2020 CONCACAF League
2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF League | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 20 October 2020 – 3 February 2021 |
Teams | 22 (from 11 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Alajuelense (1st title) |
Runners-up | Saprissa |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 60 (2.73 per match) |
Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Johan Venegas (6 goals) |
Best player(s) | Alexander López |
Best young player | Fernán Faerron |
Best goalkeeper | Leonel Moreira |
Fair play award | Alajuelense |
The 2020 CONCACAF League (officially the 2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF League for sponsorship purposes) was the fourth 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]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CONCACAF announced on 23 June 2020 that the start of the tournament, which was scheduled to begin on 28 July 2020 and end in November, had been postponed.[2] On 7 August 2020, they announced the tournament would begin on 20 October and end on 28 January 2021.[3] To ease the schedule, CONCACAF originally announced that the preliminary round and round of 16 would be played as single-leg matches, but on 29 October 2020, CONCACAF announced that this format had been extended to all rounds, with ties hosted by the higher-seeded teams based on the CONCACAF Club Ranking.[4] The final was also rescheduled to 3 February 2021.
The winners of the 2020 CONCACAF League and the next best five teams qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League.[5][6] After the format change of all rounds to single-leg matches, it was decided a play-in round would be added for the four losing quarter-finalists to compete for the last two places in the CONCACAF Champions League.[4]
Alajuelense defeated title holders Saprissa in the final to win their first CONCACAF League.
Qualification
A total of 22 teams participate in the CONCACAF League:
- North American Zone: 1 team (from one association)
- Central American Zone: 18 teams (from seven associations)
- Caribbean Zone: 3 teams (from two or three associations)
Therefore, teams from either 10 or 11 out of the 41 CONCACAF member associations may participate in the CONCACAF League.
North America
The one berth for the North American Zone (NAFU) is 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 Spring and Fall season champions, qualify.[7] They are the second Canadian representative included in CONCACAF competitions, besides the Canadian Championship champions which qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.
Central America
The 18 berths for the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), which consists of seven member associations, are 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 qualify for the CONCACAF League:
- In the league of Costa Rica, both champions, and the non-champions with the best aggregate record, qualify. If there is any team which are champions of both tournaments, the non-champions with the second best aggregate record qualify.
- 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 are excluded, they are replaced by teams from other Central American associations, with the associations chosen based on results from previous CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League tournaments.[8]
Caribbean
The three berths for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), which consists of 31 member associations, are 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.[9]
Besides the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship which qualify 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, qualify for the CONCACAF League. For the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield to be eligible for the playoff, they must comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF League.[10]
Teams
The following 22 teams (from eleven associations) qualified for the tournament.[11]
- Ten teams enter 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 enter 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.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline for registration had been extended to 28 June 2020.[12]
Association | Team | Entry round | Qualifying method | App (last) | Previous best (last) |
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Canada (1 PR berth) | Forge FC | Preliminary round | 2019 Canadian Premier League champions | 2nd (2019) | Round of 16 (2019) |
Association | Team | Entry round | Qualifying method | App (last) | Previous best (last) |
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Jamaica | Waterhouse | Round of 16 | 2nd best ranked team of 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship group stage[Note CFU] | 2nd (2019) | Quarter-finals (2019) |
Haiti | Arcahaie | Preliminary round | 3rd best ranked team of 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship group stage[Note CFU] | 1st | Debut |
Dominican Republic | Cibao | Preliminary round | 4th best ranked team of 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship group stage[Note CFU] | 1st | Debut |
- Notes
- ^ Belize (BLZ): The 2020 Closing tournament of the 2019–20 Premier League of Belize season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belize, and the title was not awarded. The team which qualified to represent the Football Federation of Belize in the 2020 CONCACAF League are Verdes (entering preliminary round), the 2019 Opening tournament champions (also the team with best 2019–20 aggregate record at the time of suspension).[13]
- ^ Caribbean (CFU): The 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield and the final stage of the 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship were cancelled by CONCACAF on 25 August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Caribbean. The three teams which qualified to represent the Caribbean Football Union in the 2020 CONCACAF League are Waterhouse from Jamaica (entering round of 16), Arcahaie from Haiti and Cibao from the Dominican Republic (both entering preliminary round), the 2nd, 3rd and 4th best ranked teams of 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship group stage.[14]
- ^ El Salvador (SLV): The 2020 Clausura tournament of the 2019–20 Primera División de El Salvador season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador, and the title was not awarded. The three teams which qualified to represent the Salvadoran Football Federation in the 2020 CONCACAF League are Alianza (entering round of 16), the 2019 Apertura tournament champions, FAS and Municipal Limeño (both entering preliminary round), the non-champions with best and 2nd best 2019–20 aggregate record at the time of suspension (Once Deportivo, the 2020 Clausura regular season leaders at the time of suspension, were originally declared 2020 Clausura tournament champions but the title and 2020 CONCACAF League berth were later retracted).[15][16][17]
