| 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 20 – April 25, 2018 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Guadalajara (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Toronto FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) |  Sebastian Giovinco Jonathan Osorio(4 goals each) |
| Best player | Sebastian Giovinco |
| Best young player | Rodolfo Pizarro |
| Best goalkeeper | Rodolfo Cota |
| Fair play award |  New York Red Bulls |
← 2016–17 2019 → | |
The 2018 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 53rd edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
The format of the tournament was changed as part of a new CONCACAF club competition platform consisting of two tournaments (CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League) and a total of 31 teams competing during the season (an increase from the previous 24 teams), with 16 teams competing in the newly created CONCACAF League from August to October, and the winner of the CONCACAF League joining the 15 direct entrants competing in the CONCACAF Champions League from February to April. As a result, the 2018 edition was played using a new format that included the removal of the group stage, a reduction in participating teams from 24 to 16, and a total reduction in matches from 62 to 30.
Guadalajara defeated Toronto FC in the final to win their second CONCACAF club title and their first in the Champions League era, and qualified as the CONCACAF representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Pachuca won the previous tournament but did not qualify for this tournament and were unable to defend their title.
Qualification[]
A total of 16 teams participate in the CONCACAF Champions League:
- North American Zone: 9 teams (from three associations)
- Central American Zone: 5 teams (from four associations; ordinarily from five associations, but Guatemalan teams were excluded from this season's tournament)
- Caribbean Zone: 1 team (from one association)
- Winners of the CONCACAF League (from one association, from either Central American Zone or Caribbean Zone)
Therefore, teams from either 8 or 9 out of the 41 CONCACAF member associations may participate in the CONCACAF Champions League.
North America[]
The nine berths for the North American Football Union (NAFU) are allocated to the three NAFU member associations as follows: four berths each for Mexico and the United States, and one berth for Canada.
For Mexico, the champions and runners-up of the Liga MX Apertura and Clausura Liguilla (playoff) tournaments qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League. If there is any team which are finalists of both tournaments, the vacated berth is reallocated using a formula, based on regular season records, that ensures that two teams qualify via each tournament.
For the United States, four teams qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League, three through the Major League Soccer (MLS) season and one through its domestic cup competition:
- The champions of the MLS Cup, the championship match of the MLS Cup Playoffs
- The champions of the Supporters' Shield, awarded to the team with the best MLS regular season record
- The MLS regular season champions of either the Eastern Conference or Western Conference which are not the Supporters' Shield champions
- The champions of the U.S. Open Cup
If there is any team which qualifies through multiple berths, or if there is any Canada-based MLS team which are champions of the MLS Cup, the Supporters' Shield, or conference regular season, the vacated berth is reallocated to the U.S.-based team with the best MLS regular season record not yet qualified.
For Canada, the champions of the Canadian Championship, its domestic cup competition which awards the Voyageurs Cup, qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League. While some Canada-based teams compete in the MLS, they cannot qualify through either the MLS regular season or Playoffs. In line with the launch of the new format, which places the Canadian representative directly in the CONCACAF Champions League beginning in early 2018, the Canadian Soccer Association announced in March 2017 that a special one-match playoff between the 2016 champions Toronto FC and the 2017 champions would be played on 9 August 2017 in Toronto to determine who would qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, except in the case that Toronto FC won the 2017 edition, the playoff would be unnecessary and Toronto FC would qualify automatically. As Toronto FC did later win the 2017 Canadian Championship, the playoff was not played.
Central America[]
The five berths for the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) are allocated to five of the seven UNCAF member associations as follows: one berth for each of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama.
As all of the leagues of Central America employ a split season with two tournaments in one season, the champions with the better aggregate record (or any team which are champions of both tournaments) in the leagues of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.
If teams from any Central American associations are excluded, they are replaced by teams from other Central American associations, with the associations chosen based on results from previous CONCACAF Champions League tournaments. For this season, the team from Guatemala was excluded due to the suspension of their federation by FIFA and was replaced by an additional team from Costa Rica.
Caribbean[]
The sole berth for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) is allocated via the Caribbean Club Championship, a subcontinental tournament open to the clubs of all 31 CFU member associations. To qualify for the Caribbean Club Championship, teams have to finish as the champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, but professional teams may also be selected by their associations if they play in the league of another country.
The champions of the Caribbean Club Championship qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.
