2018 CONCACAF Champions League#Match 19

{{Short description|53rd edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = CONCACAF Champions League

| year = 2018

| other_titles = 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League

| size = 275

| caption = Estadio Akron in Guadalajara hosted the second leg of the final

| image = Estadio_Omnilife_Chivas.jpg

| dates = 20 February – 25 April

| num_teams = 16

| associations = 8

| champion_other = {{nowrap|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara}}

| count = 2

| second_other = {{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

| matches = 30

| goals = 84

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco
{{flagicon|CAN}} Jonathan Osorio
(4 goals each)

| player = {{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco

| goalkeeper = {{flagicon|MEX}} Rodolfo Cota

| young_player = {{flagicon|MEX}} Rodolfo Pizarro

| fair_play = {{fbaicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

| prevseason = 2016–17

| nextseason = 2019

}}

The 2018 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons){{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/scotiabank-joins-concacaf-as-official-partner|title=Scotiabank Joins CONCACAF as Official Partner|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=9 December 2014|access-date=13 April 2018|archive-date=8 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708133735/http://www.concacaf.com/article/scotiabank-joins-concacaf-as-official-partner|url-status=dead}} was the 10th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 53rd edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

The format of the tournament was changed as part of a new CONCACAF club competition platform consisting of two tournaments (CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League) and a total of 31 teams competing during the season (an increase from the previous 24 teams), with 16 teams competing in the newly created CONCACAF League from August to October, and the winners of the CONCACAF League joining the 15 direct entrants competing in the CONCACAF Champions League from February to April.{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/en/static-pages/concacaf-club-competitions-platform-expansion-fa-qs|title=CONCACAF Club Competitions Platform Expansion FAQs|publisher=CONCACAF.com|access-date=10 April 2018|archive-date=3 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903114215/http://www.concacaf.com/en/static-pages/concacaf-club-competitions-platform-expansion-fa-qs|url-status=dead}} As a result, the 2018 edition was played using a new format that included the removal of the group stage, a reduction in participating teams from 24 to 16, and a total reduction in matches from 62 to 30.

Guadalajara defeated Toronto FC in the final to win their second CONCACAF club title and their first in the Champions League era, and qualified as the CONCACAF representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|url=https://res.cloudinary.com/concacaf-production/image/upload/v1517893047/championsleage-prod/assets/2018_Scotiabank_CONCACAF_Champions_League_Regulations.pdf|title=Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2018 Regulations – English Edition|publisher=CONCACAF|access-date=8 February 2018|archive-date=8 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208124123/https://res.cloudinary.com/concacaf-production/image/upload/v1517893047/championsleage-prod/assets/2018_Scotiabank_CONCACAF_Champions_League_Regulations.pdf|url-status=dead}} Pachuca won the previous tournament but did not qualify for this tournament and were unable to defend their title.

Qualification

A total of 16 teams participated in the CONCACAF Champions League:

  • North American Zone: 9 teams (from three associations)
  • Central American Zone: 5 teams (from four associations; ordinarily from five associations, but Guatemalan teams were excluded from this season's tournament)
  • Caribbean Zone: 1 team (from one association)
  • Winners of the CONCACAF League (from one association, from either Central American Zone or Caribbean Zone)

Therefore, teams from either 8 or 9 out of the 41 CONCACAF member associations could participate in the CONCACAF Champions League.

=North America=

The nine berths for the North American Football Union (NAFU) were allocated to the three NAFU member associations as follows: four berths each for Mexico and the United States, and one berth for Canada.

For Mexico, the champions and runners-up of the Liga MX Apertura and Clausura Liguilla (playoff) tournaments qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. If there was any team which were finalists of both tournaments, the vacated berth was reallocated using a formula, based on regular season records, that ensured that two teams qualified via each tournament.

For the United States, four teams qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League, three through the Major League Soccer (MLS) season and one through its domestic cup competition:

If there was any team which qualified through multiple berths, or if there was any Canada-based MLS team which were champions of the MLS Cup, the Supporters' Shield, or conference regular season, the vacated berth was reallocated to the U.S.-based team with the best MLS regular season record not yet qualified.

For Canada, the champions of the Canadian Championship, its domestic cup competition which awards the Voyageurs Cup, qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. While some Canada-based teams competed in MLS, they could not qualify through either the MLS regular season or playoffs. In line with the launch of the new format, which placed the Canadian representative directly in the CONCACAF Champions League beginning in early 2018, the Canadian Soccer Association announced in March 2017 that a special one-match playoff between the 2016 champions Toronto FC and the 2017 champions would be played on 9 August 2017 in Toronto to determine who would qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, except in the case that Toronto FC won the 2017 edition, in which the playoff would be unnecessary and Toronto FC would qualify automatically.{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/canadian-championship-kicks-off-10th-edition-in-may-with-more-canadian-content-p160637&t=championship_article|title=Canadian Championship Kicks off 10th Edition in May with more Canadian Content|publisher=CanadaSoccer.com|access-date=9 March 2017|archive-date=3 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103130059/https://www.canadasoccer.com/canadian-championship-kicks-off-10th-edition-in-may-with-more-canadian-content-p160637%26t%3Dchampionship_article|url-status=dead}} As Toronto FC did later win the 2017 Canadian Championship, the playoff was not played.

=Central America=

The five berths for the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) were allocated to five of the seven UNCAF member associations as follows: one berth for each of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama. As all of the leagues of Central America employed a split season with two tournaments in one season, the champions with the better aggregate record (or any team which were champions of both tournaments) in the leagues of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League.

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 Champions League tournaments. For this season, the team from Guatemala was excluded due to the suspension of their federation by FIFA and was replaced by an additional team from Costa Rica.

=Caribbean=

The sole berth for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) was allocated via the Caribbean Club Championship, a subcontinental tournament open to the clubs of all 31 CFU member associations. To qualify for the Caribbean Club Championship, teams had to finish as the champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, but professional teams could also be selected by their associations if they played in the league of another country. The champions of the Caribbean Club Championship qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League.

