Event | 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League | ||||||
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Date | April 18, 2017 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza | ||||||
Man of the Match | Nahuel Guzmán (UANL) | ||||||
Referee | Mark Geiger (United States) | ||||||
Attendance | 35,147 | ||||||
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Date | April 26, 2017 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca | ||||||
Man of the Match | Franco Jara (Pachuca) | ||||||
Referee | César Ramos (Mexico) | ||||||
The 2017 CONCACAF Champions League Finals was the final of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, the 9th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 52nd edition of the premium football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Mexican teams UANL and Pachuca. The first leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza on April 18, 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Pachuca at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca on April 26, 2017. The winner would earn the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.
After a 1–1 draw in the first leg, Pachuca won the second leg 1–0 to defeat UANL 2–1 on aggregate to win their fifth CONCACAF club title.
For the seventh time in nine seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League, the final was played between two Mexican sides. This guaranteed a Mexican champion for the 12th straight year and 33rd time since the confederation began staging the tournament in 1962 (including the tournament's predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup).
Pachuca had won four CONCACAF club titles (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009–10), with their only title in the CONCACAF Champions League era coming in 2010, where they defeated Cruz Azul.