User:Quidster4040/sandbox/2020–21 NAFU Regions League

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2020–21 NAFU Regions League
Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles will host the final.
DatesSeptember 2020 (qualifying)
October 2020 – March 2021 (competition proper)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Guadalajara (1st title)
Runners-upMexico Necaxa
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored35 (2.06 per match)
Attendance83,485 (4,911 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico José Juan Macías
(5 goals)

The 2020–21 NAFU Regions League was the second edition of the NAFU Regions League a quaternary association club football tournament for CONCACAF teams located in the North American Football Union countries. Twenty-five teams from 10 NAFU nations competed in the tournament. The qualification rounds began on 27 June 2019 and concluded on 18 July 2019. Group stage was played from 1 August 2019 to 24 October 2019. In February and March 2020 the knockout rounds were played, culminating with the final on 10 March 2020.

The tournament was heavily altered due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Qualification was anticipated to begin in late June 2020 but was postponed to September 2020. The group stage was reduced from six matches in an home-and-home series to three matches will all teams competing against each other on a neutral predetermined site to create a "bubble" environment to protect players from the virus. The knockout stage will be played in February and March 2021, with the final being held at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. The final will be held at the stadium with or without fans regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The play-off round of the tournament served as a "test case" with stadium capacity open at 20 percent of capacity.

Teams[edit]

Group stage entrants (4 teams)
Association Team Qualifying method App (Last) Previous Best (Last)
Mexico Mexico Necaxa 2019–20 Liga MX 7th place 1st —
Morelia 2019–20 Liga MX 8th place 1st —
United States United States D.C. United 2019 MLS 10th place 2nd Runners-up (2019–20)
Portland Timbers 2019 MLS 11th place 2nd Group stage (2019–20)
Qualifying stage entrants (11 teams)
Association Team Qualifying method App (Last) Previous Best (Last)
Canada Canada Forge 2019 CPL Fall season 2nd place 1st —
York9 2019 CPL Fall season 3rd place 2nd Preliminary round (2019–20)
Pacific 2019 CPL Fall season 4th place 2nd Play-off round (2019–20)
Mexico Mexico Guadalajara 2019–20 Liga MX 9th place 1st —
Pachuca 2019–20 Liga MX 10th place 1st —
Oaxaca 2019–20 Ascenso MX Apertura champions 1st —
Zacatecas 2019–20 Ascenso MX best aggregate record 2nd Preliminary round (2019–20)
United States United States New York Red Bulls 2019 MLS 12th place 1st —
Louisville City 2019 USLC runner-up 2nd Play-off round (2019–20)
Phoenix Rising 2019 USLC regular season winner 2nd Preliminary round (2019–20)
Greenville Triumph 2019 USL1 runner-up 1st —
Preliminary tournament entrants (5 teams)
Association Team Qualifying method App (Last) Previous Best (Last)
Canada Canada Valour 2019 CPL Fall season 5th place 1st —
Cascadia (independence movement) Cascadia Seattle Hibernian 2019 Pacific Coast Soccer League 5th place 2nd Qualification semifinals (2019–20)
FC Tigers Vancouver 2019 Pacific Coast Soccer League 6th place 1st —
Quebec Quebec Fabrose 2019 PLSQ 4th place 1st —
Acadiana Acadiana Tallahassee 2019 GCPL season 5th place 1st —

Associations that did not enter a team[edit]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the following countries did not enter a team.

Schedule[edit]

The revised schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the NAFU headquarters in New York City, United States, unless stated otherwise).

