1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Host countryCosta Rica
CitySan José
Dates13 December – 17 December
Teams4 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
Champions Saprissa (2nd title)
Runners-up Municipal
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored35 (5.83 per match)
1994
1996

The 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 31st 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 19 February till 17 December 1995.

The teams were split in 2 zones (North/ Central and Caribbean). The North/Central zone was split in 3 groups, qualifying each winner to the final tournament. The winner of the Caribbean zone, also got a place in that tournament. All qualifying matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system, while the final tournament stage was played in San José, Costa Rica.

That final stage composed of four teams which played each other in a single round-robin tournament. Costa Rican team Saprissa crowned CONCACAF champion for second time, after finishing 1st in the final table with 7 points over 3 matches played.[1][2]

North and Central American Zone

Group 1

First Round

19 March 1995 Acros Crystal 2–1 Alajuelense Belize City, Belize
Nelson Moss 44'
Gilroy 'Coro' Usher 65'
Juan Carlos Arguedas 54' Stadium: MCC Grounds
22 March 1995 Alajuelense 4–1
(5–3 agg.)
Acros Crystal Alajuela, Costa Rica
Roy Lassiter 35'
González 45'
Juan Carlos Arguedas 70'
Luis Diego Arnáez 84'
Wellington 'Spooners' Hall 67' Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

26 April 1995 UAG 4–1
(7–2 agg.)
Comunicaciones Zapopan, Mexico
Claudio Morena 19'
Mauricio Gallaga 36'
Felipe del Ángel Malibrán 69'
Carlos Dioney 80'
Jorge Arriola 25' Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo

2 April 1995 Juventus 1–1 Projusa Managua, Nicaragua
Héctor Pérez Hernández 50' Erick Ortega 37' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua
9 April 1995 Projusa 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)
Juventus Panama City, Panama
Wilfredo Mojica 75'
Gilberto Aguilar 96'
Ivan Ramírez 25' Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández

Second Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UAG 15–0 Projusa-Veraguas 5–0 10–0
  • Alajuelense on bye, to the third round.

Projusa-Veraguas 0–5 UAG Panama City, Panama
Agustín García 29'
Javier Hernández 42'
Osmar Donizette 57'
Mauricio Gallaga 62' 80'
Stadium: Estadio Javier Cruz
Attendance: 2,500
UAG 10–0
(15–0 agg.)
Projusa-Veraguas Zapopan, Mexico
Juan Parra 4' 25'
Javier Hernández 9'
Porfirio Jiménez 37' 62'
Fernando Guijarro 39' 70' 74'
Eustacio Rizo 52'
Agustín García 89'
Stadium: Estadio 3 de Marzo

Third Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UAG 3–4 Alajuelense 2–1 1–3
UAG 2–1 LD Alajuelense Zapopan, Mexico
Armando González 7'
Agustín García 88'
Froylan Ledesma 71' Stadium: Estadio 3 de Marzo
LD Alajuelense 3–1
(4–3 agg.)
UAG Alajuela, Costa Rica
Bernal Mullins 60'
Froylán Ledezma 70'
Wilmer López 104'
Arturo Reyna 30' Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

Group 2

First Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Verdes 0–6 Municipal 0–3 0–3
Real España 3–7 Santos Laguna 1–1 2–6
FAS 5–1 Árabe Unido 4–0 1–1
Real Verdes 0–3 Municipal
Juan José Oficialdegui 71'
Juan Carlos Plata 82'
Gardiner 86'
Municipal 3–0
(6–0 agg.)
Real Verdes Guatemala City, Guatemala
Édgar Valencia 3' 23'
Juan Manuel Funes 46'
Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium
Real España 1–1 Santos Laguna
Raúl Dolmo 5' Antonio González 31'
Santos Laguna 6–2
(7–3 agg.)
Real España
Antonio González 31'
Juan José Balcázar 33' 35'
Richard Zambrano 51' 60'
Rogelio Romero 89'
Edward Barahona 45'
Camilo Bonilla 57'
FAS 4–0 Árabe Unido
Fulgencio Deonel Bordón 31'
Marcelo Bauzá 67' 76'
Hugo Pérez 79'
Árabe Unido 1–1
(1–5 agg.)
FAS
Rogelio Clark 77' Fulgencio Deonel Bordón 46'

