User:Rylesbourne/sandbox/2020–21 CONCACAF Confederations League
Tournament details | |
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Dates | September 2020 (qualifying) October 2020 – May 2021 (competition proper) |
Teams | 48 (group stage) 79 (total) (from 56 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | UNAM (1stth title) |
Runners-up | UANL |
2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 CONCACAF Confederations League was the debut season of the CONCACAF Confederations League, a tertiary competition for teams that do not qualify for the SuperLiga or the Champions League.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the qualification rounds began in September 2020 with matches between teams in the same nation played as often as possible to minimize trael.
Ahead of the tournament, several countries announced they would not send their teams to the tournament due to concerns of COVID-19 in the United States. This included the Corn Islands, the Crasqui Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Greenland, Iroquois, Montserrat, Navajo, Nueva Esparta, Nunavut, Saba, St. Pierre and Miquelon, and Sint Eustatius.
Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States was scheduled to host the final, which was scheduled for 6 May 2021. It was moved to nearby Heinz Field and played on the same date. The two Mexican clubs that qualified for the tournament reached the final, UNAM and UANL. UNAM won the final, 3–1.
Teams
[edit]The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position
- CW: Cup winners
- LC: League Cup/League Playoffs winners
- AP-1: Apertura winner
- CL-1: Clausura winner
- AP-2: Apertura runner-up
- CL-2: Clausura runner-up
- Abd: Team position at the time of abandonment of the league due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Arcahaie (CCL GS) | Comunicaciones (CCL GS) | Bayamón (CCL GS) | FAS (CCL GS) |
Municipal (CCL GS) | UD Universitario (CCL GS) | Herediano (CCL GS) | Blainville (CCL GS) |
Sanarate (CSL GS) | Once Deportivo (CSL GS) | Jicaral (CSL GS) | Bodden Town (CSL GS) |
Belmopan Bandits (CSL GS) | Costa del Este (CSL GS) | Scherpenheuvel (CSL GS) | Verdes (CSL GS) |
Franciscain (CSL PO) | Capoise (CSL PO) | ||
BDF (CSL PO) | UNAM (CSL PO) | ||
PHC Zebras (CSL PO) | Real Rincon (CSL PO) | ||
Port City (CSL PO) | |||
IPS (CSL PO) | |||
San Pedro Pirates (CSL PO) | |||
Den Amstel (CSL PO) |
Champions Path | League Path | ||
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Agouado (CSL QR3) | Islanders (CSL QR3) | Western Tigers (CSL QR3) | LA Galaxy (8th) |
Flames United (CSL QR3) | Village Superstars (CSL QR3) | Don Bosco (CSL QR3) | Guadalupe (7th) |
Platinum (CSL QR3) | UANL (4th) | UPNFM (Abd-7th) | |
Querétaro (6th) | Cavalry (LC-3rd) |
Champions Path | League Path | |
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Plaza Amador (6th) | Humble Lions (Abd-4th) | |
Point Fortin Civic (3rd) | Diriangén (3rd) | |
Vencedor (3rd) | Guyana Defence Force (4th) | |
Guastatoya (3rd) |
Notes
- ^ British Virgin Islands (VGB): Panthers qualified for the Confederations League in the vacated 3rd place spot, which was earned by Sugar Boys, who had already qualified by winning the 2020 BVIFA Men's Festival Cup.
Schedule
[edit]The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City, United States, unless stated otherwise). The tournament would originally have started in June 2020, but had been delayed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America. The new schedule was announced by the CONCACAF Executive Committee on 17 June 2020.
All qualifying matches, including the play-off round, will be played as single leg matches. Qualifying matches were to be held in pods where teams from the same countries were scheduled to play against each other as often as possible to minimize international travel. Per CONCACAF, all group stages matches will be played at "bubble sites". Knockout round mathces would be held at the home grounds of the finalists. The group stage was reduced from six matches to three, with all three group stage matches played at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida behind closed doors.
