2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2014–15 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons starting from 2015) was the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 50th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
2014–15 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | August 5, 2014 – April 29, 2015 |
Teams | 24 (from 12 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | América (6th title) |
Runners-up | Montreal Impact |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 62 |
Goals scored | 216 (3.48 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Darío Benedetto Oribe Peralta (7 goals each) |
Best player(s) | Darío Benedetto |
Best young player | Martín Zúñiga |
Best goalkeeper | Evan Bush |
Fair play award | Pachuca |
In the final, Mexican team América defeated Canadian team Montreal Impact 5–3 on aggregate to win their sixth CONCACAF club title (and their first during the CONCACAF Champions League era), tying the record of the most CONCACAF club title with Cruz Azul (who were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage). The final marked the first time a Canadian-based team took part. As the winners of the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, América earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.