2018 CONCACAF Champions League Final

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2018 CONCACAF Champions League Final
Event 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
Toronto FC Guadalajara
Canada Mexico
3 3
on aggregate
Guadalajara won 4–2 on penalties
First leg
Toronto FC Guadalajara
1 2
Date 17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)
Venue BMO Field, Toronto
Man of the Match Rodolfo Pizarro (Guadalajara)[1]
Referee Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)[2]
Attendance 29,925[3]
Weather Cloudy
2 °C (36 °F)
59% humidity[4]
Second leg
Guadalajara Toronto FC
1 2
Date 25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)
Venue Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
Man of the Match Rodolfo Cota (Guadalajara)[1]
Referee Óscar Moncada (Honduras)[5]
Attendance 36,977[6]
Weather Clear
27 °C (81 °F)
13% humidity[7]
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The 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Final was the final round of the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, the championship for association football clubs in CONCACAF, representing North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The 2018 edition was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name and first since being re-organized into a single-year tournament.

The final was contested in a two-legged series between Toronto FC from Canada and Guadalajara from Mexico. The first leg was hosted in Toronto on 27 April 2018, at BMO Field in Toronto, while the second leg was hosted in Guadalajara on 25 April 2018, at the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara.[8][9] Guadalajara won the final 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the series was tied 3–3 on aggregate. As a result, they earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the second round.

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Teams

In the following table, final until 2008 were in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup era, since 2009 were in the CONCACAF Champions League era.

Team Zone Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Canada Toronto FC North America (NAFU) None
Mexico Guadalajara North America (NAFU) 3 (1962, 1963, 2007)

Venues

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BMO Field in Toronto, Canada hosted the first leg
Estadio Akron in Guadalajara, Mexico hosted the second leg

Toronto's BMO Field, with a seating capacity of 30,000, hosted the first leg of the final; it opened in 2007 and was renovated in 2016.[10] The second leg took place in Guadalajara at the Estadio Akron, which opened in 2010 and has a capacity of 48,071.[11][12] The two stadiums hosting the final were also candidates for the 2026 FIFA World Cup bid shared between Canada, Mexico, and the United States.[11]

Background

The CONCACAF Champions League was established in 2008 as the continental championship for football clubs in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, succeeding the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. During its first nine editions, the Champions League consisted of a group stage in summer and autumn followed by a knockout stage during the following spring.[13] Beginning with the 2018 edition of the tournament, the group stage was re-formed as the CONCACAF League and limited to Central American and Caribbean teams. The Champions League was shortened to a two-month knockout tournament between teams from North American and major Central American nations, as well as the winner of the CONCACAF League.[14] The knockout tournament falls within the beginning of Major League Soccer's season, which operates on a summer schedule unlike other football leagues.[15]

Toronto FC were appearing in their first final, and were the second Canadian team to have reached the final after Montreal Impact finished as runners-up in 2015.[16][17] Only four teams from Major League Soccer (three American, one Canadian) on five occasions had managed to reach the final of the Champions League or the Champions' Cup. In addition to Montreal Impact, LA Galaxy (in 1997) and Real Salt Lake (in 2011) had previously lost in the final. D.C. United (in 1998) and LA Galaxy (in 2000) were the only two MLS teams to have won the competition, doing so during the Champions' Cup era.[18] Of these five finals, four were against Mexican opponents, with only D.C. United managing to win.[19]

Guadalajara had previously appeared in three finals, all in the Champions' Cup era. They won the inaugural edition in 1962, before finishing second the following year after withdrawing from the final. Guadalajara appeared in their next final 44 years later in 2007, losing to fellow Mexican club Pachuca on penalties. Mexican teams were the most successful in the history of the Champions League/Champions' Cup, with a total of 12 teams having won a combined 33 titles. Mexican teams had appeared in every final since 2005, and won every tournament since 2006. There had been a total of eleven all-Mexican finals, all since 2002, including the previous two finals.[19]

Road to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Canada Toronto FC Round Mexico Guadalajara
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
United States Colorado Rapids 2–0 2–0 (A) 0–0 (H) Round of 16 Dominican Republic Cibao 7–0 2–0 (A) 5–0 (H)
Mexico UANL 4–4 (a) 2–1 (H) 2–3 (A) Quarter-finals United States Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H)
Mexico América 4–2 3–1 (H) 1–1 (A) Semi-finals United States New York Red Bulls 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)

Toronto FC

Toronto FC qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2016 and 2017 editions of the Canadian Championship.[20] The berth was originally going to be determined via a play-off match in August 2017 between the winners of the two tournaments had another team won either edition, due to the restructuring of the Champions League.[21] Toronto had appeared in four prior Champions Leagues, finishing as high as the semi-finals in 2011–12, losing to eventual runners-up Santos Laguna.[22] The team also won the 2017 MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield, completing MLS's first ever domestic treble, but could not qualify for the Champions League through either because the berths were designated for a team from the United States.[23] Ironically, Toronto's coach, assistant coach, and several starting players were previous part of Chivas USA, an MLS team affiliated and wholly owned by Guadalajara.[24]

