The1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 32nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in theCONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), theCONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion ofassociation football in theCONCACAF region and was played from March 9, 1996, through July 20, 1997.
The teams were split into 2 zones (North/ Central and Caribbean). The North/Central zone was split into 3 groups, qualifying each winner to the final tournament. The winner of the Caribbean zone, earned a place in a playoff against the U.S. representative for a spot in the final tournament. All qualifying matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system, while the final tournament was played inGuatemala City.
That final stage composed of four teams which played each other in a singleround-robin tournament. Mexican teamCruz Azul won their fourth CONCACAF trophy, after finishing 1st. in the final table with 7 points over 3 matches played.[1]