Monterrey's Humberto Suazo (left) is the all-time leading scorer in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League final with five goals. (Photo: Mexsport

MEXICO CITY – With the 2014-15 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League (SCCL) final between Club America and the Impact de Montreal slated to open on Wednesday at the Estadio Azteca, CONCACAF.com takes a look at the facts and figures behind the game.

 

  • Club America and the Impact de Montreal are making their first appearances in the SCCL final.
  • Club America is the 7th team from Mexico to appear in a SCCL final: Cruz Azul - 3 (2008-09, 2009-10, 2013-14); Monterrey - 3 (2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13); Santos - 2 (2011-12, 2012-13); Atlante - 1 (2008-09); Pachuca - 1 (2009-10); Toluca - 1 (2013-14).
  • The Impact de Montreal is the 1st team from Canada to appear in a SCCL final.
  • 4 Mexican teams have combined to win the 6 all-time SCCL titles: Monterrey - 3 (2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13); Atlante - 1 (2008-09); Cruz Azul - 1 (2013-14); Pachuca - 1 (2009-10).
  • Monterrey is the only team to appear in 3 consecutive SCCL finals (2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13).
  • Prior to the Impact de Montreal reaching this year’s SCCL final, Real Salt Lake (2010-11) was the only non-Mexican side to advance that far, ultimately falling to Monterrey, 3-2 on aggregate.
  • Fernando Navarro (17') scored the 1st ever goal in a SCCL final as Atlante defeated host Cruz Azul, 2-0, on April 22, 2009.
  • No team has scored more than 2 goals in the first leg of a SCCL final.
  • Monterrey holds the record for the most goals scored in a SCCL final game, defeating Santos, 4-2, in the second leg of the 2012-13 edition … Goals: Aldo De Nigris 60’, 86’; Neri Cardozo 83’; Humberto Suazo 90’+2.
  • The 1st leg in each of the last 2 finals ended scoreless.
  • The highest scoring 1st leg of a SCCL final (4 total goals) came on April 20, 2011, when host Monterrey (Aldo De Nigris 18'; Humberto Suazo 62' pen) and Real Salt Lake (Nate Borchers 35'; Javier Morales 89') played to a 2-2 draw.
  • Of the 24 goals scored in the 12 SCCL final games, 10 were in the 1st half and 14 in the 2nd half.
  • The largest attended SCCL final was 33,667, when host Monterrey defeated Santos, 4-2, in the 2nd leg on May 1, 2013, at the Estadio Tecnologico.
  • Monterrey’s Humberto Suazo is the SCCL final’s all-time leading scorer with 5 goals.
  • Monterrey’s Humberto Suazo is the only player to score is three different SCCL finals.
  • Monterrey’s Humberto Suazo is the only player to score in four different SCCL games.
  • Edgar Benitez is the only player to score for 2 different teams in a SCCL final (2009/10: for Pachuca v Cruz Azul; 2013/14: for Toluca v Cruz Azul).
  • Monterrey’s Aldo De Nigris and Humberto Suazo are the only 2 players to score multiple goals in a single SCCL final game (De Nigris: 2 v Santos on May 1, 2013, in a 4-2 win; Suazo: 2 v Santos on April 18, 2012, in a 2-0 win).
  • Santos is the only team to lose 2 SCCL finals (2011-12 v Monterrey, 3-2 on aggregate; 2012-13 v Monterrey, 4-2 on aggregate).