2023 CONCACAF Champions League

The 2023 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2023 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 15th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 58th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1] The winner of the final will earn the right to play in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.

2023 CONCACAF Champions League
2023 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League
Tournament details
Dates7 March – 4 June
Teams16 (from 8 associations)

Seattle Sounders FC was the title holder, but they did not qualify for this tournament and will be unable to defend their title.

Teams

The following 16 teams (from eight associations) qualify for the tournament.[2]

In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from 2008–09 (not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from 1962 to 2008).

Direct entrants (10 teams)
Association Team Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
 Mexico (4 berths) Atlas Apertura 2021 champions and Clausura 2022 champions 1st Debut
León Apertura 2021 runners-up 5th (2022) Quarter-finals (2022)
Pachuca Clausura 2022 runners-up 4th (2016–17) Champions (2016–17)
Tigres UANL Best ranked team on aggregate table 7th (2020) Champions (2020)
 United States (4 berths) Los Angeles FC 2022 MLS Cup champions and 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield champions 2nd (2020) Runners-up (2020)
Philadelphia Union 2022 Eastern Conference regular season champions 2nd (2021) Semi-finals (2021)
Orlando City SC 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions 1st Debut
Austin FC Highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2022 MLS regular season record) not already qualified 1st Debut
 Canada (1 berth) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022 Canadian Championship champions 3rd (2016–17) Semi-finals (2016–17)
 Haiti (CFU berth) Violette 2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship champions 1st Debut
Qualified teams from CONCACAF League (6 teams)
Association Team Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
 Honduras Olimpia 2022 CONCACAF League champions (1st overall) 13th (2021) Semi-finals (2020)
Real España 2022 CONCACAF League semifinalist (3rd overall) 4th (2014–15) Group stage (2011–12)
Motagua 2022 CONCACAF League semifinalist (4th overall) 7th (2022) Round of 16 (2020)
 Costa Rica Alajuelense 2022 CONCACAF League runners-up (2nd overall) 7th (2021) Semi-finals (2014–15)
 El Salvador Alianza 2022 CONCACAF League best-ranked losing quarter-finalist (5th overall) 5th (2020) Round of 16 (2019)
 Panama Tauro 2022 CONCACAF League second-ranked losing quarter-finalist (6th overall) 7th (2018) Quarter-finals (2018)

    Draw
    Location of teams of the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League
    North American Zone Central American Zone Caribbean Zone

    The draw took take place in Miami, Florida, on 7 November 2022.[3] The seeding of teams was based on the CONCACAF Club Index.[4] The CONCACAF Club Index, instead of ranking each team, was based on the on-field performance of the teams that occupied the respective qualifying slots in the previous five editions of the CONCACAF Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF used the following formula:

    Points
    per    		 Participation Win Draw Stage advanced Champions
    43112

    The slots were assigned by the following rules:[5]

    • For teams from North America, nine teams qualified based on criteria set by their association (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., MEX1, MEX2) for each team. If a team from Canada qualified through the CONCACAF League, they were ranked within their association, resulting in an assigned slot (i.e., CAN2) for them.
    • For teams from Central America, they qualified through the CONCACAF League, and were ranked per association by their CONCACAF League ranking, resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., CRC1, CRC2) for each team.
    • For teams from the Caribbean, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship champions were assigned the Caribbean champion slot (i.e., CCC1). If teams from the Caribbean qualified through the CONCACAF League, they were ranked per association by their CONCACAF League ranking, resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., JAM1, SUR1) for each team.

    The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:[6]

    Pot Rank Slot 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total Team
    Pot 1 1 MEX2 25 21 24 16 17 103 León
    2 MEX3 17 26 11 20 19 93 Pachuca
    3 MEX1 12 20 11 28 12 83 Atlas
    4 USA4 5 11 12 12 25 65 Austin FC
    5 USA2 7 15 16 16 8 62 Philadelphia Union
    6 USA1 11 11 6 12 16 56 Los Angeles FC
    7 USA3 17 11 11 10 7 56 Orlando City SC
    8 CAN1 21 5 10 9 9 54 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
    Pot 2 9 MEX4 9 4 7 5 7 32 Tigres UANL
    10 CRC1 5 7 6 4 5 27 Alajuelense
    11 HON1 5 4 5 7 5 26 Olimpia
    12 HON2 5 0 11 5 0 21 Real España
    13 PAN1 8 12 0 0 0 20 Tauro
    14 SLV1 7 5 7 0 0 19 Alianza
    15 CCC1 4 4 4 4 0 16 Violette
    16 HON3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Motagua

    Format

    Each tie, including the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing on a home-and-away basis.