=CONCACAF League=

{{Further|2017 CONCACAF League#Qualification}}

Besides the 15 direct entrants of the CONCACAF Champions League, another 16 teams (13 from Central America and 3 from the Caribbean) entered the CONCACAF League, a tournament held from August to October prior to the CONCACAF Champions League.{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafleague.com/en/league-news-manual/details-revealed-for-newly-launched-scotiabank-concacaf-league|title=Details revealed for newly launched Scotiabank CONCACAF League|publisher=CONCACAF League|date=8 May 2017|access-date=10 April 2018|archive-date=17 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617154846/https://www.concacafleague.com/en/league-news-manual/details-revealed-for-newly-launched-scotiabank-concacaf-league|url-status=dead}} The champions of the CONCACAF League qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Teams

The following 16 teams (from eight associations) qualified for the tournament.

In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from 2008–09 (not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from 1962 to 2008).

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|+Qualified teams from North America (9 teams)

width=15%|Association

!width=15%|Team

!width=45%|Qualifying method

!width=10%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}

!width=15%|Previous best {{small|(last)}}

rowspan=4|{{fba|MEX}} {{nowrap|{{small|(4 berths)}}}}

|UANL

|2016 Apertura champions and 2017 Clausura runners-up

|4th {{small|(2016–17)}}

|Runners-up {{small|(2016–17)}}

Guadalajara

|2017 Clausura champions

|2nd {{small|(2012–13)}}

|Group stage {{small|(2012–13)}}

América

|2016 Apertura runners-up

|4th {{small|(2015–16)}}

|Champions {{small|(2015–16)}}

Tijuana

|Non-finalists with best regular season record in 2017 Clausura{{Cref2|Note MEX}}

|2nd {{small|(2013–14)}}

|Semi-finals {{small|(2013–14)}}

rowspan=4|{{fba|USA}} {{nowrap|{{small|(4 berths)}}}}

|Seattle Sounders FC

|2016 MLS Cup champions

|5th {{small|(2015–16)}}

|Semi-finals {{small|(2012–13)}}

FC Dallas

|2016 MLS Supporters' Shield and 2016 U.S. Open Cup champions

|3rd {{small|(2016–17)}}

|Semi-finals {{small|(2016–17)}}

New York Red Bulls

|2016 MLS Eastern Conference regular season champions

|4th {{small|(2016–17)}}

|Quarter-finals {{small|(2016–17)}}

Colorado Rapids

|2016 MLS Supporters' Shield runners-up{{Cref2|Note USA}}

|2nd {{small|(2011–12)}}

|Group stage {{small|(2011–12)}}

{{fba|CAN}} {{nowrap|{{small|(1 berth)}}}}

|Toronto FC

|2016 Canadian Championship and 2017 Canadian Championship champions{{Cref2|Note CAN}}

|5th {{small|(2012–13)}}

|Semi-finals {{small|(2011–12)}}

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|+Qualified teams from Central America (6 teams)

width=15%|Association

!width=15%|Team

!width=45%|Qualifying method

!width=10%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}

!width=15%|Previous best {{small|(last)}}

rowspan=2|{{fba|CRC}} {{nowrap|{{small|(1 + 1 berths)}}{{Cref2|Note GUA}}}}

|Saprissa

|Champions with better aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2016 Invierno)

|7th {{small|(2016–17)}}

|Semi-finals {{small|(2010–11)}}

Herediano

|Champions with worse aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2017 Verano)

|8th {{small|(2016–17)}}

|Semi-finals {{small|(2014–15)}}

rowspan=2|{{fba|HON|1949}} {{nowrap|{{small|(1 berth + CL winner)}}}}

|Motagua

|2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura champions

|4th {{small|(2015–16)}}

|Group stage {{small|(2015–16)}}

Olimpia

|2017 CONCACAF League champions

|10th {{small|(2016–17)}}

|Quarter-finals {{small|(2014–15)}}

{{fba|PAN}} {{nowrap|{{small|(1 berth)}}}}

|Tauro

|Champions with better aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2017 Clausura)

|6th {{small|(2014–15)}}

|Group stage {{small|(2014–15)}}

{{fba|SLV}} {{nowrap|{{small|(1 berth)}}}}

|Santa Tecla

|2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura champions

|2nd {{small|(2015–16)}}

|Group stage {{small|(2015–16)}}

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|+Qualified teams from Caribbean (1 team)

width=15%|Association

!width=15%|Team

!width=45%|Qualifying method

!width=10%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}

!width=15%|Previous best {{small|(last)}}

{{fba|DOM}}

|Cibao

|2017 Caribbean Club Championship champions

|1st

|Debut

;Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}

{{Cnote2|Note CAN|Canada (CAN): Due to the tournament's restructuring, Canada was to be represented by the winners of a play-off match between the Canadian Championship champions in 2016 and 2017. However, as Toronto FC won both tournaments, they qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League automatically. This arrangement was used for this season only.}}

{{Cnote2|Note GUA|Guatemala (GUA): On 28 October 2016, FIFA suspended the National Football Federation of Guatemala for political interference by the Government of Guatemala. Until 31 May 2018, when Guatemala's football federation suspension was lifted, Guatemalan teams were not permitted to participate in international competitions.{{cite web|title=Suspension of the Guatemala Football Association|url=https://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2016/m=10/news=suspension-of-the-guatemala-football-association-2847078.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031025713/http://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2016/m=10/news=suspension-of-the-guatemala-football-association-2847078.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 October 2016|publisher=FIFA|date=28 October 2016|access-date=30 October 2016}} CONCACAF set the deadline of 1 May 2017 for the suspension to be lifted in order for Guatemala's teams to participate in this tournament,{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/deadlines-set-for-fedefut|title=Deadlines Set for FEDEFUT|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=9 November 2016}} and expelled all Guatemalan teams from the tournament on 5 May 2017 after the federation failed to be reinstated by FIFA.{{cite web|url=https://www.guatefutbol.com/noticias/liga-nacional/15483-concacaf-confirma-que-guatemala-no-estara-en-la-liga-de-campeones|title=Concacaf confirma que Guatemala no estará en la Liga de Campeones|trans-title=CONCACAF confirms Guatemala will not be in the Champions League|publisher=GuateFutbol.com|author=Javier Pineda|date=5 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Municipal (2017 Clausura champions) would have qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League as champions with better aggregate record in 2016–17 season. To replace Municipal in the CONCACAF Champions League, Herediano, which qualified for the first Costa Rican berth in the CONCACAF League, were moved from the CONCACAF League to the CONCACAF Champions League, giving Costa Rica two direct qualifiers to the CONCACAF Champions League.}}

