2019 CONCACAF Champions League final

2019 CONCACAF Champions League final
Monterrey players celebrate winning the title
Event2019 CONCACAF Champions League
UANL Monterrey
Mexico Mexico
1 2
on aggregate
First leg
UANL Monterrey
0 1
Date23 April 2019 (2019-04-23)
VenueEstadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Man of the MatchNicolás Sánchez (Monterrey)[1]
RefereeJohn Pitti (Panama)[2]
Attendance41,615[3]
Second leg
Monterrey UANL
1 1
Date1 May 2019 (2019-05-01)
VenueEstadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Man of the MatchMarcelo Barovero (Monterrey)[1]
RefereeJair Marrufo (United States)[4]
Attendance52,229[3]
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 CONCACAF Champions League final was the final round of the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 54th edition of the premier football club competition organised by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Mexican teams UANL and Monterrey in a Clásico Regiomontano. The first leg was hosted by UANL at the Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza on 23 April 2019, while the second leg was hosted by Monterrey at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer in Guadalupe on 1 May 2019.[5]

Monterrey won the final 2–1 on aggregate for their fourth CONCACAF 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.

Team Zone Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Mexico UANL North America (NAFU) 2 (2016, 2017)
Mexico Monterrey North America (NAFU) 3 (2011, 2012, 2013)

This was the eighth all-Mexican final in the eleven editions of the CONCACAF Champions League, and guaranteed that for the fourteenth season in a row the CONCACAF club champions were from Mexico.[6]

Venues

The Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico hosted the first leg.
The Estadio BBVA Bancomer in Guadalupe, Mexico hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

Further information: 2019 CONCACAF Champions League

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

Mexico UANL Round Mexico Monterrey
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Costa Rica Saprissa 5–2 0–1 (A) 5–1 (H) Round of 16 El Salvador Alianza 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
United States Houston Dynamo 3–0 2–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals United States Atlanta United FC 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Mexico Santos Laguna 5–3 3–0 (H) 2–3 (A) Semi-finals United States Sporting Kansas City 10–2 5–0 (H) 5–2 (A)

Format

The final was played in a home-and-away two-legged series, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds (Monterrey) hosting the second leg.

If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would not be applied, and extra time would be played. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations II, Article G).[7]

Performance ranking

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 Mexico Monterrey 6 4 1 1 14 3 +11 13 Second leg
2 Mexico UANL 6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 12 First 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 H).

Matches

First leg

UANL Mexico0–1Mexico Monterrey
Report
  • Sánchez 43'
Attendance: 41,615[3]
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
UANL[2]
Monterrey[2]
GK 1 Argentina Nahuel Guzmán
LB 3 Mexico Carlos Salcedo
CB 4 Mexico Hugo Ayala Yellow card 20'
CB 21 Colombia Francisco Meza
RB 29 Mexico Jesús Dueñas
LM 20 Mexico Javier Aquino downward-facing red arrow 59'
CM 19 Argentina Guido Pizarro
CM 5 Brazil Rafael Carioca
RM 26 Colombia Luis Quiñones
FW 9 Chile Eduardo Vargas downward-facing red arrow 60'
FW 13 Ecuador Enner Valencia
Substitutes
MF 25 Mexico Jürgen Damm upward-facing green arrow 59'
CF 10 France André-Pierre Gignac upward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti
GK 1 Argentina Marcelo Barovero
LB 17 Mexico Jesús Gallardo Yellow card 90'
CB 33 Colombia Stefan Medina
CB 4 Argentina Nicolás Sánchez Yellow card 14'
RB 21 Mexico Miguel Layún
CM 29 Mexico Carlos Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 89'
CM 16 Paraguay Celso Ortiz Yellow card 58'
AM 18 Colombia Avilés Hurtado downward-facing red arrow 72' Yellow card 33'
AM 20 Mexico Rodolfo Pizarro
FW 8 Colombia Dorlan Pabón downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW 7 Argentina Rogelio Funes Mori
Substitutes
MF 32 Argentina Maximiliano Meza upward-facing green arrow 72'
LB 11 Argentina Leonel Vangioni upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 35 Mexico Eric Cantú upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager
Uruguay Diego Alonso

Man of the Match:
Nicolás Sánchez (Monterrey)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Alejandro Camarena (Panama)
Fourth official:[2]
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Match rules[7]

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

Second leg

Monterrey Mexico1–1Mexico UANL
 Report
Attendance: 52,229[3]
Monterrey[4]
UANL[4]
GK 1 Argentina Marcelo Barovero
LB 17 Mexico Jesús Gallardo
CB 33 Colombia Stefan Medina Yellow card 48'
CB 4 Argentina Nicolás Sánchez
RB 21 Mexico Miguel Layún Yellow card 43'
CM 29 Mexico Carlos Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 16 Paraguay Celso Ortiz
AM 18 Colombia Avilés Hurtado downward-facing red arrow 61'
AM 20 Mexico Rodolfo Pizarro
FW 8 Colombia Dorlan Pabón downward-facing red arrow 83'
FW 7 Argentina Rogelio Funes Mori
Substitutes
CB 3 Mexico César Montes upward-facing green arrow 61' Yellow card 90'
CM 25 Mexico Jonathan González upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 32 Argentina Maximiliano Meza upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager
Uruguay Diego Alonso
GK 1 Argentina Nahuel Guzmán
LB 29 Mexico Jesús Dueñas
CB 3 Mexico Carlos Salcedo Yellow card 90+3'
CB 4 Mexico Hugo Ayala downward-facing red arrow 72'
RB 28 Mexico Luis Rodríguez
LM 25 Mexico Jürgen Damm downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 19 Argentina Guido Pizarro
CM 5 Brazil Rafael Carioca Yellow card 42'
RM 26 Colombia Luis Quiñones Yellow card 45+1'
FW 9 Chile Eduardo Vargas downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 13 Ecuador Enner Valencia
Substitutes
MF 20 Mexico Javier Aquino upward-facing green arrow 46'
CF 10 France André-Pierre Gignac upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 8 Argentina Lucas Zelarayán upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti

Man of the Match:
Marcelo Barovero (Monterrey)[1]

Assistant referees:[4]
Corey Rockwell (United States)
Frank Anderson (United States)
Fourth official:[4]
Malcolm Villarreal (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Match rules[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Previous Man of the Match winners". CONCACAFChampionsLeague.com. CONCACAF. 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "GAME NOTES TIGRES VS MONTERREY SCCL 2019" (PDF). CONCACAF Champions League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "About". CONCACAF. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "GAME NOTES MONTERREY VS TIGRES SCCL 2019" (PDF). CONCACAF Champions League.
  5. ^ "Dates and Kickoff Times Set for the 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Finals". CONCACAFChampionsLeague.com. Miami: CONCACAF. 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Tigres and Monterrey continue Liga MX dominance in SCCL". CONCACAF Champions League. 17 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2019 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.