2018 Campeones Cup
BMO Field in Toronto hosted the match
EventCampeones Cup
Toronto FC UANL
Canada Mexico
1 3
DateSeptember 19, 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]
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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.

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 September 19, 2018.

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

Teams

Team Qualification
Canada Toronto FC MLS Cup 2017 winners
Mexico 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. 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 Canada1–3Mexico UANL
  • Janson 87' (pen.)
 Report
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 14,823
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Toronto FC
UANL
GK 25 United States Alex Bono
CB 15 United States Eriq Zavaleta
CB 4 United States Michael Bradley (c)
CB 6 United States Nick Hagglund
RM 9 Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 14 Canada Jay Chapman
CM 18 United States Mark Delgado
CM 21 Canada Jonathan Osorio
LM 2 United States Justin Morrow
CF 17 United States Jozy Altidore downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 10 Italy Sebastian Giovinco downward-facing red arrow 40'
Substitutes:
GK 1 United States Clint Irwin
DF 5 Canada Ashtone Morgan
DF 12 Puerto Rico Jason Hernandez
DF 96 Brazil Auro Jr. upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 7 Spain Víctor Vázquez
FW 16 Argentina Lucas Janson upward-facing green arrow 40'
FW 87 Canada Tosaint Ricketts upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
United States Greg Vanney
GK 1 Argentina Nahuel Guzmán
RWB 28 Mexico Luis Rodríguez
LWB 29 Mexico Jesús Dueñas
CB 4 Mexico Hugo Ayala
CB 3 Brazil Juninho (c)
CB 6 Mexico Jorge Torres Nilo
CM 5 Brazil Rafael Carioca
CM 19 Argentina Guido Pizarro downward-facing red arrow 85'
AM 8 Argentina Lucas Zelarayán downward-facing red arrow 88'
CF 9 Chile Eduardo Vargas downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 10 France André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutes:
GK 30 Mexico Miguel Ortega
DF 2 Mexico Israel Jiménez
DF 14 Mexico Juanjo Purata
MF 25 Mexico Jürgen Damm upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 13 Ecuador Enner Valencia upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 17 Mexico Rafael Durán
FW 18 Argentina Ismael Sosa upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Brazil 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. ^ a b Boehm, Charles (September 19, 2018). "Toronto FC 1, Tigres UANL 3 – 2018 Campeones Cup Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Campeones Cup Rules and Regulations". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. September 18, 2018. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Toronto vs. Tigres UANL – 20 September 2018". Soccerway. Perform Group. September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Toronto-Pearson International, Canada History". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Mexico's Tigres get a little payback, defeat Toronto FC in Campeones Cup". theglobeandmail.com. September 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "'A whole new stadium': Take a look at renovated BMO Field ahead of Toronto FC home opener". The National Post. May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "Univision, ESPN, TSN and TVA Sports sign long-term Campeones Cup deal". MLSsoccer.com. September 17, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  8. ^ Werner, Collin (September 29, 2018). "Most-watched soccer games on US TV for September 18-23, 2018". World Soccer Talk. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Stats: Toronto FC vs. Tigres UANL 09/20/2018". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. September 19, 2018. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

External links

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2018–19 in North and Central America and Caribbean association football (CONCACAF)
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