2019 CONCACAF League

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2019 CONCACAF League
2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF League
Tournament details
Dates30 July – 26 November 2019
Teams22 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored85 (2.02 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Johan Venegas
(7 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Johan Venegas
Best young player Flag of Costa Rica.svg Manfred Ugalde
Best goalkeeper Flag of Argentina.svg Jonathan Rougier
Fair play award Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
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The 2019 CONCACAF League (officially the 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF League for sponsorship purposes) was the third edition of the CONCACAF League, a football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. [1]

Contents

The tournament was expanded from 16 to 22 teams for the 2019 edition, with the addition of a preliminary round. The six new entrants were five teams from Central America, which had previously directly qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League, and a team from Canada playing in the Canadian Premier League, bringing the total number of teams playing in the CONCACAF League/Champions League from 31 to 32. Moreover, a total of six teams now qualified from the CONCACAF League to the CONCACAF Champions League, meaning that the winners of the 2019 CONCACAF League and the next best five teams qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League. [2] [3]

Saprissa defeated Motagua in the final to win their first CONCACAF League. Herediano were the title holders, but were eliminated by Waterhouse in the Round of 16.

Qualification

A total of 22 teams participated in the CONCACAF League:

Therefore, teams from either 10 or 11 out of the 41 CONCACAF member associations could participate in the CONCACAF League.

North America

The one berth for the North American Zone (NAFU) was allocated to the Canadian Soccer Association through the Canadian Premier League. As the inaugural 2019 Canadian Premier League season was not scheduled to finish by the start of the 2019 CONCACAF League, the Canadian CONCACAF League berth for this season was decided by the winners of the home and away matches in the Canadian Premier League spring season between FC Edmonton, Forge FC, and Valour FC, the three "inaugural teams" of the Canadian Premier League. [4] They were the second Canadian representative included in CONCACAF competitions, besides the Canadian Championship champions which qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. In future seasons, the previous year's Canadian Premier League champions would qualify for the CONCACAF League. [5]

Central America

The 18 berths for the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), which consisted of seven member associations, were allocated as follows: three berths for each of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, two berths for Nicaragua, and one berth for Belize.

All of the leagues of Central America employed a split season with two tournaments in one season, so the following teams qualified for the CONCACAF 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 League and CONCACAF Champions League tournaments. [6]

Caribbean

The three berths for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), which consisted of 31 member associations, were allocated via the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, the first-tier and second-tier subcontinental Caribbean club tournaments. Since 2018, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship was open to teams from professional leagues, where they could qualify as champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, while the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield was open to teams from non-professional leagues, where they could qualify as champions of their respective association's league in the previous season. [7]

Besides the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship which qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League, the runners-up and third-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, and the winners of a playoff between the fourth-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, qualified for the CONCACAF League. For the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield to be eligible for the playoff, they had to comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF League. [8]

Teams

The following 22 teams (from eleven associations) qualify for the tournament.

