2018 CONCACAF League#Match 06

A total of 16 teams participate in the CONCACAF League:

• Central American Zone: 13 teams (from six associations; ordinarily from seven associations, but Guatemalan teams were excluded from this season's tournament)
• Caribbean Zone: 3 teams (from two or three associations)

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

The 13 berths for the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) are allocated to the seven UNCAF member associations as follows: two berths for each of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Nicaragua, and one berth for Belize.

All of the leagues of Central America employ a split season with two tournaments in one season, so the following teams qualify for the CONCACAF League:

• In the league of Costa Rica, the champions with the worse aggregate record, and the non-champions with the best aggregate record, qualify. If there is any team which are champions of both tournaments, the non-champions with the second best aggregate record qualify.
• In the leagues of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama, the champions with the worse aggregate record, and the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which are runners-up of both tournaments), qualify. If there is any team which are finalists of both tournaments, the runners-up with the worse aggregate record qualify. If there are any two teams which are finalists of both tournaments, the semi-finalists with the best aggregate record qualify.
• In the league of Nicaragua, both champions qualify. If there is any team which are champions of both tournaments, the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which are runners-up of both tournaments) qualify.
• In the league of Belize, the champions with the better aggregate record (or any team which are champions of both tournaments) qualify.

If teams from any Central American associations are excluded, they are replaced by teams from other Central American associations, with the associations chosen based on results from previous CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League tournaments. For this season, the two teams from Guatemala were excluded due to the suspension of their federation by FIFA and were replaced by an additional team each from Costa Rica and Panama.{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafleague.com/en/article/stage-set-for-miami-draw-for-second-edition-of-the-scotiabank-concacaf-league|title=Stage Set for Miami Draw for Second Edition of the Scotiabank Concacaf League|publisher=Scotiabank CONCACAF League|date=18 May 2018|access-date=19 May 2018|archive-date=12 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012172029/https://www.concacafleague.com/en/article/stage-set-for-miami-draw-for-second-edition-of-the-scotiabank-concacaf-league|url-status=dead}}

The three berths for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), which consists of 31 member associations, are allocated via the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, the first-tier and second-tier subcontinental Caribbean club tournaments. Since 2018, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship is open to teams from professional leagues, and the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield is open to teams from non-professional leagues. To qualify for the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, teams have to finish as the champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, while to qualify for the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, teams have to finish as the champions of their respective association's league in the previous season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-announces-expanded-concacaf-caribbean-club-championship-for-2018|title=CONCACAF Announces Expanded CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship for 2018|date=15 December 2017|publisher=CONCACAF}}

The runners-up and third-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, and the winners of a playoff between the fourth-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, qualify for the CONCACAF League. For the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield to be eligible for the playoff, they must comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF League.{{cite web|url=https://www.concacaf.com/en/article/dominican-republic-selected-to-host-inaugural-concacaf-caribbean-club-shield|title=Dominican Republic Selected to Host Inaugural CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=16 February 2018}}

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

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{{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 the suspension is lifted, Guatemalan teams are 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 31 March 2018 for the suspension to be lifted in order for Guatemalan teams to participate in the 2018 CONCACAF League,{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/deadlines-set-for-fedefut|title=Deadlines Set for FEDEFUT|publisher=CONCACAF League |date=9 November 2016}} and confirmed on 18 May 2018 that Guatemalan teams were expelled after the federation failed to be reinstated by FIFA. The two Guatemalan teams which would have qualified for the CONCACAF League were:

• Guastatoya, champions with worse aggregate record in 2017–18 season (2018 Clausura champions)
• Xelajú MC, runners-up with better aggregate record in 2017–18 season (2018 Clausura runners-up)

