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).
 Estadio 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
editNorth American zone
edit 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
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Motagua – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup winners
Saprissa – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup runner-up
Municipal – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup third place
Caribbean zone
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Harbour View – 2007 CFU Club Championship winner
Bracket
edit| 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
edit| Municipal | 0–0 | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Houston Dynamo | 3–1 | Municipal |
|---|---|---|
De Rosario  47', 69' (pen.)Wondolowski 75' |
(Report) | Ramírez 86' (pen.) |
Houston Dynamo won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Saprissa | 3–0 | Atlante |
|---|---|---|
Muñoz  18' (o.g.) Alonso 40' Castillo 67' (o.g.) |
(Report) |
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
edit| Saprissa | 3–0 | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Alonso 33' Borges 49' Arrieta 76' |
(Report) |
Saprissa won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Pachuca | 2–0 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Montes 63', 81' |
(Report) |
Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
editFirst leg
editSecond 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
edit| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008 winners |
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| Pachuca Third title |
Top scorers
edit| 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 |
Notes
edit- ↑ "2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup fixtures set". The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. 18 December 2007. Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.