CONCACAF League

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Not to be confused with CONCACAF Champions League or CONCACAF Nations League.

CONCACAF League
CONCACAF league logo (2017).png
Founded2017; 5 years ago (2017)
RegionNorth America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
Number of teams22
Qualifier forCONCACAF Champions League
Related competitionsCaribbean Club Championship
Caribbean Club Shield
Current championsGuatemala Comunicaciones
(1st title)
Most successful club(s)Costa Rica Alajuelense
Guatemala Comunicaciones
Costa Rica Herediano
Honduras Olimpia
Costa Rica Saprissa
(1 title each)
WebsiteOfficial website
2022 CONCACAF League

The CONCACAF League is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF. It was announced on 8 May 2017 as the second-tier competition of CONCACAF.[1]

The competition uses a knockout cup format with each round having two legs. The top six teams in the competition proceed to the CONCACAF Champions League. Since 2019 the tournament has featured 22 teams, an increase from 16 in the 2017 and 2018 editions.[2]

The competition will end after the 2022 edition due to the expansion of the CONCACAF Champions League starting with the 2024 CONCACAF Champions League.[3] Two regional cup competitions for teams from Central America and the Caribbean will be created as qualifying competitions of the CONCACAF Champions League.[4]

Qualification[]

Since the 2019 edition, a total of 22 teams participate in the CONCACAF League: 18 from Central America (from 7 associations), 3 from the Caribbean (from 2 or 3 associations), and 1 from North America (from 1 association).[5]

18 from the Central American Zone:

3 clubs from Costa Rica Costa Rica
3 clubs from El Salvador El Salvador
3 clubs from Guatemala Guatemala
3 clubs from Honduras Honduras
3 clubs from Panama Panama
2 clubs from Nicaragua Nicaragua
1 club from Belize Belize

3 from the Caribbean Zone:

2 clubs from the Caribbean Club Championship (runner-up, third place)
Caribbean Club Championship fourth place vs. Caribbean Club Shield winner playoff

1 from the North American Zone:

1 club from Canada Canada

Winners[]

Deportivo Saprissa celebrating winning the 2019 CONCACAF League
Year Winners Agg. Runners-up
2017 Olimpia Honduras 1–1
(4–1 pen.)		 Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
2018 Herediano Costa Rica 3–2 Honduras Motagua
2019 Saprissa Costa Rica 1–0 Honduras Motagua
2020 Alajuelense Costa Rica 3–2 Costa Rica Saprissa
2021 Comunicaciones Guatemala 6–3 Honduras Motagua
Performances in finals by nations
Nation Titles Runners-up Total
Costa Rica Costa Rica 3 2 5
Honduras Honduras 1 3 4
Guatemala Guatemala 1 0 1

Statistics[]

Main article: CONCACAF League records and statistics

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Details revealed for newly launched Scotiabank CONCACAF League". CONCACAF. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ^ "CONCACAF announces Scotiabank CONCACAF League expansion". Concacaf League. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. ^ Straus, Brian (4 February 2021). "Concacaf Reveals New CCL Format, Starting in 2023". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Concacaf announces expanded Champions League starting in 2024". MLSSoccer.com. 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021.
  5. ^ "FAQ: CONCACAF Club Competitions". www.concacafleague.com. CONCACAF. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

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