CONCACAF League[]
Besides the 15 direct entrants of the CONCACAF Champions League, another 16 teams (13 from the Central American Football Union, 3 from the Caribbean Football Union) enter the CONCACAF League, a tournament held from August to October prior to the CONCACAF Champions League.
The champions of the CONCACAF League qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.
Teams[]
The following 16 teams (from eight associations) qualified for the tournament.
In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from 2008–09 (not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from 1962 to 2008).
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App | Last app | Previous best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America (9 teams) | |||||
| Mexico 4 berths |
UANL | 2016 Apertura champions and 2017 Clausura runners-up | 4th | 2016–17 | Runners-up (2 times) |
| Guadalajara | 2017 Clausura champions | 2nd | 2012–13 | Group stage (2012–13) | |
| América | 2016 Apertura runners-up | 4th | 2015–16 | Champions (2 times) | |
| Tijuana | Non-finalists with best regular season record in 2017 Clausura | 2nd | 2013–14 | Semi-finals (2013–14) | |
| United States 4 berths |
Seattle Sounders FC | 2016 MLS Cup champions | 5th | 2015–16 | Semi-finals (2012–13) |
| FC Dallas | 2016 MLS Supporters' Shield and 2016 U.S. Open Cup champions | 3rd | 2016–17 | Semi-finals (2016–17) | |
| New York Red Bulls | 2016 MLS Eastern Conference regular season champions | 4th | 2016–17 | Quarter-finals (2016–17) | |
| Colorado Rapids | 2016 MLS Supporters' Shield runners-up | 2nd | 2011–12 | Group stage (2011–12) | |
| Canada 1 berth |
Toronto FC | 2016 Canadian Championship and 2017 Canadian Championship champions | 5th | 2012–13 | Semi-finals (2011–12) |
| Central America (6 teams) | |||||
 Costa Rica1 + 1 berths |
Saprissa | Champions with better aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2016 Invierno champions) |
7th | 2016–17 | Semi-finals (2010–11) |
| Herediano | Champions with worse aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2017 Verano champions) |
8th | 2016–17 | Semi-finals (2014–15) | |
 Honduras1 berth + CONCACAF League |
Motagua | 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura champions | 4th | 2015–16 | Group stage (2 times) |
| Olimpia | 2017 CONCACAF League champions | 10th | 2016–17 | Quarter-finals (2 times) | |
 Panama1 berth |
Tauro | Champions with better aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2017 Clausura champions) |
6th | 2014–15 | Group stage (4 times) |
 El Salvador1 berth |
Santa Tecla | 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura champions | 2nd | 2015–16 | Group stage (2015–16) |
| Caribbean (1 team) | |||||
 Dominican Republic
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Cibao | 2017 Caribbean Club Championship champions | 1st | N/A | N/A |
Draw[]
The draw for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League was held on December 18, 2017, 19:00 EST (UTC−5), at the Univision Studios in Miami, and was streamed on YouTube.
The draw determined each tie in the round of 16 (numbered 1 through 8) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing eight teams. 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 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 round of 16 except for "wildcard" teams which replaced a team from another association.
The seeding of teams are based on the new CONCACAF Club Index. Each team qualifies for the CONCACAF Champions League based on criteria set by the respective associations (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., CRC1, CRC2) for each team. The CONCACAF Club Index, instead of ranking each team, is based on the on-field performance of the teams that have occupied the respective qualifying slots in the previous five editions of the CONCACAF Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF uses the following formula:
| Points per | Participation | Win | Draw | Stage advanced | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:
| Pot | Rank | Slot | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | Total | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pot 1 | 1 | MEX3 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 110 | América
|
| 2 | MEX1 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 27 | 109 | UANL
| |
| 3 | MEX2 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 103 | Guadalajara
| |
| 4 | MEX4 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 101 | Tijuana
| |
| 5 | USA3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 76 | New York Red Bulls
| |
| 6 | CAN1 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 22 | 73 | Toronto FC
| |
| 7 | USA1 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 73 | Seattle Sounders FC
| |
| 8 | USA2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 71 | FC Dallas
| |
| Pot 2 | 9 | USA4 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 71 | Colorado Rapids
|
| 10 | CRC1 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 65 | Saprissa
| |
| 11 | CRC2 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 62 | Herediano (wildcard)
| |
| 12 | HON1 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 56 | Motagua
| |
| 13 | PAN1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 53 | Tauro
| |
| 14 | SLV1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 32 | Santa Tecla
| |
| 15 | CCC1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 27 | Cibao
| |
| 16 | SCL1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Olimpia
|
Format[]
In the CONCACAF Champions League, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations, II. D. Tie-Breaker Procedures).
