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The CONCACAF Champions League is an annual continental club football competition. The following is a proposed redesign for the current tournament, based on the UEFA Champions League. It is unlikely that such a design would work in reality, because many of the Caribbean Football Union associations could not be relied upon to provide teams on a regular basis (see the low participation for some nations in CFU Club Championship). Also, many associations do not have stadiums that meet FIFA and CONCACAF requirements for hosting matches in a tournament such as this. But this is just an idea.

The tournament would consist of a qualification round and a play-off round, with 10 surviving teams entering the group stage, joining 22 teams that qualify automatically. The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four teams and play each other in a double round-robin system. The eight group winners and eight runners-up proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the two-legged final.

Pachuca were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the round of 16 by the Seattle Sounders on away goals.

Herediano won the competition, defeating América 5–2 on aggregate in the final for their third championship in four years.

Format

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Format changes

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See main article.

Qualification

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The CONCACAF Champions League will commence with a double round-robin group stage of 32 teams, which is preceded by two qualification 'streams' for teams that do not receive direct entry to the tournament proper. The two streams are divided between teams qualified by virtue of being league champions, and those qualified by virtue of finishing 2nd–5th in their national championship.

The number of teams that each association enters into the CONCACAF Champions League is based upon the CONCACAF country coefficients. These coefficients are generated by the results of clubs representing each association during the previous five Champions League seasons. The higher an association's coefficient, the more teams represent the association in the Champions League, and the fewer qualification rounds the association's teams must compete in. However, associations are limited to 1 entrant for every 3 teams at the highest level of that associations league system. Teams will qualify based on the results of tournaments completed between July 2016 and June 2017 (some exceptions may be made for some associations if their competitions are completed later, so long as they are completed before teams from that association enter the tournament).

In addition to the previous year's champion, 21 teams qualify directly to the group stage of the tournament from associations ranked 1 through 9. Five of the remaining 10 qualifying places are granted to the winners of a three round qualifying tournament between the remaining 30 national champions, within which those champions from associations with higher coefficients receive byes to the second qualifying round. The other five places are granted to the winners of a two round play-off round between the 12 clubs from associations ranked 1 through 13 (excluding Canada), which have qualified based upon finishing second, third, fourth, or fifth in their respective national league.

The winner of the previous year's SuperLiga will enter in play-off round if they do not qualify for the group stage via their domestic performance. The stream the enter will depend on the rank the Champions League title holder's association.

Tournament

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The tournament proper begins with a group stage of 32 teams, divided into eight groups. Seeding is used whilst making the draw for this stage, whilst teams from the same country may not be drawn into groups together. Each team meets the others in its group home and away in a round-robin format. The winning team and the runners-up from each group then progress to the next round.

For this stage, the winning team from one group plays against the runners-up from another group, and teams from the same association may not be drawn against each other. From the quarter-finals onwards, the draw is entirely random, without association protection (in the semifinals, two teams from the same association must be paired with each other). The tournament uses the away goals rule: if the aggregate score of the two games is tied, then the team who scored more goals at their opponent's stadium advances. If the teams are tied on away goals, an 30 additional minutes (two 15 minute periods) of extra time will be played. If the match remains tied, the game will go to penalty kicks. This is a variation of the method used in the UEFA Champions League and other tournaments, the difference being that the away goals rule is not applied after extra time.

Distribution

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The table below shows the default access list. Changes will need to be made in the following cases:

  • If both the Champions League title holders and the SuperLiga title holders have qualified for the group stage through domestic performance, the champions of association 10 are moved from the second qualifying round to the play-off round, and the champions of associations 19 and 20 are moved from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
  • If the Champions League title holders have qualified for the group stage through domestic performance while the SuperLiga title holders have not, the SuperLiga title holders enter the group stage through the berth vacated by the Champions League title holders. If the SuperLiga title holders have qualified for any of the qualifying rounds or play-off round through domestic performance, their berth is vacated, and teams of the highest-ranked associations are moved to a later round accordingly.
  • If the Champions League title holders have not qualified for the group stage through domestic performance, there are two sets of changes that may need to be made. If the Champions League title holders have qualified for any of the qualifying rounds or play-off round through domestic performance, their berth is vacated, and teams of the highest-ranked associations are moved to a later round accordingly. Furthermore, if the SuperLiga title holders have not qualified for the group stage through domestic performance, they enter the play-off round, where the section (Champions Route or League Route) depends on the Champions League title holders:
    • League Route: If the Champions League title holders have qualified for any round of the League Route, or have not qualified for the tournament via their domestic league and are from the associations 1–9 in the access list.
    • Champions Route: If the Champions League title holders have qualified for any round of the Champions Route, or have not qualified for the tournament via their domestic league and are from the associations 10–40 in the access list.

The final access list will then be adjusted accordingly, with teams entering either earlier or later into the competition in order to ensure that the group stage consists of 32 teams and the play-off round consists of 10 teams per route. None of these changes may cause a league champion to enter earlier than a non-champion from the same association (other than the Champions League and SuperLiga title holders).

Guatemala was passed by Honduras for fourth-place in the country coefficients. This would ordinarily increase the number of teams from Honduras from 3 to 4, and reduce Guatemala's entrants from 4 to 3. However, since Honduras only has 10 teams in its top division, they are limited to a maximum of 3 teams in the Champions League. So their fourth berth (in the play-off round) is reallocated to Guatemala. The net result compared to last season is Honduras's third berth is moved to the group stage and Guatemala's third berth is moved to the play-off round. Furthermore, due to the suspension of Guatemala by FIFA and their teams' subsequent expulsion from international competitions, and due to defending champions Pachuca being moved from the play-off round to the group stage, the following changes were made to the default access list:

Note that some of these teams may be moved back if the SuperLiga title holders are granted a berth in the play-off round.

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(16 teams)
  • 16 champions from associations 26–41
Second qualifying round
(22 teams)
Champions
(20 teams)
  • 12 champions from associations 13–25
  • 8 winners from the first qualifying round
Non-champions
(2 teams)
  • 2 runners-up from associations 12 and 13
Play-off round
(20 teams)
Champions
(10 teams)
  • 10 winners from the second qualifying round for champions
Non-champions
(10 teams)
  • 5 runners-up from associations 6–11 (except Canada)
  • 1 third-placed team from association 6
  • 1 fourth-placed team from association 3
  • 2 fifth-placed teams from associations 1 and 2
  • 1 winner from the second qualifying round for non-champions
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • Title holders
  • 11 champions from associations 1–12 (except Guatemala)
  • 5 runners-up from associations 1–5 (except Guatemala)
  • 3 third-placed team from association 1–4
  • 2 fourth-placed team from association 1 and 2
  • 5 winners from the play-off round for champions
  • 5 winners from the play-off round for non-champions
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Association team allocation

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A total of 61 teams from 40 of the 41 CONCACAF member associations are expected to participate in the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League. Guatemala's teams were expelled from the tournament this season due to their suspension by FIFA. Montserrat will send a team to the competition for the first time (despite not conducting a domestic league since 2004, their only active club was extended an invitation). The association rankings, based on the CONCACAF country coefficients, are used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:

  • Associations 1 and 2 each five teams qualify.
  • Association 3 has four teams qualify.
  • Associations 5 and 6 have three teams qualify.
  • Associations 8–13 each have two teams qualify.
  • Association 7 (Canada), and 14–41 each have one team qualify.
  • Association 4 (Guatemala) does not have any teams qualify.

Association ranking (2017–18)

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For the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their CONCACAF country coefficient (which are calculated using the same formula as UEFA country coefficients). These coefficients take into account their performance in the CONCACAF Champions League from 2012–13 to 2016–17. Associations with the same coefficient are ranked based on the previous year's points earned.

