2021 CONCACAF Champions League final

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.

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 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)
  Monterrey North America (NAFU) 4 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2019)
  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).

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

  Columbus Crew

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

  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  1–0  América
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Attendance: 40,170
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monterrey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
América
GK 31   Esteban Andrada
RB 33   Stefan Medina (c)   90+10'
CB 3   César Montes
CB 15   Héctor Moreno
LB 20   Sebastián Vegas
CM 16   Celso Ortiz   39'   71'
CM 29   Carlos Rodríguez
RW 11   Maximiliano Meza
AM 21   Alfonso González   90'
LW 17   Jesús Gallardo
CF 7   Rogelio Funes Mori   75'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Luis Cárdenas
DF 6   Edson Gutiérrez
DF 14   Érick Aguirre   90'
MF 5   Matías Kranevitter   71'
FW 9   Vincent Janssen   75'
FW 95   Kaleth Hernández
FW 99   Alfonso Alvarado
Manager:
  Javier Aguirre
GK 13   Guillermo Ochoa (c)
RB 3   Jorge Sánchez   90+10'
CB 18   Bruno Valdez
CB 4   Sebastián Cáceres   21'
LB 2   Luis Fuentes   55'
RM 12   Mario Osuna
CM 20   Richard Sánchez   67'
LM 22   Álvaro Fidalgo
RF 9   Roger Martínez   68'   81'
CF 21   Henry Martín
LF 26   Salvador Reyes   59'
Substitutes:
GK 27   Óscar Jiménez
DF 19   Emanuel Aguilera
DF 25   Jordan Silva
MF 10   Sebastián Córdova   55'
MF 14   Nicolás Benedetti
MF 23   Antonio López   67'
FW 24   Federico Viñas   81'
Manager:
  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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