2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup

The 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup was the 25th edition of the international club football competition held in the UNCAF region representing the seven nations of Central America. C.D. Motagua obtained their first regional title.[1] This was the ninth year of the current format using the name UNCAF Interclub Cup. The tournament was also be a qualifying event for the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The top three finishers in the tournament qualified for the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The official draw took place on June 19 in Guatemala. This was the last season in this format.

2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup
Tournament details
Dates7 August–5 December 2007
Teams16 (from 7 countries)
Final positions
Champions Motagua (1st title)
Runners-up Saprissa
Third place Municipal
Fourth place Alajuelense
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored71 (2.22 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nascimento (4 goals)

Tournament Bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Puntarenas 3 0 3
FC Belize 0 0 0 Puntarenas 1 1 2
Saprissa 5 0 5 Saprissa 1 2 3
Once Municipal 2 1 3 Saprissa 1 1 2
Alajuelense 3 0 3 Alajuelense 0 1 1
Isidro Metapán 0 0 0 Alajuelense 0 2 2
Real España 2 1 3 Real España 0 2 2
R. Conquerors 1 2 3 Saprissa 1 0 1
Tauro 1 0 1 Motagua 1 1 2
Xelajú 0 1 1 Xelajú 1 1 2
Real Madriz 0 0 0 Municipal 1 1 2
Municipal 2 6 8 Municipal 1 2 3
Real Estelí 0 1 1 Motagua 3 3 6
Motagua 2 3 5 Motagua 1 1 2
San Francisco 0 1 1 San Francisco 0 0 0
Olimpia 0 0 0

Round of 16

7 August 2007 1st leg Puntarenas 3–0 Belize Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Bernard  26' (pen.)
Sancho  72'
Barbosa  81'
Report Stadium: Estadio Lito Pérez
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: René Guerrero (NCA)
16 August 2007 2nd leg Belize 0–0 Puntarenas Belize City, Belize
Report Stadium: MCC Grounds
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Juan Guerra (GUA)

Puntarenas advance 3–0 on aggregate.

8 August 2007 1st leg Saprissa 5–2 Once Municipal San José, Costa Rica
Arce  16'
Arrieta  51'  69'
Centeno  64'
Borges  90'
Report  5' Ávalos
 37' Hurtado
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Referee: Walter López (GUA)
15 August 2007 2nd leg Once Municipal 1–0 Saprissa Ahuachapán, El Salvador
Martínez  87' Report Stadium: Estadio Simeón Magaña
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya (HON)

Saprissa advance 5–3 on aggregate.

9 August 2007 1st leg Alajuelense 3–0 Isidro Metapán Alajuela, Costa Rica
Solorzano  49'
Núñez  60',  72'
Report Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Rolando Vidal (PAN)

Alajuelense advance 3–0 on aggregate.

8 August 2007 1st leg Real España 2–1 Revolutionary Conquerors San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Valladares  21'
Vallecilo  90+3'
Report  4' Serrano Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Marlon Mejía (SLV)
14 August 2007 2nd leg Revolutionary Conquerors 2–1
(2–4 p)
Real España Dangriga, Belize
Serrano  15'
Kuylen  45+'
Report  27' Días Stadium: Carl Ramos Stadium
Referee: Vinicio Mena (CRC)
Penalties
Cuylen
Nolberto
Simpson
Serrano
Días
Fretes
Morales
Medina

Real España advance 4–2 on penalties.

8 August 2007 1st leg Tauro 1–0 Xelajú Panama City, Panama
Palma  75' Report Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 950
Referee: Alexandro Jiménez (CRC)
14 August 2007 2nd leg Xelajú 1–0
(4–2 p)
Tauro Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Godoy  10' Report Stadium: Estadio Mario Camposeco
Referee: Edgar Durán (CRC)
Penalties
Patterson
Cubero
Silva
Swisher
López
Cubilla
Quiroz
Melo

Xelajú advance 4–2 on penalties.

9 August 2007 1st leg Real Madriz 0–2 Municipal Estelí, Nicaragua
Report  13' Figueroa
 73' Ávila
Stadium: Estadio Independencia
Referee: Evaristo Soriano (HON)
16 August 2007 2nd leg Municipal 6–0 Real Madriz Guatemala City, Guatemala
Ponciano  4'
Asprilla  22'
Acevedo  40'
León  61'
Marroquín  74'
Pappa  84'
Report Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Luis Rodríguez (PAN)

Municipal advance 8–0 on aggregate.

7 August 2007 1st leg Real Estelí 0–2 Motagua Estelí, Nicaragua
Report  8' Matamoros
 76' Nascimento
Stadium: Estadio Independencia
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gerald Henry (BLZ)
16 August 2007 2nd leg Motagua 3–1 Real Estelí Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Castillo  30'
Torlacoff  45'
Rodas  54'
Report  86' Vega Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 3,254
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (BLZ)

Motagua advance 5–1 on aggregate.

