2020 CONCACAF Champions League

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2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League
Orlando City Stadium (04-21-18) 1.jpg
Exploria Stadium in Orlando hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates18 February – 22 December 2020
Teams16 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico UANL (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States Los Angeles FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored77 (2.96 per match)
Top scorer(s)France André-Pierre Gignac
(6 goals)
Best player(s)France André-Pierre Gignac
Best young playerEcuador Diego Palacios
Best goalkeeperArgentina Nahuel Guzmán
Fair play awardMexico UANL
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2021 →

The 2020 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 55th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1]

Starting from this season, only 10 of the 16 teams directly qualified for the tournament, with the other six berths allocated through the CONCACAF League, where previously only the winners would have qualified.[2]

UANL defeated Los Angeles FC in the final to win their first CONCACAF club title. As the winners of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, they qualified for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. Monterrey were the title holders, but did not qualify for this tournament and were unable to defend their title.

On 12 March 2020, CONCACAF suspended the tournament with immediate effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On 13 March, CONCACAF suspended all competitions scheduled over the next 30 days.[4]

On 2 November 2020, it was announced that the tournament would resume at a centralized location in the United States from 15 to 22 December 2020, with the sole quarter-final to have not completed a first leg, semi-finals, and final played as single-leg matches.[5] On 10 November, Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida was designated as the host for the remainder of the tournament, which consisted of seven matches, including the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final.[6]

Qualification[]

A total of 16 teams participated in the CONCACAF Champions League:

  • Ten teams which directly qualified for the tournament:
    • North American Zone: 9 teams (from three associations)
    • Caribbean Zone: 1 team (from one association)
  • Six teams qualified through the CONCACAF League (from between two and six associations)

Therefore, teams from between 6 and 10 out of the 41 CONCACAF member associations could participate in the CONCACAF Champions League.

North America[]

The nine direct berths for the North American Football Union (NAFU), which consisted of three member associations, were allocated as follows: four berths each for Mexico and the United States, and one berth for Canada.

For Mexico, the champions and runners-up of the Liga MX Apertura and Clausura Liguilla (playoff) tournaments qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. If there was any team which were finalists of both tournaments, the vacated berth was reallocated using a formula, based on regular season records, that ensured that two teams qualified via each tournament.

For the United States, four teams qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League, three through the Major League Soccer (MLS) season and one through its domestic cup competition:

  • The champions of the 2019 MLS Cup, the championship match of the MLS Cup Playoffs
  • The champions of the Supporters' Shield, awarded to the team with the best MLS regular season record
  • The MLS regular season champions of either the Eastern Conference or Western Conference which were not the Supporters' Shield champions
  • The champions of the 2019 U.S. Open Cup

If there was any team which qualified through multiple berths, or if there was any Canada-based MLS team which were champions of the MLS Cup, the Supporters' Shield, or conference regular season, the vacated berth was reallocated to the U.S.-based team with the best MLS regular season record not yet qualified.

For Canada, the champions of the 2019 Canadian Championship, its domestic cup competition which awards the Voyageurs Cup, qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. While some Canada-based teams competed in MLS, they could not qualify through either the MLS regular season or playoffs. Moreover, a team from the Canadian Premier League qualified for the CONCACAF League, meaning a second team from Canada (and a tenth team from North America) could potentially qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Central America[]

Teams from the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), which consisted of seven member associations, had to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through the CONCACAF League. A total of eighteen teams from Central America qualified for the CONCACAF League through their domestic leagues. As all but four teams in the CONCACAF League were from Central America, between two and six teams from Central America could qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Caribbean[]

Teams from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), which consisted of 31 member associations, qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League either as champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, the first-tier subcontinental Caribbean club tournament, or through the CONCACAF League. Since 2018, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship was open to teams from professional leagues, where they could qualify as champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season.[7]

Another three teams from the Caribbean qualified for the CONCACAF League, which were the runners-up and third-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, and the winners of a playoff between the fourth-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, the second-tier subcontinental Caribbean club tournament which was open to teams from non-professional leagues, where they could qualify as champions of their respective association's league in the previous season. Therefore, between one and four teams from the Caribbean could qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.