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1 Mexico Mexico 105.666 5
2 United States United States 77.187
3 Costa Rica Costa Rica 65.831 4
4 Honduras Honduras 50.249 3
5 Guatemala Guatemala 49.999 0[GUA]
6 Panama Panama 47.233 3
7 Canada Canada 43.750 1
8 El Salvador El Salvador 42.833 2
9 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 41.400
10 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 40.800
11 Nicaragua Nicaragua 30.375
12 Guyana Guyana 26.575
13 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 25.100
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
14 Haiti Haiti 23.900 1
15 Curaçao Curaçao 23.500
16 Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 20.625
17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.875
18 Jamaica Jamaica 18.750
19 Belize Belize 14.250
20 Bermuda Bermuda 10.625
21 Aruba Aruba 10.375
22 Suriname Suriname 9.875
23 Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 9.450
24 Dominica Dominica 8.125
25 United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands 7.750
26 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 7.625
27 Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 7.375
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
28 Cuba Cuba 5.625 1
29 The Bahamas Bahamas 5.500
30 Barbados Barbados 5.500
31 Grenada Grenada 5.375
32 Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 4.375
33 Anguilla Anguilla 4.166
34 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.125
35 British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 3.875
36 Martinique Martinique 3.450
37 French Guiana French Guiana 3.400
38 Bonaire Bonaire 3.250
39 Collectivity of Saint Martin Saint-Martin 1.375
40 Sint Maarten Sint Maarten 0.250
41 Montserrat Montserrat 0.000
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    Guatemala (GUA): On 28 October 2016, FIFA suspended the National Football Federation of Guatemala for political interference by the Government of Guatemala. Until the suspension is lifted, Guatemalan teams are not permitted to participate in international competitions. CONCACAF set the deadline of 1 May 2017 for the suspension to be lifted, and expelled all Guatemalan teams from the tournament on 5 May 2017 after the federation failed to be reinstated by FIFA.

Teams

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League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders; SL: SuperLiga title holders; Inv.: Invited team from country without recent domestic league season).

Group stage
Mexico Pachuca (TH) United States FC Dallas (2nd) Honduras Motagua (1st) Puerto Rico Metropolitan FA (1st)[Note PUR]
Mexico UANL (1st) United States New York Red Bulls (3rd) Honduras Honduras Progreso (2nd) Nicaragua Real Estelí (1st)
Mexico Guadalajara (2nd)SL United States Colorado Rapids (4th) Panama Tauro (1st) Guyana Guyana Defence Force (1st)
Mexico América (3rd) Costa Rica Saprissa (1st) Canada Toronto FC (1st) Antigua and Barbuda Parham (1st)
Mexico Tijuana (4th) Costa Rica Herediano (2nd) El Salvador Santa Tecla (1st)
United States Seattle Sounders (1st) Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles (3rd) Trinidad and Tobago Central (1st)
Play-off round
Champions Route League Route
United States New York City (5th) Panama Árabe Unido (2nd) Trinidad and Tobago W Connection (2nd)
Costa Rica Alajuelense (4th) Panama Plaza Amador (3rd) Puerto Rico Bayamón (2nd)[Note PUR]
Honduras Platense (3rd) El Salvador Alianza (2nd) Nicaragua Walter Ferretti (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Champions Route League Route
Haiti Racing (1st) Jamaica Arnett Gardens (1st) Suriname Inter Moengotapoe (1st) Guyana Fruta Conquerors (2nd)
Curaçao Centro Dominguito (1st) Belize Belmopan Bandits (1st) Saint Lucia Survivals (1st) Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers (2nd)
Cayman Islands Bodden Town (1st) Bermuda Robin Hood (1st) Dominica Dublanc (1st)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Avenues United (1st)[Note VIN] Aruba Nacional (1st) United States Virgin Islands Raymix (1st)
First qualifying round
Dominican Republic Barcelona Atlético (1st) Barbados Weymouth Wales (1st) Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayon (1st) Bonaire Vespo (1st)[Note BOE]
Turks and Caicos Islands Beaches (1st) Grenada Paradise (1st) British Virgin Islands Islanders (1st) Collectivity of Saint Martin St. Louis Stars (1st)
Cuba Santiago de Cuba (1st) Guadeloupe USR (1st) Martinique Club Franciscain (1st) Sint Maarten Reggae Lions (1st)
The Bahamas Western Warriors (1st) Anguilla Roaring Lions (1st) French Guiana Matoury (1st) Montserrat Police (Inv.)
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    Bonaire (BOE): The 2016–17 Bonaire League play-offs were not completed in time for the Champions League, so Vespo qualified as the team with the best record in the regular season.
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    Puerto Rico (PUR): The Puerto Rico Soccer League conducted a short intercalary season in early 2017, as the league shifts from a spring-to-autumn schedule to an autumn-to-spring schedule. This season was not used for qualification to CONCACAF tournaments.
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    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN): The 2017 NLA Premier League was not completed in time for the Champions League, so Avenues United qualified as the team with the best record through 1 July 2017, after 9 out of 11 rounds were played. Avenues United ultimately won the championship when the season was completed.

