2018 CONCACAF Champions League final
Event | 2018 CONCACAF Champions League | ||||||
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on aggregate Guadalajara won 4–2 on penalties |
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First leg | |||||||
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Date | 17 April 2018 | ||||||
Venue | BMO Field, Toronto | ||||||
Man of the Match | Rodolfo Pizarro (Guadalajara)[1] | ||||||
Referee | Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)[2] | ||||||
Attendance | 29,925[3] | ||||||
Weather | Cloudy 2 °C (36 °F) 59% humidity[4] |
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Second leg | |||||||
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Date | 25 April 2018 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Akron, Guadalajara | ||||||
Man of the Match | Rodolfo Cota (Guadalajara)[1] | ||||||
Referee | Óscar Moncada (Honduras)[5] | ||||||
Attendance | 36,977[6] | ||||||
Weather | Clear 27 °C (81 °F) 13% humidity[7] |
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The 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Final was the final round of the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, the championship for association football clubs in CONCACAF, representing North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The 2018 edition was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name and first since being re-organized into a single-year tournament.
The final was contested in a two-legged series between Toronto FC from Canada and Guadalajara from Mexico. The first leg was hosted in Toronto on 27 April 2018, at BMO Field in Toronto, while the second leg was hosted in Guadalajara on 25 April 2018, at the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara.[8][9] Guadalajara won the final 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the series was tied 3–3 on aggregate. As a result, they earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the second round.
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Contents
- 1 Teams
- 2 Venues
- 3 Background
- 4 Road to the final
- 5 Format
- 6 Qualification
- 7 Teams
- 8 Draw
- 9 Format
- 10 Schedule
- 11 Bracket
- 12 Round of 16
- 13 Quarter-finals
- 14 Semi-finals
- 15 Final
- 16 Top goalscorers
- 17 Awards
- 18 See also
- 19 Notes
- 20 References
- 21 External links
- 22 Broadcasting
- 23 Matches
- 24 Post-match
- 25 References
- 26 External links
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) |
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North America (NAFU) | None |
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North America (NAFU) | 3 (1962, 1963, 2007) |
Venues
Toronto's BMO Field, with a seating capacity of 30,000, hosted the first leg of the final; it opened in 2007 and was renovated in 2016.[10] The second leg took place in Guadalajara at the Estadio Akron, which opened in 2010 and has a capacity of 48,071.[11][12] The two stadiums hosting the final were also candidates for the 2026 FIFA World Cup bid shared between Canada, Mexico, and the United States.[11]
Background
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.[13] 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.[14] The knockout tournament falls within the beginning of Major League Soccer's season, which operates on a summer schedule unlike other football leagues.[15]
Toronto FC were appearing in their first final, and were the second Canadian team to have reached the final after Montreal Impact finished as runners-up in 2015.[16][17] Only four teams from Major League Soccer (three American, one Canadian) on five occasions had managed to reach the final of the Champions League or the Champions' Cup. In addition to Montreal Impact, LA Galaxy (in 1997) and Real Salt Lake (in 2011) had previously lost in the final. D.C. United (in 1998) and LA Galaxy (in 2000) were the only two MLS teams to have won the competition, doing so during the Champions' Cup era.[18] Of these five finals, four were against Mexican opponents, with only D.C. United managing to win.[19]
Guadalajara had previously appeared in three finals, all in the Champions' Cup era. They won the inaugural edition in 1962, before finishing second the following year after withdrawing from the final. Guadalajara appeared in their next final 44 years later in 2007, losing to fellow Mexican club Pachuca on penalties. Mexican teams were the most successful in the history of the Champions League/Champions' Cup, with a total of 12 teams having won a combined 33 titles. Mexican teams had appeared in every final since 2005, and won every tournament since 2006. There had been a total of eleven all-Mexican finals, all since 2002, including the previous two finals.[19]
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).
