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2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League
Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas will host the final.
Tournament details
DatesAugust 2020 (qualifying)
September 2020 – May/June 2021 (competition proper)
Teams32 (group stage)
79 (total) (from 56 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Cruz Azul (5thth title)
Runners-upUnited States Philadelphia Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played124
Goals scored284 (2.29 per match)
Attendance168,863 (1,362 per match)

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The 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League was the 56th season of North Americas's premier club football tournament organised by CONCACAF, and the 13th season since it was renamed from the CONCACAF Champions' Cup to the CONCACAF Champions League.

The winners of the 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League qualified as the CONCACAF representative at the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, and also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2020–21 CONCACAF SuperLiga in the 2021 CONCACAF Super Cup.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the subsequent delays to the 2019–20 CONCACAF Champions League, the 2020–21 qualification began in August 2020, and composed of single-leg fixtures on a neutral site near Dallas, Texas, United States.

The 2021 Champions League Final will be held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, United States on 16 May 2021, making it the first Champions League final in Las Vegas since 2000.

Teams

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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position
  • LC: League Cup/League Playoffs winners
  • AP-1: Apertura winner
  • CL-1: Clausura winner
  • AP-2: Apertura runner-up
  • CL-2: Clausura runner-up
  • TH: Title holders
  • SL: 2019–20 CONCACAF SuperLiga winners
Qualified teams for 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League (by entry round)
Group stage
Mexico Monterrey (AP-1) United States Atlanta United (3rd) Honduras Marathón (2nd) Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (1st)
Mexico Cruz Azul (CL-1)[a] United States Philadelphia Union (5th) Honduras Motagua (3rd) Guatemala Comunicaciones (1st)
Mexico América (AP-2) Costa Rica Herediano (AP-1) Honduras Real España (4th) Jamaica Waterhouse (1st)
Mexico León (CL-2)[a] Costa Rica Saprissa (CL-1) Canada Montreal Impact (LC) Nicaragua Real Estelí (1st)
United States Seattle Sounders (LC) Costa Rica Alajuelense (AP-2) Panama Tauro (AP-1) Costa Rica Pérez Zeledón (SL)
United States Los Angeles FC (1st/TH) Costa Rica Cartaginés (4th) Panama Universitario (CL-1)[b]
United States New York City FC (2nd) Honduras Olimpia (1st) El Salvador FAS (1st)[c]
Play-off round
Champions Path League Path
Haiti Arcahaie (OV-1) Belize Verdes (1st)
Third qualifying round
Champions Path League Path
Guyana Fruta Conquerors (1st) Suriname Inter Moengotapoe (1st)[c] Panama CAI (3rd) Guatemala Municipal (2nd)
El Salvador Once Deportivo (AP-2)[c] Jamaica Mount Pleasant (2nd)
Trinidad and Tobago La Horquetta Rangers (2nd) Nicaragua Managua (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Champions Path League Path
Puerto Rico Bayamón (1st)[c] Curaçao Scherpenheuvel (1st) Haiti Don Bosco (CL-1)[d] Belize Belmopan Bandits (2nd)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Hope International (1st)[c] Cayman Islands Bodden Town (1st)[c] Guyana Western Tigers (2nd) Suriname Robinhood (2nd)
First qualifying round
Dominican Republic Cibao (1st) Saint Kitts and Nevis Village Superstars (1st) British Virgin Islands Islanders (1st) Nueva Esparta Atletico Manerio[e] (1st)
Bermuda PHC Zebras (1st) French Guiana Agouado (1st) Grenada Paradise (1st) Nevis Youths of the Future (1st)
Antigua and Barbuda Liberta (1st) Aruba Racing Club Aruba (1st) Bonaire Real Rincon (1st)[c] Sint Eustatius Golden Eagles[e] (1st)[c]
Barbados Barbados Defence Force (1st) The Bahamas Dynamos (1st)[c] Anguilla Kicks United (1st) Navajo Nation FC Tucson[e] (1st)
Cascadia (independence movement) FCM Portland (1st)[c] Martinique Franciscain (1st)[c] Quebec Blainville (1st) Iroquois Elm City Express[e] (1st)
Cuba Santiago de Cuba[e] (1st) Guadeloupe Gosier (1st) St. Louis Stars (1st) Saint Barthélemy ASPSB (1st)
Saint Lucia Platinum (1st) Turks and Caicos Islands Beaches (1st) Greenland B-67[e] (1st) Montserrat Police Force[e] (1st)
Dominica South East[e] (1st) United States Virgin Islands Helenites (LC)[c] Sint Maarten Flames United (1st)
Preliminary round
Nunavut Kugluktuk Grizzlies[e] (1st) Saba (island) SUSM[e] (1st) Mosquito Coast Iglesia Morava[e] (1st) Acadiana Port City (1st)
Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina Real San Andrés[e] (1st) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Ilienne Amateur[e] (1st) Federal Dependencies of Venezuela Orchila[e] (1st)
  1. ^ a b The 2020 Clausura tournament of the 2019–20 Liga MX season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, and the title was not awarded. The two teams which will qualify from the 2020 Clausura and represent the Mexican Football Federation in the 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League are Cruz Azul and León, the 2020 Clausura regular season best two teams at the time of suspension.
  2. ^ The 2020 Clausura tournament of the 2019–20 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Panama, and the title was not awarded. The team which will represent the Panamanian Football Federation in the 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League are Universitario, who had the best Clausura regular season record at the time of the suspension.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The title of the team's respective league was not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Champions League representative was determined by the team who had the best record at the time of the suspension.
  4. ^ The 2019 Ligue Haïtienne season was abandoned due to the ongoing unrest in the nation, and the title was not awarded. The team which will represent the Haitian Football Federation in the 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League is Don Bosco, who had the best Clôture regular season record at the time of the suspension.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round and draw dates