CONCACAF League[]

Further information: 2019 CONCACAF League § Qualification

Besides the ten direct entrants of the CONCACAF Champions League, another 22 teams (1 from North America, 18 from Central America, and 3 from the Caribbean) qualified for the CONCACAF League, a tournament held from July to November prior to the CONCACAF Champions League.[8] The top six teams of the CONCACAF League, i.e., champions, runners-up, both losing semi-finalists, and best two losing quarter-finalists, qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Teams[]

The following 16 teams (from eight associations) qualified for the tournament.

  • North American Zone: 9 teams (from three associations)
  • Central American Zone: 6 teams (from four associations), all of them qualified through the 2019 CONCACAF League
  • Caribbean Zone: 1 team (from one association)

In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from 2008–09 (not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from 1962 to 2008).

Direct entrants (10 teams)
Association Team Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
 Mexico (4 berths) América 2018 Apertura champions 5th (2018) Champions (2015–16)
UANL 2019 Clausura champions 6th (2019) Runners-up (2019)
Cruz Azul 2018 Apertura runners-up 6th (2014–15) Champions (2013–14)
León 2019 Clausura runners-up 2nd (2014–15) Group stage (2014–15)
 United States (4 berths) Seattle Sounders FC 2019 MLS Cup champions 6th (2018) Semi-finals (2012–13)
Los Angeles FC 2019 MLS Supporters' Shield champions 1st Debut
New York City FC 2019 MLS Eastern Conference regular season champions 1st Debut
Atlanta United FC 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions 2nd (2019) Quarter-finals (2019)
 Canada (1 berth) Montreal Impact 2019 Canadian Championship champions 4th[Note MTL] (2014–15) Runners-up (2014–15)
 Jamaica (CFU berth) Portmore United 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship champions 1st Debut
Qualified teams from CONCACAF League (6 teams)
Association Team Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
 Costa Rica Saprissa 2019 CONCACAF League champions (1st overall) 9th (2019) Semi-finals (2010–11)
San Carlos 2019 CONCACAF League best ranked losing quarter-finalists (5th overall) 1st Debut
 El Salvador Alianza 2019 CONCACAF League worse ranked losing semi-finalists (4th overall) 4th (2019) Round of 16 (2019)
 Guatemala Comunicaciones 2019 CONCACAF League 2nd best ranked losing quarter-finalists (6th overall) 6th (2015–16) Quarter-finals (2009–10)
 Honduras Motagua 2019 CONCACAF League runners-up (2nd overall) 5th (2018) Round of 16 (2018)
Olimpia 2019 CONCACAF League better ranked losing semi-finalists (3rd overall) 11th (2018) Quarter-finals (2014–15)
Notes
  1. ^
    Montreal Impact: Montreal Impact's first appearance in 2008–09 was made by an earlier incarnation of the franchise with the same name, which played in the USL First Division. The current MLS club began play in 2012, and had made three appearances since then.

Draw[]

2020 CONCACAF Champions League is located in CONCACAF
América
UANL
UANL
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul
León
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC
Los Angeles FC
New York City FC
New York City FC
Atlanta United FC
Atlanta United FC
Montreal Impact
Saprissa
Saprissa
San Carlos
San Carlos
Alianza
Comunicaciones
Motagua
Motagua
Olimpia
Olimpia
Portmore United
Portmore United
Location of teams of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
Red pog.svg North American Zone Green pog.svg Central American Zone Blue pog.svg Caribbean Zone

The draw for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League was held on 9 December 2019, 21:00 EST (local time 20:00 CST), at the University of the Cloister of Sor Juana in Mexico City.[9][10]

The draw determined each tie in the round of 16 (numbered 1 through 8) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing eight teams. The "Bracket Position Pots" (Pot A and Pot B) contained the bracket positions numbered 1 through 8 corresponding to each tie. The teams from Pot 1 were assigned a bracket position from Pot A and the teams from Pot 2 were assigned a bracket position from Pot B. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16 except for "wildcard" teams which replaced a team from another association.[11]

The seeding of teams was based on the CONCACAF Club Index.[12] The CONCACAF Club Index, instead of ranking each team, was based on the on-field performance of the teams that had occupied the respective qualifying slots in the previous five editions of the CONCACAF Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF used the following formula:

Points per Participation Win Draw Stage advanced Champions
4 3 1 1 2

The slots were assigned by the following rules:[13]

  • For teams from North America, nine teams qualified based on criteria set by their association (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., MEX1, MEX2) for each team. If a team from Canada qualified through the CONCACAF League, they were ranked within their association, resulting in an assigned slot (i.e., CAN2) for them.
  • For teams from Central America, they qualified through the CONCACAF League, and were ranked per association by their CONCACAF League ranking, resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., CRC1, CRC2) for each team.
  • For teams from the Caribbean, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship champions were assigned the Caribbean champion slot (i.e., CCC1). If teams from the Caribbean qualified through the CONCACAF League, they were ranked per association by their CONCACAF League ranking, resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., JAM1, SUR1) for each team.