Qualified teams from North America (1 team: entering in preliminary round)
AssociationTeamEntry roundQualifying methodApp.(last)Previous best (last)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (1 PR berth) Forge FC Preliminary round 2019 Canadian CONCACAF League series winners [Note CAN] 1stDebut
Qualified teams from Central America (18 teams: 9 entering in round of 16, 9 entering in preliminary round)
AssociationTeamEntry roundQualifying methodApp.(last)Previous best (last)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) San Carlos Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura)1stDebut
Herediano Round of 16 Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura)2nd (2018)Champions (2018)
Saprissa Preliminary round Non-champions with best 2018–19 aggregate record 1stDebut
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Motagua Round of 16 2018 Apertura and 2019 Clausura champions2nd (2018)Runners-up (2018)
Olimpia Round of 16 2018 Apertura and 2019 Clausura runners-up2nd (2017)Champions (2017)
Marathón Preliminary round Semi-finalists with best 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura)1stDebut
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Tauro Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura)2nd (2018)Semi-finals (2018)
Independiente Round of 16 Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura)1stDebut
San Francisco Preliminary round Runners-up with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura)1stDebut
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador (3 berths: 1 R16 + 2 PR) Águila Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura)2nd (2017)Quarter-finals (2017)
Santa Tecla Preliminary round Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura)2nd (2018)Round of 16 (2018)
Alianza Preliminary round 2018 Apertura and 2019 Clausura runners-up2nd (2017)Quarter-finals (2017)
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (3 berths: 1 R16 + 2 PR) Guastatoya Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura)1stDebut
Antigua GFC Preliminary round Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura)1stDebut
Comunicaciones Preliminary round Runners-up with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura)1stDebut
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua (2 berths: 1 R16 + 1 PR) Managua Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura)1stDebut
Real Estelí Preliminary round Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura)2nd (2017)Round of 16 (2017)
Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize (1 PR berth) Belmopan Bandits Preliminary round Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Opening)3rd (2018)Round of 16 (2018)
Qualified teams from Caribbean (3 teams: 1 entering in round of 16, 2 entering in preliminary round)
AssociationTeamEntry roundQualifying methodApp.(last)Previous best (last)
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Waterhouse Round of 16 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship runners-up1stDebut
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Capoise Preliminary round 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship third place1stDebut
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname Robinhood Preliminary round 2019 Caribbean CONCACAF League playoff winners1stDebut
Notes
  1. ^
    Canada (CAN): As the inaugural 2019 Canadian Premier League season was not scheduled to finish by the start of the 2019 CONCACAF League, the Canadian CONCACAF League berth for this season was decided by the winners of the home and away matches in the Canadian Premier League spring season between FC Edmonton, Forge FC, and Valour FC, the three "inaugural teams" of the Canadian Premier League. [9]

Draw

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Teams in bold enter in the round of 16

The draw for the 2019 CONCACAF League was held on 30 May 2019, at 20:00 Eastern Time (18:00 local time), at the Grand Tikal Futura Hotel in Guatemala City, Guatemala. [10] [11] [12]

The draw determined each tie in the preliminary round (numbered 1 through 6) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing six teams. The "Bracket Position Pots" (Pot A and Pot B) contained the bracket positions numbered 1 through 6 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 preliminary round except for "wildcard" teams which replaced a team from another association.

The draw also determined each tie in the round of 16 (numbered 1 through 8) between a team from Pot 3 and a team from Pot 4, each containing eight teams, with the six preliminary round winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, in Pot 4. 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 3 were assigned a bracket position from Pot A and the teams from Pot 4 were assigned a bracket position from Pot B.

The seeding of teams was based on the CONCACAF Club Index. 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 League and CONCACAF Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF League or CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF used the following formula:

Points perParticipationWinDrawStage advancedChampions
CONCACAF Champions League (2014–15 – 2019)43112
CONCACAF League (2017 – 2018)2310.51

Teams qualified for the CONCACAF League based on criteria set by their association (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., CRC1, CRC2) for each team.

The 22 teams were distributed in the pots as follows: [13]

Teams in preliminary round draw
PotRankSlot 2014–15 CCL 2015–16 CCL 2016–17 CCL 2017 CL or
2018 CCL 		2018 CL or
2019 CCL 		TotalTeam
Pot 11SLV256511.5532.5 Flag of El Salvador.svg Santa Tecla
2PAN3000111526 Flag of Panama.svg San Francisco [PAN]
3HON3000221.523.5 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón
4CCC345455.523.5 Flag of Haiti.svg Capoise
5GUA28860022 Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua GFC
6CRC3000219.521.5 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Pot 27BLZ10842216 Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg Belmopan Bandits
8SLV30008.56.515 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza
9NCA20009.5211.5 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Real Estelí
10CCC4000257 Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood
11GUA3000000 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
12CAN2000000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forge FC [CAN]
Teams in round of 16 draw
PotRankSlot 2014–15 CCL 2015–16 CCL 2016–17 CCL 2017 CL or
2018 CCL 		2018 CL or
2019 CCL 		TotalTeam
Pot 31PAN14102081254 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro [PAN]
2CRC2189145349 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano
3PAN28108138.547.5 Flag of Panama.svg Independiente [PAN]
4HON11510115445 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua [HON]
5CRC1121085742 Flag of Costa Rica.svg San Carlos
6HON2811112335 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia [HON]
7SLV14797532 Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila
8GUA111890432 Flag of Guatemala.svg Guastatoya
Pot 49CCC210752529 Flag of Jamaica.svg Waterhouse
10NCA164655.526.5 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Managua
11Winner preliminary round 1
12Winner preliminary round 2
13Winner preliminary round 3
14Winner preliminary round 4
15Winner preliminary round 5
16Winner preliminary round 6
Notes
  1. ^
    CAN The identity of the team qualifying for the slot for Canada (CAN2) was not known at the time of the draw. [14]
  2. ^ a b
    HON The identity of the teams qualifying for two of the three slots for Honduras (HON1 and HON2) was not known at the time of the draw. [14] However, as both Motagua and Olimpia were certain to be in Pot 3 for the round of 16 draw, they were included and assigned a bracket position from Pot A by the round of 16 draw. [12]
  3. ^ a b c
    PAN The identity of the teams qualifying for the three slots for Panama (PAN1, PAN2 and PAN3) was not known at the time of the draw. [14]