Toronto was placed into Pot 1 and drawn against fellow MLS club Colorado Rapids in the Round of 16.[25] Toronto played the first leg away in Commerce City, Colorado on February 20, winning 2–0 during the coldest ever match involving MLS teams, measured at 3 °F (−16 °C) at kickoff and −16 °F (−27 °C) with wind chill.[26] The team advanced into the quarter-finals with a 0–0 draw at home in Toronto, winning the series 2–0 on aggregate.[27] Toronto played Mexican champions Tigres UANL in the quarter-finals and won the home leg 2–1 with a late goal from Jonathan Osorio.[28] The team took a 2–1 lead in the away leg, but two goals from André-Pierre Gignac gave Tigres a 3–2 win and a 4–4 aggregate tie. Toronto advanced on away goals, becoming one of two MLS teams to advance to the semi-finals.[29][30]

Toronto hosted the first leg of the semi-finals against Club América on April 3, winning 3–1 after two unanswered goals in the 44th and 58th minutes.[31] The match included a half-time altercation between Toronto and América players, in which América coach Miguel Herrera accused Toronto Police of assaulting his players.[32] To prepare for the away leg at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Toronto moved a league fixture and spent several days acclimating to the altitude in Pachuca.[33][34] In the away leg, Toronto took an early lead in the 12th minute, but América equalized on a last-minute penalty, bringing the aggregate score to 4–2.[16] Toronto became the third Major League Soccer team and second Canadian team to advance to a Champions League final, following Real Salt Lake in 2011 and the Montreal Impact in 2015.[16]

Guadalajara

C.D. Guadalajara, also known as Chivas, qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2017 Clausura in Liga MX.[35] The 2018 tournament was the team's second under the current Champions League format, having finished in the group stage in 2012–13.[36] Under manager Matías Almeyda, Chivas advanced to seven finals in various tournaments since 2015.[37]

Guadalajara was drawn with Cibao FC, winners of the 2017 CONCACAF League, in the Round of 16. The team stayed in Puerto Plata, approximately 45 miles (72 km) from the stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros, due to a tobacco growers' conference that filled available hotel space.[38] Guadalajara won the first leg in the Dominican Republic by a 2–0 margin and the second leg 5–0.[39] In the quarter-finals, Guadalajara played Seattle Sounders FC of MLS and lost the first leg 1–0 away in Seattle.[40] The return leg remained scoreless until the second half, which saw three goals from Chivas to win the match 3–0.[41] Chivas advanced to the final on a 1–0 aggregate win over the New York Red Bulls in the semi-finals. Isaác Brizuela scored the lone goal of the series in the first leg, played in Guadalajara, while the second leg in New Jersey ended scoreless.[42][43]

Format

The final was played in a home-and-away two-legged series, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds hosting the second leg.

If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[44]

Performance ranking

2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League
Tournament details
Dates 20 February – 25 April
Teams 16 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
Champions Mexico Guadalajara (2nd title)
Runners-up Canada Toronto FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played 30
Goals scored 84 (2.8 per match)
Top scorer(s) Italy Sebastian Giovinco
Canada Jonathan Osorio
(4 goals each)
Best player Italy Sebastian Giovinco
Best young player Mexico Rodolfo Pizarro
Best goalkeeper Mexico Rodolfo Cota
Fair play award United States New York Red Bulls
2019 →

The 2018 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons)[45] was the 10th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 53rd edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

The format of the tournament was changed as part of a new CONCACAF club competition platform consisting of two tournaments (CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League) and a total of 31 teams competing during the season (an increase from the previous 24 teams), with 16 teams competing in the newly created CONCACAF League from August to October, and the winners of the CONCACAF League joining the 15 direct entrants competing in the CONCACAF Champions League from February to April.[46] As a result, the 2018 edition was played using a new format that included the removal of the group stage, a reduction in participating teams from 24 to 16, and a total reduction in matches from 62 to 30.

Guadalajara defeated Toronto FC in the final to win their second CONCACAF club title and their first in the Champions League era, and qualified as the CONCACAF representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[44] Pachuca won the previous tournament but did not qualify for this tournament and were unable to defend their title.

Qualification

A total of 16 teams participated in the CONCACAF Champions League:

  • North American Zone: 9 teams (from three associations)
  • Central American Zone: 5 teams (from four associations; ordinarily from five associations, but Guatemalan teams were excluded from this season's tournament)
  • Caribbean Zone: 1 team (from one association)
  • Winners of the CONCACAF League (from one association, from either Central American Zone or Caribbean Zone)

Therefore, teams from either 8 or 9 out of the 41 CONCACAF member associations could participate in the CONCACAF Champions League.

North America

The nine berths for the North American Football Union (NAFU) were allocated to the three NAFU member associations as follows: four berths each for Mexico and the United States, and one berth for Canada.

