2019 CONCACAF League

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2019 CONCACAF League
2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF League
Tournament details
Dates 30 July – 26 November 2019
Teams 22 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica Saprissa (1st title)
Runners-up Honduras Motagua
Tournament statistics
Matches played 42
Goals scored 85 (2.02 per match)
Top scorer(s) Costa Rica Johan Venegas
(7 goals)
Best player Costa Rica Johan Venegas
Best young player Costa Rica Manfred Ugalde
Best goalkeeper Argentina Jonathan Rougier
Fair play award Costa Rica Saprissa
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The 2019 CONCACAF League (officially the 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF League for sponsorship purposes) was the 3rd edition of the CONCACAF League, a football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1]

The tournament was expanded from 16 to 22 teams for the 2019 edition, with the addition of a preliminary round. The six new entrants were five teams from Central America, which had previously directly qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League, and a team from Canada playing in the Canadian Premier League, bringing the total number of teams playing in the CONCACAF League/Champions League from 31 to 32. Moreover, a total of six teams now qualified from the CONCACAF League to the CONCACAF Champions League, meaning that the winners of the 2019 CONCACAF League and the next best five teams qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.[2][3]

Saprissa defeated Motagua in the final to win their first CONCACAF League. Herediano were the title holders, but were eliminated by Waterhouse in the Round of 16.

Qualification

A total of 22 teams participated in the CONCACAF League:

Therefore, teams from either 10 or 11 out of the 41 CONCACAF member associations could participate in the CONCACAF League.

North America

The one berth for the North American Zone (NAFU) was allocated to the Canadian Soccer Association through the Canadian Premier League. As the inaugural 2019 Canadian Premier League season was not scheduled to finish by the start of the 2019 CONCACAF League, the Canadian CONCACAF League berth for this season was decided by the winners of the home and away matches in the Canadian Premier League spring season between FC Edmonton, Forge FC, and Valour FC, the three "inaugural teams" of the Canadian Premier League.[4] They were the second Canadian representative included in CONCACAF competitions, besides the Canadian Championship champions which qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. In future seasons, the Canadian Premier League champions would qualify for the CONCACAF League.[5]

Central America

The 18 berths for the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), which consisted of seven member associations, were allocated as follows: three berths for each of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, two berths for Nicaragua, and one berth for Belize.

All of the leagues of Central America employed a split season with two tournaments in one season, so the following teams qualified for the CONCACAF League:

  • In the league of Costa Rica, both champions, and the non-champions with the best aggregate record, qualified. If there was any team which were champions of both tournaments, the non-champions with the second best aggregate record qualified.
  • In the leagues of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama, both champions, and the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which were runners-up of both tournaments), qualified. If there was any team which were finalists of both tournaments, the runners-up with the worse aggregate record qualified. If there were any two teams which were finalists of both tournaments, the semi-finalists with the best aggregate record qualified.
  • In the league of Nicaragua, both champions qualified. If there was any team which were champions of both tournaments, the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which were runners-up of both tournaments) qualified.
  • In the league of Belize, the champions with the better aggregate record (or any team which were champions of both tournaments) qualified.

If teams from any Central American associations were excluded, they were replaced by teams from other Central American associations, with the associations chosen based on results from previous CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League tournaments.[6]

Caribbean

The three berths for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), which consisted of 31 member associations, were allocated via the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, the first-tier and second-tier subcontinental Caribbean club tournaments. Since 2018, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship was open to teams from professional leagues, where they could qualify as champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, while the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield was open to teams from non-professional leagues, where they could qualify as champions of their respective association's league in the previous season.[7]

Besides the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship which qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League, the runners-up and third-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, and the winners of a playoff between the fourth-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, qualified for the CONCACAF League. For the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield to be eligible for the playoff, they had to comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF League.[8]

Teams

The following 22 teams (from eleven associations) qualify for the tournament.

