2017 CONCACAF Champions League Finals

2017 CONCACAF Champions League Finals
Event 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
UANL Pachuca
Mexico Mexico
1 2
on aggregate
First leg
UANL Pachuca
1 1
Date April 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)
Venue Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Man of the Match Nahuel Guzmán (UANL)
Referee Mark Geiger (United States)
Attendance 35,147
Second leg
Pachuca UANL
1 0
Date April 26, 2017 (2017-04-26)
Venue Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca
Man of the Match Franco Jara (Pachuca)
Referee César Ramos (Mexico)

The 2017 CONCACAF Champions League Finals were the final of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, the 9th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 52nd edition of the premium football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Mexican teams UANL and Pachuca. The first leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza on April 18, 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Pachuca at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca on April 26, 2017.[1] The winner would earn the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.[2]

After a 1–1 draw in the first leg,[3] Pachuca won the second leg 1–0 to defeat UANL 2–1 on aggregate to win their fifth CONCACAF club title.[4]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 2008 were in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup era, since 2009 were in the CONCACAF Champions League era.

Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Mexico UANL North America (NAFU) 1 (2016)
Mexico Pachuca North America (NAFU) 4 (2002, 2007, 2008, 2010)

For the seventh time in nine seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League, the final was played between two Mexican sides. This guaranteed a Mexican champion for the 12th straight year and 33rd time since the confederation began staging the tournament in 1962 (including the tournament's predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup).[5]

Pachuca had won four CONCACAF club titles (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009–10), with their only title in the CONCACAF Champions League era coming in 2010, where they defeated Cruz Azul.[6]

This was the second consecutive CONCACAF club final for UANL, with them losing in 2016, where they lost to América.[7]

Venues

Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico, hosted the first leg.
Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, Mexico, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Mexico UANL Round Mexico Pachuca
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Bye Matchday 1 Honduras Olimpia 1–0 (H)
Costa Rica Herediano 3–1 (A) Matchday 2 Bye
Panama Plaza Amador 3–1 (H) Matchday 3 Belize Police United 3–0 (H)
Bye Matchday 4 Belize Police United 11–0 (A)
Panama Plaza Amador 0–1 (A) Matchday 5 Bye
Costa Rica Herediano 3–0 (H) Matchday 6 Honduras Olimpia 4–4 (A)
Group G winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Mexico UANL 4 9
2 Costa Rica Herediano 4 4
3 Panama Plaza Amador 4 4
Source: CONCACAF
 Final standings Group E winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Mexico Pachuca 4 10
2 Honduras Olimpia 4 7
3 Belize Police United 4 0
Source: CONCACAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Seed 5 Seeding Seed 3
Mexico UNAM 4–1 1–1 (H) 3–0 (A) Quarterfinals Costa Rica Saprissa 4–0 0–0 (A) 4–0 (H)
Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 2–0 (H) 2–1 (A) Semifinals United States FC Dallas 4–3 1–2 (A) 3–1 (H)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was used if the aggregate score is level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so the final was decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score is level after extra time of the second leg (Regulations, II. D. Tie-Breaker Procedures).[2]

Matches

First leg

UANL Mexico 1–1 Mexico Pachuca
 Report
Attendance: 35,147[8]
UANL
Pachuca
GK1Argentina Nahuel Guzmán
RB28Mexico Luis Rodríguez 68'
CB4Mexico Hugo Ayala
CB3Brazil Juninho (c)Yellow card 73'
LB6Mexico Jorge Torres Nilo
CM29Mexico Jesús DueñasYellow card 64'
CM19Argentina Guido PizarroYellow card 24' 73'
RW18Argentina Ismael Sosa
AM26Chile Eduardo Vargas 85'
LW20Mexico Javier AquinoYellow card 27'
CF10France André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutes:
GK22Mexico Enrique Palos
DF16Peru Luis AdvínculaYellow card 90' 73'
DF21Colombia Francisco Meza
MF8Argentina Lucas Zelarrayán 85'
MF11Mexico Damián Álvarez
MF17United States José Torres
FW25Mexico Jürgen Damm 68'
Manager:
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti
GK13Mexico Alfonso Blanco
RB6Mexico Raúl López
CB4United States Omar Gonzalez
CB23Colombia Óscar Murillo
LB12Mexico Emmanuel García
RM10Uruguay Jonathan UrretaviscayaYellow card 70'
CM16Mexico Jorge Hernández
CM15Mexico Érick Gutiérrez (c)Yellow card 66' 90+1'
LM8Mexico Hirving Lozano
AM5Mexico Víctor Guzmán
CF29Argentina Franco Jara 84'
Substitutes:
GK21Mexico Óscar Pérez
DF26Mexico Érick Aguirre 84'
DF33Colombia Stefan Medina 90+1'
MF11Mexico Francisco Figueroa
MF25Mexico Roberto Alvarado
FW7Uruguay Braian Rodríguez
FW27Colombia Juan Calero
Manager:
Uruguay Diego Alonso