{{Cnote2|Note MEX|Mexico (MEX): Since UANL qualified for both the 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura finals, the berth that they earned through the Clausura passed to the non-finalists with the best regular season record in the 2017 Clausura, Tijuana Xolos.{{cite web|url=http://ligamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/20868/clubes-que-jugaran-la-liga-de-campeones-2017-2018|title=Clubes que Jugarán la Liga de Campeones 2017–2018|publisher=Liga MX|date=21 May 2017}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note USA|United States (USA): FC Dallas won both the Supporters' Shield and the U.S. Open Cup, so one of these berths passed to the next best U.S.-based team in the Supporters' Shield table, the Colorado Rapids.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/10/17/colorado-clinch-spot-2017-concacaf-champions-league-joining-dallas-tfc|title=Colorado clinch spot in 2017 CONCACAF Champions League, joining Dallas, TFC|publisher=MLSsoccer.com|access-date=22 November 2016}}}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

Draw

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The draw for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League was held on 18 December 2017, 19:00 EST (UTC−5), at the Univision Studios in Miami, Florida, United States,{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/news/stage-set-for-2018-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league-draw|title=Stage set for 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Draw|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=29 November 2017|access-date=8 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208182838/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/news/stage-set-for-2018-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league-draw|archive-date=8 February 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/news/draw-delivers-electrifying-matchups-for-the-sccl-round-of-16-matches|title=Draw Delivers Electrifying Matchups for the SCCL Round of 16 Matches|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=19 December 2017|access-date=8 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208182844/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/news/draw-delivers-electrifying-matchups-for-the-sccl-round-of-16-matches|archive-date=8 February 2018|url-status=dead}} and was streamed on YouTube.{{cite web|title=Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2018 – OFFICIAL DRAW|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myggbMlZJMc|publisher=CONCACAF|access-date=19 December 2017|date=18 December 2017}}

The draw determined each tie in the round of 16 (numbered 1 through 8) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing eight teams. 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 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 round of 16 except for "wildcard" teams which replaced a team from another association.

The seeding of teams was based on the new CONCACAF Club Index.{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/news/q-a-club-index-for-2018-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league-draw|title=Q&A: Club Index for 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Draw|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=29 November 2017|access-date=8 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208182852/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/news/q-a-club-index-for-2018-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league-draw|archive-date=8 February 2018|url-status=dead}} Each team qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League based on criteria set by the respective associations (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., MEX1, MEX2) for each team. 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 Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF used the following formula:{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CONCACAF-Club-Ranking-for-the-2018-Champions-League-Draw_BRANDED.pdf|title=CONCACAF Club Index 2018|publisher=CONCACAF.com|access-date=5 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202102738/http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CONCACAF-Club-Ranking-for-the-2018-Champions-League-Draw_BRANDED.pdf|archive-date=2 December 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

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rowspan=2|Points per

!Participation

!Win

!Draw

!Stage advanced

!Champions

align=center|4

|align=center|3

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|align=center|2

The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:

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Pot

!Rank

!Slot

!2012–13

!2013–14

!2014–15

!2015–16

!2016–17

!Total

!Team

rowspan=8|Pot 1

|1

|{{abbr|MEX3|Mexico 3}}

|{{abbr|11|Guadalajara}}

|{{abbr|29|Toluca}}

|{{abbr|32|América}}

|{{abbr|23|UANL}}

|{{abbr|15|UNAM}}

|110

|{{fbaicon|MEX}} América

2

|{{abbr|MEX1|Mexico 1}}

|{{abbr|16|UANL}}

|{{abbr|22|Tijuana Xolos}}

|{{abbr|11|León}}

|{{abbr|33|América}}

|{{abbr|27|UANL}}

|109

|{{fbaicon|MEX}} UANL

3

|{{abbr|MEX2|Mexico 2}}

|{{abbr|27|Santos Laguna}}

|{{abbr|10|América}}

|{{abbr|16|Pachuca}}

|{{abbr|20|Santos Laguna}}

|{{abbr|30|Pachuca}}

|103

|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

4

|{{abbr|MEX4|Mexico 4}}

|{{abbr|35|Monterrey}}

|{{abbr|29|Cruz Azul}}

|{{abbr|9|Cruz Azul}}

|{{abbr|18|Querétaro}}

|{{abbr|10|Monterrey}}

|101

|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Tijuana

5

|{{abbr|USA3|United States 3}}

|{{abbr|16|Houston Dynamo}}

|{{abbr|11|Houston Dynamo}}

|{{abbr|13|Portland Timbers}}

|{{abbr|16|D.C. United}}

|{{abbr|20|FC Dallas}}

|76

|{{fbaicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

6

|{{abbr|CAN1|Canada 1}}

|{{abbr|10|Toronto FC}}

|{{abbr|10|Montreal Impact}}

|{{abbr|23|Montreal Impact}}

|{{abbr|8|Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}

|{{abbr|22|Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}

|73

|{{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

7

|{{abbr|USA1|United States 1}}

|{{abbr|20|LA Galaxy}}

|{{abbr|17|LA Galaxy}}

|{{abbr|11|Sporting Kansas City}}

|{{abbr|14|LA Galaxy}}

|{{abbr|11|Portland Timbers}}

|73

|{{fbaicon|USA}} Seattle Sounders FC

8

|{{abbr|USA2|United States 2}}

|{{abbr|22|Seattle Sounders FC}}

|{{abbr|13|San Jose Earthquakes}}

|{{abbr|9|New York Red Bulls}}

|{{abbr|13|Seattle Sounders FC}}

|{{abbr|14|New York Red Bulls}}

|71

|{{fbaicon|USA}} FC Dallas

style="border-top:3px solid green;"

