2015 CONCACAF Champions League final
Event | 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League | ||||||
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Date | 22 April 2015 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City | ||||||
Referee | Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras) | ||||||
Attendance | 56,783 | ||||||
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Date | 29 April 2015 | ||||||
Venue | Olympic Stadium, Montreal | ||||||
Referee | Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica) | ||||||
Attendance | 61,004 | ||||||
The 2015 CONCACAF Champions League final was the final of the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 50th 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 Mexico's América and Canada's Montreal Impact. The first leg was hosted by América at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on 22 April 2015, while the second leg was hosted by the Montreal Impact at Olympic Stadium in Montreal on 29 April 2015.[1] The winner earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.[2]
After a 1–1 first leg,[3] América won the second leg 4–2 to win their sixth overall CONCACAF club title.[4]
Background
[edit]For only the second time in seven seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League, the final featured a non-Mexican team, with the only previous occasion where it was not an all-Mexican final being in 2011, where Real Salt Lake lost to Monterrey.[5][6]
This was the first final of América in the CONCACAF Champions League era, but they had won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup title five times (1977, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2006). They were aiming to equal Cruz Azul's record of six CONCACAF club titles which was set in 2014's final.
Montreal Impact was the first Canadian team to reach a CONCACAF club final. They were aiming to become the first non-Mexican team to win in the CONCACAF Champions League era, and the third Major League Soccer team to win the CONCACAF club title after D.C. United (1998) and LA Galaxy (2000).
Road to the final
[edit]Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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6–1 (H) | Matchday 2 | ![]() |
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1–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | ![]() |
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Bye | Matchday 5 | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | ![]() |
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Group 8 winner
Source: CONCACAF
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Final standings | Group 3 winner
Source: CONCACAF
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Championship stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5–0 | 3–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Quarterfinals | ![]() |
3–3 (a) | 2–2 (A) | 1–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6–3 | 0–3 (A) | 6–0 (H) | Semifinals | ![]() |
4–4 (a) | 2–0 (H) | 2–4 (A) |
Rules
[edit]The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule would be used if the aggregate score was level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so the final would be decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg.[2]
Matches
[edit]First leg
[edit]Montreal Impact took the lead in the 16th minute after Ignacio Piatti received a pass from Dominic Oduro to shoot home inside the penalty area. América equalized in the 89th minute, as half-time substitute Oribe Peralta, who was subbed on for Martinez, headed in Rubens Sambueza's free kick. Shortly after the equalizer, Montreal goalkeeper Evan Bush was shown a yellow card for kicking the ball Paul Aguilar, however, replays show that Aguilar jumped in front of the ball as Bush was kicking it away. Aguilar then proceeded to punch Bush in the face, which went unpunished. This yellow card was crucial, as it suspended Bush for the second leg of the final.[3][7][8]
América ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Peralta ![]() |
Report | Piatti ![]() |
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Assistant referees:[12]
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Second leg
[edit]Montreal Impact took the lead in the 8th minute, after Andrés Romero received Ignacio Piatti's pass, dribbled on goal and scored. Darío Benedetto had a golden chance just a few minutes later when he had a seemingly open goal from 4 yards out, but his shot hit the crossbar and the Impact cleared the ball away. Piatti had a great chance to extend the lead for Montreal midway through the first half, but Moisés Muñoz made a great save for Club America. The lead lasted until the 50th minute, as Darío Benedetto equalized for América with a scissor kick from Osvaldo Martínez's cross. América took the lead in the 65th minute, when Darwin Quintero headed the ball across goal for Oribe Peralta to head it in. Benedetto increased América's lead two minutes later as he stabbed in a cross from Miguel Samudio, and completed his hat-trick in the 81st minute with a curling shot after another assist from Quintero. Jack McInerney added a consolation goal in the 88th minute as he scored from Piatti's pass.[4][13]
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Assistant referees:[15]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Scotiabank CCL final dates, times set". CONCACAF.com. 9 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ a b "CONCACAF Champions League 2014–15 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Peralta lifts Club America to draw with Montreal". CONCACAF.com. 22 April 2015. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Club America wins SCCL title". CONCACAF.com. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "SCCL finals at a glance". CONCACAF.com. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015.
- ^ "SCCL final facts & figures". CONCACAF.com. 21 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Champions League: Montreal looking at all options as GK Evan Bush fumes over leg 2 suspension | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Club América vs Montreal Impact Highlights". Youtube. 22 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Articles - Canadian Soccer News". Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "A Bleu-blanc-noir mosaic for Wednesday night". Montreal Impact. 25 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Final de Concachampions impone marca de asistencia". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Cuarteto arbitral de Honduras designado para el partido de ida de la Final de la SCCL" (in Spanish). UNCAF. April 19, 2015. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Montreal Impact vs Club América Highlights". Youtube. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Gordon, Sean (29 April 2015). "Impact's CONCACAF Champions League trophy chances dashed after home defeat". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Cuarteto arbitral de Costa Rica designado para el partido final de la SCCL" (in Spanish). UNCAF. April 17, 2015. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
External links
[edit]- CONCACAF Champions League Archived 2015-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, CONCACAF.com