The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:[14][15]

Pot Rank Slot 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2018 2019 Total Team
Pot 1 1 MEX3 32 23 15 17 26 113 Mexico Cruz Azul
2 MEX2 16 20 30 25 21 112 Mexico UANL
3 MEX1 11 33 27 12 20 103 Mexico América
4 CAN1 23 8 22 21 5 79 Canada Montreal Impact
5 USA3 13 16 20 17 11 77 United States New York City FC
6 USA4 20 16 8 5 11 60 United States Atlanta United FC
7 USA2 9 13 14 7 15 58 United States Los Angeles FC
8 USA1 11 14 11 11 11 58 United States Seattle Sounders FC
Pot 2 9 CRC2 18 9 14 5 7 53 Costa Rica San Carlos
10 MEX4 9 18 10 9 4 50 Mexico León
11 HON1 15 10 11 5 4 45 Honduras Motagua
12 CRC1 12 10 8 5 7 42 Costa Rica Saprissa
13 HON2 8 11 11 5 0 35 Honduras Olimpia
14 SLV1 4 7 9 7 5 32 El Salvador Alianza
15 GUA1 11 8 9 0 4 32 Guatemala Comunicaciones
16 CCC1 4 8 5 4 4 25 Jamaica Portmore United

Format[]

In the CONCACAF Champions League, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was initially played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

  • In the round of 16, the away goals rule was applied if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If still tied, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.7).[1]
  • In the three two-leg quarter-final series, the away goals rule was applied if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, as the second legs were considered as "home" matches of the original host teams. If still tied, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[16]
  • In the one single-leg quarter-final series, and the two single-leg semi-finals, if the score was tied after the end of match, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[16]
  • In the single-leg final, extra time was played if the score was tied after the end of match. If the score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[16]

Schedule[]

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Round First leg Second leg
Round of 16 18–20 February 25–27 February
Quarter-finals 10–11 March 15–16 December (originally 17–18 March)
16 December (single-leg match, first leg originally 12 March, second leg originally 18 March)
Semi-finals 19 December (first leg originally 7–9 April, second leg originally 14–16 April)
Final 22 December (first leg originally 28–30 April, second leg originally 5–7 May)

Times are Eastern Time, as listed by CONCACAF (local times are in parentheses):[17]

  • Times on 10 and 11 March 2020 (originally scheduled quarter-finals first leg matches) are Eastern Daylight Time, i.e., UTC−4.
  • Times otherwise are Eastern Standard Time, i.e., UTC−5.

Bracket[]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Costa Rica San Carlos303
 
 
 
United States New York City FC516
 
United States New York City FC000
 
 
 
Mexico UANL145
 
El Salvador Alianza224
 
 
 
Mexico UANL145
 
Mexico UANL3
 
 
 
Honduras Olimpia0
 
Costa Rica Saprissa202
 
 
 
Canada Montreal Impact (a)202
 
Canada Montreal Impact112
 
 
 
Honduras Olimpia (a)202
 
Honduras Olimpia (p)224 (4)
 
 
 
United States Seattle Sounders FC224 (2)
 
Mexico UANL2
 
 
 
United States Los Angeles FC1
 
Mexico León202
 
 
 
United States Los Angeles FC033
 
United States Los Angeles FC2
 
 
 
Mexico Cruz Azul1
 
Jamaica Portmore United101
 
 
 
Mexico Cruz Azul246
 
United States Los Angeles FC3
 
 
 
Mexico América1
 
Guatemala Comunicaciones112 (3)
 
 
 
Mexico América (p)112 (5)
 
Mexico América303
 
 
 
United States Atlanta United FC011
 
Honduras Motagua101
 
 
United States Atlanta United FC134
 

Round of 16[]

In the round of 16, the matchups were decided by draw: R16-1 through R16-8. The teams from Pot 1 in the draw hosted the second leg.

