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2018 CONCACAF Champions League final

January 01, 1970

The 2018 CONCACAF Champions League final was the final round of the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, the championship for association football clubs in CONCACAF, representing North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The 2018 edition was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name and first since being re-organized into a single-year tournament.

2018 CONCACAF Champions League final
Event2018 CONCACAF Champions League
on aggregate
Guadalajara won 4–2 on penalties
First leg
Date17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)
VenueBMO Field, Toronto
Man of the MatchRodolfo Pizarro (Guadalajara)[1]
RefereeRicardo Montero (Costa Rica)[2]
Attendance29,925[3]
WeatherCloudy
2 °C (36 °F)
59% humidity[4]
Second leg
Date25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)
VenueEstadio Akron, Guadalajara
Man of the MatchRodolfo Cota (Guadalajara)[1]
RefereeÓscar Moncada (Honduras)[5]
Attendance36,977[6]
WeatherClear
27 °C (81 °F)
13% humidity[7]
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The final was contested in a two-legged series between Toronto FC from Canada and Guadalajara from Mexico. The first leg was hosted in Toronto on 27 April 2018, at BMO Field in Toronto, while the second leg was hosted in Guadalajara on 25 April 2018, at the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara.[8][9] Guadalajara won the final 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the series was tied 3–3 on aggregate. As a result, they earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the second round.

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)
  Toronto FC North America (NAFU) None
  Guadalajara North America (NAFU) 3 (1962, 1963, 2007)

Venues edit

 
BMO Field in Toronto, Canada hosted the first leg
 
Estadio Akron in Guadalajara, Mexico hosted the second leg

Toronto's BMO Field, with a seating capacity of 30,000, hosted the first leg of the final; it opened in 2007 and was renovated in 2016.[10] The second leg took place in Guadalajara at the Estadio Akron, which opened in 2010 and has a capacity of 48,071.[11][12] The two stadiums hosting the final were also candidates for the 2026 FIFA World Cup bid shared between Canada, Mexico, and the United States,[11] although only Estadio Akron was eventually selected.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15] The knockout tournament falls within the beginning of Major League Soccer's season, which operates on a summer schedule unlike other football leagues.[16]

Toronto FC were appearing in their first final, and were the second Canadian team to have reached the final after Montreal Impact finished as runners-up in 2015.[17][18] Only four teams from Major League Soccer (three American, one Canadian) on five occasions had managed to reach the final of the Champions League or the Champions' Cup. In addition to Montreal Impact, LA Galaxy (in 1997) and Real Salt Lake (in 2011) had previously lost in the final. D.C. United (in 1998) and LA Galaxy (in 2000) were the only two MLS teams to have won the competition, doing so during the Champions' Cup era.[19] Of these five finals, four were against Mexican opponents, with only D.C. United managing to win.[20]

Guadalajara had previously appeared in three finals, all in the Champions' Cup era. They won the inaugural edition in 1962, before finishing second the following year after withdrawing from the final. Guadalajara appeared in their next final 44 years later in 2007, losing to fellow Mexican club Pachuca on penalties. Mexican teams were the most successful in the history of the Champions League/Champions' Cup, with a total of 12 teams having won a combined 33 titles. Mexican teams had appeared in every final since 2005, and won every tournament since 2006. There had been a total of eleven all-Mexican finals, all since 2002, including the previous two finals.[20]

Road to the final edit

Further information: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League

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

  Toronto FC Round   Guadalajara
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Colorado Rapids 2–0 2–0 (A) 0–0 (H) Round of 16   Cibao 7–0 2–0 (A) 5–0 (H)
  UANL 4–4 (a) 2–1 (H) 2–3 (A) Quarter-finals   Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H)
  América 4–2 3–1 (H) 1–1 (A) Semi-finals   New York Red Bulls 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)

Toronto FC edit

Toronto FC qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2016 and 2017 editions of the Canadian Championship.[21] The berth was originally going to be determined via a play-off match in August 2017 between the winners of the two tournaments had another team won either edition, due to the restructuring of the Champions League.[22] Toronto had appeared in four prior Champions Leagues, finishing as high as the semi-finals in 2011–12, losing to eventual runners-up Santos Laguna.[23] The team also won the 2017 MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield, completing MLS's first ever domestic treble, but could not qualify for the Champions League through either because the berths were designated for a team from the United States.[24] Ironically, Toronto's coach, assistant coach, and several starting players were previous part of Chivas USA, an MLS team affiliated and wholly owned by Guadalajara.[25]

