2021 CONCACAF League final

The 2021 CONCACAF League Final was the final round of the 2021 CONCACAF League, the fifth 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]

2021 CONCACAF League Final

Event	2021 CONCACAF League
Motagua Comunicaciones 3 6
on aggregate
First leg
Motagua Comunicaciones 1 2
Date	8 December 2021 (2021-12-08)
Venue	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Referee	Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Attendance	8,000
Second leg
Comunicaciones Motagua 4 2
Date	14 December 2021 (2021-12-14)
Venue	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
Referee	Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
Attendance	5,000
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The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Motagua from Honduras and Comunicaciones from Guatemala.

The first leg was hosted by Motagua at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa on 8 December 2021, and the second leg was hosted by Comunicaciones at the Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores in Guatemala City on 14 December 2021.^[2]

Teams

Team	Zone	Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Motagua	Central America (UNCAF)	2 (2018, 2019)
Comunicaciones	Central America (UNCAF)	None

Venues

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

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores in Guatemala City, Guatemala, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

Further information: 2021 CONCACAF League

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

Motagua				Round	Comunicaciones
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	2021 CONCACAF League	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Bye				Preliminary round	Once Deportivo	4–1	1–1 (H)	3–0 (A)
Universitario	3–2	2–2 (A)	1–0 (H)	Round of 16	Alianza	3–1	2–1 (H)	1–0 (A)
Marathón	4–0	2–0 (A)	2–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Saprissa	5–5 (a)	3–4 (A)	2–1 (H)
Forge FC	2–2 (a)	2–2 (A)	0–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Guastatoya	3–1	1–0 (A)	2–1 (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 will 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	Comunicaciones	6	5	0	1	11	7	+4	15	2nd leg
2	Motagua	6	3	3	0	9	4	+5	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 (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 (Regulations Article 12.10.4).

Matches

First leg

Motagua	1–2	Comunicaciones
Moreira 41'	Report	Aparicio 22' Anangonó 79'

8 December 2021 (2021-12-08)

19:00 (18:00 UTC−6)

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Motagua

Comunicaciones

Motagua: GK 19 Jonathan Rougier (c) RB 12 Raúl Santos CB 5 Marcelo Pereira CB 17 Wesly Decas LB 24 Omar Elvir RM 34 Kevin López CM 35 Cristopher Meléndez  64' CM 23 Juan Delgado LM 31 Diego Auzqui  37'  78' ST 21 Roberto Moreira  64' ST 7 Iván López  64' Substitutes: GK 25 Marlon Licona FW 9 Gonzalo Klusener  64' MF 10 Matías Galvaliz  64' FW 11 Marco Vega  86'  78' MF 22 Jesse Moncada MF 29 Carlos Fernández  64' MF 32 Jonathan Núñez Manager: Diego Vásquez

Comunicaciones: GK 30 Kevin Moscoso RB 31 Stheven Robles CB 28 Jose Corena  53' CB 3 Nicolás Samayoa LB 14 Rafael Morales RM 10 José Contreras (c)  35'  66' CM 8 Rodrigo Saravia CM 25 Jorge Aparicio  90+1' LM 18 Oscar Santis  66' ST 7 Andrés Lezcano  76' ST 33 Juan Anangonó  83' Substitutes: GK 23 Arnold Barrios MF 6 José Carlos Pinto  66' MF 9 Júnior Lacayo  66' FW 13 Carlos Castrillo MF 15 Alexander Larín DF 19 Marco Bueno  83' DF 26 Lynner García  76' Manager: Willy Coito Olivera

Second leg

Comunicaciones	4–2	Motagua
Anangonó 42', 45+1', 66' Lacayo 54'	Report	Moreira 4' Vega 27'

14 December 2021 (2021-12-14)

22:00 (21:00 UTC−6)

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City

Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Comunicaciones

Motagua

Comunicaciones: GK 30 Kevin Moscoso RB 31 Stheven Robles  80' CB 28 Jose Corena CB 3 Nicolás Samayoa LB 14 Rafael Morales RM 10 José Contreras (c) CM 4 Karel Espino  46' CM 25 Jorge Aparicio LM 18 Oscar Santis  46' ST 7 Andrés Lezcano  77' ST 33 Juan Anangonó  65'  84' Substitutes: GK 1 Fredy Pérez MF 6 José Carlos Pinto  77' MF 8 Rodrigo Saravia  69'  46' MF 9 Júnior Lacayo  90'  46' MF 15 Alexander Larín  80' DF 19 Marco Bueno  84' DF 26 Lynner García Manager: Willy Coito Olivera

Motagua: GK 19 Jonathan Rougier (c) RB 12 Raúl Santos CB 5 Marcelo Pereira  46' CB 17 Wesly Decas LB 24 Omar Elvir RM 34 Kevin López CM 32 Jonathan Núñez CM 23 Juan Delgado  71'  63' LM 31 Diego Auzqui  80' ST 21 Roberto Moreira  69'  81' ST 11 Marco Vega  46' Substitutes: GK 25 Marlon Licona MF 7 Iván López  80' FW 9 Gonzalo Klusener  81' MF 10 Matías Galvaliz MF 22 Jesse Moncada  63' FW 26 Josué Villafranca  46' DF 35 Cristopher Meléndez  46' Manager: Diego Vásquez