2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League championship round

The 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League championship round began on 24 February 2009. The draw for the championship round was held on 10 December 2008. In each round, teams will play their opponent once at home and once away. The four group winners from the group stage will play the second leg at home in the quarterfinals. The order of the home and away matches for the semifinals and finals were determined in the draw.

In all rounds, if two teams are tied after both legs the team with the most away goals is the winner. If the two teams are also tied in away goals, then two fifteen-minute halves of extra time are played. If the two teams are still tied in total goals after extra time, a penalty shootout determines the winner.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
  Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 3
  Marathón 1 0 1
  Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 3 (2)
  Cruz Azul (p) 0 3 3 (4)
  Cruz Azul 1 1 2
  UNAM 0 0 0
  Cruz Azul 0 0 0
  Atlante 2 0 2
  Montreal Impact 2 2 4
  Santos Laguna 0 5 5
  Santos Laguna 2 1 3
  Atlante 1 3 4
  Houston Dynamo 1 0 1
  Atlante 1 3 4

Quarterfinals

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The first legs of the quarterfinals were played from 24 February 2009 to 26 February 2009, while the second legs were played from 3 March 2009 to 5 March 2009.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Houston Dynamo   1–4   Atlante 1–1 0–3
Montreal Impact   4–5   Santos Laguna 2–0 2–5
Puerto Rico Islanders   3–1 Marathón 2–1 1–0
Cruz Azul   2–0   UNAM 1–0 1–0

First leg

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Houston Dynamo  1–1  Atlante
Boswell   30' (Report) Pereyra   82'

Montreal Impact  2–0  Santos Laguna
Sebrango   5', 77' (Report)
Attendance: 55,571
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)

Cruz Azul  1–0  UNAM
Lozano   5' (Report)
Attendance: 12,000

Puerto Rico Islanders  2–1  Marathón
Addlery   74'
Jagdeosingh   80'
(Report) Palacios   41'

Second leg

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Atlante  3–0  Houston Dynamo
Navarro   24'
Márquez   37'
Maldonado   90'
(Report)

Atlante won 4–1 on aggregate.


Puerto Rico Islanders won 3–1 on aggregate.


UNAM  0–1  Cruz Azul
(Report) Riveros   86'

Cruz Azul won 2–0 on aggregate.


Santos Laguna  5–2  Montreal Impact
Benítez   16'
Vuoso   52', 75'
Quintero   90+2', 90+5'
(Report) Brown   24'
Sebrango   38'
Attendance: 12,000

Santos Laguna won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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The first legs of the semifinals were played on 17 March and 18 March 2009, while the second legs were played on 7 April and 8 April 2009.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Puerto Rico Islanders   3–3 (2–4 p)   Cruz Azul 2–0 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Santos Laguna   3–4   Atlante 2–1 1–3

First leg

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Santos Laguna  2–1  Atlante
Quintero   6', 75' (Report) Pereyra   35'

Second leg

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Cruz Azul  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Puerto Rico Islanders
Zeballos   44'
Orozco   84'
Villaluz   99'
(Report) Gbandi   92'
Penalties
Zeballos  
Andrade  
Torrado  
Lugo  
Orozco  
4–2   Arrieta
  Delgado
  Jagdeosingh
  Krause
Attendance: 6,928
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

3–3 on aggregate. Cruz Azul won 4–2 on penalties.


Atlante  3–1  Santos Laguna
Rey   41'
Maldonado   73'
Márquez   90+4' (pen.)
(Report) Vuoso   67'

Atlante won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

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The two-legged final was played on 22 April and 12 May 2009. The second leg was originally scheduled for 29 April, but was postponed until 12 May by CONCACAF due to concerns over an outbreak of swine flu in Mexico.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruz Azul   0–2   Atlante 0–2 0–0

First leg

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Cruz Azul  0–2  Atlante
Navarro   17'
Bermúdez   25'

Second leg

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Atlante won 2–0 on aggregate.

CONCACAF Champions League
2009 Champion
 
Atlante
Second Title