User:Quidster4040/sandbox/2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final

2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final
Event2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
Date17 May 2017
VenueBMO Field, Toronto
2016
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The 2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final will be the final match of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, the 57th season of North America's premier club football tournament organised by CONCACAF, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the CONCACAF Champions' Cup to the CONCACAF Champions League. It will be played at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada on 17 May 2017. It is an all Mexican final between América and UNAM, the first since 2013–14.

The winners will earn the right to play against Seattle Sounders FC, the winners of the 2016–17 CONCACAF SuperLiga in the 2017 CONCACAF Super Cup. They will also qualify to enter the quarterfinals-finals of the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup as the CONCACAF representative.

Venue

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BMO Field in Toronto hosted the final.

Thomas Robinson Stadium was announced as the final venue on 30 June 2015, following the decision of the CONCACAF Executive Committee meeting in Miami, United States. It is the first Champions League final since the 1981–82 CONCACAF Champions Cup to be played in Canada.

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   UNAM
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  Cartaginés 2–1 (H) Matchday 1   Police United 6–0 (A)
  Lyford Cay 1–0 (A) Matchday 2   Olimpia 3–0 (H)
  Águila 0–0 (A) Matchday 3   Árabe Unido 1–1 (A)
  Águila 3–0 (H) Matchday 4   Árabe Unido 1–0 (H)
  Cartaginés 2–1 (A) Matchday 5   Police United 3–0 (H)
  Lyford Cay 6–0 (H) Matchday 6   Olimpia 0–0 (A)
Group C winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Juventus 6 14
2   Sevilla 6 11
3   Lyon 6 8
4   Dinamo Zagreb 6 0
Source: UEFA
Final standings Group F winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Borussia Dortmund 6 14
2   Real Madrid 6 12
3   Legia Warsaw 6 4
4   Sporting CP 6 3
Source: UEFA
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Árabe Unido 4–1 1–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Round of 16   New York Red Bulls 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
  Real Sociedad 6–0 2–0 (H) 4–0 (A) Quarter-finals   Saprissa 2–2 (a) 2–1 (A) 1–0 (H)
  FC Dallas 4–3 2–3 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals   Toronto FC 4–2 1–0 (A) 2–2 (H)

Match details

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América  3–1  UNAM
Arroyo   23'
Güémez   68'
Romero   73'
Rabello   26'
Attendance: 30,324
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
América
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNAM
GK 1   Agustín Marchesín
RB 22   Paul Aguilar
CB 18   Bruno Valdez
CB 12   Pablo Aguilar
CB 2   Paolo Goltz
LB 6   Miguel Samudio
RM 30   Renato Ibarra   82'
CM 7   William   66'
LM 11   Michael Arroyo   23'   76'
RF 9   Silvio Romero   73'
LF 24   Oribe Peralta (c)
Substitutes:
GK 27   Óscar Jiménez
DF 4   Erik Pimentel
DF 282   Edson Álvarez
MF 10   Cecilio Domínguez   82'
MF 5   Javier Güémez   68'   66'
RW 17   Manuel Pérez
FW 31   Darwin Quintero   76'
Manager:
  Ricardo La Volpe
GK 13   Alfredo Saldívar
RB 2   Josecarlos Van Rankin
CB 3   Gerardo Alcoba
CB 15   Érik Vera
LB 5   Alan Mendoza
RM 8   Pablo Barrera
CM 24   Santiago Palacios
CM 27   Javier Cortés   86'
LM 17   Jesús Gallardo   79'
AM 11   Bryan Rabello   26'   68'
ST 20   Matías Britos
Substitutes:
GK 22   Bernie Magaña
DF 89   Pablo Jáquez
DF 18   José Antonio García
MF 14   Jorge Escamilla
MF 21   Alejandro Castro   79'
MF 35   Franco Faría   86'
FW 30   Nicolás Castillo   68'
Manager:
  Francisco Palencia

Man of the Match:
Michael Arroyo (América)

Assistant referees:
Jeffrey Solis (Costa Rica)
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Kedlee Powell (Jamaica)
Additional assistant referees:
Octavio Jara (Costa Rica)
Osvaldo Luna (Costa Rica)
Reserve assistant referee:
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

See also

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