2021 CONCACAF League

2021 CONCACAF League
2021 Scotiabank CONCACAF League
Tournament details
Dates3 August – 14 December
Teams22 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsGuatemala Comunicaciones (1st title)
Runners-upHonduras Motagua
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored106 (2.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ecuador Juan Anangonó
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Ecuador Juan Anangonó
Best young playerGuatemala Oscar Santis
Best goalkeeperGuatemala Kevin Moscoso
Fair play awardGuatemala Comunicaciones
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The 2021 CONCACAF League (officially the 2021 Scotiabank CONCACAF League for sponsorship purposes) was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF League, a football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1]

Comunicaciones defeated Motagua in the final to win their first CONCACAF League title. As winners, they and the next best five teams qualified for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.[2][3] Alajuelense were the title holders but were eliminated by Guastatoya in the Round of 16.

Qualification

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A total of 22 teams participated in the CONCACAF League:

Therefore, teams from either 10 or 11 out of the 41 CONCACAF member associations may participate in the CONCACAF League.

North America

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The one berth for the North American Zone (NAFU) was allocated to the Canadian Soccer Association through the previous year's Canadian Premier League, where the champions, decided by the Canadian Premier League Finals contested between the top two teams of the group stage, qualified.[4] They are the second Canadian representative included in CONCACAF competitions, besides the Canadian Championship champions which qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Central America

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The 18 berths for the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), which consists of seven member associations, were allocated as follows: three berths for each of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, two berths for Nicaragua, and one berth for Belize.

All of the leagues of Central America employ a split season with two tournaments in one season, so the following teams qualified for the CONCACAF League:

  • In the league of Costa Rica, both champions, and the non-champions with the best Clausura record, qualified. If there was any team which were champions of both tournaments, the non-champions with the second best Clausura record qualified.
  • In the leagues of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama, both champions, and the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which are runners-up of both tournaments), qualify. If there is any team which are finalists of both tournaments, the runners-up with the worse aggregate record qualify. If there are any two teams which are finalists of both tournaments, the semi-finalists with the best aggregate record qualify.
  • In the league of Nicaragua, both champions qualify. If there is any team which are champions of both tournaments, the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which are runners-up of both tournaments) qualify.
  • In the league of Belize, the champions with the better aggregate record (or any team which are champions of both tournaments) qualify.

If teams from any Central American associations were excluded, they would be replaced by teams from other Central American associations, with the associations chosen based on results from previous CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League tournaments.[5]

Caribbean

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The three berths for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), which consists of 31 member associations, were allocated via the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, the first-tier and second-tier subcontinental Caribbean club tournaments. Since 2018, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship is open to teams from professional leagues, where they can qualify as champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, while the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield is open to teams from non-professional leagues, where they can qualify as champions of their respective association's league in the previous season.[6]

Besides the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship which qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League, the runners-up and third-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, and the winners of a playoff between the fourth-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, qualified for the CONCACAF League. For the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield to be eligible for the playoff, they were required to comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF League.[7]

Teams

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The following 22 teams (from eleven associations) qualified for the tournament.[2]

