1998 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica

1998 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica
Tournament details
Dates29 October 1997 – 23 September 1998
Teams9 (from 4 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsCosta Rica Saprissa (4th title)
Runners-upGuatemala Municipal
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored50 (1.79 per match)
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The 1998 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica was the 16th edition of the UNCAF Club Tournament and the third and last under this name. Costa Rican Deportivo Saprissa obtained its 4th regional title.

Teams

Association Team Qualifying method App. Previous best
Costa Rica Costa Rica Saprissa 1996–97 Runners-up 12th Champions (1972, 1973, 1978)
Herediano 1996–97 Semifinalist 6th 3rd (1971, 1975)
El Salvador El Salvador Águila 1996–97 Regular season winners 10th Runners-up (1973)
Guatemala Guatemala Comunicaciones 1996–97 Champions 15th Champions (1971, 1983)
Aurora 1996–97 Runners-up 10th Champions (1976, 1979)
Municipal 1996–97 Third place 11th Champions (1974, 1977)
Honduras Honduras Olimpia 1996–97 Champions 4th Champions (1981)
Real España Invitee 4th Champions (1982)
Motagua Invitee 3rd Group stage (1979, 1997)

Qualifying

Honduras

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance Final Tournament
2 Real España 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
3 Motagua 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 Advance to Play-offs
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 1997. Source: Diario Diez
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Motagua v Real España
17 September 1997 Motagua 1–1 Real España
Roberto Asprilla Washington Hernández
Motagua v Olimpia
8 October 1997 Motagua 0–1 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
19:30 CST Nil Wilmer Velásquez 55' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Nelson Cálix (HON)

Play-off

Comunicaciones Guatemala v Honduras Motagua
6 November 1997 2nd leg Comunicaciones Guatemala 0–0
(0–0 agg.)
(3–4 p)		 Honduras Motagua Guatemala City, Guatemala
Nil Nil Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

Group phase

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Municipal 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 14[a] Qualified to Semifinals
2 Olimpia 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12
3 Herediano 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9
4 Águila 6 0 1 5 2 13 −11 1
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Municipal one (+1) point added
As of 17 December 1997
Home \ Away ÁGU HER MUN OLI
Águila 0–2 1–1 0–3
Herediano 3–0 0–1 2–1
Municipal 2–0 1–0 1–0
Olimpia 2–1 2–1 3–2
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Águila 2–3 Municipal on penalty shootouts.


Águila v Herediano
October 22, 1997 Águila 0-2 Herediano
Nil Rolando Corella 50'
Marcelo Saravia 58'		 Attendance: 3,166
Olimpia v Municipal
October 23, 1997 Olimpia 3-2 Municipal
TBD TBD
Herediano v Olimpia
October 29, 1997 Herediano 2-1 Olimpia
TBD TBD
Municipal v Águila
October 29, 1997 Municipal 2-0 Águila
TBD Nil
Municipal v Herediano
November 5, 1997 Municipal 1-0 Herediano
Ariel Beltramo 71' Nil
Águila v Olimpia
December 4, 1997 Águila 0-3 Olimpia
Nil TBD
TBD
TBD
Herediano v Águila
November 13, 1997 Herediano v Águila
TBD TBD
Municipal v Olimpia
November 13, 1997 Municipal 1-0 Olimpia
TBD Nil
Olimpia v Herediano
November 19, 1997 Olimpia 2-1 Herediano
TBD
TBD 		TBD
Águila v Municipal
November 19, 1997 Águila 1-1 Municipal
TBD TBD
Herediano v Municipal
December 10, 1997 Herediano 0-1 Municipal
Nil TBD
Olimpia v Águila
December 17, 1997 Olimpia 2-1 Águila
TBD
TBD 		TBD

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saprissa 6 2 3 1 6 3 +3 11[a] Qualified to Semifinals
2 Real España 5 2 3 0 2 0 +2 11[b]
3 Aurora 5 0 3 2 2 6 −4 5[c]
4 Motagua 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Saprissa two (+2) points added
  2. ^ Real España two (+2) points added
  3. ^ Aurora two (+2) points added
As of 11 December 1997
Home \ Away AUR MOT RES SAP
Aurora 1–1 0–0 1–4
Motagua 1–1
Real España 1–0 0–0 1–0
Saprissa 0–0 1–0 0–0
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Saprissa 4–3 Aurora on penalty shootouts.
  • Motagua 3–4 Saprissa on penalty shootouts.
  • Saprissa 3–5 Real España on penalty shootouts.
  • Aurora 4–2 Motagua on penalty shootouts.
  • Saprissa 3–5 Real España on penalty shootouts.
  • Real España 5–4 Motagua on penalty shootouts.
  • Aurora 5–3 Real España on penalty shootouts.
  • Motagua's remaining matches were not played.
Real España v Saprissa
October 29, 1997 Real España 1-0 Saprissa
TBD Nil
Motagua v Aurora
October 29, 1997 Motagua v Aurora
TBD TBD
Saprissa v Aurora
November 6, 1997 Saprissa 0-0 Aurora
Nil Nil
Real España v Aurora
November 12, 1997 Real España 1-0 Aurora
Mario Rodríguez Nil
Saprissa v Real España
November 20, 1997 Saprissa 0-0 Real España
Nil Nil
Aurora v Motagua
November 20, 1997 Aurora 1-1 Motagua
TBD TBD
Aurora v Saprissa
November 26, 1997 Aurora 1-4 Saprissa
TBD TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Real España v Motagua
November 29, 1997 Real España 0-0 Motagua
Nil Nil
Aurora v Real España
December 3, 1997 Aurora 0-0 Real España
Nil Nil
Saprissa v Motagua
December 11, 1997 Saprissa 1-0 Motagua
TBD Nil

Final round

Semifinals

Real España Honduras v Guatemala Municipal
18 February 1998 1st leg Real España Honduras 0 – 1 Guatemala Municipal San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Nil César Trijillo Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Municipal Guatemala v Honduras Real España
25 February 1998 2nd leg Municipal Guatemala 2 – 1 Honduras Real España Guatemala City, Guatemala
Ronald Gómez
Ariel Beltrano 		Tedy Martínez Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
  • Municipal won 3–1 on aggregate score.
  • The last suggested dates by Saprissa for the semifinals (19 and 23 August) were not accepted by Olimpia due to league obligations. UNCAF decided to award Saprissa a walkover.

Final

Municipal Guatemala v Costa Rica Saprissa
23 September 1998 2nd leg Municipal Guatemala 1 – 1 Costa Rica Saprissa Guatemala City, Guatemala
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
  • Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate score.


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