2019 CONCACAF League final

2019 CONCACAF League Final
	Saprissa players celebrating with the trophy
Event	2019 CONCACAF League
	on aggregate
First leg
Date	7 November 2019
Venue	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Referee	Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Second leg
Date	26 November 2019
Venue	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Referee	César Ramos (Mexico)
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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]

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

Road to the final

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

7 November 2019

20:00 UTC−6

Saprissa	1–0	Motagua
Venegas 19'	Report

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

26 November 2019

21:00 UTC−6

Motagua	0–0	Saprissa
	Report

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.