1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup

1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup
Tournament details
Dates17 February – 29 August
Teams11 (from 6 associations)
Final positions
Champions Olimpia (2nd title)
Runners-up Alajuelense
Third place Saprissa
Fourth place Comunicaciones
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored125 (2.72 per match)
1998
2000

The 1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup was the 17th edition of the Central American Club Championship, and the first under the name UNCAF Interclub Cup. The tournament was organized by UNCAF, the football regional body in Central America.

Honduran club Olimpia defeated Costa Rican sides Alajuelense and Saprissa (defending champions) and Guatemalan Comunicaciones in the final round to win their second tournament in team's history. The first three ranked earned the right to play at the 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Teams

For the first time in competition history, Belizean and Nicaraguan clubs entered the tournament.

Association Team Qualifying method App. Previous best
Belize Juventus 1997–98 Champions 1st
Real Verdes 1998 Runners-up 1st
Costa Rica Saprissa 1997–98 Champions 13th Champions (1972, 1973, 1978, 1998)
Alajuelense 1997–98 Runners-up 5th Champions (1996)
El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 1997–98 Champions 1st
FAS 1997–98 Runners-up 6th 3rd (1980)
Guatemala Comunicaciones 1997–98 Champions 16th Champions (1971, 1983)
Aurora 1997–98 Runners-up 11th Champions (1976, 1979)
Honduras Motagua 1997–98 Champions 4th Group stage (1979, 1997, 1998)
Olimpia 1997–98 Runners-up 5th Champions (1981)
Nicaragua Walter Ferretti 1997–98 Champions 1st

First round

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Comunicaciones 7 4 3 0 12 3 +9 15 Qualification for Final Round
2 Saprissa 7 3 3 1 10 5 +5 12
3 Luis Ángel Firpo 8 2 2 4 7 13 −6 8
4 Motagua 7 1 4 2 4 6 −2 7
5 Juventus 7 1 2 4 5 11 −6 5
Source:
17 February 1999 Luis Ángel Firpo 2–2 Saprissa Usulután, El Salvador
Rodríguez 27' 70' 16' Centeno
59' Saraiva
Stadium: Sergio Torres Stadium
7 April 1999 Luis Ángel Firpo 2–0 Juventus Usulután, El Salvador
Alfredo Perez
Raul Toro
Stadium: Sergio Torres Stadium
25 July 1999 Luis Ángel Firpo 1–0 Motagua Usulután, El Salvador
Celio Rodriguez 60' Nil Stadium: Sergio Torres Stadium
1 August 1999 Saprissa 2–0 Motagua San José, Costa Rica
W. Centeno 50'
E. Centeno 77'
Nil Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
15 August 1999 Juventus 3–0 Luis Ángel Firpo Orange Walk Town, Belize
Stadium: Orange Walk People's Stadium
Note: Luis Ángel Firpo didn't show. Awarded 3–0 to Juventus
Saprissa v Juventus San José, Costa Rica
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Note: Game cancelled due to irrelevance.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olimpia 8 5 3 0 13 5 +8 18 Qualification for Final Round
2 Alajuelense 8 3 4 1 20 10 +10 13
3 Aurora 8 3 3 2 21 13 +8 12
4 FAS 8 3 2 3 12 9 +3 11
5 Walter Ferretti 3 2 0 1 3 9 −6 6
6 Real Verdes 9 0 0 9 3 26 −23 0
Source:
Alajuelense 6 – 1 Aurora
Johnny Cubero x 4, David Diach, Geovanny Hidalgo Danny Aguilar

FAS 0 – 1 Olimpia
Denilson Costa

Walter Ferretti 1 – 0 Real Verdes
Henry De Jesus Urbina

Olimpia 0 – 0 Aurora

Real Verdes 1 – 2 Alajuelense
David McCauley Alexánder Castro
Luis José Herra

Walter Ferretti 2 – 1 FAS
José María Bermúdez 71pen
Armando Astorga 84
Miguel Mariano 35

Alajuelense 1 – 1 Olimpia
Wilson Muñoz 19 Enrique Reneau 60

Aurora 8 – 0 Walter Ferretti
Dionel Bordón 12
Diego Rosa 19, 23 , 38
Andrés Rivera 66
Danny Aguilar 75, 88
Ricardo Gutiérrez 79

FAS 2 – 1 Real Verdes
Miguel Mariano
Marlon Medrano
David McCauley

Real Verdes 1 – 3 Aurora
David McCauley Guillermo Almada
Danny Aguilar
Guillermo Almada

FAS 1 – 1 Alajuelense
Miguel Mariano 62 Hárold Miranda 33

Olimpia canceled Walter Ferretti

Olimpia 2 – 0 Real Verdes
Marlon Hernández 40
David Suazo 78

Aurora 1 – 3 FAS
Luis Pérez 31 Vladimir Cubias 14
Marlon Medrano 18, 3

Alajuelense canceled Walter Ferretti

Olimpia 2 – 1 FAS
Arnold Cruz 45pen
Denilson Costa 76
Oscar Martínez 61

Aurora 1 – 1 Alajuelense

Real Verdes canceled Walter Ferretti

Aurora 2 – 2 Olimpia
Diego De Rosa 8, 22 Rodiney Martins 40
Arnold Cruz 78pen

Alajuelense 7 – 0 Real Verdes

FAS canceled Walter Ferretti

Olimpia 4 – 1 Alajuelense
Rodiney Martins 21
Enrique Reneau 37
Alex Pineda 74
Denilson Costa 85
Josef Miso 70pen

Real Verdes 0 – 3 FAS

Walter Ferretti canceled Aurora

FAS 1 – 1 Alajuelense

Aurora 5 – 0 Real Verdes

Walter Ferretti canceled Olimpia

Real Verdes 0 – 1 Olimpia

FAS canceled Aurora

Walter Ferretti canceled Alajuelense

Notes:

  • Walter Ferretti withdrew for financial reasons. The results of Walter Ferretti's games have been voided and do not count towards the group rankings.

Final round

Final group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olimpia (C, Q) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Qualification for CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1999
2 Alajuelense (Q) 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 Saprissa (Q) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Comunicaciones 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source:
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Comunicaciones 2 – 3 Saprissa

Olimpia 2 – 0 Alajuelense
Wilmer Velasquez 8' 38' Nil

Alajuelense 0 – 0 Saprissa
Nil Nil

Olimpia 3 – 1 Comunicaciones
Wilmer Velasquez 31' 61'
Alex Pineda 76'
Allan Oviedo 85'

Alajuelense 3 – 0 Comunicaciones
Nil

Olimpia 1 – 0 Saprissa
Wilmer Velasquez 59' Nil
Olimpia, Alajuelense, and Saprissa qualify to 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF champions 
Olimpia
2nd title