Schedule[]
The schedule of the competition was as follows.
| First leg | Second leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 | February 20–22, 2018 | February 27 – March 1, 2018 |
| Quarter-finals | March 6–7, 2018 | March 13–14, 2018 |
| Semi-finals | April 3–4, 2018 | April 10, 2018 |
| Finals | April 17, 2018 | April 25, 2018 |
Times up to March 10, 2018 (round of 16 and quarter-finals first legs) were Eastern Standard Time, i.e., UTC−5, thereafter (quarter-finals second legs and beyond) times were Eastern Daylight Time, i.e., UTC−4 (local times are in parentheses).
Bracket[]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Rapids
|
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto FC
|
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Toronto FC (a)
|
2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UANL
|
1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Herediano
|
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UANL
|
2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Toronto FC
|
3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| América
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Saprissa
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| América
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5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| América
|
4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tauro
|
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tauro (a)
|
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FC Dallas
|
0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Toronto FC
|
1 | 2 | 3 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Guadalajara (p)
|
2 | 1 | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Tecla
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2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle Sounders FC
|
1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle Sounders FC
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Guadalajara
|
0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cibao
|
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Guadalajara
|
2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Guadalajara
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| New York Red Bulls
|
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Motagua
|
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tijuana
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tijuana
|
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| New York Red Bulls
|
2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Olimpia
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| New York Red Bulls
|
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16[]
In the round of 16, the matchups were decided by draw: R16-1 through R16-8. The teams from Pot 1 in the draw hosted the second leg.
Summary[]
The first legs were played on February 20–22, and the second legs were played on February 27 – March 1, 2018.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cibao
|
0–7 | Guadalajara
|
0–2 | 0–5 |
| Santa Tecla
|
2–5 | Seattle Sounders FC
|
2–1 | 0–4 |
| Olimpia
|
1–3 | New York Red Bulls
|
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Motagua
|
1–2 | Tijuana
|
0–1 | 1–1 |
| Herediano
|
3–5 | UANL
|
2–2 | 1–3 |
| Colorado Rapids
|
0–2 | Toronto FC
|
0–2 | 0–0 |
| Tauro
|
3–3 (a) | FC Dallas
|
1–0 | 2–3 |
| Saprissa
|
2–6 | América
|
1–5 | 1–1 |
Matches[]
| February 22, 2018 20:00 (21:00 AST) |
Cibao
|
0–2 | Guadalajara
|
Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Sánchez  40'Macías 90+3'
|
| February 28, 2018 20:00 (19:00 CST) |
Guadalajara
|
5–0 | Cibao
|
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara Attendance: 14,840 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alanís 45' Cisneros 53'Macías 56'Pulido 74'Mayorga 78'
|
Report |
Guadalajara won 7–0 on aggregate.
| February 22, 2018 22:00 (21:00 CST) |
Santa Tecla
|
2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC
|
Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayen 67', 76' (pen.)
|
Report | Lodeiro 15'
|
| March 1, 2018 22:00 (19:00 PST) |
Seattle Sounders FC
|
4–0 | Santa Tecla
|
CenturyLink Field, Seattle Attendance: 35,549 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruin 48' Lodeiro 69'Marshall 81'Eikrem 84'
|
Report |
Seattle Sounders FC won 5–2 on aggregate.
| February 22, 2018 22:00 (21:00 CST) |
Olimpia
|
1–1 | New York Red Bulls
|
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José (Costa Rica) Attendance: 0 Referee: John Pitti (Panama) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moya 72' (pen.)
|
Report | Royer 31'
|
| March 1, 2018 20:00 (20:00 EST) |
New York Red Bulls
|
2–0 | Olimpia
|
Red Bull Arena, Harrison Attendance: 11,677 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright-Phillips 54' Davis 64'
|
Report |
New York Red Bulls won 3–1 on aggregate.
| February 21, 2018 22:00 (21:00 CST) |
Motagua
|
0–1 | Tijuana
|
H-E-B Park, Edinburg (United States) Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Rivero 71'
|
| February 27, 2018 22:00 (19:00 PST) |
Tijuana
|
1–1 | Motagua
|
Estadio Caliente, Tijuana Attendance: 15,333 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| García 3'
|
Report | Martínez 88'
|
Tijuana won 2–1 on aggregate.
