2020 CONCACAF League

The 2020 CONCACAF League (officially the 2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF League for sponsorship purposes) was the fourth edition of the CONCACAF League, a football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1]

2020 CONCACAF League
2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF League
Tournament details
Dates20 October 2020 – 3 February 2021
Teams22 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Alajuelense (1st title)
Runners-up Saprissa
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored60 (2.73 per match)
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Top scorer(s) Johan Venegas
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Alexander López
Best young player Fernán Faerron
Best goalkeeper Leonel Moreira
Fair play award Alajuelense

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CONCACAF announced on 23 June 2020 that the start of the tournament, which was scheduled to begin on 28 July 2020 and end in November, had been postponed.[2] On 7 August 2020, they announced the tournament would begin on 20 October and end on 28 January 2021.[3] To ease the schedule, CONCACAF originally announced that the preliminary round and round of 16 would be played as single-leg matches, but on 29 October 2020, CONCACAF announced that this format had been extended to all rounds, with ties hosted by the higher-seeded teams based on the CONCACAF Club Ranking.[4] The final was also rescheduled to 3 February 2021.

Alajuelense defeated title holders Saprissa in the final to win their first CONCACAF League. As winners, they and the next best five teams qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League.[5][6] After the format change of all rounds to single-leg matches, it was decided a play-in round would be added for the four losing quarter-finalists to compete for the last two places in the CONCACAF Champions League.[4]

Qualification

A total of 22 teams participated in the CONCACAF League:

Therefore, teams from either 10 or 11 out of the 41 CONCACAF member associations could participate in the CONCACAF League.

North America

The one berth for the North American Zone (NAFU) was allocated to the Canadian Soccer Association through the previous year's Canadian Premier League, where the champions, decided by the Canadian Premier League Finals, contested between the Spring and Fall season champions, qualified.[7] They were the second Canadian representative included in CONCACAF competitions, not including the Canadian Championship winners which qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Central America

The 18 berths for the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), which consisted of seven member associations, were allocated as follows: three berths for each of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, two berths for Nicaragua, and one berth for Belize.

All of the leagues of Central America employed a split season with two tournaments in one season, so the following teams qualifief for the CONCACAF League:

  • In the league of Costa Rica, both champions, and the non-champions with the best aggregate record, qualified. If there was any team which were champions of both tournaments, the non-champions with the second best aggregate record qualified.
  • In the leagues of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama, both champions, and the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which were runners-up of both tournaments), qualified. If there was any team which were finalists of both tournaments, the runners-up with the worse aggregate record qualify. If there were any two teams which were finalists of both tournaments, the semi-finalists with the best aggregate record would qualify.
  • In the league of Nicaragua, both champions qualified. If there was any team which were champions of both tournaments, the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which were runners-up of both tournaments) qualified.
  • In the league of Belize, the champions with the better aggregate record (or any team which were champions of both tournaments) qualified.

If teams from any Central American associations were excluded, they were to be replaced by teams from other Central American associations, with the associations chosen based on results from previous CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League tournaments.[8]

Caribbean

The three berths for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), which consisted of 31 member associations, were allocated via the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, the first-tier and second-tier subcontinental Caribbean club tournaments. Since 2018, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship had been open to teams from professional leagues, where they could qualify as champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, while the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield was open to teams from non-professional leagues, where they could qualify as champions of their respective association's league in the previous season.[9]

Besides the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship which qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League, the runners-up and third-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, and the winners of a playoff between the fourth-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, qualified for the CONCACAF League. For the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield to be eligible for the playoff, they had to comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF League.[10]

Teams

The following 22 teams (from eleven associations) qualified for the tournament.[11]

  • Ten teams entered in the round of 16: two each from Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama, and one each from El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and the Caribbean.
  • Twelve teams entered in the preliminary round: two each from El Salvador, Guatemala, and the Caribbean, and one each from Canada, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, and Belize.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline for registration was extended to 28 June 2020.[12]

