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2019 CONCACAF Champions League
2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League
Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe hosted the second leg of the final
Tournament details
Dates19 February – 1 May 2019
Teams16 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions Mexico Monterrey (4th title)
Runners-up Mexico UANL
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored93 (3.1 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ecuador Enner Valencia
(7 goals)
Best player(s) Argentina Nicolás Sánchez
Best young player Mexico Jonathan González
Best goalkeeper Argentina Marcelo Barovero
Fair play award United States Sporting Kansas City
2018
2020

The 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League) was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 54th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. [1]

Monterrey defeated UANL 2–1 on aggregate in the final to win their fourth title. As the winners of the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, they qualified for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. Guadalajara were the title holders, 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 9 or 10 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, because of the restructuring of the CONCACAF Champions League starting from 2018, two teams each from the 2017 and 2018 seasons qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League:

This meant that the Supporters' Shield champions in 2017 and 2018, and the Eastern Conference or Western Conference regular season champions which were not Supporters' Shield champions in 2017 and 2018, which would have qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League in the usual setup, were not guaranteed a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. If there was any team which qualified through multiple berths, or if there was any Canada-based MLS team which were champions of the 2017 or 2018 MLS Cup, the vacated berth was reallocated to the U.S.-based team with the best aggregate record over the 2017 and 2018 MLS regular seasons. [2] [3]

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.

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. Another 13 teams from Central America, which qualified through their domestic leagues, entered the CONCACAF 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.

Caribbean

The sole berth for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), which consisted of 31 member associations, was allocated via the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, the first-tier subcontinental Caribbean club tournament. Since 2018, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship was open to teams from professional leagues. To qualify for the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, teams had to finish as the champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season. [4]

The champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. Another three teams from the Caribbean, which qualified through the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship or CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield (via a playoff), entered the CONCACAF 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 nine 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)
Association Team Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
  Mexico (4 berths) UANL 2017 Apertura champions 5th ( 2018) Runners-up ( 2016–17)
Santos Laguna 2018 Clausura champions 6th ( 2015–16) Runners-up ( 2012–13)
Monterrey 2017 Apertura runners-up 5th ( 2016–17) Champions ( 2012–13)
Toluca 2018 Clausura runners-up 4th ( 2013–14) Runners-up ( 2013–14)
  United States (4 berths) Atlanta United FC 2018 MLS Cup champions [Note USA] 1st Debut
Sporting Kansas City 2017 U.S. Open Cup champions [Note USA] 4th ( 2016–17) Quarter-finals ( 2013–14)
Houston Dynamo 2018 U.S. Open Cup champions [Note USA] 5th ( 2013–14) Quarter-finals ( 2012–13)
New York Red Bulls U.S. non-champions with best aggregate record in 2017 and 2018 MLS regular seasons [Note USA] 5th ( 2018) Semi-finals ( 2018)
  Canada (1 berth) Toronto FC 2018 Canadian Championship champions 6th ( 2018) Runners-up ( 2018)
Qualified teams from Central America (6 teams)
Association Team Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
  Costa Rica (1 berth + CL winner) Saprissa Champions with better aggregate record in 2017–18 season ( 2018 Clausura) 8th ( 2018) Semi-finals ( 2010–11)
Herediano 2018 CONCACAF League champions 9th ( 2018) Semi-finals ( 2014–15)
  El Salvador (1 berth) Alianza 2017 Apertura and 2018 Clausura champions 3rd ( 2016–17) Group stage ( 2016–17)
  Guatemala (1 berth) Guastatoya 2018 Guatemalan CONCACAF Champions League playoff winners [Note GUA] 1st Debut
  Honduras (1 berth) Marathón Champions with better aggregate record in 2017–18 season ( 2018 Clausura) 5th ( 2012–13) Quarter-finals ( 2009–10)
  Panama (1 berth) Independiente Champions with better aggregate record in 2017–18 season ( 2018 Clausura) 1st Debut
Qualified teams from Caribbean (1 team)
Association Team Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
  Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja 2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship champions 1st Debut
Notes
  1. ^
    Guatemala (GUA): After the suspension of the National Football Federation of Guatemala was lifted by FIFA in June 2018, it was decided that the representative of Guatemala in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League would be decided by a two-legged playoff between Antigua GFC ( 2017 Apertura champions) and Guastatoya ( 2018 Clausura champions), [6] which was won by Guastatoya. [7] Under the original qualification method, Antigua GFC would have qualified as champions with better aggregate record in 2017–18 season.
  2. ^
    United States (USA): Due to the tournament's restructuring from 2017–18, the United States was represented in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League by two teams each in the 2017 and 2018 seasons: the MLS Cup champions in 2017 and 2018, and the U.S. Open Cup champions in 2017 and 2018. This meant that the Supporters' Shield champions in 2017 and 2018, and the Eastern Conference and/or Western Conference regular season champions which were not Supporters' Shield champions in 2017 and 2018, which would have qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League in the usual setup, were not guaranteed a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. If a team qualified through multiple berths, or if any of the MLS berths were taken by a Canada-based MLS team, the vacated berth was reallocated to the U.S. non-champions with the best aggregate record over the 2017 and 2018 MLS regular seasons. [2] [3] As the 2017 MLS Cup was won by the Canadian team Toronto FC, this berth was reallocated based on the above method to the New York Red Bulls. [8] [9]

