2012 CONCACAF Champions League Finals

The 2012 CONCACAF Champions League Finals was the final of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 47th 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 a two-leg aggregate format on April 18 and 25, 2012, between two Mexican teams, Monterrey and Santos Laguna. After winning the first leg 2–0,^[1] a 2–1 loss in the second leg gave Monterrey the title 3–2 on aggregate.^[2] As a result, Monterrey earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.^[3]

Background

For the third time in four seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League, the final was played between two Mexican sides. This guaranteed a Mexican champion for the seventh straight year and 28th time since the confederation began staging the tournament in 1962 (including the tournament's predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup).^[4]

Monterrey were the defending champions, winning the title in 2010–11 after beating Real Salt Lake in the final. They defeated two Mexican sides in the knockout round.

Santos Laguna's previous best record was in 2008–09 when they reached the semifinals. Santos Laguna defeated two teams from Major League Soccer in the knockout round, scoring 6 goals in each of the two home victories.

Both teams qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League tournament by reaching the final of the Torneo Apertura 2010 in which Monterrey won with a score of 5–3.

Road to the finals

For more details on this topic, see 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.

Monterrey

Round

Santos Laguna

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Preliminary round

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Bye

Olimpia

4–3

3–1 (H)

1–2 (A)

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Herediano

5–0 (A)

Matchday 1

Real España

3–2 (H)

Seattle Sounders FC

0–1 (H)

Matchday 2

Isidro Metapán

0–2 (A)

Comunicaciones

0–1 (A)

Matchday 3

Colorado Rapids

4–1 (A)

Comunicaciones

3–1 (H)

Matchday 4

Isidro Metapán

6–0 (H)

Herediano

1–0 (H)

Matchday 5

Real España

1–1 (A)

Seattle Sounders FC

2–1 (A)

Matchday 6

Colorado Rapids

2–0 (H)

Group D winner

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Monterrey	6	4	0	2	11	4	+7	12
Seattle Sounders FC	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	10
Comunicaciones	6	2	1	3	8	13	−5	7
Herediano	6	2	0	4	6	11	−5	6

Final standings

Group B winner

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Santos Laguna	6	4	1	1	16	6	+10	13
Isidro Metapán	6	3	0	3	10	15	−5	9
Colorado Rapids	6	2	1	3	9	12	−3	7
Real España	6	1	2	3	9	11	−2	5

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Championship round

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Morelia

7–2

3–1 (A)

4–1 (H)

Quarterfinals

Seattle Sounders FC

7–3

1–2 (A)

6–1 (H)

UNAM

4–1

3–0 (H)

1–1 (A)

Semifinals

Toronto FC

7–3

1–1 (A)

6–2 (H)

Rules

Like other match-ups in the knockout round, the teams played two games, one at each team's home stadium. If the teams remained tied after 90 minutes of play during the 2nd leg, the away goals rule would be used, but not after a tie enters extra time, and so a tie would be decided by penalty shootout if the aggregate score is level after extra time.^[5]

Final summary

First leg

Monterrey v Santos Laguna

April 18, 2012
21:00 UTC−05:00

Monterrey	2–0	Santos Laguna
Suazo 60', 86'	Report

Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

Monterrey

Santos Laguna


MONTERREY:
GK	1	Jonathan Orozco
RB	2	Severo Meza
CB	15	José María Basanta
CB	21	Hiram Mier
LB	5	Dárvin Chávez
CM	8	Luis Ernesto Pérez (c)
CM	17	Jesús Zavala		58'
CM	10	Ángel Reyna
RF	7	Humberto Suazo	4'
CF	9	Aldo de Nigris		88'
LF	18	Neri Cardozo	10'	71'
Substitutes:
FW	13	Darío Carreño		58'
MF	20	Walter Ayoví		71'
DF	6	Héctor Morales		88'
Manager:
Víctor Manuel Vucetich


SANTOS LAGUNA:
GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez (c)
RB	23	Felipe Baloy	40'
CB	5	Aarón Galindo
CB	4	Jorge Iván Estrada
LB	20	Osmar Mares	73'
DM	8	Juan Pablo Rodríguez
CM	6	Marc Crosas		86'
CM	37	Cándido Ramírez		63'
FW	16	Herculez Gomez
FW	3	Carlos Quintero		83'
FW	13	Christian Suárez
Substitutes:
DF	28	Carlos Adrián Morales		63'
MF	10	Daniel Ludueña		83'
MF	17	Rodolfo Salinas	88'	86'
Manager:
Benjamín Galindo

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Marcos Quintero (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Ricardo Arellano (Mexico)

Second leg

Santos Laguna v Monterrey

April 25, 2012
19:00 UTC−05:00

Santos Laguna	2−1	Monterrey
Ludueña 45+3' Peralta 51'	Report	Cardozo 82'

Estadio Corona, Torreón
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

Santos Laguna

Monterrey


SANTOS LAGUNA:
GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez (c)
RB	19	Rafael Figueroa
CB	5	Aarón Galindo
CB	4	Jorge Iván Estrada
LB	14	César Ibáñez
DM	8	Juan Pablo Rodríguez
CM	10	Daniel Ludueña	45+2'	57'
CM	17	Rodolfo Salinas		84'
FW	24	Oribe Peralta
FW	3	Carlos Quintero
FW	13	Christian Suárez		73'
Substitutes:
MF	16	Herculez Gómez		57'
DF	28	Carlos Adrián Morales		73'
MF	10	Cándido Ramírez		84'
Manager:
Benjamín Galindo


MONTERREY:
GK	1	Jonathan Orozco	7'
RB	2	Severo Meza
CB	15	José María Basanta
CB	21	Hiram Mier
LB	5	Dárvin Chávez
CM	8	Luis Ernesto Pérez (c)	90+1'
CM	17	Jesús Zavala	33'
CM	10	Ángel Reyna		65'
RF	19	César Delgado		84'
CF	9	Aldo de Nigris	5'	87'
LF	18	Neri Cardozo
Substitutes:
MF	20	Walter Ayoví		65'
FW	13	Darío Carreño		84'
DF	6	Héctor Morales		87'
Manager:
Víctor Manuel Vucetich

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Mauricio Morales (Mexico)

References

↑ "Suazo's pair gives Monterrey first leg 2-0". CONCACAF.com. 2012-04-18.
↑ "Cardozo gives Monterrey second CCL title". CONCACAF.com. 2012-04-25.
↑ "Monterrey reign among regional elite". FIFA.com. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
↑ Dylan Butler (2012-04-16). "Rayados, Santos to give Mexico 28th title". CONCACAF.com.
↑ "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2011/2012" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.

External links

CONCACAF Champions League official website

2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

Champion	Monterrey

Runner-up	Santos Laguna

Eliminated in Semifinals	Toronto FC UNAM

Eliminated in Quarterfinals	Isidro Metapán LA Galaxy Morelia Seattle Sounders FC

Eliminated in the Group Stage	Alajuelense Colorado Rapids Comunicaciones FC Dallas Herediano Motagua Real España Tauro

Eliminated in the Preliminary Round	Alianza Alpha United Municipal Olimpia Puerto Rico Islanders Real Estelí San Francisco Tempête

Qualification Preliminary Round Group Stage Championship Round Finals

CONCACAF Champions' Cup and Champions League

Champions' Cup era, 1962–2008

Seasons	1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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Seasons	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

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Finals Records and statistics

2011–12 in North and Central America and Caribbean association football (CONCACAF)

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Domestic cups	Canada '11 '12 Trinidad and Tobago United States '11 '12

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