  • Ten teams entered in the round of 16: two each from Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama, and one each from El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and the Caribbean.
  • Twelve teams entered in the preliminary round: two each from El Salvador, Guatemala, and the Caribbean, and one each from Canada, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, and Belize.
Qualified teams from North America (1 team: entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
 Canada (1 PR berth) Forge FC Preliminary round 2020 Canadian Premier League champions 3rd (2020) Quarter-finals (2020)
Qualified teams from Central America (18 teams: 9 entering in round of 16, 9 entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
 Costa Rica (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Alajuelense Round of 16 Champions with better 2020–21 aggregate record (2020 Apertura) 3rd (2020) Champions (2020)
Saprissa Round of 16 Champions with worse 2020–21 aggregate record (2021 Clausura) 3rd (2020) Champions (2019)
Santos de Guápiles Preliminary round Non-champions with best regular season record in 2021 Clausura 3rd (2018) Runners-up (2017)
 Honduras (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Olimpia Round of 16 2020 Apertura and 2021 Clausura champions 4th (2020) Champions (2017)
Motagua Round of 16 Non-champions with best 2020–21 aggregate record 4th (2020) Runners-up (2019)
Marathón Preliminary round Non-champions with 2nd best 2020–21 aggregate record 3rd (2020) Quarter-finals (2020)
 Panama (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Independiente Round of 16 Champions with better 2020–21 aggregate record (2020 Clausura) 3rd (2020) Quarter-finals (2019)
Plaza Amador Round of 16 Champions with worse 2020–21 aggregate record (2021 Apertura) 2nd (2017) Semi-finals (2017)
Universitario Preliminary round Runners-up with better 2020–21 aggregate record (2021 Apertura) 3rd (2018) Quarter-finals (2018)
 El Salvador (3 berths: 1 R16 + 2 PR) Alianza Round of 16 Champions with better 2020–21 aggregate record (2020 Apertura) 4th (2020) Semi-finals (2019)
FAS Preliminary round Champions with worse 2020–21 aggregate record (2021 Clausura) 3rd (2020) Quarter-finals (2018)
Once Deportivo Preliminary round Non-champions with best 2020–21 aggregate record 1st Debut
 Guatemala (3 berths: 1 R16 + 2 PR) Guastatoya Round of 16 Champions with better 2020–21 aggregate record (2020 Apertura) 2nd (2019) Round of 16 (2019)
Santa Lucía Preliminary round Champions with worse 2020–21 aggregate record (2021 Clausura) 1st Debut
Comunicaciones Preliminary round Non-champions with best 2020–21 aggregate record 3rd (2020) Quarter-finals (2020)
 Nicaragua (2 berths: 1 R16 + 1 PR) Real Estelí Round of 16 Champions with better 2020–21 aggregate record (2020 Apertura) 4th (2020) Quarter-finals (2020)
Diriangén Preliminary round Champions with worse 2020–21 aggregate record (2021 Clausura) 2nd (2018) Round of 16 (2018)
 Belize (1 PR berth) Verdes Preliminary round 2019 Opening champions[Note BLZ] 2nd (2020) Preliminary round (2020)
Qualified teams from Caribbean (3 teams: 1 entering in round of 16, 2 entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe Round of 16 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship runners-up (2nd overall)[Note CFU] 1st Debut
 Puerto Rico Metropolitan Preliminary round 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship better ranked losing semi-finalists (3rd overall)[Note CFU] 1st Debut
 Martinique Samaritaine Preliminary round 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship worse ranked losing semi-finalists (4th overall)[Note CFU] 1st Debut
Notes
  1. ^
    Belize (BLZ): The 2020–21 Premier League of Belize was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belize. The team that qualified to represent the Football Federation of Belize in the 2021 CONCACAF League was Verdes (entering in the preliminary round), the 2019 Opening tournament champions (also the team with the best 2019–20 aggregate record at the time of suspension), which was the last title awarded.[8]
  2. ^
    Caribbean (CFU): The 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield was cancelled by CONCACAF due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Caribbean. A number of teams from non-professional leagues in the Caribbean Football Union originally set to participate in the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield instead participated in the expanded 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, and the runners-up (entering in the round of 16) and both losing semi-finalists (entering in the preliminary round) would qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF League.[9]

Draw

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Location of teams of the 2021 CONCACAF League
North American Zone
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Location of teams of the 2021 CONCACAF League
Central American Zone Caribbean Zone
Teams in bold enter in the round of 16

The draw for the 2021 CONCACAF League was held on 16 June 2021, 20:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States.[10][11]

For the preliminary round, the draw determined each tie (numbered 1 through 6) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing six teams. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other except for "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association.

