2005 UNCAF Interclub Cup explained

Tourney Name:UNCAF Interclub Cup
Year:2005
Dates:26 July – 30 November 2005
Num Teams:16
Associations:7
Champion Other: Alajuelense
Count:3
Second Other: Olimpia
Third Other: Saprissa
Fourth Other: Pérez Zeledón
Matches:30
Goals:91
Prevseason:2004
Nextseason:2006

The 2005 UNCAF Interclub Cup was the 23rd edition of the international club football competition held in the UNCAF region representing the seven nations of Central America. This was the seventh year of the current format using the name UNCAF Interclub Cup.[1] The tournament was also a qualifying event for the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Sixteen teams representing seven football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying games on July 26, 2005. The tournament ended with a two-legged final between Olimpia of Honduras and Alajuelense of Costa Rica. The first leg was played in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on November 23, 2005 and ended with Alajuelense earning a 1-0 victory. The second leg was played in Alajuela, Costa Rica on November 30, 2005 with Olimpia winning 1-0. Alajuelense then won the UNCAF Interclub Cup in a penalty shootout by the score of 4-2. The top three finishers in the tournament, Alajuelense, Olimpia, and Saprissa, qualified for the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Saprissa 4 - 4 (aet) (5-4 pen) 4 - 0 0 - 4Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Juan de TibásEstadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
1 - 8 Olimpia 1 - 4 0 - 4Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, MazatenangoEstadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
Pérez Zeledón 6 - 2 4 - 0 2 - 2Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón, San Isidro de El GeneralEstadio Sergio Torres, Usulután
Alajuelense 5 - 3 5 - 2 0 - 1Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, AlajuelaEstadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City

Semifinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
2 - 4 Olimpia 1 - 3 1 - 1Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Juan de TibásEstadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
1 - 3 Alajuelense 1 - 0 0 - 3Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, AlajuelaEstadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón, San Isidro de El General

Final

Alajuelense 2005 UNCAF champions

Alajuelense, Olimpia, Deportivo Saprissa advance to 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup quarterfinals.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups06.html RSSSF.com – Central American Zone (UNCAF Club Championship)