For Mexico, the champions and runners-up of the Liga MX Apertura and Clausura Liguilla (playoff) tournaments qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. If there was any team which were finalists of both tournaments, the vacated berth was reallocated using a formula, based on regular season records, that ensured that two teams qualified via each tournament.

For the United States, four teams qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League, three through the Major League Soccer (MLS) season and one through its domestic cup competition:

If there was any team which qualified through multiple berths, or if there was any Canada-based MLS team which were champions of the MLS Cup, the Supporters' Shield, or conference regular season, the vacated berth was reallocated to the U.S.-based team with the best MLS regular season record not yet qualified.

For Canada, the champions of the Canadian Championship, its domestic cup competition which awards the Voyageurs Cup, qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. While some Canada-based teams competed in MLS, they could not qualify through either the MLS regular season or playoffs. In line with the launch of the new format, which placed the Canadian representative directly in the CONCACAF Champions League beginning in early 2018, the Canadian Soccer Association announced in March 2017 that a special one-match playoff between the 2016 champions Toronto FC and the 2017 champions would be played on 9 August 2017 in Toronto to determine who would qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, except in the case that Toronto FC won the 2017 edition, in which the playoff would be unnecessary and Toronto FC would qualify automatically.[47] As Toronto FC did later win the 2017 Canadian Championship, the playoff was not played.

Central America

The five berths for the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) were allocated to five of the seven UNCAF member associations as follows: one berth for each of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama. As all of the leagues of Central America employed a split season with two tournaments in one season, the champions with the better aggregate record (or any team which were champions of both tournaments) in the leagues of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League.

If teams from any Central American associations were excluded, they were replaced by teams from other Central American associations, with the associations chosen based on results from previous CONCACAF Champions League tournaments. For this season, the team from Guatemala was excluded due to the suspension of their federation by FIFA and was replaced by an additional team from Costa Rica.[48]

Caribbean

The sole berth for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) was allocated via the Caribbean Club Championship, a subcontinental tournament open to the clubs of all 31 CFU member associations. To qualify for the Caribbean Club Championship, teams had to finish as the champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, but professional teams could also be selected by their associations if they played in the league of another country. The champions of the Caribbean Club Championship qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League.

CONCACAF League

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Besides the 15 direct entrants of the CONCACAF Champions League, another 16 teams (13 from Central America and 3 from the Caribbean) entered the CONCACAF League, a tournament held from August to October prior to the CONCACAF Champions League.[48] The champions of the CONCACAF League qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Teams

The following 16 teams (from eight associations) qualified for the tournament.

In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from 2008–09 (not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from 1962 to 2008).

Qualified teams from North America (9 teams)
Association Team Qualifying method App (Last) Previous Best (Last)
 Mexico (4 berths) UANL 2016 Apertura champions and 2017 Clausura runners-up 4th (2016–17) Runners-up (2016–17)
Guadalajara 2017 Clausura champions 2nd (2012–13) Group stage (2012–13)
América 2016 Apertura runners-up 4th (2015–16) Champions (2015–16)
Tijuana Non-finalists with best regular season record in 2017 Clausura[Note MEX] 2nd (2013–14) Semi-finals (2013–14)
 United States (4 berths) Seattle Sounders FC 2016 MLS Cup champions 5th (2015–16) Semi-finals (2012–13)
FC Dallas 2016 MLS Supporters' Shield and 2016 U.S. Open Cup champions 3rd (2016–17) Semi-finals (2016–17)
New York Red Bulls 2016 MLS Eastern Conference regular season champions 4th (2016–17) Quarter-finals (2016–17)
Colorado Rapids 2016 MLS Supporters' Shield runners-up[Note USA] 2nd (2011–12) Group stage (2011–12)
 Canada (1 berth) Toronto FC 2016 Canadian Championship and 2017 Canadian Championship champions[Note CAN] 5th (2012–13) Semi-finals (2011–12)
Qualified teams from Central America (6 teams)
Association Team Qualifying method App (Last) Previous Best (Last)
 Costa Rica (1 + 1 berths)[Note GUA] Saprissa Champions with better aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2016 Invierno) 7th (2016–17) Semi-finals (2010–11)
Herediano Champions with worse aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2017 Verano) 8th (2016–17) Semi-finals (2014–15)
 Honduras (1 berth + CL winner) Motagua 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura champions 4th (2015–16) Group stage (2015–16)
Olimpia 2017 CONCACAF League champions 10th (2016–17) Quarter-finals (2014–15)
 Panama (1 berth) Tauro Champions with better aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2017 Clausura) 6th (2014–15) Group stage (2014–15)
 El Salvador (1 berth) Santa Tecla 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura champions 2nd (2015–16) Group stage (2015–16)
Qualified teams from Caribbean (1 team)
Association Team Qualifying method App (Last) Previous Best (Last)
 Dominican Republic Cibao 2017 Caribbean Club Championship champions 1st Debut
Notes
  1. ^ Canada (CAN): Due to the tournament's restructuring, Canada was to be represented by the winners of a play-off match between the Canadian Championship champions in 2016 and 2017. However, as Toronto FC won both tournaments, they qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League automatically. This arrangement was used for this season only.[49]
  2. ^ Guatemala (GUA): On 28 October 2016, FIFA suspended the National Football Federation of Guatemala for political interference by the Government of Guatemala. Until 31 May 2018, when Guatemala's football federation suspension was lifted, Guatemalan teams were not permitted to participate in international competitions.[50] CONCACAF set the deadline of 1 May 2017 for the suspension to be lifted in order for Guatemala's teams to participate in this tournament,[51] and expelled all Guatemalan teams from the tournament on 5 May 2017 after the federation failed to be reinstated by FIFA.[52] Municipal (2017 Clausura champions) would have qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League as champions with better aggregate record in 2016–17 season. To replace Municipal in the CONCACAF Champions League, Herediano, which qualified for the first Costa Rican berth in the CONCACAF League, were moved from the CONCACAF League to the CONCACAF Champions League, giving Costa Rica two direct qualifiers to the CONCACAF Champions League.
  3. ^ Mexico (MEX): Since UANL qualified for both the 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura finals, the berth that they earned through the Clausura passed to the non-finalists with the best regular season record in the 2017 Clausura, Tijuana.[53]
  4. ^ United States (USA): FC Dallas won both the Supporters' Shield and the U.S. Open Cup, so one of these berths passed to the next best U.S.-based team in the Supporters' Shield table, the Colorado Rapids.[54]

