2017 CONCACAF League final

The 2017 CONCACAF League Final was the final round of the 2017 CONCACAF League, the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF League, the secondary club football tournament organised by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.^[7]

2017 CONCACAF League Final

Event	2017 CONCACAF League
Olimpia Santos de Guápiles 1 1
on aggregate Olimpia won 4–1 on penalties
First leg
Olimpia Santos de Guápiles 0 1
Date	19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)
Venue	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Referee	Ismail Elfath (United States)[1]
Attendance	0[2][3]
Weather	Mostly cloudy 26 °C (79 °F) 100% humidity[4]
Second leg
Santos de Guápiles Olimpia 0 1
Date	26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)
Venue	Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Referee	Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)[5]
Attendance	10,460[2]
Weather	Rain 19 °C (66 °F) 100% humidity[6]
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The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Olimpia from Honduras and Santos de Guápiles from Costa Rica. The first leg was hosted by Olimpia at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula on 19 October 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Santos de Guápiles at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San José on 26 October 2017.^[8]

With Santos de Guápiles winning the first leg and Olimpia winning the second leg, both by the score of 1–0, the tie finished 1–1 on aggregate, and Olimpia won 4–1 on a penalty shoot-out to win the title.^[9][10] As CONCACAF League winners, Olimpia qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.

Teams

Team	Zone
Olimpia	Central America (UNCAF)
Santos de Guápiles	Central America (UNCAF)

While Olimpia were the only team to have competed in all nine editions in the CONCACAF Champions League era since 2008, and would continue this streak if they won the final, Santos de Guápiles had never competed in the CONCACAF Champions League and had the chance to qualify for the first time.

Venues

Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, hosted the first leg.

Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San José, Costa Rica, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

Further information: 2017 CONCACAF League

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

Olimpia				Round	Santos de Guápiles
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	2017 CONCACAF League	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Alajuelense	3–0	2–0 (H)	1–0 (A)	Round of 16	San Juan Jabloteh	8–3	6–2 (H)	2–1 (A)
Alianza	3–2	0–1 (A)	3–1 (H)	Quarter-finals	Chorrillo	2–0	1–0 (A)	1–0 (H)
Plaza Amador	8–2	7–1 (A)	1–1 (H)	Semi-finals	Árabe Unido	1–0	0–0 (A)	1–0 (H)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds hosting the second leg.

If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.^[7]

Performance ranking

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Host
1	Santos de Guápiles	6	5	1	0	11	3	+8	16	2nd leg
2	Olimpia	6	4	1	1	14	4	+10	13	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) Drawing of lots.^[7]

Matches

First leg

19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)

20:00 UTC−6

Olimpia	0–1	Santos de Guápiles
	Report	Azofeifa 62'

Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula

Attendance: 0^[2][3]

Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Olimpia

Santos de Guápiles

GK 28 Donis Escober RB 19 José Tobías  65' CB 30 Johnny Palacios CB 35 Andrés Quejada LB 5 Éver Alvarado  84' DM 23 Brayan Moya CM 8 Luis Garrido  65' CM 20 Alexander López CM 33 Michaell Chirinos CF 13 Carlo Costly (c) CF 21 Roger Rojas  71' Substitutes: GK 1 Edrick Menjívar DF 2 Kevin Álvarez DF 17 Jonathan Paz MF 7 Carlos Will Mejía  90+2'  71' MF 16 Gerson Rodas  65' MF 29 German Mejía FW 18 Javier Estupiñán  84' Manager: Carlos Restrepo

GK 1 Bryan Morales CB 15 Juan Diego Madrigal CB 28 José Garro CB 8 Edder Monguío (c) RWB 4 Ian Smith LWB 17 Marvin Obando  35' CM 12 Youstin Salas CM 20 Wílmer Azofeifa RF 71 Osvaldo Rodríguez  82' CF 27 Edder Solórzano  78' LF 24 Kenneth Dixon  20'  67' Substitutes: GK 21 Alejandro Gómez DF 2 Michael Barquero  78' DF 19 Alexis Gamboa DF 29 Rigoberto Jiménez MF 23 Diego Díaz FW 11 Reimond Salas  82' FW 26 Leonardo Adams  67' Manager: Johnny Cháves

Assistant referees:[1] Corey Parker (United States) Ian Anderson (United States) Fourth official:[1] Baldomero Toledo (United States)

Match rules[7] 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg

26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)

20:00 UTC−6

Santos de Guápiles	0–1	Olimpia
	Report	Chirinos 21'
Penalties
Azofeifa Lagos Barquero	1–4	Costly Moya López C. Mejía

Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José

Attendance: 10,460^[2]

Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Santos de Guápiles

Olimpia

GK 1 Bryan Morales  PSO 3' CB 15 Juan Diego Madrigal CB 28 José Garro CB 8 Edder Monguío (c) RWB 4 Ian Smith LWB 2 Michael Barquero CM 71 Osvaldo Rodríguez  86' CM 20 Wílmer Azofeifa  44' RF 7 Kenny Cunningham  34'  68' CF 88 Starling Matarrita  78' LF 11 Reimond Salas Substitutes: GK 21 Alejandro Gómez DF 3 Pablo Arboine MF 12 Youstin Salas  86' MF 23 Diego Díaz MF 27 Edder Solórzano  78' FW 9 Cristhian Lagos  68' FW 26 Leonardo Adams Manager: Johnny Cháves

GK 28 Donis Escober RB 2 Kevin Álvarez CB 30 Johnny Palacios CB 35 Andrés Quejada  18' LB 5 Éver Alvarado DM 23 Brayan Moya CM 29 German Mejía  30' CM 20 Alexander López CM 33 Michaell Chirinos  60' CF 13 Carlo Costly (c) CF 21 Roger Rojas  90' Substitutes: GK 1 Edrick Menjívar DF 17 Jonathan Paz  18' MF 7 Carlos Will Mejía  90' MF 8 Luis Garrido  79'  60' MF 16 Gerson Rodas MF 46 José Reyes FW 25 Jorge Benguché Manager: Carlos Restrepo

Assistant referees:[5] Pablo Israel Hernández (Mexico) Andrés Hernández (Mexico) Fourth official:[5] Óscar Macías (Mexico)

Match rules[7] 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if tied on aggregate and away goals. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

See also

• 2018 CONCACAF Champions League