2005 UNCAF Interclub Cup

Tournament details
Dates	26 July – 30 November 2005
Teams	16 (from 7 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Alajuelense (3rd title)
Runners-up	Olimpia
Third place	Saprissa
Fourth place	Pérez Zeledón
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	91 (3.03 per match)

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.

Bracket

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

Round of 16

FAS v Saprissa

26 July 2005 1st leg	FAS	0–2	Saprissa	Santa Ana, El Salvador
CST			49' Saborío 74' Solís	Stadium: Estadio Óscar Quiteño

Marathón v Parmalat

26 July 2005 1st leg	Marathón	v	Parmalat	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
CST				Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal

Suchitepéquez v Diriangén

27 July 2005 1st leg	Suchitepéquez	2–2	Diriangén	Mazatenango, Guatemala
CST	Trujillo 20' (pen.) Loaiza 46'		69' 82' Palacios	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo

San Francisco v Pérez Zeledón

27 July 2005 1st leg	San Francisco	0–0	Pérez Zeledón	La Chorrera, Panama
EST				Stadium: Estadio Agustín Sánchez

Olimpia v Eagles

27 July 2005 1st leg	Olimpia	3–0	Eagles	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
CST	Tosello 12' Ferreira 59' Velásquez 70'			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 2,103

Luis Ángel Firpo v Comunicaciones

28 July 2005 1st leg	Luis Ángel Firpo	4–2	Comunicaciones	Usulután, El Salvador
CST	A. Martínez 30' M. Martínez 35' 90' Castro 74'		32' Pavón 46' Fonseca	Stadium: Sergio Torres Stadium

Placencia Pirates v Alajuelense

28 July 2005 1st leg	Placencia Pirates	1–4	Alajuelense	Placencia, Belize
CST	Palacio 30'		12' López 35' Díaz 39' (pen.) Hernández 90+' Ruiz	Stadium: Placencia Football Field

Árabe Unido v Municipal

28 July 2005 1st leg	Árabe Unido	0–0	Municipal	Colón, Panama
EST				Stadium: Estadio Armando Dely Valdés

Comunicaciones v Luis Ángel Firpo

2 August 2005 2nd leg	Comunicaciones	2–2	Luis Ángel Firpo	Guatemala City, Guatemala
19:00 CST	Pavón 20' Fonseca 56'		53' 81' Martínez	Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso

Alajuelense v Placencia Pirates

2 August 2005 2nd leg	Alajuelense	6–0	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

Saprissa v FAS

3 August 2005 2nd leg	Saprissa	0–0	FAS	San José, Costa Rica
19:00 CST				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

Parmalat v Marathón

3 August 2005 2nd leg	Parmalat	v	Marathón	Nicaragua
CST

Diriangén v Suchitepéquez

3 August 2005 2nd leg	Diriangén	0–2	Suchitepéquez	Diriamba, Nicaragua
16:15 CST			13' 56' Villatoro	Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén

Eagles v Olimpia

4 August 2005 2nd leg	Eagles	0–1	Olimpia	Belize City, Belize
19:30 CST			Figueroa	Stadium: People's Stadium

Municipal v Árabe Unido

4 August 2005 2nd leg	Municipal	4–1	Árabe Unido	Guatemala City, Guatemala
19:30 CST	Figueroa 21' Plata 30' 45' García 36'		35' Ávila	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

Pérez Zeledón v San Francisco

4 August 2005 2nd leg	Pérez Zeledón	3–1	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 #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Deportivo Saprissa	4 - 4 (aet) (5-4 pen)	Marathón	4 - 0	0 - 4
Suchitepéquez	1 - 8	Olimpia	1 - 4	0 - 4
Pérez Zeledón	6 - 2	Luis Ángel Firpo	4 - 0	2 - 2
Alajuelense	5 - 3	Municipal	5 - 2	0 - 1

Semifinals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Deportivo Saprissa	2 - 4	Olimpia	1 - 3	1 - 1
Pérez Zeledón	1 - 3	Alajuelense	1 - 0	0 - 3

Third place

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Deportivo Saprissa	2 - 2 (aet) (5-3 pen)	Pérez Zeledón	2 - 0	0 - 2

Final

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Olimpia	1 - 1 (aet) (2 - 4 pen)	Alajuelense	0 - 1	1 - 0

Alajuelense 2005 UNCAF champions

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

References