!rowspan=8|Pot 2

|9

|{{abbr|USA4|United States 4}}

|{{abbr|11|Real Salt Lake}}

|{{abbr|16|Sporting Kansas City}}

|{{abbr|20|D.C. United}}

|{{abbr|16|Real Salt Lake}}

|{{abbr|8|Sporting Kansas City}}

|71

|{{fbaicon|USA}} Colorado Rapids

10

|{{abbr|CRC1|Costa Rica 1}}

|{{abbr|16|Herediano}}

|{{abbr|19|Alajuelense}}

|{{abbr|12|Saprissa}}

|{{abbr|10|Saprissa}}

|{{abbr|8|Herediano}}

|65

|{{fbaicon|CRC}} Saprissa

11

|{{abbr|CRC2|Costa Rica 2}}

|{{abbr|11|Alajuelense}}

|{{abbr|10|Herediano}}

|{{abbr|18|Alajuelense}}

|{{abbr|9|Herediano}}

|{{abbr|14|Saprissa}}

|62

|{{fbaicon|CRC}} Herediano (wildcard)

12

|{{abbr|HON1|Honduras 1}}

|{{abbr|9|Olimpia}}

|{{abbr|11|Olimpia}}

|{{abbr|15|Olimpia}}

|{{abbr|10|Olimpia}}

|{{abbr|11|Olimpia}}

|56

|{{fbaicon|HON|1949}} Motagua

13

|{{abbr|PAN1|Panama 1}}

|{{abbr|4|Chorrillo}}

|{{abbr|15|Árabe Unido}}

|{{abbr|4|Tauro}}

|{{abbr|10|Árabe Unido}}

|{{abbr|20|Árabe Unido}}

|53

|{{fbaicon|PAN}} Tauro

14

|{{abbr|SLV1|El Salvador 1}}

|{{abbr|4|Águila}}

|{{abbr|8|Isidro Metapán}}

|{{abbr|4|Isidro Metapán}}

|{{abbr|7|Isidro Metapán}}

|{{abbr|9|Alianza}}

|32

|{{fbaicon|SLV}} Santa Tecla

15

|{{abbr|CCC1|Caribbean 1}}

|{{abbr|5|Caledonia AIA}}

|{{abbr|5|W Connection (Trinidad and Tobago)}}

|{{abbr|4|Puerto Rico Bayamón (Puerto Rico)}}

|{{abbr|8|Central (Trinidad and Tobago)}}

|{{abbr|5|Central (Trinidad and Tobago)}}

|27

|{{fbaicon|DOM}} Cibao

16

|{{abbr|SCL1|CONCACAF League}}

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|{{fbaicon|HON|1949}} Olimpia

Format

In the CONCACAF Champions League, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations, II. D. Tie-Breaker Procedures).

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

class="wikitable"

!Round

!First leg

!Second leg

Round of 16

|20–22 February 2018

|27 February – 1 March 2018

Quarter-finals

|6–7 March 2018

|13–14 March 2018

Semi-finals

|3–4 April 2018

|10 April 2018

Final

|17 April 2018

|25 April 2018

Times up to 10 March 2018 (round of 16 and quarter-finals first legs) were Eastern Standard Time, i.e., UTC−5, thereafter (quarter-finals second legs and beyond) times were Eastern Daylight Time, i.e., UTC−4 (local times are in parentheses).

Bracket

{{16TeamBracket|legs=2|aggregate=y|seeds=n

|team-width = 180

|nowrap = yes

|RD1 = Round of 16

|RD2 = Quarter-finals

|RD3 = Semi-finals

|RD4 = Final

| RD1-team01={{fbaicon|USA}} Colorado Rapids

| RD1-score01-1=0

| RD1-score01-2=0

| RD1-score01-agg=0

| RD1-team02={{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

| RD1-score02-1=2

| RD1-score02-2=0

| RD1-score02-agg=2

| RD1-team03={{fbaicon|CRC}} Herediano

| RD1-score03-1=2

| RD1-score03-2=1

| RD1-score03-agg=3

| RD1-team04={{fbaicon|MEX}} UANL

| RD1-score04-1=2

| RD1-score04-2=3

| RD1-score04-agg=5

| RD1-team05={{fbaicon|CRC}} Saprissa

| RD1-score05-1=1

| RD1-score05-2=1

| RD1-score05-agg=2

| RD1-team06={{fbaicon|MEX}} América

| RD1-score06-1=5

| RD1-score06-2=1

| RD1-score06-agg=6

| RD1-team07={{fbaicon|PAN}} Tauro (a)

| RD1-score07-1=1

| RD1-score07-2=2

| RD1-score07-agg=3

| RD1-team08={{fbaicon|USA}} FC Dallas

| RD1-score08-1=0

| RD1-score08-2=3

| RD1-score08-agg=3

| RD1-team09={{fbaicon|SLV}} Santa Tecla

| RD1-score09-1=2

| RD1-score09-2=0

| RD1-score09-agg=2

| RD1-team10={{fbaicon|USA}} Seattle Sounders FC

| RD1-score10-1=1

| RD1-score10-2=4

| RD1-score10-agg=5

| RD1-team11={{fbaicon|DOM}} Cibao

| RD1-score11-1=0

| RD1-score11-2=0

| RD1-score11-agg=0

| RD1-team12={{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

| RD1-score12-1=2

| RD1-score12-2=5

| RD1-score12-agg=7

| RD1-team13={{fbaicon|HON|1949}} Motagua

| RD1-score13-1=0

| RD1-score13-2=1

| RD1-score13-agg=1

| RD1-team14={{fbaicon|MEX}} Tijuana

| RD1-score14-1=1

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-score14-agg=2

| RD1-team15={{fbaicon|HON|1949}} Olimpia

| RD1-score15-1=1

| RD1-score15-2=0

| RD1-score15-agg=1

| RD1-team16={{fbaicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

| RD1-score16-1=1

| RD1-score16-2=2

| RD1-score16-agg=3

| RD2-team01={{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC (a)

