1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup

The 1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup was the 17th edition of the Central American Club Championship, and the first under the name UNCAF Interclub Cup. The tournament was organized by UNCAF, the football regional body in Central America.

1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup
Tournament details
Dates17 February–29 August 1999
Teams11 (from 6 associations)
Final positions
Champions Olimpia (2nd title)
Runners-up Alajuelense
Third place Saprissa
Fourth place Comunicaciones
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored125 (2.72 per match)

Honduran club Club Deportivo Olimpia defeated Costa Rican sides Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and Deportivo Saprissa (defending champions) and Guatemalan Comunicaciones F.C. in the final round to win their second tournament in team's history. The first three ranked earned the right to play at the 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Teams

For the first time in competition history, Belizean and Nicaraguan clubs entered the tournament.

AssociationTeamQualifying methodApp.Previous best
BelizeJuventus1997–98 Champions1st—
Real Verdes1998 Runners-up1st—
Costa RicaSaprissa1997–98 Champions13thChampions (1972, 1973, 1978, 1998)
Alajuelense1997–98 Runners-up5thChampions (1996)
El SalvadorLuis Ángel Firpo1997–98 Champions1st—
FAS1997–98 Runners-up6th3rd (1980)
GuatemalaComunicaciones1997–98 Champions16thChampions (1971, 1983)
Aurora1997–98 Runners-up11thChampions (1976, 1979)
HondurasMotagua1997–98 Champions4thGroup stage (1979, 1997, 1998)
Olimpia1997–98 Runners-up5thChampions (1981)
NicaraguaWalter Ferretti1997–98 Champions1st—

First round

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Comunicaciones 7 4 3 0 12 3 +9 15 Qualification for Final Round
2 Saprissa 7 3 3 1 10 5 +5 12
3 Luis Ángel Firpo 8 2 2 4 7 13 −6 8
4 Motagua 7 1 4 2 4 6 −2 7
5 Juventus 7 1 2 4 5 11 −6 5
Source:
17 February 1999 Luis Ángel Firpo 2–2 Saprissa Usulután, El Salvador
Rodríguez  27'  70'  16' Centeno
 59' Saraiva		 Stadium: Sergio Torres Stadium
21 February 1999 Juventus 0–0 Motagua Orange Walk Town, Belize
Stadium: Orange Walk People's Stadium
24 February 1999 Comunicaciones 2–0 Juventus Guatemala City, Guatemala
Westphal  35'
Gómez  60'		 Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
24 February 1999 Motagua 2–1 Luis Ángel Firpo Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Reyes  22'
Clavasquín  24'		  4' Rodríguez Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
3 March 1999 Luis Ángel Firpo 1–1 Comunicaciones Usulután, El Salvador
Rodríguez  26'  19' Fonseca Stadium: Sergio Torres Stadium
3 March 1999 Motagua 1–1 Saprissa Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Ramírez  6'  71' (pen.) Saraiva Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
7 April 1999 Luis Ángel Firpo 2–0 Juventus Usulután, El Salvador
Stadium: Sergio Torres Stadium
7 April 1999 Saprissa 1–1 Comunicaciones San José, Costa Rica
Saraiva  69' (pen.)  76' Acosta Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
19 May 1999 Comunicaciones 0–0 Motagua Guatemala City, Guatemala
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
23 May 1999 Juventus 0–2 Saprissa Orange Walk Town, Belize
 20' Campos
 61' Bryce		 Stadium: Orange Walk People's Stadium
18 July 1999 Motagua 1–1 Juventus Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Clavasquín Flowers Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
21 July 1999 Saprissa 2–0 Luis Ángel Firpo San José, Costa Rica
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
25 July 1999 Luis Ángel Firpo 1–0 Motagua Usulután, El Salvador
Stadium: Sergio Torres Stadium
25 July 1999 Juventus 1–4 Comunicaciones Orange Walk Town, Belize
Stadium: Orange Walk People's Stadium
1 August 1999 Saprissa 2–0 Motagua San José, Costa Rica
W. Centeno  50'
E. Centeno  77'		 Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
1 August 1999 Comunicaciones 3–0 Luis Ángel Firpo Guatemala City, Guatemala
Oviedo
González 		Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
8 August 1999 Comunicaciones 1–0 Saprissa Guatemala City, Guatemala
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
15 August 1999 Juventus 3–0 Luis Ángel Firpo Orange Walk Town, Belize
Stadium: Orange Walk People's Stadium
Note: Luis Ángel Firpo didn't show. Awarded 3–0 to Juventus
Saprissa v Juventus San José, Costa Rica
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Note: Game cancelled due to irrelevance.
Motagua v Comunicaciones Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Note: Game cancelled due to irrelevance.

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olimpia 8 5 3 0 13 5 +8 18 Qualification for Final Round
2 Alajuelense 8 3 4 1 20 10 +10 13
3 Aurora 8 3 3 2 21 13 +8 12
4 FAS 8 3 2 3 12 9 +3 11
5 Walter Ferretti 3 2 0 1 3 9 −6 6
6 Real Verdes 9 0 0 9 3 26 −23 0
Source:
Alajuelense 6 – 1 Aurora
FAS 0 – 1 Olimpia
Walter Ferretti 1 – 0 Real Verdes
Olimpia 0 – 0 Aurora
Real Verdes 1 – 2 Alajuelense
Walter Ferretti 2 – 1 FAS
Alajuelense 1 – 1 Olimpia
Aurora 8 – 0 Walter Ferretti
FAS 2 – 1 Real Verdes
Real Verdes 1 – 3 Aurora
FAS 1 – 1 Alajuelense
Olimpia canceled Walter Ferretti
Olimpia 2 – 0 Real Verdes
Aurora 1 – 3 FAS
Alajuelense canceled Walter Ferretti
Olimpia 2 – 1 FAS
Aurora 1 – 1 Alajuelense
Real Verdes canceled Walter Ferretti
Aurora 2 – 2 Olimpia
Alajuelense 7 – 0 Real Verdes
FAS canceled Walter Ferretti
Olimpia 4 – 1 Alajuelense
Real Verdes 0 – 3 FAS
Walter Ferretti canceled Aurora
FAS 1 – 1 Alajuelense
Aurora 5 – 0 Real Verdes
Walter Ferretti canceled Olimpia
Real Verdes 0 – 1 Olimpia
FAS canceled Aurora
Walter Ferretti canceled Alajuelense

Notes:

  • Walter Ferretti withdrew for financial reasons. The results of Walter Ferretti's games have been voided and do not count towards the group rankings.

Final round

Final group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olimpia (C, Q) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Qualification for CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1999
2 Alajuelense (Q) 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 Saprissa (Q) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Comunicaciones 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source:
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Comunicaciones 2 – 3 Saprissa
Olimpia 2 – 0 Alajuelense
Alajuelense 0 – 0 Saprissa
Olimpia 3 – 1 Comunicaciones
Alajuelense 3 – 0 Comunicaciones
Olimpia 1 – 0 Saprissa
Olimpia, Alajuelense, and Saprissa qualify to 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
 1999 Copa Interclubes UNCAF champions 
Olimpia
2nd title
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