Football tournament season
The 2021 CSA Champions League was the 8th season of the CSA's premier club football tournament organized by the CSA.
The final was played at the Octan Stadium in Bricksburg, Canada, between Berry Bitty City CSC and the defending champion Lego City Huskies. Berry Bitty City CSC won the match 4–0 to claim their first Champions League title. The win gave Berry Bitty City automatic qualification for the 2022 CSA Champions League group stage and the right to play in the 2022 CSA Super Cup.
Format changes[edit]
On 9 October 2019, the CSA confirmed the reforming plan for the CSA Champions League for 2020 and beyond, which was announced on 26 August 2019. As per the new regulations, the previous season's CSA Super League winners will qualify automatically for the CSA Champions League group stage. Meanwhile, the top four teams from all CSA leagues will qualify automatically for the group stage as well. Seven teams will qualify for the group stage via the qualification rounds.
CL: Champions League title holders
SL: Super League title holders
| JSL
|
CSA Soccer League
|
America League
|
East Coast Soccer League
|
West Coast Soccer League
|
 Bay Lake BeamsSL
|
Danville Dragons
|
Beacon Hill SC
|
Brookhattan FC
|
Milwaukee Eagles SC
|
 Berry Bitty City CSC
|
Heartlake City United
|
Hollywood SC
|
Brooklyn Giants SC
|
Royal Athletic Victoria
|
| Danville SC
|
Lego City United
|
 Klup Aruba
|
Orlando Royals
|
Saint Louis Raiders
|
| Disney FC
|
Sporting Berry Bitty City
|
New York United
|
Pittsburgh Steel SC
|
San Diego Santos
|
| Hoth Tauntauns
|
Walt Disney World FC
|
Racing Indy SC
|
Tampa Bay Pelicans SC
|
Toronto Dukes FC
|
| Lego City HuskiesCL
|
Wuhu Lynx
|
Saint Louis SC
|
|
|
| Lego Village Hawks
|
|
Southie
|
| Ninjago FC
|
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| Princess Village Owls
|
Second qualifying round
| Dallas Athletic
|
Edmonton 1795 FC
|
| FC Ville de Quebec
|
Fort Nate Crew
|
| LPV FC
|
Ninjago City Hawks
|
| Philadelphia Field Club
|
|
First qualifying round
| Boston Celtics SC
|
Calgary Colts FC
|
 Portmore United
|
 Robinhood
|
Round and draw dates[edit]
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the CSA headquarters in Madawaska, Maine).
Schedule for 2022 CSA Champions League
| Phase
|
Round
|
Draw date
|
First leg
|
Second leg
|
| Qualifying
|
First qualifying round
|
1 April 2021
|
7–8 April 2021
|
21–22 April 2021
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| Second qualifying round
|
1 May 2021
|
5–13 May 2021
|
19–27 May 2021
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| Group stage
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Matchday 1
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15 June 2021
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7–8 July 2021
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| Matchday 2
|
14–15 July 2021
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| Matchday 3
|
21–22 July 2021
|
| Matchday 4
|
4–5 August 2021
|
| Matchday 5
|
11–12 August 2021
|
| Matchday 6
|
18–19 August 2021
|
| Knockout phase
|
Round of 16
|
26 August 2022
|
7–8 & 14–15 September 2022
|
21–22 & 28–29 September 2022
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| Quarter-finals
|
30 September 2022
|
5–6 & 12–13 October 2022
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19–20 & 26–27 October 2022
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| Semi-finals
|
4 November 2022
|
9 November 2022
|
16 November 2022
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| Final
|
None
|
2 December 2021 at Octan Stadium, Bricksburg
|
For this season, there were staggered kick-off times in the group stage at 18:00 EST and 20:00 EST. Kick-off times starting from the knock-out phase were 18:00 EST.
Qualifying rounds[edit]
In the qualifying rounds, teams are divided into pots based on their league, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties.
