2017 CONCACAF Champions League final explained

2017 CONCACAF Champions League final
Event:2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
Team1:UANL
Team1association:
Team1score:1
Team2:Pachuca
Team2association:
Team2score:2
Details:on aggregate
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:1
Team2score1:1
Stadium1:Estadio Universitario
City1:San Nicolás de los Garza
Referee1:Mark Geiger (United States)
Attendance1:35,147
Man Of The Match1a:Nahuel Guzmán (UANL)
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:0
Team2score2:1
Stadium2:Estadio Hidalgo
City2:Pachuca
Referee2:César Ramos (Mexico)
Attendance2:27,203
Man Of The Match2a:Franco Jara (Pachuca)
Previous:2016
Next:2018

The 2017 CONCACAF Champions League final was the final of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, the 9th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 52nd edition of the premium football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Mexican teams UANL and Pachuca. The first leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza on 18 April 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Pachuca at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca on 26 April 2017.[1] The winner would earn the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.[2]

After a 1–1 draw in the first leg,[3] Pachuca won the second leg 1–0 to defeat UANL 2–1 on aggregate to win their fifth CONCACAF club title.[4]

Teams

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

TeamZonePrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners)
UANLNorth America (NAFU)1 (2016)
PachucaNorth America (NAFU)4 (2002, 2007, 2008, 2010)

For the seventh time in nine seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League, the final was played between two Mexican sides. This guaranteed a Mexican champion for the 12th straight year and 33rd time since the confederation began staging the tournament in 1962 (including the tournament's predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup).[5]

Pachuca had won four CONCACAF club titles (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009–10), with their only title in the CONCACAF Champions League era coming in 2010, where they defeated Cruz Azul.[6]

This was the second consecutive CONCACAF club final for UANL, with them losing in 2016, where they lost to América.[7]

Road to the final

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

UANLRound Pachuca
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
ByeMatchday 1 Olimpia1–0 (H)
Herediano3–1 (A)Matchday 2Bye
Plaza Amador3–1 (H)Matchday 3 Police United3–0 (H)
ByeMatchday 4 Police United11–0 (A)
Plaza Amador0–1 (A)Matchday 5Bye
Herediano3–0 (H)Matchday 6 Olimpia4–4 (A)
Group G winnerFinal standingsGroup E winner
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Seed 5SeedingSeed 3
UNAM4–11–1 (H)3–0 (A)Quarterfinals Saprissa4–00–0 (A)4–0 (H)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC4–12–0 (H)2–1 (A)Semifinals FC Dallas4–31–2 (A)3–1 (H)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was used if the aggregate score is level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so the final was decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score is level after extra time of the second leg (Regulations, II. D. Tie-Breaker Procedures).[2]

Matches

First leg

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GK 1 Nahuel Guzmán
RB 28
CB 4 Hugo Ayala
CB 3 Juninho (c)
LB 6 Jorge Torres Nilo
CM 29
CM 19
RW 18 Ismael Sosa
AM 26
LW 20
CF 10 André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutes:
GK 22 Enrique Palos
DF 16
DF 21 Francisco Meza
MF 8
MF 11 Damián Álvarez
MF 17 José Torres
FW 25
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
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GK 13 Alfonso Blanco
RB 6 Raúl López
CB 4 Omar Gonzalez
CB 23 Óscar Murillo
LB 12 Emmanuel García
RM 10
CM 16 Jorge Hernández
CM 15 Érick Gutiérrez (c)
LM 8 Hirving Lozano
AM 5 Víctor Guzmán
CF 29
Substitutes:
GK 21 Óscar Pérez
DF 26
DF 33
MF 11 Francisco Figueroa
MF 25 Roberto Alvarado
FW 7 Braian Rodríguez
FW 27 Juan Calero
Manager:
Diego Alonso
Man of the Match:
Nahuel Guzmán (UANL)[8]