Format

In the CONCACAF League, the 22 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. [15]

RoundFirst legSecond leg
Preliminary round30 July – 1 August 20196–8 August 2019
Round of 1620–22 August 201927–29 August 2019
Quarter-finals24–26 September 20191–3 October 2019
Semi-finals24 October 201931 October 2019
Final7 November 201926 November 2019

Times are Eastern Time, as listed by CONCACAF (local times are in parentheses): [16]

Bracket

Preliminary round Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                            
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forge FC 202
Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua GFC 101
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forge FC 112
 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 044
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 202
Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones 000
Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones 213
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón 112
Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones 202
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guastatoya 101
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 213
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 044
Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg Belmopan Bandits 112
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 336
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 202
 Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila 011
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 314
Flag of Panama.svg Independiente 202
Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood (a)011
Flag of Haiti.svg Capoise 011
Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood 112
Flag of Panama.svg Independiente 123
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 101
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 000
Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 516
Flag of Panama.svg San Francisco 101
Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 202
 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro 011
Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 202
Flag of Costa Rica.svg San Carlos 011
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Real Estelí 202
Flag of El Salvador.svg Santa Tecla (a)112
Flag of El Salvador.svg Santa Tecla 000 (2)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg San Carlos (p)000 (4)
Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 101
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 134
Flag of Jamaica.svg Waterhouse (p)112 (7)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano 112 (6)
Flag of Jamaica.svg Waterhouse 000
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 202
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Managua 112
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 213

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the matchups were decided by draw: PR-1 through PR-6. The teams from Pot 1 in the draw hosted the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 30 July – 1 August, and the second legs were played on 6–8 August 2019. [17]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Alianza Flag of El Salvador.svg 6–1 Flag of Panama.svg San Francisco 5–1 1–0
Robinhood Flag of Suriname.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Haiti.svg Capoise 0–0 1–1
Belmopan Bandits Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg 2–6 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 1–3 1–3
Forge FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2–1 Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua GFC 2–1 0–0
Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg 3–2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón 2–1 1–1
Real Estelí Flag of Nicaragua.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of El Salvador.svg Santa Tecla 2–1 0–1

Matches

Alianza Flag of El Salvador.svg 5–1 Flag of Panama.svg San Francisco
Report
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
San Francisco Flag of Panama.svg 0–1 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza
Report
Estadio Agustín Sánchez, La Chorrera
Referee: Diego Montaño (Mexico)

Alianza won 6–1 on aggregate.

Robinhood Flag of Suriname.svg 0–0 Flag of Haiti.svg Capoise
Report
André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo
Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)
Capoise Flag of Haiti.svg 1–1 Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood
Report
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

1–1 on aggregate. Robinhood won on away goals.

Belmopan Bandits Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg 1–3 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Report
Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval (Nicaragua)
Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 3–1 Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg Belmopan Bandits
Report
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, Tibás
Referee: José Raúl Torres (Puerto Rico)

Saprissa won 6–2 on aggregate.

