterrey	0	4	4

Quarterfinals

March 17, 2004

Saprissa	2–0	Pachuca
Muñoz 34' Saborío 86'

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San José, Costa Rica

Referee: Nery Alfaro (El Salvador)

March 24, 2004

Pachuca	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Saprissa
Álvez 30', 48'
Penalties
	2–3

Estadio Hidalgo
Pachuca, Mexico

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Bogdan Stanescu (Canada)

2–2 on aggregate. Saprissa won 3–2 on penalties.

March 17, 2004

San Juan Jabloteh	5–2	Chicago Fire
Glen 8', 12', 37' Noray 52', 74'		Elcock 40' (o.g.) Mapp 88'

Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Attendance: 5,083

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

March 24, 2004

Chicago Fire	4–0	San Juan Jabloteh
Ralph 4' Selolwane 51', 62' Armas 90'

Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Attendance: 6,123

Referee: Olger Mejia (Costa Rica)

Chicago Fire won 6–5 on aggregate.

March 17, 2004

Alajuelense	3–0	San Jose Earthquakes
Scott 11' Ledezma 14' Arnáez 62' (pen.)

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Alajuela, Costa Rica

Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)

March 24, 2004

San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	Alajuelense
Mullan 89'

Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California, United States

Attendance: 5,130

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

Alajuelense won 3–1 on aggregate.

March 17, 2004

FAS	0–0	Monterrey

Estadio Cuscatlán
San Salvador, El Salvador

Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

March 24, 2004

Monterrey	4–1	FAS
Franco 12', 81' Suárez 76' Rodríguez 86'		Reyes 89'

Estadio Tecnológico
Monterrey, Mexico

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

Monterrey won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

April 14, 2004

Saprissa	2–0	Chicago Fire
Núñez 50' Solís 71'

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San José, Costa Rica

Attendance: 4,126

Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

April 21, 2004

Chicago Fire	2–1	Saprissa
Williams 55' Curtin 86'		Solís 11'

Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Attendance: 7,126

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.

April 14, 2004

Alajuelense	1–0	Monterrey
Ruiz 3'

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Alajuela, Costa Rica

Referee: Hugo Castillo (Guatemala)

April 21, 2004

Monterrey	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Alajuelense
Pérez 90'		Rodríguez 115'

Estadio Tecnológico
Monterrey, Mexico

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)

Alajuelense won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

May 5, 2004

First leg

Saprissa	1–1	Alajuelense
Solís 61'	Report	López 32'

Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
Heredia, Costa Rica

Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

Second leg

May 12, 2004

Second leg

Alajuelense	4–0	Saprissa
Ledezma 7' Alpízar 24', 40' López 76'	Report

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Alajuela, Costa Rica

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)

Team details

Alajuelense Saprissa GK Wardy Alfaro DF Luis Marín DF Michael Rodriguez DF Esteban Sirias DF Harold Wallace MF Luis Arnáez MF Pablo Gabas  55' MF Wilmer López MF Steven Bryce FW Froylán Ledezma  80' FW Alejandro Alpízar  71' Substitutions: MF Pablo Izaguirre  55' FW Bryan Ruiz  71' FW Víctor Núñez  80' Manager: Javier Delgado GK José Porras DF Reynaldo Parks DF Douglas Sequeira DF Jervis Drummond DF Try Bennett MF Wilson Muñoz MF José L. López MF Juan B, Esquivel MF Alonso Solís  59' FW Gerald Drummond  72' FW Álvaro Saborío  65' Substitutions: MF José F. Alfaro  59' FW Erick Corrales  65' FW Kenneth Vargas  72' Manager: Hernán Medford

Alajuelense won 5–1 on aggregate.

Champions

CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2004 Winners
Alajuelense Second Title

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alonso Solís	Saprissa	3
	Cornell Glen	Jabloteh
3	Gabriel Álvez	Pachuca	2
	Dipsy Selolwane	Chicago Fire
	Kerry Noray	Jabloteh
	Guillermo Franco	Monterrey
	Froylán Ledezma	Alajuelense
	Wílmer López	Alajuelense
	Alejandro Alpízar	Alajuelense

References