Antigua GFC, champions with better aggregate record in 2017–18 season (2017 Apertura champions), would have qualified directly to the Champions League. As a result, the two vacated berths were replaced by teams from Costa Rica (Santos de Guápiles) and Panama (Tauro), all entering the CONCACAF League as "wild card" teams, based on the performance of the Central American associations in the last five years, giving Costa Rica and Panama three berths each. Guatemala were ultimately reinstated by FIFA on 1 June 2018, and it was decided that the representative of Guatemala in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League would be decided by a two-legged playoff between Antigua GFC and Guastatoya.{{cite web|url=https://www.publinews.gt/gt/deportes/2018/06/27/definen-fechas-de-los-partidos-entre-antigua-y-guastatoya-para-concacaf.html|title=Antigua y Guastatoya jugarán la "serie definitiva" para ir a la Liga de Concacaf 2019|publisher=publinews.gt|date=27 June 2018}}}}

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The draw for the 2018 CONCACAF League was held on 23 May 2018, 19:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the Pullman Hotel in Miami, Florida, United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafleague.com/en/video/official-draw-scotiabank-concacaf-league-2018|title=Official Draw: Scotiabank Concacaf League 2018|publisher=Scotiabank CONCACAF League|date=23 May 2018|access-date=23 May 2018|archive-date=8 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708162205/https://www.concacafleague.com/en/video/official-draw-scotiabank-concacaf-league-2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafleague.com/en/article/draw-delivers-matchups-for-the-scotiabank-concacaf-league-round-of-16-matches|title=Draw Delivers Matchups for the Scotiabank CONCACAF League Round of 16 Matches|publisher=Scotiabank CONCACAF League|date=23 May 2018|access-date=24 May 2018|archive-date=8 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708133252/https://www.concacafleague.com/en/article/draw-delivers-matchups-for-the-scotiabank-concacaf-league-round-of-16-matches|url-status=dead}}

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 were based on the CONCACAF Club Index. Each team qualified for the CONCACAF League based on criteria set by the respective associations (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., CRC2, CRC3) for each team. The CONCACAF Club Index, instead of ranking each team, was based on the on-field performance of the teams that have occupied the respective qualifying slots in the previous five editions of the CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF League or CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF used the following formula:

The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:{{cite web|url=https://res.cloudinary.com/concacaf-production/image/upload/v1526597760/concacafleague-prod/assets/18_SCL_ENG_Concacaf_Club_Ranking_for_the_2018_Concacaf_League_Draw.pdf|title=Concacaf Club Index 2018|publisher=CONCACAF|access-date=19 May 2018|archive-date=19 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519204625/https://res.cloudinary.com/concacaf-production/image/upload/v1526597760/concacafleague-prod/assets/18_SCL_ENG_Concacaf_Club_Ranking_for_the_2018_Concacaf_League_Draw.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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{{Cnote2|NCA|n=2|^NCA The identity of the teams qualifying for the two slots for Nicaragua (NCA1 and NCA2) was not known at the time of the draw.}}

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In the CONCACAF League, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

• In the round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, the away goals rule would be applied if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations II, Article F).
• In the final, 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).

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

All times are Eastern Daylight Time, i.e., UTC−4, as listed by CONCACAF (local times are in parentheses).

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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.

The first legs were played on 31 July – 2 August, and the second legs were played on 7–9 August 2018.{{cite web |title=Schedule Confirmed for Round of 16 Matches of the 2018 Scotiabank Concacaf League |url=https://www.concacafleague.com/en/article/schedule-confirmed-for-round-of-16-matches-of-the-2018-scotiabank-concacaf-league |publisher=CONCACAF League |access-date=4 June 2018 |language=en |date=4 June 2018 |archive-date=8 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708133312/https://www.concacafleague.com/en/article/schedule-confirmed-for-round-of-16-matches-of-the-2018-scotiabank-concacaf-league |url-status=dead }}

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{{TwoLegResult|Santos de Guápiles|CRC|3–3 {{pso|6–7}}|Portmore United|JAM|1–2|2–1}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Árabe Unido|PAN|4–2|Arnett Gardens|JAM|3–0|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|FAS|SLV|3–2|Pérez Zeledón|CRC|2–1|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Diriangén|NCA|1–7|Universitario|PAN|0–4|1–3}}

