The 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 24th. 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 11 March till 21 December 1988.
The teams were split in 2 zones, North/Central America and Caribbean, (as North and Central America sections combined to qualify one team for the final), each one qualifying two teams to the final tournament.
Hondurean club Olimpia beat Trinidarian side Defence Force 4–0 on aggregate to become champions,[1] thus achieving their second CONCACAF trophy.[2][3]
North/Central American Zone
Preliminary round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Morelia ![]() |
11 - 0 | ![]() |
9 - 0 | 2 - 0 |
Real Verdes ![]() |
2 - 14 | ![]() |
0 - 2 | 2 - 12 |
Plaza Amador ![]() |
1 - 4 | ![]() |
0 - 2 | 1 - 2 |
- Morelia, Cruz Azul and Alajuelense advance to the First Round.
Morelia ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() | Morelia, Mexico | |
Stadium: Estadio Venustiano Carranza |
Coke Milpross | 0-2 (0-11 agg.) | ![]() | Belize City, Belize | |
Stadium: MCC Grounds |
Real Verdes ![]() | 0-2 | ![]() | San Ignacio, Belize | |
Stadium: Norman Broaster Stadium |
Cruz Azul ![]() | 12–2 (14-2 agg.) | ![]() | Jasso, Mexico | |
Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre |
June 5, 1988 | Plaza Amador ![]() | 0-2 | ![]() | Panama City, Panama |
Omar Arroyo ![]() Roberto Stevenovich ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández |
Alajuelense ![]() | 2–1 (3-1 agg.) | ![]() | San José, Costa Rica | |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto |
First round
North American Zone
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Cruz Azul ![]() |
9 - 0 | ![]() |
9 - 0 | 0 - 0 |
Washington Diplomats ![]() |
2 - 4 | ![]() |
1 - 2 | 1 - 2 |
- Morelia and Cruz Azul advance to Fourth Round.
Cruz Azul ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() | Jasso, Mexico | |
Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre |
Seattle Mitre Eagles ![]() | 0–0 (0-9 agg.) | ![]() | Seattle, United States | |
Stadium: Kingdome |
Washington Diplomats ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Washington, D.C., United States | |
Stadium: RFK Stadium |
Morelia ![]() | 2–1 (4-2 agg.) | ![]() | Washington, D.C., United States | |
Stadium: RFK Stadium |
Central American Zone
Played in Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores - Guatemala City, Guatemala
Source: [citation needed]
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*Alajuelense and Marathon advance to the Third Round.
June 26, 1988 | Alajuelense ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Óscar Ramírez ![]() Alvaro Solano ![]() |
Luis Ramírez Zapata ![]() |
June 26, 1988 | Municipal ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Ciro Castillo ![]() ![]() |
July 3, 1988 | Alajuelense ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Ricardo Chacón ![]() |
July 3, 1988 | Municipal ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Julio Gómez ![]() Juan Carlos Carreño ![]() René Archilla ![]() |
Luis Enrique Guelmo ![]() |
Central American Zone
Played in Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés - Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Source: [citation needed]
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*Olimpia and Aurora advance to the Third Round.
June 26, 1988 | Aurora ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
José Luis González ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 22,000 |
June 26, 1988 | Olimpia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Belammino Rivera ![]() Juan Carlos Espinoza ![]() Rudy Williams ![]() |
Hugo Francisco Gudiel ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 22,143 |
Municipal Puntarenas ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
Didier Morales ![]() Luis Árnaez ![]() |
Luis Guerrero ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional |
Olimpia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional |
July 3, 1988 | Aurora ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Óscar Sánchez ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional |
July 3, 1988 | Olimpia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Juan Carlos Contreras ![]() Raúl Martínez Sambulá ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional |
Second round
Central American Zone
Played in Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés - Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Source: [citation needed]
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*Alajuelense and Olimpia advance to the Fourth Round.
Marathón ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
Olimpia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
Alajuelense ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
Third round
North/Central American Zone
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Olimpia ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
0–0 | 4–1 |
Alajuelense ![]() |
w/o* | ![]() |
- Olimpia and Alajuelense advance to the CONCACAF Semi-Finals.
- Morelia disqualified after refusing to play the series.*
Olimpia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés |
Cruz Azul ![]() | 1–4 (1–4 agg.) | ![]() | Mexico City, Mexico | |
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes |
Caribbean Zone
First round
Matches and results unknown: Zenith
Robinhood
Sion Hill
Cardinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Centro Dominguito ![]() |
1 - 3 | ![]() |
1 - 1 | 0 - 2 |
Seba United ![]() |
5 - 2 | ![]() |
3 - 0 | 2 - 2 |
Franciscain ![]() |
2 - 4 | ![]() |
2 - 2 | 0 - 2 |
Trintoc ![]() |
1 - 2 | ![]() |
1 - 1 | 0 - 1 |
Leo Victor ![]() |
2 - 3 | ![]() |
2 - 1 | 0 - 2 |
- All clubs in BOLD advance to the second round.
La Gauloise ![]() | 2–0 (1-3 agg.) | ![]() | ||
Nil |
Seba United ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | ||
Nil |
UNDEBA ![]() | 2–2 (2-5 agg.) | ![]() |
Defence Force ![]() | 2–0 (4-2 agg.) | ![]() | ||
Nil |
Sport Guyanais ![]() | 2–0 (3-2 agg.) | ![]() | ||
Nil |
Second round
Matches and results unknown: La Gauloise
Seba United
Sport Guyanais
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zenith ![]() |
3 - 5 | ![]() |
3 - 1 | 0 - 4 |
Sion Hill ![]() |
1 - 7 | ![]() |
1 - 3 | 0 - 4 |
Cardinals ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
0 - 0 | 0 - 1 |
- Further results for the following round are unknown;
Robin Hood and Defence Force advance to the CONCACAF Semi-Finals.
Cardinals ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | ||
Nil | Nil |
Defence Force ![]() | 1-0 (1-0 agg.) | ![]() | ||
Nil |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Olimpia ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–0 |
Robinhood ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1—3 |
- Olimpia and Defence Force advance to the CONCACAF Final.
Olimpia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés |
Alajuelense ![]() | 0-1 (1-2 agg.) | ![]() | San José, Costa Rica | |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto |
Robinhood ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion |
Defence Force ![]() | 3–1 (3–2 agg.) | ![]() | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion |
Final
First leg
Second leg
Olimpia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Contreras ![]() Flores ![]() |
Report |
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- Olimpia won 4–0 on points and also 4–0 on aggregate.
Champion
CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1988 champion |
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![]() Olimpia 2nd title |
References
- ^ Copa de Campeones 1988 Archived 2022-11-16 at the Wayback Machine on the RSSSF
- ^ Hace 32 años, Olimpia Archived 2021-01-25 at the Wayback Machine on La Tribuna, 21 Dec 2020
- ^ Olimpia y sus tres hazañas Archived 2021-01-17 at the Wayback Machine on El Heraldo, 19 Oct 2017