title: 2021 CONCACAF League final
text: # 2021 CONCACAF League final
  
  The 2021 CONCACAF League Final was the final round of the 2021 CONCACAF League, the fifth edition of the CONCACAF League, the secondary club football tournament organised 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 Motagua from Honduras and Comunicaciones from Guatemala.
  
  The first leg was hosted by Motagua at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa on 8 December 2021, and the second leg was hosted by Comunicaciones at the Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores in Guatemala City on 14 December 2021.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Team | Zone | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Motagua | Central America (UNCAF) | 2 (2018, 2019) |
  | Comunicaciones | Central America (UNCAF) | None |
  
  ## Venues
  
  | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, hosted the first leg. | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores in Guatemala City, Guatemala, hosted the second leg. |
  | - | - |
  
  ## Road to the final
  
  Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
  
  | Motagua | Motagua | Motagua | Motagua | Round | Comunicaciones | Comunicaciones | Comunicaciones | Comunicaciones |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 2021 CONCACAF League | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Preliminary round | Once Deportivo | 4–1 | 1–1 (H) | 3–0 (A) |
  | Universitario | 3–2 | 2–2 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Alianza | 3–1 | 2–1 (H) | 1–0 (A) |
  | Marathón | 4–0 | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Saprissa | 5–5 (a) | 3–4 (A) | 2–1 (H) |
  | Forge FC | 2–2 (a) | 2–2 (A) | 0–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Guastatoya | 3–1 | 1–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) |
  
  ## Format
  
  The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosting the second leg.
  
  The away goals rule will not be applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations II, Article G).
  
  ### Performance ranking
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Comunicaciones | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 15 | 2nd leg |
  | 2 | Motagua | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | 1st leg |
  
  ## Matches
  
  ### First leg
  
  | Motagua | Comunicaciones |
  | - | - |
  
  Motagua: :
  
  | GK | 19 | Jonathan Rougier (c) |
  | - | - | - |
  | RB | 12 | Raúl Santos |
  | CB | 5 | Marcelo Pereira |
  | CB | 17 | Wesly Decas |
  | LB | 24 | Omar Elvir |
  | RM | 34 | Kevin López |
  | CM | 35 | Cristopher Meléndez | | 64' |
  | CM | 23 | Juan Delgado |
  | LM | 31 | Diego Auzqui | 37' | 78' |
  | ST | 21 | Roberto Moreira | | 64' |
  | ST | 7 | Iván López | | 64' |
  | Substitutes: |||
  | GK | 25 | Marlon Licona |
  | FW | 9 | Gonzalo Klusener | | 64' |
  | MF | 10 | Matías Galvaliz | | 64' |
  | FW | 11 | Marco Vega | 86' | 78' |
  | MF | 22 | Jesse Moncada |
  | MF | 29 | Carlos Fernández | | 64' |
  | MF | 32 | Jonathan Núñez |
  | Manager: Diego Vásquez |||
  
  Comunicaciones: :
  
  | GK | 30 | Kevin Moscoso |
  | - | - | - |
  | RB | 31 | Stheven Robles |
  | CB | 28 | Jose Corena | 53' |
  | CB | 3 | Nicolás Samayoa |
  | LB | 14 | Rafael Morales |
  | RM | 10 | José Contreras (c) | 35' | 66' |
  | CM | 8 | Rodrigo Saravia |
  | CM | 25 | Jorge Aparicio | 90+1' |
  | LM | 18 | Oscar Santis | | 66' |
  | ST | 7 | Andrés Lezcano | | 76' |
  | ST | 33 | Juan Anangonó | | 83' |
  | Substitutes: |||
  | GK | 23 | Arnold Barrios |
  | MF | 6 | José Carlos Pinto | | 66' |
  | MF | 9 | Júnior Lacayo | | 66' |
  | FW | 13 | Carlos Castrillo |
  | MF | 15 | Alexander Larín |
  | DF | 19 | Marco Bueno | | 83' |
  | DF | 26 | Lynner García | | 76' |
  | Manager: Willy Coito Olivera |||
  
  ### Second leg
  
  | Comunicaciones | Motagua |
  | - | - |
  
  Comunicaciones: :
  
  | GK | 30 | Kevin Moscoso |
  | - | - | - |
  | RB | 31 | Stheven Robles | | 80' |
  | CB | 28 | Jose Corena |
  | CB | 3 | Nicolás Samayoa |
  | LB | 14 | Rafael Morales |
  | RM | 10 | José Contreras (c) |
  | CM | 4 | Karel Espino | | 46' |
  | CM | 25 | Jorge Aparicio |
  | LM | 18 | Oscar Santis | | 46' |
  | ST | 7 | Andrés Lezcano | | 77' |
  | ST | 33 | Juan Anangonó | 65' | 84' |
  | Substitutes: |||
  | GK | 1 | Fredy Pérez |
  | MF | 6 | José Carlos Pinto | | 77' |
  | MF | 8 | Rodrigo Saravia | 69' | 46' |
  | MF | 9 | Júnior Lacayo | 90' | 46' |
  | MF | 15 | Alexander Larín | | 80' |
  | DF | 19 | Marco Bueno | | 84' |
  | DF | 26 | Lynner García |
  | Manager: Willy Coito Olivera |||
  
  Motagua: :
  
  | GK | 19 | Jonathan Rougier (c) |
  | - | - | - |
  | RB | 12 | Raúl Santos |
  | CB | 5 | Marcelo Pereira | | 46' |
  | CB | 17 | Wesly Decas |
  | LB | 24 | Omar Elvir |
  | RM | 34 | Kevin López |
  | CM | 32 | Jonathan Núñez |
  | CM | 23 | Juan Delgado | 71' | 63' |
  | LM | 31 | Diego Auzqui | | 80' |
  | ST | 21 | Roberto Moreira | 69' | 81' |
  | ST | 11 | Marco Vega | | 46' |
  | Substitutes: |||
  | GK | 25 | Marlon Licona |
  | MF | 7 | Iván López | | 80' |
  | FW | 9 | Gonzalo Klusener | | 81' |
  | MF | 10 | Matías Galvaliz |
  | MF | 22 | Jesse Moncada | | 63' |
  | FW | 26 | Josué Villafranca | | 46' |
  | DF | 35 | Cristopher Meléndez | | 46' |
  | Manager: Diego Vásquez |||
  