Schedule for 2020–21 NAFU Regions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying PR Matchday 1 5 August 2020 10 September 2020
PR Matchday 2 13 September 2020
PR Matchday 3 16 September 2020
PR Matchday 4 19 September 2020
PR Matchday 5 22 September 2020
First qualifying round 24 September 2020
Play-off round 1 October 2020
Group stage Matchday 1 24 September 2020
(Mexico City) 		31 October 2020
Matchday 2 3 November 2020
Matchday 3 7 November 2020
Knockout phase Semi-finals 10 March 2021 17 March 2021
Final 23 April 2021 at Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles

Qualification[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 NAFU Regions League qualification round

Preliminary round[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL HBR TGR FBR TAL
1 Canada Valour (A) 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 12 Play-off round — — — — —
2 Cascadia (independence movement) Seattle Hibernian 4 2 1 1 9 8 +1 7 2–4 — — — —
3 Cascadia (independence movement) FC Tigers Vancouver 4 2 0 2 5 8 −3 6 0–5 2–3 — — —
4 Quebec Fabrose 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2 1–3 0–0 0–1 — —
5 Acadiana Tallahassee 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1 0–1 2–4 0–2 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
(A) Advance to a further round

First qualifying round[edit]

The first qualifying round was played in a single leg on 24 September 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pacific Canada 1–0 Mexico Oaxaca
York9 Canada 0–3 United States Phoenix Rising
Zacatecas Mexico 1–0 United States Louisville City
Greenville Triumph United States 2–2 (5–4 p) Canada Valour

Play-off round[edit]

The play-off qualifying round was played in a single leg on 30 September and 1 October 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Champions Path
Guadalajara Mexico 4–1 United States Greenville Triumph
New York Red Bulls United States 3–0 Canada Pacific
Pachuca Mexico 0–1 United States Phoenix Rising
Forge Canada 2–1 Mexico Zacatecas

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 United States D.C. United 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to Knockout stage and 2021 CONCACAF Regions League
2 United States New York Red Bulls 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 Mexico Morelia 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4 Canada Forge 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2020. Source: CONCACAF.com

Matches[edit]

D.C. United United States4–0Canada Forge
Yow 35', 77'
Rivas 59'
Sorga 72'		 Report
Attendance: 2,122
Morelia Mexico1–3United States New York Red Bulls
Sandoval 46' Report Barlow 21'
Valot 27'
Fernandez 57'
Attendance: 3,899
New York Red Bulls United States1–2United States D.C. United
Stroud 38' Report Flores 77'
Yow 83'
Attendance: 2,122
Forge Canada0–1Mexico Morelia
Report Milke 85'
Attendance: 3,204
D.C. United United States0–0Mexico Morelia
Report
Attendance: 1,540
Forge Canada0–2United States New York Red Bulls
Report White 9'
Kaku 47'
Attendance: 1,610

Group B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mexico Guadalajara 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Advance to Knockout stage and 2021 CONCACAF Regions League
2 Mexico Necaxa 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3 United States Portland Timbers 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4 United States Phoenix Rising 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2020. Source: CONCACAF.com

Matches[edit]

Phoenix Rising United States0–2United States Portland Timbers
Report
Attendance: 1,400
Necaxa Mexico1–0Mexico Guadalajara
Arce 81' Report
Attendance: 18,452
Phoenix Rising United States1–1Mexico Necaxa
Report
Attendance: 4,598
Guadalajara Mexico3–2United States Portland Timbers
Report
Attendance: 11,502
Guadalajara Mexico2–1United States Phoenix Rising
Report
Attendance: 1,400
Portland Timbers United States0–0Mexico Necaxa
Report
Attendance: 12,404

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Semifinals Final
      
United States D.C. United 0 1 1
Mexico Necaxa 1 1 2
Mexico Necaxa 0
Mexico Guadalajara 1
Mexico Guadalajara 2 1 3
United States New York Red Bulls 0 0 0

Semifinals[edit]

Summary[edit]

Matches[edit]

Necaxa Mexico1–0United States D.C. United
Ian 85' Report
Attendance: 0
D.C. United United States1–1Mexico Necaxa
 Report
Attendance: 2,150

Necaxa won 2–1 on aggregate.

New York Red Bulls United States0–2Mexico Guadalajara
Report
Attendance: 0
Guadalajara Mexico1–0United States New York Red Bulls
 Report
Attendance: 8,212

Guadalajara won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final[edit]

Necaxa Mexico0–1Mexico Guadalajara
Report Briseño 78'
Attendance: 8,870

See also[edit]

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