2021 CONCACAF Champions League final

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2021 CONCACAF Champions League Final
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Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe, Nuevo León hosted the match.
Event 2021 CONCACAF Champions League
Monterrey América
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Date28 October 2021 (2021-10-28)
Venue Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Referee Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
Attendance40,170
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The 2021 CONCACAF Champions League Final was the final match of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League, the 13th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 56th edition of the premier association football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

Contents

The match was played at Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe, between Monterrey and América. Monterrey won 1–0 for their fifth Champions League title.

Teams

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

TeamZonePrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey North America (NAFU) 4 ( 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2019 )
Flag of Mexico.svg América North America (NAFU) 2 ( 2015 , 2016 )

Venue

Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe hosted the final. Estadio BBVA Bancomer (1).jpg
Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe hosted the final.

The higher ranked team, Monterrey, hosted the final match of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League in Guadalupe, Nuevo León.

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. [1] 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. [2]

Road to the final

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

Flag of Mexico.svg América Round Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 2–2 (a) 1–2 (A) 0–1 (H)Round of 16 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Atlético Pantoja 6–1 0–3 (A) 3–1 (H)
Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers 4–2 1–1 (A) 3–1 (H)Quarter-finals

Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew

5–2 2–2 (A) 3–0 (H)
Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union 4–0 2–0 (H) 0–2 (A)Semi-finals

Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul

5–1 1–0 (A) 1–4 (H)

América

Monterrey

Format

In the final, extra time was played if the score was tied after the end of the match. If the score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.8). [3]

Match

Details

Monterrey Flag of Mexico.svg 1–0 Flag of Mexico.svg América
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Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Attendance: 40,170
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
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Monterrey
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América
GK31 Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Andrada
RB33 Flag of Colombia.svg Stefan Medina (c)Yellow card.svg 90+10'
CB3 Flag of Mexico.svg César Montes
CB15 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Moreno
LB20 Flag of Chile.svg Sebastián Vegas
CM16 Flag of Paraguay.svg Celso Ortiz Yellow card.svg 39'Sub off.svg 71'
CM29 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Rodríguez
RW11 Flag of Argentina.svg Maximiliano Meza
AM21 Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso González Sub off.svg 90'
LW17 Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Gallardo
CF7 Flag of Mexico.svg Rogelio Funes Mori Sub off.svg 75'
Substitutes:
GK22 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Cárdenas
DF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Edson Gutiérrez
DF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Érick Aguirre Sub on.svg 90'
MF5 Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Kranevitter Sub on.svg 71'
FW9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent Janssen Sub on.svg 75'
FW95 Flag of Mexico.svg Kaleth Hernández
FW99 Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso Alvarado
Manager:
Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Aguirre
GK13 Flag of Mexico.svg Guillermo Ochoa (c)
RB3 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Sánchez Yellow card.svg 90+10'
CB18 Flag of Paraguay.svg Bruno Valdez
CB4 Flag of Uruguay.svg Sebastián Cáceres Yellow card.svg 21'
LB2 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Fuentes Sub off.svg 55'
RM12 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Osuna
CM20 Flag of Paraguay.svg Richard Sánchez Sub off.svg 67'
LM22 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Fidalgo
RF9 Flag of Colombia.svg Roger Martínez Yellow card.svg 68'Sub off.svg 81'
CF21 Flag of Mexico.svg Henry Martín
LF26 Flag of Mexico.svg Salvador Reyes Yellow card.svg 59'
Substitutes:
GK27 Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Jiménez
DF19 Flag of Argentina.svg Emanuel Aguilera
DF25 Flag of Mexico.svg Jordan Silva
MF10 Flag of Mexico.svg Sebastián Córdova Sub on.svg 55'
MF14 Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Benedetti
MF23 Flag of Guatemala.svg Antonio López Sub on.svg 67'
FW24 Flag of Uruguay.svg Federico Viñas Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Santiago Solari

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References

  1. ↑ Straus, Brian (February 20, 2018). "CONCACAF Champions League is Different, but Will MLS's Fortunes Change at All?". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ Carlisle, Jeff (January 23, 2017). "CONCACAF Champions League unveils new format without group stage". ESPN . Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2021 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.
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