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2021–22 CONCACAF SuperLiga
Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City, Panama will host the final
DatesAugust 2021 (qualifying)
September 2021 – May 2022 (competition proper)
Final positions
ChampionsCanada CF Montréal (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States Seattle Sounders

The 2021–22 CONCACAF SuperLiga is the 16th season of North America's secondary club football tournament organised by CONCACAF.

The 2022 CONCACAF SuperLiga Final will be played at the Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City, Panama.

This edition of the tournament will feature 32 teams. The knockout stage will still feature 32 teams. 16 teams from group stage, plus eight third place teams in the Champions League and eight group winners from the newly created CONCACAF Confederations League.

Association team allocation[edit]

A total of 215 (expected) teams from all 41 CONCACAF member associations participate in the 2020–21 CONCACAF SuperLiga. The association ranking based on the CONCACF country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:

  • Associations 1–50 (except Liechtenstein) each have three teams qualify.
  • Associations 51–55 each have two teams qualify (starting from this season, with association 51 losing one spot and association 55 gaining one spot).
  • Moreover, 57 teams eliminated from the 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League are transferred to the Europa League.

Association ranking[edit]

For the 2019–20 CONCACAF SuperLiga, the associations are allocated places according to their 2017 CONCACAF country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in North American competitions from 2014–15 to 2018–19.

Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1 Mexico Mexico 106.500 2 +1 (CRL)
2 United States United States 94.520
3 Costa Rica Costa Rica 73.243
4 Honduras Honduras 59.499
5 Canada Canada 59.083 1
6 Panama Panama 54.350 2
8 El Salvador El Salvador 49.366 1 +1 (CCL)
7 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 52.357 +1 (CCL)
9 Guatemala Guatemala 46.433
10 Jamaica Jamaica 36.550 +1 (CCL)
11 Nicaragua Nicaragua 27.075 +1 (CCL)
12 Guyana Guyana 25.150 +1 (CCL)
13 Belize Belize 23.745 +2 (CCL)
14 Haiti Haiti 23.150 +1 (CCL)
15 Suriname Suriname 21.160 +1 (CCL)
16 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 19.175 0
17 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 16.625 +1 (CCL)
18 Curaçao Curaçao 16.125 +1 (CCL)
19  Cayman Islands 14.875 +1 (CCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 13.125 +1 (CCL)
21 Barbados Barbados 12.875 +1 (CCL)
22 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 12.425 +1 (CCL)
23 Bermuda Bermuda 12.250 +1 (CCL)
24 Cascadia (independence movement) Cascadia 11.750 +1 (CCL)
25 Cuba Cuba 11.000
26 Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 9.875 +1 (CCL)
27 Dominica Dominica 9.500
28 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.250 +1 (CCL)
29 French Guiana French Guiana 9.125 +1 (CCL)
30 Aruba Aruba 8.500 +1 (CCL)
31 The Bahamas Bahamas 7.375
32 Martinique Martinique 6.500 +1 (CCL)
33 Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 6.125
34 Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 5.375
35 United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands 5.125 +1 (CCL)
36 British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 4.000 +1 (CCL)
37 Grenada Grenada 4.000
38 Bonaire Bonaire 3.750 +1 (CCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
39 Quebec Quebec 0 3.625
40 Saint-Martin 3.375
41 Greenland Greenland 3.250
42 Anguilla Anguilla 2.375
43 Acadiana Acadiana 2.250 +1 (CCL)
44 Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina San Andrés and Providencia 2.167
45 Sint Maarten Sint Maarten 2.000 +1 (CCL)
46 Nueva Esparta Nueva Esparta 1.667
47 Nevis Nevis 1.333
48 Sint Eustatius Statia 1.333
49 Navajo Nation Navajo 0.833
50 Iroquois Iroquois 0.667
51 Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy 0.167
52 Montserrat Montserrat 0.000
53 Nunavut Nunavut 0.000
54 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.000
55 Saba (island) Saba 0.000
56 Mosquito Coast Corn Islands 0.000
57 Federal Dependencies of Venezuela Casqui Islands 0.000

Distribution[edit]

The following is the access list for this season.