    • In the round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, the away goals rule is applied if the aggregate score is tied after the second leg. If still tied, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.7).[7]
    • In the final, extra time is played if the match is tied after regulation time. If the score is still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.8).[7]

    Schedule
    Schedule for 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[8]
    Round First leg Second leg
    Round of 16 7–9 March 14–16 March
    Quarterfinals 4–6 April 11–13 April
    Semifinals 25–27 April 2–4 May
    Final 31 May 4 June

    Bracket
     
    		Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
     
    		                      
     
    		 
     
     
    		 Violette
     
    		 
     
    		 Austin FC
     
     
    		 
     
     
    		 Tauro
     
    		 
     
    		 León
     
     
    		 
     
     
    		 Tigres UANL
     
    		 
     
    		 Orlando City SC
     
     
    		 
     
     
    		 Motagua
     
    		 
     
    		 Pachuca
     
     
    		 
     
     
    		 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
     
    		 
     
    		 Real España
     
     
    		 
     
     
    		 Alajuelense
     
    		 
     
    		 Los Angeles FC
     
     
    		 
     
     
    		 Olimpia
     
    		 
     
    		 Atlas
     
     
    		 
     
     
    		 Alianza
     
     
    		 Philadelphia Union
     

    Round of 16

    In the round of 16, the matchups will be decided by draw: R16-1 through R16-8. The teams from Pot 1 in the draw will host the second leg.

    Summary

    The first legs will be played on 7–9 March, and the second legs will be played on 14–16 March 2023.[9]

    Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Violette R16-1 Austin FC 7 Mar 14 Mar
    Tauro R16-2 León 8 Mar 16 Mar
    Tigres UANL R16-3 Orlando City SC 7 Mar 15 Mar
    Motagua R16-4 Pachuca 9 Mar 16 Mar
    Vancouver Whitecaps FC R16-5[upper-alpha 1] Real España 8 Mar 15 Mar
    Alajuelense R16-6 Los Angeles FC 9 Mar 15 Mar
    Olimpia R16-7 Atlas 8 Mar 14 Mar
    Alianza R16-8 Philadelphia Union 7 Mar 14 Mar

    Notes

    1. Order of legs were reversed after original draw

    Matches
    Violette v Austin FC
    Austin FC v Violette
    Tauro v León
    León v Tauro
    Orlando City SC v Tigres UANL
    Pachuca v Motagua
    Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Real España
    Real España v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
    Los Angeles FC v Alajuelense
    Olimpia v Atlas
    Atlas v Olimpia
    Philadelphia Union v Alianza

    Quarter-finals

    In the quarter-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

    • QF1: Winner R16-1 vs. Winner R16-2
    • QF2: Winner R16-3 vs. Winner R16-4
    • QF3: Winner R16-5 vs. Winner R16-6
    • QF4: Winner R16-7 vs. Winner R16-8

    The winners of round of 16 matchups 1, 3, 5 and 7 hosted the second leg.

    Semi-finals

    In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

    • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
    • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4

    The semi-finalists in each tie which has the better performance across all previous rounds hosts the second leg.

    Final

    In the final (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the finalist which has the better performances in previous rounds hosts the second leg.

    See also

    References
    1. "Violette AC win 2022 FCCCC, claim SCCL berth". Concacaf. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
    2. "Concacaf Announces Scotiabank Concacaf League Expansion". www.concacafleague.com. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
    3. "Concacaf announces details for 2023 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League". CONCACAF. 13 October 2022.
    4. "Q&A: Club Index for 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Draw". CONCACAF.com. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
    5. "SCCL How Clubs Qualify". CONCACAF Champions League. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
    6. "Club Ranking for the 2023 SCCL". Concacaf. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
    7. "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2023 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.
    8. "Concacaf announces details for 2023 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League". Concacaf. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
    9. "Draw delivers Round of 16 matchups for 2023 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions league". CONCACAF. 7 November 2022.
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