For the round of 16, the draw determined each tie (numbered 1 through 8) between a team from Pot 3 and a team from Pot 4, each containing eight teams. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other except for "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association. The six preliminary round winners, whose identity is not known at the time of the draw, are in Pot 4 and can be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.

The seeding of teams was based on the CONCACAF Club Index. The CONCACAF Club Index, instead of ranking each team, is based on the on-field performance of the teams that have occupied the respective qualifying slots in the previous five editions of the CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF League or CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF uses the following formula:

Points per Participation Win Draw Stage advanced Champions
CONCACAF Champions League (2016–17 – 2019) 4 3 1 1 2
CONCACAF League (2017 – 2020) 2 3 1 0.5 1

Teams qualified for the CONCACAF League based on criteria set by their association (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., CRC1, CRC2) for each team.

The 22 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:[12]

Teams in preliminary round draw
Pot Rank Slot 2016–17 CCL 2017 CL or
2018 CCL 		2018 CL or
2019 CCL 		2019 CL 2020 CL Total Team
Pot 1 1 CRC3 0 2 19.5 27 18 66.5 Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
2 SLV3 0 8.5 6.5 16.5 2 33.5 El Salvador Once Deportivo
3 HON3 0 2 21.5 3 6 32.5 Honduras Marathón
4 SLV2 5 11.5 5 7.5 3 32 El Salvador FAS
5 PAN3 0 11 15 2 3 31 Panama Universitario
6 CCC3 4 5 5.5 4 10.5 29 Puerto Rico Metropolitan
Pot 2 7 NCA2 0 9.5 2 5 3.5 20 Nicaragua Diriangén
8 CAN2 0 0 0 9.5 10 19.5 Canada Forge FC
9 GUA3 0 0 0 12 4.5 16.5 Guatemala Comunicaciones
10 CCC4 0 2 5 5.5 2 14.5 Martinique Samaritaine
11 GUA2 6 0 0 3 3 12 Guatemala Santa Lucia
12 BLZ1 4 2 2 2 2 12 Belize Verdes
Teams in round of 16 draw
Pot Rank Slot 2016–17 CCL 2017 CL or
2018 CCL 		2018 CL or
2019 CCL 		2019 CL 2020 CL Total Team
Pot 3 1 PAN1 20 8 12 5 2 47 Panama Independiente
2 HON1 11 5 4 16.5 10 46.5 Honduras Olimpia
3 CRC1 8 5 7 7.5 12.5 40 Costa Rica Alajuelense
4 PAN2 8 13 8.5 6.5 2 38 Panama Plaza Amador
5 HON2 11 2 3 13 6.5 35.5 Honduras Motagua
6 SLV1 9 7 5 5 3 29 El Salvador Alianza
7 CRC2 14 5 3 4 2 28 Costa Rica Saprissa
8 NCA1 6 5 5.5 3 6.5 26 Nicaragua Real Estelí
Pot 4 9 CCC2 5 2 5 5.5 2 19.5 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe
10 GUA1 9 0 4 3 2 18 Guatemala Guastatoya
11 Winner preliminary round 1
12 Winner preliminary round 2
13 Winner preliminary round 3
14 Winner preliminary round 4
15 Winner preliminary round 5
16 Winner preliminary round 6

Format

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In the CONCACAF League, the 22 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

  • In the preliminary round, round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, the away goals rule was applied if the aggregate score is tied after the second leg. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.8).[3]
  • In the final, the away goals rule was not applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.9).[3]

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.[10]

Round First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 3–5 August 17–19 August
Round of 16 21–23 September 28–30 September
Quarter-finals 19–21 October 2–4 November
Semi-finals 23–25 November 30 November – 2 December
Final 7–9 December 14–15 December

Times are Eastern Time, as listed by CONCACAF (local times are in parentheses):

