The Final of the Concacaf Champions Leaguecommonly known as concachampions, is already defined after the conclusion of the semifinal matches. From this round it was known that there would be a new battle between the mx league and the MLSbeing important to know where the second duel for the championship will be played.
Los Angeles FC and Lion they will meet in the Final of the club tournament, after overcoming their series against Philadelphia Union and Tigres, respectively. The fans had to wait for the conclusion of the duel between the Mexican teams to find out which stadium will be in charge of hosting the second leg.
The champion of the 2022-23 season will be defined in two matches, the first having the Wednesday May 31while the final duel will be played on sunday june 4. The selection of the venue for the return match was made using a points system, which is counted from the final phase of the tournament.
Said system is similar to that of a regular tournament, where victory grants three units, tie one and defeat does not allow adding. According to the results of Los Angeles FC and León, the best positioned is the club of the Major League Soccerwho with their triumph against Philadelphia in the return semifinal they achieved a total sum of 13 points.
For their part, the Esmeraldas only had 9 units, so with their victory against tigers could only reach 12 points. Being in this way that the BMO Stadium will be the property that receives the second leg of the Concachampions Final, while the first leg will be played in the Nou Camphouse of Leon.
It will be the eighth time that teams from the Liga MX and MLS meet in the game for the title in the Concacaf Champions League, with a record in favor of the Mexican clubs of 5-2. The first confrontation in this instance was between Blue Crossly los angeles galaxywhich the cementers won 5-3 in a single duel.
The most recent was in 2022, where the trophy was disputed Seattle Sounders and cougars, with a global victory of 5 to 2 in favor of the American club. The result ended with a hegemony of 17 years by the Liga Mx, who since 2005 had managed to crown one of their teams.
Los Angeles FC will play its second final in the Concachampions, recalling that in 2020 they lost the first against Tigres by a score of 2-1. León, for its part, will play its first series for the championship in the current format, because it was runner-up in 1993, although at that time the champion was defined differently and was surpassed in points by Saprissa.
Regardless of the result, the Concachampions will have a new champion, since LAFC or León would be crowned for the first time in the Concacaf tournament. In addition, the winner receives his ticket to the Club World Cup 2023 where the champions of other zones are also classified.
Among the teams that manage to qualify is the winner of the Champions League 2022-23the Copa Conmebol Libertadores, the AFC Champions League, the OFC Champions League and a team from the local league where the tournament will be played, this time in Saudi Arabia.
The Club World Cup will be played between December 12 and 23, 2023, possibly the last time it will be played with the current format.
