2021 CONCACAF League final

2021 CONCACAF League Final
Event	2021 CONCACAF League
	on aggregate
First leg
Date	8 December 2021
Venue	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Referee	Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Second leg
Date	14 December 2021
Venue	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
Referee	Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
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The 2021 CONCACAF League Final was the final round of the 2021 CONCACAF League, the fifth 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.^[1]

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Motagua from Honduras and Comunicaciones from Guatemala.

The first leg was hosted by Motagua at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa on 8 December 2021, and the second leg was hosted by Comunicaciones at the Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores in Guatemala City on 14 December 2021.^[2]

Teams

Team	Zone	Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Motagua	Central America (UNCAF)	2 (2018, 2019)
Comunicaciones	Central America (UNCAF)	None

Venues

Road to the final

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

Motagua				Round	Comunicaciones
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	2021 CONCACAF League	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Bye				Preliminary round	Once Deportivo	4–1	1–1 (H)	3–0 (A)
Universitario	3–2	2–2 (A)	1–0 (H)	Round of 16	Alianza	3–1	2–1 (H)	1–0 (A)
Marathón	4–0	2–0 (A)	2–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Saprissa	5–5 (a)	3–4 (A)	2–1 (H)
Forge FC	2–2 (a)	2–2 (A)	0–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Guastatoya	3–1	1–0 (A)	2–1 (H)

Format

The final was played 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 will 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).^[1]

Performance ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Host
1	Comunicaciones	6	5	0	1	11	7	+4	15	2nd leg
2	Motagua	6	3	3	0	9	4	+5	12	1st 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 (Regulations Article 12.10.4).

Matches

First leg

8 December 2021

19:00 (18:00 UTC−6)

Motagua	1–2	Comunicaciones
Moreira 41'	Report	Aparicio 22' Anangonó 79'

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Motagua

Comunicaciones


Motagua:
GK	19	Jonathan Rougier (c)
RB	12	Raúl Santos
CB	5	Marcelo Pereira
CB	17	Wesly Decas
LB	24	Omar Elvir
RM	34	Kevin López
CM	35	Cristopher Meléndez		64'
CM	23	Juan Delgado
LM	31	Diego Auzqui	37'	78'
ST	21	Roberto Moreira		64'
ST	7	Iván López		64'
Substitutes:
GK	25	Marlon Licona
FW	9	Gonzalo Klusener		64'
MF	10	Matías Galvaliz		64'
FW	11	Marco Vega	86'	78'
MF	22	Jesse Moncada
MF	29	Carlos Fernández		64'
MF	32	Jonathan Núñez
Manager: Diego Vásquez


Comunicaciones:
GK	30	Kevin Moscoso
RB	31	Stheven Robles
CB	28	Jose Corena	53'
CB	3	Nicolás Samayoa
LB	14	Rafael Morales
RM	10	José Contreras (c)	35'	66'
CM	8	Rodrigo Saravia
CM	25	Jorge Aparicio	90+1'
LM	18	Oscar Santis		66'
ST	7	Andrés Lezcano		76'
ST	33	Juan Anangonó		83'
Substitutes:
GK	23	Arnold Barrios
MF	6	José Carlos Pinto		66'
MF	9	Júnior Lacayo		66'
FW	13	Carlos Castrillo
MF	15	Alexander Larín
DF	19	Marco Bueno		83'
DF	26	Lynner García		76'
Manager: Willy Coito Olivera

Second leg

14 December 2021

22:00 (21:00 UTC−6)

Comunicaciones	4–2	Motagua
Anangonó 42', 45+1', 66' Lacayo 54'	Report	Moreira 4' Vega 27'

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City

Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)