2019 CONCACAF League Final

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2019 CONCACAF League Final
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Saprissa players celebrating with the trophy
Event 2019 CONCACAF League
on aggregate
First leg
Date7 November 2019 (2019-11-07)
Venue Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, Tibás
Referee Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Second leg
Date26 November 2019 (2019-11-26)
Venue Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Referee César Ramos (Mexico)
2018
2020

The 2019 CONCACAF League Final was the final round of the 2019 CONCACAF League, the third edition of the CONCACAF League, the secondary club football tournament organised by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. [1]

Contents

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Saprissa from Costa Rica and Motagua from Honduras. The first leg was hosted by Saprissa at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in Tibás on 7 November 2019, while the second leg was hosted by Motagua at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa on 26 November 2019. [2]

Saprissa won the final 1–0 on aggregate for their first CONCACAF League title. [3] [4]

Teams

TeamZonePrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Central America (UNCAF) None
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua Central America (UNCAF) 1 (2018)

For the third consecutive season, the final of the CONCACAF League was competed between teams from Costa Rica and Honduras.

Venues

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Ayma in Tibas, Costa Rica, hosted the first leg. Estadio Ricardo Saprissa.jpg
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in Tibás, Costa Rica, hosted the first leg.
Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, hosted the second leg. Estadio Carias.jpg
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

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

Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Round Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg 2019 CONCACAF League OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg Belmopan Bandits 6–2 3–1 (A) 3–1 (H)Preliminary roundBye
Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila 2–1 2–0 (H) 0–1 (A)Round of 16 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Managua 3–2 2–1 (A) 1–1 (H)
Flag of Panama.svg Independiente 4–2 3–2 (H) 1–0 (A)Quarter-finals Flag of Jamaica.svg Waterhouse 2–0 2–0 (A) 0–0 (H)
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 4–3 0–2 (A) 4–1 (H)Semi-finals Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 4–1 1–1 (A) 3–0 (H)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosting the second leg.

The away goals rule would not be applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations II, Article G). [1]

Performance ranking

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). [1]

Matches

First leg

Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
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Saprissa
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Motagua
Saprissa:
GK13 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Aarón Cruz
RB12 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Ricardo Blanco Yellow card.svg 52'
CB52 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Aubrey David
CB32 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alexander Robinson
LB3 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Yostin Salinas Yellow card.svg 64' Yellow-red card.svg 75'
RM11 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Michael Barrantes (c)Yellow card.svg 68'
CM10 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Marvin Angulo Sub off.svg 77'
CM2 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Christian Bolaños Sub off.svg 84'
LM8 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Randall Leal
ST7 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Johan Venegas
ST27 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Manfred Ugalde Sub off.svg 70'
Substitutes:
GK22 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alejandro Gómez
DF5 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jean Carlo Agüero
FW9 Flag of Costa Rica.svg David Ramírez Sub on.svg 70'
DF14 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jaikel Medina
MF21 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Esteban Rodríguez
MF24 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Suhander Zúñiga Sub on.svg 84'
MF33 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jaylon Hadden Sub on.svg 77'
Manager:
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Walter Centeno
Motagua:
GK19 Flag of Argentina.svg Jonathan Rougier
RB2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Juan Pablo Montes (c)Yellow card.svg 63'
CB5 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marcelo Pereira
CB17 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Denil Maldonado
LB24 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Omar Elvir
RM34 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Kevin López Sub off.svg 46'
CM3 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Emilio Izaguirre Yellow card.svg 30'
CM16 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Héctor Castellanos
LM10 Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Galvaliz Yellow card.svg 58'Sub off.svg 71'
ST21 Flag of Paraguay.svg Roberto Moreira
ST22 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Estigarribia Sub off.svg 81'
Substitutes:
GK25 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marlon Licona Yellow card.svg 22'
MF4 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Sergio Peña
MF8 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Walter Martínez Sub on.svg 46'
FW11 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marco Tulio Vega Sub on.svg 81'
MF12 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Raúl Santos
DF18 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Wilmer Crisanto
DF27 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Félix Crisanto Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Vásquez

Assistant referees: [5]
Ojay Duhaney (Jamaica)
Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official: [5]
Reon Radix (Grenada)

Match rules [1]

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

Second leg

Motagua Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 0–0 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
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Motagua
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Motagua:
GK19 Flag of Argentina.svg Jonathan Rougier
RB2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Juan Pablo Montes (c)
CB5 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marcelo Pereira Sub off.svg 46'
CB17 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Denil Maldonado
LB24 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Omar Elvir
RM34 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Kevin López
CM3 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Emilio Izaguirre Sub off.svg 64'
CM16 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Héctor Castellanos
LM10 Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Galvaliz
ST21 Flag of Paraguay.svg Roberto Moreira
ST22 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Estigarribia Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutes:
GK25 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marlon Licona
MF4 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Sergio Peña
MF8 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Walter Martínez Sub on.svg 64'
FW11 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marco Tulio Vega Sub on.svg 46'
DF18 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Wilmer Crisanto
DF27 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Félix Crisanto Sub on.svg 46'
DF35 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Cristopher Meléndez
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Vásquez
Saprissa:
GK13 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Aarón Cruz Yellow card.svg 90+3'
RB12 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Ricardo Blanco Yellow card.svg 83'
CB52 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Aubrey David
CB32 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alexander Robinson
LB31 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Roy Miller
RM11 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Michael Barrantes (c)Sub off.svg 84'
CM10 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Marvin Angulo Sub off.svg 78'
CM2 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Christian Bolaños
LM8 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Randall Leal
ST7 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Johan Venegas
ST27 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Manfred Ugalde Sub off.svg 63'
Substitutes:
GK22 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alejandro Gómez
DF5 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jean Carlo Agüero Sub on.svg 78'
FW9 Flag of Costa Rica.svg David Ramírez Sub on.svg 63'
DF14 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jaikel Medina
MF19 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Yael López
MF20 Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Torres Sub on.svg 84'
MF24 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Suhander Zúñiga
Manager:
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Walter Centeno

Assistant referees:
Christian Espinosa (Mexico)
Michel Morales (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Luis Santander (Mexico)

Match rules [1]

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