The Estadio Azteca (pictured) in Mexico City will be the venue for the first leg of the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League final, when Club America hosts the Impact de Montreal on April 22, 2015. (Photo: Mexsport)
MEXICO CITY – For only the second time in seven editions of the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League (SCCL), the final will not be an all-Mexican affair.
The Impact de Montreal is the second non-Mexican side to emerge from the semifinals with an opportunity to lift the trophy. In 2010-11, the USA’s Real Salt Lake took Monterrey to the limit, before falling (3-2) on aggregate.
On this occasion, Club America will provide the opposition. The Aguilas have ample volumes of history to support them in preparation to host Wednesday’s first leg at the Estadio Azteca. Motivation will come in many forms, including the challenge of equaling Cruz Azul’s record for most CONCACAF titles at six, attempting to win the SCCL for the first time, making a second appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup and continuing Mexico’s uninterrupted run of six straight SCCL championships.
Before all the pre-game predictions are made and the first ball dribbled, CONCACAF.com takes a look back at the previous six SCCL finals.
ALL-TIME SCOTIABANK CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL RESULTS & SCORERS
2013-14
FIRST LEG
April 15, 2014: Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio Azul (A: 24,329)
Cruz Azul 0
Toluca 0
SECOND LEG
April 23, 2014: Toluca, Mexico – Estadio Nemesio Diez (A: 20,675)
Toluca 1 (Edgar Benitez 63’)
Cruz Azul 1 (Mariano Pavone 41’)
** Cruz Azul wins 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League on away-goals rule (Aggregate: 1-1)
2012-13
FIRST LEG
April 24, 2013: Torreon, Mexico – Estadio Corona (A: 21,401)
Santos 0
Monterrey 0
SECOND LEG
May 1, 2013: Monterrey, Mexico – Estadio Tecnologico (A: 33,667)
Monterrey 4 (Aldo De Nigris 60’, 86’; Neri Cardozo 83’; Humberto Suazo 90'+2)
Santos 2 (Carlos Darwin Quintero 38’; Felipe Baloy 51’)
** Monterrey wins 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League (Aggregate: 4-2)
2011-12
FIRST LEG
April 18, 2012: Monterrey, Mexico – Estadio Tecnologico (A: 29,300)
Monterrey 2 (Humberto Suazo 60’, 86’)
Santos 0
SECOND LEG
April 25, 2012: Torreon, Mexico – Estadio Corona (A: 28,000)
Santos 2 (Daniel Ludueña 45’; Oribe Peralta 51’)
Monterrey 1 (Neri Cardozo 81’)
** Monterrey wins 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League (Aggregate: 3-2)
2010-11
FIRST LEG
April 20, 2011: Monterrey, Mexico – Estadio Tecnologico (A: 30,247)
Monterrey 2 (Aldo De Nigris 18'; Humberto Suazo 62' pen)
Real Salt Lake 2 (Nate Borchers 35'; Javier Morales 89')
SECOND LEG
April 27, 2011: Sandy, Utah, USA – Rio Tinto Stadium (A: 20,378)
Real Salt Lake 0
Monterrey 1 (Humberto Suazo 45'+1)
** Monterrey wins 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League (Aggregate: 3-2)
2009-10
FIRST LEG
April 21, 2010: Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio Azul (A: 16,186)
Cruz Azul 2 (Emanuel Villa 20'; own-goal, Carlos Rodriguez 24')
Pachuca 1 (Damian Alvarez 69')
SECOND LEG
April 28, 2010: Pachuca, Mexico – Estadio Hidalgo (A: 26,500)
Pachuca 1 (Edgar Benitez 90’)
Cruz Azul 0
** Pachuca wins 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League on away-goals rule (Aggregate: 2-2)
2008-09
FIRST LEG
April 22, 2009: Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio Azul (A: 22,718)
Cruz Azul 0
Atlante 2 (Fernando Navarro 17'; Christian Bermudez 24’)
SECOND LEG
May 12, 2009: Cancun, Mexico – Estadio Olimpico Andres Quintana Roo (A: 13,000)
Atlante 0
Cruz Azul 0
** Atlante wins 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League (Aggregate: 2-0)