Bracket

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Preliminary roundRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                            
Belize Verdes011
Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles156
Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles123
Panama Plaza Amador000
Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles303
Canada Forge FC134
Canada Forge FC325
El Salvador FAS123
Canada Forge FC022
Panama Independiente000
Canada Forge FC202
Honduras Motagua (a)202
Nicaragua Diriangén011
Honduras Marathón123
Honduras Marathón (p)202(5)
Nicaragua Real Estelí022(4)
Honduras Marathón000
Honduras Motagua224
Martinique Samaritaine0
Panama Universitario (w/o)3
Panama Universitario202
Honduras Motagua213
Honduras Motagua 123
Guatemala Comunicaciones246
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe0–DSQ
Honduras Olimpia6–DSQ
N/A–
Guatemala Guastatoya–
Guatemala Guastatoya (a)123
Costa Rica Alajuelense123
Guatemala Guastatoya011
Guatemala Comunicaciones123
Guatemala Santa Lucía325
Puerto Rico Metropolitan011
Guatemala Santa Lucía022
Costa Rica Saprissa246
Costa Rica Saprissa415
Guatemala Comunicaciones (a)325
Guatemala Comunicaciones134
El Salvador Once Deportivo101
Guatemala Comunicaciones213
El Salvador Alianza101
  1. † Order of legs to be decided, with the team which have the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosting the second leg.

Preliminary round

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In the preliminary round, the matchups were decided by draw: PR-1 through PR-6. The teams from Pot 1 in the draw host the second leg.

Summary

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The first legs were played on 3–5 August, and the second legs were played on 17–19 August 2021.[13]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Comunicaciones Guatemala 4–1 El Salvador Once Deportivo 1–1 3–0
Diriangén Nicaragua 1–3 Honduras Marathón 0–1 1–2
Verdes Belize 1–6 Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles 0–1 1–5
Samaritaine Martinique 0–3 (w/o) Panama Universitario (w/o) (w/o)
Santa Lucía Guatemala 5–1 Puerto Rico Metropolitan 3–0 2–1
Forge FC Canada 5–3 El Salvador FAS 3–1 2–2

Matches

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Comunicaciones Guatemala1–1El Salvador Once Deportivo
  • Larín 36'
 Report
Once Deportivo El Salvador0–3Guatemala Comunicaciones
Report
Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)

Comunicaciones won 4–1 on aggregate.

Diriangén Nicaragua0–1Honduras Marathón
Report
Marathón Honduras2–1Nicaragua Diriangén
 Report

Marathón won 3–1 on aggregate.

Verdes Belize0–1Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
Report
Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica5–1Belize Verdes
 Report
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Santos de Guápiles won 6–1 on aggregate.

Samaritaine Martinique0–3
Awarded (w/o)[14]		Panama Universitario
Report
Universitario Panama(w/o)Martinique Samaritaine
Report

Universitario advance on walkover.[15]

Santa Lucía Guatemala3–0Puerto Rico Metropolitan
 Report
Metropolitan Puerto Rico1–2Guatemala Santa Lucía
 Report

Santa Lucía won 5–1 on aggregate.

Forge FC Canada3–1El Salvador FAS
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
FAS El Salvador2–2Canada Forge FC
 Report

Forge FC won 5–3 on aggregate.

Round of 16

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In the round of 16, the matchups were decided by draw: R16-1 through R16-6. The teams from Pot 3 in the draw host the second leg.