Toronto was placed into Pot 1 and drawn against fellow MLS club Colorado Rapids in the Round of 16.[26] Toronto played the first leg away in Commerce City, Colorado on February 20, winning 2–0 during the coldest ever match involving MLS teams, measured at 3 °F (−16 °C) at kickoff and −16 °F (−27 °C) with wind chill.[27] The team advanced into the quarter-finals with a 0–0 draw at home in Toronto, winning the series 2–0 on aggregate.[28] Toronto played Mexican champions Tigres UANL in the quarter-finals and won the home leg 2–1 with a late goal from Jonathan Osorio.[29] The team took a 2–1 lead in the away leg, but two goals from André-Pierre Gignac gave Tigres a 3–2 win and a 4–4 aggregate tie. Toronto advanced on away goals, becoming one of two MLS teams to advance to the semi-finals.[30][31]

Toronto hosted the first leg of the semi-finals against Club América on April 3, winning 3–1 after two unanswered goals in the 44th and 58th minutes.[32] The match included a half-time altercation between Toronto and América players, in which América coach Miguel Herrera accused Toronto Police of assaulting his players.[33] To prepare for the away leg at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Toronto moved a league fixture and spent several days acclimating to the altitude in Pachuca.[34][35] In the away leg, Toronto took an early lead in the 12th minute, but América equalized on a last-minute penalty, bringing the aggregate score to 4–2.[17] Toronto became the third Major League Soccer team and second Canadian team to advance to a Champions League final, following Real Salt Lake in 2011 and the Montreal Impact in 2015.[17]

Guadalajara edit

C.D. Guadalajara, also known as Chivas, qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2017 Clausura in Liga MX.[36] The 2018 tournament was the team's second under the current Champions League format, having finished in the group stage in 2012–13.[37] Under manager Matías Almeyda, Chivas advanced to seven finals in various tournaments since 2015.[38]

Guadalajara was drawn with Cibao FC, winners of the 2017 CONCACAF League, in the Round of 16. The team stayed in Puerto Plata, approximately 45 miles (72 km) from the stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros, due to a tobacco growers' conference that filled available hotel space.[39] Guadalajara won the first leg in the Dominican Republic by a 2–0 margin and the second leg 5–0.[40] In the quarter-finals, Guadalajara played Seattle Sounders FC of MLS and lost the first leg 1–0 away in Seattle.[41] The return leg remained scoreless until the second half, which saw three goals from Chivas to win the match 3–0.[42] Chivas advanced to the final on a 1–0 aggregate win over the New York Red Bulls in the semi-finals. Isaác Brizuela scored the lone goal of the series in the first leg, played in Guadalajara, while the second leg in New Jersey ended scoreless.[43][44]

Format edit

The final was played in a home-and-away two-legged series, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds hosting the second leg.

If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[45]

Performance ranking edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1   Guadalajara 6 4 1 1 11 1 +10 13 Second leg
2   Toronto FC 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 First leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Drawing of lots.[45]

Broadcasting edit

Both legs of the final were broadcast in English on TSN2 in Canada and in Spanish on Univision Deportes in the United States, where it was also aired on sister station UniMás. Fox Sports broadcast in Mexico and the rest of Latin America.[46][47][48] Go90 also streamed the games in English in the United States.[49]

Matches edit

First leg edit

Summary edit

The first leg was hosted in Toronto at BMO Field on 17 April, where the kickoff temperature was 1 °C (34 °F) and snow flurries fell through the match.[3] Prior to the match, the new Champions League trophy was unveiled by CONCACAF officials.[50]

Chivas took the lead in the second minute on a goal scored by Rodolfo Pizarro, during an attack that originated from a throw-in by Isaác Brizuela, who assisted Pizarro's goal.[50] Toronto's Jonathan Osorio scored the equalizing goal in the 19th minute, finishing an attack started by Mark Delgado deep in the midfield. Toronto took control of possession and shooting chances through to halftime, but failed to score after two saves by Chivas's backup goalkeeper Miguel Jiménez.[50][51] During the first half, Toronto's Jozy Altidore vomited several times on the pitch — the cause being a "stomach bug" that several Toronto players reportedly received in the semi-finals against América.[52] Chivas regained partial control of the match in the second half, alternating attacks with Toronto as both teams sought to take the lead.[50][53] Chivas scored the match's winning goal in the 72nd minute on a free kick by Alan Pulido, which was misread by goalkeeper Alex Bono and ended up in the far side of the goal.[3][54] Toronto failed to finish in its later attacks, which also included a no-call penalty for an alleged foul on Sebastian Giovinco.[55][56]

