2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals

2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals
Event 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League
Monterrey Real Salt Lake
Mexico United States
3 2
First leg
Monterrey Real Salt Lake
2 2
Date April 20, 2011
Venue Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Referee Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Attendance 30,247
Second leg
Real Salt Lake Monterrey
0 1
Date April 27, 2011
Venue Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy
Referee Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Attendance 20,738

The 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals was the final of the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League, and the third final of the current format of the CONCACAF Champions League. The match was contested in a two-leg aggregate format between April 20–27, 2011.

The winners earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.

Background

Mexican side Monterrey is the only team in the tournament that remains undefeated with an accumulated record of 8 victories and 2 draws.

American side Real Salt Lake is the first MLS team to reach the finals of the tournament since the 2000 edition, where Los Angeles Galaxy was crowned champion.

The 2011 finals was the first Champions League finals, under its current format, that did not feature an all-Mexican final. Additionally, this is the first time since 2000 that a U.S. team has made the final.

Road to the finals

Mexico Monterrey Round United States Real Salt Lake
Bye Preliminary round Bye
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Costa Rica Saprissa 1–0 (H) Matchday 1 Panama Árabe Unido 2–1 (H)
United States Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 (A) Matchday 2 Mexico Cruz Azul 4–5 (A)
Honduras Marathón 2–0 (H) Matchday 3 Canada Toronto FC 4–1 (H)
United States Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 (H) Matchday 4 Panama Árabe Unido 3–2 (A)
Costa Rica Saprissa 2–2 (A) Matchday 5 Canada Toronto FC 1–1 (A)
Honduras Marathón 1–0 (A) Matchday 6 Mexico Cruz Azul 3–1 (H)
Group C winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Monterrey 6510114+716
Costa Rica Saprissa 6312117+410
Honduras Marathón 6204511−66
United States Seattle Sounders FC 6105611−53
 Final standings Group A winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States Real Salt Lake 64111711+613
Mexico Cruz Azul 6312159+610
Canada Toronto FC 622257−28
Panama Árabe Unido 6105414−103
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Championship round Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Mexico Toluca 2–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarterfinals United States Columbus Crew 4–1 0–0 (A) 4–1 (H)
Mexico Cruz Azul 3–2 2–1 (H) 1–1 (A) Semifinals Costa Rica Saprissa 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–2 (A)

Rules

Like other match-ups in the knockout round, the teams played two games, one at each team's home stadium. If the teams remained tied after 90 minutes of play during the 2nd leg, the away goals rule would be used, but not after a tie enters extra time, and so a tie would be decided by penalty shootout if the aggregate score is level after extra time.[1]

Final summary

First leg

April 20, 2011
21:00 UTC−05:00
Monterrey Mexico 2 – 2 United States Real Salt Lake
de Nigris  18'
Suazo  63' (pen.)		 Report Borchers  35'
Morales  89'
Monterrey
Real Salt Lake
MONTERREY:
GK 1 Mexico Jonathan Orozco
DF 15Argentina José María Basanta
DF 4 Mexico Ricardo Osorio
DF 24 Mexico Sergio Pérez
DF 21 Mexico Hiram Mier
MF 8Mexico Luis Ernesto Pérez  21'
MF 18Argentina Neri Cardozo
MF 20Ecuador Walter Ayoví
FW 9Mexico Aldo de Nigris YC 18'  21'
FW 26Chile Humberto Suazo
FW 11 Mexico Sergio Santana  70'
Substitutes:
MF 17Mexico Jesús Zavala YC 72'  21'
FW 10Paraguay Osvaldo Martínez  21'
FW 28Mexico Jesús Arellano  70'
Manager:
Mexico Victor Manuel Vucetich
REAL SALT LAKE:
GK 18 United States Nick Rimando
DF 3 United States Robbie Russell  82'
DF 6 United States Nat Borchers
DF 17United States Chris Wingert
DF 4Colombia Jámison Olave
MF 5 United States Kyle Beckerman YC 65'
MF 20United States Ned Grabavoy  61'
MF 8Canada Will Johnson
MF 11Argentina Javier Morales
FW 7 Argentina Fabián Espíndola
FW 15Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío YC 72'  82'
Substitutes:
MF 77Jamaica Andy Williams YC 74'  61'
DF 2United States Tony Beltran  82'
MF 10El Salvador Arturo Alvarez  82'
Manager:
United States Jason Kreis

Assistant referees:
El Salvador William Torres
El Salvador Juan Francisco Zumba
Fourth official:
El Salvador Elmer Bonilla

Second leg

April 27, 2011
20:00 UTC−06:00
Real Salt Lake United States 0 – 1 Mexico Monterrey
Report Suazo  45'
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Real Salt Lake
Monterrey
REAL SALT LAKE:
GK 18 United States Nick Rimando
DF 17United States Chris Wingert
DF 6 United States Nat Borchers
DF 3 United States Robbie Russell  46'
DF 4Colombia Jámison Olave
MF 8Canada Will Johnson
MF 20United States Ned Grabavoy
MF 77Jamaica Andy Williams  64'
MF 11Argentina Javier Morales
FW 15Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío
FW 7 Argentina Fabián Espíndola YC 30'  85'
Substitutes:
DF 2United States Tony Beltran  46'
MF 10El Salvador Arturo Alvarez  64'
MF 10Brazil Paulo Araujo Jr.  85'
Manager:
United States Jason Kreis
MONTERREY:
GK 1 Mexico Jonathan Orozco
DF 15Argentina José María Basanta
DF 24 Mexico Sergio Pérez YC 42'
DF 6 Mexico Héctor Morales
DF 21 Mexico Hiram Mier
MF 4Mexico Ricardo Osorio YC 75'
MF 18Argentina Neri Cardozo  74'
MF 20Ecuador Walter Ayoví
FW 10Paraguay Osvaldo Martínez YC 74'  74'
FW 26Chile Humberto Suazo YC 90'
FW 11 Mexico Sergio Santana  60'
Substitutes:
FW 13Mexico Abraham Darío Carreño  60'
DF 5Mexico Duilio Davino  74'
DF 2Mexico Severo Meza  77'
Manager:
Mexico Victor Manuel Vucetich

Assistant referees:
Panama Daniel Williamson
Panama Jaime Smith
Fourth official:
Panama Jafeth Perea

References

  1. ↑ CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2010/2011
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