The 2022 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2022 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 14th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 57th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Monterrey are the defending champions, but they did not qualify.
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).
Location of teams of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League North American Zone Central American Zone Caribbean Zone
The draw for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League was held on 15 December 2021, 18:00 EST (UTC−5), in Miami, United States.[4]
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) contains the bracket positions numbered 1 through 8 corresponding to each tie. The teams from Pot 1 are 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 cannot be drawn against each other in the round of 16 except for "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association.
The seeding of teams were based on the CONCACAF Club Index.[5] The CONCACAF Club Index, instead of ranking each team, is based on the on-field performance of the teams that have 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 uses the following formula:
For teams from North America, nine teams qualify 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 qualify through the CONCACAF League, they are ranked within their association, resulting in an assigned slot (i.e., CAN2) for them.
For teams from Central America, they qualify through the CONCACAF League, and are 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 are assigned the Caribbean champion slot (i.e., CCC1). If teams from the Caribbean qualify through the CONCACAF League, they are ranked per association by their CONCACAF League ranking, resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., JAM1, SUR1) for each team.
The 16 teams are distributed in the pots as follows:[7]
Each tie is played in a single-elimination tournament, including the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing on a home-and-away basis.
In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, the away goals rule is applied if the aggregate score is tied after the second leg. If still tied, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.7).[8]
In the final, extra time is played if the match is tied after regulation time. If the score is still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.8).[8]
Schedule[]
All matches are played on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
^NYCFC's home stadium, Yankee Stadium, as well as its second-choice venue, Citi Field, are unavailable because they are not CONCACAF-approved venues, and the club's third-choice venue, Red Bull Arena, was also unavailable due to stadium and pitch renovations, requiring the team to play elsewhere. NYCFC has chosen Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California due to the stadium being close to LA Galaxy's stadium, where the team will play a 2022 MLS Regular season away match four days later.[11]
^Due to a suspension of CONCACAF competition matches in Haiti which has been in force since December 2021 due to safety and security concerns, the match cannot be held in Haiti (including at Cavaly AS's home stadium). Instead, the first leg will be played at New England Revolution's home stadium, Gillette Stadium.[12][13]
Mexico (4 berths)
United States (4 berths)
Canada (1 berth)
Haiti (CFU berth)
Guatemala
Honduras
Costa Rica
North American Zone 
Central American Zone 
Caribbean Zone