User:Rylesbourne/sandbox/2021–22 CONCACAF Champions League
_1.jpg) Exploria Stadium near Orlando will host the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June – August 2021 (qualifying) September 2021 – June 2022 (competition proper) |
| Teams | 32 (group stage) 79 (total) (from 56 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Orlando City SC (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Monterrey |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
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The 2021–22 CONCACAF Champions League was the 57th season of North Americas's premier club football tournament organised by CONCACAF, and the 14th season since it was renamed from the CONCACAF Champions' Cup to the CONCACAF Champions League. The tournament was won by American club, Orlando City SC, who defeated Mexican club, Monterrey in the final.
The winners of the 2021–22 CONCACAF Champions League qualified as the CONCACAF representative at the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup, and also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2021–22 CONCACAF SuperLiga in the 2022 CONCACAF Super Cup.
The final was held at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, United States. Exploria Stadium also hosted the final of the 2019–20 Champions League; however, the match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Association team allocation
[edit]Association ranking
[edit]For the 2021–22 CONCACAF Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2019 CONCACAF country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in North American competitions from 2015–16 to 2019–20. The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela canceled their CONCACAF license and were replaced by the Republic of Yucatán.
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Teams
[edit]| NOTE: The following list of qualified teams is provisional, subject to final confirmation by CONCACAF, as each participating team must obtain a CONCACAF club license. All qualified teams are included in this list as long as they have not been banned by CONCACAF or have not failed their final appeal with their football association on obtaining a license. |
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- TH: Champions League title holders
- SL: SuperLiga title holders
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions of the previous season
- Ap. W/RU: Winner/runner-up of the Apertura tournament
- Cl. W/RU: Winner/runner-up of the Clausura turnament
- LC: Winner of League Cup/championship playoffs
- Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America as determined by the national association; all teams are subject to approval by CONCACAF as per the guidelines for entry to CONCACAF competitions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).
Notes
- ^ Mexico (MEX): América qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League by the virtue of the Clausura champions, Cruz Azul qualifying by winning the 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League, thus vacating their domestic spot to the highest finishing regular season team to not qualify for the Champions League.
- ^ United States (USA): Orlando City qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League by the virtue of the MLS regular season runner-up, Toronto FC, being ineligible for being a Canadian club, and by fourth-place finisher, Columbus Crew vacating their spot by winning MLS Cup 2020.
Round and draw dates
[edit]Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and concerns surrounding the COVID-19 Delta variant on 1 July 2021, CONCACAF announced that for the second season in a row, the qualifying rounds of the Champions League would be single legs at a neutral location to minimize cross-contamination. On 8 July 2021, CONCACAF announced that the qualifying matches would be held at the soccer complex adjacent to Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado, United States (near Denver) with the first round of qualifying matches being held on 2 August 2021. Unvaccinated teams would report to the facility at least 10 days ahead of qualification matches and stay on the premises. Vaccinated teams would report to the facility at least five days ahead of qualification. Unlike last year's qualification, qualification matches would be open to the public.
The group stage would return to each team hosting three matches in their home stadium, with three matches on the road. The exception is Haitian teams would play outside of Haiti due to the 2018–2021 Haitian protests unless determined by CONCACAF to meet safety protocols. Match attendance would be determined by local regulations. The knockout round is expected to retain normal procedures.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | Preliminary round | 26 July 2021 | 2–3 August 2021 | |
| First qualifying round | 5–6 August 2021 | |||
| Second qualifying round | 6 August 2021 | 9–10 August 2021 | ||
| Third qualifying round | 12–13 August 2021 | |||
| Play-off | Play-off round | 17–18 August 2021 | ||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 7 September 2021 (New York City) |
14–15 September 2021 | |
| Matchday 2 | 28–29 September 2021 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 19–20 October 2021 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 2–3 November 2021 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 23–24 November 2021 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 7–8 December 2021 | |||
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 13 December 2021 | 22–23 February 2022 | 8–9 March 2022 |
| Quarter-finals | 18 March 2022 | 5–6 April 2022 | 12–13 April 2022 | |
| Semi-finals | 3–4 May 2022 | 17–18 May 2021 | ||
| Final | 8 June 2022 at Exploria Stadium, Orlando. | |||
Qualifying rounds
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Miquelonnaise 
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1–0 |  Team Iqaluit
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SUSM 
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1–2 |  Iglesia Morava
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Saint John's 
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0–4 |  Venados
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| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Arawak 
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0–1 | Miquelonnaise
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| Iglesia Morava
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2–3 | Venados
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| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Venados
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3–0 | Miquelonnaise
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First qualifying round
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Scherpenheuvel 
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5–0 |  Islanders
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Pinar del Río 
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2–1 | Venados
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Weymouth Wales 
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8–0 |  Raddics
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Sinnamary 
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7–1 |  Flames United
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Paradise 
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4–2 |  G-44
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Margarita 
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1–0 |  Monchy United
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Scholars International 
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6–2 |  Black Rock
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Grenades 
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3–2 |  Bears
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Roaring Lions 
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0–1 |  Academy Jaguars
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Highlights 
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0–3 |  St. Paul's United
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Hope International 
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2–3 (a.e.t.) |  Gosier
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Everett Jets 
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10–0 |  Shiprock Chieftains
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Robin Hood 
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0–0 (3–4 p) |  Blainville
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Racing Club Aruba 
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2–0 |  San Andresito
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Real Rincon 
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3–0 |  Marigot
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LRVI 
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2–3 |  Golden Lion
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South East 
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1–2 |  Gaffa
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Second qualifying round
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Bayamón 
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2–0 | Gaffa
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O&M 
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5–1 | Golden Lion
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Verdes 
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3–2 | Real Rincon
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| Scherpenheuvel
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2–1 (a.e.t.) | Racing Club Aruba
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| Pinar del Río
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1–1 (7–6 p) | Blainville
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| Weymouth Wales
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1–2 | Everett Jets
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| Sinnamary
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1–3 | Gosier
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| Paradise
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0–1 | St. Paul's United
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| Scholars International
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2–0 | Academy Jaguars
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| Margarita
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1–2 | Grenades
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| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Mount Pleasant 
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1–0 | Metropolitan
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Managua 
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1–2 |  Baltimore
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Inter Moengotapoe 
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3–1 |  Western Tigers
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Third qualifying round
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Arcahaie
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4–1 | Scholars International
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| Fruta Conquerors
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0–2 | Grenades