Draw

Location of teams of the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
Red pog.svg North American Zone Green pog.svg Central American Zone Blue pog.svg Caribbean Zone

The draw for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League was held on 18 December 2017, 19:00 EST (UTC−5), at the Univision Studios in Miami,[55][56] and was streamed on YouTube.[57]

The draw determined each tie in the round of 16 (numbered 1 through 8) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing eight teams. The "Bracket Position Pots" (Pot A and Pot B) contained the bracket positions numbered 1 through 8 corresponding to each tie. The teams from Pot 1 were assigned a bracket position from Pot A and the teams from Pot 2 were assigned a bracket position from Pot B. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16 except for "wildcard" teams which replaced a team from another association.

The seeding of teams was based on the new CONCACAF Club Index.[58] Each team qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League based on criteria set by the respective associations (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., MEX1, MEX2) for each team. The CONCACAF Club Index, instead of ranking each team, was based on the on-field performance of the teams that had occupied the respective qualifying slots in the previous five editions of the CONCACAF Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF used the following formula:[59]

Points per Participation Win Draw Stage advanced Champions
4 3 1 1 2

The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:

Pot Rank Slot 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 Total Team
Pot 1 1 MEX3 11 29 32 23 15 110 Mexico América
2 MEX1 16 22 11 33 27 109 Mexico UANL
3 MEX2 27 10 16 20 30 103 Mexico Guadalajara
4 MEX4 35 29 9 18 10 101 Mexico Tijuana
5 USA3 16 11 13 16 20 76 United States New York Red Bulls
6 CAN1 10 10 23 8 22 73 Canada Toronto FC
7 USA1 20 17 11 14 11 73 United States Seattle Sounders FC
8 USA2 22 13 9 13 14 71 United States FC Dallas
Pot 2 9 USA4 11 16 20 16 8 71 United States Colorado Rapids
10 CRC1 16 19 12 10 8 65 Costa Rica Saprissa
11 CRC2 11 10 18 9 14 62 Costa Rica Herediano (wildcard)
12 HON1 9 11 15 10 11 56 Honduras Motagua
13 PAN1 4 15 4 10 20 53 Panama Tauro
14 SLV1 4 8 4 7 9 32 El Salvador Santa Tecla
15 CCC1 5 5 4 8 5 27 Dominican Republic Cibao
16 SCL1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Honduras Olimpia

Format

In the CONCACAF Champions League, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations, II. D. Tie-Breaker Procedures).[44]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

First leg Second leg
Round of 16 20–22 February 2018 27 February – 1 March 2018
Quarter-finals 6–7 March 2018 13–14 March 2018
Semi-finals 3–4 April 2018 10 April 2018
Final 17 April 2018 25 April 2018

Times up to 10 March 2018 (round of 16 and quarter-finals first legs) were Eastern Standard Time, i.e., UTC−5, thereafter (quarter-finals second legs and beyond) times were Eastern Daylight Time, i.e., UTC−4 (local times are in parentheses).