First qualifying round[edit]
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 1 April 2021. The first legs were played on 7 and 8 April, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 April. The losers entered the 2021 CSA Super League qualifying round.
| Team 1
|
Agg.
|
Team 2
|
1st leg
|
2nd leg
|
| Fort Nate Crew
|
10-0
|
Robinhood
|
4-0
|
6-0
|
| LPV FC
|
9-0
|
Boston Celtics SC
|
4-0
|
5-0
|
| Portmore United
|
0-5
|
Princess Village Owls
|
0-3
|
0-2
|
| Dallas Athletic
|
2-1
|
Calgary Colts FC
|
2-0
|
0-1
|
Second qualifying round[edit]
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 1 May 2021. The first legs were played on 5 and 13 May, and the second legs were played on 19 and 27 May 2021. The losers entered the 2021 CSA Super League group stage.
| Team 1
|
Agg.
|
Team 2
|
1st leg
|
2nd leg
|
| Dallas Athletic
|
3-5
|
Disney FC
|
0-1
|
3-4
|
| San Diego Santos
|
2-0
|
Edmonton 1795 FC
|
1-0
|
1-0
|
| Klup Aruba
|
7-1
|
FC Ville de Quebec
|
4-0
|
3-1
|
| Ninjago City Hawks
|
2-3
|
Princess Village Owls
|
2-0
|
0-3
|
| Fort Nate Crew
|
0-2
|
New York United
|
0-1
|
0-1
|
| LPV FC
|
1-3
|
Wuhu Lynx
|
0-1
|
1-2
|
| Lego Village Hawks
|
7-3
|
Philadelphia Field Club
|
4-2
|
3-1
|
Group stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
|
BH
|
BBC
|
TOR
|
TBP
|
| 1
|
Beacon Hill SC
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
14
|
2
|
+12
|
14
|
Advance to knockout phase
|
—
|
0-0
|
3-0
|
2-0
|
| 2
|
Berry Bitty City CSC
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
5
|
+6
|
13
|
0-2
|
—
|
2-1
|
3-0
|
| 4
|
Toronto Dukes FC
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
7
|
15
|
-8
|
6
|
Transfer to Super League
|
1-6
|
0-1
|
—
|
1-0
|
| 3
|
Tampa Bay Pelicans SC
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
16
|
-10
|
1
|
|
1-1
|
2-5
|
3-4
|
—
|
Group B[edit]
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
|
DIS
|
WDW
|
NYU
|
PIT
|
| 1
|
Disney FC
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
8
|
3
|
+5
|
11
|
Advance to knockout phase
|
—
|
3-1
|
0-0
|
2-0
|
| 2
|
Walt Disney World FC
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
5
|
+2
|
11
|
1-0
|
—
|
2-0
|
0-0
|
| 3
|
New York United
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
6
|
5
|
+1
|
9
|
Transfer to Super League
|
0-0
|
1-1
|
—
|
3-2
|
| 4
|
Pittsburgh Steel SC
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
-8
|
1
|
|
1-3
|
1-2
|
0-2
|
—
|
Group C[edit]
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
|
LVH
|
BLB
|
LCU
|
RAC
|
| 1
|
Lego Village Hawks
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
17
|
7
|
+10
|
13
|
Advance to knockout phase
|
—
|
4-0
|
1-1
|
4-0
|
| 2
|
Bay Lake Beams
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
7
|
+1
|
12
|
3-1
|
—
|
1-2
|
1-0
|
| 3
|
Lego City United
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
9
|
11
|
-2
|
7
|
Transfer to Super League
|
2-4
|
0-2
|
—
|
3-0
|
| 4
|
Racing Indy SC
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
13
|
-9
|
3
|
|
1-3
|
0-1
|
3-1
|
—
|
Group D[edit]
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
|
LCH
|
BBC
|
BHN
|
ARU
|
| 1
|
Lego City Huskies
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
3
|
+13
|
18
|
Advance to knockout phase
|
—
|
3-1
|
4-2
|
1-0
|
| 2
|
Sporting Berry Bitty City
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
11
|
9
|
+2
|
7
|
0-1
|
—
|
5-0
|
1-1
|
| 3
|
Brookhattan FC
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
7
|
16
|
-9
|
6
|
Transfer to Super League
|
0-4
|
3-2
|
—
|
2-0
|
| 4
|
Klup Aruba
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
9
|
-6
|
4
|
|
0-3
|
1-2
|
1-0
|
—
|
Group E[edit]
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
|
DAN
|
ORL
|
RAV
|
SOU
|
| 1
|
Danville SC
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
5
|
+7
|
15
|
Advance to knockout phase
|
—
|
0-1
|
2-1
|
2-1
|
| 2
|
Orlando Royals
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
10
|
1-2
|
—
|
3-1
|
3-2
|
