| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 11 – April 30 |
| Teams | 8 (from 6 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Pachuca (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Saprissa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2.43 per match) |
| Attendance | 291,563 (20,826 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Luis Montes  Devon McTavish (3 goals each) |
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The 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 43rd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It was the final edition under this name and format, being replaced by the CONCACAF Champions League starting from the 2008–09 season.
It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region. The tournament was also a qualifying event for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
CONCACAF held the draw on December 18, 2007, to establish the matchups and bracket.[1]
Pachuca – 2007 Clausura champion
Atlante – 2007 Apertura champion
Houston Dynamo – 2007 MLS Cup champion
D.C. United – 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield winner
Motagua – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup winners
Saprissa – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup runner-up
Municipal – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup third place
Harbour View – 2007 CFU Club Championship winner
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Municipal
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Houston Dynamo
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Houston Dynamo
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saprissa
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Atlante
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Saprissa
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Saprissa
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Pachuca
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Motagua
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pachuca
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Pachuca
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| D.C. United
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Harbour View
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| D.C. United
| 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Municipal | 0–0 | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Attendance: 22,250
Referee: Edgar Rodriguez (Costa Rica)
| Houston Dynamo | 3–1 | Municipal |
|---|---|---|
De Rosario  47', 69' (pen.)Wondolowski 75' |
(Report) | Ramírez 86' (pen.) |
Attendance: 14,348
Referee: Mauricio Mejia (México)
Houston Dynamo won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Atlante | 2–1 | Saprissa |
|---|---|---|
| Pereyra 40' Bermúdez 70' |
(Report) | Centeno 27' |
Attendance: 21,897
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
| Saprissa | 3–0 | Atlante |
|---|---|---|
| Muñoz 18' (o.g.) Alonso 40' Castillo 67' (o.g.) |
(Report) |
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Alex Prus (United States)
Saprissa won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Motagua | 0–0 | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Attendance: 35,846
Referee: Elmar Rodas (Guatemala)
| Pachuca | 1–0 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
| Montes 43' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)
Pachuca won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Harbour View | 1–1 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Palmer 85' |
(Report) | McTavish 45+' |
Attendance: 6,985
Referee: Philip Jordan (Trinidad and Tobago)
| D.C. United | 5–0 | Harbour View |
|---|---|---|
| McTavish 26', 68' Emilio 63', 66' Fred 88' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 12,394
Referee: German Arredondo (México)
D.C. United won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Houston Dynamo | 0–0 | Saprissa |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Attendance: 10,260
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
| Saprissa | 3–0 | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Alonso 33' Borges 49' Arrieta 76' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 23,112
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)
Saprissa won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Pachuca | 2–0 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Montes 63', 81' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 18,642
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
| D.C. United | 2–1 | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
| Dyachenko 85' Niell 90' |
(Report) | Álvarez 76' |
Attendance: 17,329
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Saprissa | 1–1 | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
| Cordero 89' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Rey 47' |
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
| Pachuca | 2–1 | Saprissa |
|---|---|---|
| Gimenez 3' Rey 53' |
Report | Arrieta 90+3' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
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Pachuca won the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 3–2 on aggregate, advanced to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
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| Pachuca Third title |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Devon McTavish
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D.C. United
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3 |
| Luis Montes
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Pachuca
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| 3 | Jairo Arrieta
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Saprissa
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2 |
| Armando Alonso
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Saprissa
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 Dwayne DeRosario
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Houston Dynamo
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 Luciano Emilio
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D.C. United
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 Luis Gabriel Rey
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Pachuca
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