Round and draw dates

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 19 June 2017 11–12 July 2017 18–19 July 2017
Second qualifying round 14 July 2017 25–26 July 2017 1–2 August 2017
Play-off Play-off round 4 August 2017 15–16 August 2017 22–23 August 2017
Group stage Matchday 1 24 August 2017 12–13 September 2017
Matchday 2 26–27 September 2017
Matchday 3 17–18 October 2017
Matchday 4 31 October – 1 November 2017
Matchday 5 21–22 November 2017
Matchday 6 5–6 December 2017
Knockout phase Round of 16 11 December 2017 13–14 & 20–21 February 2018 6–7 & 13–14 March 2018
Quarter-finals 16 March 2018 3–4 April 2018 10–11 April 2018
Semi-finals 13 April 2018 24–25 April 2018 1–2 May 2018
Final 19 May 2018 26 May 2018

Qualifying rounds

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In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2017 CONCACAF club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

First qualifying round

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The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017. The first legs were held on 11 and 12 July, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 July 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Police Montserrat 3–4 Turks and Caicos Islands Beaches 3–3 0–1
Weymouth Wales Barbados 1–2 Collectivity of Saint Martin St. Louis Stars 0–1 1–1
Vespo Bonaire 2–3 Guadeloupe USR 1–1 1–2
Matoury French Guiana 4–1 Sint Maarten Reggae Lions 2–0 2–1
Western Warriors The Bahamas 4–1 Martinique Club Franciscain 3–1 1–0
Paradise Grenada 2–7 Cuba Santiago de Cuba 1–3 1–4
Barcelona Atlético Dominican Republic 3–4 British Virgin Islands Islanders 1–1 2–3
Cayon Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–3 Anguilla Roaring Lions 2–0 0–3

Second qualifying round

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The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 14 July 2017. The first legs were played on 25 and 26 July, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 August 2017.

The second qualifying round is split into two separate sections: the Champions Route (for league champions) and the League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections enter the 2017–18 CONCACAF SuperLiga play-off round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Route
Centro Dominguito Curaçao 3–1 Saint Lucia Survivals 2–1 1–0
USR Guadeloupe 1–5 Cuba Santiago de Cuba 1–3 0–2
Matoury French Guiana 2–0 Aruba Nacional 0–0 2–0
Islanders British Virgin Islands 2–3 Jamaica Arnett Gardens 2–0 0–3
Raymix United States Virgin Islands 5–3 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 3–0 2–3
Racing Haiti 3–0 The Bahamas Western Warriors 2–0 1–0
Beaches Turks and Caicos Islands 2–6 Belize Belmopan Bandits 0–3 2–3
Bodden Town Cayman Islands 3–0 Collectivity of Saint Martin St. Louis Stars 2–0 1–0
Roaring Lions Anguilla 5–4 Dominica Dublanc 4–2 1–2
Robin Hood Bermuda 5–5 (3–4 p) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Avenues United 2–2 3–3 (a.e.t.)
League Route
Fruta Conquerors Guyana 6–2 Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers 4–1 2–1

Play-off round

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The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2017. The first legs were played on 15 and 16 August, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 August 2017.