| February 20, 2018 20:00 (19:00 CST) |
Herediano
|
2–2 | UANL
|
Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruiz 90' (pen.) Arrieta 90+3'
|
Report | Meza 14' Zelarayán 59'
|
| February 27, 2018 20:00 (19:00 CST) |
UANL
|
3–1 | Herediano
|
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza Attendance: 37,214 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia 49', 79' Sosa 90'
|
Report | Arrieta 78'
|
UANL won 5–3 on aggregate.
| February 20, 2018 22:00 (20:00 MST) |
Colorado Rapids
|
0–2 | Toronto FC
|
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City Attendance: 2,673 Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Osorio 55' Giovinco 73'
|
| February 27, 2018 20:00 (20:00 EST) |
Toronto FC
|
0–0 | Colorado Rapids
|
BMO Field, Toronto Attendance: 23,383 Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
Toronto FC won 2–0 on aggregate.
| February 21, 2018 20:00 (20:00 EST) |
Tauro
|
1–0 | FC Dallas
|
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City Attendance: 4,047 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguilar 57'
|
Report |
| February 28, 2018 20:00 (19:00 CST) |
FC Dallas
|
3–2 | Tauro
|
Toyota Stadium, Frisco Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urruti 32' Díaz 50' (pen.)Colmán 90+2'
|
Report | Aguilar 16' González 44'
|
3–3 on aggregate. Tauro won on away goals.
| February 21, 2018 20:00 (19:00 CST) |
Saprissa
|
1–5 | América
|
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José Referee: Mark Geiger (United States) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 74'
|
Report | Domínguez 2', 45' Uribe 35', 79'Ibarra 59'
|
| February 28, 2018 22:00 (21:00 CST) |
América
|
1–1 | Saprissa
|
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance: 17,789 Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintero 1'
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Report | Torres 53'
|
América won 6–2 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 March 6–7, and the second legs were played on March 13–14, 2018.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders FC
|
1–3 | Guadalajara
|
1–0 | 0–3 |
| Tijuana
|
1–5 | New York Red Bulls
|
0–2 | 1–3 |
| Toronto FC
|
4–4 (a) | UANL
|
2–1 | 2–3 |
| América
|
7–1 | Tauro
|
4–0 | 3–1 |
Matches[]
| March 7, 2018 22:00 (19:00 PST) |
Seattle Sounders FC
|
1–0 | Guadalajara
|
CenturyLink Field, Seattle Attendance: 42,885 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dempsey 78'
|
Report |
| March 14, 2018 22:00 (20:00 CST) |
Guadalajara
|
3–0 | Seattle Sounders FC
|
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alanís 50' López 55'Godínez 80'
|
Report |
Guadalajara won 3–1 on aggregate.
| March 6, 2018 22:00 (19:00 PST) |
Tijuana
|
0–2 | New York Red Bulls
|
Estadio Caliente, Tijuana Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Wright-Phillips 9', 67'
|
| March 13, 2018 20:00 (20:00 EDT) |
New York Red Bulls
|
3–1 | Tijuana
|
Red Bull Arena, Harrison Attendance: 6,393 Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams 28' Rzatkowski 70'Romero Gamarra 76'
|
Report | Mendoza 10'
|
New York Red Bulls won 5–1 on aggregate.
| March 7, 2018 20:00 (20:00 EST) |
Toronto FC
|
2–1 | UANL
|
BMO Field, Toronto Attendance: 25,587 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altidore 60' Osorio 89'
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Report | Vargas 52'
|
| March 13, 2018 22:00 (20:00 CST) |
UANL
|
3–2 | Toronto FC
|
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza Attendance: 30,500 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vargas 68' Gignac 84', 90+2' (pen.)
|
Report | Rafael Carioca 64' (o.g.) Giovinco 73'
|
4–4 on aggregate. Toronto FC won on away goals.
| March 6, 2018 20:00 (19:00 CST) |
América
|
4–0 | Tauro
|
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corona 19' Martín 71'Domínguez 79'Ibargüen 81'
|
Report |
| March 14, 2018 20:00 (19:00 EST) |
Tauro
|
1–3 | América
|
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sánchez 71'
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Report | Martín 6', 19' Díaz 67'
|
América won 7–1 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 hosted the second leg.
