CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002

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.

Qualified teams

North American zone

flagicon|Mexico Morelia - 2000 Invierno champion
flagicon|Mexico Pachuca - 2001 Invierno champion
flagicon|Mexico Santos Laguna - 2001 Verano champion
flagicon|Mexico Club America - 2001 Giants Cup champion
flagicon|United States Kansas City Wizards - 2000 MLS Cup champion
flagicon|United States Chicago Fire - 2000 MLS Cup runner-up
flagicon|United States San Jose Earthquakes - 2001 MLS Cup champion
flagicon|United States D.C. United - 2001 Giants Cup runner-up

Central American zone

flagicon|Guatemala Municipal - 2001 Torneo UNCAF champion
flagicon|Costa Rica Saprissa - 2001 Torneo UNCAF runner-up
flagicon|Honduras Olimpia - 2001 Torneo UNCAF third place
flagicon|Guatemala Comunicaciones - 2001 Torneo UNCAF fourth place
flagicon|Panama Tauro - 2001 Torneo UNCAF semifinal qualifier
flagicon|Costa Rica Alajuelense - 2001 Torneo UNCAF semifinal qualifier

Caribbean zone

flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force - 2001 CFU Club Championship finalist
flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago W Connection - 2001 CFU Club Championship finalist

Bracket

CLBracket
RD1=First knockout round
RD2=Quarter-finals
RD3=Semi-finals
RD4=Final

RD1-team01=flagicon|Mexico Monarcas Morelia
RD1-score01-1=2
RD1-score01-2=0
RD1-score01-agg=2
RD1-team02=flagicon|Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
RD1-score02-1=0
RD1-score02-2=1
RD1-score02-agg=1

RD1-team03=flagicon|Guatemala CSD Municipal
RD1-score03-1=0
RD1-score03-2=0
RD1-score03-agg=0
RD1-team04=flagicon|United States Chicago Fire
RD1-score04-1=1
RD1-score04-2=2
RD1-score04-agg=3

RD1-team05=flagicon|Panama Tauro FC
RD1-score05-1=1
RD1-score05-2=2
RD1-score05-agg=3
RD1-team06=flagicon|Mexico Santos Laguna
RD1-score06-1=1
RD1-score06-2=4
RD1-score06-agg=5

RD1-team07=flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
RD1-score07-1=0
RD1-score07-2=0
RD1-score07-agg=0
RD1-team08=flagicon|United States Kansas City Wizards
RD1-score08-1=1
RD1-score08-2=2
RD1-score08-agg=3

RD1-seed09=
RD1-team09=flagicon|Guatemala

Comunicaciones
RD1-score09-1=4
RD1-score09-2=1
RD1-score09-agg=5
RD1-seed10=
RD1-team10=flagicon|United StatesD.C. United
RD1-score10-1=0
RD1-score10-2=2
RD1-score10-agg=2

RD1-seed11=
RD1-team11=flagicon|Costa Rica

Alajuelense
RD1-score11-1=1
RD1-score11-2=2
RD1-score11-agg=3
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team12=flagicon|MexicoClub América
RD1-score12-1=0
RD1-score12-2=0
RD1-score12-agg=0

RD1-seed13=
RD1-team13=flagicon|Trinidad and TobagoDefence Force
RD1-score13-1=1
RD1-score13-2=0
RD1-score13-agg=1
RD1-seed14=
RD1-team14=flagicon|Mexico

Pachuca
RD1-score14-1=0
RD1-score14-2=4
RD1-score14-agg=4

RD1-seed15=
RD1-team15=flagicon|HondurasOlimpia
RD1-score15-1=0
RD1-score15-2=1
RD1-score15-agg=1
RD1-seed16=
RD1-team16=flagicon|United States

San Jose Earthquakes
RD1-score16-1=1
RD1-score16-2=3
RD1-score16-agg=4

RD2-seed01=flagicon|Mexico
RD2-team01=Morelia
RD2-score01-1=2
RD2-score01-2=1
RD2-score01-agg=3
RD2-seed02=flagicon|United States
RD2-team02=Chicago Fire
RD2-score02-1=0
RD2-score02-2=2
RD2-score02-agg=2

RD2-seed03=flagicon|Mexico
RD2-team03=Santos Laguna
RD2-score03-1=2
RD2-score03-2=0
RD2-score03-agg=2
RD2-seed04=flagicon|United States
RD2-team04=Kansas City Wizards
RD2-score04-1=1
RD2-score04-2=2
RD2-score04-agg=3

RD2-seed05=flagicon|Guatemala
RD2-team05=Comunicaciones
RD2-score05-1=2
RD2-score05-2=0
RD2-score05-agg=2
RD2-seed06=flagicon|Costa Rica
RD2-team06=Alajuelense
RD2-score06-1=3
RD2-score06-2=3
RD2-score06-agg=6

RD2-seed07=flagicon|Mexico
RD2-team07=Pachuca
RD2-score07-1=3
RD2-score07-2=0
RD2-score07-agg=3
RD2-seed08=flagicon|United States
RD2-team08=San Jose Earthquakes
RD2-score08-1=0
RD2-score08-2=1
RD2-score08-agg="'1

RD3-seed01=flagicon|Mexico
RD3-team01=Morelia
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score01-2=1
RD3-score01-agg=7
RD3-seed02=flagicon|United States
RD3-team02=Kansas City Wizards
RD3-score02-1=1
RD3-score02-2=1
RD3-score02-agg=2

RD3-seed03=flagicon|Costa Rica
RD3-team03=Alajuelense
RD3-score03-1=2
RD3-score03-2=0
RD3-score03-agg=2
RD3-seed04=flagicon|Mexico
RD3-team04=Pachuca
RD3-score04-1=1
RD3-score04-2=2
RD3-score04-agg=3

RD4-seed01=flagicon|Mexico
RD4-team01=Morelia
RD4-score01=0
RD4-seed02=flagicon|Mexico
RD4-team02=Pachuca
RD4-score02=1

First round

First leg and Second leg matches were played between Feb 3, 2002 and March 27, 2002.

Quarterfinals

First leg and Second leg matches were played between April 14, 2002 and April 24, 2002. TwoLegResult|Santos Laguna|Mexico|2-3|Kansas City Wizards|USA|2-1|0-2

Semifinals

First leg and Second leg matches were played between August 7, 2002 and August 28, 2002. TwoLegResult|Morelia|Mexico|7-2|Kansas City Wizards|USA|6-1|1-1

Final

Played in one leg at request of the clubs.

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score=0 – 1
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