2018 concacaf champions league

Before the final four begins across the continent, here's what you need to know about the competition and what's at stake from an MLS perspective.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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 —09 not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from to 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.

2018 concacaf champions league

Toronto's BMO Field , with a seating capacity of 30,, hosted the first leg of the final; it opened in and was renovated in During its first nine editions, the Champions League consisted of a group stage in summer and autumn followed by a knockout stage during the following spring. Toronto FC were appearing in their first final, and were the second Canadian team to have reached the final after Montreal Impact finished as runners-up in United managing to win. Guadalajara had previously appeared in three finals, all in the Champions' Cup era. They won the inaugural edition in , before finishing second the following year after withdrawing from the final. Guadalajara appeared in their next final 44 years later in , losing to fellow Mexican club Pachuca on penalties. Mexican teams had appeared in every final since , and won every tournament since There had been a total of eleven all-Mexican finals, all since , including the previous two finals. Toronto advanced on away goals , becoming one of two MLS teams to advance to the semi-finals. The team stayed in Puerto Plata , approximately 45 miles 72 km from the stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros , due to a tobacco growers' conference that filled available hotel space. The final was played in a home-and-away two-legged series, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds hosting the second leg.

Pro Soccer USA. The teams that advance to the final in late April will play eight games in the competition in total. Vargas 52'.

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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. 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. 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. 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. 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 —09 not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from to 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 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. 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.

2018 concacaf champions league

Toronto's BMO Field , with a seating capacity of 30,, hosted the first leg of the final; it opened in and was renovated in During its first nine editions, the Champions League consisted of a group stage in summer and autumn followed by a knockout stage during the following spring. Toronto FC were appearing in their first final, and were the second Canadian team to have reached the final after Montreal Impact finished as runners-up in United managing to win. Guadalajara had previously appeared in three finals, all in the Champions' Cup era. They won the inaugural edition in , before finishing second the following year after withdrawing from the final. Guadalajara appeared in their next final 44 years later in , losing to fellow Mexican club Pachuca on penalties.

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Open Cup champions. Champions with better aggregate record in —17 season Clausura. Archived from the original on 13 July Contents move to sidebar hide. Rodolfo Cota Guadalajara [1]. Transfer Tracker. International football competition. Quarter-finals — Teams play a two-legged, total goals series in each round to advance. Miguel Basulto. Attendance: 42, [25]. 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 —09 not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from to

The hosts went into the match with a aggregate lead from last week's first leg at BMO Field in Toronto, having never lost a home match to a MLS side in club history. An all-action opening 15 minutes saw Toronto nearly score first, when Jozy Altidore forced a save from Rodolfo Cota after a Marky Delgado through ball had pulled the Chivas keeper off his line.

Toronto FC. 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. Referee: Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan [32]. El Salvador 1 berth. Retrieved 29 January Round of Rodolfo Cota. Vargas 52'. The competition is still called the Concacaf Champions League, but in reality it bears resemblance to an expanded version of a previous version of the competition, the Concacaf Champions Cup. Archived from the original on 8 July Guadalajara and Toronto FC" Press release. Justin Morrow. USA Today.