The 2023 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2023 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th and final edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its former name, and overall the 58th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1]
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 7 March – 4 June |
Teams | 16 (from 8 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 30 |
Goals scored | 82 (2.73 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (7 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best young player | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
Seattle Sounders FC were the title holders, but they did not qualify for this tournament and were unable to defend their title.
León won their first title, defeating Los Angeles FC of MLS in the final 3–1 on aggregate. As winners, they earned the right to play in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia as well as the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States alongside the winners from 2021 to 2024.[2]
Teams
editThe following 16 teams (from eight associations) qualified for the tournament.[3]
- North American Zone: 9 teams (from three associations)
- Central American Zone: 6 teams (from four associations), all of them qualified through the 2022 CONCACAF League
- Caribbean Zone: 1 team (from one association), qualified through the 2022 Caribbean Club Championship
In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from 2008–09 (not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from 1962 to 2008).
Association | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
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Mexico (4 berths) | Atlas | Apertura 2021 champions and Clausura 2022 champions | 1st | Debut |
León | Apertura 2021 runners-up | 5th (2022) | Quarter-finals (2022) | |
Pachuca | Clausura 2022 runners-up | 4th (2016–17) | Champions (2016–17) | |
UANL | Best ranked team on aggregate table | 7th (2020) | Champions (2020) | |
United States (4 berths) | Los Angeles FC | 2022 MLS Cup champions and 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield champions | 2nd (2020) | Runners-up (2020) |
Philadelphia Union | 2022 Eastern Conference regular season champions | 2nd (2021) | Semi-finals (2021) | |
Orlando City SC | 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions | 1st | Debut | |
Austin FC | Highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2022 MLS regular season record) not already qualified | 1st | Debut | |
Canada (1 berth) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2022 Canadian Championship champions | 3rd (2016–17) | Semi-finals (2016–17) |
Haiti (CFU berth) | Violette | 2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship champions | 1st | Debut |
Association | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
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Honduras | Olimpia | 2022 CONCACAF League champions (1st overall) | 13th (2021) | Semi-finals (2020) |
Real España | 2022 CONCACAF League semifinalist (3rd overall) | 4th (2014–15) | Group stage (2011–12) | |
Motagua | 2022 CONCACAF League semifinalist (4th overall) | 7th (2022) | Round of 16 (2020) | |
Costa Rica | Alajuelense | 2022 CONCACAF League runners-up (2nd overall) | 7th (2021) | Semi-finals (2014–15) |
El Salvador | Alianza | 2022 CONCACAF League best-ranked losing quarter-finalist (5th overall) | 5th (2020) | Round of 16 (2019) |
Panama | Tauro | 2022 CONCACAF League second-ranked losing quarter-finalist (6th overall) | 7th (2018) | Quarter-finals (2018) |
Draw
editThe draw took take place in Miami, Florida, United States on 7 November 2022.[4] The seeding of teams was based on the CONCACAF Club Index.[5] The CONCACAF Club Index, instead of ranking each team, was based on the on-field performance of the teams that occupied the respective qualifying slots in the previous five editions of the CONCACAF Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF used the following formula:
Points per |
Participation | Win | Draw | Stage advanced | Champions |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The slots were assigned by the following rules:[6]
- For teams from North America, nine teams qualified based on criteria set by their association (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., MEX1, MEX2) for each team. If a team from Canada qualified through the CONCACAF League, they were ranked within their association, resulting in an assigned slot (i.e., CAN2) for them.
- For teams from Central America, they qualified through the CONCACAF League, and were ranked per association by their CONCACAF League ranking, resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., CRC1, CRC2) for each team.
- For teams from the Caribbean, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship champions were assigned the Caribbean champion slot (i.e., CCC1). If teams from the Caribbean qualified through the CONCACAF League, they were ranked per association by their CONCACAF League ranking, resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., JAM1, SUR1) for each team.