Qualified teams from North America (1 team: entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App (last) Previous best (last)
 Canada (1 PR berth) Forge FC Preliminary round 2019 Canadian Premier League champions 2nd (2019) Round of 16 (2019)
Qualified teams from Central America (18 teams: 9 entering in round of 16, 9 entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App (last) Previous best (last)
 Costa Rica (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Saprissa Round of 16 Champions with better 2019–20 aggregate record (2020 Clausura) 2nd (2019) Champions (2019)
Herediano Round of 16 Champions with worse 2019–20 aggregate record (2019 Apertura) 3rd (2019) Champions (2018)
Alajuelense Preliminary round Non-champions with best 2019–20 aggregate record 2nd (2017) Round of 16 (2017)
 Honduras (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Olimpia Round of 16 2019 Apertura champions[Note HON] 3rd (2019) Champions (2017)
Marathón Round of 16 Non-champions with best 2019–20 aggregate record[Note HON] 2nd (2019) Preliminary round (2019)
Motagua Preliminary round Non-champions with 2nd best 2019–20 aggregate record[Note HON] 3rd (2019) Runners-up (2019)
 Panama (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Tauro Round of 16 2019 Apertura champions[Note PAN] 3rd (2019) Semi-finals (2018)
San Francisco Round of 16 Non-champions with best 2019–20 aggregate record[Note PAN] 2nd (2019) Preliminary round (2019)
Independiente Preliminary round Non-champions with 2nd best 2019–20 aggregate record[Note PAN] 2nd (2019) Quarter-finals (2019)
 El Salvador (3 berths: 1 R16 + 2 PR) Alianza Round of 16 2019 Apertura champions[Note SLV] 3rd (2019) Semi-finals (2019)
FAS Preliminary round Non-champions with best 2019–20 aggregate record[Note SLV] 2nd (2018) Quarter-finals (2018)
Municipal Limeño Preliminary round Non-champions with 2nd best 2019–20 aggregate record[Note SLV] 1st Debut
 Guatemala (3 berths: 1 R16 + 2 PR) Municipal Round of 16 2019 Apertura champions[Note GUA] 1st Debut
Comunicaciones Preliminary round Non-champions with best 2019–20 aggregate record[Note GUA] 2nd (2019) Quarter-finals (2019)
Antigua GFC Preliminary round Non-champions with 2nd best 2019–20 aggregate record[Note GUA] 2nd (2019) Preliminary round (2019)
 Nicaragua (2 berths: 1 R16 + 1 PR) Real Estelí Round of 16 2019 Apertura and 2020 Clausura champions 3rd (2019) Round of 16 (2017)
Managua Preliminary round 2019 Apertura and 2020 Clausura runners-up 2nd (2019) Round of 16 (2019)
 Belize (1 PR berth) Verdes Preliminary round 2019 Opening champions[Note BLZ] 1st Debut
Qualified teams from Caribbean (3 teams: 1 entering in round of 16, 2 entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App (last) Previous best (last)
 Jamaica Waterhouse Round of 16 2nd best ranked team of 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship group stage[Note CFU] 2nd (2019) Quarter-finals (2019)
 Haiti Arcahaie Preliminary round 3rd best ranked team of 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship group stage[Note CFU] 1st Debut
 Dominican Republic Cibao Preliminary round 4th best ranked team of 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship group stage[Note CFU] 1st Debut
Notes
  1. ^
    Belize (BLZ): The 2020 Closing tournament of the 2019–20 Premier League of Belize season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belize, and the title was not awarded. The team that qualified to represent the Football Federation of Belize in the 2020 CONCACAF League was Verdes (entering in the preliminary round), the 2019 Opening tournament champions (also the team with the best 2019–20 aggregate record at the time of suspension).[13]
  2. ^
    Caribbean (CFU): The 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield and the final stage of the 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship were cancelled by CONCACAF on 25 August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Caribbean. The three teams that qualified to represent the Caribbean Football Union in the 2020 CONCACAF League were Waterhouse from Jamaica (entering in the round of 16), Arcahaie from Haiti and Cibao from the Dominican Republic (both entering in the preliminary round), the 2nd, 3rd and 4th best ranked teams of the 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship group stage.[14]
  3. ^
    El Salvador (SLV): The 2020 Clausura tournament of the 2019–20 Primera División de El Salvador season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador, and the title was not awarded. The three teams that qualified to represent the Salvadoran Football Federation in the 2020 CONCACAF League were Alianza (entering in the round of 16), the 2019 Apertura tournament champions, and FAS and Municipal Limeño (both entering in the preliminary round), the non-champions with the best and second-best 2019–20 aggregate record at the time of suspension (Once Deportivo, the 2020 Clausura regular season leaders at the time of suspension, were originally declared 2020 Clausura tournament champions, but the title and 2020 CONCACAF League berth were later retracted).[15][16][17]
  4. ^
    Guatemala (GUA): The 2020 Clausura tournament of the 2019–20 Liga Nacional de Guatemala season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala, and the title was not awarded. The three teams that qualified to represent the National Football Federation of Guatemala in the 2020 CONCACAF League were Municipal (entering in the round of 16), the 2019 Apertura tournament champions, and Comunicaciones and Antigua GFC (both entering in the preliminary round), the non-champions with the best and second-best 2019–20 aggregate record at the time of suspension.[18]
  5. ^
    Honduras (HON): The 2020 Clausura tournament of the 2019–20 Honduran Liga Nacional season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Honduras, and the title was not awarded. The three teams that qualified to represent the National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras in the 2020 CONCACAF League were Olimpia (entering in the round of 16), the 2019 Apertura tournament champions, and Marathón and Motagua (entering in the round of 16 and preliminary round, respectively), the non-champions with the best and second-best 2019–20 aggregate record at the time of suspension.[19]
  6. ^
    Panama (PAN): The 2020 Apertura tournament of the 2019–20 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Panama, and the title was not awarded. The three teams that qualified to represent the Panamanian Football Federation in the 2020 CONCACAF League were Tauro (entering in the round of 16), the 2019 Apertura tournament champions, and San Francisco and Independiente (entering the round of 16 and preliminary round, respectively), the non-champions with the best and second-best 2019–20 aggregate record at the time of suspension.[20][21]

