2018 CONCACAF Champions League

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2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League
Estadio Omnilife Chivas.jpg
Estadio Akron in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico hosted the second leg of the final
Tournament details
Dates20 February – 25 April
Teams16 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored84 (2.8 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Italy.svg Sebastian Giovinco
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Osorio
(4 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Italy.svg Sebastian Giovinco
Best young player Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Pizarro
Best goalkeeper Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Cota
Fair play award Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls
2019 →

The 2018 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) [1] 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.

Contents

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. [2] 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. [3] 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:

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. [4] 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. [5]

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

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. [5] 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)
AssociationTeamQualifying methodApp.(last)Previous best (last)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (4 berths) UANL 2016 Apertura champions and 2017 Clausura runners-up4th (2016–17)Runners-up (2016–17)
Guadalajara 2017 Clausura champions2nd (2012–13)Group stage (2012–13)
América 2016 Apertura runners-up4th (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)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (4 berths) Seattle Sounders FC 2016 MLS Cup champions5th (2015–16)Semi-finals (2012–13)
FC Dallas 2016 MLS Supporters' Shield and 2016 U.S. Open Cup champions3rd (2016–17)Semi-finals (2016–17)
New York Red Bulls 2016 MLS Eastern Conference regular season champions4th (2016–17)Quarter-finals (2016–17)
Colorado Rapids 2016 MLS Supporters' Shield runners-up [Note USA] 2nd (2011–12)Group stage (2011–12)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  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)
AssociationTeamQualifying methodApp.(last)Previous best (last)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  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)
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras (1 berth + CL winner) Motagua 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura champions4th (2015–16)Group stage (2015–16)
Olimpia 2017 CONCACAF League champions10th (2016–17)Quarter-finals (2014–15)
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama (1 berth) Tauro Champions with better aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2017 Clausura)6th (2014–15)Group stage (2014–15)
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador (1 berth) Santa Tecla 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura champions2nd (2015–16)Group stage (2015–16)
Qualified teams from Caribbean (1 team)
AssociationTeamQualifying methodApp.(last)Previous best (last)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Cibao 2017 Caribbean Club Championship champions1stDebut
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. [4]
  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. [6] 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, [7] and expelled all Guatemalan teams from the tournament on 5 May 2017 after the federation failed to be reinstated by FIFA. [8] 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 Xolos. [9]
  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. [10]

Draw

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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, [11] [12] and was streamed on YouTube. [13]

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. [14] 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: [15]

Points perParticipationWinDrawStage advancedChampions
43112

The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:

PotRankSlot 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 TotalTeam
Pot 11MEX31129322315110 Flag of Mexico.svg América
2MEX11622113327109 Flag of Mexico.svg UANL
3MEX22710162030103 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
4MEX4352991810101 Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana
5USA3161113162076 Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls
6CAN110102382273 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC
7USA1201711141173 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC
8USA222139131471 Flag of the United States.svg FC Dallas
Pot 29USA411162016871 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids
10CRC116191210865 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
11CRC211101891462 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano (wildcard)
12HON191115101156 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
13PAN14154102053 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro
14SLV14847932 Flag of El Salvador.svg Santa Tecla
15CCC15548527 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Cibao
16SCL1000000 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 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). [3]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

RoundFirst legSecond leg
Round of 1620–22 February 201827 February – 1 March 2018
Quarter-finals6–7 March 201813–14 March 2018
Semi-finals3–4 April 201810 April 2018
Final17 April 201825 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 Final
                
Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids 0 0 0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC 2 0 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC (a) 2 2 4
Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 1 3 4
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano 2 1 3
Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 2 3 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC 3 1 4
Flag of Mexico.svg América 1 1 2
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 1 1 2
Flag of Mexico.svg América 5 1 6
Flag of Mexico.svg América 4 3 7
Flag of Panama.svg Tauro 0 1 1
Flag of Panama.svg Tauro (a) 1 2 3
Flag of the United States.svg FC Dallas 0 3 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC 1 2 3 (2)
Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara (p) 2 1 3 (4)
Flag of El Salvador.svg Santa Tecla 2 0 2
Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC 1 4 5
Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC 1 0 1
Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 0 3 3
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Cibao 0 0 0
Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 2 5 7
Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 1 0 1
Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls 0 0 0
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 0 1 1
Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana 1 1 2
Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana 0 1 1
Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls 2 3 5
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 1 0 1
Flag of the United States.svg 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 from 20 to 22 February, and the second legs were played from 27 February – 1 March 2018. [16]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cibao Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 0–7 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 0–2 0–5
Santa Tecla Flag of El Salvador.svg 2–5 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 0–4
Olimpia Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–3 Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls 1–1 0–2
Motagua Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–2 Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana 0–1 1–1
Herediano Flag of Costa Rica.svg 3–5 Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 2–2 1–3
Colorado Rapids Flag of the United States.svg 0–2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC 0–2 0–0
Tauro Flag of Panama.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of the United States.svg FC Dallas 1–0 2–3
Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2–6 Flag of Mexico.svg América 1–5 1–1

Matches

Cibao Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 0–2 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
Report
Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Guadalajara Flag of Mexico.svg 5–0 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Cibao
Report
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
Attendance: 14,840
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Guadalajara won 7–0 on aggregate.

Santa Tecla Flag of El Salvador.svg 2–1 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC
Report
Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)
Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg 4–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg Santa Tecla
Report
CenturyLink Field, Seattle
Attendance: 35,549 [17]
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Seattle Sounders FC won 5–2 on aggregate.

Olimpia Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–1 Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José (Costa Rica) [note 1]
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
New York Red Bulls Flag of the United States.svg 2–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia
Report
Red Bull Arena, Harrison
Attendance: 11,677 [19]
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

New York Red Bulls won 3–1 on aggregate.

Motagua Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana
Report
H-E-B Park, Edinburg (United States) [note 2]
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
Tijuana Flag of Mexico.svg 1–1 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
Report
Estadio Caliente, Tijuana
Attendance: 15,333
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Tijuana Xolos won 2–1 on aggregate.

Herediano Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2–2 Flag of Mexico.svg UANL
Report
Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
UANL Flag of Mexico.svg 3–1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano
Report
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 37,214 [20]
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

UANL won 5–3 on aggregate.

Colorado Rapids Flag of the United States.svg 0–2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC
Report
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
Attendance: 2,673 [21]
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Toronto FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 0–0 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids
Report
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 23,383 [22]
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Toronto FC won 2–0 on aggregate.

Tauro Flag of Panama.svg 1–0 Flag of the United States.svg FC Dallas
Report
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Attendance: 4,047 [23]
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
FC Dallas Flag of the United States.svg 3–2 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro
Report
Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

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

Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1–5 Flag of Mexico.svg América
Report
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
América Flag of Mexico.svg 1–1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Report
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:

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

Summary

The first legs were played from 6–7 March, and the second legs were played from 13 to 14 March 2018. [24]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg 1–3 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 1–0 0–3
Tijuana Flag of Mexico.svg 1–5 Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls 0–2 1–3
Toronto FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 4–4 (a) Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 2–1 2–3
América Flag of Mexico.svg 7–1 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro 4–0 3–1

Matches

Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg 1–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
Report
CenturyLink Field, Seattle
Attendance: 42,885 [25]
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Guadalajara Flag of Mexico.svg 3–0 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC
Report
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

Guadalajara won 3–1 on aggregate.

Tijuana Flag of Mexico.svg 0–2 Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls
Report
Estadio Caliente, Tijuana
Attendance: 22,000 [26]
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
New York Red Bulls Flag of the United States.svg 3–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana
Report
Red Bull Arena, Harrison
Attendance: 6,393 [27]
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

New York Red Bulls won 5–1 on aggregate.