  • Ten teams enter in the round of 16: two each from Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama, and one each from El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and the Caribbean.
  • Twelve teams enter in the preliminary round: two each from El Salvador, Guatemala, and the Caribbean, and one each from Canada, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, and Belize.
Qualified teams from North America (1 team: entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App (Last) Previous best (Last)
 Canada (1 PR berth) Forge FC Preliminary round 2019 Canadian CONCACAF League series winners[Note CAN] 1st Debut
Qualified teams from Central America (18 teams: 9 entering in round of 16, 9 entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App (Last) Previous best (Last)
 Costa Rica (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) San Carlos Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura) 1st Debut
Herediano Round of 16 Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura) 2nd (2018) Champions (2018)
Saprissa Preliminary round Non-champions with best 2018–19 aggregate record 1st Debut
 Honduras (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Motagua Round of 16 2018 Apertura and 2019 Clausura champions 2nd (2018) Runners-up (2018)
Olimpia Round of 16 2018 Apertura and 2019 Clausura runners-up 2nd (2017) Champions (2017)
Marathón Preliminary round Semi-finalists with best 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura) 1st Debut
 Panama (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Tauro Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura) 2nd (2018) Semi-finals (2018)
Independiente Round of 16 Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura) 1st Debut
San Francisco Preliminary round Runners-up with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura) 1st Debut
 El Salvador (3 berths: 1 R16 + 2 PR) Águila Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura) 2nd (2017) Quarter-finals (2017)
Santa Tecla Preliminary round Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura) 2nd (2018) Round of 16 (2018)
Alianza Preliminary round 2018 Apertura and 2019 Clausura runners-up 2nd (2017) Quarter-finals (2017)
 Guatemala (3 berths: 1 R16 + 2 PR) Guastatoya Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura) 1st Debut
Antigua GFC Preliminary round Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura) 1st Debut
Comunicaciones Preliminary round Runners-up with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura) 1st Debut
 Nicaragua (2 berths: 1 R16 + 1 PR) Managua Round of 16 Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Apertura) 1st Debut
Real Estelí Preliminary round Champions with worse 2018–19 aggregate record (2019 Clausura) 2nd (2017) Round of 16 (2017)
 Belize (1 PR berth) Belmopan Bandits Preliminary round Champions with better 2018–19 aggregate record (2018 Opening) 3rd (2018) Round of 16 (2018)
Qualified teams from Caribbean (3 teams: 1 entering in round of 16, 2 entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App (Last) Previous best (Last)
 Jamaica Waterhouse Round of 16 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship runners-up 1st Debut
 Haiti Capoise Preliminary round 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship third place 1st Debut
 Suriname Robinhood Preliminary round 2019 Caribbean CONCACAF League playoff winners 1st Debut
Notes
  1. ^ Canada (CAN): As the inaugural 2019 Canadian Premier League season was not scheduled to finish by the start of the 2019 CONCACAF League, the Canadian CONCACAF League berth for this season was decided by the winners of the home and away matches in the Canadian Premier League spring season between FC Edmonton, Forge FC, and Valour FC, the three "inaugural teams" of the Canadian Premier League.[9]

Draw

Location of teams of the 2019 CONCACAF League
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The draw for the 2019 CONCACAF League was held on 30 May 2019, at 20:00 Eastern Time (18:00 local time), at the Grand Tikal Futura Hotel in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[10][11][12]

The draw determined each tie in the preliminary round (numbered 1 through 6) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing six teams. The "Bracket Position Pots" (Pot A and Pot B) contained the bracket positions numbered 1 through 6 corresponding to each tie. The teams from Pot 1 were assigned a bracket position from Pot A and the teams from Pot 2 were assigned a bracket position from Pot B. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other in the preliminary round except for "wildcard" teams which replaced a team from another association.

The draw also determined each tie in the round of 16 (numbered 1 through 8) between a team from Pot 3 and a team from Pot 4, each containing eight teams, with the six preliminary round winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, in Pot 4. The "Bracket Position Pots" (Pot A and Pot B) contained the bracket positions numbered 1 through 8 corresponding to each tie. The teams from Pot 3 were assigned a bracket position from Pot A and the teams from Pot 4 were assigned a bracket position from Pot B.

The seeding of teams was based on the CONCACAF Club Index. The CONCACAF Club Index, instead of ranking each team, was based on the on-field performance of the teams that had occupied the respective qualifying slots in the previous five editions of the CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF League or CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF used the following formula:

Points per Participation Win Draw Stage advanced Champions
CONCACAF Champions League (2014–15 – 2019) 4 3 1 1 2
CONCACAF League (2017 – 2018) 2 3 1 0.5 1

Teams qualified for the CONCACAF League based on criteria set by their association (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., CRC1, CRC2) for each team.

