2023 CONCACAF Champions League

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2023 CONCACAF Champions League
2023 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League
LAFC East Side Stadium interior.jpg
BMO Stadium in Los Angeles hosted the second leg of the final
Tournament details
Dates7 March – 4 June
Teams16 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Mexico.svg León (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored82 (2.73 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Gabon.svg Denis Bouanga
(7 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Chile.svg Víctor Dávila
Best young player Flag of Mexico.svg Fidel Ambríz
Best goalkeeper Flag of the United States.svg John McCarthy
Fair play award Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
2022
2024 (Champions Cup)

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]

Contents

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 alongside the winners from 2021 to 2024. [2]

Teams

The following 16 teams (from eight associations) qualified for the tournament. [3]

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).

Direct entrants (10 teams)
AssociationTeamQualifying methodApp.(last)Previous best (last)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (4 berths) Atlas Apertura 2021 champions and Clausura 2022 champions1stDebut
León Apertura 2021 runners-up5th (2022)Quarter-finals (2022)
Pachuca Clausura 2022 runners-up4th (2016–17)Champions (2016–17)
UANL Best ranked team on aggregate table 7th (2020)Champions (2020)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (4 berths) Los Angeles FC 2022 MLS Cup champions and 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield champions2nd (2020)Runners-up (2020)
Philadelphia Union 2022 Eastern Conference regular season champions2nd (2021)Semi-finals (2021)
Orlando City SC 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions1stDebut
Austin FC Highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2022 MLS regular season record) not already qualified1stDebut
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (1 berth) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022 Canadian Championship champions3rd (2016–17)Semi-finals (2016–17)
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti (CFU berth) Violette 2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship champions1stDebut
Qualified teams from CONCACAF League (6 teams)
AssociationTeamQualifying methodApp.(last)Previous best (last)
Flag of Honduras.svg  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 )
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Alajuelense 2022 CONCACAF League runners-up (2nd overall)7th (2021)Semi-finals (2014–15)
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Alianza 2022 CONCACAF League best-ranked losing quarter-finalist (5th overall)5th (2020)Round of 16 (2019)
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Tauro 2022 CONCACAF League second-ranked losing quarter-finalist (6th overall)7th (2018)Quarter-finals (2018)

    Draw

    CONCACAF countries location map.png
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    Location of teams of the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League
    Red pog.svg North American Zone Green pog.svg Central American Zone Blue pog.svg Caribbean Zone

    The draw took take place in Miami, Florida, 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
    ParticipationWinDrawStage advancedChampions
    43112

    The slots were assigned by the following rules: [6]

    The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows: [7]

    PotRankSlot 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 TotalTeam
    Pot 11MEX22521241617103 Flag of Mexico.svg León
    2MEX3172611201993 Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
    3MEX1122011281283 Flag of Mexico.svg Atlas
    4USA451112122565 Flag of the United States.svg Austin FC
    5USA27151616862 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union
    6USA111116121656 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
    7USA317111110756 Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City SC
    8CAN1215109954 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC
    Pot 29MEX49475732 Flag of Mexico.svg UANL
    10CRC15764527 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
    11HON15457526 Flag of Honduras.svg Olimpia
    12HON250115021 Flag of Honduras.svg Real España
    13PAN181200020 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro
    14SLV17570019 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza
    15CCC14444016 Flag of Haiti.svg Violette
    16HON3000000 Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua

    Format

    Each tie, including the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing on a home-and-away basis.

    Schedule

    Schedule for 2023 CONCACAF Champions League [9]
    RoundFirst legSecond leg
    Round of 167–9 March14–16 March
    Quarter-finals4–5 April11–13 April
    Semi-finals25–26 April2–3 May
    Final31 May4 June

    Bracket

     
    Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
     
                          
     
     
     
     
    Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua (a)011
     
     
     
    Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca 011
     
    Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua 000
     
     
     
    Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 156
     
    Flag of Mexico.svg UANL (a)011
     
     
     
    Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City SC 011
     
    Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 213
     
     
     
    Flag of Mexico.svg León 134
     
    Flag of Panama.svg Tauro 000
     
     
     
    Flag of Mexico.svg León 123
     
    Flag of Mexico.svg León 516
     
     
     
    Flag of Haiti.svg Violette 022
     
    Flag of Haiti.svg Violette 303
     
     
     
    Flag of the United States.svg Austin FC 022
     
    Flag of Mexico.svg León 213
     
     
     
    Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 101
     
    Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 000
     
     
     
    Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union 044
     
    Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union 123
     
     
     