Bracket

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                             
 United States Colorado Rapids 0 0 0  
 Canada Toronto FC 2 0 2  
   Canada Toronto FC (a) 2 2 4  
   Mexico UANL 1 3 4  
 Costa Rica Herediano 2 1 3
 Mexico UANL 2 3 5  
   Canada Toronto FC 3 1 4  
   Mexico América 1 1 2  
 Costa Rica Saprissa 1 1 2  
 Mexico América 5 1 6  
   Mexico América 4 3 7
   Panama Tauro 0 1 1  
 Panama Tauro (a) 1 2 3
 United States FC Dallas 0 3 3  
   Canada Toronto FC 1 2 3 (2)
   Mexico Guadalajara (p) 2 1 3 (4)
 El Salvador Santa Tecla 2 0 2  
 United States Seattle Sounders FC 1 4 5  
   United States Seattle Sounders FC 1 0 1
   Mexico Guadalajara 0 3 3  
 Dominican Republic Cibao 0 0 0
 Mexico Guadalajara 2 5 7  
   Mexico Guadalajara 1 0 1
   United States New York Red Bulls 0 0 0  
 Honduras Motagua 0 1 1  
 Mexico Tijuana 1 1 2  
   Mexico Tijuana 0 1 1
   United States New York Red Bulls 2 3 5  
 Honduras Olimpia 1 0 1
 United States New York Red Bulls 1 2 3  

Round of 16

In the round of 16, the matchups were decided by draw: R16-1 through R16-8. The teams from Pot 1 in the draw hosted the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 20–22 February, and the second legs were played on 27 February – 1 March 2018.[60]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cibao Dominican Republic 0–7 Mexico Guadalajara 0–2 0–5
Santa Tecla El Salvador 2–5 United States Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 0–4
Olimpia Honduras 1–3 United States New York Red Bulls 1–1 0–2
Motagua Honduras 1–2 Mexico Tijuana 0–1 1–1
Herediano Costa Rica 3–5 Mexico UANL 2–2 1–3
Colorado Rapids United States 0–2 Canada Toronto FC 0–2 0–0
Tauro Panama 3–3 (a) United States FC Dallas 1–0 2–3
Saprissa Costa Rica 2–6 Mexico América 1–5 1–1

Matches

22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)
20:00 (21:00 UTC−4)
Cibao Dominican Republic 0–2 Mexico Guadalajara
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424573

28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)
20:00 (19:00 UTC−6)
Guadalajara Mexico 5–0 Dominican Republic Cibao
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424581
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
Attendance: 14,840
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Guadalajara won 7–0 on aggregate.

22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)
22:00 (21:00 UTC−6)
Santa Tecla El Salvador 2–1 United States Seattle Sounders FC
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424574

1 March 2018 (2018-03-01)
22:00 (19:00 UTC−8)
Seattle Sounders FC United States 4–0 El Salvador Santa Tecla
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424582
CenturyLink Field, Seattle
Attendance: 35,549[61]
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Seattle Sounders FC won 5–2 on aggregate.

22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)
22:00 (21:00 UTC−6)
Olimpia Honduras 1–1 United States New York Red Bulls
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424575

1 March 2018 (2018-03-01)
20:00 (20:00 UTC−5)
New York Red Bulls United States 2–0 Honduras Olimpia
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424583
Red Bull Arena, Harrison
Attendance: 11,677[63]
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

New York Red Bulls won 3–1 on aggregate.

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)
22:00 (21:00 UTC−6)
Motagua Honduras 0–1 Mexico Tijuana
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424576

27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)
22:00 (19:00 UTC−8)
Tijuana Mexico 1–1 Honduras Motagua
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424584
Estadio Caliente, Tijuana
Attendance: 15,333
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Tijuana won 2–1 on aggregate.

20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)
20:00 (19:00 UTC−6)
Herediano Costa Rica 2–2 Mexico UANL
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424577

27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)
20:00 (19:00 UTC−6)
UANL Mexico 3–1 Costa Rica Herediano
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424585

UANL won 5–3 on aggregate.

20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−7)
Colorado Rapids United States 0–2 Canada Toronto FC
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424578

27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)
20:00 (20:00 UTC−5)
Toronto FC Canada 0–0 United States Colorado Rapids
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424586
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 23,383[66]
Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico)

Toronto FC won 2–0 on aggregate.

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)
20:00 (20:00 UTC−5)
Tauro Panama 1–0 United States FC Dallas
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424579

28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)
20:00 (19:00 UTC−6)
FC Dallas United States 3–2 Panama Tauro
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424587

3–3 on aggregate. Tauro won on away goals.

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)
20:00 (19:00 UTC−6)
Saprissa Costa Rica 1–5 Mexico América
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424580

28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)
22:00 (21:00 UTC−6)
América Mexico 1–1 Costa Rica Saprissa
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424588
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 17,789
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

América won 6–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

  • QF1: Winner R16-1 vs. Winner R16-2
  • QF2: Winner R16-3 vs. Winner R16-4
  • QF3: Winner R16-5 vs. Winner R16-6
  • QF4: Winner R16-7 vs. Winner R16-8

The winners of round of 16 matchups 1, 3, 5, 7 hosted the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 6–7 March, and the second legs were played on 13–14 March 2018.[68]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Seattle Sounders FC United States 1–3 Mexico Guadalajara 1–0 0–3
Tijuana Mexico 1–5 United States New York Red Bulls 0–2 1–3
Toronto FC Canada 4–4 (a) Mexico UANL 2–1 2–3
América Mexico 7–1 Panama Tauro 4–0 3–1

Matches

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)
22:00 (19:00 UTC−8)
Seattle Sounders FC United States 1–0 Mexico Guadalajara
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424589
CenturyLink Field, Seattle
Attendance: 42,885[69]
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Guadalajara Mexico 3–0 United States Seattle Sounders FC
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424593

Guadalajara won 3–1 on aggregate.

