CONCACAF League
FIFA Region
CONCACAF
Season
2021
Location
CONCACAF
Abbreviation
CNCFL
Summary
The 2021 CONCACAF League (CNCFL) is a tournament that determines the 6 CONCACAF teams that advance to the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League (CNCFCL).
LD Alajuelense (CRC1) is the reigning champion.
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2021 CONCACAF League Berths
| F/A | Prelim Round | Round of 16 |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean | ||
| Martinque | 1 | - |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | - |
| Suriname | - | 1 |
| Central America | ||
| Belize | 1 | - |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 2 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1 |
| Honduras | 1 | 2 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1 |
| Panama | 1 | 2 |
| North America | ||
| Canada | 1 | - |
Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | 12 | Belize (1), Canada (1), Costa Rica (1), El Salvador (2), Guatemala (2), Honduras (1), Martinique (1) Nicaragua (1), Panama (1), Puerto Rico (1) | None | 6 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances |
| Round of 16 | 16 | Costa Rica (2), El Salvador (1), Guatemala (1), Honduras (2), Nicaragua (1), Panama (2), Suriname (1) | 6 winners from Second Stage | 8 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from Round of 16 | 4 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | 2 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals wins |
Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | CD Motagua (HON1) | 36 | CSD Comunicaciones (GUA1) |
| 08.12.21 |  | 12 | CSD Comunicaciones | Estadio Nacional Tibucio Carias Andino |
| 14.12.21 | | 42 | CD Motagua | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Deportivo Guastatoya (GUA1) | 13 | CSD Comunicaciones (GUA1) |
| 23.11.21 |  | 01 | CSD Comunicaciones | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
| 30.11.21 | | 21 | Deportivo Guastatoya | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
| Aggregate | Forge FC (CAN1) | 22 | CD Motagua (HON1) |
| 24.11.21 |  | 22 | CD Motagua | Tim Hortons Field |
| 01.12.21 | | 00 | Forge FC | Estadio Nacional Tibucio Carias Andino | ||
| CD Motagua advances w/more away goals (2-0) | ||||||
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Santos de Guápiles FC (CRC1) | 34 | Forge FC (CAN1) |
| 20.10.21 |  | 31 | Forge FC | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| 02.11.21 | | 30 | Santos de Guápiles FC | Tim Hortons Field |
| Aggregate | Deportivo Saprissa (CRC1) | 55 | CSD Comunicaciones (GUA1) |
| 21.10.21 |  | 43 | CSD Comunicaciones | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 03.11.21 | | 21 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores | ||
| CSD Comunicaciones advances w/more away goals (3-1) | ||||||
| Aggregate | CD Marathón (HON1) | 04 | CD Motagua (HON1) |
| 21.10.21 |  | 02 | CD Motagua | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
| 02.11.21 | | 20 | CD Marathón | Estadio Nacional Tibucio Carias Andino |
Round of 16
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Inter Moengo Tapoe (SUR1) | 06 | CD Olimpia (HON1) |
| 21.09.21 |  | 06 | CD Olimpia | Dr Ir Franklin Essed Stadion |
| 28.09.21 | | CANC | Inter Moengo Tapoe | |||
| CD Olimpia receives a bye in Quarters | ||||||
| Aggregate | Forge FC (CAN1) | 20 | Independiente (PAN1) |
| 21.09.21 | | 00 | Independiente | Tim Hortons Field |
| 28.09.21 | | 02 | Forge FC | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
| Aggregate | Deportivo Guastatoya (GUA1) | 33 | LD Alajuelense (CRC1) |
| 21.09.21 | | 11 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
| 28.09.21 | | 22 | Deportivo Guastatoya | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| Aggregate | CSD Comunicaciones (GUA1) | 31 | Alianza FC (SLV1) |
| 22.09.21 | | 21 | Alianza FC | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
| 29.09.21 | | 01 | CSD Comunicaciones | Estadio Cuscatlán |
| Aggregate | CD Marathón (HON1) | 22 | Real Estelí FC (NCA1) |
| 22.09.21 | | 20 | Real Estelí FC | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
| 29.09.21 | | 20 | CD Marathón | Estadio Independencia (Estelí) | ||
| CD Marathón advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
| Aggregate | Santos de Guápiles FC (CRC1) | 30 | CD Plaza Amador (PAN1) |
| 23.09.21 | | 10 | CD Plaza Amador | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| 29.09.21 | | 02 | Santos de Guápiles FC | Estadio Nacional Rod Carew |
| Aggregate | Santa Lucía (GUA1) | 26 | Deportivo Saprissa (CRC1) |
| 23.09.21 |  | 02 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
| 30.09.21 | | 42 | Santa Lucía | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| Aggregate | CD Universitario (PAN1) | 23 | CD Motagua (HON1) |
| 23.09.21 |  | 22 | CD Motagua | Estadio Agustín Sánchez |
| 30.09.21 | | 10 | CD Universitario | Estadio Nacional Tibucio Carias Andino |
Preliminary Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Santa Lucía (GUA1) | 51 | Metropolitan FA (PUR1) |
| 03.08.21 | | 30 | Metropolitan FA | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
| 17.08.21 | | 12 | Santa Lucía | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium |
| Aggregate | Diriangén FC (NCA1) | 13 | CD Marathón (HON1) |
| 03.08.21 |  | 01 | CD Marathón | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol |
| 18.08.21 | | 21 | Diriangén FC | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
| Aggregate | AS Samaritaine (MTQ1) | 03 | CD Universitario (PAN1) |
| 04.08.21 |  | CANC | CD Universitario |
| 10.08.21 | | 30 | AS Samaritaine | Estadio Nacional Rod Carew | ||
| CD Universitario wins 3-0 by walkover. | ||||||
| Aggregate | Verdes FC (BLZ1) | 16 | Santos de Guápiles FC (CRC1) |
| 05.08.21 |  | 01 | Santos de Guápiles FC | Isidoro Beaton Stadium |
| 18.08.21 | | 51 | Verdes FC | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Aggregate | CSD Comunicaciones (GUA1) | 41 | Once Deportivo (SLV1) |
| 05.08.21 | | 11 | Once Deportivo | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
| 19.08.21 | | 03 | CSD Comunicaciones | Estadio Cuscatlán |
| Aggregate | Forge FC (CAN1) | 53 | CD FAS (SLV1) |