Second Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FAS 3–0 Santos Laguna 3–0 0–0
  • CSD Municipal on bye, to the third round.
FAS 3–0 Santos Laguna
herbert Burgos 5'
Hugo Pérez 15'
Fulgencio Deonel Bordón 88'

Third Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FAS 2–4 Municipal 2–2 0–2
FAS 2–2 Municipal
Fulgencio Deonel Bordón
Hugo Pérez
Edgar Everaldo Valencia
Longi

Group 3

First Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bautista 2–5 Alianza 0–2 2–3
Motagua 0–4 Saprissa 0–1 0–3
Bautista 0–2 Alianza
Eradio Espinoza 20'
William Enrique Chachagua 77'
Alianza 3–2
(5–2 agg.)
Bautista
René Durán
Milton Meléndez
Julio Santos Navarrete
Cruz
Zambrano
Saprissa 3–0
(4–0 agg.)
Motagua
Javier Wanchope Watson 53'
Luis Herra 65'
Duarte 89' (o.g.)

Second Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saprissa 4–2 Alianza 3–1 1–1
Saprissa 3–1 Alianza
Rolando Fonseca
Juan Cayasso
René Durán
Alianza 1–1
(2–4 agg.)
Saprissa
René Durán Giancarlo Morera

Caribbean Zone

First round

Matches and results are unavailable:
L'Aiglon
US Sinnamary
Topp XX FC

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
RCA w/o Beacon FC
AS Javouhey Mana 1–3 Corona Boys 1–1 0–2
CS Moulien 4–3 River Plate 4–1 0–2
Club Franciscain 0–1 AS Capoise 0–1
    San Cristóbal FC 1–2 FICA 1–1 0–1
    • Second leg apparently not played.*
    • RCA withdrew, Beacon F.C. advances to the second round.
    • Corona Boys, CS Moulien, AS Capoise, FICA, L'Aiglon, US Sinnamar and Topp XX FC advance to the second round.

    AS Javouhey Mana 1–1 Corona Boys
    Corona Boys 2–0
    (3–1 agg.)
    AS Javouhey Mana



    San Cristóbal FC 1–1 FICA
    FICA 1–0
    (2–1 agg.)
    San Cristóbal FC

    Second round

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Beacon FC w/o L'Aiglon
    FICA *** US Sinnamary
    Corona Boys 1–1
    2–4 (pen.)
    CS Moulien 1–0 0–1
    Topp XX FC w/o AS Capoise 2–0
    • Beacon FC advanced; presumably L'Aiglon withdrew.
    • AS Capoise withdrew.
    • Both clubs apparently withdrew.***
    • CS Moulien advance to the third round.
    CS Moulien 1–0
    (1–1 (pen. 4–2) agg.)
    Corona Boys

    Third round

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Topp XX FC 4– 4
    4–5 (pen.)
    Beacon FC 2–0 2–4
    • CS Moulien on bye, to the fourth round.
    • Beacon FC advance to the fourth round.
    Topp XX FC 2–0 Beacon FC
    Beacon FC 4–2
    (4–4 (pen 5–4) agg.)
    Topp XX FC

    Fourth round

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    CS Moulien 4–0* Beacon FC
    • Beacon withdrew, both legs awarded 2–0 to CS Moulien.*
    • CS Moulien advance to Final Group stage.

    Final Group stage

    All matches played in San José, Costa Rica

    As of 17 December 1995

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Saprissa 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
    2 Municipal 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6
    3 Alajuelense 3 1 1 1 13 6 +7 4
    4 Moulien 3 0 0 3 1 24 −23 0
    Source:

    Matches


    15 December 1995 Round 2 Alajuelense 9–1 Moulien San José, Costa Rica
    (UTC−06:00) Badilla 5'
    Ledezma 19' 35' 62'
    Marín 20'
    Montero 38' 44'
    Mullins 47'
    Gómez 72'
    Makongo 56' Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

    17 December 1995 Round 3 Moulien 0–10 Municipal San José, Costa Rica
    (UTC−06:00) Plata 8' 37' 51' 70' 72' 80'
    Ivaldi 12'
    Funes 40'
    Oficialdegui 55'
    Méndez 65'
    Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

    Champion

    CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    1995 Winners

    Saprissa
    Second title

    References

    1. ^ Copa de Campeones 1995 on the RSSSF
    2. ^ Equipos memorables: Saprissa 1995 on Sólo Fútbol Costa Rica, 7 Apr 2020