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying | First qualifying round | 30 August 2020 | 16–17 September 2020 | |
Second qualifying round | 18 September 2020 | 30 September–1 October 2020 | ||
Third qualifying round | 2 October 2020 | 20–21 October 2020 | ||
Play-off round | 22 October 2020 | 25–26 November 2020 | ||
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 27 November 2020 (Miami) |
14–15 December 2020[note 1] | |
Matchday 2 | 17–18 December 2020[note 1] | |||
Matchday 3 | 22–23 December 2020[note 1] | |||
Knockout phase | Preliminary knockout round | 4 January 2021 | 18 February 2021 | 25 February 2021 |
Second round | 22 February 2021 | 4 March 2021 | 11 March 2021 | |
Round of 16 | 15 March 2021 | 25 March 2021 | 8 April 2021 | |
Quarter-finals | 19 April 2021 | 29 April 2021 | 6 May 2021 | |
Semi-finals | 20 May 2021 | 27 May 2021 | ||
Final | 10 June 2021 at Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh |
The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, was as follows (all draws held at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City, United States, unless stated otherwise).
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying | First qualifying round | 1 June 2020 | 2 July 2020 | 9 July 2020 |
Second qualifying round | 10 July 2020 | 23 July 2020 | 30 July 2020 | |
Third qualifying round | 1 August 2020 | 13 August 2020 | 20 August 2020 | |
Play-off round | 27 August 2020 | 3 September 2020 | ||
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 28 August 2020 (Mexico City) |
16 September 2020 | |
Matchday 2 | 30 September 2020 | |||
Matchday 3 | 21 October 2020 | |||
Matchday 4 | 4 November 2020 | |||
Matchday 5 | 25 November 2020 | |||
Matchday 6 | 9 December 2020 | |||
Knockout phase | Round of 32 | 14 December 2020 | 18 February 2021 | 25 February 2021 |
Round of 16 | 26 February 2021 | 11 March 2021 | 18 March 2021 | |
Quarter-finals | 19 March 2021 | 1 April 2021 | 8 April 2021 | |
Semi-finals | 15 April 2021 | 29 April 2021 | ||
Final | 6 May 2021 at Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh |
Qualifying rounds
[edit]First qualifying round
[edit]To minimize travel and to allow for competitive fixtures, clubs from the same countries played against each other. Matches were a single leg played on either 16 September or 17 September 2020.
Second qualifying round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Paradise | 3–0 (w/o) | B-67 |
Beaches | 3–0 (w/o) | Atletico Manerio |
Kicks United | 3–0 (w/o) | Golden Eagles |
Dynamos | 3–0 (w/o) | FC Tucson |
Youths of the Future | 3–0 (w/o) | Police Force |
St. Louis Stars | 3–0 (w/o) | Elm City Express |
ASPSB | 3–0 (w/o) | SUSM |
Amical Club | 3–0 (w/o) | Orchila |
South East | 3–0 (w/o) | Ilienne Amateur |
Santiago de Cuba | 3–0 (w/o) | Kugluktuk Grizzlies |
Third qualifying round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Kicks United | 3–2 | St. Louis Stars |
Amical Club | 5–0 | South East |
ASPSB | 1–3 | Youths of the Future |
Dynamos | 1–6 | Santiago de Cuba |
Paradise | 1–0 | Beaches |
Play-off round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Flames United | 2–1 | Kicks United |
Platinum | 2–4 | Amical Club |
Village Superstars | 2–0 | Youths of the Future |
Islanders | 0–3 | Santiago de Cuba |
Agouado | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Paradise |
Group stage
[edit]- Main article: 2020–21 CONCACAF Confederations League group stage
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tivoli Gardens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to round of 16 |
2 | Den Amstel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to second round |
3 | Santiago de Cuba | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Sinnamary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | IPS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to round of 16 |
2 | Guadalupe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to second round |
3 | Tempête | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Inter Willemstad | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | LA Galaxy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 9 | Advance to round of 16 |
2 | Amical Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 6 | Advance to second round |
3 | Cayon Rockets | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | Real Rincon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 0 |
Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Humble Lions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to round of 16 |
2 | San Pedro Pirates | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to second round |
3 | Scholars International | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | BDF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Group E
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | PHC Zebras | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to round of 16 |