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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, on 13 April 2020, CONCACAF announced that the qualifying rounds of the Champions League would be single legs at a neutral quarantined location to minimize cross-contamination. On 20 April 2020 it was announced that the qualifying matches would be held at the soccer complex adjacent Toyota Stadium in Frisco, United States (near Dallas). Teams would report to the facility two weeks ahead of qualification matches and stay on the premises. All matches through qualifying were to be played behind closed doors. The group stage format is to be determined at a later time. The knockout round format for now is to retain its normal procedures.

Schedule for 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Preliminary round 26 July 2020 Cancelled[note 1]
First qualifying round 7 July 2020 4–6 August 2020 [note 2]
Second qualifying round 7–9 August 2020 [note 2]
Third qualifying round 10 August 2020 11–13 August 2020 [note 2]
Play-off Play-off round 14 August 2020 15–17 August 2020 [note 2]
Group stage Matchday 1 2 October 2020
(New York City)
27–28 October 2020[note 3]
Matchday 2 3–4 November 2020[note 3]
Matchday 3 1–2 December 2020[note 4]
Matchday 4 5–6 December 2020[note 4]
Matchday 5 5–6 January 2021[note 5]
Matchday 6 12–13 January 2021[note 5]
Knockout phase Round of 16 18 January 2021 6–7 April 2021 13–14 April 2021
Quarter-finals 28 February 2021 27–28 April 2021 4–5 May 2021
Semi-finals 18–19 May 2021 25–26 May 2021
Final 5 June 2021 at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas[note 6]

Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Preliminary round

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The preliminary round was scheduled for 3 August 2020, but was cancelled on 14 July 2020 when Port City was on the only preliminary round club not to withdraw from the tournament.

First qualifying round

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First qualifying round matches were held 4–6 August 2020. Teams with the highest coefficent by country earned byes to the second qualifying round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cibao Dominican Republic BYE
PHC Zebras Bermuda BYE
Liberta Antigua and Barbuda BYE
BDF Barbados BYE
Platinum Saint Lucia BYE
FCM Portland Cascadia (independence movement) BYE
Village Superstars Saint Kitts and Nevis BYE
Agouado French Guiana BYE
Franciscain Martinique 2–0 Grenada Paradise
Beaches Turks and Caicos Islands 1–1 (6–7 p) Bonaire Real Rincon
Flames United Sint Maarten 3–1 Anguilla Kicks United
Racing Club Aruba Aruba 6–2 The Bahamas Dynamos
Islanders British Virgin Islands 1–0 Nevis Youths of the Future
Helenites United States Virgin Islands 4–0 Collectivity of Saint Martin St. Louis Stars
Blainville Quebec 8–0 Saint Barthélemy ASPSB
Gosier Guadeloupe 0–1 Acadiana Port City

