CONCACAF League
Organising bodyCONCACAF
Founded2017 (2017)
Abolished2022 (2022)
RegionNorth America, Central America and the Caribbean
Number of teams22
Qualifier forCONCACAF Champions League
Related competitionsCaribbean Club Championship
Caribbean Club Shield
Last championsHonduras Olimpia (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Honduras Olimpia (2 titles)
Websitewww.concacaf.com/concacaf-league/

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

The competition used a knockout cup format with each round having two legs. The top six teams proceeded to the CONCACAF Champions League. From 2019 to 2022 the tournament featured 22 teams, an increase from 16 in the 2017 and 2018 editions.[2]

The competition ended after the 2022 edition due to the expansion of the CONCACAF Champions League, starting with the 2024 edition.[3] Two regional competitions – the Central American Cup and the Caribbean Cup – were created as qualifying competitions of the CONCACAF Champions League.[4]

Qualification

Since the 2019 edition, a total of 22 teams participated 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
2022 Olimpia Honduras 5–4 Costa Rica Alajuelense
Performances in finals by nations
Nation Titles Runners-up Total
Costa Rica Costa Rica 3 3 6
Honduras Honduras 2 3 5
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. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ^ "CONCACAF announces Scotiabank CONCACAF League expansion". Concacaf League. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. ^ Straus, Brian (4 February 2021). "Concacaf Reveals New CCL Format, Starting in 2023". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

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