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Round | ![]() |
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
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2–0 | 2–0 (A) | 0–0 (H) | Round of 16 | ![]() |
7–0 | 2–0 (A) | 5–0 (H) |
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4–4 (a) | 2–1 (H) | 2–3 (A) | Quarter-finals | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–1 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
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4–2 | 3–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Semi-finals | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) |
Toronto FC
Toronto FC qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2016 and 2017 editions of the Canadian Championship.[20] The berth was originally going to be determined via a play-off match in August 2017 between the winners of the two tournaments had another team won either edition, due to the restructuring of the Champions League.[21] Toronto had appeared in four prior Champions Leagues, finishing as high as the semi-finals in 2011–12, losing to eventual runners-up Santos Laguna.[22] The team also won the 2017 MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield, completing MLS's first ever domestic treble, but could not qualify for the Champions League through either because the berths were designated for a team from the United States.[23] Ironically, Toronto's coach, assistant coach, and several starting players were previous part of Chivas USA, an MLS team affiliated and wholly owned by Guadalajara.[24]
Toronto was placed into Pot 1 and drawn against fellow MLS club Colorado Rapids in the Round of 16.[25] Toronto played the first leg away in Commerce City, Colorado on February 20, winning 2–0 during the coldest ever match involving MLS teams, measured at 3 °F (−16 °C) at kickoff and −16 °F (−27 °C) with wind chill.[26] The team advanced into the quarter-finals with a 0–0 draw at home in Toronto, winning the series 2–0 on aggregate.[27] Toronto played Mexican champions Tigres UANL in the quarter-finals and won the home leg 2–1 with a late goal from Jonathan Osorio.[28] The team took a 2–1 lead in the away leg, but two goals from André-Pierre Gignac gave Tigres a 3–2 win and a 4–4 aggregate tie. Toronto advanced on away goals, becoming one of two MLS teams to advance to the semi-finals.[29][30]
Toronto hosted the first leg of the semi-finals against Club América on April 3, winning 3–1 after two unanswered goals in the 44th and 58th minutes.[31] The match included a half-time altercation between Toronto and América players, in which América coach Miguel Herrera accused Toronto Police of assaulting his players.[32] To prepare for the away leg at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Toronto moved a league fixture and spent several days acclimating to the altitude in Pachuca.[33][34] In the away leg, Toronto took an early lead in the 12th minute, but América equalized on a last-minute penalty, bringing the aggregate score to 4–2.[16] Toronto became the third Major League Soccer team and second Canadian team to advance to a Champions League final, following Real Salt Lake in 2011 and the Montreal Impact in 2015.[16]
Guadalajara
C.D. Guadalajara, also known as Chivas, qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2017 Clausura in Liga MX.[35] The 2018 tournament was the team's second under the current Champions League format, having finished in the group stage in 2012–13.[36] Under manager Matías Almeyda, Chivas advanced to seven finals in various tournaments since 2015.[37]
Guadalajara was drawn with Cibao FC, winners of the 2017 CONCACAF League, in the Round of 16. The team stayed in Puerto Plata, approximately 45 miles (72 km) from the stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros, due to a tobacco growers' conference that filled available hotel space.[38] Guadalajara won the first leg in the Dominican Republic by a 2–0 margin and the second leg 5–0.[39] In the quarter-finals, Guadalajara played Seattle Sounders FC of MLS and lost the first leg 1–0 away in Seattle.[40] The return leg remained scoreless until the second half, which saw three goals from Chivas to win the match 3–0.[41] Chivas advanced to the final on a 1–0 aggregate win over the New York Red Bulls in the semi-finals. Isaác Brizuela scored the lone goal of the series in the first leg, played in Guadalajara, while the second leg in New Jersey ended scoreless.[42][43]
Format
The final was played in a home-and-away two-legged series, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds hosting the second leg.
If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[44]
Performance ranking
2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 20 February – 25 April |
Teams | 16 (from 8 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 30 |
Goals scored | 84 (2.8 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (4 goals each) |
Best player | ![]() |
Best young player | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 2018 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons)[45] 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.
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.[46] 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.[44] 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:
- North American Zone: 9 teams (from three associations)
- Central American Zone: 5 teams (from four associations; ordinarily from five associations, but Guatemalan teams were excluded from this season's tournament)
- Caribbean Zone: 1 team (from one association)
- Winners of the CONCACAF League (from one association, from either Central American Zone or Caribbean Zone)
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:
- The champions of the MLS Cup, the championship match of the MLS Cup Playoffs
- The champions of the Supporters' Shield, awarded to the team with the best MLS regular season record
- The MLS regular season champions of either the Eastern Conference or Western Conference which were not the Supporters' Shield champions
- The champions of the U.S. Open Cup
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.[47] 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.[48]
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
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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.[48] 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).
Association | Team | Qualifying method | App (Last) | Previous Best (Last) |
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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) | |
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Motagua | 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura champions | 4th (2015–16) | Group stage (2015–16) |
Olimpia | 2017 CONCACAF League champions | 10th (2016–17) | Quarter-finals (2014–15) | |
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Tauro | Champions with better aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2017 Clausura) | 6th (2014–15) | Group stage (2014–15) |
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Santa Tecla | 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura champions | 2nd (2015–16) | Group stage (2015–16) |
Association | Team | Qualifying method | App (Last) | Previous Best (Last) |
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Cibao | 2017 Caribbean Club Championship champions | 1st | Debut |
- Notes
- ^ 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.[49]
- ^ 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.[50] 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,[51] and expelled all Guatemalan teams from the tournament on 5 May 2017 after the federation failed to be reinstated by FIFA.[52] 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.