Assistant referees

[9]
Joseph Fletcher (Canada)
Charles Morgante (United States)
Fourth official


Baldomero Toledo (United States)

Second leg

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GK 13 Alfonso Blanco
RB 6 Raúl López
CB 4 Omar Gonzalez
CB 23 Óscar Murillo
LB 12 Emmanuel García
RM 10
CM 16 Jorge Hernández
CM 15 Érick Gutiérrez (c)
LM 8
AM 5
CF 29
Substitutes:
GK 21 Óscar Pérez
DF 26
DF 33
MF 11
MF 25 Roberto Alvarado
FW 7 Braian Rodríguez
FW 27 Juan Calero
Manager:
Diego Alonso
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GK 1
RB 28
CB 4 Hugo Ayala
CB 3 Juninho (c)
LB 6
RM 25
CM 19
CM 29
LM 20 Javier Aquino
CF 18 Ismael Sosa
CF 10 André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutes:
GK 22 Enrique Palos
DF 16
DF 24 José Rivas
MF 8
MF 11 Damián Álvarez
MF 17 José Torres
FW 26
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
Man of the Match:
Franco Jara (Pachuca)[10]

Assistant referees

[11]
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Miguel Ángel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official


Erick Miranda (Mexico)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tigres, Pachuca to battle April 18 & 26 in SCCL final. CONCACAF.com. April 6, 2017. 2017-04-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20170407233253/http://www.concacaf.com/article/tigres-pachuca-to-battle-april-18-26-in-sccl-final. 2017-04-07. dead.
  2. Web site: Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2016–17 Regulations. CONCACAF.com. 2017-04-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070218/http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/CCL-Regulations-2016-17-version-6-FINAL.pdf. 2016-06-24. dead.
  3. Web site: Tigres, Pachuca battle to draw in SCCL final opener. CONCACAF.com. April 19, 2017. May 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170504202059/http://www.concacaf.com/article/tigres-pachuca-battle-to-draw-in-sccl-final-opener. May 4, 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: Pachuca wins Scotiabank CCL title. CONCACAF.com. April 27, 2017. April 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170502194303/http://www.concacaf.com/article/pachuca-wins-scotiabank-ccl-title. May 2, 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: SCCL: All-Time Final Results & Scorers. CONCACAF.com. April 16, 2017. April 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162959/http://www.concacaf.com/article/sccl-all-time-final-results-scorers-3. April 18, 2017. dead.
  6. Web site: Pachuca: 2016/17 SCCL Finalist Résumé. CONCACAF.com. April 11, 2017. April 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170416125626/http://www.concacaf.com/article/pachuca-201617-sccl-finalist-resume. April 16, 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: Tigres: 2016/17 SCCL Finalist Résumé. CONCACAF.com. April 13, 2017. April 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170416125618/http://www.concacaf.com/article/tigres-201617-sccl-finalist-resume. April 16, 2017. dead.
  8. Web site: Man of the Match (TIG-PAC) – #SCCLWeekly April 18, 2017. CONCACAF.com. April 21, 2017. April 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170422123651/http://www.concacaf.com/video/man-of-the-match-tig-pacscclweekly-april-18-2017. April 22, 2017. dead.
  9. Web site: SCCL Game Notes: Tigres v Pachuca. CONCACAF. April 18, 2017. April 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419200231/http://www.concacaf.com/article/sccl-game-notes-tigres-v-pachuca. April 19, 2017. dead.
  10. Web site: SCCL Man of the Match, Franco Jara – #SCCLWeekly April 26, 2017. CONCACAF.com. April 28, 2017. May 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170508215829/http://www.concacaf.com/video/sccl-man-of-the-match-franco-jara-scclweekly-april-26-2017. May 8, 2017. dead.
  11. Web site: SCCL Game Notes: Pachuca v Tigres. CONCACAF. April 26, 2017. April 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170427103130/http://www.concacaf.com/article/sccl-game-notes-pachuca-v-tigres. April 27, 2017. dead.