2018 concacaf champions league

Before the final four begins across the continent, here's what you need to know about the competition and what's at stake from an MLS perspective.

Toronto's BMO Field , with a seating capacity of 30,, hosted the first leg of the final; it opened in and was renovated in 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. Toronto FC were appearing in their first final, and were the second Canadian team to have reached the final after Montreal Impact finished as runners-up in United managing to win. Guadalajara had previously appeared in three finals, all in the Champions' Cup era.

2018 concacaf champions league

If there was any team which were finalists of both tournaments, the vacated berth was reallocated using a formula, based on regular season records, that ensured that two teams qualified via each tournament. If there was any team which qualified through multiple berths, or if there was any Canada-based MLS team which were champions of the MLS Cup, the Supporters' Shield, or conference regular season, the vacated berth was reallocated to the U. For this season, the team from Guatemala was excluded due to the suspension of their federation by FIFA and was replaced by an additional team from Costa Rica. To qualify for the Caribbean Club Championship, teams had to finish as the champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, but professional teams could also be selected by their associations if they played in the league of another country. In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from —09 not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from to The draw determined each tie in the round of 16 numbered 1 through 8 between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing eight teams. The teams from Pot 1 were assigned a bracket position from Pot A and the teams from Pot 2 were assigned a bracket position from Pot B. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16 except for " wildcard " teams which replaced a team from another association. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner Regulations, II. Tie-Breaker Procedures.

Referee: Ricardo Montero Costa Rica. The first legs were played from 20 to 22 February, and the second legs were played from 27 February — 1 March Retrieved 12 April

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If there was any team which were finalists of both tournaments, the vacated berth was reallocated using a formula, based on regular season records, that ensured that two teams qualified via each tournament. If there was any team which qualified through multiple berths, or if there was any Canada-based MLS team which were champions of the MLS Cup, the Supporters' Shield, or conference regular season, the vacated berth was reallocated to the U. For this season, the team from Guatemala was excluded due to the suspension of their federation by FIFA and was replaced by an additional team from Costa Rica. To qualify for the Caribbean Club Championship, teams had to finish as the champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, but professional teams could also be selected by their associations if they played in the league of another country. In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from —09 not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from to The draw determined each tie in the round of 16 numbered 1 through 8 between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing eight teams. The teams from Pot 1 were assigned a bracket position from Pot A and the teams from Pot 2 were assigned a bracket position from Pot B. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16 except for " wildcard " teams which replaced a team from another association.

2018 concacaf champions league

Toronto's BMO Field , with a seating capacity of 30,, hosted the first leg of the final; it opened in and was renovated in 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. Toronto FC were appearing in their first final, and were the second Canadian team to have reached the final after Montreal Impact finished as runners-up in United managing to win. Guadalajara had previously appeared in three finals, all in the Champions' Cup era. They won the inaugural edition in , before finishing second the following year after withdrawing from the final. Guadalajara appeared in their next final 44 years later in , losing to fellow Mexican club Pachuca on penalties. Mexican teams had appeared in every final since , and won every tournament since There had been a total of eleven all-Mexican finals, all since , including the previous two finals. Toronto advanced on away goals , becoming one of two MLS teams to advance to the semi-finals.

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What's at Stake? Retrieved 21 February The final was played in a home-and-away two-legged series, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds hosting the second leg. The first leg was played on 17 April, and the second leg was played on 25 April Semi-finals — MLS Cup Finals Giovinco Osorio Delgado Bradley. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16 except for " wildcard " teams which replaced a team from another association. The teams from Pot 1 were assigned a bracket position from Pot A and the teams from Pot 2 were assigned a bracket position from Pot B. Archived from the original on 7 August Tie-Breaker Procedures. Open Cup, so one of these berths passed to the next best U. Rivero 71'. The Globe and Mail.

Toronto's BMO Field , with a seating capacity of 30,, hosted the first leg of the final; it opened in and was renovated in 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. Toronto FC were appearing in their first final, and were the second Canadian team to have reached the final after Montreal Impact finished as runners-up in

Toronto FC Guadalajara 1 2. Carlos Cisneros. Transfer Tracker. Archived from the original PDF on December 2, Retrieved 8 February Team eliminated for this round. Pizarro 2' Pulido 72'. Retrieved 2 December BMO Field , Toronto. The teams from Pot 1 in the draw hosted the second leg. Attendance: 30, [29].