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)
22:00 (19:00 UTC−8)
Tijuana Mexico 0–2 United States New York Red Bulls
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424590

13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)
20:00 (20:00 UTC−4)
New York Red Bulls United States 3–1 Mexico Tijuana
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424594

New York Red Bulls won 5–1 on aggregate.

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)
20:00 (20:00 UTC−5)
Toronto FC Canada 2–1 Mexico UANL
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424591
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 25,587[72]
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
UANL Mexico 3–2 Canada Toronto FC
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424595

4–4 on aggregate. Toronto FC won on away goals.

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)
20:00 (19:00 UTC−6)
América Mexico 4–0 Panama Tauro
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424592

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)
20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)
Tauro Panama 1–3 Mexico América
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424596

América won 7–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
  • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4

The semi-finalists in each tie which had the better performance in previous rounds hosted the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 (SF1) United States New York Red Bulls 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 10 Second leg
2 (SF1) Mexico Guadalajara 4 3 0 1 10 1 +9 9 First leg
1 (SF2) Mexico América 4 3 1 0 13 3 +10 10 Second leg
2 (SF2) Canada Toronto FC 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7 First leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Drawing of lots.[44]

Summary

The first legs were played on 3–4 April, and the second legs were played on 10 April 2018.[74]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guadalajara Mexico 1–0 United States New York Red Bulls 1–0 0–0
Toronto FC Canada 4–2 Mexico América 3–1 1–1

Matches

4 April 2018 (2018-04-04)
22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)
Guadalajara Mexico 1–0 United States New York Red Bulls
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424597

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)
20:00 (20:00 UTC−4)
New York Red Bulls United States 0–0 Mexico Guadalajara
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424599
Red Bull Arena, Harrison
Attendance: 23,623
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Guadalajara won 1–0 on aggregate.

3 April 2018 (2018-04-03)
20:00 (20:00 UTC−4)
Toronto FC Canada 3–1 Mexico América
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424598
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 23,463[75]
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)
22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)
América Mexico 1–1 Canada Toronto FC
https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424600

Toronto FC won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Final

In the final (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the finalist which had the better performance in previous rounds hosted the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 Mexico Guadalajara 6 4 1 1 11 1 +10 13 Second leg
2 Canada Toronto FC 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 First leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Drawing of lots.[44]

Summary

The first leg was played on 17 April, and the second leg was played on 25 April 2018.[77]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Toronto FC Canada 3–3 (2–4 p) Mexico Guadalajara 1–2 2–1

Matches

17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)
20:15 (20:15 UTC−4)
Toronto FC Canada 1–2 Mexico Guadalajara
https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424601
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 29,925[3]
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)
21:30 (20:30 UTC−5)
Guadalajara Mexico 1–2 Canada Toronto FC
https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424602
  Penalties  
*Alanís Penalty scored 4–2 *Penalty scored Giovinco
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
Attendance: 36,977[6]
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

3–3 on aggregate. Guadalajara won 4–2 on penalties.

Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated for this round.
Rank Player Club Goals By round
1R1 1R2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F1   F2 
1 Italy Sebastian Giovinco Canada Toronto FC 4 1 1 1 1
Canada Jonathan Osorio Canada Toronto FC 1 1 1 1
3 United States Jozy Altidore Canada Toronto FC 3 1 1 1
Paraguay Cecilio Domínguez Mexico América 2 1
Mexico Henry Martín Mexico América 1 2
Colombia Mateus Uribe Mexico América 2 1
England Bradley Wright-Phillips United States New York Red Bulls 1 2
8 Panama Edwin Aguilar Panama Tauro 2 1 1
Mexico Oswaldo Alanís Mexico Guadalajara 1 1
Costa Rica Jairo Arrieta Costa Rica Herediano 1 1
France André-Pierre Gignac Mexico UANL 2
Colombia Andrés Ibargüen Mexico América 1 1
Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro United States Seattle Sounders FC 1 1
Mexico José Macías Mexico Guadalajara 1 1
El Salvador Gerson Mayen El Salvador Santa Tecla 2
Mexico Alan Pulido Mexico Guadalajara 1 1
Chile Eduardo Vargas Mexico UANL 1 1
Ecuador Enner Valencia Mexico UANL 2

Source: CONCACAF[78]