    Flag of Mexico.svg Atlas 022
     
    Flag of Honduras.svg Olimpia 404
     
     
     
    Flag of Mexico.svg Atlas 145
     
    Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union 101
     
     
     
    Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 134
     
    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC 527
     
     
     
    Flag of Honduras.svg Real España 033
     
    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC 000
     
     
     
    Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 336
     
    Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 022
     
     
    Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 314
     

    Round of 16

    In 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

    The first legs were played on 7–9 March, and the second legs were played on 14–16 March 2023. [10]

    Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    Violette Flag of Haiti.svg 3–2 Flag of the United States.svg Austin FC 3–0 0–2
    Tauro Flag of Panama.svg 0–3 Flag of Mexico.svg León 0–1 0–2
    UANL Flag of Mexico.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City SC 0–0 1–1
    Motagua Flag of Honduras.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca 0–0 1–1
    Vancouver Whitecaps FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 7–3 [upper-alpha 1] Flag of Honduras.svg Real España 5–0 2–3
    Alajuelense Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2–4 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 0–3 2–1
    Olimpia Flag of Honduras.svg 4–5 Flag of Mexico.svg Atlas 4–1 0–4
    Alianza Flag of El Salvador.svg 0–4 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union 0–0 0–4

    Notes

    1. Order of legs were reversed after original draw

    Matches

    Violette Flag of Haiti.svg 3–0 Flag of the United States.svg Austin FC
    Report
    Austin FC Flag of the United States.svg2–0Flag of Haiti.svg Violette
    Report
    Q2 Stadium, Austin
    Attendance: 20,738 [11]
    Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

    Violette won 3–2 on aggregate.


    Tauro Flag of Panama.svg 0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg León
    Report
    León Flag of Mexico.svg2–0Flag of Panama.svg Tauro
    Report

    León won 3–0 on aggregate.


    Orlando City SC Flag of the United States.svg1–1Flag of Mexico.svg UANL
    Report
    Exploria Stadium, Orlando
    Attendance: 21,112
    Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

    1–1 on aggregate. UANL won on away goals.


    Motagua Flag of Honduras.svg 0–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
    Report
    Pachuca Flag of Mexico.svg1–1Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua
    Report

    1–1 on aggregate. Motagua won on away goals.


    Vancouver Whitecaps FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 5–0 Flag of Honduras.svg Real España
    Report
    BC Place, Vancouver
    Attendance: 13,644 [12]
    Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
    Real España Flag of Honduras.svg3–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC
    Report

    Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 7–3 on aggregate.


    Alajuelense Flag of Costa Rica.svg 0–3 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
    Report
    Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
    Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
    Los Angeles FC Flag of the United States.svg1–2Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
    Report
    BMO Stadium, Los Angeles
    Attendance: 19,672 [13]
    Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

    Los Angeles FC won 4–2 on aggregate.


    Olimpia Flag of Honduras.svg 4–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Atlas
    Report
    Atlas Flag of Mexico.svg4–0Flag of Honduras.svg Olimpia
    Report
    Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
    Attendance: 13,697 [14]
    Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

    Atlas won 5–4 on aggregate.


    Alianza Flag of El Salvador.svg 0–0 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union
    Report
    Philadelphia Union Flag of the United States.svg4–0Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza
    Report
    Subaru Park, Chester
    Attendance: 8,145 [15]
    Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

    Philadelphia Union won 4–0 on aggregate.

    Quarter-finals

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

    The winners of round of 16 matchups 1, 3, 5 and 7 hosted the second leg.

    Summary

    Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    Violette Flag of Haiti.svg 2–6 Flag of Mexico.svg León 0–5 2–1
    Motagua Flag of Honduras.svg 0–6 Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 0–1 0–5
    Vancouver Whitecaps FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 0–6 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 0–3 0–3
    Atlas Flag of Mexico.svg 2–3 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union 0–1 2–2

    Matches

    León Flag of Mexico.svg5–0Flag of Haiti.svg Violette
    Report
    Estadio León, León
    Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
    Violette Flag of Haiti.svg 2–1 Flag of Mexico.svg León
    Report

    León won 6–2 on aggregate.


    UANL Flag of Mexico.svg5–0Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua
    Report

    UANL won 6–0 on aggregate.


    Vancouver Whitecaps FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 0–3 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
    Report
    BC Place, Vancouver
    Attendance: 11,652
    Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
    Los Angeles FC Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC
    Report
    BMO Stadium, Los Angeles
    Attendance: 18,688
    Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

    Los Angeles FC won 6–0 on aggregate.


