1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
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The 1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup was the sixth edition of this defunct tournament contended between 1991 and 1998.


Qualifying rounds


Northern Zone

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(USA) bye to final round. *
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(Mexico) bye to final round. *
Club Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Club Necaxa, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Aguascalientes (city), Aguascalientes. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican ...
(Mexico) bye to final round.


Central Zone


First round

Plaza Amador qualified for second round as well, opposition unknown. Olimpia and Municipal, who had reached the Cuadrangular Final of the abandoned 1996 edition, got byes into the second round.
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qualified for Next Round ---- Belén qualified for Next Round ---- Platense qualified for Next Round


Second round

Jong Colombia replaced Amatitlán. Only match player ---- Platense qualified for Next Round ----
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qualified for Next Round


Caribbean Zone

Won by Jong Colombia; instead of qualifying for the final round as originally planned, they were added to the second round of the central zone.


Final round

The final round was originally scheduled for March 1998 in Dallas with quarterfinal fixtures of
Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Club Necaxa, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Aguascalientes (city), Aguascalientes. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican ...
Olimpia and Platense
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; winners of the first were to play
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in the semifinal, while winners of the second were to play
Dallas Burn Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
in the second semifinal. The format was changed for "scheduling and technical reasons". The Dallas Burn hosted the CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup tournament at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on March 4, 6 and 8. The six-team tournament, was going to consist of three doubleheaders. It was going to feature
Dallas Burn Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
, defending champion
Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Club Necaxa, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Aguascalientes (city), Aguascalientes. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican ...
, 1997 Mexican Cup champion
Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...
, and Olimpia who had defeated Belen. The two remaining spots were going to be filled by the winner of the
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match and the winner of the PlatenseJong Colombia match. "This is a tremendous honor to host this tournament and an extremely high level of competition", said Burn GM Billy Hicks. "
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,
Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...
and Olimpia are some of the best, most decorated champions on this half of the planet."


Group North

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Group South

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Final


References

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