2022 CONCACAF League final

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2022 CONCACAF League Final
Event 2022 CONCACAF League
First leg
Date26 October 2022 (2022-10-26)
Venue Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
Referee Drew Fischer (Canada)
Attendance19,320 [1]
Second leg
Date2 November 2022 (2022-11-02)
Venue Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Referee Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Attendance13,486 [2]
2021

The 2022 CONCACAF League Final was the final round of the 2022 CONCACAF League, the sixth and final 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. [3]

Contents

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Olimpia from Honduras and Alajuelense from Costa Rica.

The first leg was hosted by Olimpia at the Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés in Tegucigalpa on 26 October 2022, and the second leg was hosted by Alajuelense at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela on 2 November 2022. [4]

Teams

TeamZonePrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of Honduras.svg Olimpia Central America (UNCAF) 1 ( 2017 )
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense Central America (UNCAF) 1 ( 2020 )

Venues

Estadio Nacional Chelato Ucles in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, hosted the first leg. Estadio Chelato Ucles.jpg
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, hosted the first leg.
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela, Costa Rica, hosted the second leg. Estadio Morera Soto.jpg
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela, Costa Rica, 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 Honduras.svg Olimpia Round Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg 2022 CONCACAF League OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
ByePreliminary round Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila 4–1 1–1 (A) 3–0 (H)
Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal 3–2 2–2 (A) 1–0 (H)Round of 16 Flag of Panama.svg Alianza 6–1 5–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Diriangén 7–1 0–4 (A) 3–1 (H)Quarter-finals Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 3–0 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)Semi-finals Flag of El Salvador.svg Real España 5–2 0–3 (A) 2–2 (H)

Format

The final was 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 was not to 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). [3]

Performance ranking

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 6420143+1114Second leg
2 Flag of Honduras.svg Olimpia 6420113+814First 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 (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

Matches

First leg

Olimpia Flag of Honduras.svg 3–2 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
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Second leg

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