Draw

Location of teams of the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
North American Zone Central American Zone Caribbean Zone

The draw for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League was held on 3 December 2018, 19:00 EST ( UTC−5), at the Univision Studios in Miami. [10] [11]

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.[ citation needed]

The seeding of teams were based on the CONCACAF Club Index. [12] Each team qualified for the CONCACAF 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 have 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:

Points per Participation Win Draw Stage advanced Champions
4 3 1 1 2

The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:

Pot Rank Slot 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2018 Total Team
Pot 1 1 MEX3 29 32 23 15 17 116 Mexico Monterrey
2 MEX1 22 11 33 27 12 105 Mexico UANL
3 MEX2 10 16 20 30 25 101 Mexico Santos Laguna
4 CAN1 10 23 8 22 21 84 Canada Toronto FC
5 USA3 11 13 16 20 17 77 United States Houston Dynamo
6 MEX4 29 9 18 10 9 75 Mexico Toluca
7 USA4 16 20 16 8 5 65 United States New York Red Bulls [USA]
8 USA1 17 11 14 11 11 64 United States Atlanta United FC [USA]
Pot 2 9 PAN1 15 4 10 20 8 57 Panama Independiente
10 USA2 13 9 13 14 7 56 United States Sporting Kansas City
11 CRC1 19 12 10 8 5 54 Costa Rica Saprissa
12 HON1 11 15 10 11 5 52 Honduras Marathón
13 GUA1 10 11 8 9 0 38 Guatemala Guastatoya
14 SLV1 8 4 7 9 7 35 El Salvador Alianza
15 CCC1 5 4 8 5 4 26 Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja
16 SCL1 0 0 0 0 5 5 Costa Rica Herediano
Notes
  1. ^ a b
    USA The identity of the teams qualifying for two of the four slots for the United States (USA1 and USA4) was not known at the time of the draw, and was later determined based on the result of the 2018 MLS Cup on 8 December 2018. [13] As Atlanta United FC were certain to participate in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League and be seeded in Pot 1 (qualifying for either USA1 or USA4) at the time of the draw, they were included in the draw and assigned a bracket position from Pot A by the draw. They later won the 2018 MLS Cup and qualified for USA1, and the New York Red Bulls qualified for USA4. [14]

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.

  • In the round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, the away goals rule was applied if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If still tied, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations II, Article F). [1]
  • In the final, the away goals rule was not 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, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations II, Article G). [1]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

First leg Second leg
Round of 16 19–21 February 2019 26–28 February 2019
Quarter-finals 5–6 March 2019 12–14 March 2019
Semi-finals 3–4 April 2019 10–11 April 2019
Final 23 April 2019 1 May 2019

Times are Eastern Time, as listed by CONCACAF (local times are in parentheses):

