Originally scheduled to start in July 2020, due to Covid-19 pandemic, CONCACAF
annouced on Aug. 7 a new format with the Preliminary Round and the Round of 16
to play a knockout single match.
Winners of the 2020 CONCACAF League and the next best five teams qualified for
the CONCACAF Champions League 2021.
North America qualification:
Canada: Forge FC (Canadian Premier League 2019 champions).
Central America qualification:
Belize: Preliminary Round:
Verdes FC (2019/20 champions).
Costa Rica: Round of 16:
Herediano (Apertura 2019 champions)
Deportivo Saprissa (Clausura 2020 champions)
Preliminary Round:
LD Alajuelense (best aggregate record in 2019/20 season)
El Salvador: Round of 16:
Alianza (Apertura 2019 champions)
Preliminary Round:
F.A.S. (second best aggregate record in 2019/20 season)
Municipal Limeño (third best aggregate record in 2019/20 season)
Honduras: Round of 16:
Olimpia (Apertura 2019 champions)
Marathón (second best aggregate record in 2019-20 season)
Preliminary Round:
Motagua (third best aggregate record in 2019/20 season)
Guatemala: Round of 16:
Municipal (Apertura 2019 champions)
Preliminary Round:
Antigua GFC (Apertura 2019 runners-up)
Comunicaciones (best aggregate record in 2019/20 season)
Nicaragua: Round of 16:
Real Estelí (2019/20 champions)
Preliminary Round:
Managua FC (2019/20 runners-up)
Panama: Round of 16:
Tauro (Apertura 2019 champions)
San Francisco (second best aggregate record in 2019/20 season)
Preliminary Round:
C.A.I. (third best aggregate record in 2019/20 season)
Caribbean Zone Qualifying (CFU Champions Cup 2020)
Jamaica: Waterhouse (second best record in group phase of Caribbean Championship 2020)
Haiti: Arcahaie FC (third best record in group phase of Caribbean Championship 2020)
Dominican Rep: Cibao FC (fourth best record in group phase of Caribbean Championship 2020)
Preliminary Round
(Oct 20)
Arcahaie FC Hai Verdes FC Blz x
FAS ElS Managua FC Nic 1-1 4-5p y
[Diego Daniel Areco 13pen; Ricardo Mendieta 58]
(Oct 21)
C.A.I. Pan Antigua GFC Gua 0-0 2-4p
(Oct 22)
Municipal Limeño ElS Forge FC Can 1-2 y
[Kevin Oviedo 38; David Choiniere 21, Anthony Novak 83]
Motagua Hon Comunicaciones Gua 2-2 15-14p
[Matías Galvaliz 54, Kevin López 59; Andrés Lezcano 36, Agustín Herrera 48]
(Nov 4)
LD Alajuelense CRi Cibao FC Dom 3-0 z
[Álvaro Saborío 23pen, 82, Carlos Mora 37]
x Match postponed due to positive cases infected with Covid-19 in Verdes FC;
finally on October 27, Verdes withdrew.
y in San Salvador.
z Originally scheduled to play on Oct. 21, postponed due to inconsistencies in
the Covid-19 security protocol.
Round of 16
(Nov 3)
Tauro Pan Forge FC Can 1-2
[Edwin Aguilar 18; Mo Babouli 11, Daniel Krutzen 90pen]
Marathón Hon Antigua GFC Gua 1-1 4-3p
[Allan Banegas 41pen; Nicolás Martínez 5]
(Nov 4)
Deportivo Saprissa CRi Municipal Gua 4-1
[Johan Venegas 33, 38, 50, 53; Ramiro Rocca 20]
Alianza ElS Motagua Hon 1-1 3-4p
[Rodolfo Zelaya 80pen; Héctor Castellanos 90]
(Nov 5)
Waterhouse Jam Arcahaie FC Hai 1-3
[Kenroy Howell 81; Richkard Calixte 12, Wendy Louis-Jean 31, Johnny Pierre Paul 59]
Olimpia Hon Managua FC Nic 6-0
[Elvin Oliva 7, Michaell Chirinos 17, Justin Arboleda 51, Edwin Rodríguez 62, Jerry Bengtson 64,
Marvin Bernárdez 82]
(Nov 24)
Herediano CRi Real Estelí Nic 0-1x
[Jorge Betancur 19]
LD Alajuelense CRi San Francisco Pan 1-0
[Josafat Montenegro 61]
x Originally scheduled to play on Nov. 5, postponed due to positive cases of
Covid-19 in both teams; played in San José.
Quarterfinals
(Dec 1)
Arcahaie FC Hai Forge FC Can 1-1x 4-2p
[Kervens Jolicoeur 59; Daniel Krutzen 45]
Marathón Hon Deportivo Saprissa CRi 0-2y
[Johan Venegas 13, 54]
(Dec 2)
LD Alajuelense CRi Real Estelí Nic 2-1
[Bryan Ruiz 24, Alonso Martínez 56; Juan Barrera 44]
Olimpia Hon Motagua Hon 2-0
[Maylor Núñez 32, Deybi Flores 54]
x played in Santo Domingo.
y played in Tegucigalpa.
Winners of quarterfinals qualified to CONCACAF Champions League 2021;
losers must play a playoff qualification match for two spots.
Playoff
(Dec 8)
Marathón Hon Forge FC Can 1-0x
[Edwin Solano 18]
(Dec 9)
Motagua Hon Real Estelí Nic 2-2 2-4p
[Kevin López 37, Matías Galvaliz 52pen; Juan Barrera 64, Fernando Mercado 89]
x played in Tegucigalpa.
Marathón and Real Estelí qualified to CONCACAF Champions League 2021.
Semifinals
(Jan 20, 2021)
LD Alajuelense CRi Olimpia Hon 0-0 5-4p
(Jan 22, 2021)
Deportivo Saprissa CRi Arcahaie FC Hai 5-0
[Esteban Espíndola 15, Ariel Rodríguez 31, Jimmy Marín 48, Cristian Bolaños 56,
Mariano Torres 66]
Final (Feb 3, 2021)
LD Alajuelense CRi Deportivo Saprissa CRi 3-2
[Barlon Sequeira 33, Yurquin Román 63, Alexander López 66; Cristian Bolaños 18,
Marvin Angulo 87]
overview | 2019/20
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