Details edit

Toronto FC  1–2  Guadalajara
  • Osorio   19'
 Report
Attendance: 29,925[3]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Toronto FC[2]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guadalajara[2]
GK 25   Alex Bono
CB 9   Gregory van der Wiel
CB 3   Drew Moor
CB 23   Chris Mavinga   46'
RM 96   Auro Jr.
CM 18   Mark Delgado   81'
CM 4   Michael Bradley (c)
CM 21   Jonathan Osorio
LM 5   Ashtone Morgan   67'
CF 17   Jozy Altidore
CF 10   Sebastian Giovinco
Substitutes:
GK 1   Clint Irwin
DF 2   Justin Morrow   67'
DF 15   Eriq Zavaleta   46'
MF 8   Ager Aketxe   81'
MF 26   Nicolas Hasler
FW 22   Jordan Hamilton
FW 87   Tosaint Ricketts
Manager:
  Greg Vanney
 
GK 34   Miguel Jiménez
RB 11   Isaác Brizuela   64'
CB 3   Carlos Salcido (c)
CB 2   Oswaldo Alanís
LB 88   Alejandro Mayorga   71'
CM 7   Orbelín Pineda
CM 25   Michael Pérez
RW 24   Carlos Cisneros
AM 9   Alan Pulido   90+4'
LW 20   Rodolfo Pizarro
CF 89   Jesús Godínez   77'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Antonio Rodríguez
DF 28   Miguel Basulto
MF 10   Javier López   71'
MF 13   Gael Sandoval
MF 23   Fernando Beltrán
FW 14   Ángel Zaldívar   77'
FW 18   José Macías   90+4'
Manager:
  Matías Almeyda

Man of the Match:
Rodolfo Pizarro (Guadalajara)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Ainsley Rochard (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:[2]
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Match rules[45]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics edit

Statistic[57] Toronto FC Guadalajara
Goals scored 1 2
Total shots 19 15
Shots on target 13 7
Saves 5 12
Ball possession 52% 48%
Corner kicks 11 4
Fouls committed 11 15
Offsides 1 4
Yellow cards 0 1
Red cards 0 0

Second leg edit

Summary edit

The second leg was hosted in Guadalajara at Estadio Akron on 25 April. Toronto fielded some midfielders and wingbacks in defensive roles due to injuries, including captain Michael Bradley and right back Gregory van der Wiel; midfielder Víctor Vázquez returned from injury to start the match.[58] Chivas extended their aggregate lead to 3–1 on a goal scored by Orbelín Pineda in the 19th minute. Toronto responded with two goals in the 25th and 44th minutes by Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco, bringing the series level on aggregate. The 2–1 lead for Toronto held through to the end of the second half, despite chances from both teams, including a missed shot by Toronto's Mark Delgado.[59][60] The final was decided in a penalty shoot-out, which was won 4–2 by Guadalajara after four rounds. All four of Chivas's penalty takers scored, while Toronto's Jonathan Osorio and Michael Bradley both missed.[59][61][62]

Details edit

Guadalajara  1–2  Toronto FC
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 36,977[6]
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guadalajara[5]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Toronto FC[5]
GK 30   Rodolfo Cota
RB 11   Isaác Brizuela   68'
CB 4   Jair Pereira
CB 2   Oswaldo Alanís
LB 6   Edwin Hernández
CM 3   Carlos Salcido (c)   55'
CM 25   Michael Pérez   68'
RW 24   Carlos Cisneros
AM 7   Orbelín Pineda
LW 20   Rodolfo Pizarro
CF 9   Alan Pulido
Substitutes:
GK 34   Miguel Jiménez
DF 28   Miguel Basulto
MF 10   Javier López   68'
MF 13   Gael Sandoval
MF 23   Fernando Beltrán
FW 14   Ángel Zaldívar   68'
FW 89   Jesús Godínez   55'
Manager:
  Matías Almeyda
 
