2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
43rd edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF
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The 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 43rd 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 was the final edition under this name and format, being replaced by the CONCACAF Champions League starting from the 2008–09 season (before being renamed again in 2023).
Pachuca (3rd title)
SaprissaEstadio Hidalgo in Pachuca hosted the second leg Final | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 11 – April 30 |
| Teams | 8 (from 6 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Pachuca (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Saprissa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2.43 per match) |
| Attendance | 291,563 (20,826 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Luis Montes  Devon McTavish (3 goals each) |
← 2007 | |
It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region. The tournament was also a qualifying event for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
CONCACAF held the draw on December 18, 2007, to establish the matchups and bracket.[1]
To date, this is the last time a team from Central America advanced to the final, as all future finals under the Champions League or Champions Cup format have only featured Mexican (Primera and Liga MX) or MLS teams.
Qualified teams
North American zone
Pachuca – 2007 Clausura champion
Atlante – 2007 Apertura champion
Houston Dynamo – 2007 MLS Cup champion
D.C. United – 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield winner
Central American zone
Motagua – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup winners
Saprissa – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup runner-up
Municipal – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup third place
Caribbean zone
Harbour View – 2007 CFU Club Championship winner
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Municipal
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Houston Dynamo
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Houston Dynamo
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saprissa
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Atlante
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Saprissa
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Saprissa
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Pachuca
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Motagua
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pachuca
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Pachuca
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| D.C. United
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Harbour View
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| D.C. United
| 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Houston Dynamo | 3–1 | Municipal |
|---|---|---|
De Rosario  47', 69' (pen.)Wondolowski 75' |
(Report) | Ramírez 86' (pen.) |
Houston Dynamo won 3–1 on aggregate.
Saprissa won 4–2 on aggregate.
Pachuca won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Harbour View | 1–1 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Palmer 85' |
(Report) | McTavish 45+' |
| D.C. United | 5–0 | Harbour View |
|---|---|---|
| McTavish 26', 68' Emilio 63', 66' Fred 88' |
(Report) |
D.C. United won 6–1 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Saprissa won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Pachuca | 2–0 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Montes 63', 81' |
(Report) |
Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
Second leg
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Pachuca won the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 3–2 on aggregate, advanced to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
Champion
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008 winners |
|---|
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| Pachuca Third title |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devon McTavish |
D.C. United |
3 |
| Luis Montes |
Pachuca | ||
| 3 | Jairo Arrieta |
Saprissa |
2 |
| Armando Alonso |
Saprissa | ||
 Dwayne DeRosario |
Houston Dynamo | ||
 Luciano Emilio |
D.C. United | ||
 Luis Gabriel Rey |
Pachuca |