Summary[]

The first legs were played from 18–20 February, and the second legs were played from 25–27 February 2020.[18]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Motagua Honduras 1–4 United States Atlanta United FC 1–1 0–3
Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–2 (3–5 p) Mexico América 1–1 1–1
Portmore United Jamaica 1–6 Mexico Cruz Azul 1–2 0–4
León Mexico 2–3 United States Los Angeles FC 2–0 0–3
Alianza El Salvador 4–5 Mexico UANL 2–1 2–4
San Carlos Costa Rica 3–6 United States New York City FC 3–5 0–1
Olimpia Honduras 4–4 (4–2 p) United States Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 2–2
Saprissa Costa Rica 2–2 (a) Canada Montreal Impact 2–2 0–0

Matches[]

Motagua Honduras1–1United States Atlanta United FC
  • Moreira Goal 33'
 Report
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Atlanta United FC United States3–0Honduras Motagua
 Report
Attendance: 8,474
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Atlanta United FC won 4–1 on aggregate.

Comunicaciones Guatemala1–1Mexico América
 Report
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
América Mexico1–1Guatemala Comunicaciones
  • Aguilera Goal 80' (pen.)
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate. América won 5–3 on penalties.

Portmore United Jamaica1–2Mexico Cruz Azul
 Report
Independence Park, Kingston
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Cruz Azul Mexico4–0Jamaica Portmore United
 Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Cruz Azul won 6–1 on aggregate.

León Mexico2–0United States Los Angeles FC
 Report
Attendance: 32,000[19]
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Los Angeles FC United States3–0Mexico León
 Report
Attendance: 22,300[19]

Los Angeles FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Alianza El Salvador2–1Mexico UANL
 Report
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
UANL Mexico4–2El Salvador Alianza
 Report
Attendance: 38,894[19]
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

UANL won 5–4 on aggregate.

San Carlos Costa Rica3–5United States New York City FC
 Report
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
New York City FC United States1–0Costa Rica San Carlos
 Report
Red Bull Arena, Harrison[note 1]
Attendance: 4,396
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

New York City FC won 6–3 on aggregate.

Olimpia Honduras2–2United States Seattle Sounders FC
 Report
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Seattle Sounders FC United States2–2Honduras Olimpia
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
CenturyLink Field, Seattle
Attendance: 34,016[19]
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Tied 4–4 on aggregate. Olimpia won 4–2 on penalties.

Saprissa Costa Rica2–2Canada Montreal Impact
 Report
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Montreal Impact Canada0–0Costa Rica Saprissa
Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 21,505[19]
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate. Montreal Impact won on away goals.

Quarter-finals[]

In the quarter-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

  • QF1: Winner R16-1 vs. Winner R16-2
  • QF2: Winner R16-3 vs. Winner R16-4
  • QF3: Winner R16-5 vs. Winner R16-6
  • QF4: Winner R16-7 vs. Winner R16-8

The winners of round of 16 matchups 1, 3, 5 and 7 were originally planned to host the second leg.

Summary[]

The first legs were played from 10–11 March, with the final match originally scheduled to be played on 12 March, and the second legs were originally scheduled to be played from 17–18 March 2020.[21] Following resumption of the tournament, the second legs were played at Exploria Stadium in Orlando from 15–16 December 2020.[5][22] The two-leg match between Los Angeles FC and Cruz Azul was changed to a single-leg match as a result.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América Mexico 3–1 United States Atlanta United FC 3–0 0–1
Los Angeles FC United States 2–1 Mexico Cruz Azul
New York City FC United States 0–5 Mexico UANL 0–1 0–4
Montreal Impact Canada 2–2 (a) Honduras Olimpia 1–2 1–0

Matches[]

América Mexico3–0United States Atlanta United FC
 Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 20,731
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Atlanta United FC United States1–0Mexico América
 Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando[note 2]
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

América won 3–1 on aggregate.

Los Angeles FC United States2–1Mexico Cruz Azul
  • Vela Goal 38' (pen.)
  • Opoku Goal 71'
 Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando[note 4]
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
New York City FC United States0–1Mexico UANL
Report
  • Vargas Goal 90+3'
Red Bull Arena, Harrison[note 1]
Attendance: 10,212
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
UANL Mexico4–0United States New York City FC
 Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando[note 5]
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

UANL won 5–0 on aggregate.

