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International football competition
The 2022 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2022 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League) is the 14th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 57th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Monterrey are the title holders, but did not qualify for this tournament and are unable to defend their title.
Teams
The following 16 teams (from seven associations) qualified for the tournament.
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).
The draw for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League was held on 15 December 2021, 18:00 EST (UTC−5), in Miami, United States.
The draw determined each tie in the round of 16 (numbered 1 through 8) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing eight teams. The "Bracket Position Pots" (Pot A and Pot B) contains the bracket positions numbered 1 through 8 corresponding to each tie. The teams from Pot 1 are assigned a bracket position from Pot A and the teams from Pot 2 were assigned a bracket position from Pot B. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other in the round of 16 except for "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association.
The seeding of teams were 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 Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF uses the following formula:
Points per
Participation
Win
Draw
Stage advanced
Champions
4
3
1
1
2
The slots are assigned by the following rules:
For teams from North America, nine teams qualify 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 qualify through the CONCACAF League, they are ranked within their association, resulting in an assigned slot (i.e., CAN2) for them.
For teams from Central America, they qualify through the CONCACAF League, and are 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 are assigned the Caribbean champion slot (i.e., CCC1). If teams from the Caribbean qualify through the CONCACAF League, they are ranked per association by their CONCACAF League ranking, resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., JAM1, SUR1) for each team.
The 16 teams are distributed in the pots as follows:
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).
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).
Schedule
All matches are played on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Schedule for 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
Round
First leg
Second leg
Round of 16
15–18 February 2022
22–24 February 2022
Quarter-finals
8–10 March 2022
15–17 March 2022
Semi-finals
5–7 April 2022
12–14 April 2022
Final
26–28 April 2022
3–5 May 2022
Times are Eastern Time, as listed by CONCACAF (local times are in parentheses):
In the semi-finals, the matchups are determined as follows:
SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4
The semi-finalists in each tie which have the better performance in previous rounds host the second leg.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Host
1 (SF1)
Winner QF1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Second leg
2 (SF1)
Winner QF2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
First leg
1 (SF2)
Winner QF3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Second leg
2 (SF2)
Winner QF4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
First leg
First match(es) will be played: April 2022. 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 12.9.5).
In the final (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the finalist which has the better performances in previous rounds host the second leg.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Host
1
Winner SF1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Final
2
Winner SF2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. 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 12.9.5).
New York City FC's home stadium, Yankee Stadium, as well as its second-choice venue, Citi Field, are unavailable because they are not CONCACAF-approved venues, and the club's third-choice venue, Red Bull Arena, was also unavailable due to stadium and pitch renovations, requiring the team to play elsewhere. New York City FC has chosen Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California due to the stadium being close to LA Galaxy's stadium, where the team will play a 2022 MLS regular season away match four days later.
The match was originally scheduled to be held on 15 February 2022 at 18:00 EST, but was rescheduled to 18 February 2022 at 17:30 EST due to challenges for Cavaly in their attempts to obtain the necessary visas to travel.
Due to a suspension of CONCACAF competition matches in Haiti which had been in force since December 2021 due to safety and security concerns, the match could not be held in Haiti (including at Cavaly's home stadium). Instead, the first leg was to be played at New England Revolution's home stadium, Gillette Stadium.
The CF Montréal v Santos Laguna match, originally scheduled for 22 February 2022 at 20:00 EST, was rescheduled to 23 February 2022 at 20:15 EST due to adverse weather projected in Montreal for the original date.
Juan Ignacio Dinenno (3 goals)
Mexico (4 berths)
United States (4 berths)
Canada (1 berth)
Haiti (CFU berth)
Guatemala
Honduras
Costa Rica
León
Cavaly
Guastatoya
Comunicaciones
North American Zone 
Central American Zone 
Caribbean Zone
89'
Talles Magno
Maxime Chanot
Washington Corozo
Ismael Kone
Karel Espino
Omar Fernández
Rómulo Otero