 Monterrey players celebrate winning the title | |||||||
| Event | 2019 CONCACAF Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 23 April 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Nicolás Sánchez (Monterrey)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | John Pitti (Panama)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 41,615[3] | ||||||
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| Date | 1 May 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Marcelo Barovero (Monterrey)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Jair Marrufo (United States)[4] | ||||||
| Attendance | 52,229[3] | ||||||
The 2019 CONCACAF Champions League final was the final round of the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 54th edition of the premier football club competition organised by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Mexican teams UANL and Monterrey in a Clásico Regiomontano. The first leg was hosted by UANL at the Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza on 23 April 2019, while the second leg was hosted by Monterrey at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer in Guadalupe on 1 May 2019.[5]
Monterrey won the final 2–1 on aggregate for their fourth CONCACAF Champions League title.
In the following table, final until 2008 were in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup era, since 2009 were in the CONCACAF Champions League era.
| Team | Zone | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 UANL
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North America (NAFU) | 2 (2016, 2017) |
| Monterrey
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North America (NAFU) | 3 (2011, 2012, 2013) |
This was the eighth all-Mexican final in the eleven editions of the CONCACAF Champions League, and guaranteed that for the fourteenth season in a row the CONCACAF club champions were from Mexico.[6]
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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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Round | Monterrey
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Saprissa
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5–2 | 0–1 (A) | 5–1 (H) | Round of 16 |  Alianza
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1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
 Houston Dynamo
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3–0 | 2–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Atlanta United FC
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3–1 | 3–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) |
| Santos Laguna
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5–3 | 3–0 (H) | 2–3 (A) | Semi-finals | Sporting Kansas City
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10–2 | 5–0 (H) | 5–2 (A) |
The final was played in a home-and-away two-legged series, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds (Monterrey) hosting the second leg.
If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would not be applied, and extra time would be played. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations II, Article G).[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
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| 1 | Monterrey
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 13 | Second leg |
| 2 | UANL
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 12 | First leg |
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Man of the Match:
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Match rules[7]
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Man of the Match:
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Match rules[7]
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