Toronto FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2–1 Flag of Mexico.svg UANL
Report
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 25,587 [28]
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
UANL Flag of Mexico.svg 3–2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC
Report
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 30,500 [29]
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

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

América Flag of Mexico.svg 4–0 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Tauro Flag of Panama.svg 1–3 Flag of Mexico.svg América
Report
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

América won 7–1 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 hosted the second leg.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
1 (SF1) Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls 431082+610Second leg
2 (SF1) Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 4301101+99First leg
1 (SF2) Flag of Mexico.svg América 4310133+1010Second leg
2 (SF2) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC 421164+27First 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. [3]

Summary

The first legs were played on 3–4 April, and the second legs were played on 10 April 2018. [30]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Guadalajara Flag of Mexico.svg 1–0 Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls 1–0 0–0
Toronto FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 4–2 Flag of Mexico.svg América 3–1 1–1

Matches

Guadalajara Flag of Mexico.svg 1–0 Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls
Report
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
New York Red Bulls Flag of the United States.svg 0–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
Report
Red Bull Arena, Harrison
Attendance: 23,623
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Guadalajara won 1–0 on aggregate.

Toronto FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 3–1 Flag of Mexico.svg América
Report
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 23,463 [31]
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
América Flag of Mexico.svg 1–1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) [32]

Toronto FC won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 6411111+1013Second leg
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC 6321106+411First 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. [3]

Summary

The first leg was played on 17 April, and the second leg was played on 25 April 2018. [33]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Toronto FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 3–3 (2–4 p) Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 1–2 2–1

Matches

Toronto FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1–2 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
Report
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 29,925 [34]
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Guadalajara Flag of Mexico.svg 1–2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC
Report
Penalties
4–2
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara
Attendance: 36,977 [35]
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

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

Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated for this round.
RankPlayerClubGoalsBy round
1R11R2QF1QF2SF1SF2 F1  F2 
1 Flag of Italy.svg Sebastian Giovinco Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC 41111
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Osorio Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC 1111
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jozy Altidore Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC 3111
Flag of Paraguay.svg Cecilio Domínguez Flag of Mexico.svg América 21
Flag of Mexico.svg Henry Martín Flag of Mexico.svg América 12
Flag of Colombia.svg Mateus Uribe Flag of Mexico.svg América 21
Flag of England.svg Bradley Wright-Phillips Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls 12
8 Flag of Panama.svg Edwin Aguilar Flag of Panama.svg Tauro 211
Flag of Mexico.svg Oswaldo Alanís Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 11
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jairo Arrieta Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano 11
Flag of France.svg André-Pierre Gignac Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 2
Flag of Colombia.svg Andrés Ibargüen Flag of Mexico.svg América 11
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nicolás Lodeiro Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC 11
Flag of Mexico.svg José Macías Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 11
Flag of El Salvador.svg Gerson Mayen Flag of El Salvador.svg Santa Tecla 2
Flag of Mexico.svg Alan Pulido Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 11
Flag of Chile.svg Eduardo Vargas Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 11
Flag of Ecuador.svg Enner Valencia Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 2

Source: CONCACAF [36]

Awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Golden Ball [37] Flag of Italy.svg Sebastian Giovinco Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC
Golden Boot [38] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Osorio Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC
Golden Glove [39] Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Cota Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
Best Young Player [40] Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Pizarro Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
Fair Play Award [41] — Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls
Goal of the Tournament [42] Flag of Mexico.svg Alan Pulido Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
Best XI [43]
PositionPlayerTeam
GK Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Cota Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
DF Flag of Mexico.svg Oswaldo Alanís Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Mayorga Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
Flag of Panama.svg Michael Amir Murillo Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls
Flag of Mexico.svg Edwin Hernández Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Osorio Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC
Flag of Colombia.svg Mateus Uribe Flag of Mexico.svg América
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nicolás Lodeiro Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC
Flag of Mexico.svg Isaác Brizuela Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
FW Flag of Italy.svg Sebastian Giovinco Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC
Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Pizarro Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 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. [18]
  2. ↑ The Motagua v Tijuana Xolos 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". [18]

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