 Atlante won the series 2–0, thus being crowned as CONCACAF Club Champion and earning the right to play at the FIFA Club World Cup to be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE.Along with the FIFA Club World Championship, Atlante was invited to replace Celtic at the Peace Cup to be held in Andalucia, Spain, where it faced Málaga and Aston Villa.In words of former coach Jose Cruz, "we have done well within this last 2 years and our work has been heard beyond our borders; thus, it is a fair reward".