MIAMI, Florida – The 2023 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League kicks off in one week with 16 teams hoping to become the new club champion for the Concacaf region.
Here is everything you need to know about the 15th edition of the SCCL.
When
Round of 16: March 7-9 (first leg) and March 14-16 (second leg)
Quarterfinals: April 4-6 (first leg) and April 11-13 (second leg)
Semifinals: April 25-27 (first leg) and May 2-4 (second leg)
Finals: May 31 (first leg) and June 4 (second leg)
Participating teams
Atlas FC (MEX), Club Leon (MEX), CF Pachuca (MEX), Tigres UANL (MEX), Los Angeles FC (USA), Philadelphia Union (USA), Orlando City SC (USA), Austin FC (USA), Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN), LD Alajuelense (CRC), CD Olimpia (HON), Motagua FC (HON), Real Espana (HON), Tauro FC (PAN), Alianza FC (SLV), Violette AC (HAI)
The draw
The draw took place on November 7, 2022 at Concacaf headquarters in Miami. The results are available here.
Qualification for FIFA Club World Cup
The winner of the 2023 SCCL will qualify for the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup as the sole representative from the Concacaf region.
Calendar, pairings, dates and venues for Round of 16
Round of 16 – 1st Leg Matches (also available here).
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
18:00 (19:00) Violette AC (HAI) v Austin FC (USA) - Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago, Dominican Republic
20:00 (19:00) Alianza FC (SLV) v Philadelphia Union (USA) - Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador, El Salvador
22:00 (21:00) Tigres UANL (MEX) v Orlando City SC (USA) - Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
18:00 (18:00) Tauro FC (PAN) v Club Leon (MEX) - Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama
20:00 (19:00) CD Olimpia (HON) v Atlas FC (MEX) - Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
22:00 (19:00) *Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN) v RCD España (HON) - BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, Canada
Thursday, March 9, 2023
20:00 (19:00) FC Motagua (HON) v Club Pachuca (MEX) - Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
22:00 (21:00) LD Alajuelense (CRC) v Los Angeles FC (USA) - Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Round of 16 – 2nd Leg Matches
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
20:00 (19:00) Austin FC (USA) v Violette AC (HAI) - Q2 Stadium, Austin, TX, USA
20:00 (20:00) Philadelphia Union (USA) v Alianza FC (SLV) - Subaru Park, Chester, PA, USA
22:15 (20:15) Atlas FC (MEX) v CD Olimpia (HON) - Estadio Jalisco , Guadalajara, Mexico
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
18:00 (16:00) *RCD España (HON) v Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN) - Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:15 (20:15) Orlando City SC (USA) v Tigres UANL (MEX) - Exploria Stadium, Orlando, FL, USA
22:30 (19:30) Los Angeles FC (USA) v LD Alajuelense (CRC) - BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Thursday, March 16, 2023
20:00 (18:00) Club Leon (MEX) v Tauro FC (PAN) - Estadio Leon, Leon, Mexico
22:15 (20:15) Club Pachuca (MEX) v FC Motagua (HON) - Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico
New format in 2024
From 2024 onwards, the SCCL will be replaced by an expanded 27-club Concacaf Champions League. The Confederation-wide competition will include five rounds (round one, round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and final) and will continue to be played in a direct elimination format.
Furthermore, the Scotiabank Concacaf League will be replaced by three regional cup competitions – Leagues Cup, Central American Cup, and Caribbean Cup, that will be played in the fall of each year. These three new cups will qualify clubs for the expanded Champions League.
More information on the regional cups and the expanded Concacaf Champions League, which will begin play in the Fall of 2023 and the spring of 2024, respectively, is available here.
Champions (SCCL era):
2008-09: Atlante (MEX)
2009-10: CF Pachuca (MEX)
2010-11: Monterrey (MEX)
2011-12: Monterrey (MEX)
2012-13: Monterrey (MEX)
2013-14: Cruz Azul (MEX)
2014-15: Club America (MEX)
2015-16: Club America (MEX)
2016-17: CF Pachuca (MEX)
2018: Chivas (MEX)
2019: Monterrey (MEX)
2020: Tigres UANL (MEX)
2021: Monterrey (MEX)
2022: Seattle Sounders FC (USA)
Best Player Award winners
2008/09 - 2010/11: not awarded
2011/12: Oribe Peralta, Santos
2012/13: Aldo de Nigris, Monterrey
2013/14: Mariano Pavone, Cruz Azul
2014/15: Dario Benedetto, Club America
2015/16: Rubens Sambueza, Club America
2016/17: Franco Jara, Pachuca
2018: Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto FC
2019: Nicolas Sanchez, Monterrey
2020: Andre-Pierre Gignac, Tigres
2021: Rogelio Funes Mori, Monterrey
2022: Stefan Frei, Seattle Sounders
Top Scorer Award winners
2008/09: Javier Orozco, Cruz Azul (7 goals)
2009/10: Ulises Mendivil, Pachuca (9)
2010/11: Javier Orozco, Cruz Azul (11)
2011/12: Oribe Peralta, Santos & Humberto Suazo, Monterrey (7)
2012/13: Nicolas Muñoz, Isidro Metapan & Carlos Darwin Quintero, Santos (6)
2013/14: Raul Nava, Toluca (7)
2014/15: Dario Benedetto, Club America & Oribe Peralta, Club America (7)
2015/16: Emanuel Villa, Queretaro (6)
2016/17: Hirving Lozano, Pachuca (8)
2018: Jonathan Osorio, Toronto FC (4)
2019: Enner Valencia, Tigres (7)
2020: Andre-Pierre Gignac, Tigres (6)
2021: Kacper Przybylko, Philadelphia Union (5)
2022: Juan Dinenno, Pumas (9)
Best Goalkeeper Award winners
2008/09 - 2011/12: not awarded
2012/13: Oswaldo Sanchez, Santos
2013/14: Alfredo Talavera, Toluca
2014/15: Evan Bush, Montreal Impact
2015/16: Hugo Gonzalez, Club America
2016/17: Alfonso Blanco, Pachuca
2018: Rodolfo Cota, Chivas
2019: Marcelo Barovero, Monterrey
2020: Nahuel Guzman, Tigres
2021: Guillermo Ochoa, Club America
2022: Stefan Frei, Seattle Sounders
Young Player Award winners
2008/09 - 2014/15: not awarded
2015/16: Alberth Elis, Olimpia
2016/17: Hirving Lozano, Pachuca
2018: Rodolfo Pizarro, Chivas
2019: Jonathan Gonzalez, Monterrey
2020: Diego Palacios, Los Angeles FC
2021: Federico Vinas, Club America
2022: Talles Magno, New York City FC
Fair Play Award winners
2008/09-2012/13: Not given
2013/14: L.A. Galaxy
2014/15: Pachuca
2015/16: Queretaro
2016/17: FC Dallas
2018: New York Red Bulls
2019: Sporting Kansas City
2020: Tigres
2021: Monterrey
2022: Seattle Sounders