Forge FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2–1 Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua GFC
Report Pacheco Soccerball shade.svg33'
Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton
Attendance: 4,644
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Forge FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg 2–1 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón
Report
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Comunicaciones won 3–2 on aggregate.

Santa Tecla Flag of El Salvador.svg 1–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Real Estelí
Report
Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla
Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

2–2 on aggregate. Santa Tecla won on away goals.

Round of 16

In the round of 16, the matchups were decided by draw: R16-1 through R16-8. The teams from Pot 3 in the draw hosted the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 20–22 August, and the second legs were played on 27–29 August 2019. [18]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Managua Flag of Nicaragua.svg 2–3 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 1–2 1–1
Waterhouse Flag of Jamaica.svg 2–2 (7–6 p) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano 1–1 1–1
Santa Tecla Flag of El Salvador.svg 0–0 (2–4 p) Flag of Costa Rica.svg San Carlos 0–0 0–0
Alianza Flag of El Salvador.svg 2–1 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro 2–0 0–1
Robinhood Flag of Suriname.svg 2–3 Flag of Panama.svg Independiente 1–1 1–2
Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2–1 Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila 2–0 0–1
Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg 2–1 Flag of Guatemala.svg Guastatoya 2–1 0–0
Forge FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2–4 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 1–0 1–4

Matches

Managua Flag of Nicaragua.svg 1–2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
Report
Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Motagua Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–1 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Managua
Report
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula [note 1]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Motagua won 3–2 on aggregate.

Waterhouse Flag of Jamaica.svg 1–1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano
Report
Independence Park, Kingston
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)

2–2 on aggregate. Waterhouse won 7–6 on penalties.

Santa Tecla Flag of El Salvador.svg 0–0 Flag of Costa Rica.svg San Carlos
Report
Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)

0–0 on aggregate. San Carlos won 4–2 on penalties.

Alianza Flag of El Salvador.svg 2–0 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro
Report
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Tauro Flag of Panama.svg 1–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza
Report
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Alianza won 2–1 on aggregate.

Robinhood Flag of Suriname.svg 1–1 Flag of Panama.svg Independiente
Report
André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo
Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)

Independiente won 3–2 on aggregate.

Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila
Report
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, Tibás
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Águila Flag of El Salvador.svg 1–0 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Report
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Saprissa won 2–1 on aggregate.

Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg 2–1 Flag of Guatemala.svg Guastatoya
Report
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Guastatoya Flag of Guatemala.svg 0–0 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
Report
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Comunicaciones won 2–1 on aggregate.

Forge FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia
Report
Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton
Referee: José Raúl Torres (Puerto Rico)
Olimpia Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 4–1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forge FC
Report
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula [note 1]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Olimpia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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

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

Summary

The first legs were played on 24–26 September, and the second legs were played on 1–3 October 2019. [20]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Waterhouse Flag of Jamaica.svg 0–2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 0–2 0–0
Alianza Flag of El Salvador.svg 2–1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg San Carlos 2–0 0–1
Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 4–2 Flag of Panama.svg Independiente 3–2 1–0
Olimpia Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 2–0 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones 2–0 0–0

Matches

Waterhouse Flag of Jamaica.svg 0–2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
Report
Independence Park, Kingston
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Motagua Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 0–0 Flag of Jamaica.svg Waterhouse
Report
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Motagua won 2–0 on aggregate.

Alianza Flag of El Salvador.svg 2–0 Flag of Costa Rica.svg San Carlos
Report
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
San Carlos Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Alianza won 2–1 on aggregate.

Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 3–2 Flag of Panama.svg Independiente
Report
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, Tibás
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Independiente Flag of Panama.svg 0–1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Report
Estadio Agustín Sánchez, La Chorrera
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Saprissa won 4–2 on aggregate.

