Pachuca, Mexico's oldest club, won the FC Champions Cup for the first time when it beat Mexican rival Morelia, 1-0, in the final played Wednesday night in Mexico City.
Argentine Walter Silvani scored in the 47th minute and Pachuca held on to win despite finishing with 10 players.
The match drew 25,000 fans, mostly Pachuca supporters, at the Stadio Azul in Mexico City.
Pachuca's title marks the 20th time a Mexican team has been crowned CONCACAF club champion.
FC CHAMPIONS CUP SUMMARY:
Final
Sept. 18 in Mexico City
Pachuca (Mex.) 1 Morelia (Mex.) 0. Goal: Silvani 47.
Pachuca — Calero, Rodriguez, De Anda, Pinto, Sanchez Yacuta, Sosa, Lopez Meneses, Chitiva (Velazquez, 88), Victorino, Silvani (Arango, 76), Santana.
Morelia — De Jesus Fuentes, Saavedra (Gomez, 58), Franco, H.Morales, Trujillo, Almiron, Ruiz, Noriega (Bujan, 71), C.Morales, Bautista (Iniguez, 53), Fernandes.
Red cards: Pachuca — Lopez Meneses 90; Morelia — Almiron 90.
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mex.).
Att.: 25,000.