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

|team1 = Santos de Guápiles {{flagicon|CRC}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{flagicon|JAM}} Portmore United

|goals1 =

• Arboine {{goal|80|pen.}}

|goals2 =

• East {{goal|14}}
• Foster {{goal|18}}

|stadium = Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José

|attendance =

|referee = Trevester Richards (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443278

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|date = {{Start date|2018|8|9|df=y}}

|time = 19:30 ({{UTZ|18:30|-5}})

|team1 = Portmore United {{flagicon|JAM}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Santos de Guápiles

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• Foster {{goal|45}}

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• Dinolis {{goal|30}}
• López {{goal|42}}

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• Foster {{pengoal}}
• Johnson {{pengoal}}
• Solomon {{penmiss}}
• Evans {{pengoal}}
• Morris {{pengoal}}
• East {{pengoal}}
• Willis {{pengoal}}
• Harriott {{pengoal}}

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• {{pengoal}} Azofeifa
• {{pengoal}} Arboine
• {{pengoal}} Rodríguez
• {{pengoal}} Matarrita
• {{penmiss}} Madrigal
• {{pengoal}} Solórzano
• {{pengoal}} Barquero
• {{penmiss}} Salas

|stadium = National Stadium, Kingston

|attendance =

|referee = Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443293

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3–3 on aggregate. Portmore United won 7–6 on penalties.

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|date = {{Start date|2018|7|31|df=y}}

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

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

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|BLZ|1981}} Belmopan Bandits

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• López {{goal|47}}
• Galvaliz {{goal|78}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

|attendance =

|referee = Iván Barton (El Salvador)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443279

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|id = Match 04

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|7|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|18:00|-6}})

|team1 = Belmopan Bandits {{flagicon|BLZ|1981}}

|score = 0–1

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

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• Moreira {{goal|56}}

|stadium = Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan

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|referee = Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

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Motagua won 3–0 on aggregate.

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|id = Match 05

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|1|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Club Franciscain {{flagicon|MTQ|snake}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|NCA}} Walter Ferretti

|goals1 =

• Marajo {{goal|69}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France

|attendance =

|referee = Reon Radix (Grenada)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443280

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|date = {{Start date|2018|8|8|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|18:00|-6}})

|team1 = Walter Ferretti {{flagicon|NCA}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|MTQ|snake}} Club Franciscain

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• Chávez {{goal|79}}

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• Zúñiga {{pengoal}}
• Aguirre {{pengoal}}
• Espinoza {{pengoal}}
• Montiel {{pengoal}}

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• {{penmiss}} Ephestion
• {{penmiss}} Jougon
• {{pengoal}} Etinof

|stadium = Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia (Costa Rica){{refn|group=note|name="Nicaragua home"|All home matches of Nicaraguan teams Walter Ferretti and Diriangén are required to be played outside of their country due to security concerns caused by civil unrest in Nicaragua.{{cite news |url=http://www.concacaf.com/en/article/2018-scotiabank-concacaf-league-matches-and-2018-central-america-women-s-qualifier-to-be-played-outside-of-nicaragua |title=2018 Scotiabank Concacaf League Matches and 2018 Central America Women's Qualifier to be Played Outside of Nicaragua |publisher=CONCACAF League |date=6 June 2018 |access-date=6 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafleague.com/en/article/alternate-venues-confirmed-for-2018-scotiabank-concacaf-league-round-of-16-matches-of-cd-walter-ferretti-and-diriangen-fc|title=Alternate Venues Confirmed for 2018 Scotiabank Concacaf League Round of 16 Matches of CD Walter Ferretti and Diriangen FC|publisher=CONCACAF League|date=22 June 2018|access-date=28 June 2018|archive-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628124816/https://www.concacafleague.com/en/article/alternate-venues-confirmed-for-2018-scotiabank-concacaf-league-round-of-16-matches-of-cd-walter-ferretti-and-diriangen-fc|url-status=dead}}}}

|attendance =

|referee = Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443295

}}

1–1 on aggregate. Walter Ferretti won 4–1 on penalties.

