2019 CONCACAF League

The 2019 CONCACAF League (officially the 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF League for sponsorship purposes) was the 3rd edition of the CONCACAF League, a football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1]

2019 CONCACAF League
2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF League
Tournament details
Dates30 July – 26 November 2019
Teams22 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Saprissa (1st title)
Runners-up Motagua
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored85 (2.02 per match)
Top scorer(s) Johan Venegas
(7 goals)
Best player(s) Johan Venegas
Best young player Manfred Ugalde
Best goalkeeper Jonathan Rougier
Fair play award Saprissa

The tournament was expanded from 16 to 22 teams for the 2019 edition, with the addition of a preliminary round. The six new entrants were five teams from Central America, which had previously directly qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League, and a team from Canada playing in the Canadian Premier League, bringing the total number of teams playing in the CONCACAF League/Champions League from 31 to 32. Moreover, a total of six teams now qualified from the CONCACAF League to the CONCACAF Champions League, meaning that the winners of the 2019 CONCACAF League and the next best five teams qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.[2][3]

Saprissa defeated Motagua in the final to win their first CONCACAF League. Herediano were the title holders, but were eliminated by Waterhouse in the Round of 16.

Qualification

A total of 22 teams participated in the CONCACAF League:

Therefore, teams from either 10 or 11 out of the 41 CONCACAF member associations could participate in the CONCACAF League.

North America

The one berth for the North American Zone (NAFU) was allocated to the Canadian Soccer Association through the Canadian Premier League. As the inaugural 2019 Canadian Premier League season was not scheduled to finish by the start of the 2019 CONCACAF League, the Canadian CONCACAF League berth for this season was decided by the winners of the home and away matches in the Canadian Premier League spring season between FC Edmonton, Forge FC, and Valour FC, the three "inaugural teams" of the Canadian Premier League.[4] They were the second Canadian representative included in CONCACAF competitions, besides the Canadian Championship champions which qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. In future seasons, the Canadian Premier League champions would qualify for the CONCACAF League.[5]

Central America

The 18 berths for the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), which consisted of seven member associations, were allocated as follows: three berths for each of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, two berths for Nicaragua, and one berth for Belize.

All of the leagues of Central America employed a split season with two tournaments in one season, so the following teams qualified for the CONCACAF League:

  • In the league of Costa Rica, both champions, and the non-champions with the best aggregate record, qualified. If there was any team which were champions of both tournaments, the non-champions with the second best aggregate record qualified.
  • In the leagues of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama, both champions, and the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which were runners-up of both tournaments), qualified. If there was any team which were finalists of both tournaments, the runners-up with the worse aggregate record qualified. If there were any two teams which were finalists of both tournaments, the semi-finalists with the best aggregate record qualified.
  • In the league of Nicaragua, both champions qualified. If there was any team which were champions of both tournaments, the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which were runners-up of both tournaments) qualified.
  • In the league of Belize, the champions with the better aggregate record (or any team which were champions of both tournaments) qualified.

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 League and CONCACAF Champions League tournaments.[6]

Caribbean

The three berths for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), which consisted of 31 member associations, were allocated via the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, the first-tier and second-tier subcontinental Caribbean club tournaments. Since 2018, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship was open to teams from professional leagues, where they could qualify as champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, while the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield was open to teams from non-professional leagues, where they could qualify as champions of their respective association's league in the previous season.[7]

Besides the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship which qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League, the runners-up and third-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, and the winners of a playoff between the fourth-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, qualified for the CONCACAF League. For the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield to be eligible for the playoff, they had to comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF League.[8]

Teams

The following 22 teams (from eleven associations) qualify for the tournament.

