1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup explained
The 1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 23rd 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 and was played from 31 March 1987 till 30 September 1987.
The teams were split into 2 zones, North/Central America and Caribbean, (as North and Central America sections combined to qualify one team for the final), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament.
Mexican club América beat Trinidadian team Defence Force 3–1 on aggregate,[1] becoming CONCACAF champions for the second time in their history.[2] [3]
North/Central American Zone
North section
- San Pedro Yugoslavs withdrew; both legs officially awarded 2-0 to América.*
- América and CF Monterrey qualified to Semi-Finals.
----
Central section
First round
- Real España and Olimpia advance to the second round.
----
Second round
Group 1
Played in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- Olimpia and Herediano advance to the third round group stage.
----Group 2
Played in San Salvador, El Salvador
- Saprissa and Real España advance to the third round group stage.
----
Third round
Played at Estadio Nacional - San José, Costa Rica.
- Olimpia and Saprissa advance to the Semi-finals.
----
North/Central American semi-finals
- América and CF Monterrey advance to the North/Central American Final.
North/Central American Final
- Club América advance to the CONCACAF Final.
Caribbean Zone
First round
- Defence Force on a bye, to the second round.
- Golden Star, Franciscain, L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau,
VSADC and Trintoc advance to the second round.
Second round
- L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau possibly withdrew, after series.*
- Defence Force and Trintoc advance to the Caribbean Zone final round.
Final round
- Defence Force advance to the CONCACAF Final.
Final
First leg
----
Second leg
América won 3–1 on points (3–1 on aggregate).Notes and References
- https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups87.html Copa de Campeones 1987
- https://www.clubamerica.com.mx/comunicados/america-campeon-de-concacaf-1987/ América campeón 1987
- https://americamonumental.bolavip.com/internacional/Para-recordarlo-una-y-mil-veces-Se-cumplen-33-anos-del-America-campeon-en-la-Concachampions-20201028-0011.html Se cumplen 33 años del América campeón en la Concachampions
América