sentences:  The teams were split in two zones (North/Central and Caribbean), being the best 3 from the North/Central and the best team from Caribbean to qualify to the final tournament.All qualifying matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system while the final tournament was played in a group system in Guatemala City
  
  Deportivo Saprissa from Costa Rica won the final tournament, and became for the first time CONCACAF champion.1 Hercules withdrew before 1st leg, and both legs awarded 2-0 to Juventus.