2005 UNCAF Interclub Cup

The 2005 UNCAF Interclub Cup was the 23rd edition of the international club football competition held in the UNCAF region representing the seven nations of Central America. This was the seventh year of the current format using the name UNCAF Interclub Cup.[1] The tournament was also a qualifying event for the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Sixteen teams representing seven football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying games on July 26, 2005. The tournament ended with a two-legged final between Olimpia of Honduras and Alajuelense of Costa Rica. The first leg was played in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on November 23, 2005 and ended with Alajuelense earning a 1-0 victory. The second leg was played in Alajuela, Costa Rica on November 30, 2005 with Olimpia winning 1-0. Alajuelense then won the UNCAF Interclub Cup in a penalty shootout by the score of 4-2. The top three finishers in the tournament, Alajuelense, Olimpia, and Saprissa, qualified for the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

2005 UNCAF Interclub Cup
Tournament details
Dates26 July – 30 November 2005
Teams16 (from 7 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsCosta Rica Alajuelense (3rd title)
Runners-upHonduras Olimpia
Third placeCosta Rica Saprissa
Fourth placeCosta Rica Pérez Zeledón
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored91 (3.03 per match)

Bracket
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
El Salvador FAS 0 0 0
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 2 0 2 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 4 0 4/5
Honduras Marathón 3 - W Honduras Marathón (AET, PSO) 0 4 4/4
Nicaragua Parmalat F.C. 0 w/d - Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 1 1 2
Guatemala Suchitepéquez 2 2 4 Honduras Olimpia 3 1 4
Nicaragua Diriangén 0 2 2 Guatemala Suchitepéquez 1 0 1
Honduras Olimpia 3 1 4 Honduras Olimpia 4 4 8
Belize Eagles 0 0 0 Honduras Olimpia
(AET, PSO) 		0 1 1/2
Panama San Francisco 0 1 1 Costa Rica Alajuelense 1 0 1/4
Costa Rica Pérez Zeledón 0 3 3 Costa Rica Pérez Zeledón 4 2 6
El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 4 2 6 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 0 2 2
Guatemala Comunicaciones 2 2 4 Costa Rica Pérez Zeledón 1 0 1
Belize Placencia Pirates 1 0 1 Costa Rica Alajuelense 0 3 3
Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 6 10 Costa Rica Alajuelense 5 0 5
Panama Árabe Unido 0 1 1 Guatemala Municipal 2 1 3
Guatemala Municipal 0 4 4

Round of 16
26 July 2005 1st leg FAS El Salvador 0–2 Costa Rica Saprissa Santa Ana, El Salvador
CST 49' Saborío
74' Solís		 Stadium: Estadio Óscar Quiteño
26 July 2005 1st leg Marathón Honduras v Nicaragua Parmalat San Pedro Sula, Honduras
CST Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
27 July 2005 1st leg Suchitepéquez Guatemala 2–2 Nicaragua Diriangén Mazatenango, Guatemala
CST Trujillo 20' (pen.)
Loaiza 46'		 69' 82' Palacios Stadium: Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo
27 July 2005 1st leg San Francisco Panama 0–0 Costa Rica Pérez Zeledón La Chorrera, Panama
EST Stadium: Estadio Agustín Sánchez
27 July 2005 1st leg Olimpia Honduras 3–0 Belize Eagles Tegucigalpa, Honduras
CST Tosello 12'
Ferreira 59'
Velásquez 70'		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 2,103
28 July 2005 1st leg Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 4–2 Guatemala Comunicaciones Usulután, El Salvador
CST A. Martínez 30'
M. Martínez 35' 90'
Castro 74'		 32' Pavón
46' Fonseca		 Stadium: Sergio Torres Stadium
28 July 2005 1st leg Placencia Pirates Belize 1–4 Costa Rica Alajuelense Placencia, Belize
CST Palacio 30' 12' López
35' Díaz
39' (pen.) Hernández
90+' Ruiz		 Stadium: Placencia Football Field
28 July 2005 1st leg Árabe Unido Panama 0–0 Guatemala Municipal Colón, Panama
EST Stadium: Estadio Armando Dely Valdés
2 August 2005 2nd leg Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–2 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo Guatemala City, Guatemala
19:00 CST Pavón 20'
Fonseca 56'		 53' 81' Martínez Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso
2 August 2005 2nd leg Alajuelense Costa Rica 6–0 Belize Placencia Pirates Alajuela, Costa Rica
20:00 CST Lenárez 52' (o.g.)
Ledezma 61' 90' (pen.)
Jiménez 69'
Rodríguez 77'
Scott 86'		 Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
3 August 2005 2nd leg Saprissa Costa Rica 0–0 El Salvador FAS San José, Costa Rica
19:00 CST Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
3 August 2005 2nd leg Parmalat Nicaragua v Honduras Marathón Nicaragua
CST
3 August 2005 2nd leg Diriangén Nicaragua 0–2 Guatemala Suchitepéquez Diriamba, Nicaragua
16:15 CST 13' 56' Villatoro Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén
4 August 2005 2nd leg Eagles Belize 0–1 Honduras Olimpia Belize City, Belize
19:30 CST Figueroa Stadium: People's Stadium
4 August 2005 2nd leg Municipal Guatemala 4–1 Panama Árabe Unido Guatemala City, Guatemala
19:30 CST Figueroa 21'
Plata 30' 45'
García 36'		 35' Ávila Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
4 August 2005 2nd leg Pérez Zeledón Costa Rica 3–1 Panama San Francisco San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
20:00 CST Lara 45' (pen.)
González 58' 90+3'		 56' Tello Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón
  • Parmalat were dissolved prior the start of the tournament and Marathón advanced automatically.

Quarterfinals
Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica4 - 4 (aet) (5-4 pen)Honduras Marathón4 - 00 - 4
Suchitepéquez Guatemala1 - 8Honduras Olimpia1 - 40 - 4
Pérez Zeledón Costa Rica6 - 2El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo4 - 02 - 2
Alajuelense Costa Rica5 - 3Guatemala Municipal5 - 20 - 1

Semifinals
Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica2 - 4Honduras Olimpia1 - 31 - 1
Pérez Zeledón Costa Rica1 - 3Costa Rica Alajuelense1 - 00 - 3

Third place
Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica2 - 2 (aet) (5-3 pen)Costa Rica Pérez Zeledón2 - 00 - 2

Final
Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Olimpia Honduras1 - 1 (aet) (2 - 4 pen)Costa Rica Alajuelense0 - 11 - 0

Alajuelense 2005 UNCAF champions

Alajuelense, Olimpia, Deportivo Saprissa advance to 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup quarterfinals.

References
  1. RSSSF.com – Central American Zone (UNCAF Club Championship) – 22 January 2009
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