CONCACAF Champions League 2018
| CONCACAF Champions League 2018 | |
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| Cup winners |
 Deportivo Guadalajara (2nd title)
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| Beginning | 20th February 2018 |
| final |
H : April 17, 2018 R : April 25, 2018 |
| Final stadium |
H : BMO Field , Toronto D : Estadio Chivas , Zapopan |
| Teams | 16 |
| Games | 30th |
| Gates | 84 (ø 2.8 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Jonathan Osorio( Toronto FC , 4 goals) |
 yellow cards
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104 (ø 3.47 per game) |
 Yellow and red cards
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1 (ø 0.03 per game) |
 Red cards
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0 (ø 0 per game) |
| ← CONCACAF Champions League 2016/17 | |
The CONCACAF Champions League 2018 was the 10th season of the most important competition for club teams in North and Central America and the Caribbean in football under this name. The tournament began on February 20, 2018 with the round of 16 and ended with the finals in April 2018. The defending champion was the Mexican club CF Pachuca , but they did not qualify.
The Mexican club Deportivo Guadalajara won the competition for the second time after 1962 with a 4-2 win on penalties against Toronto FC and qualified as CONCACAF representative for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates .
Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio was the top scorer with four goals. The Italian Sebastian Giovinco was named the best player in the competition .
mode
16 teams from 8 nations took part in the CONCACAF Champions League 2018. Unlike in previous years, when the game was initially played in a group stage, the competition was only held in the knockout system . Starting from the round of 16 up to and including the final, each round was played with a return leg . If there was a tie after both games, the away goals rule was applied and therefore no winner could be determined, there was a penalty shoot-out .
Field of participants
On October 28, 2016, FIFA suspended the Guatemalan Football Association because of political interference by the government. As a result, all clubs from Guatemala were excluded from participating in international competitions. The CONCACAF then awarded the vacated space to the association from Costa Rica. The following 16 teams had qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League 2018.
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Round of 16
The matches were drawn on December 18, 2017. The first legs took place from February 20 to 22, 2018, the second legs were played from February 27 to March 1, 2018.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Cibao FC 
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0: 7 |
Deportivo Guadalajara
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0: 2 | 0: 5 |
Santa Tecla FC 
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2: 5 |
 Seattle Sounders
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2: 1 | 0: 4 |
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1: 3 |
New York Red Bulls
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1: 1 | 0: 2 |
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CD Motagua
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1: 2 |
Club Tijuana
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0: 1 | 1: 1 |
CS Herediano 
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3: 5 |
UANL Tigres
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2: 2 | 1: 3 |
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Colorado Rapids
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0: 2 |
Toronto FC
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0: 2 | 0-0 |
Tauro FC 
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( a ) 3: 3 |
FC Dallas
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1-0 | 2: 3 |
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CD Saprissa
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2: 6 |
Club America
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1: 5 | 1: 1 |
Quarter finals
The first legs took place on March 6 and 7, 2018, the second legs were played on March 13 and 14, 2018.
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Seattle Sounders
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1: 3 |
Deportivo Guadalajara
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1-0 | 0: 3 |
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Club Tijuana
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1: 5 |
New York Red Bulls
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0: 2 | 1: 3 |
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Toronto FC
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( a ) 4: 4 |
UANL Tigres
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2: 1 | 2: 3 |
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Club America
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7: 1 |
Tauro FC
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4-0 | 3: 1 |
Semifinals
The first legs took place on April 3 and 4, 2018, the second legs were played on April 10, 2018.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Deportivo Guadalajara
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1-0 |
New York Red Bulls
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1-0 | 0-0 |
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Toronto FC
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4: 2 |
Club America
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3: 1 | 1: 1 |
final
First leg
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Alex Bono - Gregory van der Wiel , Drew Moor , Chris Mavinga (46th Eriq Zavaleta ) - Auro , Marky Delgado (81st Ager Aketxe ), Michael Bradley , Jonathan Osorio , Ashtone Morgan (67th Justin Morrow ) - Jozy Altidore , Sebastian Giovinco Trainer: Greg Vanney ( USA )
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Miguel Jiménez - Isaác Brizuela , Carlos Salcido , Oswaldo Alanís , Alejandro Mayorga (71st Eduardo López ) - Orbelín Pineda , Michael Pérez - Carlos Cisneros , Alan Pulido (90th + 4 ' José Macías ), Rodolfo Pizarro - Jesús Godínez (77th) Ángel Zaldívar ) Coach: Matías Almeyda ( Argentina )
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 1: 1 Jonathan Osorio (19th)
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0: 1 Rodolfo Pizarro (2nd) 1: 2 Alan Pulido (72.)
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Isaác Brizuela (64th)
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Return leg
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Rodolfo Cota - Isaác Brizuela (68th Eduardo López ), Jair Pereira , Oswaldo Alanís , Edwin Hernández - Carlos Salcido (55th José Godínez ), Michael Pérez (68th Ángel Zaldívar ) - Carlos Cisneros , Orbelín Pineda , Rodolfo Pizarro - Alan Pulido Coach: Matías Almeyda ( Argentina )
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Alex Bono - Auro , Gregory van der Wiel , Michael Bradley , Ashtone Morgan - Nicolas Hasler (57th Jordan Hamilton ), Marky Delgado , Jonathan Osorio , Víctor Vázquez (71st Jay Chapman ) - Jozy Altidore (85th Ager Aketxe ), Sebastian Giovinco Trainer: Greg Vanney ( USA )
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1-0 Orbelín Pineda (19th)
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1: 1 Jozy Altidore (25th) 1: 2 Sebastian Giovinco (44th)
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 1-0 Oswaldo Alanís 2-1 José Godínez 3-1 Alan Pulido 4-2 Ángel Zaldívar
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1: 1 Sebastian Giovinco  2: 1 Jonathan Osorio 3: 2 Marky Delgado 4: 2 Michael Bradley
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Sebastian Giovinco (43.), Auro (84.)
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Web links
- Official website of the tournament
- CONCACAF Champions League 2018 at RSSSF .com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Draw Delivers Electrifying Matchups for the SCCL Round of 16 Matches . In: CONCACAF.com . December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