Draw
Location of teams of the 2020 CONCACAF League
Caribbean Zone Central American Zone North American Zone
Teams in bold entered in the round of 16

The draw for the 2020 CONCACAF League was held on 21 September 2020, 19:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States.[3][22][23]

The draw determined each tie in the preliminary round (numbered 1 through 6) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing six teams. A team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2 were drawn into each tie. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other in the preliminary round except for "wildcard" teams which could replace a team from another association.

The draw also determined each tie in the round of 16 (numbered 1 through 8) between a team from Pot 3 and a team from Pot 4, each containing eight teams, with the six preliminary round winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, in Pot 4. A team from Pot 3 and a team from Pot 4 were drawn into each tie.

The seeding of teams was based on the CONCACAF Club Index. The CONCACAF Club Index, instead of ranking each team, was based on the on-field performance of the teams that had occupied the respective qualifying slots in the previous five editions of the CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF League or CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF used the following formula:

Points per Participation Win Draw Stage advanced Champions
CONCACAF Champions League (2015–16 – 2019) 4 3 1 1 2
CONCACAF League (2017 – 2019) 2 3 1 0.5 1

Teams qualified for the CONCACAF League based on criteria set by their association (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., CRC1, CRC2) for each team.

The 22 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:[24]

Teams in preliminary round draw
Pot Rank Slot 2015–16 CCL 2016–17 CCL 2017 CL or
2018 CCL		 2018 CL or
2019 CCL		 2019 CL Total Team
Pot 1 1 CRC3 0 0 2 19.5 27 48.5 Alajuelense
2 SLV2 6 5 11.5 5 7.5 35 FAS
3 SLV3 0 0 8.5 6.5 16.5 31.5 Municipal Limeño
4 PAN3 0 0 11 15 2 28 Independiente
5 HON3 0 0 2 21.5 3 26.5 Motagua
6 CCC3 5 4 5 5.5 4 23.5 Arcahaie
Pot 2 7 BLZ1 8 4 2 2 2 18 Verdes
8 GUA2 8 6 0 0 3 17 Comunicaciones
9 NCA2 0 0 9.5 2 5 16.5 Managua
10 CCC4 0 0 2 5 5.5 12.5 Cibao
11 GUA3 0 0 0 0 12 12 Antigua GFC
12 CAN2 0 0 0 0 9.5 9.5 Forge FC
Teams in round of 16 draw
Pot Rank Slot 2015–16 CCL 2016–17 CCL 2017 CL or
2018 CCL		 2018 CL or
2019 CCL		 2019 CL Total Team
Pot 3 1 PAN1 10 20 8 12 5 55 Tauro
2 HON1 10 11 5 4 16.5 46.5 Olimpia
3 PAN2 10 8 13 8.5 6.5 46 San Francisco
4 HON2 11 11 2 3 13 40 Marathón
5 CRC1 10 8 5 7 7.5 37.5 Saprissa
6 CRC2 9 14 5 3 4 35 Herediano
7 SLV1 7 9 7 5 5 33 Alianza
8 CCC2 7 5 2 5 5.5 24.5 Waterhouse
Pot 4 9 GUA1 8 9 0 4 3 24 Municipal
10 NCA1 4 6 5 5.5 3 23.5 Real Estelí
11 Winner preliminary round 1
12 Winner preliminary round 2
13 Winner preliminary round 3
14 Winner preliminary round 4
15 Winner preliminary round 5
16 Winner preliminary round 6