| RD2-score01-1=2

| RD2-score01-2=2

| RD2-score01-agg=4

| RD2-team02={{fbaicon|MEX}} UANL

| RD2-score02-1=1

| RD2-score02-2=3

| RD2-score02-agg=4

| RD2-team03={{fbaicon|MEX}} América

| RD2-score03-1=4

| RD2-score03-2=3

| RD2-score03-agg=7

| RD2-team04={{fbaicon|PAN}} Tauro

| RD2-score04-1=0

| RD2-score04-2=1

| RD2-score04-agg=1

| RD2-team05={{fbaicon|USA}} Seattle Sounders FC

| RD2-score05-1=1

| RD2-score05-2=0

| RD2-score05-agg=1

| RD2-team06={{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

| RD2-score06-1=0

| RD2-score06-2=3

| RD2-score06-agg=3

| RD2-team07={{fbaicon|MEX}} Tijuana

| RD2-score07-1=0

| RD2-score07-2=1

| RD2-score07-agg=1

| RD2-team08={{fbaicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

| RD2-score08-1=2

| RD2-score08-2=3

| RD2-score08-agg=5

| RD3-team01={{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

| RD3-score01-1=3

| RD3-score01-2=1

| RD3-score01-agg=4

| RD3-team02={{fbaicon|MEX}} América

| RD3-score02-1=1

| RD3-score02-2=1

| RD3-score02-agg=2

| RD3-team03={{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

| RD3-score03-1=1

| RD3-score03-2=0

| RD3-score03-agg=1

| RD3-team04={{fbaicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

| RD3-score04-1=0

| RD3-score04-2=0

| RD3-score04-agg=0

| RD4-team01={{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

| RD4-score01-1=1

| RD4-score01-2=2

| RD4-score01-agg=3 (2)

| RD4-team02={{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara {{pso}}

| RD4-score02-1=2

| RD4-score02-2=1

| RD4-score02-agg=3 (4)

}}

Round of 16

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

=Summary=

The first legs were played from 20 to 22 February, and the second legs were played from 27 February – 1 March 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/news/schedule-set-for-the-home-and-away-round-of-16-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league-matches|title=Schedule Set for the Home-and-Away Round of 16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Matches|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=22 December 2017|access-date=8 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208182812/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/news/schedule-set-for-the-home-and-away-round-of-16-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league-matches|archive-date=8 February 2018|url-status=dead}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Cibao|DOM|0–7|Guadalajara|MEX|0–2|0–5}}

{{TwoLegResult|Santa Tecla|SLV|2–5|Seattle Sounders FC|USA|2–1|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Olimpia|HON|var1=1949|1–3|New York Red Bulls|USA|1–1|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Motagua|HON|var1=1949|1–2|Tijuana|MEX|0–1|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Herediano|CRC|3–5|UANL|MEX|2–2|1–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Colorado Rapids|USA|0–2|Toronto FC|CAN|0–2|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Tauro|PAN|3–3 (a)|FC Dallas|USA|1–0|2–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Saprissa|CRC|2–6|América|MEX|1–5|1–1}}

{{end}}

=Matches=

{{Football box

|id = Cibao v Guadalajara

|date = {{Start date|2018|2|22|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|21:00|-4}})

|team1 = Cibao {{fbaicon|DOM}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros

|attendance =

|referee = Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424573

}}

{{Football box

|id = Guadalajara v Cibao

|date = {{Start date|2018|2|28|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|19:00|-6}})

|team1 = Guadalajara {{fbaicon|MEX}}

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|DOM}} Cibao

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Akron, Guadalajara

|attendance = 14,840

|referee = Drew Fischer (Canada)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424581

}}

Guadalajara won 7–0 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Santa Tecla v Seattle Sounders FC

|date = {{Start date|2018|2|22|df=y}}

|time = 22:00 ({{UTZ|21:00|-6}})

|team1 = Santa Tecla {{fbaicon|SLV}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|USA}} Seattle Sounders FC

|goals1 =

  • Mayen {{goal|67||76|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla

|attendance =

|referee = Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424574

}}

{{Football box

|id = Seattle Sounders FC v Santa Tecla

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|1|df=y}}

|time = 22:00 ({{UTZ|19:00|-8}})

|team1 = Seattle Sounders FC {{fbaicon|USA}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|SLV}} Santa Tecla

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = CenturyLink Field, Seattle

|attendance = 35,549{{cite web|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-01-seattle-sounders-fc-vs-santa-tecla-fc/feed|publisher=MLS|title=Recap: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Santa Tecla FC|date=1 March 2018|access-date=2 March 2018|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807032727/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-01-seattle-sounders-fc-vs-santa-tecla-fc/feed|url-status=dead}}

|referee = Walter López (Guatemala)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424582

}}

Seattle Sounders FC won 5–2 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Olimpia v New York Red Bulls

|date = {{Start date|2018|2|22|df=y}}

|time = 22:00 ({{UTZ|21:00|-6}})

|team1 = Olimpia {{fbaicon|HON|1949}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

|goals1 =

  • Moya {{goal|72|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José (Costa Rica){{refn|group=note|name=Olimpia v New York Red Bulls|The Olimpia v New York Red Bulls match was originally scheduled to take place at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, but was moved to Costa Rica due to the political and social situation in Honduras. As part of the sanctions imposed against Olimpia during the 2017 CONCACAF League, the match was played behind closed doors.{{cite web|title=Alternate SCCL Venues Confirmed for Motagua, Olimpia|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/news/alternate-sccl-venues-confirmed-for-motagua-olimpia|website=CONCACAF.com|access-date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208182829/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/news/alternate-sccl-venues-confirmed-for-motagua-olimpia|archive-date=8 February 2018|url-status=dead}}}}

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Olimpia v New York Red Bulls}}

|referee = John Pitti (Panama)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424575

}}

{{Football box

|id = New York Red Bulls v Olimpia

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|1|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|20:00|-5}})

|team1 = New York Red Bulls {{fbaicon|USA}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|HON|1949}} Olimpia

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Red Bull Arena, Harrison

|attendance = 11,677{{cite web|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-01-new-york-red-bulls-vs-olimpia/feed|publisher=MLS|title=Recap: New York Red Bulls vs. Olimpia|date=1 March 2018|access-date=2 March 2018|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807032839/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-01-new-york-red-bulls-vs-olimpia/feed|url-status=dead}}

|referee = Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424583

}}

New York Red Bulls won 3–1 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Motagua v Tijuana

|date = {{Start date|2018|2|21|df=y}}

|time = 22:00 ({{UTZ|21:00|-6}})

|team1 = Motagua {{fbaicon|HON|1949}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MEX}} Tijuana

