2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 42nd 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. The tournament also served as a qualifying event for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Dates22 February – 25 April
Teams8 (from 6 associations)
Final positions
Champions Pachuca (2nd title)
Runners-up Guadalajara
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored38 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s) Omar Bravo
Luciano Emilio
(4 goals each)

Pachuca won the Champions' Cup, defeating Guadalajara 7–6 on penalties following a 2–2 aggregate draw.

In addition, as runners-up, Guadalajara was invited to CONMEBOL's 2007 Copa Sudamericana.[1]

Qualified teams

North American zone

Pachuca – 2006 Clausura champion
Guadalajara – 2006 Apertura champion
Houston Dynamo – 2006 MLS Cup champion
D.C. United – 2006 MLS Supporters' Shield winner

Central America zone

Puntarenas – UNCAF champion
Olimpia – UNCAF runner-up
Marquense – UNCAF third place

Caribbean zone

W Connection – 2006 CFU Club Championship winner

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Olimpia 1 2 3
D.C. United 4 3 7
D.C. United 1 1 2
Guadalajara 1 2 3
W Connection 2 0 2
Guadalajara 1 3 4
Guadalajara 2 0 2 (6)
Pachuca (a.e.t.) (pen.) 2 0 2 (7)
Puntarenas 1 0 1
Houston Dynamo 0 2 2
Houston Dynamo 2 2 4
Pachuca (a.e.t.) 0 5 5
Pachuca 2 1 3
Marquense 0 0 0

Quarterfinals
Pachuca 2–0 Marquense
Álvarez 13'
Caballero 58'		  
Referee: Edgar Rodriguez (Costa Rica)
Marquense 0–1 Pachuca
  Landín 17'
Attendance: 5,720[2]
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya (Honduras)

Pachuca won 3–0 on aggregate.

Puntarenas 1–0 Houston Dynamo
Bernard 90+2'
Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)
Houston Dynamo 2–0 Puntarenas
Dalglish 27'
Gray 74'		  
Attendance: 4,286

Houston Dynamo won 2–1 on aggregate.

W Connection 2–1 Guadalajara
Jean 79'
Seabra 86'		 Bravo 61'
Manny Ramjohn Stadium
Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 4,000[3]
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Guadalajara 3–0 W Connection
Santana 21', 46'
Bautista 74'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jose Pineda (Honduras)

Guadalajara won 4–2 on aggregate.

Olimpia 1–4 D.C. United
Cárcamo 34' Gómez 31', 59'
Emilio 45'
Erpen 84'
Referee: Jorge Gasso (Mexico)
D.C. United 3–2 Olimpia
Emilio 37', 84'
Gómez 49' (pen.)		 Report Thomas 30' (pen.)
Pacini 75'
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C, USA
Attendance: 8,181

D.C. United won 7–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals
Houston Dynamo 2–0 Pachuca
Ching 57'
Wondolowski 84'		 Report
Attendance: 13,007
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Note: The first leg match scheduled for 14 March 2007 was postponed due to a weather-induced power outage.

Pachuca 5–2 (a.e.t.) Houston Dynamo
Caballero 4', 86'
Giménez 15' (pen.), 58' (pen.), 105'		 Report Mullan 53'
Ching 79'
Attendance: 30,000

Pachuca won 5–4 on aggregate.

D.C. United 1–1 Guadalajara
Emilio 90+1' Report Bravo 63'
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C., USA
Attendance: 26,528
Guadalajara 2–1 D.C. United
Bautista 42'
Pineda 52'		 Report Moreno 36'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Guadalajara won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

First leg
2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Guadalajara 2–2 Pachuca
Bravo 43', 66' Cacho 21'
Cabrera 82'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Germán Arredondo

Second leg
2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Pachuca 0–0 (a.e.t.) Guadalajara
Report 1
Report 2
Penalties
Giménez
Chitiva
Salazar
Álvarez
Rodríguez
López
Landín 		7–6 Bravo
Pineda
Martínez
Esparza
Mejía
Magallon
Medina
Attendance: 30,000

2–2 on aggregate. Pachuca won 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 7–6 on penalties, advanced to 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

Champions
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2007 Winners
Pachuca
Second Title

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Luciano Emilio D.C. United 4
Omar Bravo Guadalajara
3 Christian Giménez Pachuca 3
Christian Gómez D.C. United
5 Adolfo Bautista Guadalajara 2
Brian Ching Houston Dynamo
Gabriel Caballero Pachuca
Marvin Cabrera Pachuca
Sergio Santana Guadalajara

Notes

References
  1. "Quarterfinal series set for 2007 Champions' Cup". The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. 18 January 2007. Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2007.
  2. "Guate Futbol". Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. Xidemia, Agile Telecom Ltd. and (15 February 2007). "Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt".
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