| 3
|
Royal Athletic Victoria
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
7
|
12
|
-5
|
6
|
Transfer to Super League
|
0-4
|
3-0
|
—
|
2-1
|
| 4
|
Southie
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
9
|
-2
|
4
|
|
1-2
|
0-0
|
2-0
|
—
|
Group F[edit]
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
|
HTH
|
WL
|
BKN
|
MIL
|
| 1
|
Hoth Tauntauns
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
19
|
10
|
+9
|
13
|
Advance to knockout phase
|
—
|
2-2
|
7-3
|
4-2
|
| 2
|
Wuhu Lynx
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
12
|
8
|
+4
|
11
|
2-0
|
—
|
1-1
|
3-0
|
| 3
|
Brooklyn Giants SC
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
11
|
14
|
-3
|
7
|
Transfer to Super League
|
0-2
|
1-3
|
—
|
3-0
|
| 4
|
Milwaukee Eagles SC
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
8
|
18
|
-10
|
3
|
|
1-4
|
4-1
|
1-3
|
—
|
Group G[edit]
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
|
NIN
|
DAN
|
STL
|
SLR
|
| 1
|
Ninjago FC
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advance to knockout phase
|
—
|
|
|
|
| 2
|
Danville Dragons
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
| 3
|
Saint Louis SC
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer to Super League
|
|
|
—
|
|
| 4
|
Saint Louis Raiders
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
Group H[edit]
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
|
HCU
|
PVO
|
SDS
|
HWD
|
| 1
|
Heartlake City United
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advance to knockout phase
|
—
|
|
|
|
| 2
|
Princess Village Owls
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
| 3
|
San Diego Santos
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer to Super League
|
|
|
—
|
|
| 4
|
Hollywood SC
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
Knockout phase[edit]
In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.
Bracket[edit]
| Round of 16
| | | Quarter-finals
| | | Semi-finals
| | | Final
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Berry Bitty City CSC
| 1
| 2
| 3
| | | | |
|
| 16
| Danville SC
| 1
| 1
| 2
| |
| | Berry Bitty City CSC
| 2
| 1
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | Lego Village Hawks
| 1
| 0
| 1
| |
| 8
| Sporting Berry Bitty City
| 1
| 0
| 1
| |
| |
| 9
| Lego Village Hawks
| 1
| 1
| 2
| |
| | Berry Bitty City CSC
| 2
| 1
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | Danville Dragons
| 0
| 0
| 0
| |
| 5
| Danville Dragons
| 1
| 2
| 3
| | |
| |
| 12
| Heartlake City United
| 0
| 2
| 2
| |
| | Danville Dragons
| 0
| 2
| 2
| |
|
| |
| | | Ninjago FC
| 0
| 0
| 0
| |
| 4
| Walt Disney World FC
| 1
| 0
| 1
| |
| |
| 13
| Ninjago FC
| 1
| 3
| 4
| |
| | Berry Bitty City CSC
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | Lego City Huskies
| 2
| |
| 6
| Bay Lake Beams
| 0
| 1
| 1
| | | |
|
| 11
| Beacon Hill SC
| 0
| 2
| 2
| |
| | Beacon Hill SC
| 1
| 0
| 1
| |
|
| |
| | | Lego City Huskies
| 2
| 0
| 2
| |
| 3
| Orlando Royals
| 0
| 0
| 0
| |
| |
| 14
| Lego City Huskies
| 4
| 2
| 6
| |
| | Lego City Huskies
| 1
| 6
| 7
| |
|
| |
| | | Disney FC
| 0
| 0
| 0
| |
| 7
| Wuhu Lynx
| 1
| 0
| 1
| | | | Third place
|
| |
| 10
| Disney FC
| 1
| 3
| 4
| |
| | Disney FC
| 0
| 2
| 2
| | | Danville Dragons
| 1(3)
|
|
| |
| | | Hoth Tauntauns
| 1
| 0
| 1
| | | Disney FC
| 1(4)
|
| 2
| Princess Village Owls
| 0
| 2
| 2
| |
| |
| 15
| Hoth Tauntauns
| 1
| 2
| 3
| |
Round of 16[edit]
| Team 1
|
Agg.
|
Team 2
|
1st leg
|
2nd leg
|
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Quarter-finals[edit]
| Team 1
|
Agg.
|
Team 2
|
1st leg
|
2nd leg
|
|
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Semi-finals[edit]
| Team 1
|
Agg.
|
Team 2
|
1st leg
|
2nd leg
|
|
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|
The final was played on 6 December 2020 at the AstorTrust Stadium in Astor City. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by a draw held after the semi-final.
Aruba
Canada
United States
Portmore United
Robinhood