On 25 September 2021, CONCACAF announced that Inter Moengotapoe and C.D. Olimpia would be disqualified from the competition due to rule breaches following the first leg of their round of 16 fixture, including an alleged payment from Inter Moengotapoe owner and player Ronnie Brunswijk to several Olimpia players.[16][17]

Summary

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The first legs were played on 21–23 September, and the second legs were played on 28–30 September 2021.[13]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Comunicaciones Guatemala 3–1 El Salvador Alianza 2–1 1–0
Santa Lucía Guatemala 2–6 Costa Rica Saprissa 0–2 2–4
Guastatoya Guatemala 3–3 (a) Costa Rica Alajuelense 1–1 2–2
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname Disqualified Honduras Olimpia 0–6 Cancelled
Forge FC Canada 2–0 Panama Independiente 0–0 2–0
Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica 3–0 Panama Plaza Amador 1–0 2–0
Universitario Panama 2–3 Honduras Motagua 2–2 0–1
Marathón Honduras 2–2 (5–4 p) Nicaragua Real Estelí 2–0 0–2

Matches

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Comunicaciones Guatemala2–1El Salvador Alianza
 Report
Alianza El Salvador0–1Guatemala Comunicaciones
Report

Comunicaciones won 3–1 on aggregate.

Santa Lucía Guatemala0–2Costa Rica Saprissa
Report
Saprissa Costa Rica4–2Guatemala Santa Lucía
 Report

Saprissa won 6–2 on aggregate.

Guastatoya Guatemala1–1Costa Rica Alajuelense
 Report
Alajuelense Costa Rica2–2Guatemala Guastatoya
 Report

3–3 on aggregate. Guastatoya won on away goals.

Inter Moengotapoe Suriname0–6Honduras Olimpia
Report
Olimpia HondurasCancelledSuriname Inter Moengotapoe
Report

Inter Moengotapoe and Olimpia were disqualified from the tournament by CONCACAF due to rule breaches following the first leg match.[16]

Forge FC Canada0–0Panama Independiente
Report
Independiente Panama0–2Canada Forge FC
Report

Forge FC won 2–0 on aggregate.

Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica1–0Panama Plaza Amador
 Report
Plaza Amador Panama0–2Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
Report

Santos won 3–0 on aggregate.

Universitario Panama2–2Honduras Motagua
 Report
Motagua Honduras1–0Panama Universitario
 Report

Motagua won 3–2 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate. Marathón won 5–4 on penalties.

Quarter-finals

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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, 7 host the second leg.

Summary

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The first legs were played on 20 and 21 October, and the second legs were played on 2 and 4 November 2021.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saprissa Costa Rica 5–5 (a) Guatemala Comunicaciones 4–3 1–2
N/A Bye Guatemala Guastatoya — —
Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica 3–4 Canada Forge FC 3–1 0–3
Marathón Honduras 0–4 Honduras Motagua 0–2 0–2

Matches

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Saprissa Costa Rica4–3Guatemala Comunicaciones
 Report
Comunicaciones Guatemala2–1Costa Rica Saprissa
 Report

5–5 on aggregate. Comunicaciones won on away goals.

Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica3–1Canada Forge FC
 Report
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Forge FC Canada3–0Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
 Report

Forge FC won 4–3 on aggregate.

Marathón Honduras0–2Honduras Motagua
Report
Motagua Honduras2–0Honduras Marathón
 Report

Motagua won 4–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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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 had the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosted the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 (SF1) Guatemala Comunicaciones 4 3 0 1 8 6 +2 9 Second leg
2 (SF1) Guatemala Guastatoya 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 First leg
1 (SF2) Honduras Motagua 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10 Second leg
2 (SF2) Canada Forge FC 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7 First leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.10.4).

Summary

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The first legs were played from 23 to 25 November, and the second legs were played from 30 November – 2 December 2021.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guastatoya Guatemala 1–3 Guatemala Comunicaciones 0–1 1–2
Forge FC Canada 2–2 (a) Honduras Motagua 2–2 0–0

Matches

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Guastatoya Guatemala0–1Guatemala Comunicaciones
Report
Comunicaciones Guatemala2–1Guatemala Guastatoya
 Report

Comunicaciones won 3–1 on aggregate.

Forge FC Canada2–2Honduras Motagua
 Report
Motagua Honduras0–0Canada Forge FC
Report

2–2 on aggregate. Motagua won on away goals.

