1996 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica

1996 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica
Tournament details
Dates	17 April – 11 June 1996
Teams	4 (from 2 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Alajuelense (1st title)
Runners-up	Saprissa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	42 (3.5 per match)
← 1984 1997 →

International football competition

The 1996 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica was the 15th UNCAF Club Tournament and the first one since 1984; the tournament was renamed Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica. Costa Rican side Liga Deportiva Alajuelense were crowned champions.

Teams

Association	Team	Qualifying method	App.	Previous best
Costa Rica	Saprissa	1994–95 Champions	10th	Champions (1972, 1973, 1978)
Costa Rica	Alajuelense	1994–95 Runners-up	3rd	Group stage (1972, 1973)
Guatemala	Comunicaciones	1994–95 Champions	13th	Champions (1971, 1983)
Guatemala	Municipal	1994–95 Runners-up	9th	Champions (1974, 1977)

Original format

Originally 2 groups of 4 teams were organized, however, Hondurans Motagua and Olimpia withdrew and they were scrapped from the groups. The day before the start, Atlético Marte also withdrew leaving the groups uneven; the draw was revised and all teams played each other in a home and away format.

Group A:

Atlético Marte (withdrew)
Municipal
Alajuelense
Motagua (withdrew)

Group B:

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Alajuelense	6	3	2	1	12	8	+4	12	1996 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica champions
2	Saprissa	6	3	0	3	14	11	+3	9
3	Comunicaciones	6	2	2	2	11	13	−2	9
4	Municipal	6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	6

Source:
Notes:

Alajuelense one (+1) point added.
Comunicaciones one (+1) point added.
Municipal (+1) point added.

Results

Municipal

Alajuelense

17 April 1996	Municipal	0 – 0 (3 – 5 p)	Alajuelense	Guatemala City, Guatemala
	Nil		Nil	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

Saprissa

Comunicaciones

18 April 1996	Saprissa	3 – 2	Comunicaciones	San José, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

Comunicaciones

Municipal

1 May 1996	Comunicaciones	2 – 1	Municipal	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso

Saprissa

Municipal

9 May 1996	Saprissa	4 – 2	Municipal	San José, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

Comunicaciones

Alajuelense

17 May 1996	Comunicaciones	2 – 2 (5 – 4 p)	Alajuelense	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso

Saprissa

Alajuelense

19 May 1996	Saprissa	5 – 0	Alajuelense	San José, Costa Rica
			Nil	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

Alajuelense

Municipal

23 May 1996	Alajuelense	3 – 0	Municipal	Alajuela, Costa Rica
			Nil	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

Alajuelense

Saprissa

26 May 1996	Alajuelense	3 – 0	Saprissa	Alajuela, Costa Rica
	Ronald Gomez		Nil	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

Comunicaciones

Saprissa

29 May 1996	Comunicaciones	3 – 2	Saprissa	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso

Municipal

Saprissa

31 May 1996	Municipal	1 – 0	Saprissa	Guatemala City, Guatemala
			Nil	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

Municipal

Comunicaciones

5 June 1996	Municipal	1 – 1 (4 – 3 p)	Comunicaciones	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

Alajuelense

Comunicaciones

11 June 1996	Alajuelense	4 – 1	Comunicaciones	Alajuela, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

References

RSSSF.com – Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica 1996 – 11 June 1996

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