| 2018 CONCACAF League Final | |
| Event: | 2018 CONCACAF League |
| Team1: | Herediano |
| Team1score: | 3 |
| Team2: | Motagua |
| Team2score: | 2 |
| Details: | on aggregate |
| Firstleg: | First leg |
| Team1score1: | 2 |
| Team2score1: | 0 |
| Stadium1: | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| City1: | Heredia |
| Referee1: | Marco Antonio Ortiz (Mexico) |
| Secondleg: | Second leg |
| Team1score2: | 1 |
| Team2score2: | 2 |
| Stadium2: | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| City2: | Tegucigalpa |
| Referee2: | Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 CONCACAF League Final was the final round of the 2018 CONCACAF League, the second 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 Herediano from Costa Rica and Motagua from Honduras. The first leg was hosted by Herediano at the Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero in Heredia on 25 October 2018, while the second leg was hosted by Motagua at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa on 1 November 2018.[2]
Herediano won the final 3–2 on aggregate for their first CONCACAF League title.[3] [4]
| Team | Zone | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herediano | Central America (UNCAF) | None | |
| Motagua | Central America (UNCAF) | None |
For the second consecutive season, the final of the CONCACAF League was competed between teams from Costa Rica and Honduras.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Herediano | Round | Motagua | |||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 2018 CONCACAF League | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Santa Tecla | 2–2 (a) | 1–0 (H) | 1–2 (A) | Round of 16 |  Belmopan Bandits | 3–0 | 2–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | |
 Universitario | 5–1 | 3–0 (H) | 2–1 (A) | Quarter-finals |  Portmore United | 5–2 | 3–2 (H) | 2–0 (A) | |
| Árabe Unido | 2–1 | 2–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) | Semi-finals | Tauro | 3–2 | 1–2 (A) | 2–0 (H) | |
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds 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]
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