The 22 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:[13]

Teams in preliminary round draw
Pot Rank Slot 2014–15 CCL 2015–16 CCL 2016–17 CCL 2017 CL or
2018 CCL		 2018 CL or
2019 CCL		 Total Team
Pot 1 1 SLV2 5 6 5 11.5 5 32.5 El Salvador Santa Tecla
2 PAN3 0 0 0 11 15 26 Panama San Francisco[PAN]
3 HON3 0 0 0 2 21.5 23.5 Honduras Marathón
4 CCC3 4 5 4 5 5.5 23.5 Haiti Capoise
5 GUA2 8 8 6 0 0 22 Guatemala Antigua GFC
6 CRC3 0 0 0 2 19.5 21.5 Costa Rica Saprissa
Pot 2 7 BLZ1 0 8 4 2 2 16 Belize Belmopan Bandits
8 SLV3 0 0 0 8.5 6.5 15 El Salvador Alianza
9 NCA2 0 0 0 9.5 2 11.5 Nicaragua Real Estelí
10 CCC4 0 0 0 2 5 7 Suriname Robinhood
11 GUA3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones
12 CAN2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Canada Forge FC[CAN]
Teams in round of 16 draw
Pot Rank Slot 2014–15 CCL 2015–16 CCL 2016–17 CCL 2017 CL or
2018 CCL		 2018 CL or
2019 CCL		 Total Team
Pot 3 1 PAN1 4 10 20 8 12 54 Panama Tauro[PAN]
2 CRC2 18 9 14 5 3 49 Costa Rica Herediano
3 PAN2 8 10 8 13 8.5 47.5 Panama Independiente[PAN]
4 HON1 15 10 11 5 4 45 Honduras Motagua[HON]
5 CRC1 12 10 8 5 7 42 Costa Rica San Carlos
6 HON2 8 11 11 2 3 35 Honduras Olimpia[HON]
7 SLV1 4 7 9 7 5 32 El Salvador Águila
8 GUA1 11 8 9 0 4 32 Guatemala Guastatoya
Pot 4 9 CCC2 10 7 5 2 5 29 Jamaica Waterhouse
10 NCA1 6 4 6 5 5.5 26.5 Nicaragua Managua
11 Winner preliminary round 1
12 Winner preliminary round 2
13 Winner preliminary round 3
14 Winner preliminary round 4
15 Winner preliminary round 5
16 Winner preliminary round 6
Notes
  1. ^ CAN The identity of the team qualifying for the slot for Canada (CAN2) was not known at the time of the draw.[14]
  2. ^ a b HON The identity of the teams qualifying for two of the three slots for Honduras (HON1 and HON2) was not known at the time of the draw.[14] However, as both Motagua and Olimpia were certain to be in Pot 3 for the round of 16 draw, they were included and assigned a bracket position from Pot A by the round of 16 draw.[12]
  3. ^ a b c PAN The identity of the teams qualifying for the three slots for Panama (PAN1, PAN2 and PAN3) was not known at the time of the draw.[14]

Format

In the CONCACAF League, the 22 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

  • In the preliminary round, round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, the away goals rule was applied if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations II, Article G).[3]
  • In the finals, the away goals rule was not applied, and extra time was 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 H).[3]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[15]

Round First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 30 July – 1 August 2019 6–8 August 2019
Round of 16 20–22 August 2019 27–29 August 2019
Quarter-finals 24–26 September 2019 1–3 October 2019
Semi-finals 24 October 2019 31 October 2019
Finals 7 November 2019 26 November 2019

Times are Eastern Time, as listed by CONCACAF (local times are in parentheses):[16]

Bracket

Preliminary round Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                                       
Canada Forge FC 2 0 2
Guatemala Antigua GFC 1 0 1
Canada Forge FC 1 1 2
Honduras Olimpia 0 4 4
Honduras Olimpia 2 0 2
Guatemala Comunicaciones 0 0 0
Guatemala Comunicaciones 2 1 3
Honduras Marathón 1 1 2
Guatemala Comunicaciones 2 0 2
Guatemala Guastatoya 1 0 1
Honduras Olimpia 2 1 3
Costa Rica Saprissa 0 4 4
Belize Belmopan Bandits 1 1 2
Costa Rica Saprissa 3 3 6
Costa Rica Saprissa 2 0 2
El Salvador Águila 0 1 1
Costa Rica Saprissa 3 1 4
Panama Independiente 2 0 2
Suriname Robinhood (a) 0 1 1
Haiti Capoise 0 1 1
Suriname Robinhood 1 1 2
Panama Independiente 1 2 3
Costa Rica Saprissa 1 0 1
Honduras Motagua 0 0 0
El Salvador Alianza 5 1 6
Panama San Francisco 1 0 1
El Salvador Alianza 2 0 2
Panama Tauro 0 1 1
El Salvador Alianza 2 0 2
Costa Rica San Carlos 0 1 1
Nicaragua Real Estelí 2 0 2
El Salvador Santa Tecla (a) 1 1 2
El Salvador Santa Tecla 0 0 0 (2)
Costa Rica San Carlos (p) 0 0 0 (4)
El Salvador Alianza 1 0 1
Honduras Motagua 1 3 4
Jamaica Waterhouse (p) 1 1 2 (7)
Costa Rica Herediano 1 1 2 (6)
Jamaica Waterhouse 0 0 0
Honduras Motagua 2 0 2
Nicaragua Managua 1 1 2
Honduras Motagua 2 1 3

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the matchups were decided by draw: PR-1 through PR-6. The teams from Pot 1 in the draw hosted the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 30 July – 1 August, and the second legs were played on 6–8 August 2019.[17]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alianza El Salvador 6–1 Panama San Francisco 5–1 1–0
Robinhood Suriname 1–1 (a) Haiti Capoise 0–0 1–1
Belmopan Bandits Belize 2–6 Costa Rica Saprissa 1–3 1–3
Forge FC Canada 2–1 Guatemala Antigua GFC 2–1 0–0
Comunicaciones Guatemala 3–2 Honduras Marathón 2–1 1–1
Real Estelí Nicaragua 2–2 (a) El Salvador Santa Tecla 2–1 0–1

Matches

1 August 2019 (2019-08-01)
20:00 (18:00 UTC−6)
Alianza El Salvador 5–1 Panama San Francisco
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479607

8 August 2019 (2019-08-08)
20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)
San Francisco Panama 0–1 El Salvador Alianza
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479601

Alianza won 6–1 on aggregate.

31 July 2019 (2019-07-31)
20:00 (21:00 UTC−3)
Robinhood Suriname 0–0 Haiti Capoise
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479602

7 August 2019 (2019-08-07)
20:00 (20:00 UTC−4)
Capoise Haiti 1–1 Suriname Robinhood
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479608

1–1 on aggregate. Robinhood won on away goals.

31 July 2019 (2019-07-31)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Belmopan Bandits Belize 1–3 Costa Rica Saprissa
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479609

7 August 2019 (2019-08-07)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Saprissa Costa Rica 3–1 Belize Belmopan Bandits
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479603

Saprissa won 6–2 on aggregate.

1 August 2019 (2019-08-01)
18:00 (18:00 UTC−4)
Forge FC Canada 2–1 Guatemala Antigua GFC
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479604 Pacheco Goal 33'

8 August 2019 (2019-08-08)
20:00 (18:00 UTC−6)
Antigua GFC Guatemala 0–0 Canada Forge FC
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479610

Forge FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

1 August 2019 (2019-08-01)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–1 Honduras Marathón
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479605

8 August 2019 (2019-08-08)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Marathón Honduras 1–1 Guatemala Comunicaciones
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479611

Comunicaciones won 3–2 on aggregate.

30 July 2019 (2019-07-30)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Real Estelí Nicaragua 2–1 El Salvador Santa Tecla
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479606

6 August 2019 (2019-08-06)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Santa Tecla El Salvador 1–0 Nicaragua Real Estelí
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479612

2–2 on aggregate. Santa Tecla won on away goals.

Round of 16

In the round of 16, the matchups were decided by draw: R16-1 through R16-8. The teams from Pot 3 in the draw hosted the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 20–22 August, and the second legs were played on 27–29 August 2019.[18]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Managua Nicaragua 2–3 Honduras Motagua 1–2 1–1
Waterhouse Jamaica 2–2 (7–6 p) Costa Rica Herediano 1–1 1–1
Santa Tecla El Salvador 0–0 (2–4 p) Costa Rica San Carlos 0–0 0–0
Alianza El Salvador 2–1 Panama Tauro 2–0 0–1
Robinhood Suriname 2–3 Panama Independiente 1–1 1–2
Saprissa Costa Rica 2–1 El Salvador Águila 2–0 0–1
Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–1 Guatemala Guastatoya 2–1 0–0
Forge FC Canada 2–4 Honduras Olimpia 1–0 1–4

Matches

20 August 2019 (2019-08-20)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Managua Nicaragua 1–2 Honduras Motagua
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479613

27 August 2019 (2019-08-27)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Motagua Honduras 1–1 Nicaragua Managua
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479621

Motagua won 3–2 on aggregate.

22 August 2019 (2019-08-22)
18:00 (17:00 UTC−5)
Waterhouse Jamaica 1–1 Costa Rica Herediano
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479614

29 August 2019 (2019-08-29)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Herediano Costa Rica 1–1 Jamaica Waterhouse
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479622
  Penalties  
*Magaña Penalty scored 6–7 *Penalty missed Stewart

2–2 on aggregate. Waterhouse won 7–6 on penalties.

20 August 2019 (2019-08-20)
20:00 (18:00 UTC−6)
Santa Tecla El Salvador 0–0 Costa Rica San Carlos
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479615

27 August 2019 (2019-08-27)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
San Carlos Costa Rica 0–0 El Salvador Santa Tecla
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479623
  Penalties  
*Saborío Penalty scored 4–2 *Penalty scored Cienfuegos

0–0 on aggregate. San Carlos won 4–2 on penalties.

22 August 2019 (2019-08-22)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Alianza El Salvador 2–0 Panama Tauro
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479616

29 August 2019 (2019-08-29)
20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)
Tauro Panama 1–0 El Salvador Alianza
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479624

Alianza won 2–1 on aggregate.

20 August 2019 (2019-08-20)
20:00 (21:00 UTC−3)
Robinhood Suriname 1–1 Panama Independiente
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479617

27 August 2019 (2019-08-27)
20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)
Independiente Panama 2–1 Suriname Robinhood
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479625

Independiente won 3–2 on aggregate.

21 August 2019 (2019-08-21)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Saprissa Costa Rica 2–0 El Salvador Águila
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479618

28 August 2019 (2019-08-28)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Águila El Salvador 1–0 Costa Rica Saprissa
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479626

Saprissa won 2–1 on aggregate.

21 August 2019 (2019-08-21)
20:00 (18:00 UTC−6)
Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–1 Guatemala Guastatoya
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479619

28 August 2019 (2019-08-28)
20:00 (18:00 UTC−6)
Guastatoya Guatemala 0–0 Guatemala Comunicaciones
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479627

Comunicaciones won 2–1 on aggregate.

22 August 2019 (2019-08-22)
20:00 (20:00 UTC−4)
Forge FC Canada 1–0 Honduras Olimpia
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479620

29 August 2019 (2019-08-29)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Olimpia Honduras 4–1 Canada Forge FC
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479628

Olimpia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

  • QF1: Winner R16-1 vs. Winner R16-2
  • QF2: Winner R16-3 vs. Winner R16-4
  • QF3: Winner R16-5 vs. Winner R16-6
  • QF4: Winner R16-7 vs. Winner R16-8

The winners of round of 16 matchups 1, 3, 5, 7 hosted the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 24–26 September, and the second legs were played on 1–3 October 2019.[20]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Waterhouse Jamaica 0–2 Honduras Motagua 0–2 0–0
Alianza El Salvador 2–1 Costa Rica San Carlos 2–0 0–1
Saprissa Costa Rica 4–2 Panama Independiente 3–2 1–0
Olimpia Honduras 2–0 Guatemala Comunicaciones 2–0 0–0

Matches

25 September 2019 (2019-09-25)
22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)
Waterhouse Jamaica 0–2 Honduras Motagua
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479630

2 October 2019 (2019-10-02)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Motagua Honduras 0–0 Jamaica Waterhouse
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479634

Motagua won 2–0 on aggregate.