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Guatemala Guastatoya 0 1 1
United States Houston Dynamo 1 2 3
United States Houston Dynamo 0 0 0
Mexico UANL 2 1 3
Costa Rica Saprissa 1 1 2
Mexico UANL 0 5 5
Mexico UANL 3 2 5
Mexico Santos Laguna 0 3 3
Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja 0 0 0
United States New York Red Bulls 2 3 5
United States New York Red Bulls 0 2 2
Mexico Santos Laguna 2 4 6
Honduras Marathón 2 0 2
Mexico Santos Laguna 6 5 11
Mexico UANL 0 1 1
Mexico Monterrey 1 1 2
El Salvador Alianza 0 0 0
Mexico Monterrey 0 1 1
Mexico Monterrey 3 0 3
United States Atlanta United FC 0 1 1
Costa Rica Herediano 3 0 3
United States Atlanta United FC 1 4 5
Mexico Monterrey 5 5 10
United States Sporting Kansas City 0 2 2
Panama Independiente 4 1 5
Canada Toronto FC 0 1 1
Panama Independiente 2 0 2
United States Sporting Kansas City 1 3 4
United States Sporting Kansas City 3 2 5
Mexico Toluca 0 0 0

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 19–21 February, and the second legs were played from 26–28 February 2019. [15]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marathón Honduras 2–11 Mexico Santos Laguna 2–6 0–5
Atlético Pantoja Dominican Republic 0–5 United States New York Red Bulls 0–2 0–3
Saprissa Costa Rica 2–5 Mexico UANL 1–0 1–5
Guastatoya Guatemala 1–3 United States Houston Dynamo 0–1 1–2
Sporting Kansas City United States 5–0 Mexico Toluca 3–0 2–0
Independiente Panama 5–1 Canada Toronto FC 4–0 1–1
Herediano Costa Rica 3–5 United States Atlanta United FC 3–1 0–4
Alianza El Salvador 0–1 Mexico Monterrey 0–0 0–1

Matches

Marathón Honduras2–6 Mexico Santos Laguna
Report
Santos Laguna Mexico5–0 Honduras Marathón
Report

Santos Laguna won 11–2 on aggregate.


Atlético Pantoja Dominican Republic0–2 United States New York Red Bulls
Report
New York Red Bulls United States3–0 Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja
Report
Attendance: 3,417
Referee: John Pitti ( Panama)

New York Red Bulls won 5–0 on aggregate.


Saprissa Costa Rica1–0 Mexico UANL
Report
UANL Mexico5–1 Costa Rica Saprissa
Report

UANL won 5–2 on aggregate.


Guastatoya Guatemala0–1 United States Houston Dynamo
Report
Houston Dynamo United States2–1 Guatemala Guastatoya
Report
Attendance: 10,021

Houston Dynamo won 3–1 on aggregate.


Sporting Kansas City United States3–0 Mexico Toluca
Report
Toluca Mexico0–2 United States Sporting Kansas City
Report

Sporting Kansas City won 5–0 on aggregate.


Independiente Panama4–0 Canada Toronto FC
Report
Toronto FC Canada1–1 Panama Independiente
Report
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón ( Costa Rica)

Independiente won 5–1 on aggregate.


Herediano Costa Rica3–1 United States Atlanta United FC
Report
Atlanta United FC United States4–0 Costa Rica Herediano
Report
Referee: Oshane Nation ( Jamaica)

Atlanta United FC won 5–3 on aggregate.


Alianza El Salvador0–0 Mexico Monterrey
Report
Referee: Kevin Morrison ( Jamaica)
Monterrey Mexico1–0 El Salvador Alianza
Report

Monterrey won 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

  • QF1: Winner R16-1 vs. Winner R16-2
  • QF2: Winner R16-3 vs. Winner R16-4
  • QF3: Winner R16-5 vs. Winner R16-6
  • QF4: Winner R16-7 vs. Winner R16-8

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

Summary

The first legs were played from 5–6 March, and the second legs were played from 12–14 March 2019. [17]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New York Red Bulls United States 2–6 Mexico Santos Laguna 0–2 2–4
Houston Dynamo United States 0–3 Mexico UANL 0–2 0–1
Independiente Panama 2–4 United States Sporting Kansas City 2–1 0–3
Monterrey Mexico 3–1 United States Atlanta United FC 3–0 0–1

Matches

New York Red Bulls United States0–2 Mexico Santos Laguna
Report
Santos Laguna Mexico4–2 United States New York Red Bulls
Report

Santos Laguna won 6–2 on aggregate.