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = H-E-B Park, Edinburg (United States){{refn|group=note|name=Motagua v Tijuana Xolos|The Motagua v Tijuana match was originally scheduled to take place at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, but was moved to the United States due to the "political and social situation in Honduras".}}

|attendance =

|referee = Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424576

}}

{{Football box

|id = Tijuana v Motagua

|date = {{Start date|2018|2|27|df=y}}

|time = 22:00 ({{UTZ|19:00|-8}})

|team1 = Tijuana {{fbaicon|MEX}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|HON|1949}} Motagua

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Caliente, Tijuana

|attendance = 15,333

|referee = Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424584

}}

Tijuana Xolos won 2–1 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Herediano v UANL

|date = {{Start date|2018|2|20|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|19:00|-6}})

|team1 = Herediano {{fbaicon|CRC}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MEX}} UANL

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia

|attendance =

|referee = Ismail Elfath (United States)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424577

}}

{{Football box

|id = UANL v Herediano

|date = {{Start date|2018|2|27|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|19:00|-6}})

|team1 = UANL {{fbaicon|MEX}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|CRC}} Herediano

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

|attendance = 37,214{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TigresOficial/status/968678503205015553|title=@TigresOficial on Twitter|access-date=1 March 2018}}

|referee = Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424585

}}

UANL won 5–3 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Colorado Rapids v Toronto FC

|date = {{Start date|2018|2|20|df=y}}

|time = 22:00 ({{UTZ|20:00|-7}})

|team1 = Colorado Rapids {{fbaicon|USA}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City

|attendance = 2,673{{cite web|last1=Boniface|first1=Daniel|title=Gulp. Beer lines freeze during frigid Colorado Rapids, Toronto FC soccer game. And that's when things got real.|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/02/21/beer-taps-freeze-rapids-toronto-fc-soccer-game/|website=Denver Post|access-date=21 February 2018}}

|referee = Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424578

}}

{{Football box

|id = Toronto FC v Colorado Rapids

|date = {{Start date|2018|2|27|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|20:00|-5}})

|team1 = Toronto FC {{fbaicon|CAN}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|USA}} Colorado Rapids

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = BMO Field, Toronto

|attendance = 23,383{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/torontofc/status/968678220303286273|title=@torontofc on Twitter|date=27 February 2018}}

|referee = Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424586

}}

Toronto FC won 2–0 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Tauro v FC Dallas

|date = {{Start date|2018|2|21|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|20:00|-5}})

|team1 = Tauro {{fbaicon|PAN}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|USA}} FC Dallas

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

|attendance = 4,047{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TauroFC/status/966523523106734080|title=@TauroFC on Twitter|access-date=22 February 2018}}

|referee = César Ramos (Mexico)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424579

}}

{{Football box

|id = FC Dallas v Tauro

|date = {{Start date|2018|2|28|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|19:00|-6}})

|team1 = FC Dallas {{fbaicon|USA}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|PAN}} Tauro

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Toyota Stadium, Frisco

|attendance =

|referee = Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424587

}}

3–3 on aggregate. Tauro won on away goals.

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{{Football box

|id = Saprissa v América

|date = {{Start date|2018|2|21|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|19:00|-6}})

|team1 = Saprissa {{fbaicon|CRC}}

|score = 1–5

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MEX}} América

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás

|attendance =

|referee = Mark Geiger (United States)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424580

}}

{{Football box

|id = América v Saprissa

|date = {{Start date|2018|2|28|df=y}}

|time = 22:00 ({{UTZ|21:00|-6}})

|team1 = América {{fbaicon|MEX}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|CRC}} Saprissa

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 17,789

|referee = Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424588

}}

América won 6–2 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 from 6–7 March, and the second legs were played from 13 to 14 March 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/article/quarterfinal-matchups-set-for-2018-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league|title=Quarterfinal Matchups Set for 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=2 March 2018}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Seattle Sounders FC|USA|1–3|Guadalajara|MEX|1–0|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Tijuana|MEX|1–5|New York Red Bulls|USA|0–2|1–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Toronto FC|CAN|4–4 (a)|UANL|MEX|2–1|2–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|América|MEX|7–1|Tauro|PAN|4–0|3–1}}

{{end}}

=Matches=

{{Football box

|id = Seattle Sounders FC v Guadalajara

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|7|df=y}}

|time = 22:00 ({{UTZ|19:00|-8}})

|team1 = Seattle Sounders FC {{fbaicon|USA}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = CenturyLink Field, Seattle

|attendance = 42,885{{cite web|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-07-seattle-sounders-fc-vs-cd-guadalajara/feed|publisher=MLS|title=Recap: Seattle Sounders FC vs. CD Guadalajara|date=7 March 2018|access-date=8 March 2018|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807063418/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-07-seattle-sounders-fc-vs-cd-guadalajara/feed|url-status=dead}}

|referee = Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424589

}}

{{Football box

|id = Guadalajara v Seattle Sounders FC

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|14|df=y}}

|time = 22:00 ({{UTZ|20:00|-6}})

|team1 = Guadalajara {{fbaicon|MEX}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|USA}} Seattle Sounders FC

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Akron, Guadalajara

|attendance =

|referee = Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424593

}}

Guadalajara won 3–1 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Tijuana v New York Red Bulls

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|6|df=y}}

|time = 22:00 ({{UTZ|19:00|-8}})

|team1 = Tijuana {{fbaicon|MEX}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Caliente, Tijuana

|attendance = 22,000{{cite web|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-06-club-tijuana-vs-new-york-red-bulls/feed|publisher=MLS|title=Recap: Club Tijuana vs. New York Red Bulls|date=6 March 2018|access-date=14 March 2018|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807063458/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-06-club-tijuana-vs-new-york-red-bulls/feed|url-status=dead}}

|referee = Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424590

}}

{{Football box

|id = New York Red Bulls v Tijuana

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|13|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|20:00|-4}})

|team1 = New York Red Bulls {{fbaicon|USA}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MEX}} Tijuana

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Red Bull Arena, Harrison

|attendance = 6,393{{cite web|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-13-new-york-red-bulls-vs-club-tijuana/feed|publisher=MLS|title=Recap: New York Red Bulls vs. Club Tijuana|date=13 March 2018|access-date=14 March 2018|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807063420/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-13-new-york-red-bulls-vs-club-tijuana/feed|url-status=dead}}

|referee = Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424594

}}

New York Red Bulls won 5–1 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Toronto FC v UANL

