# 2019 CONCACAF League final

The 2019 CONCACAF League Final was the final round of the 2019 CONCACAF League, the third edition of the CONCACAF League, the secondary club football tournament organised 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 Saprissa from Costa Rica and Motagua from Honduras. The first leg was hosted by Saprissa at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in San José on 7 November 2019, while the second leg was hosted by Motagua at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa on 26 November 2019.
Saprissa won the final 1–0 on aggregate for their first CONCACAF League title.

## Teams

| Team | Zone | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Saprissa | Central America (UNCAF) | None |
| Motagua | Central America (UNCAF) | 1 (2018) |
For the third consecutive season, the final of the CONCACAF League was competed between teams from Costa Rica and Honduras.

## Venues

| Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in San José, Costa Rica, hosted the first leg. | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, hosted the second leg. |

## Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Saprissa | Saprissa | Saprissa | Saprissa | Round | Motagua | Motagua | Motagua | Motagua |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 2019 CONCACAF League | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Belmopan Bandits | 6–2 | 3–1 (A) | 3–1 (H) | Preliminary round | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Águila | 2–1 | 2–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) | Round of 16 | Managua | 3–2 | 2–1 (A) | 1–1 (H) |
| Independiente | 4–2 | 3–2 (H) | 1–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | Waterhouse | 2–0 | 2–0 (A) | 0–0 (H) |
| Olimpia | 4–3 | 0–2 (A) | 4–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Alianza | 4–1 | 1–1 (A) | 3–0 (H) |

## Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosting the second leg.
The away goals rule would not be applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations II, Article G).

### Performance ranking

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
| 1 | Motagua | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | 2nd leg |
| 2 | Saprissa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | 1st leg |

## Matches
### First leg

| Saprissa | Motagua |
Saprissa: :
| GK | 13 | Aarón Cruz |
| RB | 12 | Ricardo Blanco | 52' |
| CB | 52 | Aubrey David |
| CB | 32 | Alexander Robinson |
| LB | 3 | Yostin Salinas | 64' 75' |
| RM | 11 | Michael Barrantes (c) | 68' |
| CM | 10 | Marvin Angulo | | 77' |
| CM | 2 | Christian Bolaños | | 84' |
| LM | 8 | Randall Leal |
| ST | 7 | Johan Venegas |
| ST | 27 | Manfred Ugalde | | 70' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 22 | Alejandro Gómez |
| DF | 5 | Jean Carlo Agüero |
| FW | 9 | David Ramírez | | 70' |
| DF | 14 | Jaikel Medina |
| MF | 21 | Esteban Rodríguez |
| MF | 24 | Suhander Zúñiga | | 84' |
| MF | 33 | Jaylon Hadden | | 77' |
| Manager: Walter Centeno |||
Motagua: :
| GK | 19 | Jonathan Rougier |
| RB | 2 | Juan Pablo Montes (c) | 63' |
| CB | 5 | Marcelo Pereira |
| CB | 17 | Denil Maldonado |
| LB | 24 | Omar Elvir |
| RM | 34 | Kevin López | | 46' |
| CM | 3 | Emilio Izaguirre | 30' |
| CM | 16 | Héctor Castellanos |
| LM | 10 | Matías Galvaliz | 58' | 71' |
| ST | 21 | Roberto Moreira |
| ST | 22 | Marcelo Estigarribia | | 81' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 25 | Marlon Licona | 22' |
| MF | 4 | Sergio Peña |
| MF | 8 | Walter Martínez | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Marco Tulio Vega | | 81' |
| MF | 12 | Raúl Santos |
| DF | 18 | Wilmer Crisanto |
| DF | 27 | Félix Crisanto | | 71' |
| Manager: Diego Vásquez |||
| Assistant referees: Ojay Duhaney (Jamaica) Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago) Fourth official: Reon Radix (Grenada) | Match rules 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |

### Second leg

| Motagua | Saprissa |
Motagua: :
| GK | 19 | Jonathan Rougier |
| RB | 2 | Juan Pablo Montes (c) |
| CB | 5 | Marcelo Pereira | 46' |
| CB | 17 | Denil Maldonado |
| LB | 24 | Omar Elvir |
| RM | 34 | Kevin López |
| CM | 3 | Emilio Izaguirre | 64' |
| CM | 16 | Héctor Castellanos |
| LM | 10 | Matías Galvaliz |
| ST | 21 | Roberto Moreira |
| ST | 22 | Marcelo Estigarribia | 46' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 25 | Marlon Licona |
| MF | 4 | Sergio Peña |
| MF | 8 | Walter Martínez | 64' |
| FW | 11 | Marco Tulio Vega | 46' |
| DF | 18 | Wilmer Crisanto |
| DF | 27 | Félix Crisanto | 46' |
| DF | 35 | Cristopher Meléndez |
| Manager: Diego Vásquez |||
Saprissa: :
| GK | 13 | Aarón Cruz | 90+3' |
| RB | 12 | Ricardo Blanco | 83' |
| CB | 52 | Aubrey David |
| CB | 32 | Alexander Robinson |
| LB | 31 | Roy Miller |
| RM | 11 | Michael Barrantes (c) | | 84' |
| CM | 10 | Marvin Angulo | | 78' |
| CM | 2 | Christian Bolaños |
| LM | 8 | Randall Leal |
| ST | 7 | Johan Venegas |
| ST | 27 | Manfred Ugalde | | 63' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 22 | Alejandro Gómez |
| DF | 5 | Jean Carlo Agüero | | 78' |
| FW | 9 | David Ramírez | | 63' |
| DF | 14 | Jaikel Medina |
| MF | 19 | Yael López |
| MF | 20 | Mariano Torres | | 84' |
| MF | 24 | Suhander Zúñiga |
| Manager: Walter Centeno |||
| Assistant referees: Christian Espinosa (Mexico) Michel Morales (Mexico) Fourth official: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if tied on aggregate (no away goals rule applied). Penalty shoot-out if still tied after extra time. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used, with a fourth allowed in extra time. |