2021 CONCACAF Champions League final

Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe, Nuevo León hosted the match.
Event	2021 CONCACAF Champions League
Monterrey América 1 0
Date	28 October 2021 (2021-10-28)
Venue	Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Referee	Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
Attendance	40,170
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The 2021 CONCACAF Champions League final was the final match of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League, the 13th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 56th edition of the premier association football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

The match was played at Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe, between Monterrey and América. Monterrey won 1–0 for their fifth Champions League title.

Teams[edit]

In the following table, final until 2008 were in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup era, since 2009 were in the CONCACAF Champions League era.

Team	Zone	Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Monterrey	North America (NAFU)	4 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2019)
América	North America (NAFU)	2 (2015, 2016)

Venue[edit]

The higher ranked team, Monterrey, hosted the final match of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League in Guadalupe, Nuevo León.

Background[edit]

The CONCACAF Champions League was established in 2008 as the continental championship for football clubs in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, succeeding the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. During its first nine editions, the Champions League consisted of a group stage in summer and autumn followed by a knockout stage during the following spring.^[1] Beginning with the 2018 edition of the tournament, the group stage was re-formed as the CONCACAF League and limited to Central American and Caribbean teams. The Champions League was shortened to a two-month knockout tournament between teams from North American and major Central American nations, as well as the winner of the CONCACAF League.^[2]

Road to the final[edit]

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

América				Round	Monterrey
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Olimpia	2–2 (a)	1–2 (A)	0–1 (H)	Round of 16	Atlético Pantoja	6–1	0–3 (A)	3–1 (H)
Portland Timbers	4–2	1–1 (A)	3–1 (H)	Quarter-finals	Columbus Crew	5–2	2–2 (A)	3–0 (H)
Philadelphia Union	4–0	2–0 (H)	0–2 (A)	Semi-finals	Cruz Azul	5–1	1–0 (A)	1–4 (H)

América[edit]

Monterrey[edit]

Format[edit]

In the final, extra time was played if the score was tied after the end of the match. If the score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.8).^[3]

Match[edit]

Details[edit]

28 October 2021 (2021-10-28)

22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)

Monterrey	1–0	América
Funes Mori 9'	Report

Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe

Attendance: 40,170

Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

Monterrey

América

GK 31 Esteban Andrada RB 33 Stefan Medina (c)  90+10' CB 3 César Montes CB 15 Héctor Moreno LB 20 Sebastián Vegas CM 16 Celso Ortiz  39'  71' CM 29 Carlos Rodríguez RW 11 Maximiliano Meza AM 21 Alfonso González  90' LW 17 Jesús Gallardo CF 7 Rogelio Funes Mori  75' Substitutes: GK 22 Luis Cárdenas DF 6 Edson Gutiérrez DF 14 Érick Aguirre  90' MF 5 Matías Kranevitter  71' FW 9 Vincent Janssen  75' FW 95 Kaleth Hernández FW 99 Alfonso Alvarado Manager: Javier Aguirre

GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa (c) RB 3 Jorge Sánchez  90+10' CB 18 Bruno Valdez CB 4 Sebastián Cáceres  21' LB 2 Luis Fuentes  55' RM 12 Mario Osuna CM 20 Richard Sánchez  67' LM 22 Álvaro Fidalgo RF 9 Roger Martínez  68'  81' CF 21 Henry Martín LF 26 Salvador Reyes  59' Substitutes: GK 27 Óscar Jiménez DF 19 Emanuel Aguilera DF 25 Jordan Silva MF 10 Sebastián Córdova  55' MF 14 Nicolás Benedetti MF 23 Antonio López  67' FW 24 Federico Viñas  81' Manager: Santiago Solari

See also[edit]

• 2021 CONCACAF League Final

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• CONCACAF Champions League Archived 2021-03-08 at the Wayback Machine