2018 Campeones Cup

2018 Campeones Cup
	BMO Field in Toronto hosted the match
Event	Campeones Cup
Date	September 19, 2018 (2018-09-19)
Venue	BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Man of the Match	Jesús Dueñas (UANL)
Referee	Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Attendance	14,823
Weather	Clear; 18 °C (64 °F); 73% humidity
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Football match

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
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, Ontario, Canada 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

September 19, 2018 (2018-09-19)

20:15 EDT

Toronto FC	1–3	UANL
Janson 87' (pen.)	Report	Dueñas 36', 64' Zavaleta 66' (o.g.)

BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 14,823

Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

Toronto FC

UANL


GK	25	Alex Bono
CB	15	Eriq Zavaleta
CB	4	Michael Bradley (c)
CB	6	Nick Hagglund
RM	9	Gregory van der Wiel	65'
CM	14	Jay Chapman
CM	18	Mark Delgado
CM	21	Jonathan Osorio
LM	2	Justin Morrow
CF	17	Jozy Altidore	57'
CF	10	Sebastian Giovinco	40'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Clint Irwin
DF	5	Ashtone Morgan
DF	12	Jason Hernandez
DF	96	Auro Jr.	65'
MF	7	Víctor Vázquez
FW	16	Lucas Janson	40'
FW	87	Tosaint Ricketts	57'
Manager:
Greg Vanney


GK	1	Nahuel Guzmán
RWB	28	Luis Rodríguez
LWB	29	Jesús Dueñas
CB	4	Hugo Ayala
CB	3	Juninho (c)
CB	6	Jorge Torres Nilo
CM	5	Rafael Carioca
CM	19	Guido Pizarro	85'
AM	8	Lucas Zelarayán	88'
CF	9	Eduardo Vargas	64'
CF	10	André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutes:
GK	30	Miguel Ortega
DF	2	Israel Jiménez
DF	14	Juanjo Purata
MF	25	Jürgen Damm	85'
FW	13	Enner Valencia	64'
FW	17	Rafael Durán
FW	18	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

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Toronto vs. Tigres UANL – 20 September 2018". Soccerway. Perform Group. September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
^ "Toronto-Pearson International, Canada History". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
^ "Mexico's Tigres get a little payback, defeat Toronto FC in Campeones Cup". theglobeandmail.com. September 19, 2018.
^ "'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.
^ "Univision, ESPN, TSN and TVA Sports sign long-term Campeones Cup deal". MLSsoccer.com. September 17, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ Werner, Collin (September 29, 2018). "Most-watched soccer games on US TV for September 18-23, 2018". World Soccer Talk. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ "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

Official website

[MOTM-1] 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.

[rules-2] "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.