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The 2019 CONCACAF League Finals were the final matches of the 2019 CONCACAF League , the third 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 finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Saprissa from Costa Rica and Motagua from Honduras . The first leg was hosted by Saprissa at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in Tibás on 7 November 2019, while the second leg was hosted by Motagua at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa on 26 November 2019.[ 2]
Saprissa won the finals 1–0 on aggregate for their first CONCACAF League title.[ 3] [ 4]
Teams
For the third consecutive season, the CONCACAF League Finals were competed between teams from Costa Rica and Honduras.
Venues
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) 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]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Host
1 (SF1)
Motagua
4
2
2
0
5
2
+3
8
2nd leg
2 (SF1)
Alianza
4
2
0
2
4
2
+2
6
1st leg
1 (SF2)
Saprissa
4
3
0
1
6
3
+3
9
2nd leg
2 (SF2)
Olimpia
4
2
1
1
6
2
+4
7
1st leg
Source:
CONCACAF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations II, Article I).
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Matches
First leg
Second leg
References
External links
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