1997 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 19 February–11 June 1997 |
Teams | 8 (from 4 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 28 |
Goals scored | 72 (2.57 per match) |
← 1996 1998 → |
International football competition
Alianza F.C. from El Salvador won the 1997 Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica after defeating Deportivo Saprissa in a single final match played in Costa Rica.[1]
Teams
Association | Team | Qualifying method | App. | Previous best |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Alajuelense | 1996–97 Champions | 4th | Champions (1996) |
Saprissa | 1996–97 Runners-up | 11th | Champions (1972, 1973, 1978) | |
![]() | Alianza | 1996–97 Champions | 8th | Runners-up (1980) |
Águila | 1996–97 Regular season winners | 9th | Runners-up (1973) | |
![]() | Comunicaciones | 1996–97 Champions | 14th | Champions (1971, 1983) |
Municipal | Invitee | 10th | Champions (1974, 1977) | |
![]() | Olimpia | 1996–97 Champions | 3rd | Champions (1981) |
Motagua | Invitee | 2nd | Group stage (1979) |
Group A
Motagua
v
Saprissa
![Honduras](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png)
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
19 February 1997 | Motagua ![]() | 0 – 0 (4 – 5 p) | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Comunicaciones
v
Alianza
![Guatemala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
19 February 1997 | Comunicaciones ![]() | 2 – 2 (3 – 4 p) | ![]() | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso |
Alianza
v
Motagua
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
![Honduras](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png)
27 February 1997 | Alianza ![]() | 1 – 1 (4 – 3 p) | ![]() | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Elías Montes ![]() | Denilson Costa ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca | ||
Penalties | ||||
La Cruz ![]() Mirón ![]() Chachagua ![]() Meléndez ![]() Bauzá ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Comunicaciones
v
Motagua
![Guatemala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
![Honduras](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png)
5 March 1997 | Comunicaciones ![]() | 1 – 1 (4 – 2 p) | ![]() | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso |
Saprissa
v
Comunicaciones
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
![Guatemala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
9 March 1997 | Saprissa ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | San José, Costa Rica |
Nil | Marco Benatto ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
Motagua
v
Comunicaciones
![Honduras](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png)
![Guatemala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
13 March 1997 | Motagua ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Comunicaciones
v
Saprissa
![Guatemala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
19 March 1997 | Comunicaciones ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso |
Alianza
v
Comunicaciones
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
![Guatemala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
26 March 1997 | Alianza ![]() | 0 – 0 (3 – 2 p) | ![]() | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán | ||
Penalties | ||||
Nelson Rojas ![]() Alejandro Curbelo ![]() Joaquin Canales ![]() | Miguel Coronado ![]() Raul Calderon ![]() Rigoberto Gómez ![]() Erick Miranda ![]() |
Motagua
v
Alianza
![Honduras](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png)
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
3 April 1997 | Motagua ![]() | 1 – 1 (2 – 4 p) | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Francisco Soares de Souza ![]() | Marcelo Bauzá ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | ||
Penalties | ||||
Guevara ![]() Costa ![]() Romero ![]() Arzú ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alianza
v
Saprissa
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
15 April 1997 | Alianza ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Joaquin Canales ![]() | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán |
Saprissa
v
Motagua
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
![Honduras](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png)
21 April 1997 | Saprissa ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | San José, Costa Rica |
Adrián Andrés Mahía ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
Saprissa
v
Alianza
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
25 April 1997 | Saprissa ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | San José, Costa Rica |
Adrián Andrés Mahía ![]() ![]() ![]() | Guevara ![]() Jose Lugo ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 |
Source: [citation needed]
- Saprissa and Alianza qualified to the Semifinals.
Group B
Alajuelense
v
Olimpia
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
![Honduras](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png)
19 February 1997 | Alajuelense ![]() | 2 – 2 (4 – 2 p) | ![]() | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
Froylán Ledezma ![]() Bernal Mullins ![]() | Wilmer Velásquez ![]() Nahúm Espinoza ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto |
Aguila
v
Municipal
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
![Guatemala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
20 February 1997 | Aguila ![]() | 0 – 0 (4 – 2 p) | ![]() | San Miguel, El Salvador |
Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
Olimpia
v
Aguila
![Honduras](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png)
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
26 February 1997 | Olimpia ![]() | 1 – 1 (5 – 6 p) | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Olimpia
v
Municipal
![Honduras](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png)
![Guatemala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
6 March 1997 | Olimpia ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Nil | TBD ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Municipal
v
Alajuelense
![Guatemala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
9 March 1997 | Municipal ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Nil | Bérnal Mullins ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
Municipal
v
Olimpia
![Guatemala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
![Honduras](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png)
12 March 1997 | Municipal ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Enoy Dosantos ![]() | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
Aguila
v
Alajuelense
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
12 March 1997 | Aguila ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | San Miguel, El Salvador |
Jorge Garay ![]() | Bérnal Mullins ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza Attendance: 5.000 |
Municipal
v
Aguila
![Guatemala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
25 March 1997 | Municipal ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Fabian Salas ![]() Duban Areas ![]() Claudio de Oliveira ![]() | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
Olimpia
v
Alajuelense
![Honduras](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png)
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
26 March 1997 | Olimpia ![]() | 0 – 0 (4 – 2 p) | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Aguila
v
Olimpia
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
![Honduras](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png)
2 April 1997 | Aguila ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | San Miguel, El Salvador |
Jorge Garay ![]() ![]() Armando Lindo Lazo ![]() ![]() | Dolmo Flores ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
Alajuelense
v
Municipal
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
![Guatemala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
17 April 1997 | Alajuelense ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
Bérnal Mullins ![]() ![]() Victor Badilla ![]() | William Chinchilla ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Victorino Rodriguez |
Alajuelense
v
Aguila
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
22 April 1997 | Alajuelense ![]() | 3 – 3 (3 – 4 p) | ![]() | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
Josef Miso ![]() Richard Mahoney ![]() Bernal Mullins ![]() | Jorge Garay ![]() Armando Lindo ![]() Noe Fuentes ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Mario Alfaro Escobar |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
- Alajuelense and Municipal qualified to the Semifinals.
Semifinals
Municipal
v
Alianza
![Guatemala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
25 May 1997 1st leg | Municipal ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
![]() ![]() | Horacio Lugo ![]() Alejandro Curbelo ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
Alajuelense
v
Saprissa
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
31 May 1997 1st leg | Alajuelense ![]() | 0 – 4 | ![]() | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
Nil | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto |
Alianza
v
Municipal
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
![Guatemala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
27 May 1997 2nd leg | Alianza ![]() | 0 – 0 (4 – 2 p) | ![]() | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán |
- Alianza 2–2 Municipal on aggregate; Alianza won 4–2 on penalty shootouts.
Saprissa
v
Alajuelense
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
Not played 2nd leg | Saprissa ![]() | v | ![]() | San José, Costa Rica |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
- Saprissa won 4–0 on aggregate; serie decided in one match.
Final
Saprissa
v
Alianza
![Costa Rica](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
![El Salvador](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png)
11 June 1997 Final | Saprissa ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | San José, Costa Rica |
Nil | Horacio Lugo ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
- Alianza 1997 Central American champion; series decided in one match.
References
- ^ RSSSF.com – Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica 1997 – 8 December 2004
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See also: CONCACAF League; CONCACAF Central American Cup