Format

In the CONCACAF League, the 22 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played as a single match.[4]

  • In all rounds except the final, if the score was tied after the end of regulation, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[6]
  • In the final, extra time was played if the score was tied after regulation. If the score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[6]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[22]

Round Dates
Preliminary round 20–22 October 2020
Round of 16 3–5 November 2020
Quarter-finals 1–2 December 2020 (previously 1–3 and 8–10 December 2020 as two-leg matches)
Play-in round 8–9 December 2020 (previously not scheduled)[25]
Semi-finals 20 January 2021 (previously 5–7 and 12–14 January 2021 as two-leg matches)
Final 3 February 2021 (previously 19–21 and 26–28 January 2021 as two-leg matches)

Times are Eastern Time, as listed by CONCACAF (local times are in parentheses):

Bracket
Preliminary roundRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                  
Alajuelense3
Cibao0
Alajuelense1
 San Francisco0
Alajuelense2
Real Estelí1
Herediano0 
Real Estelí1 
Alajuelense (p)0 (5)
Olimpia0 (4)
Olimpia6
Managua0
FAS1 (4)
Managua (p)1 (5)
Olimpia2
Motagua0
Alianza1 (3)
Motagua (p)1 (4)
Motagua (p)2 (15)
Comunicaciones2 (14)
Alajuelense3
Saprissa2
Marathón (p)1 (4)
Antigua GFC1 (3)
Independiente0 (2)
Antigua GFC (p)0 (4)
Marathón0
Saprissa2
Saprissa4
Municipal1
Saprissa5
Arcahaie0
Waterhouse1
Arcahaie3
Arcahaie (w/o)3
Verdes0
Arcahaie (p)1 (4)
Forge FC1 (2)
Tauro1
Forge FC2
Municipal Limeño1
Forge FC2

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the matchups were decided by draw: PR-1 through PR-6. The team from Pot 1 in the draw hosted the single-leg match.

Summary

Four of the six matches were played on 20–22 October 2020.[26] Due to CONCACAF's COVID-19 testing protocol, one match was cancelled, and another match was rescheduled to 4 November.[27]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FAS 1–1 (4–5 p) Managua
Alajuelense 3–0 Cibao
Municipal Limeño 1–2 Forge FC
Independiente 0–0 (2–4 p) Antigua GFC
Arcahaie 3–0 (w/o)[note 1] Verdes
Motagua 2–2 (15–14 p) Comunicaciones

Matches
FAS 1–1 Managua
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
  • Peláez
  • Gallego
  • Zúñiga
  • Castillo
  • Serapio
  • Figueroa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
Alajuelense 3–0 Cibao
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Municipal Limeño 1–2 Forge FC
  • K. Oviedo  38'
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Independiente 0–0 Antigua GFC
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 0
Referee: Diego Montaño (Mexico)
Arcahaie 3–0
Awarded (w/o)[note 1]		 Verdes
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Motagua 2–2 Comunicaciones
 Report
Penalties
 15–14
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Round of 16

In the round of 16, the matchups were decided by draw: R16-1 through R16-8. The team from Pot 3 in the draw hosted the single-leg match, except for the match between Alajuelense and San Francisco, where the higher-seeded team based on the CONCACAF Club Ranking hosted the match.