Olimpia Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 2–0 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
Report
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 0
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg 0–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia
Report
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Olimpia won 2–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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

The semi-finalists in each tie which had the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosted the second leg.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
1 (SF1) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 422052+382nd leg
2 (SF1) Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 420242+261st leg
1 (SF2) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 430163+392nd leg
2 (SF2) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 421162+471st leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations II, Article I). [3]

Summary

The first legs were played on 24 October, and the second legs were played on 31 October 2019. [21]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Alianza Flag of El Salvador.svg 1–4 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 1–1 0–3
Olimpia Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 3–4 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 2–0 1–4

Matches

Alianza Flag of El Salvador.svg 1–1 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
Report
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
Motagua Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 3–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza
Report
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Motagua won 4–1 on aggregate.

Olimpia Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 2–0 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Report
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 4–1 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia
Report
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, Tibás
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Saprissa won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

Christian Bolanos with the ball during the second leg of the final Bolanos lidera el contragolpe.jpg
Christian Bolaños with the ball during the second leg of the final

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
1 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 633093+6122nd leg
2 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 6402106+4121st leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations II, Article I). [3]

Summary

The first leg was played on 7 November, and the second leg was played on 26 November 2019. [22]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 1–0 0–0

Matches

Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
Report
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, Tibás
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Motagua Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 0–0 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Report
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Saprissa won 1–0 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated or inactive for this round.
RankPlayerTeamGoalsBy round
PR1PR22R12R2QF1QF2SF1SF2 F1  F2 
1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Johan Venegas Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 711311
2 Flag of Colombia.svg Raúl Peñaranda Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 41111
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Manfred Ugalde Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 211
4 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Marvin Angulo Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 22
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Jorge Benguché Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Choinière Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forge FC 11
Flag of Panama.svg José Fajardo Flag of Panama.svg Independiente 11
Flag of Guatemala.svg Gerardo Gordillo Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones 11
Flag of El Salvador.svg Marvin Monterrosa Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 11
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Juan Montes Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 11

Qualification to CONCACAF Champions League

Starting from the round of 16, teams were ranked based on their results (excluding preliminary round) using the following criteria (Regulations II, Article I): [3]

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss, except that teams advancing via a penalty shootout were considered to have won the match and thus earned 3 points);
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. Away goals scored;
  5. Wins;
  6. Away wins;
  7. Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card);
  8. Drawing of lots

Based on the ranking, the top six teams, i.e., champions, runners-up, both losing semi-finalists, and best two losing quarter-finalists, qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League. [21]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 8512116+516Champions; 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 834194+513Runners-up; 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
3 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 631296+310Semi-finalists; 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
4 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 621356−17
5 Flag of Costa Rica.svg San Carlos 421112−17Quarter-finalists; 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
6 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones 412123−15
7 Flag of Jamaica.svg Waterhouse 412124−25Quarter-finalists
8 Flag of Panama.svg Independiente 411256−14
9 Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila 210112−13 [lower-alpha 1] Round of 16
10 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro 210112−13 [lower-alpha 1]
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forge FC 210124−23
12 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano 20112201
13 Flag of El Salvador.svg Santa Tecla 20110001
14 Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood 201123−11 [lower-alpha 2]
15 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Managua 201123−11 [lower-alpha 2]
16 Flag of Guatemala.svg Guastatoya 201112−11
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations II, Article I). [3]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Disciplinary points: Águila –2, Tauro –4.
  2. 1 2 Disciplinary points: Robinhood –1, Managua –5.

Awards

Following their victory in the final, Saprissa players Manfred Ugalde, Michael Barrantes and Johan Venegas (left to right) pose with the Best Young Player, Fair Play Award, Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards, respectively. Saprissa festeja sus titulos individuales.jpg
Following their victory in the final, Saprissa players Manfred Ugalde, Michael Barrantes and Johan Venegas (left to right) pose with the Best Young Player, Fair Play Award, Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards, respectively.

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: [23]

AwardPlayerTeam
Golden Ball Flag of Costa Rica.svg Johan Venegas Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Golden Boot Flag of Costa Rica.svg Johan Venegas Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Golden Glove Flag of Argentina.svg Jonathan Rougier Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
Best Young Player Flag of Costa Rica.svg Manfred Ugalde Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Fair Play Award— Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Round of 16 home matches of Honduran clubs Olimpia and Motagua were moved from Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa to Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, and required by CONCACAF to be played behind closed doors, after incidents before the domestic league match between the two teams on 17 August 2019 at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino. [19]

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