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USA?s Houston Dynamo progress to 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup?

12.11.06 - The Houston Dynamo progressed to the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup? after winning the USA?s 2006 Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup by defeating the New England Revolution 4:3 on penalty kicks in the final at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas on Sunday.

Formerly the San Jose Earthquakes, the Houston Dynamo are the first club from the state of Texas to compete in the CONCACAF Champions? Cup? since the Dallas Rockets in 1992.

The Houston Dynamo join the 2006 MLS Regular Season Champion, D.C. United as the USA representatives to the 2007 CONCACAF Champions? Cup? which will also include the 2006 Mexican League Torneo de Apertura (TBD) and Clausura (Pachuca CF) winners; three Central American teams (CD Olímpia of Honduras, Puntarenas FC of Costa Rica, TBD); and the Caribbean Champion

In addition to becoming the CONCACAF Champion, the winner will also have the chance to play as the CONCACAF representative against the world?s best teams in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup, while the Champions? Cup runner-up will be one of the three CONCACAF invitees to the 2007 Copa Nissan Sudamericana.

Club América won their fifth CONCACAF Champions? Cup? after defeating CD Toluca 2:1 in an all-Mexican final in 2006.

The CONCACAF Champions Cup? is the longest running international club competition in the region and has crowned the champion club of the Confederation since its inception in 1962. MORE INFORMATION

USA clubs at CONCACAF Champions' Cup?

1962 ? none

1963 ? New York Hungaria

1967 ? Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals

1968 ? New York Greek-American

1969 ? none

1970 ? New York Greek-American

1971 ? Rochester Lancers, SC Elizabeth

1972 ? none

1973 ? none

1974 ? Los Angeles Maccabbee

1975 ? none

1976 ? New York Inter-Guiliana

1977 ? New York Inter-Guiliana

1978 ? Los Angeles Maccabbee

1979 ? Soccer Universidad AC

1980 ? Brooklyn Dodgers, Sacramento Gold

1981 ? none

1982 ? Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Pancyprian-Freedoms

1983 ? Detroit Express, New York Pancyprian-Freedoms

1984 ? New York Pancyprian-Freedoms

1985 ? Chicago Croatian

1986 ? New York Greek-American

1987 ? St. Louis Kutis SC, San Pedro Yugoslavs

1988 ? Seattle Mitre Eagles, Washington Diplomats

1989 ? St. Louis Busch SC, San Francisco Greek Americans

1990 ? New York Greek-American, St. Petersburg Kickers

1991 ? A.A.C. Eagles-Chicago, Brooklyn Italians SC

1992 ? Dallas Rockets, San Francisco Bay Blackhawks

1993 ? Hercules

1994 ? Los Angeles Salsa

1995 ? none

1996 ? Seattle Sounders

1997 ? D.C. United, Los Angeles Galaxy

1998 ? D.C. United*, Colorado Rapids

1999 ? Chicago Fire, D.C. United, Los Angeles Galaxy

2000 ? D.C. United, Los Angeles Galaxy*

2002 ? Chicago Fire, D.C. United, Kansas City Wizards, San Jose Earthquakes

2003 ? Columbus Crew, Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, San Jose Earthquakes

2004 ? Chicago Fire, San Jose Earthquakes

2005 ? D.C. United, Kansas City Wizards

2006 ? Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution

2007 ? D.C. United, Houston Dynamo