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{{Football box

|id = Match 07

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|2|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Tauro {{flagicon|PAN}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Real España

|goals1 =

• Aguilar {{goal|71}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Agustín Sánchez, La Chorrera

|attendance =

|referee = Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443281

}}

{{Football box

|id = Match 08

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|9|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Real España {{flagicon|HON|1949}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|PAN}} Tauro

|goals1 =

• Velásquez {{goal|45}}

|goals2 =

• Polo {{goal|9}}

|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula

|attendance =

|referee = Bryan López (Guatemala)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443296

}}

Tauro won 2–1 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Match 09

|date = {{Start date|2018|7|31|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Árabe Unido {{flagicon|PAN}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|JAM}} Arnett Gardens

|goals1 =

• Hormechea {{goal|58||81}}
• Murillo {{goal|90+7}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

|attendance =

|referee = Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443282

}}

{{Football box

|id = Match 10

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|9|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Arnett Gardens {{flagicon|JAM}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|PAN}} Árabe Unido

|goals1 =

• Morgan {{goal|5}}
• Neil {{goal|64}}

|goals2 =

• Heráldez {{goal|29}}

|stadium = National Stadium, Kingston

|attendance =

|referee = Gladwyn Johnson (Guyana)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443297

}}

Árabe Unido won 4–2 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Match 11

|date = {{Start date|2018|7|31|df=y}}

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

|team1 = FAS {{flagicon|SLV}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Pérez Zeledón

|goals1 =

• Montaño {{goal|57}}
• Stradella {{goal|80}}

|goals2 =

• Cazal {{goal|2}}

|stadium = Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Armando Villarreal (United States)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443283

}}

{{Football box

|id = Match 12

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|7|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Pérez Zeledón {{flagicon|CRC}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|SLV}} FAS

|goals1 =

• López {{goal|62}}

|goals2 =

• Soto {{goal|90+5|o.g.}}

|stadium = Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela

|attendance =

|referee = Oliver Vergara (Panama)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443298

}}

FAS won 3–2 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Match 13

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|1|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|18:00|-6}})

|team1 = Diriangén {{flagicon|NCA}}

|score = 0–4

|team2 = {{flagicon|PAN}} Universitario

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Moreno {{goal|54|pen.|79}}
• Villarreal {{goal|66}}
• Núñez {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia (Costa Rica){{refn|group=note|name="Nicaragua home"}}

|attendance =

|referee = Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443284

}}

{{Football box

|id = Match 14

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|7|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Universitario {{flagicon|PAN}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|NCA}} Diriangén

|goals1 =

• Villarreal {{goal|5||30}}
• Moreno {{goal|77}}

|goals2 =

• Ruiz {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Estadio Agustín Sánchez, La Chorrera

|attendance =

|referee = Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443299

}}

Universitario won 7–1 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Match 15

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|2|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Herediano {{flagicon|CRC}}

|score = 1–0

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

|goals1 =

• Díaz {{goal|20}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia

|attendance =

|referee = Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443285

}}

{{Football box

|id = Match 16

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|8|df=y}}

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

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

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Herediano

|goals1 =

• Torres {{goal|16}}
• Ricardinho {{goal|34}}

|goals2 =

• Ruiz {{goal|41}}

|stadium = Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443300

}}

2–2 on aggregate. Herediano won on away goals.

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.

