The 2017 CONCACAF Champions League final was the final of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, the 9th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 52nd 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 Mexican teams Tigres UANL and Pachuca. The first leg was hosted by Tigres at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza on 18 April 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Pachuca at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca on 26 April 2017. The winner would earn the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.
After a 1–1 draw in the first leg, Pachuca won the second leg 1–0 to defeat Tigres 2–1 on aggregate to win their fifth CONCACAF club title.
Teams In the following table, final until 2008 were in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup era, since 2009 were in the CONCACAF Champions League era.
TeamZonePrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners) Tigres UANLNorth America (NAFU)1 (2016) PachucaNorth America (NAFU)4 (2002, 2007, 2008, 2010)
For the seventh time in nine seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League, the final was played between two Mexican sides. This guaranteed a Mexican champion for the 12th straight year and 33rd time since the confederation began staging the tournament in 1962 (including the tournament's predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup).
Pachuca had won four CONCACAF club titles (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009–10), with their only title in the CONCACAF Champions League era coming in 2010, where they defeated Cruz Azul.
This was the second consecutive CONCACAF club final for Tigres, with them losing in 2016, where they lost to América.
Venues
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Tigres UANLRound PachucaOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultByeMatchday 1 Olimpia1–0 (H) Herediano3–1 (A)Matchday 2Bye Plaza Amador3–1 (H)Matchday 3 Police United3–0 (H)ByeMatchday 4 Police United11–0 (A) Plaza Amador0–1 (A)Matchday 5Bye Herediano3–0 (H)Matchday 6 Olimpia4–4 (A)Group G winnerFinal standingsGroup E winnerOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legSeed 5SeedingSeed 3 Pumas UNAM4–11–1 (H)3–0 (A)Quarterfinals Saprissa4–00–0 (A)4–0 (H) Vancouver Whitecaps FC4–12–0 (H)2–1 (A)Semifinals FC Dallas4–31–2 (A)3–1 (H)
Format The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was used if the aggregate score is 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 is level after extra time of the second leg (Regulations, II. D. Tie-Breaker Procedures).
Matches
First leg
GK 1 Nahuel Guzmán RB 28 Luis Rodríguez CB 4 Hugo Ayala CB 3 Juninho (c) LB 6 Jorge Torres Nilo CM 29 Jesús Dueñas CM 19 Guido Pizarro RW 18 Ismael Sosa AM 26 Eduardo Vargas LW 20 Javier Aquino CF 10 André-Pierre GignacSubstitutes: GK 22 Enrique Palos DF 16 Luis Advíncula DF 21 Francisco Meza MF 8 Lucas Zelarrayán MF 11 Damián Álvarez MF 17 José Torres FW 25 Jürgen Damm Manager: Ricardo Ferretti GK 13 Alfonso Blanco RB 6 Raúl López CB 4 Omar Gonzalez CB 23 Óscar Murillo LB 12 Emmanuel García RM 10 Jonathan Urretaviscaya CM 16 Jorge Hernández CM 15 Érick Gutiérrez (c) LM 8 Hirving Lozano AM 5 Víctor Guzmán CF 29 Franco Jara Substitutes: GK 21 Óscar Pérez DF 26 Érick Aguirre DF 33 Stefan Medina MF 11 Francisco Figueroa MF 25 Roberto Alvarado FW 7 Braian Rodríguez FW 27 Juan CaleroManager: Diego Alonso
Man of the Match: Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres)
Assistant referees: Joseph Fletcher (Canada) Charles Morgante (United States) Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
Second leg
GK 13 Alfonso Blanco RB 6 Raúl López CB 4 Omar Gonzalez CB 23 Óscar Murillo LB 12 Emmanuel García RM 10 Jonathan Urretaviscaya CM 16 Jorge Hernández CM 15 Érick Gutiérrez (c) LM 8 Hirving Lozano AM 5 Víctor Guzmán CF 29 Franco Jara Substitutes: GK 21 Óscar Pérez DF 26 Érick Aguirre DF 33 Stefan Medina MF 11 Francisco Figueroa MF 25 Roberto Alvarado FW 7 Braian Rodríguez FW 27 Juan CaleroManager: Diego Alonso GK 1 Nahuel Guzmán RB 28 Luis Rodríguez CB 4 Hugo Ayala CB 3 Juninho (c) LB 6 Jorge Torres Nilo RM 25 Jürgen Damm CM 19 Guido Pizarro CM 29 Jesús Dueñas LM 20 Javier Aquino CF 18 Ismael Sosa CF 10 André-Pierre GignacSubstitutes: GK 22 Enrique Palos DF 16 Luis Advíncula DF 24 José Rivas MF 8 Lucas Zelarrayán MF 11 Damián Álvarez MF 17 José Torres FW 26 Eduardo Vargas Manager: Ricardo Ferretti
Man of the Match: Franco Jara (Pachuca)
Assistant referees: Marvin Torrentera (Mexico) Miguel Ángel Hernández (Mexico) Fourth official: Erick Miranda (Mexico)
References
External links CONCACAF Champions League , CONCACAF.com