Access list for 2021–22 CONCACAF SuperLiga
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League
Third qualifying round Champions Path
(10 teams)
  • 10 teams eliminated from Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path)
Main Path
(4 teams)
  • 1 domestic cup winner from association 15
  • 3 teams eliminated from Champions League second qualifying round (League Path)
Play-off round
(20 teams)
  • 7 domestic cup winners from associations 8–14
  • 5 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
  • 2 winners from the third qualifying round (Main Path)
  • 6 teams eliminated from Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path)
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • 7 domestic cup winners from associations 1–7
  • 1 domestic league fourth-placed team from association 5
  • 4 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–4
  • 10 winners from the play-off round
  • 4 teams eliminated from Champions League play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 2 teams eliminated from Champions League play-off round (League Path)
  • 4 teams eliminated from Champions League third qualifying round (League Path)
Preliminary knockout round
(16 teams)
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage
  • 8 group third-placed teams from Champions League group stage
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 winners from the preliminary knockout round

In the default access list, the title holders of the CONCACAF Confederations League qualify for the group stage. However, since this berth is not used for this season, the following changes to the access list are made:

  • The cup winners of association 7 enter the group stage instead of the play-off round.
  • The cup winners of associations 13 and 14 enter the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round.

Changes will be made to the access list above, if any of the teams that qualify for the SuperLiga via their domestic competitions also qualify for the Champions League as the Champions League or SuperLiga title holders, or if there are fewer teams transferred from the Champions League due to changes in the Champions League access list. In any case where a spot in the SuperLiga is vacated, teams of the highest-ranked associations in earlier rounds will be promoted accordingly.

Teams[edit]

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • CW: Cup winners
  • 4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season
  • UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
    • GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
    • CH/LP PO: Losers from the play-off round (Champions/League Path)
    • CH/LP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/League Path)
    • CH/LP Q2: Losers from the second qualifying round (Champions/League Path)

The third qualifying round is divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).

Qualified teams for 2020–21 CONCACAF SuperLiga
Entry round Teams
Preliminary knockout round Costa Rica Alajuelense (CCL GS) Puerto Rico Bayamón (CCL GS) Costa Rica Cartaginés (CCL GS) Guatemala Santa Lucía (CCL GS)
Jamaica Waterhouse (CCL GS) Canada HFX Wanderers (CCL GS) Panama Sporting San Miguelito (CCL GS) Mexico León (CCL GS)
Group stage Mexico Guadalajara (8th) Mexico Puebla (9th)[Note MEX] United States Seattle Sounders (6th) United States New York City FC (7th)[Note USA]
Costa Rica Herediano (5th) Costa Rica San Carlos (6th) Honduras Real España (5th) Honduras Honduras Progreso (6th)
Canada Montreal (LC-3rd) Panama Tauro (4th) Panama San Francisco (5th) El Salvador Chalatenango (CW)
Cascadia (independence movement) Everett Jets (CCL CH PO) Belize Verdes (CCL CH PO) El Salvador FAS (CCL LP PO) Suriname Inter Moengotapoe (CCL LP PO)
Curaçao Scherpenheuvel (CCL CH PO) Antigua and Barbuda Grenades (CCL CH PO) Trinidad and Tobago La Horquetta Rangers (CCL LP Q3) Haiti Baltimore (CCL LP Q3)
Jamaica Mount Pleasant (CCL LP Q3) Panama UD Universitario (CCL LP Q3)
Play-off round Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA (CW) Guatemala Jalapa (CW) Jamaica Tivoli Gardens (3rd) Nicaragua Juventus (CW)
Haiti Excelsior (CW) Belize Freedom Fighters (3rd) Guyana Milerock (3rd) Cuba Pinar del Río (CCL CH Q3)
Cayman Islands Scholars International (CCL CH Q3) Guadeloupe Gosier (CCL CH Q3) Dominican Republic O&M (CCL CH Q3) Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Paul's United (CCL CH Q3)
Guyana Fruta Conquerors (CCL CH Q3)
Third qualifying round CH Acadiana Gaffa (CCL CH Q2) Aruba Racing Club Aruba (CCL CH Q2) French Guiana Sinnamary (CCL CH Q2) Turks and Caicos Islands Academy Jaguars (CCL CH Q2)
Martinique Golden Lion (CCL CH Q2) Quebec Blainville (CCL CH Q2) Grenada Paradise (CCL CH Q2) Nueva Esparta Margarita (CCL CH Q2)
Bonaire Real Rincon (CCL CH Q2) Barbados Weymouth Wales (CCL CH Q2)
MP Suriname Broki (CW) Puerto Rico Metropolitan (CCL LP Q2) Nicaragua Managua (CCL LP Q2) Guyana Western Tigers (CCL LP Q2)

