2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup explained

Year:2007
Dates:22 February – 25 April
Num Teams:8
Associations:6
Champion Other: Pachuca
Count:2
Second Other: Guadalajara
Matches:14
Goals:38
Top Scorer: Omar Bravo
Luciano Emilio
(4 goals each)
Prevseason:2006
Nextseason:2008

The 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 42nd 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. The tournament also served as a qualifying event for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

Pachuca won the Champions' Cup, defeating Guadalajara 7–6 on penalties following a 2–2 aggregate draw.

In addition, as runners-up, Guadalajara was invited to CONMEBOL's 2007 Copa Sudamericana.[1]

Qualified teams

North American zone

Pachuca2006 Clausura champion
Guadalajara2006 Apertura champion
Houston Dynamo2006 MLS Cup champion
D.C. United – 2006 MLS Supporters' Shield winner

Central America zone

PuntarenasUNCAF champion
OlimpiaUNCAF runner-up
MarquenseUNCAF third place

Caribbean zone

W Connection2006 CFU Club Championship winner

Quarterfinals

Pachuca won 3–0 on aggregate.----

Houston Dynamo won 2–1 on aggregate.----

Guadalajara won 4–2 on aggregate.----

D.C. United won 7–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Note: The first leg match scheduled for 14 March 2007 was postponed due to a weather-induced power outage.

Pachuca won 5–4 on aggregate.----

Guadalajara won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

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Second leg

2–2 on aggregate. Pachuca won 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 7–6 on penalties, advanced to 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

Champions

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2007 Winners
Pachuca
Second Title

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center rowspan=21 Luciano Emilio D.C. Unitedalign=center rowspan=24
Omar Bravo Guadalajara
align=center rowspan=23 Christian Giménez Pachucaalign=center rowspan=23
Christian Gómez D.C. United
align=center rowspan=55 Adolfo Bautista Guadalajaraalign=center rowspan=52
Brian Ching Houston Dynamo
Gabriel Caballero Pachuca
Marvin Cabrera Pachuca
Sergio Santana Guadalajara

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Quarterfinal series set for 2007 Champions' Cup . The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football . 18 January 2007 . 27 January 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080207030444/http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/champscup/viewArticle.asp?id=3689 . 7 February 2008. dead.