The first legs were played on 21–23 August, and the second legs were played on 28–30 August 2018.{{cite web |title=2018 Scotiabank Concacaf League Quarterfinal Matchups and Kick Off Times Confirmed |url=https://www.concacafleague.com/en/article/2018-scotiabank-concacaf-league-quarterfinal-matchups-and-kick-off-times-confirmed |publisher=CONCACAF League |access-date=10 August 2018 |language=en |date=10 August 2018}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Motagua|HON|var1=1949|5–2|Portmore United|JAM|3–2|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Tauro|PAN|7–1|Walter Ferretti|NCA|3–1|4–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|FAS|SLV|1–4|Árabe Unido|PAN|0–1|1–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Herediano|CRC|5–1|Universitario|PAN|3–0|2–1}}

|}

{{Football box

|id = Match 17

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|23|df=y}}

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

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

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{flagicon|JAM}} Portmore United

|goals1 =

• Montes {{goal|6||90+5}}
• Castillo {{goal|25}}

|goals2 =

• Morris {{goal|67}}
• East {{goal|81}}

|stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

|attendance =

|referee = José Kellys (Panama)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443286

}}

{{Football box

|id = Match 18

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|30|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Portmore United {{flagicon|JAM}}

|score = 0–2

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

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Castillo {{goal|31||90+2}}

|stadium = National Stadium, Kingston

|attendance =

|referee = David Gantar (Canada)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443301

}}

Motagua won 5–2 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Match 19

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|23|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Tauro {{flagicon|PAN}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|NCA}} Walter Ferretti

|goals1 =

• González {{goal|12}}
• Polo {{goal|43}}
• Aguilar {{goal|84|pen.}}

|goals2 =

• Morais {{goal|22|pen.}}

|stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

|attendance =

|referee = Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443302

}}

{{Football box

|id = Match 20

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|30|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|18:00|-6}})

|team1 = Walter Ferretti {{flagicon|NCA}}

|score = 0–4

|team2 = {{flagicon|PAN}} Tauro

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Aguilar {{goal|9}}
• Anderson {{goal|33}}
• Small {{goal|77}}
• Polo {{goal|90+3|pen.}}

|stadium = Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia (Costa Rica){{refn|group=note|name="Nicaragua home"}}

|attendance =

|referee = Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443287

}}

Tauro won 7–1 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Match 21

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|21|df=y}}

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

|team1 = FAS {{flagicon|SLV}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|PAN}} Árabe Unido

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Gil {{goal|88}}

|stadium = Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443288

}}

{{Football box

|id = Match 22

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|28|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Árabe Unido {{flagicon|PAN}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|SLV}} FAS

|goals1 =

• Pérez {{goal|51||62}}
• Gil {{goal|76}}

|goals2 =

• Morán {{goal|45}}

|stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

|attendance =

|referee = Ismail Elfath (United States)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443303

}}

Árabe Unido won 4–1 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Match 23

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|22|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Herediano {{flagicon|CRC}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|PAN}} Universitario

|goals1 =

• Marín {{goal|20}}
• Ruiz {{goal|78||85}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia

|attendance =

|referee = Erick Miranda (Mexico)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443304

}}

{{Football box

|id = Match 24

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|29|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Universitario {{flagicon|PAN}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Herediano

|goals1 =

• Brown {{goal|58|o.g.}}

|goals2 =

• Brown {{goal|62}}
• Ortiz {{goal|74}}

|stadium = Estadio Agustín Sánchez, La Chorrera

|attendance =

|referee = Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443289

}}

Herediano won 5–1 on aggregate.

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://www.concacafleague.com/en/schedule-results#tab_team=standings CONCACAF]

|name_QF1={{flagicon|HON|1949}} Motagua

|name_QF2={{flagicon|PAN}} Tauro

|name_QF3={{flagicon|PAN}} Árabe Unido

|name_QF4={{flagicon|CRC}} Herediano

|update=complete

|win_QF1=4 |draw_QF1=0 |loss_QF1=0 |gf_QF1=8 |ga_QF1=2

|win_QF2=3 |draw_QF2=1 |loss_QF2=0 |gf_QF2=9 |ga_QF2=2

|win_QF3=3 |draw_QF3=0 |loss_QF3=1 |gf_QF3=8 |ga_QF3=3

|win_QF4=3 |draw_QF4=0 |loss_QF4=1 |gf_QF4=7 |ga_QF4=3

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

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

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

|class_rules=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 H).