- ^ 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.[53]
- ^ 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.[54]
Draw
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,[55][56] and was streamed on YouTube.[57]
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.[58] 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:[59]
Points per | Participation | Win | Draw | Stage advanced | Champions |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:
Pot | Rank | Slot | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | Total | Team |
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Pot 1 | 1 | MEX3 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 110 | ![]() |
2 | MEX1 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 27 | 109 | ![]() |
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3 | MEX2 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 103 | ![]() |
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4 | MEX4 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 101 | ![]() |
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5 | USA3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 76 | ![]() |
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6 | CAN1 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 22 | 73 | ![]() |
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7 | USA1 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 73 | ![]() |
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8 | USA2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 71 | ![]() |
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Pot 2 | 9 | USA4 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 71 | ![]() |
10 | CRC1 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 65 | ![]() |
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11 | CRC2 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 62 | ![]() |
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12 | HON1 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 56 | ![]() |
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13 | PAN1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 53 | ![]() |
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14 | SLV1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 32 | ![]() |
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15 | CCC1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 27 | ![]() |
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16 | SCL1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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).[44]
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.
First leg | Second leg | |
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Round of 16 | 20–22 February 2018 | 27 February – 1 March 2018 |
Quarter-finals | 6–7 March 2018 | 13–14 March 2018 |
Semi-finals | 3–4 April 2018 | 10 April 2018 |
Final | 17 April 2018 | 25 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
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2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 on 20–22 February, and the second legs were played on 27 February – 1 March 2018.[60]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Cibao ![]() |
0–7 | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–5 |
Santa Tecla ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–4 |
Olimpia ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Motagua ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
0–1 | 1–1 |
Herediano ![]() |
3–5 | ![]() |
2–2 | 1–3 |
Colorado Rapids ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–0 |
Tauro ![]() |
3–3 (a) | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–3 |
Saprissa ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
1–5 | 1–1 |
Matches
Cibao ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424573 |
Guadalajara ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424581 |
Guadalajara won 7–0 on aggregate.
Santa Tecla ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424574 |
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Seattle Sounders FC ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424582 |
Seattle Sounders FC won 5–2 on aggregate.
Olimpia ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424575 |
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Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José (Costa Rica)[note 1]
Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: John Pitti (Panama) |
New York Red Bulls ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424583 |
New York Red Bulls won 3–1 on aggregate.
Motagua ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424576 |
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Tijuana ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424584 |
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Tijuana won 2–1 on aggregate.
UANL ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424585 |
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Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 37,214[64] Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
UANL won 5–3 on aggregate.
Colorado Rapids ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424578 |
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
Attendance: 2,673[65] Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
Toronto FC ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424586 |
Toronto FC won 2–0 on aggregate.
Tauro ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424579 |
3–3 on aggregate. Tauro won on away goals.
Saprissa ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424580 |
América ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424588 |
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América won 6–2 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 on 6–7 March, and the second legs were played on 13–14 March 2018.[68]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Seattle Sounders FC ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–3 |
Tijuana ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
0–2 | 1–3 |
Toronto FC ![]() |
4–4 (a) | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–3 |
América ![]() |
7–1 | ![]() |
4–0 | 3–1 |
Matches
Seattle Sounders FC ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424589 |
Guadalajara ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424593 |
Guadalajara won 3–1 on aggregate.
Tijuana ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424590 |
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New York Red Bulls ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424594 |
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New York Red Bulls won 5–1 on aggregate.
Toronto FC ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424591 |
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UANL ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424595 |
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Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 30,500[73] Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras) |
4–4 on aggregate. Toronto FC won on away goals.
Tauro ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424596 |
América won 7–1 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.
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Summary
The first legs were played on 3–4 April, and the second legs were played on 10 April 2018.[74]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Guadalajara ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–0 |
Toronto FC ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
3–1 | 1–1 |
Matches
Guadalajara ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424597 |
New York Red Bulls ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424599 |
Guadalajara won 1–0 on aggregate.
Toronto FC ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424598 |
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América ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/424600 |
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Toronto FC won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
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In the final (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the finalist which had the better performance in previous rounds hosted the second leg.
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Summary
The first leg was played on 17 April, and the second leg was played on 25 April 2018.[77]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Toronto FC ![]() |
3–3 (2–4 p) | ![]() |
1–2 | 2–1 |
Matches
Toronto FC ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424601 |
Guadalajara ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424602 | |
Penalties | ||
*Alanís ![]() |
4–2 | *![]() |
3–3 on aggregate. Guadalajara won 4–2 on penalties.
Top goalscorers
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Source: CONCACAF[78]
Awards
Award | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
Golden Ball[79] | ![]() |
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Golden Boot[80] | ![]() |
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Golden Glove[81] | ![]() |
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Best Young Player[82] | ![]() |
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Fair Play Award[83] | — | ![]() |
Goal of the Tournament[84] | ![]() |
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See also
Notes
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Broadcasting
Both legs of the final were broadcast in English on TSN2 in Canada and in Spanish on Univision Deportes in the United States, where it was also aired on sister station UniMás. Fox Sports broadcast in Mexico and the rest of Latin America.[86][87][88] Go90 also streamed the games in English in the United States.[89]
Matches
First leg
Summary
The first leg was hosted in Toronto at BMO Field on 17 April, where the kickoff temperature was 1 °C (34 °F) and snow flurries fell through the match.[3] Prior to the match, the new Champions League trophy was unveiled by CONCACAF officials.[90]
Chivas took the lead in the second minute on a goal scored by Rodolfo Pizarro, during an attack that originated from a throw-in by Isaác Brizuela, who assisted Pizarro's goal.[90] Toronto's Jonathan Osorio scored the equalizing goal in the 19th minute, finishing an attack started by Marky Delgado deep in the midfield. Toronto took control of possession and shooting chances through to halftime, but failed to score after two saves by Chivas's backup goalkeeper Miguel Jiménez.[90][91] During the first half, Toronto's Jozy Altidore vomited several times on the pitch — the cause being a "stomach bug" that several Toronto players reportedly received in the semi-finals against América.[92] Chivas regained partial control of the match in the second half, alternating attacks with Toronto as both teams sought to take the lead.[90][93] Chivas scored the match's winning goal in the 72nd minute on a free kick by Alan Pulido, which was misread by goalkeeper Alex Bono and ended up in the far side of the goal.[3][94] Toronto failed to finish in its later attacks, which also included a no-call penalty for an alleged foul on Sebastian Giovinco.[95][96]
Details
Toronto FC ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424601 |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Guadalajara[2]
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[2] |
Match rules[44]
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Statistics
Statistic[97] | Toronto FC | Guadalajara |
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Goals scored | 1 | 2 |
Total shots | 19 | 15 |
Shots on target | 13 | 7 |
Saves | 5 | 12 |
Ball possession | 52% | 48% |
Corner kicks | 11 | 4 |
Fouls committed | 11 | 15 |
Offsides | 1 | 4 |
Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Second leg
Summary
The second leg was hosted in Guadalajara at Estadio Akron on 25 April. Toronto fielded some midfielders and wingbacks in defensive roles due to injuries, including captain Michael Bradley and right back Gregory van der Wiel; midfielder Víctor Vázquez returned from injury to start the match.[98] Chivas extended their aggregate lead to 3–1 on a goal scored by Orbelín Pineda in the 19th minute. Toronto responded with two goals in the 25th and 44th minutes by Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco, bringing the series level on aggregate. The 2–1 lead for Toronto held through to the end of the second half, despite chances from both teams, including a missed shot by Toronto's Marky Delgado.[99][100] The final was decided in a penalty shoot-out, which was won 4–2 by Guadalajara after four rounds. All four of Chivas's penalty takers scored, while Toronto's Jonathan Osorio and Michael Bradley both missed.[99][101][102]
Details
Guadalajara ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
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https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424602 | |
Penalties | ||
*Alanís ![]() |
4–2 | *![]() |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[5] |
Match rules[44]
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Statistics
Statistic[103] | Guadalajara | Toronto FC |
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Goals scored | 1 | 2 |
Total shots | 23 | 9 |
Shots on target | 8 | 3 |
Saves | 1 | 7 |
Ball possession | 55% | 45% |
Corner kicks | 6 | 4 |
Fouls committed | 9 | 16 |
Offsides | 1 | 0 |
Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Post-match
Guadalajara's win was the thirteenth consecutive Champions League or Champions' Cup title won by a Mexican team.[99] As a result, Guadalajara qualified for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup as CONCACAF's representative.[99]
Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio and Sebastian Giovinco won the tournament's Golden Boot and Golden Ball, respectively.[104] Guadalajara's Rodolfo Cota and Rodolfo Pizarro won the tournament's Golden Glove and the Best Young Player, respectively.[105][106]
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