  • Ten teams enter in the round of 16: two each from Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama, and one each from El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and the Caribbean.
  • Twelve teams enter in the preliminary round: two each from El Salvador, Guatemala, and the Caribbean, and one each from Canada, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, and Belize.
Qualified teams from North America (1 team: entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App (Last) Previous best (Last)
 Canada (1 PR berth) Forge FC Preliminary round 2019 Canadian CONCACAF League series winners[Note CAN] 1st Debut
Qualified teams from Central America (18 teams: 9 entering in round of 16, 9 entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App (Last) Previous best (Last)
 Costa Rica (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) San Carlos Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura) 1st Debut
Herediano Round of 16 Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura) 2nd (2018) Champions (2018)
Saprissa Preliminary round Non-champions with best 2018–19 aggregate record 1st Debut
 Honduras (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Motagua Round of 16 2018 Apertura and 2019 Clausura champions 2nd (2018) Runners-up (2018)
Olimpia Round of 16 2018 Apertura and 2019 Clausura runners-up 2nd (2017) Champions (2017)
Marathón Preliminary round Semi-finalists with best 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura) 1st Debut
 Panama (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Tauro Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura) 2nd (2018) Semi-finals (2018)
Independiente Round of 16 Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura) 1st Debut
San Francisco Preliminary round Runners-up with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura) 1st Debut
 El Salvador (3 berths: 1 R16 + 2 PR) Águila Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura) 2nd (2017) Quarter-finals (2017)
Santa Tecla Preliminary round Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura) 2nd (2018) Round of 16 (2018)
Alianza Preliminary round 2018 Apertura and 2019 Clausura runners-up 2nd (2017) Quarter-finals (2017)
 Guatemala (3 berths: 1 R16 + 2 PR) Guastatoya Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura) 1st Debut
Antigua GFC Preliminary round Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura) 1st Debut
Comunicaciones Preliminary round Runners-up with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura) 1st Debut
 Nicaragua (2 berths: 1 R16 + 1 PR) Managua Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura) 1st Debut
Real Estelí Preliminary round Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura) 2nd (2017) Round of 16 (2017)
 Belize (1 PR berth) Belmopan Bandits Preliminary round Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Opening) 3rd (2018) Round of 16 (2018)
Qualified teams from Caribbean (3 teams: 1 entering in round of 16, 2 entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App (Last) Previous best (Last)
 Jamaica Waterhouse Round of 16 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship runners-up 1st Debut
 Haiti Capoise Preliminary round 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship third place 1st Debut
 Suriname Robinhood Preliminary round 2019 Caribbean CONCACAF League playoff winners 1st Debut
Notes
  1. ^
    Canada (CAN): As the inaugural 2019 Canadian Premier League season was not scheduled to finish by the start of the 2019 CONCACAF League, the Canadian CONCACAF League berth for this season was decided by the winners of the home and away matches in the Canadian Premier League spring season between FC Edmonton, Forge FC, and Valour FC, the three "inaugural teams" of the Canadian Premier League.[9]

Draw

Location of teams of the 2019 CONCACAF League
North American Zone
Location of teams of the 2019 CONCACAF League
Central American Zone Caribbean Zone
Teams in bold enter in the round of 16

The draw for the 2019 CONCACAF League was held on 30 May 2019, at 20:00 Eastern Time (18:00 local time), at the Grand Tikal Futura Hotel in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[10][11][12]

The draw determined each tie in the preliminary round (numbered 1 through 6) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing six teams. The "Bracket Position Pots" (Pot A and Pot B) contained the bracket positions numbered 1 through 6 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 preliminary round except for "wildcard" teams which replaced a team from another association.

The draw also determined each tie in the round of 16 (numbered 1 through 8) between a team from Pot 3 and a team from Pot 4, each containing eight teams, with the six preliminary round winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, in Pot 4. 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 3 were assigned a bracket position from Pot A and the teams from Pot 4 were assigned a bracket position from Pot B.

The seeding of teams was based on the CONCACAF Club Index. 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 League and CONCACAF Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF League or CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF used the following formula:

Points per Participation Win Draw Stage advanced Champions
CONCACAF Champions League (2014–15 – 2019) 4 3 1 1 2
CONCACAF League (2017 – 2018) 2 3 1 0.5 1

Teams qualified for the CONCACAF League based on criteria set by their association (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., CRC1, CRC2) for each team.

