2019 CONCACAF League final

The 2019 CONCACAF League Final was the final round of the 2019 CONCACAF League, the third edition of the CONCACAF League, the secondary club football tournament organised by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1]

2019 CONCACAF League Final
Saprissa players celebrating with the trophy
Event2019 CONCACAF League
on aggregate
First leg
Date7 November 2019 (2019-11-07)
VenueEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
RefereeDaneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Second leg
Date26 November 2019 (2019-11-26)
VenueEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
RefereeCésar Ramos (Mexico)
2018
2020

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Saprissa from Costa Rica and Motagua from Honduras. The first leg was hosted by Saprissa at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in San José on 7 November 2019, while the second leg was hosted by Motagua at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa on 26 November 2019.[2]

Saprissa won the final 1–0 on aggregate for their first CONCACAF League title.[3][4]

Teams

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Team Zone Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Saprissa Central America (UNCAF) None
  Motagua Central America (UNCAF) 1 (2018)

For the third consecutive season, the final of the CONCACAF League was competed between teams from Costa Rica and Honduras.

Venues

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Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in San José, Costa Rica, hosted the first leg.
 
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, hosted the second leg.

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).

  Saprissa Round   Motagua
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg 2019 CONCACAF League Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Belmopan Bandits 6–2 3–1 (A) 3–1 (H) Preliminary round Bye
  Águila 2–1 2–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Round of 16   Managua 3–2 2–1 (A) 1–1 (H)
  Independiente 4–2 3–2 (H) 1–0 (A) Quarter-finals   Waterhouse 2–0 2–0 (A) 0–0 (H)
  Olimpia 4–3 0–2 (A) 4–1 (H) Semi-finals   Alianza 4–1 1–1 (A) 3–0 (H)

Format

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The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosting the second leg.

The away goals rule would not be 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, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations II, Article G).[1]

Performance ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1   Motagua 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 12 2nd leg
2   Saprissa 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 1st 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 I).[1]

Matches

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First leg

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Saprissa  1–0  Motagua
  • Venegas   19'
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Saprissa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Motagua
Saprissa:
GK 13   Aarón Cruz
RB 12   Ricardo Blanco   52'
CB 52   Aubrey David
CB 32   Alexander Robinson
LB 3   Yostin Salinas   64'   75'
RM 11   Michael Barrantes (c)   68'
CM 10   Marvin Angulo   77'
CM 2   Christian Bolaños   84'
LM 8   Randall Leal
ST 7   Johan Venegas
ST 27   Manfred Ugalde   70'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Alejandro Gómez
DF 5   Jean Carlo Agüero
FW 9   David Ramírez   70'
DF 14   Jaikel Medina
MF 21   Esteban Rodríguez
MF 24   Suhander Zúñiga   84'
MF 33   Jaylon Hadden   77'
Manager:
  Walter Centeno
Motagua:
GK 19   Jonathan Rougier
RB 2   Juan Pablo Montes (c)   63'
CB 5   Marcelo Pereira
CB 17   Denil Maldonado
LB 24   Omar Elvir
RM 34   Kevin López   46'
CM 3   Emilio Izaguirre   30'
CM 16   Héctor Castellanos
LM 10   Matías Galvaliz   58'   71'
ST 21   Roberto Moreira
ST 22   Marcelo Estigarribia   81'
Substitutes:
GK 25   Marlon Licona   22'
MF 4   Sergio Peña
MF 8   Walter Martínez   46'
FW 11   Marco Tulio Vega   81'
MF 12   Raúl Santos
DF 18   Wilmer Crisanto
DF 27   Félix Crisanto   71'
Manager:
  Diego Vásquez

Assistant referees:[5]
Ojay Duhaney (Jamaica)
Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:[5]
Reon Radix (Grenada)

Match rules[1]

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

Second leg

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Motagua  0–0  Saprissa
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Motagua
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Saprissa
Motagua:
GK 19   Jonathan Rougier
RB 2   Juan Pablo Montes (c)
CB 5   Marcelo Pereira   46'
CB 17   Denil Maldonado
LB 24   Omar Elvir
RM 34   Kevin López
CM 3   Emilio Izaguirre   64'
CM 16   Héctor Castellanos
LM 10   Matías Galvaliz
ST 21   Roberto Moreira
ST 22   Marcelo Estigarribia   46'
Substitutes:
GK 25   Marlon Licona
MF 4   Sergio Peña
MF 8   Walter Martínez   64'
FW 11   Marco Tulio Vega   46'
DF 18   Wilmer Crisanto
DF 27   Félix Crisanto   46'
DF 35   Cristopher Meléndez
Manager:
  Diego Vásquez
Saprissa:
GK 13   Aarón Cruz   90+3'
RB 12   Ricardo Blanco   83'
CB 52   Aubrey David
CB 32   Alexander Robinson
LB 31   Roy Miller
RM 11   Michael Barrantes (c)   84'
CM 10   Marvin Angulo   78'
CM 2   Christian Bolaños
LM 8   Randall Leal
ST 7   Johan Venegas
ST 27   Manfred Ugalde   63'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Alejandro Gómez
DF 5   Jean Carlo Agüero   78'
FW 9   David Ramírez   63'
DF 14   Jaikel Medina
MF 19   Yael López
MF 20   Mariano Torres   84'
MF 24   Suhander Zúñiga
Manager:
  Walter Centeno

Assistant referees:
Christian Espinosa (Mexico)
Michel Morales (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Match rules[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Scotiabank CONCACAF League 2019 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Scotiabank Concacaf League Final Set". CONCACAF League. 1 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Venegas goal hands advantage to Saprissa against Motagua". CONCACAF League. 8 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Saprissa hold off Motagua to claim SCL". CONCACAF League. 27 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Stage set for dramatic SCL final between Saprissa and Motagua". CONCACAF League. 6 November 2019.
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