The CONCACAF League was an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its secondary continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. 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
Results
YearChampionsResultsRunners-upVenue2017 Olimpia0–1 Santos de Guápiles Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula1–0 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José2018 Herediano2–0 Motagua Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia1–2 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa2019 Saprissa1–0 Motagua Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José0–0 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa2020 Alajuelense3–2 Saprissa Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela2021 Comunicaciones2–1 Motagua Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa4–2 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City2022 Olimpia3–2 Alajuelense Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa2–2 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Performances
+Performance by clubClubTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up Olimpia2017, 2022 Saprissa20192020 Alajuelense20202022 Herediano2018 Comunicaciones2021 Motagua2018, 2019, 2021 Santos de Guápiles2017
+Performance by nationNationTitlesRunners-upTotal336235101
See also CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup CONCACAF Champions Cup CONCACAF Giants Cup
References
External links Official website