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2018 CONCACAF Super Cup
Date14 August 2018
VenueSDCCU Stadium, San Diego
Man of the MatchBradley Wright-Phillips
Attendance10,873
2017
2019

The 2018 CONCACAF Super Cup will be the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Super Cup, an annual football match organised by CONCACAF and contested by the reigning champions of the two main North American club competitions, the CONCACAF Champions League and the CONCACAF SuperLiga. The match will feature the New York Red Bulls who won the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League and Santos de Guápiles, who won the 2017–18 CONCACAF SuperLiga. It will be played at the SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, California, United States, on 9 August 2018, and will be the first CONCACAF Super Cup in California.

This is the first Super Cup not to feature a team from Mexico.

Venue[edit]

SDCCU Stadium was announced as the final venue on 30 June 2017, following the decision of the CONCACAF Executive Committee meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Teams[edit]

Team Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
United States New York Red Bulls Winners of the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League
Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles Winners of the 2017–18 CONCACAF SuperLiga

Match[edit]

The Champions League winners will be designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.

New York Red Bulls United States2–0Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
Attendance: 10,873

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