GK 25   Alex Bono
RB 96   Auro Jr.   84'
CB 9   Gregory van der Wiel
CB 4   Michael Bradley (c)
LB 5   Ashtone Morgan
RM 26   Nicolas Hasler   57'
CM 18   Mark Delgado
CM 21   Jonathan Osorio
LM 7   Víctor Vázquez   71'
CF 17   Jozy Altidore   85'
CF 10   Sebastian Giovinco   43'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Clint Irwin
DF 15   Eriq Zavaleta
MF 8   Ager Aketxe   85'
MF 14   Jay Chapman   71'
MF 54   Ryan Telfer
FW 22   Jordan Hamilton   57'
FW 87   Tosaint Ricketts
Manager:
  Greg Vanney

Man of the Match:
Rodolfo Cota (Guadalajara)[1]

Assistant referees:[5]
Gerson López (Guatemala)
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official:[5]
Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Match rules[45]

Statistics edit

Statistic[63] Guadalajara Toronto FC
Goals scored 1 2
Total shots 23 9
Shots on target 8 3
Saves 1 7
Ball possession 55% 45%
Corner kicks 6 4
Fouls committed 9 16
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 0 2
Red cards 0 0

Post-match edit

Guadalajara's win was the thirteenth consecutive Champions League or Champions' Cup title won by a Mexican team.[59] As a result, Guadalajara qualified for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup as CONCACAF's representative.[59]

Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio and Sebastian Giovinco won the tournament's Golden Boot and Golden Ball, respectively.[64] Guadalajara's Rodolfo Cota and Rodolfo Pizarro won the tournament's Golden Glove and the Best Young Player, respectively.[65][66]