Second qualifying round

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Second qualifying round matches were held on 9 and 10 August 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Champions Path
Bodden Town Cayman Islands 1–0 Bonaire Real Rincon
Village Superstars Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–3 Curaçao Scherpenheuvel
Cibao Dominican Republic 7–0 Sint Maarten Flames United
Agouado French Guiana 2–3 United States Virgin Islands Helenites
Racing Club Aruba Aruba 2–0 Acadiana Port City
Platinum Saint Lucia 0–3 Puerto Rico Bayamón
IPS Cascadia (independence movement) 5–0 British Virgin Islands Islanders
Barbados Defence Force Barbados 0–1 (a.e.t.) Quebec Blainville
PHC Zebras Bermuda 7–5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Hope International
Liberta Antigua and Barbuda 4–2 Martinique Franciscain
Team 1  Score  Team 2
League Path
Belmopan Bandits Belize 3–2 Guyana Western Tigers
Don Bosco Haiti 1–1 (3–5 p) Suriname Robinhood

Third qualifying round

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Third qualifying round matches were held on 13 and 14 August 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Champions Path
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname 4–0 Antigua and Barbuda Liberta
Bodden Town Cayman Islands 3–2 United States Virgin Islands Helenites
Cibao Dominican Republic 1–1 (5–6 p) Puerto Rico Bayamón
Scherpenheuvel Curaçao 3–0 Bermuda PHC Zebras
Racing Club Aruba Aruba 3–4 Guyana Fruta Conquerors
Blainville Quebec 2–1 Cascadia (independence movement) IPS
Team 1  Score  Team 2
League Path
CAI Panama 1–0 El Salvador Once Deportivo
Belmopan Bandits Belize 0–2 Trinidad and Tobago La Horquetta Rangers
Robinhood Suriname 0–1 Jamaica Mount Pleasant
Municipal Guatemala 0–0 (4–3 p) Nicaragua Managua

Play-off round

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Play-off round matches were held on 16 and 17 August 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Champions Path
Verdes Belize 0–2 Haiti Arcahaie
Fruta Conquerors Guyana 1–2 (a.e.t.) Quebec Blainville
Bayamón Puerto Rico 1–0 Cayman Islands Bodden Town
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname 3–1 Curaçao Scherpenheuvel
Team 1  Score  Team 2
League Path
CAI Panama 4–1 Jamaica Mount Pleasant
Municipal Guatemala 3–3 (5–4 p) Trinidad and Tobago La Horquetta Rangers

Group stage

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Main article: 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
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Maryland SoccerPlex
Maryland SoccerPlex
Kino Complex
Kino Complex
ESPN Complex
ESPN Complex
Location of the neutral venue sites for the 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League

Red: Matchdays 1 and 2; Yellow: Matchdays 3 and 4; Green: Matchdays 5 and 6.

The draw for the group stage was held on 2 October 2020, 13:00 Eastern Time, at the Apollo Theater in New York City. The 32 teams were drawn into twelve 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 their 2019 CONCACAF club coefficients.[1]

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 knockout phase. The third placed finishers advanced to the 2020–21 CONCACAF SuperLiga knockout phase, while the fourth place finishers advanced to the 2020–21 CONCACAF Confederations League knockout phase.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in North America, all group stage matches were moved to neutral venues with matches played behind closed doors. There were three sites hosting two matches each for the total of six matches. Consequently, the match days for the group stage were 27 October 2020, 3 November 2020, 2 December 2020, 6 December 2020, 5 January 2021, and 13 January 2021.

A total of 14 national associations were represented in the group stage. Blainville, Philadelphia Union, and Arcahaie made their debut appearances in the group stage.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Canada MTL Mexico LEO Panama CAI Haiti ARC
1 Canada Montreal Impact 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 1–2 3–1
2 Mexico León 6 2 2 2 6 3 +3 8[a] 0–0 5–1 1–0
3 Panama CAI 6 2 2 2 9 12 −3 8[a] Transfer to SuperLiga 0–1 1–0 2–2
4 Haiti Arcahaie 6 0 3 3 6 13 −7 3 Transfer to Confederations League 0–4 0–0 3–3
Source: CONCACAF.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head goal differential: León +3, CAI −3.


Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAU MAR WAT COM
1 Panama Tauro 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 Advance to knockout stage 0–2 4–0 1–0
2 Honduras Marathón 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 0–2 3–1 1–1
3 Jamaica Waterhouse 6 2 1 3 8 13 −5 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 1–0 2–2 1–2
4 Guatemala Comunicaciones 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 Transfer to Confederations League 2–4 1–2 2–3
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALA ATL MTY BAY
1 Costa Rica Alajuelense 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 2–1 2–1
2 United States Atlanta United 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12 1–0 2–0 3–0
3 Mexico Monterrey 6 3 1 2 19 8 +11 10 Transfer to SuperLiga 2–2 4–1 6–1
4 Puerto Rico Bayamón 6 0 0 6 6 25 −19 0 Transfer to Confederations League 2–3 2–5 0–6
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LAFC IMT MOT FAS
1 United States Los Angeles FC 6 6 0 0 21 1 +20 18 Advance to knockout stage 4–0 1–0 5–0
2 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 6 1 3 2 8 17 −9 6 1–7 2–1 3–3
3 Honduras Motagua 6 1 2 3 3 5 −2 5 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–1 0–0 2–1
4 El Salvador FAS 6 0 3 3 6 15 −9 3 Transfer to Confederations League 0–3 2–2 0–0
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEA CAR AME MUN
1 United States Seattle Sounders 6 3 3 0 10 4 +6 12 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 3–0 2–2
2 Costa Rica Cartaginés 6 2 2 2 10 11 −1 8 1–1 1–1 4–2
3 Mexico América 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–1 2–0 1–0
4 Guatemala Municipal 6 1 2 3 11 14 −3 5 Transfer to Confederations League 1–1 3–4 3–2
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NYC MOT MPZ UNI
1 United States New York City FC 6 4 0 2 13 4 +9 12 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 2–0 6–0
2 Honduras Motagua 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 1–0 0–0 1–1
3 Costa Rica Pérez Zeledón 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 3–2 1–2 1–2
4 Panama UD Universitario 6 1 1 4 4 15 −11 4 Transfer to Confederations League 0–2 1–3 0–2
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PHI ESP DEF HDO
1 United States Philadelphia Union 6 4 2 0 14 3 +11 14 Advance to knockout stage 2–2 3–0 2–0
2 Honduras Real España 6 0 6 0 4 4 0 6 1–1 1–1 0–0
3 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 6 1 2 3 4 13 −9 5 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–5 0–0 0–3
4 Costa Rica Herediano 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5 Transfer to Confederations League 0–1 0–0 1–3
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRZ OLI EST BVL
1 Mexico Cruz Azul 6 6 0 0 18 2 +16 18 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 5–0 3–1
2 Honduras Olimpia 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 1–2 2–1 1–0
3 Nicaragua Real Estelí 6 2 0 4 4 13 −9 6 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–3 2 1–0
4 Quebec Blainville 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Transfer to Confederations League 0–4 3–3 2–0
Source: CONCACAF.com

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage

Round of 16

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The first legs were played on 6 and 7 April, and the second legs were played on 13 and 14 April 2021.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tauro Panama 0–1 Honduras Motagua 0–1 0–0
Los Angeles FC United States 9–3 Honduras Marathón 3–2 6–1
New York City FC United States 3–3 (4–5 p) Honduras Olimpia 1–2 2–1
Philadelphia Union United States 10–0 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 4–0 6–0
Alajuelense Costa Rica 2–2 (a) Honduras Real España 1–2 1–0
CF Montréal Canada 1–3 United States Atlanta United 1–3 0–0
Cruz Azul Mexico 3–2 Costa Rica Cartaginés 1–0 3–1
Seattle Sounders United States 2–3 Mexico León 0–2 2–1

Quarterfinals

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The first legs were played on 27 and 28 April, and the second legs were played on 4 and 5 May 2021.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Los Angeles FC United States 5–1 Mexico León 2–0 3–1
Alajuelense Costa Rica 0–1 Honduras Olimpia 0–1 0–0
Philadelphia Union United States 4–1 United States Atlanta United 3–1 1–1
Cruz Azul Mexico 4–2 Honduras Motagua 0–1 4–1

Semifinals

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The first legs were played on 18 and 19 May, and the second legs were played on 25 and 26 May 2021.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Los Angeles FC United States 3–4 Mexico Cruz Azul 1–3 2–1
Philadelphia Union United States 5–0 Honduras Olimpia 2–0 3–0

Final

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Cruz Azul Mexico1–0 (a.e.t.)United States Philadelphia Union
Report
Attendance: 40,120[a]

Notes

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  1. ^ The preliminary round was cancelled due to the seven of the eight preliminary round entrants withdrawing prior to the tournament.
  2. ^ a b c d The second legs in the qualification rounds were cancelled in favor of a single leg due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ^ a b Matchdays 1 and 2 will be played at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland, United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ a b Matchdays 3 and 4 will be played at the Kino Sports Complex in Tuscon, Arizona, United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  5. ^ a b Matchdays 5 and 6 will be played at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida, United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. ^ The final will be played at Allegiant Stadium regardless of the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. Depending on developments of the pandemic, the match will be either in full capacity, restricted capacity, or behind closed doors.

See also

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