The play-off round is split into two separate sections: the Champions Route (for league champions) and the League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections enter the 2017–18 CONCACAF SuperLiga group stage.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Route
Centro Dominguito Curaçao 3–1 Cuba Santiago de Cuba 2–1 1–0
Roaring Lions Anguilla 3–3 (a) Haiti Racing 3–3 0–0
Matoury French Guiana 4–4 (a) Belize Belmopan Bandits 3–3 1–1
Bodden Town Cayman Islands 3–3 (a) United States Virgin Islands Raymix 3–3 0–0
Avenues United Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–1 Jamaica Arnett Gardens 2–1 1–0
League Route
Fruta Conquerors Guyana 2–2 (a) Panama Árabe Unido 1–0 1–2
New York City United States 4–7 Panama Plaza Amador 3–3 1–4
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua 5–4 Costa Rica Alajuelense 1–3 4–1
Alianza El Salvador 6–6 (4–5 p) Puerto Rico Bayamón 3–2 3–4 (a.e.t.)
Platense Honduras 3–3 (5–4 p) Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 1–2 2–1 (a.e.t.)

Group stage

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Location of teams that have qualified for the group stage of the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.

The draw for the group stage was held on 24 August 2017.

The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles (introduced starting 2015–16 season):

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the 2017–18 CONCACAF SuperLiga round of 32.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AMÉ RAC SAP WAL
1 Mexico América 6 5 1 0 11 1 +10 16 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 2–0 3–1
2 Haiti Racing 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 10 0–3 3–2 1–1
3 Costa Rica Saprissa 6 2 1 3 9 6 +3 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–0 0–1 6–0
4 Nicaragua Walter Ferretti 6 0 1 5 3 15 −12 1 0–1 1–3 0–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEA GUA PLT DOM
1 United States Seattle Sounders 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13 Advance to knockout phase 0–1 5–1 3–0
2 Mexico Guadalajara 6 4 1 1 13 3 +10 13 1–2 5–0 3–0
3 Honduras Platense 6 1 2 3 5 15 −10 5 Transfer to SuperLiga 1–1 1–1 1–3[a]
4 Curaçao Centro Dominguito 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3 0–3 0–2 0–1
Source: CONCACAF.com
Notes:
  1. ^ Platense played this match on the road due to civil unrest in Honduras.

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NYR MOT FRU PLZ
1 United States New York Red Bulls 6 3 2 1 7 2 +5 11 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 3–0 2–1
2 Honduras Motagua 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9 0–0 1–1[a] 2–1
3 Guyana Fruta Conquerors 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–1 2–3 3–2
4 Panama Plaza Amador 6 2 0 4 8 10 −2 6 1–0 2–0 1–3
Source: CONCACAF.com
Notes:
  1. ^ Motagua played this match on the road due to civil unrest in Honduras.

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TIJ TOR BEL MET
1 Mexico Tijuana 6 5 1 0 14 4 +10 16 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 2–0 3–0
2 Canada Toronto FC 6 3 1 2 14 10 +4 10 1–2 2–1 3–3
3 Belize Belmopan Bandits 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 Transfer to SuperLiga 1–1 0–4 0–3
4 Puerto Rico Metropolitan FA 6 1 1 4 8 18 −10 4 1–3[a] 1–3[a] 0–6[a]
Source: CONCACAF.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Metropolitan FA played these matches on the road due to not having a suitable home stadium in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DAL PAC BAY RAY
1 United States FC Dallas 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase 2–1 0–1 5–1
2 Mexico Pachuca 6 3 1 2 17 7 +10 10 5–1 5–0 2–2
3 Puerto Rico Bayamón 6 3 0 3 5 11 −6 9 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–3[a] 2–1[a] 0–1[b]
4 United States Virgin Islands Raymix 5 1 1 3 5 13 −8 4 0–1 0–3 1–2
Source: CONCACAF.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Bayamón played these games on the road due to not having a suitable home stadium in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
  2. ^ This match was moved to Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami, Florida in response to Hurricane Maria.