Awards

Award Player Team
Golden Ball[79] Italy Sebastian Giovinco Canada Toronto FC
Golden Boot[80] Canada Jonathan Osorio Canada Toronto FC
Golden Glove[81] Mexico Rodolfo Cota Mexico Guadalajara
Best Young Player[82] Mexico Rodolfo Pizarro Mexico Guadalajara
Fair Play Award[83] — United States New York Red Bulls
Goal of the Tournament[84] Mexico Alan Pulido Mexico Guadalajara
Best XI[85]
Position Player Team
GK Mexico Rodolfo Cota Mexico Guadalajara
DF Mexico Oswaldo Alanís Mexico Guadalajara
Mexico Alejandro Mayorga Mexico Guadalajara
Panama Michael Amir Murillo United States New York Red Bulls
Mexico Edwin Hernández Mexico Guadalajara
MF Canada Jonathan Osorio Canada Toronto FC
Colombia Mateus Uribe Mexico América
Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro United States Seattle Sounders FC
Mexico Isaác Brizuela Mexico Guadalajara
FW Italy Sebastian Giovinco Canada Toronto FC
Mexico Rodolfo Pizarro Mexico Guadalajara

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Olimpia v New York Red Bulls match was originally scheduled to take place at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, but was moved to Costa Rica due to the "political and social situation in Honduras". As part of the sanctions imposed against Olimpia during the 2017 CONCACAF League, the match was played behind closed doors.[62]
  2. ↑ The Motagua v Tijuana match was originally scheduled to take place at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, but was moved to the United States due to the "political and social situation in Honduras".[62]

References

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External links

Broadcasting

Both legs of the final were broadcast in English on TSN2 in Canada and in Spanish on Univision Deportes in the United States, where it was also aired on sister station UniMás. Fox Sports broadcast in Mexico and the rest of Latin America.[1][2][3] Go90 also streamed the games in English in the United States.[4]

Matches

First leg

Summary

The first leg was hosted in Toronto at BMO Field on 17 April, where the kickoff temperature was 1 °C (34 °F) and snow flurries fell through the match.[5] Prior to the match, the new Champions League trophy was unveiled by CONCACAF officials.[6]

Chivas took the lead in the second minute on a goal scored by Rodolfo Pizarro, during an attack that originated from a throw-in by Isaác Brizuela, who assisted Pizarro's goal.[6] Toronto's Jonathan Osorio scored the equalizing goal in the 19th minute, finishing an attack started by Marky Delgado deep in the midfield. Toronto took control of possession and shooting chances through to halftime, but failed to score after two saves by Chivas's backup goalkeeper Miguel Jiménez.[6][7] During the first half, Toronto's Jozy Altidore vomited several times on the pitch — the cause being a "stomach bug" that several Toronto players reportedly received in the semi-finals against América.[8] Chivas regained partial control of the match in the second half, alternating attacks with Toronto as both teams sought to take the lead.[6][9] Chivas scored the match's winning goal in the 72nd minute on a free kick by Alan Pulido, which was misread by goalkeeper Alex Bono and ended up in the far side of the goal.[5][10] Toronto failed to finish in its later attacks, which also included a no-call penalty for an alleged foul on Sebastian Giovinco.[11][12]

Details

17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)
20:15 UTC−4
Toronto FC Canada 1–2 Mexico Guadalajara
https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424601
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 29,925[5]
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Toronto FC[13]
Guadalajara[13]
GK 25 United States Alex Bono
CB 9 Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel
CB 3 United States Drew Moor
CB 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Mavinga Substituted off 46'
RM 96 Brazil Auro Jr.
CM 18 United States Marky Delgado Substituted off 81'
CM 4 United States Michael Bradley (c)
CM 21 Canada Jonathan Osorio
LM 5 Canada Ashtone Morgan Substituted off 67'
CF 17 United States Jozy Altidore
CF 10 Italy Sebastian Giovinco
Substitutes:
GK 1 United States Clint Irwin
DF 2 United States Justin Morrow Substituted in 67'
DF 15 United States Eriq Zavaleta Substituted in 46'
MF 8 Spain Ager Aketxe Substituted in 81'
MF 26 Liechtenstein Nicolas Hasler
FW 22 Canada Jordan Hamilton
FW 87 Canada Tosaint Ricketts
Manager:
United States Greg Vanney
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GK 34 Mexico Miguel Jiménez
RB 11 Mexico Isaác Brizuela Booked 64'
CB 3 Mexico Carlos Salcido (c)
CB 2 Mexico Oswaldo Alanís
LB 88 Mexico Alejandro Mayorga Substituted off 71'
CM 7 Mexico Orbelín Pineda
CM 25 Mexico Michael Pérez
RW 24 Mexico Carlos Cisneros
AM 9 Mexico Alan Pulido Substituted off 90+4'
LW 20 Mexico Rodolfo Pizarro
CF 89 Mexico Jesús Godínez Substituted off 77'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Mexico Antonio Rodríguez
DF 28 Mexico Miguel Basulto
MF 10 Mexico Eduardo López Substituted in 71'
MF 13 Mexico Gael Sandoval
MF 23 Mexico Fernando Beltrán
FW 14 Mexico Ángel Zaldívar Substituted in 77'
FW 18 Mexico José Macías Substituted in 90+4'
Manager:
Argentina Matías Almeyda

