The 2021 CONCACAF Champions League final was the final match of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League, the 13th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 56th edition of the premier association football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
The match was played at Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe, between Monterrey and América. Monterrey won 1–0 for their fifth Champions League title.
As of 2025, this is the most recent Champions League final to feature an all-Mexican final.
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) MonterreyNorth America (NAFU)4 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2019) AméricaNorth America (NAFU)2 (2015, 2016)
Venue
The higher ranked team, Monterrey, hosted the final match of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League in Guadalupe, Nuevo León.
Host selection In the final (Winners of SF1 vs. Winners of SF2), the finalist which had the better performances in previous rounds hosted the single-leg match.
Background The CONCACAF Champions League was established in 2008 as the continental championship for football clubs in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, succeeding the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. During its first nine editions, the Champions League consisted of a group stage in summer and autumn followed by a knockout stage during the following spring. Beginning with the 2018 edition of the tournament, the group stage was re-formed as the CONCACAF League and limited to Central American and Caribbean teams. The Champions League was shortened to a two-month knockout tournament between teams from North American and major Central American nations, as well as the winner of the CONCACAF League.
Road to the final Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: Home; A: Away). AméricaRound MonterreyOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Olimpia2–2 (a)Round of 16 Atlético Pantoja6–14–21–1 (A)3–1 (H)Quarter-finals Columbus Crew5–22–2 (A)3–0 (H) Philadelphia Union4–02–0 (H)0–2 (A)Semi-finals Cruz Azul5–11–0 (A)1–4 (H)
Format While the rest of the tournament was played as a home-and-away two-legged match pairing, the final was a single-leg match where the winner would be crowned the champion. The "home" team for the match was the team with the better performance in previous rounds. In the final, extra time was played if the score was tied after the end of the match. If the score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.8).
Match Details
GK 31 Esteban AndradaRB 33 Stefan Medina (c) CB 3 César MontesCB 15 Héctor MorenoLB 20 Sebastián VegasCM 16 Celso OrtizCM 29 Carlos Rodríguez RW 11 Maximiliano MezaAM 21 Alfonso GonzálezLW 17 Jesús GallardoCF 7 Rogelio Funes MoriSubstitutes:GK 22 Luis CárdenasDF 6 Edson GutiérrezDF 14 Érick Aguirre MF 5 Matías KranevitterFW 9 Vincent JanssenFW 95 Kaleth HernándezFW 99 Alfonso AlvaradoManager: Javier Aguirre GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa (c)RB 3 Jorge SánchezCB 18 Bruno ValdezCB 4 Sebastián CáceresLB 2 Luis FuentesRM 12 Mario OsunaCM 20 Richard SánchezLM 22 Álvaro FidalgoRF 9 Roger Martínez CF 21 Henry MartínLF 26 Salvador ReyesSubstitutes:GK 27 Óscar JiménezDF 19 Emanuel AguileraDF 25 Jordan SilvaMF 10 Sebastián Córdova MF 14 Nicolás BenedettiMF 23 Antonio LópezFW 24 Federico ViñasManager: Santiago Solari
See also 2021 CONCACAF League Final
References
External links CONCACAF Champions League