2018 Campeones Cup

The 2018 Campeones Cup was the first edition of the Campeones Cup, an annual North American football competition contested between the champions of the previous Major League Soccer season and the winner of the Campeón de Campeones from Liga MX.

2018 Campeones Cup
BMO Field in Toronto hosted the match
EventCampeones Cup
Date19 September 2018 (2018-09-19)
VenueBMO Field, Toronto
Man of the MatchJesús Dueñas (UANL)[1]
RefereeRicardo Montero (Costa Rica)[2]
Attendance14,823[3]
WeatherClear
18 °C (64 °F)
73% humidity[4]

The match featured Canadian side Toronto FC, winners of the 2017 MLS Cup, and UANL, winners of the 2018 Campeón de Campeones, for which they qualified by winning the 2017 Liga MX Torneo Apertura. Toronto FC hosted the match at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada on 19 September 2018.

UANL won the match 3–1 to win the inaugural Campeones Cup.[5]

Teams

Team Qualification
Toronto FC MLS Cup 2017 winners
UANL 2018 Campeón de Campeones winners

Venue

As the MLS team, Toronto FC hosted the match, which took place at BMO Field in Toronto, with a seating capacity of 30,000, hosted the match. The stadium opened in 2007 and was renovated in 2016.[6]

Broadcasting

The match's English broadcast was aired in Canada on TSN and the United States on ESPN2. A French broadcast was aired in Canada on TVA Sports 2, while Univision and Univision Deportes Network carried the Spanish broadcast in the United States.[7] The Univision broadcast was watched by an audience of 1.1 million.[8]

Match

Details

Toronto FC 1–3 UANL
Report
Attendance: 14,823
Toronto FC
UANL
GK25 Alex Bono
CB15 Eriq Zavaleta
CB4 Michael Bradley (c)
CB6 Nick Hagglund
RM9 Gregory van der Wiel 65'
CM14 Jay Chapman
CM18 Marky Delgado
CM21 Jonathan Osorio
LM2 Justin Morrow
CF17 Jozy Altidore 57'
CF10 Sebastian Giovinco 40'
Substitutes:
GK1 Clint Irwin
DF5 Ashtone Morgan
DF12 Jason Hernandez
DF96 Auro Jr. 65'
MF7 Víctor Vázquez
FW16 Lucas Janson 40'
FW87 Tosaint Ricketts 57'
Manager:
Greg Vanney
GK1 Nahuel Guzmán
RWB28 Luis Rodríguez
LWB29 Jesús Dueñas
CB4 Hugo Ayala
CB3 Juninho (c)
CB6 Jorge Torres Nilo
CM5 Rafael Carioca
CM19 Guido Pizarro 85'
AM8 Lucas Zelarayán 88'
CF9 Eduardo Vargas 64'
CF10 André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutes:
GK30 Miguel Ortega
DF2 Israel Jiménez
DF14 Juan José Sánchez
MF25 Jürgen Damm 85'
FW13 Enner Valencia 64'
FW17 Rafael Durán
FW18 Ismael Sosa 88'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti

Man of the Match:
Jesús Dueñas (UANL)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Octavio Jara (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:[2]
Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Match rules[2]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

Statistic[9] Toronto FC UANL
Goals scored 1 3
Total shots 15 8
Shots on target 4 3
Saves 1 3
Ball possession 48% 52%
Corner kicks 6 1
Fouls committed 14 11
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0

References

  1. Boehm, Charles (19 September 2018). "Toronto FC 1, Tigres UANL 3 – 2018 Campeones Cup Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. "Campeones Cup Rules and Regulations". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. "Toronto vs. Tigres UANL – 20 September 2018". Soccerway. Perform Group. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. "Toronto-Pearson International, Canada History". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  5. "Mexico's Tigres get a little payback, defeat Toronto FC in Campeones Cup". theglobeandmail.com. 19 September 2018.
  6. "'A whole new stadium': Take a look at renovated BMO Field ahead of Toronto FC home opener". The National Post. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. "Univision, ESPN, TSN and TVA Sports sign long-term Campeones Cup deal". MLSsoccer.com. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  8. Werner, Collin (29 September 2018). "Most-watched soccer games on US TV for September 18-23, 2018". World Soccer Talk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  9. "Stats: Toronto FC vs. Tigres UANL 09/20/2018". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 19 September 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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