24th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF
1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Tournament details Dates 30 November – 21 December Teams 4 (from 4 associations) Final positions Champions Olimpia (2nd title) Runners-up Defence Force Tournament statistics Matches played 6 Goals scored 9 (1.5 per match) ← 1987
1989 →
International football competition
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. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Morelia 11 - 0 Coke Milpross 9 - 0 2 - 0 Real Verdes 2 - 14 Cruz Azul 0 - 2 2 - 12 Plaza Amador 1 - 4 Alajuelense 0 - 2 1 - 2
Morelia, Cruz Azul and Alajuelense advance to the First Round. First round North American Zone Morelia and Cruz Azul advance to Fourth Round. Morelia v Washington Diplomats Morelia 2–1 (4-2 agg.) Washington Diplomats
Central American Zone Played in Guatemala City
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*Alajuelense and Marathon advance to the Third Round.
Second round Central American Zone Played in Tegucigalpa
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*Olimpia and Aurora advance to the Third Round.
Third round Central American Zone Played in Tegucigalpa
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*Alajuelense and Olimpia advance to the Fourth Round.
Fourth round North/Central American Zone Morelia disqualified after refusing to play the series.* Olimpia and Alajuelense advance to the CONCACAF Semi-Finals. Caribbean Zone First round Matches and results unknown: Zenith Robinhood Sion Hill Cardinals
All clubs in BOLD advance to the second round. Second round Matches and results unknown: La Gauloise Seba United Sport Guyanais
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Zenith 3 - 5 Robinhood 3 - 1 0 - 4 Sion Hill 1 - 7 Excelsior 1 - 3 0 - 4 Cardinals 0 - 1 Defence Force 0 - 0 0 - 1
Further results for the following round are unknown; Robin Hood and Defence Force advance to the CONCACAF Semi-Finals. Semi-finals Olimpia and Defence Force advance to the CONCACAF Final. Final First leg 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
19 December 1988
First leg
Second leg 21 December 1988
Second leg
Olimpia won 4–0 on points and also 4–0 on aggregate. Champion CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1988 champion Olimpia 2nd title
References ^ Copa de Campeones 1988 on the RSSSF ^ Hace 32 años, Olimpia on La Tribuna , 21 Dec 2020 ^ Olimpia y sus tres hazañas on El Heraldo , 19 Oct 2017
Known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023)
Seasons Finals
Club Deportivo Olimpia matches
National
Copa Presidente Supercopa de Honduras
International
CONCACAF Champions League CONCACAF League Copa Interamericana Copa Interclubes UNCAF