1997 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica
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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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 February–11 June 1997 |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Alianza (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Saprissa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 72 (2.57 per match) |
← 1996 1998 → | |
Teams
edit| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App. | Previous best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica |
Alajuelense | 1996–97 Champions | 4th | Champions (1996) |
| Saprissa | 1996–97 Runners-up | 11th | Champions (1972, 1973, 1978) | |
| El Salvador |
Alianza | 1996–97 Champions | 8th | Runners-up (1980) |
| Águila | 1996–97 Regular season winners | 9th | Runners-up (1973) | |
 Guatemala |
Comunicaciones | 1996–97 Champions | 14th | Champions (1971, 1983) |
| Municipal | Invitee | 10th | Champions (1974, 1977) | |
 Honduras |
Olimpia | 1996–97 Champions | 3rd | Champions (1981) |
| Motagua | Invitee | 2nd | Group stage (1979) |
Group A
edit| 19 February 1997 | Motagua | 0 – 0 (4 – 5 p) | Saprissa | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 19 February 1997 | Comunicaciones | 2 – 2 (3 – 4 p) | Alianza | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso |
| 27 February 1997 | Alianza | 1 – 1 (4 – 3 p) | Motagua | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Elías Montes 54' |
Denilson Costa |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca | ||
| Penalties | ||||
La Cruz  Mirón Chachagua Meléndez Bauzá  |
Guevara Costa Pérez Romero Arzú |
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| 5 March 1997 | Comunicaciones | 1 – 1 (4 – 2 p) | Motagua | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso |
| 9 March 1997 | Saprissa | 0 – 1 | Comunicaciones | San José, Costa Rica |
| Nil | Marco Benatto 18' |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 13 March 1997 | Motagua | 4 – 3 | Comunicaciones | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
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Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 19 March 1997 | Comunicaciones | 2 – 3 | Saprissa | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso |
| 26 March 1997 | Alianza | 0 – 0 (3 – 2 p) | Comunicaciones | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Nelson Rojas Alejandro Curbelo Joaquin Canales |
Miguel Coronado Raul Calderon Rigoberto Gómez Erick Miranda |
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| 3 April 1997 | Motagua | 1 – 1 (2 – 4 p) | Alianza | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Francisco Soares de Souza |
Marcelo Bauzá 70' |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Guevara Costa Romero Arzú |
Mirón Canales Curbelo Bauzá |
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| 15 April 1997 | Alianza | 1 – 0 | Saprissa | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Joaquin Canales 76' |
Nil | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán |
| 21 April 1997 | Saprissa | 2 – 1 | Motagua | San José, Costa Rica |
| Adrián Andrés Mahía |
Costa |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 25 April 1997 | Saprissa | 3 – 2 | Alianza | San José, Costa Rica |
| Adrián Andrés Mahía 23' 42' 77' |
Guevara 35' Jose Lugo 47' |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saprissa
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6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 |
| 2 | Alianza
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6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Motagua
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6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Comunicaciones
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6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 |
Source: [citation needed]
- Saprissa and Alianza qualified to the Semifinals.
Group B
edit| 19 February 1997 | Alajuelense | 2 – 2 (4 – 2 p) | Olimpia | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Froylán Ledezma 51' Bernal Mullins 78' |
Wilmer Velásquez 36' Nahúm Espinoza 43' |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto |
| 20 February 1997 | Aguila | 0 – 0 (4 – 2 p) | Municipal | San Miguel, El Salvador |
| Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
| 26 February 1997 | Olimpia | 1 – 1 (5 – 6 p) | Aguila | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
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Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 6 March 1997 | Olimpia | 0 – 1 | Municipal | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Nil | TBD |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 9 March 1997 | Municipal | 0 – 1 | Alajuelense | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Nil | Bérnal Mullins 88' |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
| 12 March 1997 | Municipal | 1 – 0 | Olimpia | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Enoy Dosantos 67' |
Nil | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
| 12 March 1997 | Aguila | 1 – 2 | Alajuelense | San Miguel, El Salvador |
| Jorge Garay 1' |
Bérnal Mullins 32' 80' |
Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza Attendance: 5.000 |
| 25 March 1997 | Municipal | 3 – 0 | Aguila | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Fabian Salas 11' Duban Areas 20' Claudio de Oliveira 70' |
Nil | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
| 26 March 1997 | Olimpia | 0 – 0 (4 – 2 p) | Alajuelense | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 2 April 1997 | Aguila | 4 – 2 | Olimpia | San Miguel, El Salvador |
| Jorge Garay 26' 44' Armando Lindo Lazo |
Dolmo Flores 5' 52' |
Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
| 17 April 1997 | Alajuelense | 3 – 1 | Municipal | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Bérnal Mullins 6' 58' Victor Badilla 69' |
William Chinchilla 42' |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Victorino Rodriguez |
| 22 April 1997 | Alajuelense | 3 – 3 (3 – 4 p) | Aguila | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Josef Miso 2' Richard Mahoney 8' Bernal Mullins 71' |
Jorge Garay 20' Armando Lindo 60' Noe Fuentes 60' |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Mario Alfaro Escobar |
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Alajuelense
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 |
| 2 | Municipal
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6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 | Aguila
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6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 |
| 4 | Olimpia
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6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
- Alajuelense and Municipal qualified to the Semifinals.
Semifinals
edit| 25 May 1997 1st leg | Municipal | 2 – 2 | Alianza | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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Horacio Lugo Alejandro Curbelo |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
| 31 May 1997 1st leg | Alajuelense | 0 – 4 | Saprissa | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Nil | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto |
| 27 May 1997 2nd leg | Alianza | 0 – 0 (4 – 2 p) | Municipal | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Nil | Nil | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán |
- Alianza 2–2 Municipal on aggregate; Alianza won 4–2 on penalty shootouts.
| Not played 2nd leg | Saprissa | v | Alajuelense | San José, Costa Rica |
| Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
- Saprissa won 4–0 on aggregate; serie decided in one match.
Final
edit| 11 June 1997 Final | Saprissa | 0 – 1 | Alianza | San José, Costa Rica |
| Nil | Horacio Lugo 83' |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
- Alianza 1997 Central American champion; series decided in one match.
References
edit- ^ RSSSF.com – Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica 1997 – 8 December 2004