2009 CONCACAF Champions League final

2009 CONCACAF Champions League final

Event	2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League
Cruz Azul Atlante 0 2
on aggregate
First leg
Cruz Azul Atlante 0 2
Date	April 22, 2009
Venue	Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Referee	Marco A. Rodríguez (Mexico)
Attendance	22,718
Second leg
Atlante Cruz Azul 0 0
Date	May 12, 2009
Venue	Estadio Quintana Roo, Cancún
Referee	Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Attendance	13,000
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The 2009 CONCACAF Champions League final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League champions. It was contested by two Mexican clubs, Atlante and Cruz Azul, being the third all-Mexican CONCACAF club championship final in the last four years.

The first leg was held in Estadio Azul of Mexico City, and won by Atlante 2–0. The second leg was held in Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo in Cancún, where both teams tied 0–0.^[1] Atlante F.C. won the competition 3–1 on points (2–0 on aggregate), achieving their second CONCACAF Cup trophy.^[2]

Venues

Estadio Azul (left) and Estadio Quintana Roo, venues for the series

Rules

Like other match-ups in the knockout round, the teams played two games, one at each team's home stadium. If the teams remained tied after 90 minutes of play during the 2nd leg, the away goals rule would be used, but not after a tie enters extra time, and so a tie would be decided by penalty shootout if the aggregate score is level after extra time.^[3]

Final summary

Fernando Navarro opened the scoring for Atlante in the 17th minute at Estadio Azul in Mexico City, and Christian Bermúdez added the second in the 24th. Rafael Márquez Lugo set up both goals, which came from close-in shots from six meters.

First leg

2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League final

April 22, 2009

21:00 (UTC-6)

First leg

Cruz Azul	0–2	Atlante
		Navarro 17' Bermúdez 24'

Estadio Azul, Mexico City

Attendance: 22,718

Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)

Cruz Azul

Atlante

GK 1 Alfonso Blanco DF 15 Ronald Raldes DF 14 Joaquín Beltrán (c) DF 8 Carlos Bonet  9' DF 2 Fausto Pinto MF 5 Gabino Velasco  61' MF 10 Edgar Andrade  19' MF 18 César Villaluz FW 19 Alejandro Vela  53' FW 26 Luis Ángel Landín FW 9 Pablo Zeballos  12'  46' Substitutes: GK 25 Yosgart Gutiérrez DF 32 Emilio Hassan MF 28 Héctor Gutiérrez  19' MF 23 Edgar Gerardo Lugo  46' FW 27 Javier Orozco  53' Manager: Benjamín Galindo

GK 3 Federico Vilar (c) DF 6 Gerardo Espinoza DF 2 Miguel Ángel Martínez  18' DF 80 Luis David Velázquez DF 15 Arturo Muñoz DF 7 Fernando Navarro Morán MF 17 José Daniel Guerrero MF 10 Gabriel Pereyra MF 18 Christian Bermúdez FW 8 Rafael Márquez Lugo  86' FW 11 Luis Gabriel Rey  71' Substitutes: GK 33 Omar Ortíz DF 29 José Daniel García MF 20 Andrés Carevic  71' FW 65 Ismael Valadéz  86' FW 31 Daniel Arreola Manager: José Guadalupe Cruz

Second leg

May 12, 2009

22:00 (UTC-5)

Second leg

Atlante	0–0	Cruz Azul
	Report

Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo, Cancún

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

Atlante

Cruz Azul

GK 3 Federico Vilar (c) DF 6 Gerardo Espinoza DF 4 Luis Gerardo Venegas  31' DF 80 Luis David Velázquez DF 26 Clemente Ovalle  40' DF 7 Fernando Navarro  68' MF 17 José Daniel Guerrero  32' MF 10 Gabriel Pereyra  38' MF 18 Christian Bermúdez FW 11 Luis Gabriel Rey  74' FW 8 Rafael Márquez Lugo  68' Substitutes: GK 33 Omar Ortíz DF 15 Arturo Muñoz  74' DF 23 Gerardo Castillo  68' MF 20 Andrés Carevic FW 9 Giancarlo Maldonado  68' Manager: José Guadalupe Cruz

GK 1 Alfonso Blanco DF 13 Alejandro Castro DF 14 Joaquín Beltrán DF 4 Julio Domínguez DF 8 Carlos Bonet  73' DF 21 Jaime Lozano MF 6 Gerardo Torrado (c)  57' MF 7 Christian Riveros  32'  56' FW 19 Alejandro Vela FW 27 Javier Orozco FW 9 Pablo Zeballos  28'  62' Substitutes: GK 25 Yosgart Gutiérrez DF 32 Emilio Hassan MF 18 César Villaluz  56' FW 40 Fernando González  73' FW 50 Edgar Martíni  62' Manager: Robert Siboldi

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