Summary[]
The first legs were played on April 3–4, and the second legs were played on April 10, 2018.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalajara
|
1–0 | New York Red Bulls
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Toronto FC
|
4–2 | América
|
3–1 | 1–1 |
Matches[]
| April 4, 2018 22:00 (21:00 CDT) |
Guadalajara
|
1–0 | New York Red Bulls
|
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara Referee: John Pitti (Panama) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brizuela 26'
|
Report |
| April 10, 2018 20:00 (20:00 EDT) |
New York Red Bulls
|
0–0 | Guadalajara
|
Red Bull Arena, Harrison Attendance: 23,623 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
Guadalajara won 1–0 on aggregate.
| April 3, 2018 20:00 (20:00 EDT) |
Toronto FC
|
3–1 | América
|
BMO Field, Toronto Attendance: 23,463 Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovinco 9' (pen.) Altidore 44'Morgan 58'
|
Report | Ibargüen 21'
|
| April 10, 2018 22:00 (21:00 CDT) |
América
|
1–1 | Toronto FC
|
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uribe 90+2' (pen.)
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Report | Osorio 12'
|
Toronto FC won 4–2 on aggregate.
Finals[]
- Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Finals
In the finals (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the finalists which had the better performance in previous rounds hosted the second leg.
Summary[]
The first leg was played on April 17, and the second leg was played on April 25, 2018.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto FC
|
3–3 (2–4 p) | Guadalajara
|
1–2 | 2–1 |
Matches[]
| April 17, 2018 20:15 (20:15 EDT) |
Toronto FC
|
1–2 | Guadalajara
|
BMO Field, Toronto Attendance: 29,925 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osorio 19'
|
Report | Pizarro 2' Pulido 72'
|
| April 25, 2018 21:30 (20:30 CDT) |
Guadalajara
|
1–2 | Toronto FC
|
Estadio Akron, Guadalajara Attendance: 36,977 Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pineda 19'
|
Report | Altidore 25' Giovinco 44'
| ||
| Penalties | ||||
Alanís  Godínez Pulido Zaldívar
|
4–2 | Giovinco Osorio Delgado Bradley
|
Top goalscorers[]
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | By round | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1R1 | 1R2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 | ||||
| 1 | Sebastian Giovinco
|
Toronto FC
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jonathan Osorio
|
Toronto FC
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | Jozy Altidore
|
Toronto FC
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Cecilio Domínguez
|
América
|
2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Henry Martín
|
América
|
1 | 2 | ||||||||
 Mateus Uribe
|
América
|
2 | 1 | ||||||||
 Bradley Wright-Phillips
|
New York Red Bulls
|
1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 8 | Edwin Aguilar
|
Tauro
|
2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Oswaldo Alanís
|
Guadalajara
|
1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Jairo Arrieta
|
Herediano
|
1 | 1 | ||||||||
 André-Pierre Gignac
|
UANL
|
2 | |||||||||
| Andrés Ibargüen
|
América
|
1 | 1 | ||||||||
 Nicolás Lodeiro
|
Seattle Sounders FC
|
1 | 1 | ||||||||
| José Macías
|
Guadalajara
|
1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Gerson Mayen
|
Santa Tecla
|
2 | |||||||||
| Alan Pulido
|
Guadalajara
|
1 | 1 | ||||||||
 Eduardo Vargas
|
UANL
|
1 | 1 | ||||||||
 Enner Valencia
|
UANL
|
2 | |||||||||
Source: CONCACAF
Awards[]
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Sebastian Giovinco
|
Toronto FC
|
| Golden Boot | Jonathan Osorio
|
Toronto FC
|
| Golden Glove | Rodolfo Cota
|
Guadalajara
|
| Best Young Player | Rodolfo Pizarro
|
Guadalajara
|
| Fair Play Award | — | New York Red Bulls
|
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Rodolfo Cota
|
Guadalajara
|
| DF | Oswaldo Alanís
|
Guadalajara
|
| Alejandro Mayorga
|
Guadalajara
| |
| Michael Amir Murillo
|
New York Red Bulls
| |
| Edwin Hernández
|
Guadalajara
| |
| MF | Jonathan Osorio
|
Toronto FC
|
| Mateus Uribe
|
América
| |
| Nicolás Lodeiro
|
Seattle Sounders FC
| |
| Isaác Brizuela
|
Guadalajara
| |
| FW | Sebastian Giovinco
|
Toronto FC
|
| Rodolfo Pizarro
|
Guadalajara
|
- Goal of the Tournament: Alan Pulido scored the Goal of the Tournament for Guadalajara against Toronto FC in the first leg of the Finals.
See also[]
- 2017 CONCACAF League
- 2018 FIFA Club World Cup
External links[]
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