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|7|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|20:00|-5}})

|team1 = Toronto FC {{fbaicon|CAN}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MEX}} UANL

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = BMO Field, Toronto

|attendance = 25,587{{cite web|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-07-toronto-fc-vs-tigres-uanl/feed|publisher=MLS|title=Recap: Toronto FC vs. Tigres UANL|date=7 March 2018|access-date=8 March 2018|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807032841/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-07-toronto-fc-vs-tigres-uanl/feed|url-status=dead}}

|referee = Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424591

}}

{{Football box

|id = UANL v Toronto FC

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|13|df=y}}

|time = 22:00 ({{UTZ|20:00|-6}})

|team1 = UANL {{fbaicon|MEX}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

|attendance = 30,500{{cite web|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-13-tigres-uanl-vs-toronto-fc/feed|publisher=MLS|title=Recap: Tigres UANL vs. Toronto FC|date=13 March 2018|access-date=15 March 2018|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807063527/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-13-tigres-uanl-vs-toronto-fc/feed|url-status=dead}}

|referee = Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424595

}}

4–4 on aggregate. Toronto FC won on away goals.

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{{Football box

|id = América v Tauro

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|6|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|19:00|-6}})

|team1 = América {{fbaicon|MEX}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|PAN}} Tauro

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance =

|referee = Armando Villarreal (United States)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424592

}}

{{Football box

|id = Tauro v América

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|14|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|19:00|-5}})

|team1 = Tauro {{fbaicon|PAN}}

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MEX}} América

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

|attendance =

|referee = Walter López (Guatemala)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424596

}}

América won 7–1 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 hosted the second leg.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Semi-finals Performance Table

|teamwidth=200

|source=[https://concacafsp.datafactory.la/en/ligacampeonesconcacaf/standings.html CONCACAF]

|name_QF1={{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

|name_QF2={{fbaicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

|name_QF3={{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

|name_QF4={{fbaicon|MEX}} América

|update=complete

|win_QF1=3 |draw_QF1=0 |loss_QF1=1 |gf_QF1=10|ga_QF1=1

|win_QF2=3 |draw_QF2=1 |loss_QF2=0 |gf_QF2=8 |ga_QF2=2

|win_QF3=2 |draw_QF3=1 |loss_QF3=1 |gf_QF3=6 |ga_QF3=4

|win_QF4=3 |draw_QF4=1 |loss_QF4=0 |gf_QF4=13|ga_QF4=3

|team1=QF2 |team2=QF1 |split2=yes |team3=QF4 |team4=QF3

|pos_QF2={{nowrap|1 {{small|(SF1)}}}} |pos_QF1={{nowrap|2 {{small|(SF1)}}}}

|pos_QF4={{nowrap|1 {{small|(SF2)}}}} |pos_QF3={{nowrap|2 {{small|(SF2)}}}}

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Drawing of lots.

|res_col_header=Host

|result1=L2 |result2=L1

|result3=L2 |result4=L1

|col_L2=green1 |text_L2=Second leg

|col_L1=blue1 |text_L1=First leg

}}

=Summary=

The first legs were played on 3–4 April, and the second legs were played on 10 April 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/article/semifinal-dates-and-kickoff-times-set-for-2018-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league|title=Semifinal Dates and Kickoff Times Set for 2018 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=15 March 2018|access-date=16 March 2018|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127120135/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/article/semifinal-dates-and-kickoff-times-set-for-2018-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league|url-status=dead}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Guadalajara|MEX|1–0|New York Red Bulls|USA|1–0|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Toronto FC|CAN|4–2|América|MEX|3–1|1–1}}

{{end}}

=Matches=

{{Football box

|id = Guadalajara v New York Red Bulls

|date = {{Start date|2018|4|4|df=y}}

|time = 22:00 ({{UTZ|21:00|-5}})

|team1 = Guadalajara {{fbaicon|MEX}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Akron, Guadalajara

|attendance =

|referee = John Pitti (Panama)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424597

}}

{{Football box

|id = New York Red Bulls v Guadalajara

|date = {{Start date|2018|4|10|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|20:00|-4}})

|team1 = New York Red Bulls {{fbaicon|USA}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Red Bull Arena, Harrison

|attendance = 23,623

|referee = Walter López (Guatemala)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424599

}}

Guadalajara won 1–0 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Toronto FC v América

|date = {{Start date|2018|4|3|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|20:00|-4}})

|team1 = Toronto FC {{fbaicon|CAN}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MEX}} América

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = BMO Field, Toronto

|attendance = 23,463{{cite web|last1=Molinaro|first1=John|title=Toronto FC off to strong start in Champions League semifinal|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/toronto-fc-off-strong-start-champions-league-semifinal/|publisher=Sportsnet|access-date=3 April 2018}}

|referee = Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424598

}}

{{Football box

|id = América v Toronto FC

|date = {{Start date|2018|4|10|df=y}}

|time = 22:00 ({{UTZ|21:00|-5}})

|team1 = América {{fbaicon|MEX}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

|goals1 =

  • Uribe {{goal|90+2|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance =

|referee = Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan){{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/04/03/asian-referee-work-tfc-america-2nd-leg-ccl-game-concacaf-afc-exchange|title=Asian referee to work TFC-America 2nd-leg CCL game in Concacaf-AFC exchange|last=Boehm|first=Charles|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=3 April 2018}}

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/game-details?matchid=424600

}}

Toronto FC won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

{{main|2018 CONCACAF Champions League final}}

In the final (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the finalist which had the better performance in previous rounds hosted the second leg.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Final Performance Table

|teamwidth=200

|source=[https://concacafsp.datafactory.la/en/ligacampeonesconcacaf/standings.html CONCACAF]

|name_SF1={{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

|name_SF2={{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

|update=complete

|win_SF1=4 |draw_SF1=1 |loss_SF1=1 |gf_SF1=11 |ga_SF1=1

|win_SF2=3 |draw_SF2=2 |loss_SF2=1 |gf_SF2=10 |ga_SF2=6

|team1=SF1 |team2=SF2

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Drawing of lots.

|res_col_header=Host

|result1=L2 |result2=L1

|col_L2=green1 |text_L2=Second leg

|col_L1=blue1 |text_L1=First leg

}}

=Summary=

The first leg was played on 17 April, and the second leg was played on 25 April 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/article/final-kickoff-times-set-for-2018-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league|title=Final Kickoff Times Set for 2018 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League|publisher=CONCACAF|date=12 April 2018}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Toronto FC|CAN|3–3 {{pso|2–4}}|Guadalajara|MEX|1–2|2–1}}

{{end}}

=Matches=

{{:2018 CONCACAF Champions League final}}

3–3 on aggregate. Guadalajara won 4–2 on penalties.