Summary

Six of the eight matches were played on 3–5 November 2020.[26][27] Due to CONCACAF's COVID-19 testing protocol, one match was rescheduled to 24 November. Another match was also rescheduled to 24 November due to the postponement of a preliminary round match.[32]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Saprissa 4–1 Municipal
Marathón 1–1 (4–3 p) Antigua GFC
Tauro 1–2 Forge FC
Waterhouse 1–3 Arcahaie
Alianza 1–1 (3–4 p) Motagua
Olimpia 6–0 Managua
Alajuelense 1–0[note 4] San Francisco
Herediano 0–1 Real Estelí

Matches
Saprissa 4–1 Municipal
 Report
  • Rocca  20'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico)
Marathón 1–1 Antigua GFC
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Tauro 1–2 Forge FC
 Report
Attendance: 0
Waterhouse 1–3 Arcahaie
 Report
  • Calixte  12'
  • Louis-Jean  31'
  • Pierre Paul  60'
Stadium East, Kingston
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)
Alianza 1–1 Motagua
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Olimpia 6–0 Managua
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras)[note 6]
Alajuelense 1–0 San Francisco
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Herediano 0–1 Real Estelí
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

Quarter-finals

In 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 higher-seeded team based on the CONCACAF Club Ranking hosted the single-leg match.[4]

Summary

The winners of the quarter-finals qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. The losers entered the play-in round. The matches were played on 1–2 December 2020.[32]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Marathón 0–2 Saprissa
Arcahaie 1–1 (4–2 p) Forge FC
Olimpia 2–0 Motagua
Alajuelense 2–1 Real Estelí

Matches
Marathón 0–2 Saprissa
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oscar Macías (Mexico)
Arcahaie 1–1 Forge FC
  • Jolicoeur  59'
 Report
Penalties
  • Thomas
  • Alesy
  • Anacius
  • Charles
4–2
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Olimpia 2–0 Motagua
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Alajuelense 2–1 Real Estelí
  • Ruiz  24'
  • Martínez  56'
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

Play-in round

In the play-in, the matchups were determined as follows:

  • PI1: Loser QF1 vs. Loser QF2
  • PI2: Loser QF3 vs. Loser QF4

The higher-seeded team based on the CONCACAF Club Ranking hosted the single-leg match.[4]

Summary

The winners of the play-in round qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. The matches were played on 8–9 December 2020.[36]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Marathón 1–0 Forge FC
Motagua 2–2 (2–4 p) Real Estelí

Matches
Marathón 1–0 Forge FC
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Motagua 2–2 Real Estelí
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
  • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4

The higher-seeded team based on the CONCACAF Club Ranking hosted the single-leg match.[4]

Summary

The matches were played on 20 and 22 January 2021.[37]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Saprissa 5–0 Arcahaie
Alajuelense 0–0 (5–4 p) Olimpia

Matches
Saprissa 5–0 Arcahaie
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Alajuelense 0–0 Olimpia
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 0

Final
Main article: 2020 CONCACAF League Final

In the final (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the higher-seeded team based on the CONCACAF Club Ranking hosted the single-leg match.[4]

Summary

The match was played on 3 February 2021.[37]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alajuelense 3–2 Saprissa

Match
Alajuelense 3–2 Saprissa
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Top goalscorers
  Team eliminated or inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team Goals By round
PR R16 QF PI SF  F 
1 Johan Venegas Saprissa 6 42
2 Juan Barrera Real Estelí 2 11
Christian Bolaños Saprissa 11
Matías Galvaliz Motagua 11
Daniel Krutzen Forge FC 11
Kevin López Motagua 11
Álvaro Saborío Alajuelense 2

Qualification to CONCACAF Champions League

The top six teams qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League, i.e., champions, runners-up, both losing semi-finalists, and the two winners of the play-in round contested by the four losing quarter-finalists.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alajuelense 4 3 1 0 6 3 +3 10 Champions; 2021 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Saprissa 4 3 0 1 13 4 +9 9 Runners-up; 2021 CONCACAF Champions League
3 Olimpia 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7 Semi-finalists; 2021 CONCACAF Champions League
4 Arcahaie 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
5 Real Estelí 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Play-in round winners; 2021 CONCACAF Champions League
6 Marathón 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
7 Forge FC 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Play-in round losers
8 Motagua 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
9 Antigua GFC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 Round of 16 losers
10 Alianza 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Tauro 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
12 Herediano 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
13 San Francisco 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
14 Waterhouse 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
15 Municipal 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0
16 Managua 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.11).[6]