Notes

  1. ^
    Mexico (MEX): Due to the 2020–21 Copa MX being canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic, Puebla qualified for the SuperLiga by having the best regular season aggregate record for a team that has not reached the Apertura or Clausura finals.
  2. ^
    Suriname (SUR): Notch qualified for the SuperLiga in the vacated 2019 SVB Cup spot, which was won by Inter Moengotapoe, who qualified for the 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League by finishing second at the time of abandonment of the 2019–20 SVB Topklasse.
  3. ^
    United States (USA): Due to the 2021 U.S. Open Cup being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City FC who had the best MLS regular season record of American-based teams that did not already qualify for the SuperLiga or Champions League qualified.

Round and draw dates[edit]

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and concerns surrounding the COVID-19 Delta variant on 1 July 2021, CONCACAF announced that for the second season in a row, the qualifying rounds of the Champions League would be single legs at a neutral location to minimize cross-contamination. On 8 July 2021, CONCACAF announced that the qualifying matches would be held at the soccer complex adjacent to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, United States (near Tampa) with the third round of qualifying matches being held on 26 August 2021 and the playoff round being held on 29 August 2019. Unvaccinated players would report to the facility at least 10 days ahead of qualification matches and stay on the premises. Vaccinated teams would report to the facility at least five days ahead of qualification. Unlike last year's qualification, qualification matches would be open to the public.

The group stage would return to each team hosting three matches in their home stadium, with three matches on the road. The exception is Haitian teams would play outside of Haiti due to the 2018–2021 Haitian protests unless determined by CONCACAF to meet safety protocols. Match attendance would be determined by local regulations. The knockout round is expected to retain normal procedures.

Schedule for 2021–22 CONCACAF SuperLiga
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Third qualifying round 13 August 2021 26 August 2021
Play-off round 29 August 2021
Group stage Matchday 1 7 September 2021
(New York City)
16 September 2021
Matchday 2 30 September 2021
Matchday 3 21 October 2021
Matchday 4 4 November 2021
Matchday 5 25 November 2021
Matchday 6 9 December 2021
Knockout phase Preliminary knockout round 13 December 2021 17 February 2022 24 February 2022
Round of 16 10 March 2022 17 March 2022
Quarter-finals 26 March 2022 7 April 2022 14 April 2022
Semi-finals 5 May 2022 19 May 2022
Final 1 June 2022 at Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City.

Qualification[edit]

Main: 2021–22 CONCACAF SuperLiga qualifying phase and play-off round

Third qualifying round[edit]

Third qualifying round matches were held on 26 August 2021. Due to the COVID-19 Delta variant, matches were played as a single leg at a neutral venue.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Champions Path
Racing Club Aruba Aruba 1–1 (1–3 p) Nueva Esparta Margarita
Paradise Grenada 1–2 Barbados Weymouth Wales
Academy Jaguars Turks and Caicos Islands 1–0 Bonaire Real Rincon
Blainville Quebec 2–0 Acadiana Gaffa
Golden Lion Martinique 7–4 French Guiana Sinnamary
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Main Path
Broki Suriname 1–4 Guyana Western Tigers
Metropolitan Puerto Rico 1–0 Nicaragua Managua

Play-off round[edit]

Play-off round matches were held on 29 August 2021. Due to the COVID-19 Delta variant, matches were played as a single leg at a neutral venue.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Champions Path
Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 Nueva Esparta Margarita
Milerock Guyana 4–0 Barbados Weymouth Wales
Freedom Fighters Belize 6–3 Guadeloupe Gosier
Excelsior Haiti 2–0 Martinique Golden Lion
Jalapa Guatemala 5–1 Nicaragua Juventus
Tivoli Gardens Jamaica 8–2 Turks and Caicos Islands Academy Jaguars
Fruta Conquerors Guyana 2–2 (5–4 p) Quebec Blainville
Scholars International Cayman Islands 2–3 Cuba Pinar del Río
O&M Dominican Republic 2–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Paul's United
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Main Path
Metropolitan Puerto Rico 3–1 Guyana Western Tigers