The 22 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:[13]

Teams in preliminary round draw
Pot Rank Slot 2014–15 CCL 2015–16 CCL 2016–17 CCL 2017 CL or
2018 CCL		 2018 CL or
2019 CCL		 Total Team
Pot 1 1 SLV2 5 6 5 11.5 5 32.5 Santa Tecla
2 PAN3 0 0 0 11 15 26 San Francisco[PAN]
3 HON3 0 0 0 2 21.5 23.5 Marathón
4 CCC3 4 5 4 5 5.5 23.5 Capoise
5 GUA2 8 8 6 0 0 22 Antigua GFC
6 CRC3 0 0 0 2 19.5 21.5 Saprissa
Pot 2 7 BLZ1 0 8 4 2 2 16 Belmopan Bandits
8 SLV3 0 0 0 8.5 6.5 15 Alianza
9 NCA2 0 0 0 9.5 2 11.5 Real Estelí
10 CCC4 0 0 0 2 5 7 Robinhood
11 GUA3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Comunicaciones
12 CAN2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forge FC[CAN]
Teams in round of 16 draw
Pot Rank Slot 2014–15 CCL 2015–16 CCL 2016–17 CCL 2017 CL or
2018 CCL		 2018 CL or
2019 CCL		 Total Team
Pot 3 1 PAN1 4 10 20 8 12 54 Tauro[PAN]
2 CRC2 18 9 14 5 3 49 Herediano
3 PAN2 8 10 8 13 8.5 47.5 Independiente[PAN]
4 HON1 15 10 11 5 4 45 Motagua[HON]
5 CRC1 12 10 8 5 7 42 San Carlos
6 HON2 8 11 11 2 3 35 Olimpia[HON]
7 SLV1 4 7 9 7 5 32 Águila
8 GUA1 11 8 9 0 4 32 Guastatoya
Pot 4 9 CCC2 10 7 5 2 5 29 Waterhouse
10 NCA1 6 4 6 5 5.5 26.5 Managua
11 Winner preliminary round 1
12 Winner preliminary round 2
13 Winner preliminary round 3
14 Winner preliminary round 4
15 Winner preliminary round 5
16 Winner preliminary round 6
Notes
  1. ^
    CAN The identity of the team qualifying for the slot for Canada (CAN2) was not known at the time of the draw.[14]
  2. ^ a b
    HON The identity of the teams qualifying for two of the three slots for Honduras (HON1 and HON2) was not known at the time of the draw.[14] However, as both Motagua and Olimpia were certain to be in Pot 3 for the round of 16 draw, they were included and assigned a bracket position from Pot A by the round of 16 draw.[12]
  3. ^ a b c
    PAN The identity of the teams qualifying for the three slots for Panama (PAN1, PAN2 and PAN3) was not known at the time of the draw.[14]

Format

In the CONCACAF League, the 22 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

  • In the preliminary round, 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, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations II, Article G).[3]
  • In the finals, the away goals rule was not applied, and extra time was 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 H).[3]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[15]

Round First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 30 July – 1 August 2019 6–8 August 2019
Round of 16 20–22 August 2019 27–29 August 2019
Quarter-finals 24–26 September 2019 1–3 October 2019
Semi-finals 24 October 2019 31 October 2019
Finals 7 November 2019 26 November 2019

Times are Eastern Time, as listed by CONCACAF (local times are in parentheses):[16]

Bracket

Preliminary roundRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinals
                            
Forge FC202
Antigua GFC101
Forge FC112
 Olimpia044
Olimpia202
Comunicaciones000
Comunicaciones213
Marathón112
Comunicaciones202
Guastatoya101
Olimpia213
Saprissa044
Belmopan Bandits112
Saprissa336
Saprissa202
 Águila011
Saprissa314
Independiente202
Robinhood (a)011
Capoise011
Robinhood112
Independiente123
Saprissa101
Motagua000
Alianza516
San Francisco101
Alianza202
 Tauro011
Alianza202
San Carlos011
Real Estelí202
Santa Tecla (a)112
Santa Tecla000 (2)
San Carlos (p)000 (4)
Alianza101
Motagua134
Waterhouse (p)112 (7)
Herediano112 (6)
Waterhouse000
Motagua202
Managua112
Motagua213

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the matchups were decided by draw: PR-1 through PR-6. The teams from Pot 1 in the draw hosted the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 30 July – 1 August, and the second legs were played on 6–8 August 2019.[17]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alianza 6–1 San Francisco 5–1 1–0
Robinhood 1–1 (a) Capoise 0–0 1–1
Belmopan Bandits 2–6 Saprissa 1–3 1–3
Forge FC 2–1 Antigua GFC 2–1 0–0
Comunicaciones 3–2 Marathón 2–1 1–1
Real Estelí 2–2 (a) Santa Tecla 2–1 0–1

Matches
Alianza 5–1 San Francisco
 Report
  • Cabrera  42'
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
San Francisco 0–1 Alianza
Report
Referee: Diego Montaño (Mexico)

Alianza won 6–1 on aggregate.

Robinhood 0–0 Capoise
Report
Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)
Capoise 1–1 Robinhood
 Report
  • Da Costa  79'
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

1–1 on aggregate. Robinhood won on away goals.

Belmopan Bandits 1–3 Saprissa
  • James  34'
 Report
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval (Nicaragua)
Saprissa 3–1 Belmopan Bandits
 Report
  • Hernández  38'
Referee: José Raúl Torres (Puerto Rico)

Saprissa won 6–2 on aggregate.

Forge FC 2–1 Antigua GFC
 Report Pacheco  33'
Attendance: 4,644
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Antigua GFC 0–0 Forge FC
Report
Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)

Forge FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Comunicaciones 2–1 Marathón
 Report
  • Solano  5'
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Marathón 1–1 Comunicaciones
 Report
  • Hernández  89'
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Comunicaciones won 3–2 on aggregate.

Real Estelí 2–1 Santa Tecla
 Report
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
Santa Tecla 1–0 Real Estelí
 Report
Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

2–2 on aggregate. Santa Tecla won on away goals.

Round of 16

In the round of 16, the matchups were decided by draw: R16-1 through R16-8. The teams from Pot 3 in the draw hosted the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 20–22 August, and the second legs were played on 27–29 August 2019.[18]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Managua 2–3 Motagua 1–2 1–1
Waterhouse 2–2 (7–6 p) Herediano 1–1 1–1
Santa Tecla 0–0 (2–4 p) San Carlos 0–0 0–0
Alianza 2–1 Tauro 2–0 0–1
Robinhood 2–3 Independiente 1–1 1–2
Saprissa 2–1 Águila 2–0 0–1
Comunicaciones 2–1 Guastatoya 2–1 0–0
Forge FC 2–4 Olimpia 1–0 1–4

Matches
Managua 1–2 Motagua
 Report
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Motagua 1–1 Managua
 Report
  • Peralta  16'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Motagua won 3–2 on aggregate.

Waterhouse 1–1 Herediano
  • Fletcher  3'
 Report
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
Herediano 1–1 Waterhouse
 Report
Penalties
 6–7
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)

2–2 on aggregate. Waterhouse won 7–6 on penalties.

Santa Tecla 0–0 San Carlos
Report
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
San Carlos 0–0 Santa Tecla
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Referee: Jorge Pérez (Mexico)

0–0 on aggregate. San Carlos won 4–2 on penalties.

Alianza 2–0 Tauro
 Report
Tauro 1–0 Alianza
  • Góndola  4'
 Report

Alianza won 2–1 on aggregate.

Robinhood 1–1 Independiente
  • Cairo  90+3'
 Report
Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)
Independiente 2–1 Robinhood
 Report
  • Rosebel  78'
Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Independiente won 3–2 on aggregate.

Saprissa 2–0 Águila
 Report
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Águila 1–0 Saprissa
  • Castillo  78'
 Report
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Saprissa won 2–1 on aggregate.

Comunicaciones 2–1 Guastatoya
  • Herrera  53' (pen.)
  • Gordillo  79'
 Report
Referee: Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Guastatoya 0–0 Comunicaciones
Report
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Comunicaciones won 2–1 on aggregate.

Forge FC 1–0 Olimpia
 Report
Referee: José Raúl Torres (Puerto Rico)
Olimpia 4–1 Forge FC
 Report
Attendance: 0

Olimpia won 4–2 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 24–26 September, and the second legs were played on 1–3 October 2019.[20]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Waterhouse 0–2 Motagua 0–2 0–0
Alianza 2–1 San Carlos 2–0 0–1
Saprissa 4–2 Independiente 3–2 1–0
Olimpia 2–0 Comunicaciones 2–0 0–0

Matches
Waterhouse 0–2 Motagua
Report
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Motagua 0–0 Waterhouse
Report

Motagua won 2–0 on aggregate.

Alianza 2–0 San Carlos
 Report
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
San Carlos 1–0 Alianza
  • Brenes  87'
 Report
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Alianza won 2–1 on aggregate.

Saprissa 3–2 Independiente
 Report
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Independiente 0–1 Saprissa
Report
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Saprissa won 4–2 on aggregate.

Olimpia 2–0 Comunicaciones
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Comunicaciones 0–0 Olimpia
Report
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Olimpia won 2–0 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 (excluding preliminary round) hosted the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 (SF1) Motagua 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 8 2nd leg
2 (SF1) Alianza 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2 6 1st leg
1 (SF2) Saprissa 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9 2nd leg
2 (SF2) Olimpia 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 7 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).[3]

Summary

The first legs were played on 24 October, and the second legs were played on 31 October 2019.[21]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alianza 1–4 Motagua 1–1 0–3
Olimpia 3–4 Saprissa 2–0 1–4

Matches
Alianza 1–1 Motagua
  • Peñaranda  45+2'
 Report
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
Motagua 3–0 Alianza
 Report
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Motagua won 4–1 on aggregate.

Olimpia 2–0 Saprissa
  • Benguché  24', 80'
 Report
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Saprissa 4–1 Olimpia
 Report
  • Álvarez  62'

Saprissa won 4–3 on aggregate.

Finals
Main article: 2019 CONCACAF League Finals

In the finals (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the finalists which had the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosted the second leg.

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).[3]

Summary

The first leg was played on 7 November, and the second leg was played on 26 November 2019.[22]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saprissa 1–0 Motagua 1–0 0–0

Matches
Saprissa 1–0 Motagua
 Report
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Motagua 0–0 Saprissa
Report
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Saprissa won 1–0 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers
  Team eliminated or inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team Goals By round
PR1 PR2 2R1 2R2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F1   F2 
1 Johan Venegas Saprissa 7 11311
2 Raúl Peñaranda Alianza 4 1111
Manfred Ugalde Saprissa 211
4 Marvin Angulo Saprissa 2 2
Jorge Benguché Olimpia 2
David Choinière Forge FC 11
José Fajardo Independiente 11
Gerardo Gordillo Comunicaciones 11
Marvin Monterrosa Alianza 11
Juan Montes Motagua 11

Qualification to CONCACAF Champions League

Starting from the round of 16, teams were ranked based on their results (excluding preliminary round) using the following criteria (Regulations II, Article I):[3]

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss, except that teams advancing via a penalty shootout were considered to have won the match and thus earned 3 points);
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. Away goals scored;
  5. Wins;
  6. Away wins;
  7. Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card);
  8. Drawing of lots

Based on the ranking, the top six teams, i.e., champions, runners-up, both losing semi-finalists, and best two losing quarter-finalists, qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.[21]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saprissa 8 5 1 2 11 6 +5 16 Champions; 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Motagua 8 3 4 1 9 4 +5 13 Runners-up; 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
3 Olimpia 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 Semi-finalists; 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
4 Alianza 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7
5 San Carlos 4 2 1 1 1 2 −1 7 Quarter-finalists; 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
6 Comunicaciones 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1 5
7 Waterhouse 4 1 2 1 2 4 −2 5 Quarter-finalists
8 Independiente 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
9 Águila 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3[lower-alpha 1] Round of 16
10 Tauro 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3[lower-alpha 1]
11 Forge FC 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
12 Herediano 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1
13 Santa Tecla 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
14 Robinhood 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1[lower-alpha 2]
15 Managua 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1[lower-alpha 2]
16 Guastatoya 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
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).[3]
Notes:
  1. Disciplinary points: Águila –2, Tauro –4.
  2. Disciplinary points: Robinhood –1, Managua –5.

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[23]

Award Player Team
Golden Ball Johan Venegas Saprissa
Golden Boot Johan Venegas Saprissa
Golden Glove Jonathan Rougier Motagua
Best Young Player Manfred Ugalde Saprissa
Fair Play Award — Saprissa

See also

Notes
  1. Round of 16 home matches of Honduran clubs Olimpia and Motagua were moved from Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa to Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, and required by CONCACAF to be played behind closed doors, after incidents before the domestic league match between the two teams on 17 August 2019 at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.[19]

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