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Background - Concacaf Champions Cup
The CONCACAF Champions Cup is the longest running annual international club competition that is held in the CONCACAF region, in layman's term the competition takes place in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean area. The Mexican clubs previously ruled the club with victory in 18 titles from 1962 – 1997. The competition is held between leading domestic club teams in the CONCACAF region. The championship was founded in 1962 in Continents of North American. Eight teams participate and compete for the title. Full form for the CONCACAF is the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. D.C. United were the first Team from USA to acquire the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The club participated in their first-ever FIFA Club World Championship in 2000 and ended up in the third position. Numerous soccer fans buy tickets to watch the great soccer excitement live on field.
CONCACAF organizes many competitions, and also offers training and encourages soccer among the region. Member nation of the CONCACAF are Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands and USA. CONCACAF Champions League is a Premier club cup of CONCACAF region.
In 2000 Champion Cup that took place in early 2001 and was won by Los Angeles Galaxy, Pachuca CF won the title in 2002 and CD Toluca won the 2003 crown. LD Alajuelense claimed the 2004 Champions' Cup. Deportivo Saprissa achieved the title of the 2005 Champions Cup. In 2006 Club America of Mexico qualified for the title and along with that a respectable position in the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006. In 2007, Pachuca CF won the title and also a place in the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007. The tournament features the champions and the runner-ups of the domestic titles that are affiliated to the Confederation. Maximum number of titles are acquired by America in 1977, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2006, Cruz Azul in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1996, 1997, Saprissa in 1993, 1995, 2005, U.N.A.M. in 1980, 1982, 1989, Toluca in 1968, 2003, Alajuelense in 1986, 2004, Olimpia in 1972, 1988, Transvaal in 1973, 1981, Pachuca in 2002, 2007.
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