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2021 CONCACAF Champions League final

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2021 CONCACAF Champions League final
Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe, Nuevo León hosted the match.
Event2021 CONCACAF Champions League
Date28 October 2021 (2021-10-28)
VenueEstadio BBVA, Guadalupe
RefereeFernando Hernández (Mexico)
Attendance40,170
2020
2022

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.

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

Teams

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

Team Zone Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Mexico Monterrey North America (NAFU) 4 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2019)
Mexico América North America (NAFU) 2 (2015, 2016)

Venue

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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

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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

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

Mexico América Round Mexico Monterrey
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Honduras Olimpia 2–2 (a) 1–2 (A) 0–1 (H) Round of 16 Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja 6–1 0–3 (A) 3–1 (H)
United States Portland Timbers 4–2 1–1 (A) 3–1 (H) Quarter-finals

United States Columbus Crew

5–2 2–2 (A) 3–0 (H)
United States Philadelphia Union 4–0 2–0 (H) 0–2 (A) Semi-finals

Mexico Cruz Azul

5–1 1–0 (A) 1–4 (H)

América

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Monterrey

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Format

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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

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Details

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Monterrey Mexico1–0Mexico América
Report
Attendance: 40,170
Monterrey
América
GK 31 Argentina Esteban Andrada
RB 33 Colombia Stefan Medina (c) Yellow card 90+10'
CB 3 Mexico César Montes
CB 15 Mexico Héctor Moreno
LB 20 Chile Sebastián Vegas
CM 16 Paraguay Celso Ortiz Yellow card 39' downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 29 Mexico Carlos Rodríguez
RW 11 Argentina Maximiliano Meza
AM 21 Mexico Alfonso González downward-facing red arrow 90'
LW 17 Mexico Jesús Gallardo
CF 7 Mexico Rogelio Funes Mori downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
GK 22 Mexico Luis Cárdenas
DF 6 Mexico Edson Gutiérrez
DF 14 Mexico Érick Aguirre upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 5 Argentina Matías Kranevitter upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 9 Netherlands Vincent Janssen upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 95 Mexico Kaleth Hernández
FW 99 Mexico Alfonso Alvarado
Manager:
Mexico Javier Aguirre
GK 13 Mexico Guillermo Ochoa (c)
RB 3 Mexico Jorge Sánchez Yellow card 90+10'
CB 18 Paraguay Bruno Valdez
CB 4 Uruguay Sebastián Cáceres Yellow card 21'
LB 2 Mexico Luis Fuentes downward-facing red arrow 55'
RM 12 Mexico Mario Osuna
CM 20 Paraguay Richard Sánchez downward-facing red arrow 67'
LM 22 Spain Álvaro Fidalgo
RF 9 Colombia Roger Martínez Yellow card 68' downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 21 Mexico Henry Martín
LF 26 Mexico Salvador Reyes Yellow card 59'
Substitutes:
GK 27 Mexico Óscar Jiménez
DF 19 Argentina Emanuel Aguilera
DF 25 Mexico Jordan Silva
MF 10 Mexico Sebastián Córdova upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 14 Colombia Nicolás Benedetti
MF 23 Guatemala Antonio López upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 24 Uruguay Federico Viñas upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Argentina Santiago Solari

See also

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References

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  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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