Final

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Main article: 2021 CONCACAF League Final

In the final (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the finalists which had the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosted the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 Guatemala Comunicaciones 6 5 0 1 11 7 +4 15 2nd leg
2 Honduras Motagua 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 1st leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.10.4).

Summary

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The first leg was played on 8 December, and the second leg was played on 14 December 2021.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Motagua Honduras 3–6 Guatemala Comunicaciones 1–2 2–4

Matches

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Motagua Honduras1–2Guatemala Comunicaciones
 Report
Comunicaciones Guatemala4–2Honduras Motagua
 Report

Comunicaciones won 6–3 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

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  Team eliminated or inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team Goals By round
PR1 PR2 2R1 2R2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F1   F2 
1 Ecuador Juan Anangonó Guatemala Comunicaciones 6 1 1 1 3
2 Costa Rica Andrés Lezcano Guatemala Comunicaciones 5 1 1 1 1 1
3 Honduras Júnior Lacayo Guatemala Comunicaciones 4 1 1 1 1
Paraguay Roberto Moreira Honduras Motagua 2 1 1
5 Mexico Isaac Acuña Guatemala Santa Lucía 3 1 1 1
Canada Molham Babouli Canada Forge FC 1 1 1
Mexico Luis Landín Guatemala Guastatoya 1 1 1
Honduras Kevin López Honduras Motagua 2 1
Costa Rica Joshua Navarro Canada Forge FC 1 1 1
Guatemala Oscar Santis Guatemala Comunicaciones 3

Qualification to CONCACAF Champions League

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Starting from the round of 16, teams are ranked based on their results (excluding preliminary round). Based on the ranking, the top six teams, i.e., champions, runners-up, both losing semi-finalists, and best two losing quarter-finalists, qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guatemala Comunicaciones 8 7 0 1 17 10 +7 21 Champions; 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Honduras Motagua 8 3 3 2 12 10 +2 12 Runners-up; 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
3 Canada Forge FC 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9 Semi-finalists; 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
4 Guatemala Guastatoya 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
5 Costa Rica Saprissa 4 3 0 1 11 7 +4 9 Quarter-finalists; 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
6 Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9
7 Honduras Marathón 4 1 0 3 2 6 −4 3 Quarter-finalists
8 Nicaragua Real Estelí 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Round of 16
9 Costa Rica Alajuelense 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
10 Panama Universitario 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
11 Panama Independiente 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
12 El Salvador Alianza 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
13 Guatemala Santa Lucía 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
14 Panama Plaza Amador 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
15 Honduras Olimpia 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 3 Disqualified
16 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.10.4).

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Award Player Team
Golden Ball[18] Ecuador Juan Anangonó Guatemala Comunicaciones
Golden Boot[19] Ecuador Juan Anangonó Guatemala Comunicaciones
Golden Glove[20] Guatemala Kevin Moscoso Guatemala Comunicaciones
Best Young Player[21] Guatemala Oscar Santis Guatemala Comunicaciones
Fair Play Award[22] — Guatemala Comunicaciones
Team of the Tournament[23]
Position Player Team
GK Guatemala Kevin Moscoso Guatemala Comunicaciones
DF Honduras Marcelo Pereira Honduras Motagua
Costa Rica Alexander Robinson Guatemala Comunicaciones
Mexico Omar Domínguez Guatemala Guastatoya
MF Guatemala Oscar Santis Guatemala Comunicaciones
Canada Molham Babouli Canada Forge
Honduras Kevin López Honduras Motagua
Costa Rica Osvaldo Rodríguez Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
FW Honduras Júnior Lacayo Guatemala Comunicaciones
Ecuador Juan Anangonó Guatemala Comunicaciones
Costa Rica Andres Lezcano Guatemala Comunicaciones

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Details revealed for newly launched Scotiabank CONCACAF League". CONCACAF League. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Concacaf Announces Scotiabank Concacaf League Expansion". www.concacafleague.com. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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