    Philadelphia Union Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of Mexico.svg Atlas
    Report
    Atlas Flag of Mexico.svg 2–2 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union
    Report

    Philadelphia Union won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Semi-finals

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

    The semi-finalists in each tie which had the better performance across all previous rounds hosted the second leg.

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
    1 (SF1) Flag of Mexico.svg León 430192+79Second leg
    2 (SF1) Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 422071+68First leg
    1 (SF2) Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 4301102+89Second leg
    2 (SF2) Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union 422072+58First leg
    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 (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

    The first legs were played on 25–26 April, and the second legs were played on 2–3 May 2023.

    Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    UANL Flag of Mexico.svg 3–4 Flag of Mexico.svg León 2–1 1–3
    Philadelphia Union Flag of the United States.svg 1–4 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 1–1 0–3

    Matches

    UANL Flag of Mexico.svg 2–1 Flag of Mexico.svg León
    Report
    León Flag of Mexico.svg 3–1 Flag of Mexico.svg UANL
    Report

    León won 4–3 on aggregate.


    Philadelphia Union Flag of the United States.svg1–1 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
    Report
    Subaru Park, Chester
    Attendance: 17,676
    Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
    Los Angeles FC Flag of the United States.svg 3–0 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union
    Report
    BMO Stadium, Los Angeles
    Attendance: 19,985
    Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

    Los Angeles FC won 4–1 on aggregate.

    Final

    Summary

    The first leg was played on 31 May, and the second leg was played on 4 June 2023.

    Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    León Flag of Mexico.svg 3–1 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 2–1 1–1
    León Flag of Mexico.svg 2–1 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
    Report Bouanga Soccerball shade.svg90+6'
    Estadio León, León
    Attendance: 20,517
    Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
    Los Angeles FC Flag of the United States.svg 0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg León
    Report
    BMO Stadium, Los Angeles
    Attendance: 22,413
    Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

    León won 3–1 on aggregate.

    Top goalscorers

      Team eliminated for this round.
    RankPlayerClubBy roundTotal
    goals [16]
    1R11R2QF1QF2SF1SF2F1F2
    1 Flag of Gabon.svg Denis Bouanga Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 32117
    2 Flag of Haiti.svg Miche-Naider Chéry Flag of Haiti.svg Violette 224
    3 Flag of Chile.svg Víctor Dávila Flag of Mexico.svg León 213
    Flag of Hungary.svg Dániel Gazdag Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union 111
    Flag of Ecuador.svg Ángel Mena Flag of Mexico.svg León 111
    Flag of Colombia.svg Julián Quiñones Flag of Mexico.svg Atlas 21
    Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Quiñones Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 111
    Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Vela Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 12
    9 Flag of Honduras.svg Jorge Benguché Flag of Honduras.svg Olimpia 22
    Flag of Argentina.svg Julián Carranza Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union 2
    Flag of Mexico.svg Sebastián Córdova Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 11
    Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Driussi Flag of the United States.svg Austin FC 2
    Flag of France.svg André-Pierre Gignac Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 2
    Flag of Mexico.svg Elias Hernández Flag of Mexico.svg León 11
    Flag of Honduras.svg Getsal Montes Flag of Honduras.svg Real España 2
    Flag of the United States.svg Andrés Perea Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union 2
    Flag of Mexico.svg Brian Rubio Flag of Mexico.svg León 11
    Flag of the United States.svg Brian White Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC 11

    Awards

    AwardPlayerClub
    Golden Ball [17] Flag of Chile.svg Víctor Dávila Flag of Mexico.svg León
    Golden Boot [18] Flag of Gabon.svg Denis Bouanga Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
    Best Young Player [19] Flag of Mexico.svg Fidel Ambríz Flag of Mexico.svg León
    Golden Glove [20] Flag of the United States.svg John McCarthy Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
    Fair Play Award [21] Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
    Best XI [22]
    PositionPlayerClub
    GK Flag of the United States.svg John McCarthy Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
    DF Flag of Ecuador.svg Diego Palacios
    Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Long
    Flag of Argentina.svg Adonis Frías Flag of Mexico.svg León
    Flag of Mexico.svg Iván Moreno
    MF Flag of Mexico.svg Fidel Ambríz
    Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Quiñones Flag of Mexico.svg UANL
    Flag of Mexico.svg Elías Hernández Flag of Mexico.svg León
    FW Flag of Chile.svg Víctor Dávila
    Flag of Gabon.svg Denis Bouanga Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
    Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Vela

    See also

    Notes

    1. 1 2 Due to the 2018–2023 Haitian crisis, Violette played their home matches at Estadio Cibao FC in Santiago, Dominican Republic.

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