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Award Player Team
Golden Ball[39] Alexander López Alajuelense
Golden Boot[40] Johan Venegas Saprissa
Golden Glove[41] Leonel Moreira Alajuelense
Best Young Player[42] Fernán Faerron Alajuelense
Fair Play Award[43] — Alajuelense
Team of the Tournament[44]
Position Player Team
GK Leonel Moreira Alajuelense
DF Yurguin Román Alajuelense
Fernán Faerron Alajuelense
Esteban Espíndola Saprissa
Elvin Oliva Olimpia
MF Alexander López Alajuelense
Adrián Martínez Alajuelense
Michael Barrantes Saprissa
Mariano Torres Saprissa
FW Kervens Jolicoeur Arcahaie
Johan Venegas Saprissa

See also

Notes
  1. The preliminary round match between Arcahaie and Verdes, originally scheduled to be played on 20 October 2020, 20:00 UTC−4, at the Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, was postponed due to four players and four staff members from Verdes testing positive for COVID-19.[28] Verdes later withdrew from the competition, awarding Arcahaie a 3–0 walkover win into the Round of 16.[27]
  2. The preliminary round match between Alajuelense and Cibao was originally scheduled to be played on 21 October 2020, 20:00 UTC−6, but was rescheduled to be played on 22 October 2020, 16:00 UTC−6, due to eleven COVID-19 cases in the Alajuelense team.[29] It was postponed for a second time to allow for additional COVID-19 testing due to unspecified inconsistencies which indicated that Concacaf protocols may not have been followed.[30] It was rescheduled to be played on 4 November 2020, 17:00 UTC−6.[27]
  3. The preliminary round match between Arcahaie and Verdes was originally scheduled to be played at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), due to the inability of Arcahaie to play the match at Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince.[31]
  4. The round of 16 match between Alajuelense and San Francisco was originally drawn as a home match of San Francisco as they were from Pot 3 in the draw, but was later played as a home match of Alajuelense after the format change, as they were the higher-seeded team based on the CONCACAF Club Ranking.[26][32]
  5. The round of 16 match between Saprissa and Municipal was originally scheduled to be played on 4 November 2020, 19:15 UTC−6, but was rescheduled to be played on 5 November 2020, 21:30 UTC−6, to allow for additional testing after three new COVID-19 cases were detected in the Municipal team during pre-match testing.<ref name='COVID Update 4/11'>"2020 Scotiabank Concacaf League Match day Update: November 4, 2020". Concacaf. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. Oshane Nation of Jamaica was scheduled to officiate the round of 16 match between Olimpia and Managua, but the officiating crew was unable to travel to Honduras in time for the match due to adverse weather conditions caused by Hurricane Eta. As a result, a back-up officiating crew of local FIFA referees was appointed to the match.[33]
  7. The round of 16 match between San Francisco and the winner of the preliminary round match between Alajuelense and Cibao was originally scheduled to be played on 3 November 2020, 20:15 UTC−5, but was postponed due to the postponement of the preliminary round match between Alajuelense and Cibao.[27] It was rescheduled to be played on 24 November 2020, 21:15 UTC−6.[32]
  8. The round of 16 match between Herediano and Real Estelí was originally scheduled to be played on 5 November 2020, 19:15 UTC−6, but was postponed after members of both teams tested positive for COVID-19 and discrepancies in testing were discovered.[34] It was rescheduled to be played on 24 November 2020, 19:00 UTC−6.[32]
  9. The quarter-final between Arcahaie and Forge FC was played at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), due to the inability of Arcahaie to play the match at Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince.[35]
  10. The semi-final between Saprissa and Arcahaie was originally scheduled to be played on 20 January 2021, 19:00 UTC−6, but was rescheduled to be played on 22 January 2021, 16:00 UTC−6, to ensure Arcahaie has enough time to complete all necessary immigration processes required prior to traveling from Haiti to Costa Rica.[38]

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