- ^ Guatemala (GUA): The 2020 Clausura tournament of the 2019–20 Liga Nacional de Guatemala season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala, and the title was not awarded. The three teams which qualified to represent the National Football Federation of Guatemala in the 2020 CONCACAF League are Municipal (entering round of 16), the 2019 Apertura tournament champions, Comunicaciones and Antigua GFC (both entering preliminary round), the non-champions with best and 2nd best 2019–20 aggregate record at the time of suspension.[18]
- ^ Honduras (HON): The 2020 Clausura tournament of the 2019–20 Honduran Liga Nacional season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Honduras, and the title was not awarded. The three teams which qualified to represent the National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras in the 2020 CONCACAF League are Olimpia (entering round of 16), the 2019 Apertura tournament champions, Marathón and Motagua (entering round of 16 and preliminary round), the non-champions with best and 2nd best 2019–20 aggregate record at the time of suspension.[19]
- ^ Panama (PAN): The 2020 Apertura tournament of the 2019–20 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Panama, and the title was not awarded. The three teams which qualified to represent the Panamanian Football Federation in the 2020 CONCACAF League are Tauro (entering round of 16), the 2019 Apertura tournament champions, San Francisco and Independiente (entering round of 16 and preliminary round), the non-champions with best and 2nd best 2019–20 aggregate record at the time of suspension.[20][21]
Draw
The draw for the 2020 CONCACAF League was held on 21 September 2020, 19:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States.[3][22][23]
The draw determines each tie in the preliminary round (numbered 1 through 6) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing six teams. A team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2 are drawn into each tie. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other in the preliminary round except for "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association.
The draw also determines each tie in the round of 16 (numbered 1 through 8) between a team from Pot 3 and a team from Pot 4, each containing eight teams, with the six preliminary round winners, whose identity is not known at the time of the draw, in Pot 4. A team from Pot 3 and a team from Pot 4 are drawn into each tie.
The seeding of teams are 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 |
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CONCACAF Champions League (2015–16 – 2019) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
CONCACAF League (2017 – 2019) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
Teams qualify 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 are distributed in the pots as follows:[24]
Pot | Rank | Slot | 2015–16 CCL | 2016–17 CCL | 2017 CL or 2018 CCL |
2018 CL or 2019 CCL |
2019 CL | Total | Team |
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Pot 1 | 1 | CRC3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19.5 | 27 | 48.5 | Alajuelense |
2 | SLV2 | 6 | 5 | 11.5 | 5 | 7.5 | 35 | FAS | |
3 | SLV3 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 16.5 | 31.5 | Municipal Limeño | |
4 | PAN3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 28 | Independiente | |
5 | HON3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21.5 | 3 | 26.5 | Motagua | |
6 | CCC3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5.5 | 4 | 23.5 | Arcahaie | |
Pot 2 | 7 | BLZ1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | Verdes |
8 | GUA2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | Comunicaciones | |
9 | NCA2 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 2 | 5 | 16.5 | Managua | |
10 | CCC4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5.5 | 12.5 | Cibao | |
11 | GUA3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | Antigua GFC | |
12 | CAN2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | Forge FC |
Pot | Rank | Slot | 2015–16 CCL | 2016–17 CCL | 2017 CL or 2018 CCL |
2018 CL or 2019 CCL |
2019 CL | Total | Team |
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Pot 3 | 1 | PAN1 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 55 | Tauro |
2 | HON1 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 16.5 | 46.5 | Olimpia | |
3 | PAN2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 46 | San Francisco | |
4 | HON2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 40 | Marathón | |
5 | CRC1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7.5 | 37.5 | Saprissa | |
6 | CRC2 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | Herediano | |
7 | SLV1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 33 | Alianza | |
8 | CCC2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5.5 | 24.5 | Waterhouse | |
Pot 4 | 9 | GUA1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | Municipal |
10 | NCA1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 3 | 23.5 | Real Estelí | |
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
In the CONCACAF League, the 22 teams play a single-elimination tournament. Each tie is played as a single match.[4]
- In all rounds except the final, if the score is tied after the end of match, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.[6]
- In the final, extra time is played if the score is tied after the end of match. If the score is still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.[6]
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[22]
Round | Dates |
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Preliminary round | 20–22 October 2020 |
Round of 16 | 3–5 November 2020 |
Quarter-finals | 1–2 December 2020 (previously 1–3 and 8–10 December 2020 as two-leg matches) |
Play-in round | 8–9 December 2020 (previously not scheduled)[25] |
Semi-finals | 20 January 2021 (previously 5–7 and 12–14 January 2021 as two-leg matches) |
Final | 3 February 2021 (previously 19–21 and 26–28 January 2021 as two-leg matches) |
Times are Eastern Time, as listed by CONCACAF (local times are in parentheses):
- Times up to 31 October 2020 (originally scheduled preliminary round matches) are Eastern Daylight Time, i.e., UTC−4.
