The 2013 CONCACAF Champions League final was the final of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League, the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 48th edition of the premium football club competition organized 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 two Mexican teams, Santos Laguna and Monterrey. The first leg was hosted by Santos Laguna at Estadio Corona in Torreón on 24 April 2013, while the second leg was hosted by Monterrey at Estadio Tecnológico in Monterrey on 1 May 2013. The winner earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.
The first leg ended in a 0–0 draw. Monterrey won the second leg 4–2 after overcoming a two-goal deficit, winning the final 4–2 on aggregate.
Background For the fourth time in five seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League, the final was played between two Mexican sides. This guaranteed a Mexican champion for the eighth straight year and 29th time since the confederation began staging the tournament in 1962 (including the tournament's predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup). The final was also a repeat of previous year's final, won by Monterrey over Santos Laguna 3–2 on aggregate. Monterrey were the two-time defending champions, having also won the final in 2011.
Santos Laguna finished top of Group 1 ahead of Toronto FC and Águila in the group stage, and were seeded second for the championship stage, where they eliminated Houston Dynamo in the quarterfinals and Seattle Sounders FC in the semifinals.
Monterrey finished top of Group 7 ahead of Municipal and Chorrillo in the group stage, and were seeded first for the championship stage, where they eliminated Xelajú in the quarterfinals and Los Angeles Galaxy in the semifinals.
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.
Santos LagunaRound MonterreyOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultByeMatchday 1 Chorrillo5–0 (H) Águila5–0 (H)Matchday 2Bye Toronto FC3–1 (A)Matchday 3 Municipal1–0 (A) Águila4–0 (A)Matchday 4ByeByeMatchday 5 Municipal3–0 (H) Toronto FC1–0 (H)Matchday 6 Chorrillo6–0 (A)Group 1 winnerFinal standingsGroup 7 winnerOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legChampionship stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Houston Dynamo3–10–1 (A)3–0 (H)Quarterfinals Xelajú4–23–1 (A)1–1 (H) Seattle Sounders FC2–11–0 (A)1–1 (H)Semifinals Los Angeles Galaxy3–12–1 (A)1–0 (H)
Rules The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule was used if the aggregate score was level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so the final was decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg.
Matches First leg
GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez (c) DF 23 Felipe Baloy DF 4 Jorge Iván Estrada DF 20 Osmar Mares DF 19 Rafael Figueroa MF 17 Rodolfo Salinas MF 8 Juan Pablo Rodríguez MF 7 Édgar Lugo FW 24 Oribe Peralta FW 3 Carlos Quintero FW 64 Mario CárdenasSubstitutions: FW 16 Herculez Gomez MF 10 Mauro Cejas MF 11 Néstor Calderón Manager: Pedro Caixinha GK 1 Jonathan Orozco DF 15 José María Basanta (c) DF 3 Leobardo López DF 21 Hiram Mier MF 7 Edgar Solís MF 17 Jesús Zavala MF 11 Walter Ayoví MF 14 Jesús Manuel Corona MF 19 César Delgado FW 26 Humberto Suazo FW 9 Aldo de Nigris Substitutions: MF 45 Gerardo Moreno DF 5 Dárvin Chávez FW 56 Guillermo Madrigal Manager: Víctor Manuel Vucetich
Assistant referees: Alberto Morín (Mexico) José Luis Camargo (Mexico) Fourth official: José Alfredo Peñaloza (Mexico)
Second leg
GK 1 Jonathan Orozco DF 15 José María Basanta (c) DF 3 Leobardo López DF 21 Hiram Mier DF 5 Dárvin Chávez MF 7 Edgar Solís MF 17 Jesús Zavala MF 11 Walter Ayoví MF 14 Jesús Manuel Corona FW 26 Humberto Suazo FW 9 Aldo de Nigris Substitutions: FW 56 Guillermo Madrigal DF 2 Severo Meza FW 18 Neri Cardozo Manager: Víctor Manuel Vucetich GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez (c) DF 23 Felipe Baloy DF 4 Jorge Iván Estrada DF 20 Osmar Mares DF 19 Rafael Figueroa MF 17 Rodolfo Salinas MF 8 Juan Pablo Rodríguez MF 7 Édgar Lugo FW 24 Oribe Peralta FW 3 Carlos Quintero FW 64 Mario Cárdenas Substitutions: FW 16 Herculez Gomez MF 6 Marc Crosas MF 10 Mauro Cejas Manager: Pedro Caixinha
Assistant referees: Marvin Torrentera (Mexico) Marcos Quintero (Mexico) Fourth official: Erim Ramírez (Mexico)
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