Houston Dynamo United States0–2 Mexico UANL
Report
Attendance: 16,890
UANL Mexico1–0 United States Houston Dynamo
Report
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Yadel Martínez ( Cuba)

UANL won 3–0 on aggregate.


Independiente Panama2–1 United States Sporting Kansas City
Report
Sporting Kansas City United States3–0 Panama Independiente
Report

Sporting Kansas City won 4–2 on aggregate.


Monterrey Mexico3–0 United States Atlanta United FC
Report
Referee: Ismael Cornejo ( El Salvador)
Atlanta United FC United States1–0 Mexico Monterrey
Report

Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
  • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4

The semi-finalists in each tie which had the better performance in previous rounds hosted the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 (SF1) Mexico Santos Laguna 4 4 0 0 17 4 +13 12 Second leg
2 (SF1) Mexico UANL 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 9 First leg
1 (SF2) United States Sporting Kansas City 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 9 Second leg
2 (SF2) Mexico Monterrey 4 2 1 1 4 1 +3 7 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).

Summary

The first legs were played from 3–4 April, and the second legs were played from 10–11 April 2019. [20]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL Mexico 5–3 Mexico Santos Laguna 3–0 2–3
Monterrey Mexico 10–2 United States Sporting Kansas City 5–0 5–2

Matches

UANL Mexico3–0 Mexico Santos Laguna
Report
Santos Laguna Mexico3–2 Mexico UANL
Report
Referee: Marco Ortiz ( Mexico)

UANL won 5–3 on aggregate.


Monterrey Mexico5–0 United States Sporting Kansas City
Report
Sporting Kansas City United States2–5 Mexico Monterrey
Report

Monterrey won 10–2 on aggregate.

Final

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

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).

Summary

The first leg was played on 23 April, and the second leg was played on 1 May 2019. [22] [23]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL Mexico 1–2 Mexico Monterrey 0–1 1–1

Matches

UANL Mexico0–1 Mexico Monterrey
Report
Monterrey Mexico1–1 Mexico UANL
Report

Monterrey won 2–1 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated for this round.
Rank Player Club Goals By round
1R1 1R2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 F1 F2
1 Ecuador Enner Valencia Mexico UANL 7 3 1 2 1
2 Argentina Julio Furch Mexico Santos Laguna 5 1 1 1 2
Argentina Nicolás Sánchez Mexico Monterrey 1 1 1 1 1
4 Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes United States Sporting Kansas City 4 1 1 2
Hungary Krisztián Németh United States Sporting Kansas City 1 1 2
6 Argentina Javier Correa Mexico Santos Laguna 3 3
Panama Romeesh Ivey Panama Independiente 2 1
Venezuela Josef Martínez United States Atlanta United FC 2 1
Colombia Dorlan Pabón Mexico Monterrey 1 2
Austria Daniel Royer United States New York Red Bulls 1 1 1
Chile Diego Valdés Mexico Santos Laguna 1 1 1

Source: CONCACAF [24]

Awards

Award Player Club
Golden Ball [25] Argentina Nicolás Sánchez Mexico Monterrey
Golden Boot [26] Ecuador Enner Valencia Mexico UANL
Golden Glove [27] Argentina Marcelo Barovero Mexico Monterrey
Best Young Player [28] Mexico Jonathan González Mexico Monterrey
Fair Play Award [29] United States Sporting Kansas City
Team of the Tournament [30]
Position Player Club
GK Argentina Marcelo Barovero Mexico Monterrey
DF Mexico Miguel Layún Mexico Monterrey
Argentina Nicolás Sánchez Mexico Monterrey
Mexico Carlos Salcedo Mexico UANL
Mexico Jesús Dueñas Mexico UANL
MF Mexico Jesús Gallardo Mexico Monterrey
Brazil Rafael Carioca Mexico UANL
Mexico Carlos Rodríguez Mexico Monterrey
Colombia Luis Quiñones Mexico UANL
FW Ecuador Enner Valencia Mexico UANL
Argentina Julio Furch Mexico Santos Laguna
Manager: Uruguay Diego Alonso ( Mexico Monterrey)

See also

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