1. QUARTERFINALS, FIRST LEG SC Herediano (CRC) v CD Universitario (PAN)
MATCH OFFICIALS
R: Erick Miranda (MEX)
AR1: Pablo Hernandez (MEX)
AR2: Alejandro Ayala (MEX)
4th: Oscar Macias (MEX)
Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, CRC
Thursday, September 20, 2018 – 10:00 p.m. ET
SC Herediano (CRC)
Deportivo Arabe Unido (PAN)
Qualification: Costa Rica best record
Previous SCL Appearances: (1) 2018
All-Time SCL Record: GP- 4 W- 3 D-0 L- 1 GF- 7 GA- 3
Best SCCL Finish: First time
Concacaf Club Titles: 0
Domestic League Titles: 26 ( last, Verano 2018 )
Qualification: Runner- Up Apertura 2017
Previous SCL Appearances: (1) 2017 (under the name Chorrillo FC)
All-Time SCL RecordGP- 10 W- 6 D-1 L- 3 GF- 15 GA- 5
Best SCCL Finish: Quarter finals (1) 2017
Concacaf Club Titles: 0
Domestic League Titles: 3 (last: 2017 Apertura)
FACTS
FACTS
Arabe Unido Results at SCL 2018
Round of 16 vs. Arnett Gardens (JAM) (4-2) on aggregate
Arabe Unido (3) Chin Hormechea (2) 58 and 81, Josue Murillo Arnett Gardens (0)
Arnett Gardens (2) Marvin Morgan 5', Lamard Neil 64' Arabe Unido (1) Leslie Heraldez 28'
 QF vs CD FAS (SLV) 4-1 on aggregate
CD FAS (0) Arabe Unido (1) Faber Andrés Gil 88'
Arabe Unido (3) Blas Pérez (2) 51' and 62', Faber Gil 76', CD FAS (1) Jorge Morán 45'
 • In 2017 SCL semifinal, Árabe Unido was eliminated by Santos de Guapiles (CRC), after drawing 0-0 in the first leg (at home) and losing 1-0 in the second leg (away).
• Árabe Unido has played against Costa Rican rivals four times in Concacaf play. In the quarterfinals of the 2013/14 SCCL, they drew 0-0 and lost 0-2 against LD Alajuelense and Santos de Guapiles in SCL semifinals 2017 (0-0 and 0-1).
• Árabe Unido has played five visiting matches in the SCL, W-3 D-0 L-2. Has managed to score in 80% of the matches.
• Whenever Árabe Unido has won away in SCL, it scored a goal in the second half (vs. Central and Águila in 2017 and vs. CD FAS in 2018).
• Árabe Unido is the team that has scored the most goals in the second half of SCL 2018 (7)
• Jorge Morán of CD FAS scored the only goal via free kick in SCL 2018, in the second leg of the quarterfinals vs Arabe Unido.
• Árabe Unido is second behind CD Universitario for most number of balls recovered in SCL 2018 (56).
• Chin Hormechea (Árabe Unido) has played four matches at SCL. He is one of the players, along with teammates Miguel Lloyd, Roberto Chen and José Garibaldi, who has played the most minutes (338). Hormechea is also third player in most recovered balls (11)
• Faber Gil Mosquera (Árabe Unido) has scored two goals and had two assists. He is one of the leaders in most fouls received (12).
• Blas Pérez (Árabe Unido), 37 years and six months old, scored two goals against CD FAS in the second leg of the quarterfinals.
SC Herediano Results at SCL  
Round of 16 vs. Santa Tecla (SLV) (2-2) advanced on away goals.
Herediano (1) Junior Diaz 20' Santa Tecla (0)
Santa Tecla (2) Wilma Torres 16', Ricardinho 33, CS Herediano (1) Yendrick Ruiz 41'
QF vs. CD Universitario (PAN) 5-1 on aggregate
22-18 Herediano (3) Jimmy Marin 20', Yendrick Ruiz 78' and 85 CD Universitario (0)
CD Universitario (1) own-goal Keyner Brown 57', CS Herediano (2) Keyner Brown 62', José Guillermo Ortiz 74'
Four matches have been played in the Eladio Rosabal Cordero Stadium; in the 2018 Concacaf League, teams from Costa Rica and Panama have each won two games.
• Herediano and Árabe Unido have the same number of points (9) in the SCL 2018 (three wins).
• Herediano Record in the 2018 SCL GP- 4 W- 3 D-0 L- 1 GF- 7 GA- 3
• Herediano is unbeaten against Panamanian teams in Concacaf tournaments: W-5 D-1. It faced Tauro FC in SCCL, Plaza Amador in SCCL and Universitario in SCL 2018.
• CS Herediano has not lost in four home matches in Concacaf tournaments. W-3 D-1. The last time it lost was in the SCCL 2016 against Tigres U.N.A.L of Liga MX 3-1. In the SCCL 2016 only lost one of the eleven games W-8 D-2 L-1
• CS Herediano has scored at least one goal in each SCL game. It has a streak of 11 straight games with a goal in home Concacaf matches. The last time it did not score at home was in 2013 SCCL vs. LA Galaxy.
• After losing 1-6 against Alajuelense, Colombian coach Jaime De La Pava got fired. CS Herediano named former Costa Rican international Paulo César Wanchope as new head coach on Friday, September 14, 2018.
• CS Herediano is the team with the best pass completion percentage in SCL (22.58%).
• Yendrick Ruiz (Herediano) is one of the top scorers in SCL 2018 (3 goals) in four games played.
• Edgar Lugo (Herediano) is the player with the most assists in SCL 2018 (3). The three assists have been after entering as a substitute. He has played four matches in SCL.
• Randall Azofeifa, Pablo Salazar, Leonel Moreira, Jose Ortiz and Keyner Brown (Herediano) have played four matches at SCL.
Arabe Unido
HEAD-TO-HEAD
HEAD TO HEAD: Previous SCL meetings: First time
First-ever SCCL Meeting