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
DatesFebruary 22 – April 25
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)

C.F. Pachuca won the Champions' Cup, defeating Chivas Guadalajara, breaking a 2–2 aggregate tie with a 7–6 penalty kick win.

In addition, the runner up is 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 (AET, PSO) 2 0 2 (7)
Puntarenas F.C. 1 0 1
Houston Dynamo 0 2 2
Houston Dynamo 2 2 4
Pachuca (AET) 0 5 5
Pachuca 2 1 3
Marquense 0 0 0

Quarterfinals
Pachuca 2–0 Marquense
Álvarez  13'
Caballero  58'		  
Estadio Hidalgo
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Referee: Edgar Rodriguez (CRC)
Marquense 0–1 Pachuca
  Landín  17'
Attendance: 5,720[2]
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya (HON)

Pachuca advance 3–0 on aggregate.

Puntarenas F.C. 1–0 Houston Dynamo
Bernard  92'+ Robinson  71'
Referee: German Arredondo (MEX)
Houston Dynamo 2–0 Puntarenas F.C.
Dalglish  27'
Gray  74'		  
Aggie Soccer Stadium
College Station, Texas, USA
Attendance: 4,286
Referee: Armando Archundia (MEX)

Houston Dynamo advance 2–1 on aggregate.

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

Guadalajara advance 4–2 on aggregate.

Olimpia 1–4 D.C. United
Cárcamo  34' Gómez  31', 59'
Emilio  45'
Erpen  84'
Referee: Jorge Gasso (MEX)
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 advance 7–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals
Houston Dynamo 2–0 Pachuca
Ching  57'
Wondolowski  84'		 Report
Attendance: 13,007
Referee: Neal Brizan (T&T)
Pachuca 5 – 2 (aet) Houston Dynamo
Caballero  4', 86'
Giménez  15' (pen),  58' (pen),  105'		 Report Mullan  53'
Ching  79'
Estadio Hidalgo
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Attendance: 30,000

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

Pachuca advances 5–4 on aggregate after added extra time.

D.C. United 1–1 Guadalajara
Emilio  91+' Report Bravo  63'
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C., USA
Attendance: 26,528
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (CAN)
Guadalajara 2–1 D.C. United
Bautista  42'
Pineda  52'		 Report Moreno 36'
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)

Guadalajara advances 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

First leg
Guadalajara 2–2 Pachuca
Bravo  43', 66' Cacho  21'
Cabrera  82'
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Germán Arredondo

Second leg
Pachuca 0–0
(aet)		 Guadalajara
 
Penalties
Christian Giménez
Andrés Chitiva
Fernando Salazar
Damián Álvarez
Gerardo Rodríguez
Leobardo López
Luis Ángel Landín 		7–6 Omar Bravo
Gonzalo Pineda
Diego Martínez
Omar Esparza
Edgar Mejía
Jonny Magallon
Alberto Medina
Estadio Hidalgo
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Attendance: 30,000

C.F. Pachuca win 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2–2 on aggregate,
7 – 6 on penalty kicks, advance to 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

Champions
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2007 Winners
C.F. Pachuca
Second Title

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Luciano Emilio D.C. United 4
  Omar Bravo Club Deportivo Guadalajara 4
2 Christian Giménez Pachuca Club de Futbol 3
  Christian Gómez D.C. United 3
3 Adolfo Bautista Club Deportivo Guadalajara 2
  Brian Ching Houston Dynamo 2
  Gabriel Caballero Pachuca Club de Futbol 2
  Marvin Cabrera Pachuca Club de Futbol 2
  Sergio Santana Club Deportivo Guadalajara 2
4 Brian Mullan Houston Dynamo 1
  Chris Wondolowski Houston Dynamo 1
  Damián Ariel Álvarez Pachuca Club de Futbol 1
  Earl Jean W Connection 1
  Eddie Robinson Houston Dynamo 1
  Facundo Erpen D.C. United 1
  Gonzalo Pineda Club Deportivo Guadalajara 1
  Hendry Thomas Club Deportivo Olimpia 1
  Jaime Moreno D.C. United 1
  Jose Luiz Seabra W Connection 1
  Jose Pacini Club Deportivo Olimpia 1
  Juan Carlos Cacho Pachuca Club de Futbol 1
  Juan Manuel Cárcamo Club Deportivo Olimpia 1
  Kelly Gray Houston Dynamo 1
  Kurt Bernard Puntarenas F.C. 1
  Luis Ángel Landín Pachuca Club de Futbol 1
  Paul Dalglish Houston Dynamo 1

Notes
  • C.F. Pachuca advances to 2007 FIFA Club World Cup as champion.
  • Guadalajara advances to 2007 Copa Sudamericana as runner-up.
  • D.C. United advances to 2007 Copa Sudamericana by finishing third place
    (total goal difference +3 vs. Houston Dynamo 0) as the non-Mexico representative from CONCACAF.

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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