2 | Port City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Advance to second round |
3 | Agouado | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
4 | Flames United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
Group F
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | F1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | F2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | |
3 | F3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | |
4 | F4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
Group G
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | G1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | G2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | |
3 | G3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | |
4 | G4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
Group H
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | UNAM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advance to round of 16 |
2 | Cavalry | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to preliminary knockout round |
3 | UPNFM | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | Nacional | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Knockout stage
[edit]- Main article: 2020–21 CONCACAF Confederations League knockout phase
Preliminary knockout round
[edit]The preliminary knockout round featured the eight fourth place finishers from the 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League group stage and the eight third place finishers from the 2020–21 CONCACAF SuperLiga group stage. The tournament saw a return to the two-legged series with the first legs played on 18 February 2021 and the second legs played on 25 February 2021.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Arcahaie | 1–2 | Jicaral | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Municipal | 2–3 | Costa del Este | 1–3 | 1–0 |
UD Universitario | 5–0 | Belmopan Bandits | 2–0 | 3–0 |
Herediano | 10–2 | Bodden Town | 3–2 | 7–0 |
Comunicaciones | 3–2 | Scherpenheuvel | 0–0 | 3–2 |
Blainville | 2–3 | Once Deportivo | 2–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
FAS | 0–0 (3–5 p) | Verdes | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Bayamón | 0–2 | Sanarate | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Second round
[edit]The second round featured the eight winners from the preliminary knockout round and the eight second place finishers from the group stage. The tournament saw a return to the two-legged series with the first legs played on 4 March 2021 and the second legs played on 11 March 2021.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Den Amstel | 2–1 | Verdes | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Port City | 3–4 | Once Deportivo | 1–2 | 2–2 |
Leo Victor | 1–4 | Costa del Este | 0–3 | 1–1 |
Don Bosco | 2–1 | Jicaral | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Amical Club | 1–2 | UD Universitario | 0–2 | 1–0 |
San Pedro Pirates | 3–5 | Herediano | 2–1 | 1–4 |
Cavalry | 1–0 | Comunicaciones | 0–0 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
Guadalupe | 5–2 | Sanarate | 2–2 | 3–0 |
Round of 16
[edit]The round of 16 (third round) featured the eight second round winners and the eight group stage winners. The first legs were played on 25 March 2021 and the second legs were played on 8 April 2021.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Querétaro | 4–0 | UD Universitario | 1–0 | 3–0 |
LA Galaxy | 4–2 | Cavalry | 0–2 | 4–0 |
UANL | 6–2 | Herediano | 0–1 | 6–1 |
UNAM | 3–3 (a) | Costa del Este | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Tivoli Gardens | 0–1 | Guadalupe | 0–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
PHC Zebras | 3–6 | Once Deportivo | 0–3 | 3–3 |
IPS | 0–2 | Don Bosco | 0–2 | 0–0 |
Humble Lions | 1–2 | Den Amstel | 1–2 | 0–0 |
Quarterfinals
[edit]The quarterfinals featured the eight round of 16 winners. The first legs were played on 28 April 2021 and the second legs were played on 5 May 2021.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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LA Galaxy | 4–1 | Once Deportivo | 2–1 | 2–0 |
UNAM | 3–0 | Don Bosco | 1–0 | 2–0 |
Querétaro | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Guadalupe | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
UANL | 13–0 | Den Amstel | 6–0 | 7–0 |
Semifinals
[edit]The semifinals featured the four quarter-final winners. The first legs were played on 20 May 2021 and the second legs were played on 27 May 2021.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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LA Galaxy | 2–3 | UNAM | 2–1 | 0–2 |
UANL | 5–0 | Querétaro | 0–0 | 5–0 |
Final
[edit]The final was played on 9 June 2021
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c All group stage matches were played at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic.