2021 CONCACAF Champions League final
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| Event | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 28 October 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe | ||||||
| Referee | Fernando Hernández (Mexico) | ||||||
| Attendance | 40,170 | ||||||
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The 2021 CONCACAF Champions League final was the final match of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League, the 13th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 56th edition of the premier association football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
The match was played at Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe, between Monterrey and América. Monterrey won 1–0 for their fifth Champions League title.
As of 2025, this is the most recent Champions League final to feature an all-Mexican final.
Teams
[edit | edit source]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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| Mexico Monterrey | North America (NAFU) | 4 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2019) |
| Mexico América | North America (NAFU) | 2 (2015, 2016) |
Venue
[edit | edit source]The higher ranked team, Monterrey, hosted the final match of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League in Guadalupe, Nuevo León.
Host selection
[edit | edit source]In the final (Winners of SF1 vs. Winners of SF2), the finalist which had the better performances in previous rounds hosted the single-leg match.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final |
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| 1 | Mexico Monterrey | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 16 | Host |
| 2 | Mexico América | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 |
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.
Background
[edit | edit source]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.[1] 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.[2]
Road to the final
[edit | edit source]Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: Home; A: Away).
| Mexico América | Round | Mexico Monterrey | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
| Honduras Olimpia | 2–2 (a) | 1–2 (A) | 0–1 (H) | Round of 16 | Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja | 6–1 | 0–3 (A) | 3–1 (H) |
| United States Portland Timbers | 4–2 | 1–1 (A) | 3–1 (H) | Quarter-finals | 5–2 | 2–2 (A) | 3–0 (H) | |
| United States Philadelphia Union | 4–0 | 2–0 (H) | 0–2 (A) | Semi-finals | 5–1 | 1–0 (A) | 1–4 (H) | |
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Format
[edit | edit source]While the rest of the tournament was played as a home-and-away two-legged match pairing, the final was a single-leg match where the winner would be crowned the champion. The "home" team for the match was the team with the better performance in previous rounds. In the final, extra time was played if the score was tied after the end of the match. If the score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.8).[3]
Match
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See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- CONCACAF Champions League Archived 2021-03-08 at the Wayback Machine