Top goalscorers

{{legend|silver|Team eliminated for this round.}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan=2|Rank

!rowspan=2|Player

!rowspan=2|Club

!rowspan=2|Goals

!colspan=8|By round

{{abbr|1R1|Round of 16 1st leg}}

!{{abbr|1R2|Round of 16 2nd leg}}

!{{abbr|QF1|Quarter-finals 1st leg}}

!{{abbr|QF2|Quarter-finals 2nd leg}}

!{{abbr|SF1|Semi-finals 1st leg}}

!{{abbr|SF2|Semi-finals 2nd leg}}

! {{abbr|F1|Final 1st leg}} 

! {{abbr|F2|Final 2nd leg}} 

rowspan=2|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

!rowspan=2|4

|1|| || ||1||1|| || ||1

align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jonathan Osorio

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

|1

111
rowspan=5|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jozy Altidore

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

!rowspan=5|3

| || ||1|| ||1|| || ||1

align="left"|{{flagicon|PAR}} Cecilio Domínguez

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|MEX}} América

|2

1bgcolor="silver" colspan=2|
align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Henry Martín

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|MEX}} América

|

12bgcolor="silver" colspan=2|
align="left"|{{flagicon|COL}} Mateus Uribe

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|MEX}} América

|2

1bgcolor="silver" colspan=2|
align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bradley Wright-Phillips

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

|

12bgcolor="silver" colspan=2|
rowspan=11|8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|PAN}} Edwin Aguilar

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|PAN}} Tauro

!rowspan=11|2

|1||1|| || ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=4|

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Oswaldo Alanís

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

|

11
align="left"|{{flagicon|CRC}} Jairo Arrieta

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|CRC}} Herediano

|1

1bgcolor="silver" colspan=6|
align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} André-Pierre Gignac

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|MEX}} UANL

|

2bgcolor="silver" colspan=4|
align="left"|{{flagicon|COL}} Andrés Ibargüen

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|MEX}} América

|

11bgcolor="silver" colspan=2|
align="left"|{{flagicon|URU}} Nicolás Lodeiro

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|USA}} Seattle Sounders FC

|1

1bgcolor="silver" colspan=4|
align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} José Macías

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

|1

1
align="left"|{{flagicon|SLV}} Gerson Mayen

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|SLV}} Santa Tecla

|2

bgcolor="silver" colspan=6|
align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Alan Pulido

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

|

11
align="left"|{{flagicon|CHI}} Eduardo Vargas

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|MEX}} UANL

|

11bgcolor="silver" colspan=4|
align="left"|{{flagicon|ECU}} Enner Valencia

|align="left"|{{fbaicon|MEX}} UANL

|

2bgcolor="silver" colspan=4|

{{small|Source: CONCACAF{{cite web |url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/statistics |title=Statistics |publisher=CONCACAF League |access-date=12 February 2018 |archive-date=13 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213021854/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/statistics |url-status=dead }}}}

Awards

class="wikitable"
Award

!Player

!Team

Golden Ball{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/golden-ball|title=Sebastian Giovinco – 2018 SCCL Golden Ball|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=25 April 2018|access-date=26 April 2018|archive-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730140501/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/golden-ball|url-status=dead}}

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco

|{{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

Golden Boot{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/golden-boot|title=Jonathan Osorio earns the 2018 SCCL Golden Boot Award|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=25 April 2018|access-date=26 April 2018|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807033134/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/golden-boot|url-status=dead}}

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jonathan Osorio

|{{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

Golden Glove{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/golden-glove|title=Golden Glove|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=25 April 2018|access-date=26 April 2018|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807033022/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/golden-glove|url-status=dead}}

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Rodolfo Cota

|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

Best Young Player{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/young-player-award|title=Young Player Award|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=25 April 2018|access-date=26 April 2018|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807063351/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/young-player-award|url-status=dead}}

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Rodolfo Pizarro

|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

Fair Play Award{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/fair-play-award|title=Fair Play Award|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=25 April 2018|access-date=26 April 2018|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807033142/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/fair-play-award|url-status=dead}}

|align=center|—

|{{fbaicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

Goal of the Tournament{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/video/rocket-league/goal-of-the-tournament-presented-by-rocket-league|title=Goal of the Tournament presented by Rocket League|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=25 April 2018|access-date=26 April 2018|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807033127/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/video/rocket-league/goal-of-the-tournament-presented-by-rocket-league|url-status=dead}}

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Alan Pulido

|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

class="wikitable"

|+Best XI{{cite web|title=2018 SCCL - Best XI|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/article/2018-sccl-best-xi|website=CONCACAF|access-date=26 April 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140446/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/article/2018-sccl-best-xi|url-status=dead}}

Position

!Player

!Team

align=center|GK

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Rodolfo Cota

|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

align=center rowspan=4|DF

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Oswaldo Alanís

|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

{{flagicon|MEX}} Alejandro Mayorga

|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

{{flagicon|PAN}} Michael Amir Murillo

|{{fbaicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

{{flagicon|MEX}} Edwin Hernández

|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

align=center rowspan=4|MF

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jonathan Osorio

|{{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

{{flagicon|COL}} Mateus Uribe

|{{fbaicon|MEX}} América

{{flagicon|URU}} Nicolás Lodeiro

|{{fbaicon|USA}} Seattle Sounders FC

{{flagicon|MEX}} Isaác Brizuela

|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

align=center rowspan=2|FW

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco

|{{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

{{flagicon|MEX}} Rodolfo Pizarro

|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara

See also

Notes

{{reflist|group=note}}

References

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