|res_col_header=Host

|result1=L2 |result2=L1

|result3=L2 |result4=L1

|col_L2=green1 |text_L2=2nd leg

|col_L1=blue1 |text_L1=1st leg

}}

The first legs were played on 20 September, and the second legs were played on 27 September 2018.{{cite web |title=2018 Scotiabank Concacaf League Semifinal Matchups and Kick Off Times Confirmed |url=https://www.concacafleague.com/en/article/2018-scotiabank-concacaf-league-semifinal-matchups-and-kick-off-times-confirmed |publisher=CONCACAF League |access-date=30 August 2018 |language=en |date=30 August 2018}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Tauro|PAN|2–3|Motagua|HON|var2=1949|2–1|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Herediano|CRC|2–1|Árabe Unido|PAN|2–0|0–1}}

|}

{{Football box

|id = Match 25

|date = {{Start date|2018|9|20|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Tauro {{flagicon|PAN}}

|score = 2–1

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

|goals1 =

• Aguilar {{goal|12||55|pen.}}

|goals2 =

• Montes {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

|attendance =

|referee = Iván Barton (El Salvador)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443290

}}

{{Football box

|id = Match 26

|date = {{Start date|2018|9|27|df=y}}

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

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

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|PAN}} Tauro

|goals1 =

• Moreira {{goal|42|pen.}}
• López {{goal|73}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

|attendance =

|referee = Walter López (Guatemala)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443305

}}

Motagua won 3–2 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = Match 27

|date = {{Start date|2018|9|20|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Herediano {{flagicon|CRC}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|PAN}} Árabe Unido

|goals1 =

• Ruiz {{goal|28|pen.|90+2}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia

|attendance =

|referee = Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443291

}}

{{Football box

|id = Match 28

|date = {{Start date|2018|9|27|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Árabe Unido {{flagicon|PAN}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Herediano

|goals1 =

• Palacios {{goal|20}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

|attendance =

|referee = Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

|report = https://www.concacafleague.com/en/concacaf-league/game-detail/443306

}}

Herediano won 2–1 on aggregate.

{{main|2018 CONCACAF League Final}}

In the final (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the finalists 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://www.concacafleague.com/en/schedule-results#tab_team=standings CONCACAF]

|name_SF1={{flagicon|HON|1949}} Motagua

|name_SF2={{flagicon|CRC}} Herediano

|update=complete

|win_SF1=5 |draw_SF1=0 |loss_SF1=1 |gf_SF1=11|ga_SF1=4

|win_SF2=4 |draw_SF2=0 |loss_SF2=2 |gf_SF2=9 |ga_SF2=4

|team1=SF1 |team2=SF2

|class_rules=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 H).

|res_col_header=Host

|result1=L2 |result2=L1

|col_L2=green1 |text_L2=2nd leg

|col_L1=blue1 |text_L1=1st leg

}}

The first leg was played on 25 October, and the second leg was played on 1 November 2018.{{cite web |title=2018 Scotiabank Concacaf League Final Set |url=https://www.concacafleague.com/en/article/2018-scotiabank-concacaf-league-final-set |publisher=CONCACAF League |access-date=28 September 2018 |language=en |date=28 September 2018}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Herediano|CRC|3–2|Motagua|HON|var2=1949|2–0|1–2}}

|}

{{:2018 CONCACAF League Final}}

Herediano won 3–2 on aggregate.

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

{{small|Source:CONCACAF{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafleague.com/en/statistics |title=Statistics |publisher=CONCACAF League}}}}

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafleague.com/en/article/tsg-announces-the-2018-scotiabank-concacaf-league-individual-awards|title=TSG announces the 2018 Scotiabank Concacaf League individual awards|website=www.concacafleague.com|date=1 November 2018|access-date=2 November 2018|archive-date=17 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117105000/https://www.concacafleague.com/en/article/tsg-announces-the-2018-scotiabank-concacaf-league-individual-awards|url-status=dead}}

• 2019 CONCACAF Champions League

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