The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:[7]
Pot | Rank | Slot | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total | Team |
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Pot 1 | 1 | MEX2 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 103 | León |
2 | MEX3 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 93 | Pachuca | |
3 | MEX1 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 83 | Atlas | |
4 | USA4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 65 | Austin FC | |
5 | USA2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 62 | Philadelphia Union | |
6 | USA1 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 56 | Los Angeles FC | |
7 | USA3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 56 | Orlando City SC | |
8 | CAN1 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 54 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | |
Pot 2 | 9 | MEX4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 32 | UANL |
10 | CRC1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | Alajuelense | |
11 | HON1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26 | Olimpia | |
12 | HON2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 21 | Real España | |
13 | PAN1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | Tauro | |
14 | SLV1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | Alianza | |
15 | CCC1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | Violette | |
16 | HON3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Motagua |
Format
editEach tie, including the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing on a home-and-away basis.
- In the round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, the away goals rule was applied if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If still tied, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.7).[8]
- In the final, extra time was played if the match was tied after regulation time. If the score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.8).[8]
Schedule
editRound | First leg | Second leg |
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Round of 16 | 7–9 March | 14–16 March |
Quarter-finals | 4–5 April | 11–13 April |
Semi-finals | 25–26 April | 2–3 May |
Final | 31 May | 4 June |
Bracket
editRound of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
Motagua (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Pachuca | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Motagua | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
UANL | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
UANL (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Orlando City SC | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
UANL | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
León | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tauro | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
León | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
León | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Violette | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Violette | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Austin FC | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
León | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Alianza | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Philadelphia Union | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Philadelphia Union | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Atlas | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Olimpia | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Atlas | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Philadelphia Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles FC | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Real España | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles FC | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Alajuelense | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles FC | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
editIn the round of 16, the matchups were decided by draw: R16-1 through R16-8. The teams from Pot 1 in the draw hosted the second leg.
Summary
editThe first legs were played on 7–9 March, and the second legs were played on 14–16 March 2023.[10]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Violette | 3–2 | Austin FC | 3–0 | 0–2 |
Tauro | 0–3 | León | 0–1 | 0–2 |
UANL | 1–1 (a) | Orlando City SC | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Motagua | 1–1 (a) | Pachuca | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 7–3[A] | Real España | 5–0 | 2–3 |
Alajuelense | 2–4 | Los Angeles FC | 0–3 | 2–1 |
Olimpia | 4–5 | Atlas | 4–1 | 0–4 |
Alianza | 0–4 | Philadelphia Union | 0–0 | 0–4 |
Notes
- ^ Order of legs were reversed after original draw
Matches
editViolette won 3–2 on aggregate.
León | 2–0 | Tauro |
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León won 3–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. UANL won on away goals.
Pachuca | 1–1 | Motagua |
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1–1 on aggregate. Motagua won on away goals.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 7–3 on aggregate.
Alajuelense | 0–3 | Los Angeles FC |
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Los Angeles FC won 4–2 on aggregate.
Atlas | 4–0 | Olimpia |
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Atlas won 5–4 on aggregate.
Alianza | 0–0 | Philadelphia Union |
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Philadelphia Union | 4–0 | Alianza |
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Philadelphia Union won 4–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
editIn 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 winners of round of 16 matchups 1, 3, 5 and 7 hosted the second leg.
Summary
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Violette | 2–6 | León | 0–5 | 2–1 |
Motagua | 0–6 | UANL | 0–1 | 0–5 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–6 | Los Angeles FC | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Atlas | 2–3 | Philadelphia Union | 0–1 | 2–2 |
Matches
editLeón | 5–0 | Violette |
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Violette | 2–1 | León |
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León won 6–2 on aggregate.
UANL | 5–0 | Motagua |
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UANL won 6–0 on aggregate.
Los Angeles FC | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
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Los Angeles FC won 6–0 on aggregate.
