2017 CONCACAF Champions League final
The 2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, the 9th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 52nd edition of the premium football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
| Event | 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | April 18, 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Nahuel Guzmán (UANL) | ||||||
| Referee | Mark Geiger (United States) | ||||||
| Attendance | 35,147 | ||||||
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| Date | April 26, 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Franco Jara (Pachuca) | ||||||
| Referee | César Ramos (Mexico) | ||||||
| Attendance | 27,203[1] | ||||||
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Mexican teams UANL and Pachuca. The first leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza on April 18, 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Pachuca at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca on April 26, 2017.[2] The winner would earn the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.[3]
After a 1–1 draw in the first leg,[4] Pachuca won the second leg 1–0 to defeat UANL 2–1 on aggregate to win their fifth CONCACAF club title.[5]
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) |
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 UANL |
North America (NAFU) | 1 (2016) |
| Pachuca |
North America (NAFU) | 4 (2002, 2007, 2008, 2010) |
For the seventh time in nine seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League, the final was played between two Mexican sides. This guaranteed a Mexican champion for the 12th straight year and 33rd time since the confederation began staging the tournament in 1962 (including the tournament's predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup).[6]
Pachuca had won four CONCACAF club titles (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009–10), with their only title in the CONCACAF Champions League era coming in 2010, where they defeated Cruz Azul.[7]
This was the second consecutive CONCACAF club final for UANL, with them losing in 2016, where they lost to América.[8]
Venues
 Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico, hosted the first leg. |
 Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, Mexico, hosted the second leg. |
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| UANL |
Round | Pachuca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | Matchday 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Olimpia |
1–0 (H) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Herediano |
3–1 (A) | Matchday 2 | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Plaza Amador |
3–1 (H) | Matchday 3 |  Police United |
3–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | Matchday 4 | Police United |
11–0 (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plaza Amador |
0–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herediano |
3–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Olimpia |
4–4 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group G winner
Source: CONCACAF |
Final standings | Group E winner
Source: CONCACAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seed 5 | Seeding | Seed 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNAM |
4–1 | 1–1 (H) | 3–0 (A) | Quarterfinals | Saprissa |
4–0 | 0–0 (A) | 4–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
4–1 | 2–0 (H) | 2–1 (A) | Semifinals |  FC Dallas |
4–3 | 1–2 (A) | 3–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was used if the aggregate score is level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so the final was decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score is level after extra time of the second leg (Regulations, II. D. Tie-Breaker Procedures).[3]
Matches
First leg
| UANL | 1–1 | Pachuca |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[11]
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Second leg
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[13]
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References
- "About". CONCACAF. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
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- "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2016–17 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
- "Tigres, Pachuca battle to draw in SCCL final opener". CONCACAF.com. April 19, 2017. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- "Pachuca wins Scotiabank CCL title". CONCACAF.com. April 27, 2017. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- "SCCL: All-Time Final Results & Scorers". CONCACAF.com. April 16, 2017. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- "Pachuca: 2016/17 SCCL Finalist Résumé". CONCACAF.com. April 11, 2017. Archived from the original on April 16, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- "Tigres: 2016/17 SCCL Finalist Résumé". CONCACAF.com. April 13, 2017. Archived from the original on April 16, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- "Asistencia en el Universitario". @TigresOficial on Twitter. 19 April 2017.
- "Man of the Match (TIG-PAC) – #SCCLWeekly April 18, 2017". CONCACAF.com. April 21, 2017. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- "SCCL Game Notes: Tigres v Pachuca". CONCACAF. April 18, 2017. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- "SCCL Man of the Match, Franco Jara – #SCCLWeekly April 26, 2017". CONCACAF.com. April 28, 2017. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- "SCCL Game Notes: Pachuca v Tigres". CONCACAF. April 26, 2017. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
External links
- CONCACAF Champions League Archived 2015-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, CONCACAF.com