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| Bayamón
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2–2 (5–4 p) | Gosier
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| O&M
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2–3 | Everett Jets
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| Verdes
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1–0 | Pinar del Río
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| Scherpenheuvel
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1–0 | St. Paul's United
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| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
HFX Wanderers 
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2–0 | Mount Pleasant
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UD Universitario 
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0–1 |  FAS
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La Horquetta Rangers 
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1–2 | Inter Moengotapoe
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Santa Lucía 
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4–3 | Baltimore
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Play-off round
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Diriangén
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2–1 | Everett Jets
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| Robinhood
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1–0 | Scherpenheuvel
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| Arcahaie
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3–2 | Verdes
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| Bayamón
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4–1 | Grenades
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| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| HFX Wanderers
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2–1 | FAS
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| Santa Lucía
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1–0 (a.e.t.) | Inter Moengotapoe
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Group stage
[edit]- Main article: 2021–22 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MOT | PLZ | ALA | ROB | |
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| 1 |  Motagua
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Plaza Amador
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 11 | 1–3 | — | 3–3 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 |  Alajuelense
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 8 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 4–0 | |
| 4 | Robinhood
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 0 | Transfer to Confederations League | 2–5 | 0–6 | 1–4 | — |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AME | CLB | WAT | VDA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Columbus Crew
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 12 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Waterhouse
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 5 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | |
| 4 | Vida
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 4 | Transfer to Confederations League | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRZ | STG | BAY | DIR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | +31 | 18 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 4–0 | 10–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Santos de Guápiles
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Bayamón
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 4 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Diriangén
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 2 | Transfer to Confederations League | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
Group D
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MTY | GYA | HFX | AZA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| 2 | Guastatoya
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | HFX Wanderers
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | |
| 4 | Alianza
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 7 | Transfer to Confederations League | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — |
Group E
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLI | CSL | CGS | ACH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Santos Laguna
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Cartaginés
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Arcahaie
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | Transfer to Confederations League | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
Group F
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PHI | FOR | SSM | MAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Forge
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 10 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Sporting San Miguelito
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Marathón
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | Transfer to Confederations League | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — |
Group G
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UNAM | SKC | LCA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNAM
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Santa Lucía
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Toronto FC
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | Transfer to Confederations League | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
Group H
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ORL | SAP | LEO | DEF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando City
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Saprissa
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 5–3 | ||
| 3 | León
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Defence Force
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 0 | Transfer to Confederations League | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–8 | — |
Knockout round
[edit]- Main article: 2021–22 CONCACAF Champions League knockout phase
Bracket
[edit]| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| Olimpia (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Santos de Guápiles | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Olimpia | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Monterrey | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sporting Kansas City | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Monterrey | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Monterrey (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Union | 1 | 1 | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Union | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Santos Laguna | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Union | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cruz Azul | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Guastatoya | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27 May – Orlando | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruz Azul | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Monterrey | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Orlando City | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Plaza Amador | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UNAM | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UNAM (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Motagua | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Motagua (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Columbus Crew | 0 | 1 | 1 (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| UNAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Orlando City (a.e.t.) | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Saprissa (a.e.t.) | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| América | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Saprissa | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Orlando City | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Forge | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Orlando City | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
[edit]The first legs were played on 15–16 February 2022, and the return legs were played on 22–23 February 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| América
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4–5 | Saprissa
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2–2 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Orlando City
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5–2 | Forge
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1–1 | 4–1 |
| Motagua
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1–1 (8–7 p) | Columbus Crew
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0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Philadelphia Union
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5–0 | Santos Laguna
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2–0 | 3–0 |
| Cruz Azul
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7–0 | Guastatoya
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3–0 | 4–0 |
| UNAM
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3–2 | Plaza Amador
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0–1 | 3–1 |
| Olimpia
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2–2 (a) | Santos de Guápiles
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1–2 | 1–0 |
| Monterrey
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4–2 | Sporting Kansas City
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1–1 | 3–1 |
Quarterfinals
[edit]The first legs were played on 15–16 March, and the second legs were played on 5–6 April 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Cruz Azul
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2–4 | Philadelphia Union
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2–1 | 0–3 |
| UNAM
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2–0 | Motagua
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0–0 | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Monterrey
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6–2 | Olimpia
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3–2 | 3–0 |
| Saprissa
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3–4 | Orlando City
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1–3 | 2–1 |
Semifinals
[edit]The quarterfinal winners will participate in the semifinals. The first legs will be played on 26–27 April 2022, and the return legs will be played on 3–4 May 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Team A 
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– | Team B
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26 Apr | 3 May |
| Team A
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– | Team B
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27 Apr | 4 May |
Final
[edit]The final will be played at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
See also
[edit]- 2021–22 CONCACAF SuperLiga
- 2021–22 CONCACAF Confederations League
- 2022 CONCACAF Regions League
- 2022 CONCACAF Super Cup
- ^ "Guidelines on eligibility principles for 2020/21 UEFA Club Competitions – COVID 19" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 April 2020.