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CONCACAF League

Organising body	CONCACAF
Founded	2017 (2017)
Abolished	2022 (2022)
Region	North America, Central America and the Caribbean
Number of teams	22
Qualifier for	CONCACAF Champions League
Related competitions	Caribbean Club Championship Caribbean Club Shield
Last champions	Olimpia (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)	Olimpia (2 titles)
Website	www.concacaf.com/concacaf-league/

The CONCACAF League was an international club competition organized by CONCACAF as its secondary continental football tournament. It was announced on 8 May 2017.

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.

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

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).

18 from the Central American Zone:

3 clubs from Costa Rica

3 clubs from El Salvador

3 clubs from Guatemala

3 clubs from Honduras

3 clubs from Panama

2 clubs from Nicaragua

1 club from 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

Editions

Edition	Champions	Results	Runners-up
2017	Olimpia	0–1 1–0 (4–1 p)	Santos de Guápiles
2018	Herediano	2–0 1–2	Motagua
2019	Saprissa	1–0 0–0	Motagua
2020	Alajuelense	3–2	Saprissa
2021	Comunicaciones	2–1 4–2	Motagua
2022	Olimpia	3–2 2–2	Alajuelense

Champions

Club	Titles	Runners-up	Winning editions
Olimpia	2	0	2017, 2022
Saprissa	1	1	2019
Alajuelense	1	1	2020
Herediano	1	0	2018
Comunicaciones	1	0	2021
Motagua	0	3	–
Santos de Guápiles	0	1	–

See also

• CONCACAF Champions Cup
• CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
• CONCACAF Giants Cup

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.

External links

• Official website

• CONCACAF League
• Defunct CONCACAF club competitions
• Multi-national association football leagues in North America
• Sports leagues established in 2017
• Sports leagues disestablished in 2022