2022 CONCACAF League final

The 2022 CONCACAF League Final was the final round of the 2022 CONCACAF League, the sixth and final edition of the CONCACAF League, the secondary club football tournament organised by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[3]

2022 CONCACAF League Final
Event2022 CONCACAF League
First leg
Date26 October 2022 (2022-10-26)
VenueEstadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
RefereeDrew Fischer (Canada)
Attendance19,320[1]
Second leg
Date2 November 2022 (2022-11-02)
VenueEstadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
RefereeAdonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Attendance13,486[2]
2021

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Olimpia from Honduras and Alajuelense from Costa Rica.

The first leg was hosted by Olimpia at the Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés in Tegucigalpa on 26 October 2022, and the second leg was hosted by Alajuelense at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela on 2 November 2022.[4]

Teams

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Team Zone Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Olimpia Central America (UNCAF) 1 (2017)
  Alajuelense Central America (UNCAF) 1 (2020)

Venues

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Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, hosted the first leg.
 
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela, Costa Rica, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

  Olimpia Round   Alajuelense
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg 2022 CONCACAF League Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Preliminary round   Águila 4–1 1–1 (A) 3–0 (H)
  Municipal 3–2 2–2 (A) 1–0 (H) Round of 16   Alianza 6–1 5–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
  Diriangén 7–1 0–4 (A) 3–1 (H) Quarter-finals   Alianza 3–0 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
  Motagua 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Semi-finals   Real España 5–2 0–3 (A) 2–2 (H)

Format

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The final was on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosting the second leg.

The away goals rule was not to 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).[3]

Performance ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1   Alajuelense 6 4 2 0 14 3 +11 14 Second leg
2   Olimpia 6 4 2 0 11 3 +8 14 First leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots

Matches

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First leg

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Olimpia  3–2  Alajuelense
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Olimpia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alajuelense

Second leg

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Alajuelense  2–2  Olimpia
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Olimpia
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References

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  1. ^ a b Bustillo, Gerardo (29 October 2022). "Más de 19 mil olimpistas fueron a la final de Liga Concacaf ante Alajuelense y dejaron millonaria recaudación". Mi pasión (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Olimpia 2-2 Alajuelense (Nov 2, 2022) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Scotiabank CONCACAF League 2021 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  4. ^ "Concacaf announces schedule for 2022 SCL Final between LD Alajuelense and CD Olimpia". CONCACAF League. 12 October 2022.