Philadelphia Union | 1–0 | Atlas |
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Atlas | 2–2 | Philadelphia Union |
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Philadelphia Union won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
editIn the semi-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:
- SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
- SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4
The semi-finalists in each tie which had the better performance across all previous rounds hosted the second leg.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
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1 (SF1) | León | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Second leg |
2 (SF1) | UANL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 8 | First leg |
1 (SF2) | Los Angeles FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Second leg |
2 (SF2) | Philadelphia Union | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 8 | First leg |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.9.5).
Summary
editThe first legs were played on 25–26 April, and the second legs were played on 2–3 May 2023.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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UANL | 3–4 | León | 2–1 | 1–3 |
Philadelphia Union | 1–4 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Matches
editLeón | 3–1 | UANL |
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León won 4–3 on aggregate.
Philadelphia Union | 1–1 | Los Angeles FC |
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Los Angeles FC | 3–0 | Philadelphia Union |
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Los Angeles FC won 4–1 on aggregate.
Final
editSummary
editThe first leg was played on 31 May, and the second leg was played on 4 June 2023.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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León | 3–1 | Los Angeles FC | 2–1 | 1–1 |
León | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC |
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Los Angeles FC | 0–1 | León |
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León won 3–1 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
editRank | Player | Club | By round | Total goals[16] | |||||||
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1R1 | 1R2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 | ||||
1 | Denis Bouanga | Los Angeles FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
2 | Miche-Naider Chéry | Violette | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
3 | Víctor Dávila | León | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
Dániel Gazdag | Philadelphia Union | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Ángel Mena | León | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Julián Quiñones | Atlas | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
Luis Quiñones | UANL | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Carlos Vela | Los Angeles FC | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
9 | Jorge Benguché | Olimpia | 2 | 2 | |||||||
Julián Carranza | Philadelphia Union | 2 | |||||||||
Sebastián Córdova | UANL | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Sebastián Driussi | Austin FC | 2 | |||||||||
André-Pierre Gignac | UANL | 2 | |||||||||
Elias Hernández | León | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Getsal Montes | Real España | 2 | |||||||||
Andrés Perea | Philadelphia Union | 2 | |||||||||
Brian Rubio | León | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Brian White | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 1 |
Awards
editAward | Player | Club |
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Golden Ball[17] | Víctor Dávila | León |
Golden Boot[18] | Denis Bouanga | Los Angeles FC |
Best Young Player[19] | Fidel Ambríz | León |
Golden Glove[20] | John McCarthy | Los Angeles FC |
Fair Play Award[21] | — | Los Angeles FC |
Position | Player | Club |
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GK | John McCarthy | Los Angeles FC |
DF | Diego Palacios | |
Aaron Long | ||
Adonis Frías | León | |
Iván Moreno | ||
MF | Fidel Ambríz | |
Luis Quiñones | UANL | |
Elías Hernández | León | |
FW | Víctor Dávila | |
Denis Bouanga | Los Angeles FC | |
Carlos Vela |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Due to the 2018–2023 Haitian crisis, Violette played their home matches at Estadio Cibao FC in Santiago, Dominican Republic.
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- ^ "Concacaf announces details for 2023 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League". CONCACAF. 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Q&A: Club Index for 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Draw". CONCACAF.com. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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- ^ "Club Ranking for the 2023 SCCL". Concacaf. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2023 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.
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- ^ "Draw delivers Round of 16 matchups for 2023 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions league". CONCACAF. 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Match Recap: ATX vs. VIO, March 14, 2023". MLSsoccer.com. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Adams, J.J. (8 March 2023). "Whitecaps 5, Real Espana 0: Boom goes the CCL dynamite". The Province. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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- ^ "Club Leon's Davila earns Scotiabank Best Player Award". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "LAFC FW Bouanga earns Qatar Airways Top Scorer Award". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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- ^ "LAFC's McCarthy secures Best Goalkeeper Award". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Los Angeles FC win Fair Play Award". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Davila, Ambriz, Bouanga headline 2023 SCCL Best XI". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.