Originally scheduled to start in July 2020, due to Covid-19 pandemic, CONCACAF
annouced on Aug. 7 a new format with the Preliminary Round and the Round of 16
to play a knockout single match.
Winners of the 2020 CONCACAF League and the next best five teams qualified for
the CONCACAF Champions League 2021.
North America qualification:
Canada: Forge FC (Canadian Premier League 2019 champions).
Central America qualification:
Belize: Preliminary Round:
Verdes FC (2019/20 champions).
Costa Rica: Round of 16:
Herediano (Apertura 2019 champions)
Deportivo Saprissa (Clausura 2020 champions)
Preliminary Round:
LD Alajuelense (best aggregate record in 2019/20 season)
El Salvador: Round of 16:
Alianza (Apertura 2019 champions)
Preliminary Round:
F.A.S. (second best aggregate record in 2019/20 season)
Municipal Limeño (third best aggregate record in 2019/20 season)
Honduras: Round of 16:
Olimpia (Apertura 2019 champions)
Marathón (second best aggregate record in 2019-20 season)
Preliminary Round:
Motagua (third best aggregate record in 2019/20 season)
Guatemala: Round of 16:
Municipal (Apertura 2019 champions)
Preliminary Round:
Antigua GFC (Apertura 2019 runners-up)
Comunicaciones (best aggregate record in 2019/20 season)
Nicaragua: Round of 16:
Real Estelí (2019/20 champions)
Preliminary Round:
Managua FC (2019/20 runners-up)
Panama: Round of 16:
Tauro (Apertura 2019 champions)
San Francisco (second best aggregate record in 2019/20 season)
Preliminary Round:
C.A.I. (third best aggregate record in 2019/20 season)
Caribbean Zone Qualifying (CFU Champions Cup 2020)
Jamaica: Waterhouse (second best record in group phase of Caribbean Championship 2020)
Haiti: Arcahaie FC (third best record in group phase of Caribbean Championship 2020)
Dominican Rep: Cibao FC (fourth best record in group phase of Caribbean Championship 2020)
Preliminary Round
(Oct 20)
Arcahaie FC Hai Verdes FC Blz x
FAS ElS Managua FC Nic 1-1 4-5p y
[Diego Daniel Areco 13pen; Ricardo Mendieta 58]
(Oct 21)
C.A.I. Pan Antigua GFC Gua 0-0 2-4p
(Oct 22)
Municipal Limeño ElS Forge FC Can 1-2 y
[Kevin Oviedo 38; David Choiniere 21, Anthony Novak 83]
Motagua Hon Comunicaciones Gua 2-2 15-14p
[Matías Galvaliz 54, Kevin López 59; Andrés Lezcano 36, Agustín Herrera 48]
(Nov 4)
LD Alajuelense CRi Cibao FC Dom 3-0 z
[Álvaro Saborío 23pen, 82, Carlos Mora 37]
x Match postponed due to positive cases infected with Covid-19 in Verdes FC;
finally on October 27, Verdes withdrew.
y in San Salvador.
z Originally scheduled to play on Oct. 21, postponed due to inconsistencies in
the Covid-19 security protocol.
Round of 16
(Nov 3)
Tauro Pan Forge FC Can 1-2
[Edwin Aguilar 18; Mo Babouli 11, Daniel Krutzen 90pen]
Marathón Hon Antigua GFC Gua 1-1 4-3p
[Allan Banegas 41pen; Nicolás Martínez 5]
(Nov 4)
Deportivo Saprissa CRi Municipal Gua 4-1
[Johan Venegas 33, 38, 50, 53; Ramiro Rocca 20]
Alianza ElS Motagua Hon 1-1 3-4p
[Rodolfo Zelaya 80pen; Héctor Castellanos 90]
(Nov 5)
Waterhouse Jam Arcahaie FC Hai 1-3
[Kenroy Howell 81; Richkard Calixte 12, Wendy Louis-Jean 31, Johnny Pierre Paul 59]
Olimpia Hon Managua FC Nic 6-0
[Elvin Oliva 7, Michaell Chirinos 17, Justin Arboleda 51, Edwin Rodríguez 62, Jerry Bengtson 64,
Marvin Bernárdez 82]
(Nov 24)
Herediano CRi Real Estelí Nic 0-1x
[Jorge Betancur 19]
LD Alajuelense CRi San Francisco Pan 1-0
[Josafat Montenegro 61]
x Originally scheduled to play on Nov. 5, postponed due to positive cases of
Covid-19 in both teams; played in San José.
Quarterfinals
(Dec 1)
Arcahaie FC Hai Forge FC Can 1-1x 4-2p
[Kervens Jolicoeur 59; Daniel Krutzen 45]
Marathón Hon Deportivo Saprissa CRi 0-2y
[Johan Venegas 13, 54]
(Dec 2)
LD Alajuelense CRi Real Estelí Nic 2-1
[Bryan Ruiz 24, Alonso Martínez 56; Juan Barrera 44]
Olimpia Hon Motagua Hon 2-0
[Maylor Núñez 32, Deybi Flores 54]
x played in Santo Domingo.
y played in Tegucigalpa.
Winners of quarterfinals qualified to CONCACAF Champions League 2021;
losers must play a playoff qualification match for two spots.
Playoff
(Dec 8)
Marathón Hon Forge FC Can 1-0x
[Edwin Solano 18]
(Dec 9)
Motagua Hon Real Estelí Nic 2-2 2-4p
[Kevin López 37, Matías Galvaliz 52pen; Juan Barrera 64, Fernando Mercado 89]
x played in Tegucigalpa.
Marathón and Real Estelí qualified to CONCACAF Champions League 2021.