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 CONCACAF SuperLiga group stage

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MTP IMT FRU PDR
1 Jamaica Mount Pleasant 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage 3–1 1–1 3–0
2 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10 Advance to preliminary knockout stage 1–0 1–0 2–0
3 Guyana Fruta Conquerors 6 2 2 2 10 9 +1 8 Transfer to Confederations League 4–5 2–1 2–0
4 Cuba Pinar del Río 6 1 2 3 3 9 −6 5 1–0 0–0 2–2
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PUE HON FAS MRK
1 Mexico Puebla 6 5 0 1 12 6 +6 15 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 2–1 3–0
2 Honduras Honduras Progreso 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10 Advance to preliminary knockout stage 3–2 1–0 3–1
3 El Salvador FAS 6 2 0 4 8 10 −2 6 Transfer to Confederations League 1–2 3–2 2–0
4 Guyana Milerock 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–1 1–1 2–0
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEA SCA SCH GRN
1 United States Seattle Sounders 6 4 1 1 17 3 +14 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 7–1 5–0
2 Costa Rica San Carlos 6 3 2 1 13 5 +8 11 Advance to preliminary knockout stage 2–1 3–0 6–0
3 Curaçao Scherpenheuvel 6 1 2 3 6 16 −10 5 Transfer to Confederations League 0–2 1–1 2–2
4 Antigua and Barbuda Grenades 6 0 3 3 4 16 −12 3 0–0 1–1 1–2
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EXC VER O&M ESP
1 Haiti Excelsior 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 13 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 2–1 2–3
2 Belize Verdes 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 9 Advance to preliminary knockout stage 2–3 4–0 2–1
3 Dominican Republic O&M 6 2 1 3 0 0 0 7 Transfer to Confederations League 1–2 2–0 1–0
4 Honduras Real España 6 1 2 3 0 0 0 5 1–1 0–2 1–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NYC BAL TIV HQA
1 United States New York City FC 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 14 Advance to knockout stage 3–0 3–0 2–0
2 Haiti Baltimore 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 8 Advance to preliminary knockout stage 1–1 2–0 3–1
3 Jamaica Tivoli Gardens 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 6 Transfer to Confederations League 1–1 2–2 3–2
4 Trinidad and Tobago La Horquetta Rangers 6 1 1 4 0 0 0 4 1–2 1–0 1–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group F[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GUA TAU MET CDA
1 Mexico Guadalajara 6 4 1 1 20 4 +16 13 Advance to knockout stage 3–0 5–0 8–0
2 Panama Tauro 6 3 1 2 9 10 −1 10 Advance to preliminary knockout stage 2–1 3–2 1–0
3 Puerto Rico Metropolitan 6 2 1 3 8 13 −5 7 Transfer to Confederations League 0–0 2–1 4–3
4 Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 6 1 1 4 8 18 −10 4 2–3 2–2 1–0
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group G[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HDO EVE CTG UNI
1 Costa Rica Herediano 6 2 4 0 4 2 +2 10 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 0–0 1–0
2 Cascadia (independence movement) Everett Jets 6 1 5 0 4 3 +1 8 Advance to preliminary knockout stage 1–1 1–0 0–0
3 El Salvador Chalatenango 6 1 3 2 3 3 0 6 Transfer to Confederations League 0–0 1–1 2–0
4 Panama UD Universitario 6 1 2 3 1 4 −3 5 0–1 0–0 1–0
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group H[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MTL SFO JAL FRE
1 Canada CF Montréal 6 4 0 2 16 7 +9 12 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 3–1 6–2
2 Panama San Francisco 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12 Advance to preliminary knockout stage 1–0 2–0 3–2
3 Guatemala Jalapa 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 12 Transfer to Confederations League 2–1 2–0 3–0
4 Belize Freedom Fighters 6 0 0 6 6 22 −16 0 0–4 2–5 0–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Knockout round[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 CONCACAF SuperLiga knockout phase

Bracket[edit]

