1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
CityGuatemala City
Dates15 July– 20 July
Teams4 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Cruz Azul (4th title)
Runners-upMexico Necaxa
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored29 (4.83 per match)
1995
1997

The 1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 32nd 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 9 March 1996 through 20 July 1997.

The teams were split into 2 zones (North/ Central and Caribbean). The North/Central zone was split into 3 groups, qualifying each winner to the final tournament. The winner of the Caribbean zone, earned a place in a playoff against the U.S. representative for a spot in the final tournament. All qualifying matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system, while the final tournament was played in Guatemala City.

That final stage composed of four teams which played each other in a single round-robin tournament. Mexican team Cruz Azul won their fourth CONCACAF trophy, after finishing 1st. in the final table with 7 points over 3 matches played.[1]

  1. ^ Copa de Campeones 1996 on the RSSSF