Man of the Match:
Rodolfo Pizarro (Guadalajara)[14]

Assistant referees:[13]
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Ainsley Rochard (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:[13]
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Match rules[15]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

Statistic[16] Toronto FC Guadalajara
Goals scored 1 2
Total shots 19 15
Shots on target 13 7
Saves 5 12
Ball possession 52% 48%
Corner kicks 11 4
Fouls committed 11 15
Offsides 1 4
Yellow cards 0 1
Red cards 0 0

Second leg

Summary

The second leg was hosted in Guadalajara at Estadio Akron on 25 April. Toronto fielded some midfielders and wingbacks in defensive roles due to injuries, including captain Michael Bradley and right back Gregory van der Wiel; midfielder Víctor Vázquez returned from injury to start the match.[17] Chivas extended their aggregate lead to 3–1 on a goal scored by Orbelín Pineda in the 19th minute. Toronto responded with two goals in the 25th and 44th minutes by Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco, bringing the series level on aggregate. The 2–1 lead for Toronto held through to the end of the second half, despite chances from both teams, including a missed shot by Toronto's Marky Delgado.[18][19] The final was decided in a penalty shoot-out, which was won 4–2 by Guadalajara after four rounds. All four of Chivas's penalty takers scored, while Toronto's Jonathan Osorio and Michael Bradley both missed.[18][20][21]

Details

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)
20:30 UTC−5
Guadalajara Mexico 1–2 Canada Toronto FC
https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424602
  Penalties  
*Alanís Penalty scored 4–2 *Penalty scored Giovinco
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
Attendance: 36,977[22]
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
Guadalajara[23]
Toronto FC[23]
GK 30 Mexico Rodolfo Cota
RB 11 Mexico Isaác Brizuela Substituted off 68'
CB 4 Mexico Jair Pereira
CB 2 Mexico Oswaldo Alanís
LB 6 Mexico Edwin Hernández
CM 3 Mexico Carlos Salcido (c) Substituted off 55'
CM 25 Mexico Michael Pérez Substituted off 68'
RW 24 Mexico Carlos Cisneros
AM 7 Mexico Orbelín Pineda
LW 20 Mexico Rodolfo Pizarro
CF 9 Mexico Alan Pulido
Substitutes:
GK 34 Mexico Miguel Jiménez
DF 28 Mexico Miguel Basulto
MF 10 Mexico Eduardo López Substituted in 68'
MF 13 Mexico Gael Sandoval
MF 23 Mexico Fernando Beltrán
FW 14 Mexico Ángel Zaldívar Substituted in 68'
FW 89 Mexico Jesús Godínez Substituted in 55'
Manager:
Argentina Matías Almeyda
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GK 25 United States Alex Bono
RB 96 Brazil Auro Jr. Booked 84'
CB 9 Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel
CB 4 United States Michael Bradley (c)
LB 5 Canada Ashtone Morgan
RM 26 Liechtenstein Nicolas Hasler Substituted off 57'
CM 18 United States Marky Delgado
CM 21 Canada Jonathan Osorio
LM 7 Spain Víctor Vázquez Substituted off 71'
CF 17 United States Jozy Altidore Substituted off 85'
CF 10 Italy Sebastian Giovinco Booked 43'
Substitutes:
GK 1 United States Clint Irwin
DF 15 United States Eriq Zavaleta
MF 8 Spain Ager Aketxe Substituted in 85'
MF 14 Canada Jay Chapman Substituted in 71'
MF 54 Canada Ryan Telfer
FW 22 Canada Jordan Hamilton Substituted in 57'
FW 87 Canada Tosaint Ricketts
Manager:
United States Greg Vanney

Man of the Match:
Rodolfo Cota (Guadalajara)[14]

Assistant referees:[23]
Gerson López (Guatemala)
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official:[23]
Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Match rules[15]

Statistics

Statistic[24] Guadalajara Toronto FC
Goals scored 1 2
Total shots 23 9
Shots on target 8 3
Saves 1 7
Ball possession 55% 45%
Corner kicks 6 4
Fouls committed 9 16
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 0 2
Red cards 0 0

Post-match

Guadalajara's win was the thirteenth consecutive Champions League or Champions' Cup title won by a Mexican team.[18] As a result, Guadalajara qualified for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup as CONCACAF's representative.[18]

Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio and Sebastian Giovinco won the tournament's Golden Boot and Golden Ball, respectively.[25] Guadalajara's Rodolfo Cota and Rodolfo Pizarro won the tournament's Golden Glove and the Best Young Player, respectively.[26][27]

References

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