Man of the Match:
Nahuel Guzmán (UANL)[9]

Assistant referees:[10]
Joseph Fletcher (Canada)
Charles Morgante (United States)
Fourth official:
Baldomero Toledo (United States)

Second leg

Pachuca Mexico 1–0 Mexico UANL
 Report
Pachuca
UANL
GK13Mexico Alfonso Blanco
RB6Mexico Raúl López
CB4United States Omar Gonzalez
CB23Colombia Óscar Murillo
LB12Mexico Emmanuel García
RM10Uruguay Jonathan Urretaviscaya 84'
CM16Mexico Jorge Hernández
CM15Mexico Érick Gutiérrez (c)
LM8Mexico Hirving Lozano 89'
AM5Mexico Víctor Guzmán 77'
CF29Argentina Franco JaraYellow card 83'
Substitutes:
GK21Mexico Óscar Pérez
DF26Mexico Érick Aguirre 77'
DF33Colombia Stefan Medina 84'
MF11Mexico Francisco Figueroa 89'
MF25Mexico Roberto Alvarado
FW7Uruguay Braian Rodríguez
FW27Colombia Juan Calero
Manager:
Uruguay Diego Alonso
GK1Argentina Nahuel GuzmánYellow card 90+2'
RB28Mexico Luis RodríguezYellow card 35' 46'
CB4Mexico Hugo Ayala
CB3Brazil Juninho (c)Yellow card 24'
LB6Mexico Jorge Torres NiloYellow card 77'
RM25Mexico Jürgen Damm 46'
CM19Argentina Guido PizarroYellow cardYellow cardRed card 66', 79'
CM29Mexico Jesús Dueñas 75'
LM20Mexico Javier Aquino
CF18Argentina Ismael Sosa
CF10France André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutes:
GK22Mexico Enrique Palos
DF16Peru Luis Advíncula 46'
DF24Mexico José Rivas
MF8Argentina Lucas Zelarrayán 75'
MF11Mexico Damián Álvarez
MF17United States José Torres
FW26Chile Eduardo Vargas 46'
Manager:
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti

Man of the Match:
Franco Jara (Pachuca)[11]

Assistant referees:[12]
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Miguel Ángel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Erick Miranda (Mexico)

References

  1. ↑ "Tigres, Pachuca to battle April 18 & 26 in SCCL final". CONCACAF.com. April 6, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  2. 1 2 "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2016–17 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  3. ↑ "Tigres, Pachuca battle to draw in SCCL final opener". CONCACAF.com. April 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pachuca wins Scotiabank CCL title". CONCACAF.com. April 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ "SCCL: All-Time Final Results & Scorers". CONCACAF.com. April 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pachuca: 2016/17 SCCL Finalist Résumé". CONCACAF.com. April 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Tigres: 2016/17 SCCL Finalist Résumé". CONCACAF.com. April 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Asistencia en el Universitario". @TigresOficial on Twitter. 19 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Man of the Match (TIG-PAC) – #SCCLWeekly April 18, 2017". CONCACAF.com. April 21, 2017.
  10. ↑ "SCCL Game Notes: Tigres v Pachuca". CONCACAF. April 18, 2017.
  11. ↑ "SCCL Man of the Match, Franco Jara – #SCCLWeekly April 26, 2017". CONCACAF.com. April 28, 2017.
  12. ↑ "SCCL Game Notes: Pachuca v Tigres". CONCACAF. April 26, 2017.
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