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External links edit

  • Official website

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The 2018 CONCACAF Champions League final was the final round of the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League the championship for association football clubs in CONCACAF representing North America Central America and the Caribbean The 2018 edition was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name and first since being re organized into a single year tournament 2018 CONCACAF Champions League finalEvent2018 CONCACAF Champions LeagueToronto FC Guadalajara3 3on aggregateGuadalajara won 4 2 on penaltiesFirst legToronto FC Guadalajara1 2Date17 April 2018 2018 04 17 VenueBMO Field TorontoMan of the MatchRodolfo Pizarro Guadalajara 1 RefereeRicardo Montero Costa Rica 2 Attendance29 925 3 WeatherCloudy2 C 36 F 59 humidity 4 Second legGuadalajara Toronto FC1 2Date25 April 2018 2018 04 25 VenueEstadio Akron GuadalajaraMan of the MatchRodolfo Cota Guadalajara 1 Refereeoscar Moncada Honduras 5 Attendance36 977 6 WeatherClear27 C 81 F 13 humidity 7 20172019 The final was contested in a two legged series between Toronto FC from Canada and Guadalajara from Mexico The first leg was hosted in Toronto on 27 April 2018 at BMO Field in Toronto while the second leg was hosted in Guadalajara on 25 April 2018 at the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara 8 9 Guadalajara won the final 4 2 in a penalty shoot out after the series was tied 3 3 on aggregate As a result they earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup entering at the second round Contents 1 Teams 2 Venues 3 Background 4 Road to the final 4 1 Toronto FC 4 2 Guadalajara 5 Format 5 1 Performance ranking 6 Broadcasting 7 Matches 7 1 First leg 7 1 1 Summary 7 1 2 Details 7 1 3 Statistics 7 2 Second leg 7 2 1 Summary 7 2 2 Details 7 2 3 Statistics 8 Post match 9 References 10 External linksTeams editIn 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 nbsp Toronto FC North America NAFU None nbsp Guadalajara North America NAFU 3 1962 1963 2007 Venues edit nbsp BMO Field in Toronto Canada hosted the first leg nbsp Estadio Akron in Guadalajara Mexico hosted the second leg Toronto s BMO Field with a seating capacity of 30 000 hosted the first leg of the final it opened in 2007 and was renovated in 2016 10 The second leg took place in Guadalajara at the Estadio Akron which opened in 2010 and has a capacity of 48 071 11 12 The two stadiums hosting the final were also candidates for the 2026 FIFA World Cup bid shared between Canada Mexico and the United States 11 although only Estadio Akron was eventually selected 13 Background editThe 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 14 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 15 The knockout tournament falls within the beginning of Major League Soccer s season which operates on a summer schedule unlike other football leagues 16 Toronto FC were appearing in their first final and were the second Canadian team to have reached the final after Montreal Impact finished as runners up in 2015 17 18 Only four teams from Major League Soccer three American one Canadian on five occasions had managed to reach the final of the Champions League or the Champions Cup In addition to Montreal Impact LA Galaxy in 1997 and Real Salt Lake in 2011 had previously lost in the final D C United in 1998 and LA Galaxy in 2000 were the only two MLS teams to have won the competition doing so during the Champions Cup era 19 Of these five finals four were against Mexican opponents with only D C United managing to win 20 Guadalajara had previously appeared in three finals all in the Champions Cup era They won the inaugural edition in 1962 before finishing second the following year after withdrawing from the final Guadalajara appeared in their next final 44 years later in 2007 losing to fellow Mexican club Pachuca on penalties Mexican teams were the most successful in the history of the Champions League Champions Cup with a total of 12 teams having won a combined 33 titles Mexican teams had appeared in every final since 2005 and won every tournament since 2006 There had been a total of eleven all Mexican finals all since 2002 including the previous two finals 20 Road to the final editFurther information 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Note In all results below the score of the finalist is given first H home A away nbsp Toronto FC Round nbsp Guadalajara Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg nbsp Colorado Rapids 2 0 2 0 A 0 0 H Round of 16 nbsp Cibao 7 0 2 0 A 5 0 H nbsp UANL 4 4 a 2 1 H 2 3 A Quarter finals nbsp Seattle Sounders FC 3 1 0 1 A 3 0 H nbsp America 4 2 3 1 H 1 1 A Semi finals nbsp New York Red Bulls 1 0 1 0 H 0 0 A Toronto FC edit Toronto FC qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2016 and 2017 editions of the Canadian Championship 21 The berth was originally going to be determined via a play off match in August 2017 between the winners of the two tournaments had another team won either edition due to the restructuring of the Champions League 22 Toronto had appeared in