CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002
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In 2002, CONCACAF featured a league format with 16 clubs. As part of the expansion, the quarterfinal stage for the current Champions Cup was moved to the first months of the 2002. Those clubs that had already qualified for the quarterfinal stage of the 2001 CONCACAF Champions Cup were moved directly into the new league format.
To facilitate the shift to the new cycle of qualifying rounds in the latter half of one year and the league stage in the first half of the following, the decision was taken to use the current competition as the transition period and fold those clubs already qualified into the league format.
In addition, the winner and runner-up of the 2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup (Club América and D.C. United) was also merged into the first edition to provide both of those clubs the opportunity to compete for a spot in the 2003 FIFA Club World Championship, as they would have done under the previous competition system.
Club Comunicaciones,Tauro FC and Alajuelense, were elected as the top Central American non-qualifiers for the 2001 CONCACAF Champions Cup and finally the 2001 MLS Cup champions San Jose Earthquakes and the Mexican 2001 Invierno season champions Pachuca.
Originally, 4 groups of 4 teams each, to be drawn in December or January, were planned, but at the end of November, CONCACAF changed plans once again and decided to play the tournament in a two-legs knock-out format, without a group stage.
Because of this,the tournament's name was changed from CONCACAF Champions League back to CONCACAF Champions Cup.
The two finalists were supposed to qualify for the cancelled 2003 FIFA World Club Championship.
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[edit] Qualified teams
- Major League Soccer (United States): 2000 MLS Cup winner (Kansas City Wizards) 2000 MLS Cup Runner Up (Chicago Fire). 2001 MLS Cup winner (San Jose Earthquakes). 2001 Giants Cup runners up (DC United).
- Primera División de México (Mexico): 2000 Torneo Invierno season winner (Morelia). 2001 Torneo Invierno season winner (CF Pachuca). 2001 Torneo Verano season winner (Santos Laguna). 2001 Giants Cup series winner (Club América).
- UNCAF Club Championship 2001 (Central America): first place Central Zone final round (Municipal), second place Central Zone final round (Deportivo Saprissa), third place Central Zone final round (Club Olimpia Deportivo), fourth place Central Zone final round (Club Comunicaciones), Central Zone semifinalist (Tauro FC) and Central Zone semifinalist (Alajuelense).
- CFU Club Championship 2001 (Caribbean): Carribbean Zone qualifying finalists (Defence Force) and (W Connection F.C.)
[edit] First Round
First leg and Second leg matches were played between Feb 3, 2002 and March 27, 2002.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LD Alajuelense  |
3-0 |  Club América |
1-0 | 2-0 |
Comunicaciones  |
4-2 |  DC United |
4-0 | 1-2 |
| CF Pachuca |
4-1 |  Defence Force |
0-1 | 4-0 |
| San Jose Earthquakes |
4-1 |  Olimpia |
1-0 | 3-1 |
| Morelia |
2-1 | Deportivo Saprissa |
2-0 | 0-1 |
| Municipal |
0-3 | Chicago Fire |
0-1 | 0-2 |
Tauro F.C.  |
3-5 | Santos Laguna |
1-1 | 2-4 |
| W Connection |
0-3 | Kansas City Wizards |
0-1 | 0-2 |
[edit] Quarterfinals
First leg and Second leg matches were played between April 14, 2002 and April 24, 2002.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comunicaciones |
2-6 | LD Alajuelense |
2-3 | 0-3 |
| CF Pachuca |
4-1 | Defence Force |
0-1 | 4-0 |
| Morelia |
3-2 | Chicago Fire |
2-0 | 1-2 |
| Santos Laguna |
2-3 | Kansas City Wizards |
2-1 | 0-2 |
[edit] Semifinals
First leg and Second leg matches were played between August 7, 2002 and August 28, 2002.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD Alajuelense |
2-3 | Pachuca |
2-1 | 0-2 |
| Morelia |
7-2 | Kansas City Wizards |
6-1 | 1-1 |
[edit] Finals
Played in one leg at request of the clubs September 18, 2002
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Morelia |
0-1 | CF Pachuca |
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