- Six Preliminary Round winners have advanced to the second round, joining the 10 best ranked seeded clubs
- Round of 16 home and away matches are set for mid-August
Miami, FL - Concacaf has confirmed the schedule for the 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf League (SCL) Round of 16 matches. The eight matchups, between the six Preliminary Round winners and 10 clubs seeded into the second round, will take place August 16-18 (first legs) and August 23-25 (second legs).
The 2022 SCL pairings and each club’s road to the final were determined at the official draw on Wednesday, June 8.
To view the Preliminary Round results, click here (match highlights are available here)
The schedule for the Round of 16 is as follows (home club listed first and in ET / local time):
Round of 16 - First leg matches
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
18:00 (17:00) Sporting San Miguelito (PAN) v Tauro FC (PAN) - TBC
20:00 (18:00) Comunicaciones FC (GUA) v Diriangen FC (NCA) - Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
22:00 (19:00) Pacific FC (CAN) v CS Herediano (CRC) - Starlight Stadium, Victoria, Canada
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
20:00 (20:00) Cibao FC (DOM) v FC Motagua (HON) - Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago, Dominican Republic
22:00 (20:00) Verdes FC (BLZ) v Alianza FC (SLV) - FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize
Thursday, August 18, 2022
18:00 (16:00) RCD España (HON) v CS Cartagines (CRC) - Estadio Francisco Morazan, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00 (18:00) LD Alajuelense (CRC) v Alianza FC (PAN) - Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Jose, Costa Rica
22:00 (20:00) CSD Municipal (GUA) v CD Olimpia (HON) - Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Round of 16 - Second leg matches
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
18:00 (17:00) Tauro FC (PAN) v Sporting San Miguelito (PAN) - TBC
20:15 (18:15) CS Herediano (CRC) v Pacific FC (CAN) - Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Jose, Costa Rica
22:30 (20:30) Diriangen FC (NCA) v Comunicaciones FC (GUA) - TBC
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
20:00 (18:00) FC Motagua (HON) v Cibao FC (DOM) - Estadio Chelato Ucles, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
22:15 (20:15) Alianza FC (SLV) v Verdes FC (BLZ) - Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador, El Salvador
Thursday, August 25, 2022
18:00 (16:00) CS Cartagines (CRC) v RCD España (HON) - Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, Cartago, Costa Rica
20:15 (19:15) Alianza FC (PAN) v LD Alajuelense (CRC) - TBC
22:30 (20:30) CD Olimpia (HON) v CSD Municipal (GUA) - Estadio Chelato Ucles, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Fans will be able to enjoy the competition through the Confederation’s TV partner networks, including TUDN | ViX (USA-Spanish), OneSoccer (Canada), Fox Sports Mexico (Mexico-Spanish), ESPN (Central America, Caribbean, and South America), and other local partners. For other territories, it will be available on the Official Concacaf App (Apple and Google Play stores), and Concacaf’s Facebook and YouTube pages (all subject to territory restrictions).
2022 SCL Schedule Windows
Preliminary Round: July 26-28 (first legs) and August 2-4 (second legs)
Round of 16: August 16-18 (first legs) and August 23-25 (second legs)
Quarterfinals: September 6-8 (first legs) and September 13-15 (second legs)
Semifinals: October 4-6 (first legs) and October 11-13 (second legs)
Finals: October 25-27 (first leg) and November 1-3 (second leg)
For the Quarterfinals, the Round of 16 winners of matchups 1, 3, 5, and 7 will play the first leg away and the second leg at home.
For the Semifinals and Finals, the best performing clubs in the earlier rounds of the competition will play the first leg away and the second leg at home (based on wins, draws, and, if required, goal difference).
New format from 2023
From 2023 onwards, the SCL will be replaced by three regional cup competitions that will be played in the fall of each year. These three new tournaments will qualify clubs for a Confederation-wide expanded 27-club Concacaf Champions League that will crown the region’s best club.
More information on the expanded Concacaf Champions League, which will begin play in the spring of 2024, and the three regional cups, is available here.