2017 CONCACAF League final

2017 CONCACAF League Final
Event2017 CONCACAF League
Olimpia Santos de Guápiles
Honduras Costa Rica
1 1
on aggregate
Olimpia won 4–1 on penalties
First leg
Olimpia Santos de Guápiles
0 1
Date19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)
VenueEstadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
RefereeIsmail Elfath (United States)[1]
Attendance0[2][3]
WeatherMostly cloudy
26 °C (79 °F)
100% humidity[4]
Second leg
Santos de Guápiles Olimpia
0 1
Date26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)
VenueEstadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
RefereeLuis Enrique Santander (Mexico)[5]
Attendance10,460[2]
WeatherRain
19 °C (66 °F)
100% humidity[6]
2018 →

The 2017 CONCACAF League Final was the final round of the 2017 CONCACAF League, the inaugural 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.[7]

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Olimpia from Honduras and Santos de Guápiles from Costa Rica. The first leg was hosted by Olimpia at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula on 19 October 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Santos de Guápiles at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San José on 26 October 2017.[8]

With Santos de Guápiles winning the first leg and Olimpia winning the second leg, both by the score of 1–0, the tie finished 1–1 on aggregate, and Olimpia won 4–1 on a penalty shoot-out to win the title.[9][10] As CONCACAF League winners, Olimpia qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.

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  4. ^ "Weather History for MHLM - October, 2017". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference second leg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Weather History for MROC - October, 2017". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Scotiabank CONCACAF League 2017 Regulations – English Edition" (PDF). Scotiabank CONCACAF League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Costa Rica's Santos de Guapiles and Honduras' Olimpia Set to Battle for Scotiabank CONCACAF League Crown". Scotiabank CONCACAF League. 22 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Santos de Guapiles tops Olimpia, seizes advantage in SCL final". Scotiabank CONCACAF League. 20 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Olimpia crowned inaugural Scotiabank CONCACAF League champion". Scotiabank CONCACAF League. 27 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.