1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 33rd edition of the annual international club football competition, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean).

The teams were split into three zones (North, Central and Caribbean). The North American zone qualified three teams direct into the quarterfinals and two teams played a play-off for the fourth spot in the quarterfinals. The Central American zone played a regional tournament to get three spots in the quarterfinal. The winner of the Caribbean zone got a place in the quarterfinals.

1997 was the first year that teams from the United States' premier league, Major League Soccer, took part in the Champions' Cup. The competitors in the MLS Cup, both winner and runner-up, were each given berths in the tournament.

All but two of the eight games played in the final tournament were played in Washington, D.C.. The final was won by Cruz Azul, who captured their fifth Champions' Cup title with a 5–3 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy. The Galaxy were the first American club to reach the final of a Champions' Cup since 1984.

North American Zone

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 * Los Angeles Galaxy advance to the quarterfinal.

Preliminary round

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First round

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Second round

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 * Comunicaciones, Luis Ángel Firpo and Cartaginés advance to the quarterfinal. Cartaginés vs Alajuelense played in one leg in San José.

CFU Club Championship final

 * United Petrotrin advance to the quarterfinal

North American zone

 * Major League Soccer:
 * 🇺🇸 D.C. United – 1996 MLS Cup winner
 * 🇺🇸 Los Angeles Galaxy – preliminary round winner (1996 MLS Cup runner-up)


 * Primera División de México:
 * 🇲🇽 Guadalajara – 1997 Verano winner
 * 🇲🇽 Cruz Azul – 1996 CONCACAF Champions Cup title holder

Central American zone

 * Central American Qualifiers: C.S. Cartaginés – Second Round Series winner 🇸🇻 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo – Second Round Series winner   CSD Comunicaciones – Second Round Series winner

Caribbean zone

 * Caribbean Football Union (CFU): United Petrotrin – 1997 CFU Club Championship winner

Third place match

 * Third place was shared.