26 September 2019 (2019-09-26)
20:00 (18:00 UTC−6)
Alianza El Salvador 2–0 Costa Rica San Carlos
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479631

3 October 2019 (2019-10-03)
20:00 (18:00 UTC−6)
San Carlos Costa Rica 1–0 El Salvador Alianza
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479635

Alianza won 2–1 on aggregate.

24 September 2019 (2019-09-24)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Saprissa Costa Rica 3–2 Panama Independiente
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479629

1 October 2019 (2019-10-01)
22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)
Independiente Panama 0–1 Costa Rica Saprissa
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479633

Saprissa won 4–2 on aggregate.

26 September 2019 (2019-09-26)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Olimpia Honduras 2–0 Guatemala Comunicaciones
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479632

3 October 2019 (2019-10-03)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Comunicaciones Guatemala 0–0 Honduras Olimpia
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479636

Olimpia won 2–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
  • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4

The semi-finalists in each tie which had the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosted the second leg.

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Summary

The first legs were played on 24 October, and the second legs were played on 31 October 2019.[21]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alianza El Salvador 1–4 Honduras Motagua 1–1 0–3
Olimpia Honduras 3–4 Costa Rica Saprissa 2–0 1–4

Matches

24 October 2019 (2019-10-24)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Alianza El Salvador 1–1 Honduras Motagua
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479638

31 October 2019 (2019-10-31)
20:00 (18:00 UTC−6)
Motagua Honduras 3–0 El Salvador Alianza
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479640

Motagua won 4–1 on aggregate.

24 October 2019 (2019-10-24)
20:00 (18:00 UTC−6)
Olimpia Honduras 2–0 Costa Rica Saprissa
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479637

31 October 2019 (2019-10-31)
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Saprissa Costa Rica 4–1 Honduras Olimpia
https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/479639

Saprissa won 4–3 on aggregate.

Finals

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In the finals (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the finalists which had the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosted the second leg.

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Summary

The first leg was played on 7 November, and the second leg was played on 26 November 2019.[22]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saprissa Costa Rica 1–0 Honduras Motagua 1–0 0–0

Matches

2019 CONCACAF League Finals Saprissa won 1–0 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated or inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team Goals By round
PR1 PR2 2R1 2R2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F1   F2 
1 Costa Rica Johan Venegas Costa Rica Saprissa 7 1 1 3 1 1
2 Colombia Raúl Peñaranda El Salvador Alianza 4 1 1 1 1
Costa Rica Manfred Ugalde Costa Rica Saprissa 2 1 1
4 Costa Rica Marvin Angulo Costa Rica Saprissa 2 2
Honduras Jorge Benguché Honduras Olimpia 2
Canada David Choinière Canada Forge FC 1 1
Panama José Fajardo Panama Independiente 1 1
Guatemala Gerardo Gordillo Guatemala Comunicaciones 1 1
El Salvador Marvin Monterrosa El Salvador Alianza 1 1
Honduras Juan Montes Honduras Motagua 1 1

Qualification to CONCACAF Champions League

Starting from the round of 16, teams were ranked based on their results (excluding preliminary round) using the following criteria (Regulations II, Article I):[3]

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss, except that teams advancing via a penalty shootout were considered to have won the match and thus earned 3 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

Based on the ranking, the top six teams, i.e., champions, runners-up, both losing semi-finalists, and best two losing quarter-finalists, qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.[21]

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Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[23]

Award Player Team
Golden Ball Costa Rica Johan Venegas Costa Rica Saprissa
Golden Boot Costa Rica Johan Venegas Costa Rica Saprissa
Golden Glove Argentina Jonathan Rougier Honduras Motagua
Best Young Player Costa Rica Manfred Ugalde Costa Rica Saprissa
Fair Play Award — Costa Rica Saprissa

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Round of 16 home matches of Honduran clubs Olimpia and Motagua were moved from Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa to Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, and required by CONCACAF to be played behind closed doors, after incidents before the domestic league match between the two teams on 17 August 2019 at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.[19]

References

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External links

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