- Times thereafter (all other matches) are Eastern Standard Time, i.e., UTC−5.
Bracket
Preliminary round | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
Alajuelense | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Cibao | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Alajuelense | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Alajuelense | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Real Estelí | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Herediano | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Real Estelí | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Alajuelense (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
Olimpia | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Olimpia | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Managua | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
FAS | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Managua (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
Olimpia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Motagua | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Alianza | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Motagua (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Motagua (p) | 2 (15) | |||||||||||||||||
Comunicaciones | 2 (14) | |||||||||||||||||
Alajuelense | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Saprissa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Marathón (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Antigua GFC | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Independiente | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Antigua GFC (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Marathón | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Saprissa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Saprissa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Municipal | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Saprissa | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Arcahaie | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Waterhouse | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Arcahaie | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Arcahaie (w/o) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Verdes | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Arcahaie (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Forge FC | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Tauro | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Forge FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Municipal Limeño | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Forge FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Preliminary round
In the preliminary round, the matchups were decided by draw: PR-1 through PR-6. The team from Pot 1 in the draw hosted the single-leg match.
Summary
Four of the six matches were played on 20–22 October 2020.[26] Due to CONCACAF's COVID-19 testing protocol, one match was cancelled, and another match was rescheduled to 4 November.[27]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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FAS | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Managua |
Alajuelense | 3–0 | Cibao |
Municipal Limeño | 1–2 | Forge FC |
Independiente | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Antigua GFC |
Arcahaie | 3–0 (w/o)[note 1] | Verdes |
Motagua | 2–2 (15–14 p) | Comunicaciones |
Matches
Alajuelense | 3–0 | Cibao |
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Municipal Limeño | 1–2 | Forge FC |
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Independiente | 0–0 | Antigua GFC |
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Penalties | ||
2–4 |
Motagua | 2–2 | Comunicaciones |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
15–14 |
Round of 16
In the round of 16, the matchups were decided by draw: R16-1 through R16-8. The team from Pot 3 in the draw hosted the single-leg match, except for the match between Alajuelense and San Francisco, where the higher-seeded team based on the CONCACAF Club Ranking hosted the match.
Summary
Six of the eight matches were played on 3–5 November 2020.[26][27] Due to CONCACAF's COVID-19 testing protocol, one match was rescheduled to 24 November. Another match was also rescheduled to 24 November due to the postponement of a preliminary round match.[32]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Saprissa | 4–1 | Municipal |
Marathón | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Antigua GFC |
Tauro | 1–2 | Forge FC |
Waterhouse | 1–3 | Arcahaie |
Alianza | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Motagua |
Olimpia | 6–0 | Managua |
Alajuelense | 1–0[note 4] | San Francisco |
Herediano | 0–1 | Real Estelí |
Matches
Marathón | 1–1 | Antigua GFC |
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4–3 |
Waterhouse | 1–3 | Arcahaie |
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Alianza | 1–1 | Motagua |
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3–4 |
Alajuelense | 1–0 | San Francisco |
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Herediano | 0–1 | Real Estelí |
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Quarter-finals
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 higher-seeded team based on the CONCACAF Club Ranking hosted the single-leg match.[4]
Summary
The winners of the quarter-finals qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. The losers entered the play-in round. The matches were played on 1–2 December 2020.[32]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Marathón | 0–2 | Saprissa |
Arcahaie | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Forge FC |
Olimpia | 2–0 | Motagua |
Alajuelense | 2–1 | Real Estelí |
Matches
Arcahaie | 1–1 | Forge FC |
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Penalties | ||
4–2 |
Alajuelense | 2–1 | Real Estelí |
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Play-in round
In the play-in, the matchups were determined as follows:
- PI1: Loser QF1 vs. Loser QF2
- PI2: Loser QF3 vs. Loser QF4
The higher-seeded team based on the CONCACAF Club Ranking hosted the single-leg match.[4]
Summary
The winners of the play-in round qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. The matches were played on 8–9 December 2020.[36]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Marathón | 1–0 | Forge FC |
Motagua | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Real Estelí |
Matches
Motagua | 2–2 | Real Estelí |
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Penalties | ||
2–4 |
Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:
- SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
- SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4
The higher-seeded team based on the CONCACAF Club Ranking hosted the single-leg match.[4]
Summary