Knockout round play-offsRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                            
Panama Sporting San Miguelito178
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe202
Panama Sporting San Miguelito000
Mexico Guadalajara055
Mexico Guadalajara134
Guatemala Santa Lucía101
Guatemala Santa Lucía213
Honduras Honduras Progreso101
Guatemala Santa Lucía022 (a)
Costa Rica Herediano112
Mexico Guadalajara011
Canada CF Montréal022
Cascadia (independence movement) Everett Jets101
Jamaica Waterhouse (a.e.t.)022
Jamaica Waterhouse011
Canada CF Montréal (a.e.t.)134
Canada CF Montréal (p)123 (5)
United States New York City FC213 (4)
Costa Rica Cartaginés123
Panama San Francisco022
Costa Rica Cartaginés000
United States New York City FC246
21 May – Panama City
Canada CF Montréal3
United States Seattle Sounders2
Belize Verdes022
Puerto Rico Bayamón011
Belize Verdes213
Haiti Excelsior011
Belize Verdes (a.e.t.)213
Jamaica Mount Pleasant022
Costa Rica San Carlos213
Mexico León011
Costa Rica San Carlos202
Jamaica Mount Pleasant (a)112
Belize Verdes000
United States Seattle Sounders224
Haiti Baltimore000
Costa Rica Alajuelense336
Costa Rica Alajuelense415
Mexico Puebla224
Costa Rica Alajuelense123
United States Seattle Sounders055
Panama Tauro101
Canada HFX Wanderers123
Canada HFX Wanderers314
United States Seattle Sounders246

Preliminary knockout round[edit]

The third place finishers from the Champions League group stage and the runners-up from the SuperLiga group stage will participate in the preliminary knockout round. The first legs will be played on 17 February 2022, and the return legs will be played on 24 February 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bayamón Puerto Rico 1–2 Belize Verdes 0–0 1–2
Santa Lucía Guatemala 2–1 Honduras Honduras Progreso 1–1 1–0
Alajuelense Costa Rica 6–0 Haiti Baltimore 3–0 3–0
León Mexico 1–3 Costa Rica San Carlos 0–2 1–1
Sporting San Miguelito Panama 8–2 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 1–2 7–0
Cartaginés Costa Rica 3–2 Panama San Francisco 1–0 2–2
HFX Wanderers Canada 3–1 Panama Tauro 1–1 2–0
Waterhouse Jamaica 2–1 Cascadia (independence movement) Everett Jets 0–1 2–0 (a.e.t.)

Round of 16[edit]

The preliminary knockout round winners and the group winners from the SuperLiga group stage will participate in the round of 16. The first legs will be played on 10 March 2022, and the return legs will be played on 17 March 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Herediano Costa Rica 2–2 (a) Guatemala Santa Lucía 0–1 2–1
Guadalajara Mexico 5–0 Panama Sporting San Miguelito 0–0 5–0
Mount Pleasant Jamaica 2–2 (a) Costa Rica San Carlos 1–2 1–0
Puebla Mexico 4–5 Costa Rica Alajuelense 2–4 2–1
Seattle Sounders United States 6–4 Canada HFX Wanderers 2–3 4–1
CF Montréal Canada 4–1 Jamaica Waterhouse 1–0 3–1
New York City FC United States 6–0 Costa Rica Cartaginés 2–0 4–0
Excelsior Haiti 1–3 Belize Verdes 0–2 1–1

Quarterfinals[edit]

The round of 16 winners will participate in the quarterfinals. The first legs will be played on 7 April 2022, and the return legs will be played on 14 April 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guadalajara Mexico 4–1 Guatemala Santa Lucía 1–1 3–0
Mount Pleasant Jamaica 2–3 Belize Verdes 0–2 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Seattle Sounders United States 5–3 Costa Rica Alajuelense 0–1 5–2
CF Montréal Canada 3–3 (5–4 p) United States New York City FC 1–2 2–1

Semifinals[edit]

The quarterfinal winners will participate in the semifinals. The first legs will be played on 28 April 2022, and the return legs will be played on 5 May 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CF Montréal Canada 2–1 Mexico Guadalajara 0–0 2–1
Seattle Sounders United States 4–0 Belize Verdes 2–0 2–0

Final[edit]

The final will be played on 21 May 2022.

CF Montréal Canada3–2United States Seattle Sounders
Report

See also[edit]