2019 CONCACAF League final

The 2019 CONCACAF League Final was the final round of the 2019 CONCACAF League, the third 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.^[1]

2019 CONCACAF League Final

Saprissa players celebrating with the trophy
Event	2019 CONCACAF League
Saprissa Motagua 1 0
on aggregate
First leg
Saprissa Motagua 1 0
Date	7 November 2019 (2019-11-07)
Venue	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Referee	Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Second leg
Motagua Saprissa 0 0
Date	26 November 2019 (2019-11-26)
Venue	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Referee	César Ramos (Mexico)
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The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Saprissa from Costa Rica and Motagua from Honduras. The first leg was hosted by Saprissa at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in San José on 7 November 2019, while the second leg was hosted by Motagua at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa on 26 November 2019.^[2]

Saprissa won the final 1–0 on aggregate for their first CONCACAF League title.^[3][4]

Teams

Team	Zone	Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Saprissa	Central America (UNCAF)	None
Motagua	Central America (UNCAF)	1 (2018)

For the third consecutive season, the final of the CONCACAF League was competed between teams from Costa Rica and Honduras.

Venues

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in San José, Costa Rica, hosted the first leg.

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

Further information: 2019 CONCACAF League

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

Saprissa				Round	Motagua
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	2019 CONCACAF League	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Belmopan Bandits	6–2	3–1 (A)	3–1 (H)	Preliminary round	Bye
Águila	2–1	2–0 (H)	0–1 (A)	Round of 16	Managua	3–2	2–1 (A)	1–1 (H)
Independiente	4–2	3–2 (H)	1–0 (A)	Quarter-finals	Waterhouse	2–0	2–0 (A)	0–0 (H)
Olimpia	4–3	0–2 (A)	4–1 (H)	Semi-finals	Alianza	4–1	1–1 (A)	3–0 (H)

Format

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

The away goals rule would not be applied, and extra time would be 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 G).^[1]

Performance ranking

Pos	Team v t e	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).^[1]

Matches

First leg

Saprissa	1–0	Motagua
Venegas 19'	Report

7 November 2019 (2019-11-07)

20:00 UTC−6

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José

Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Saprissa

Motagua

Saprissa: GK 13 Aarón Cruz RB 12 Ricardo Blanco  52' CB 52 Aubrey David CB 32 Alexander Robinson LB 3 Yostin Salinas  64'  75' RM 11 Michael Barrantes (c)  68' CM 10 Marvin Angulo  77' CM 2 Christian Bolaños  84' LM 8 Randall Leal ST 7 Johan Venegas ST 27 Manfred Ugalde  70' Substitutes: GK 22 Alejandro Gómez DF 5 Jean Carlo Agüero FW 9 David Ramírez  70' DF 14 Jaikel Medina MF 21 Esteban Rodríguez MF 24 Suhander Zúñiga  84' MF 33 Jaylon Hadden  77' Manager: Walter Centeno

Motagua: GK 19 Jonathan Rougier RB 2 Juan Pablo Montes (c)  63' CB 5 Marcelo Pereira CB 17 Denil Maldonado LB 24 Omar Elvir RM 34 Kevin López  46' CM 3 Emilio Izaguirre  30' CM 16 Héctor Castellanos LM 10 Matías Galvaliz  58'  71' ST 21 Roberto Moreira ST 22 Marcelo Estigarribia  81' Substitutes: GK 25 Marlon Licona  22' MF 4 Sergio Peña MF 8 Walter Martínez  46' FW 11 Marco Tulio Vega  81' MF 12 Raúl Santos DF 18 Wilmer Crisanto DF 27 Félix Crisanto  71' Manager: Diego Vásquez

Assistant referees:[5] Ojay Duhaney (Jamaica) Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago) Fourth official:[5] Reon Radix (Grenada)

Match rules[1] 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg

Motagua	0–0	Saprissa
	Report

26 November 2019 (2019-11-26)

21:00 UTC−6

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Motagua

Saprissa

Motagua: GK 19 Jonathan Rougier RB 2 Juan Pablo Montes (c) CB 5 Marcelo Pereira  46' CB 17 Denil Maldonado LB 24 Omar Elvir RM 34 Kevin López CM 3 Emilio Izaguirre  64' CM 16 Héctor Castellanos LM 10 Matías Galvaliz ST 21 Roberto Moreira ST 22 Marcelo Estigarribia  46' Substitutes: GK 25 Marlon Licona MF 4 Sergio Peña MF 8 Walter Martínez  64' FW 11 Marco Tulio Vega  46' DF 18 Wilmer Crisanto DF 27 Félix Crisanto  46' DF 35 Cristopher Meléndez Manager: Diego Vásquez

Saprissa: GK 13 Aarón Cruz  90+3' RB 12 Ricardo Blanco  83' CB 52 Aubrey David CB 32 Alexander Robinson LB 31 Roy Miller RM 11 Michael Barrantes (c)  84' CM 10 Marvin Angulo  78' CM 2 Christian Bolaños LM 8 Randall Leal ST 7 Johan Venegas ST 27 Manfred Ugalde  63' Substitutes: GK 22 Alejandro Gómez DF 5 Jean Carlo Agüero  78' FW 9 David Ramírez  63' DF 14 Jaikel Medina MF 19 Yael López MF 20 Mariano Torres  84' MF 24 Suhander Zúñiga Manager: Walter Centeno

Assistant referees: Christian Espinosa (Mexico) Michel Morales (Mexico) Fourth official: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Match rules[1] 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if tied on aggregate (no away goals rule applied). Penalty shoot-out if still tied after extra time. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used, with a fourth allowed in extra time.