The matches were played on 20 and 22 January 2021.[37]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Saprissa | 5–0 | Arcahaie |
Alajuelense | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Olimpia |
Matches
Alajuelense | 0–0 | Olimpia |
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Penalties | ||
5–4 |
Final
In the final (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the higher-seeded team based on the CONCACAF Club Ranking hosted the single-leg match.[4]
Summary
The match was played on 3 February 2021.[37]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Alajuelense | 3–2 | Saprissa |
Match
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Team | Goals | By round | |||||
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PR | R16 | QF | PI | SF | F | ||||
1 | Johan Venegas | Saprissa | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
2 | Juan Barrera | Real Estelí | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Christian Bolaños | Saprissa | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Matías Galvaliz | Motagua | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Daniel Krutzen | Forge FC | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Kevin López | Motagua | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Álvaro Saborío | Alajuelense | 2 |
Qualification to CONCACAF Champions League
The top six teams qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League, i.e., champions, runners-up, both losing semi-finalists, and the two winners of the play-in round contested by the four losing quarter-finalists.[4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Alajuelense | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | Champions; 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | Saprissa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 9 | Runners-up; 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
3 | Olimpia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7 | Semi-finalists; 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
4 | Arcahaie | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | |
5 | Real Estelí | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Play-in round winners; 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
6 | Marathón | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
7 | Forge FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Play-in round losers |
8 | Motagua | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
9 | Antigua GFC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Round of 16 losers |
10 | Alianza | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Tauro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
12 | Herediano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
13 | San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
14 | Waterhouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
15 | Municipal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
16 | Managua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.11).[6]
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Award | Player | Team |
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Golden Ball[39] | Alexander López | Alajuelense |
Golden Boot[40] | Johan Venegas | Saprissa |
Golden Glove[41] | Leonel Moreira | Alajuelense |
Best Young Player[42] | Fernán Faerron | Alajuelense |
Fair Play Award[43] | — | Alajuelense |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b The preliminary round match between Arcahaie and Verdes, originally scheduled to be played on 20 October 2020, 20:00 UTC−4, at the Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, was postponed due to four players and four staff members from Verdes testing positive for COVID-19.[28] Verdes later withdrew from the competition, awarding Arcahaie a 3–0 walkover win into the Round of 16.[27]
- ^ The preliminary round match between Alajuelense and Cibao was originally scheduled to be played on 21 October 2020, 20:00 UTC−6, but was rescheduled to be played on 22 October 2020, 16:00 UTC−6, due to eleven COVID-19 cases in the Alajuelense team.[29] It was postponed for a second time to allow for additional COVID-19 testing due to unspecified inconsistencies which indicated that Concacaf protocols may not have been followed.[30] It was rescheduled to be played on 4 November 2020, 17:00 UTC−6.[27]
- ^ The preliminary round match between Arcahaie and Verdes was originally scheduled to be played at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), due to the inability of Arcahaie to play the match at Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince.[31]
- ^ The round of 16 match between Alajuelense and San Francisco was originally drawn as a home match of San Francisco as they were from Pot 3 in the draw, but was later played as a home match of Alajuelense after the format change, as they were the higher-seeded team based on the CONCACAF Club Ranking.[26][32]
- ^ The round of 16 match between Saprissa and Municipal was originally scheduled to be played on 4 November 2020, 19:15 UTC−6, but was rescheduled to be played on 5 November 2020, 21:30 UTC−6, to allow for additional testing after three new COVID-19 cases were detected in the Municipal team during pre-match testing.[33]
- ^ Oshane Nation of Jamaica was scheduled to officiate the round of 16 match between Olimpia and Managua, but the officiating crew was unable to travel to Honduras in time for the match due to adverse weather conditions caused by Hurricane Eta. As a result, a back-up officiating crew of local FIFA referees was appointed to the match.[34]
- ^ The round of 16 match between San Francisco and the winner of the preliminary round match between Alajuelense and Cibao was originally scheduled to be played on 3 November 2020, 20:15 UTC−5, but was postponed due to the postponement of the preliminary round match between Alajuelense and Cibao.[27] It was rescheduled to be played on 24 November 2020, 21:15 UTC−6.[32]
- ^ The round of 16 match between Herediano and Real Estelí was originally scheduled to be played on 5 November 2020, 19:15 UTC−6, but was postponed after members of both teams tested positive for COVID-19 and discrepancies in testing were discovered.[33] It was rescheduled to be played on 24 November 2020, 19:00 UTC−6.[32]
- ^ The quarter-final between Arcahaie and Forge FC was played at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), due to the inability of Arcahaie to play the match at Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince.[35]
- ^ The semi-final between Saprissa and Arcahaie was originally scheduled to be played on 20 January 2021, 19:00 UTC−6, but was rescheduled to be played on 22 January 2021, 16:00 UTC−6, to ensure Arcahaie has enough time to complete all necessary immigration processes required prior to traveling from Haiti to Costa Rica.[38]
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