four prior Champions Leagues finishing as high as the semi finals in 2011 12 losing to eventual runners up Santos Laguna 23 The team also won the 2017 MLS Cup and Supporters Shield completing MLS s first ever domestic treble but could not qualify for the Champions League through either because the berths were designated for a team from the United States 24 Ironically Toronto s coach assistant coach and several starting players were previous part of Chivas USA an MLS team affiliated and wholly owned by Guadalajara 25 Toronto was placed into Pot 1 and drawn against fellow MLS club Colorado Rapids in the Round of 16 26 Toronto played the first leg away in Commerce City Colorado on February 20 winning 2 0 during the coldest ever match involving MLS teams measured at 3 F 16 C at kickoff and 16 F 27 C with wind chill 27 The team advanced into the quarter finals with a 0 0 draw at home in Toronto winning the series 2 0 on aggregate 28 Toronto played Mexican champions Tigres UANL in the quarter finals and won the home leg 2 1 with a late goal from Jonathan Osorio 29 The team took a 2 1 lead in the away leg but two goals from Andre Pierre Gignac gave Tigres a 3 2 win and a 4 4 aggregate tie Toronto advanced on away goals becoming one of two MLS teams to advance to the semi finals 30 31 Toronto hosted the first leg of the semi finals against Club America on April 3 winning 3 1 after two unanswered goals in the 44th and 58th minutes 32 The match included a half time altercation between Toronto and America players in which America coach Miguel Herrera accused Toronto Police of assaulting his players 33 To prepare for the away leg at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City Toronto moved a league fixture and spent several days acclimating to the altitude in Pachuca 34 35 In the away leg Toronto took an early lead in the 12th minute but America equalized on a last minute penalty bringing the aggregate score to 4 2 17 Toronto became the third Major League Soccer team and second Canadian team to advance to a Champions League final following Real Salt Lake in 2011 and the Montreal Impact in 2015 17 Guadalajara edit C D Guadalajara also known as Chivas qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2017 Clausura in Liga MX 36 The 2018 tournament was the team s second under the current Champions League format having finished in the group stage in 2012 13 37 Under manager Matias Almeyda Chivas advanced to seven finals in various tournaments since 2015 38 Guadalajara was drawn with Cibao FC winners of the 2017 CONCACAF League in the Round of 16 The team stayed in Puerto Plata approximately 45 miles 72 km from the stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros due to a tobacco growers conference that filled available hotel space 39 Guadalajara won the first leg in the Dominican Republic by a 2 0 margin and the second leg 5 0 40 In the quarter finals Guadalajara played Seattle Sounders FC of MLS and lost the first leg 1 0 away in Seattle 41 The return leg remained scoreless until the second half which saw three goals from Chivas to win the match 3 0 42 Chivas advanced to the final on a 1 0 aggregate win over the New York Red Bulls in the semi finals Isaac Brizuela scored the lone goal of the series in the first leg played in Guadalajara while the second leg in New Jersey ended scoreless 43 44 Format editThe final was played in a home and away two legged series with the team with the better performance in previous rounds hosting the second leg If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg the away goals rule would be applied and if still tied a penalty shoot out would be used to determine the winner 45 Performance ranking edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host 1 nbsp Guadalajara 6 4 1 1 11 1 10 13 Second leg 2 nbsp Toronto FC 6 3 2 1 10 6 4 11 First legSource CONCACAFRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Goals scored 4 Away goals scored 5 Wins 6 Away wins 7 Drawing of lots 45 Broadcasting editBoth legs of the final were broadcast in English on TSN2 in Canada and in Spanish on Univision Deportes in the United States where it was also aired on sister station UniMas Fox Sports broadcast in Mexico and the rest of Latin America 46 47 48 Go90 also streamed the games in English in the United States 49 Matches editFirst leg edit Summary edit The first leg was hosted in Toronto at BMO Field on 17 April where the kickoff temperature was 1 C 34 F and snow flurries fell through the match 3 Prior to the match the new Champions League trophy was unveiled by CONCACAF officials 50 Chivas took the lead in the second minute on a goal scored by Rodolfo Pizarro during an attack that originated from a throw in by Isaac Brizuela who assisted Pizarro s goal 50 Toronto s Jonathan Osorio scored the equalizing goal in the 19th minute finishing an attack started by Mark Delgado deep in the midfield Toronto took control of possession and shooting chances through to halftime but failed to score after two saves by Chivas s backup goalkeeper Miguel Jimenez 50 51 During the first half Toronto s Jozy Altidore vomited several times on the pitch the cause being a stomach bug