Semifinals
(Jan 20, 2021)
LD Alajuelense CRi Olimpia Hon 0-0 5-4p
(Jan 22, 2021)
Deportivo Saprissa CRi Arcahaie FC Hai 5-0
[Esteban Espíndola 15, Ariel Rodríguez 31, Jimmy Marín 48, Cristian Bolaños 56,
Mariano Torres 66]
Final (Feb 3, 2021)
LD Alajuelense CRi Deportivo Saprissa CRi 3-2
[Barlon Sequeira 33, Yurquin Román 63, Alexander López 66; Cristian Bolaños 18,
Marvin Angulo 87]
North American Zone Mexico Qualification: Monterrey as Apertura 2019 champions Cruz Azul as Clausura 2020 regular season best team América as Apertura 2019 runners-up León as Clausura 2020 regular season second best team USA Qualification: Columbus Crew as MLS Cup 2020 champions Philadelphia Union as 2020 MLS regular seasons winners (MLS Supporters Shield). Atlanta United as US Open Cup 2019 champions Portland Timbers as best winners of tournament MLS is Back 2020. Canada Qualification: Originally, the winner of the Canadian Championship 2020 between Toronto FC and Forge FC was qualified; however, on March 11, 2021, the Canadian FA announced that Toronto FC was the team of choise, because Forge FC was in no condition to play the series for the Canadian Championship. Central American Zone LD Alajuelense (Costa Rica) as CONCACAF League 2020 champions Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) as CONCACAF League 2020 runners-up Olimpia (Honduras) as CONCACAF League 2020 semifinalist Arcahaie FC (Haiti) as CONCACAF League 2020 semifinalist Marathón (Honduras) as CONCACAF League 2020 quarterfinalist Real Estelí (Nicaragua) as CONCACAF League 2020 quarterfinalist Caribbean Zone CA Pantoja (Dominican Republic) as CONCACAF Caribbean Club Champions Cup 2020 best team. CONCACAF Champions League 2021 Round of 16 (Apr 6 & 13) Marathón Hon Portland Timbers USA 2-2 0-5 2-7 [Bryan Castillo 39, Marlon Ramírez 68; Felipe Mora 35, Donovan Torres 59og] [Yimmi Chará 18, 36, 78, Diego Valeri 66, Marvin Loria 89] LD Alajuelense CRi Atlanta United USA 0-1 0-1 0-2 x [Ezequiel Barco 50pen] [Jürgen Damm 90] Arcahaie FC Hai Cruz Azul Mex 0-0 0-8 0-8 y [Alexis Gutiérrez 3, Yoshimar Yotún 11, Elías Hernández 25, Walter Montoya 49, 64, José Emmanuel Reyes 61, Brayan Angulo 69, Juan Escobar 76] (Apr 7 & 14) Deportivo Saprissa CRi Philadelphia Union USA 0-1 0-4 0-5 [Kacper Przybylko 34] [Jamiro Monteiro 47, 90, Kacper Przybylko 51, Anthony Fontana 54] León Mex Toronto FC Can 1-1 1-2 2-3 z [Fernando Navarro 25; Andrés Mosquera 50og] [Patrick Mullins 55, Justin Morrow 71; Fernando Navarro 80] Olimpia Hon América Mex 1-2 1-0 2-2* [Justin Arboleda 89; Federico Viñas 41, Sergio Díaz 45] [Jerry Bengtson 50] (Apr 8 & 15) Real Estelí Nic Columbus Crew USA 0-4 0-1 0-5 [Gyasi Zardes 19, 33, Jonathan Mensah 25, Pedro Santos 45pen] [Bradley Wright-Phillips 86] CA Pantoja Dom Monterrey Mex 0-3 1-3 1-6 [Vincent Janssen 32, Arturo Alfonso González 42, José Alfonso Alvarado 70] [Luis Sánchez 9, Vincent Janssen 14, Jesús Gallardo 79; Lisandro Cabrera 61] x second leg in Kennesaw. y first leg in Santo Domingo. z second leg in Orlando. Quarterfinals (Apr 27 & May 4) Atlanta United USA Philadelphia Union USA 0-3 1-1 1-4 [Kacper Przybylko 57, 73, Anthony Fontana 86] [Kacper Przybylko 88; Santiago Sosa 45] Toronto FC Can Cruz Azul Mex 1-3 0-1 1-4x [Jonathan Osorio 20; Brayan Angulo 3, 34, Pablo César Aguilar 58] [Brayan Angulo 27] (Apr 28 & May 5) Columbus Crew USA Monterrey Mex 2-2 0-3 2-5 [Milton Valenzuela 65, Lucas Zelarayán 87; Ake Loba 9, José Alfonso Alvarado 93] [Maximiliano Meza 3, 26, Miguel Layún 71] Portland Timbers USA América Mex 1-1 1-3 2-4 [Felipe Mora 95pen; Roger Martínez 45pen] [Federico Viñas 21, 59pen, Leonardo Suárez 70; Diego Valeri 64pen] x first leg in Tampa. Semifinals (Aug 11 & Sep 16) Monterrey Mex Cruz Azul Mex 1-0 4-1 5-1 [Maximiliano Meza 9] [Orbelín Pineda 10; Maximiliano Meza 7, Duván Vergara 17, Rogelio Funes Mori 24, 52] (Aug 12 & Sep 15) América Mex Philadelphia Union USA 2-0 2-0 4-0 [Richard Sánchez 17, Emmanuel Aguilera 80pen] [Nicolás Benedetti 79, Henry Josué Martín 90+3] Final (Oct 28) Monterrey Mex América Mex 1-0 [Rogelio Funes Mori 9]overview | 2019/20 | 2021/22
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