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TEC HER HON AVE
1 El Salvador Santa Tecla 6 4 1 1 16 5 +11 13 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 2–0 3–0
2 Costa Rica Herediano 6 3 1 2 14 7 +7 10 3–1 4–0 5–0
3 Honduras Honduras Progreso 6 2 0 4 5 13 −8 6 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–6 2–0 3–0
4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Avenues United 6 1 2 3 3 13 −10 5 1–1 1–1 1–0
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAU SAN EST PAR
1 Panama Tauro 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 13 Advance to knockout phase 0–1 1–0 3–2
2 Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles 6 2 2 2 7 10 −3 8 0–0 3–2 0–1
3 Nicaragua Real Estelí 6 2 1 3 13 11 +2 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 1–2 5–1 1–1
4 Antigua and Barbuda Parham 6 1 2 3 9 12 −3 5 0–2 2–2 3–4
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UNL GDF COL CEN
1 Mexico UANL 6 3 2 1 10 3 +7 11 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 2–0 4–0
2 Guyana Guyana Defence Force 6 2 3 1 9 9 0 9 1–1 1–1 3–2
3 United States Colorado Rapids 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–0 1–2 2–2
4 Trinidad and Tobago Central 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5 1–0 1–1 0–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Knockout phase

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In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other.
  • If any association sends two teams to the semifinals, those teams will automatically be paired with each other and the draw will only be used to determine which team hosts the second leg of each semifinal match-up.

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
United States Seattle Sounders (a) 4 2 6
Mexico Pachuca 4 2 6
United States Seattle Sounders 1 0 1
Mexico UANL 3 1 4
Mexico UANL 5 4 9
Haiti Racing 0 0 0
Mexico UANL 0 1 1
Mexico América 2 3 5
Mexico América 2 3 5
Honduras Motagua 0 0 0
Mexico América 2 4 6
Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles 1 0 1
United States New York Red Bulls 0 0 0
Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles 4 0 4
Mexico América 1 1 2
Costa Rica Herediano 2 3 5
United States FC Dallas 0 1 1
Guyana Guyana Defence Force (a) 0 1 1
Guyana Guyana Defence Force 2 2 4
Mexico Guadalajara 2 1 3
Panama Tauro 0 2 2 (2)
Mexico Guadalajara (p) 2 0 2 (4)
Guyana Guyana Defence Force 1 2 3
Costa Rica Herediano 3 3 6
Mexico Tijuana 1 1 2
Costa Rica Herediano 3 0 3
Costa Rica Herediano 3 0 3
Canada Toronto FC 1 0 1
El Salvador Santa Tecla 0 1 1
Canada Toronto FC 2 1 3

Round of 16

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 11 December 2017. The first legs were played on 13, 14, 20 and 21 February, and the second legs were played on 6, 7, 13 and 14 March 2018.

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pachuca Mexico 6–6 (a) United States Seattle Sounders 4–4 2–2
Guadalajara Mexico 2–2 (4–2 p) Panama Tauro 2–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Motagua Honduras 0–5 Mexico América 0–2[A] 0–3
Racing Haiti 0–9 Mexico UANL 0–5 0–4
Guyana Defence Force Guyana 1–1 (a) United States FC Dallas 0–0 1–1
Toronto FC Canada 3–1 El Salvador Santa Tecla 2–0 1–1
Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica 4–0 United States New York Red Bulls 4–0 0–0
Herediano Costa Rica 3–2 Mexico Tijuana 3–1 0–1
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Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018. The first legs were played on 3 and 4 April, and the second legs were played on 10 and 11 April 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Toronto FC Canada 1–3 Costa Rica Herediano 1–3 0–0
Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica 1–6 Mexico América 1–4 0–2
Guadalajara Mexico 3–4 Guyana Guyana Defence Force 2–2 1–2
UANL Mexico 4–1 United States Seattle Sounders 3–1 1–0

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018. The first legs were played on 24 and 25 April, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 May 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América Mexico 5–1 Mexico UANL 2–0 3–1
Herediano Costa Rica 6–3 Guyana Guyana Defence Force 3–1 3–2

Final

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The draw for the final was held after the semi-final draw. The first leg was played 19 May, and the second leg was played 26 May 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Herediano Costa Rica 5–2 Mexico América 2–1 3–1

See also

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