9 August 2007 1st leg San Francisco 0–0 Olimpia La Chorrera, Panama
Report Stadium: Estadio Agustín Sánchez
Referee: Edgar Rodríguez (CRC)

San Francisco advance 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

19 September 2007 1st leg Puntarenas 1–1 Saprissa Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Camacho  33' Report  17' Centeno Stadium: Estadio Lito Pérez
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
26 September 2007 2nd leg Saprissa 2–1 Puntarenas San José, Costa Rica
Solís  42'
Alonso  83'
Report  69' Gómez Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya (HON)

Saprissa advance 3–2 on aggregate.

20 September 2007 1st leg Alajuelense 0–0 Real España Alajuela, Costa Rica
Report Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Carlos Batres (GUA)
27 September 2007 2nd leg Real España 2–2
(4–5 p)
Alajuelense San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Ferreira  2'
Valladares  37'
Report  7' Núñez
 13' Myrie
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 4,973
Referee: Rolando Vidal (PAN)
Penalties
Caetano
Fretes
Valladares
Medina
Días
Viquez
Núñez
Oviedo
Gabas
Lara

Alajuelense advance 5–4 on penalties.

Municipal advance 4–1 on penalties.

18 September 2007 1st leg Motagua 1–0 San Francisco Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Bryce  32' Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 2,515
Referee: Walter López (GUA)
26 September 2007 2nd leg San Francisco 0–1 Motagua La Chorrera, Panama
Report  85' Rodas Stadium: Estadio Agustín Sánchez
Referee: Alexandro Jiménez (CRC)

Motagua advance 2–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals

25 October 2007 1st leg Saprissa 1–0 Alajuelense San José, Costa Rica
Solís  45+' Report Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Walter López (GUA)
1 November 2007 2nd leg Alajuelense 1–1 Saprissa Alajuela, Costa Rica
Martins  15' Report  90' Alpízar Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya (HON)

Saprissa advance 2–1 on aggregate and qualifies to the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

23 October 2007 1st leg Municipal 1–3 Motagua Guatemala City, Guatemala
Ponciano  56' Report  27',  86' Guevara
 73' Nascimento
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Referee: Alexandro Jiménez (CRC)
30 October 2007 2nd leg Motagua 3–2 Municipal Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Nascimento  10'
Chávez  41'
Bernárdez  65'
Report  11' Ramírez
 36' Romero
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 6,784
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)

Motagua advance 6–3 on aggregate and qualifies to the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Third Place

27 November 2007 1st leg Alajuelense 0–3 awarded Municipal Alajuela, Costa Rica
Myrie  1' Report  36' Acevedo
 79' García
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
4 December 2007 2nd leg Municipal 0–1 Alajuelense Guatemala City, Guatemala
Report  53' Myrie Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya (HON)

Municipal wins 3–1 on aggregate and qualifies for the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Final

28 November 2007 1st leg Saprissa 1–1 Motagua San José, Costa Rica
20:00 CST Alpízar  8' Report  49' García Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Referee: Carlos Batres (GUA)
5 December 2007 2nd leg Motagua 1–0 Saprissa Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 CST Nascimento  60' Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 34,254
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
Motagua
Saprissa

Motagua wins 2–1 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

# Player Club Goals
1 J. Nascimento Motagua 4
2 V. Núñez Alajuelense 3
- G. Ramírez Municipal 3
- R. Myrie Alajuelense 3
5 J. Arrieta Saprissa 2
- J. Serrano Revolutionary Conquerors 2
- W. Centeno Saprissa 2
- M. Valladares Real España 2
- L. Rodas Motagua 2
- A. Solís Saprissa 2
- S. Ponciano Municipal 2
- A. Guevara Motagua 2
- M. Acevedo Municipal 2
- A. Alpízar Saprissa 2

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 Motagua 8 7 1 0 15 5 +10 22 Winners
2 Saprissa 8 3 3 2 11 8 +3 12 Runners-up
3 Municipal 8 3 2 3 16 19 3 11 Third place
4 Alajuelense 8 2 4 2 7 7 0 10 Semifinalist
5 Puntarenas 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 5 Eliminated in Quarterfinals
6 Real España 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
7 Xelajú 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
8 San Francisco 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 4
9 Revolutionary Conquerors 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 Eliminated in Round of 16
10 Tauro 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
11 Once Municipal 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 3
12 Olimpia 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
13 Belize 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 1
14 Isidro Metapán 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 1
15 Real Estelí 2 0 0 2 1 5 4 0
16 Real Madriz 2 0 0 2 0 8 8 0
Source:

Champion

 2007 Copa Interclubes UNCAF Champion 

Motagua
1st title

References

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