2021 CONCACAF Champions League Final
# 2021 CONCACAF Champions League Final

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

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

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

## Background

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. 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.

## Road to the final

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

| América | América | América | América | Round | Monterrey | Monterrey | Monterrey | 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) |

## Format

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).

## Match

### Details

| 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 ||