Montreal Impact Canada1–2Honduras Olimpia
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 22,704
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Olimpia Honduras0–1Canada Montreal Impact
Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando[note 6]
Attendance: 0[note 3]

Tied 2–2 on aggregate. Olimpia won on away goals.

Semi-finals[]

In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

  • SF1: Winners QF1 vs. Winners QF2
  • SF2: Winners QF3 vs. Winners QF4

Summary[]

The first legs were originally scheduled to be played from 7–9 April, and the second legs were originally scheduled to be played from 14–16 April 2020. Following resumption of the tournament, the semi-finals were played at Exploria Stadium in Orlando on 19 December 2020 as single-leg matches.[23][22]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
UANL Mexico 3–0 Honduras Olimpia
Los Angeles FC United States 3–1 Mexico América

Matches[]

UANL Mexico3–0Honduras Olimpia
 Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Los Angeles FC United States3–1Mexico América
 Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Final[]

Main article: 2020 CONCACAF Champions League Final

The first leg was originally scheduled to be played between 28 and 30 April, and the second leg was originally scheduled to be played between 5 and 7 May 2020. Following resumption of the tournament, the final was played at Exploria Stadium in Orlando on 22 December 2020 as a single-leg match.[23][22]

UANL Mexico2–1United States Los Angeles FC
 Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 0[note 7]

Top goalscorers[]

  Team eliminated for/did not play in this round.
Rank Player Club By round Total
goals
1R1 1R2 QF1 QF2 SF  F 
1 France André-Pierre Gignac Mexico UANL 2 1 2 1 6
2 Mexico Carlos Vela United States Los Angeles FC 2 1 2 5
3 Brazil Héber United States New York City FC 3 3
4 Colombia Justin Arboleda Honduras Olimpia 2 2
Peru Alexander Callens United States New York City FC 1 1
Argentina Gonzalo Martínez United States Atlanta United FC 2
Venezuela Josef Martínez United States Atlanta United FC 1 1
Argentina Lucas Passerini Mexico Cruz Azul 1 1
Brazil João Paulo United States Seattle Sounders FC 1 1
El Salvador Juan Carlos Portillo El Salvador Alianza 2
Uruguay Diego Rossi United States Los Angeles FC 1 1

Source: CONCACAF[24]

Awards[]

Award Player Club
Golden Ball[25] France André-Pierre Gignac Mexico UANL
Golden Boot[26] France André-Pierre Gignac Mexico UANL
Golden Glove[27] Argentina Nahuel Guzmán Mexico UANL
Best Young Player[28] Ecuador Diego Palacios United States Los Angeles FC
Fair Play Award[29] — Mexico UANL
Team of the Tournament[30]
Position Player Club
GK Argentina Nahuel Guzmán Mexico UANL
DF Ecuador Diego Palacios United States Los Angeles FC
Colombia Jesús Murillo United States Los Angeles FC
Mexico Hugo Ayala Mexico UANL
Mexico Luis Rodríguez Mexico UANL
MF Honduras Edwin Rodríguez Honduras Olimpia
Argentina Guido Pizarro Mexico UANL
Colombia Luis Quiñones Mexico UANL
FW Uruguay Diego Rossi United States Los Angeles FC
France André-Pierre Gignac Mexico UANL
Mexico Carlos Vela United States Los Angeles FC

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b New York City FC played their round of 16 and quarter-final home matches at Red Bull Arena, Harrison instead of their regular home stadium Yankee Stadium and backup stadium Citi Field, both in New York City, since both stadiums were undergoing unavoidable winterization procedures.[20]
  2. ^ The home match of Atlanta United FC in the quarter-finals was originally scheduled to take place at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Kennesaw on 18 March 2020 (20:15 UTC−4).
  3. ^ a b c d e f The remainder of the competition, held in December 2020, was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.[23]
  4. ^ The quarter-final series between Los Angeles FC and Cruz Azul was originally scheduled as two-leg matches, with the home match of Los Angeles FC to take place at Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles on 12 March 2020 (19:30 UTC−7), and the home match of Cruz Azul to take place at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City on 18 March 2020 (20:30 UTC−6).
  5. ^ The home match of UANL in the quarter-finals was originally scheduled to take place at Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza on 17 March 2020 (20:00 UTC−6).
  6. ^ The home match of Olimpia in the quarter-finals was originally scheduled to take place at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula on 17 March 2020 (18:00 UTC−6).
  7. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.[23]

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