that several Toronto players reportedly received in the semi finals against America 52 Chivas regained partial control of the match in the second half alternating attacks with Toronto as both teams sought to take the lead 50 53 Chivas scored the match s winning goal in the 72nd minute on a free kick by Alan Pulido which was misread by goalkeeper Alex Bono and ended up in the far side of the goal 3 54 Toronto failed to finish in its later attacks which also included a no call penalty for an alleged foul on Sebastian Giovinco 55 56 Details edit 17 April 2018 2018 04 17 20 15 UTC 4Toronto FC nbsp 1 2 nbsp GuadalajaraOsorio nbsp 19 Report Pizarro nbsp 2 Pulido nbsp 72 BMO Field TorontoAttendance 29 925 3 Referee Ricardo Montero Costa Rica nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Toronto FC 2 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Guadalajara 2 GK 25 nbsp Alex Bono CB 9 nbsp Gregory van der Wiel CB 3 nbsp Drew Moor CB 23 nbsp Chris Mavinga nbsp 46 RM 96 nbsp Auro Jr CM 18 nbsp Mark Delgado nbsp 81 CM 4 nbsp Michael Bradley c CM 21 nbsp Jonathan Osorio LM 5 nbsp Ashtone Morgan nbsp 67 CF 17 nbsp Jozy Altidore CF 10 nbsp Sebastian Giovinco Substitutes GK 1 nbsp Clint Irwin DF 2 nbsp Justin Morrow nbsp 67 DF 15 nbsp Eriq Zavaleta nbsp 46 MF 8 nbsp Ager Aketxe nbsp 81 MF 26 nbsp Nicolas Hasler FW 22 nbsp Jordan Hamilton FW 87 nbsp Tosaint Ricketts Manager nbsp Greg Vanney nbsp GK 34 nbsp Miguel Jimenez RB 11 nbsp Isaac Brizuela nbsp 64 CB 3 nbsp Carlos Salcido c CB 2 nbsp Oswaldo Alanis LB 88 nbsp Alejandro Mayorga nbsp 71 CM 7 nbsp Orbelin Pineda CM 25 nbsp Michael Perez RW 24 nbsp Carlos Cisneros AM 9 nbsp Alan Pulido nbsp 90 4 LW 20 nbsp Rodolfo Pizarro CF 89 nbsp Jesus Godinez nbsp 77 Substitutes GK 1 nbsp Antonio Rodriguez DF 28 nbsp Miguel Basulto MF 10 nbsp Javier Lopez nbsp 71 MF 13 nbsp Gael Sandoval MF 23 nbsp Fernando Beltran FW 14 nbsp Angel Zaldivar nbsp 77 FW 18 nbsp Jose Macias nbsp 90 4 Manager nbsp Matias Almeyda Man of the Match Rodolfo Pizarro Guadalajara 1 Assistant referees 2 Juan Carlos Mora Costa Rica Ainsley Rochard Trinidad and Tobago Fourth official 2 Said Martinez Honduras Match rules 45 90 minutes Seven named substitutes of which up to three may be used Statistics edit Statistic 57 Toronto FC Guadalajara Goals scored 1 2 Total shots 19 15 Shots on target 13 7 Saves 5 12 Ball possession 52 48 Corner kicks 11 4 Fouls committed 11 15 Offsides 1 4 Yellow cards 0 1 Red cards 0 0 Second leg edit Summary edit The second leg was hosted in Guadalajara at Estadio Akron on 25 April Toronto fielded some midfielders and wingbacks in defensive roles due to injuries including captain Michael Bradley and right back Gregory van der Wiel midfielder Victor Vazquez returned from injury to start the match 58 Chivas extended their aggregate lead to 3 1 on a goal scored by Orbelin Pineda in the 19th minute Toronto responded with two goals in the 25th and 44th minutes by Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco bringing the series level on aggregate The 2 1 lead for Toronto held through to the end of the second half despite chances from both teams including a missed shot by Toronto s Mark Delgado 59 60 The final was decided in a penalty shoot out which was won 4 2 by Guadalajara after four rounds All four of Chivas s penalty takers scored while Toronto s Jonathan Osorio and Michael Bradley both missed 59 61 62 Details edit 25 April 2018 2018 04 25 20 30 UTC 5Guadalajara nbsp 1 2 nbsp Toronto FCPineda nbsp 19 Report Altidore nbsp 25 Giovinco nbsp 44 PenaltiesAlanis nbsp Godinez nbsp Pulido nbsp Zaldivar nbsp 4 2 nbsp Giovinco nbsp Osorio nbsp Delgado nbsp BradleyEstadio Akron GuadalajaraAttendance 36 977 6 Referee oscar Moncada Honduras nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Guadalajara 5 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Toronto FC 5 GK 30 nbsp Rodolfo Cota RB 11 nbsp Isaac Brizuela nbsp 68 CB 4 nbsp Jair Pereira CB 2 nbsp Oswaldo Alanis LB 6 nbsp Edwin Hernandez CM 3 nbsp Carlos Salcido c nbsp 55 CM 25 nbsp Michael Perez nbsp 68 RW 24 nbsp Carlos Cisneros AM 7 nbsp Orbelin Pineda LW 20 nbsp Rodolfo Pizarro CF 9 nbsp Alan Pulido Substitutes GK 34 nbsp Miguel Jimenez DF 28 nbsp Miguel Basulto MF 10 nbsp Javier Lopez nbsp 68 MF 13 nbsp Gael Sandoval MF 23 nbsp Fernando Beltran FW 14 nbsp Angel Zaldivar nbsp 68 FW 89 nbsp Jesus Godinez nbsp 55 Manager nbsp Matias Almeyda nbsp GK 25 nbsp Alex Bono RB 96 nbsp Auro Jr nbsp 84 CB 9 nbsp Gregory van der Wiel CB 4 nbsp Michael Bradley c LB 5 nbsp Ashtone Morgan RM 26 nbsp Nicolas Hasler nbsp 57 CM 18 nbsp Mark Delgado CM 21 nbsp Jonathan Osorio LM 7 nbsp Victor Vazquez nbsp 71 CF 17 nbsp Jozy Altidore nbsp 85 CF 10 nbsp Sebastian Giovinco nbsp 43 Substitutes GK 1 nbsp Clint Irwin DF 15 nbsp Eriq Zavaleta MF 8 nbsp Ager Aketxe nbsp 85 MF 14 nbsp Jay Chapman nbsp 71 MF 54 nbsp Ryan Telfer FW 22 nbsp Jordan Hamilton nbsp 57 FW 87 nbsp Tosaint Ricketts Manager nbsp Greg Vanney Man of the Match Rodolfo Cota Guadalajara 1 Assistant referees 5 Gerson Lopez Guatemala Christian Ramirez Honduras Fourth official 5 Kimbell Ward Saint Kitts and Nevis 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