2023 CONCACAF Champions League
2023 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League
BMO Stadium in Los Angeles hosted the second leg of the final
Tournament details
Dates7 March – 4 June
Teams16 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico León (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States Los Angeles FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored82 (2.73 per match)
Top scorer(s)Gabon Denis Bouanga
(7 goals)
Best player(s)Chile Víctor Dávila
Best young playerMexico Fidel Ambríz
Best goalkeeperUnited States John McCarthy
Fair play awardUnited States Los Angeles FC

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]

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)
Association Team Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
 Mexico (4 berths) Atlas Apertura 2021 champions and Clausura 2022 champions 1st Debut
León Apertura 2021 runners-up 5th (2022) Quarter-finals (2022)
Pachuca Clausura 2022 runners-up 4th (2016–17) Champions (2016–17)
UANL Best ranked team on aggregate table 7th (2020) Champions (2020)
 United States (4 berths) Los Angeles FC 2022 MLS Cup champions and 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield champions 2nd (2020) Runners-up (2020)
Philadelphia Union 2022 Eastern Conference regular season champions 2nd (2021) Semi-finals (2021)
Orlando City SC 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions 1st Debut
Austin FC Highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2022 MLS regular season record) not already qualified 1st Debut
 Canada (1 berth) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022 Canadian Championship champions 3rd (2016–17) Semi-finals (2016–17)
 Haiti (CFU berth) Violette 2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship champions 1st Debut
Qualified teams from CONCACAF League (6 teams)
Association Team Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
 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)
 Costa Rica Alajuelense 2022 CONCACAF League runners-up (2nd overall) 7th (2021) Semi-finals (2014–15)
 El Salvador Alianza 2022 CONCACAF League best-ranked losing quarter-finalist (5th overall) 5th (2020) Round of 16 (2019)
 Panama Tauro 2022 CONCACAF League second-ranked losing quarter-finalist (6th overall) 7th (2018) Quarter-finals (2018)

    Draw

    Location of teams of the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League
    North American Zone Central American Zone 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    		 Participation Win Draw Stage advanced Champions
    43112

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

    • For teams from North America, nine teams qualified based on criteria set by their association (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., MEX1, MEX2) for each team. If a team from Canada qualified through the CONCACAF League, they were ranked within their association, resulting in an assigned slot (i.e., CAN2) for them.
    • For teams from Central America, they qualified through the CONCACAF League, and were ranked per association by their CONCACAF League ranking, resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., CRC1, CRC2) for each team.
    • For teams from the Caribbean, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship champions were assigned the Caribbean champion slot (i.e., CCC1). If teams from the Caribbean qualified through the CONCACAF League, they were ranked per association by their CONCACAF League ranking, resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., JAM1, SUR1) for each team.

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

    Pot Rank Slot 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total Team
    Pot 1 1 MEX2 25 21 24 16 17 103 Mexico León
    2 MEX3 17 26 11 20 19 93 Mexico Pachuca
    3 MEX1 12 20 11 28 12 83 Mexico Atlas
    4 USA4 5 11 12 12 25 65 United States Austin FC
    5 USA2 7 15 16 16 8 62 United States Philadelphia Union
    6 USA1 11 11 6 12 16 56 United States Los Angeles FC
    7 USA3 17 11 11 10 7 56 United States Orlando City SC
    8 CAN1 21 5 10 9 9 54 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
    Pot 2 9 MEX4 9 4 7 5 7 32 Mexico UANL
    10 CRC1 5 7 6 4 5 27 Costa Rica Alajuelense
    11 HON1 5 4 5 7 5 26 Honduras Olimpia
    12 HON2 5 0 11 5 0 21 Honduras Real España
    13 PAN1 8 12 0 0 0 20 Panama Tauro
    14 SLV1 7 5 7 0 0 19 El Salvador Alianza
    15 CCC1 4 4 4 4 0 16 Haiti Violette
    16 HON3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Honduras Motagua

    Format

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

    • In the round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, the away goals rule was applied if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If still tied, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.7).[8]
    • In the final, extra time was played if the match was tied after regulation time. If the score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.8).[8]

    Schedule

    Schedule for 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[9]
    Round First leg Second leg
    Round of 16 7–9 March 14–16 March
    Quarter-finals 4–5 April 11–13 April
    Semi-finals 25–26 April 2–3 May
    Final 31 May 4 June

    Bracket

     
    		Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
     
    		                      
     
    		 
     
     
    		Honduras Motagua (a)011
     
    		 
     
    		Mexico Pachuca 011
     
    		Honduras Motagua 000
     
    		 
     
    		Mexico UANL 156
     
    		Mexico UANL (a)011
     
    		 
     
    		United States Orlando City SC 011
     
    		Mexico UANL 213
     
    		 
     
    		 Mexico León134
     
    		Panama Tauro 000
     
    		 
     
    		Mexico León 123
     
    		Mexico León 516
     
    		 
     
    		Haiti Violette 022
     
    		Haiti Violette 303
     
    		 
     
    		 United States Austin FC 022
     
    		Mexico León213
     
    		 
     
    		 United States Los Angeles FC101
     
    		El Salvador Alianza 000
     
    		 
     
    		 United States Philadelphia Union 044
     
    		United States Philadelphia Union 123
     
    		 
     
    		Mexico Atlas 022
     
    		Honduras Olimpia 404
     
    		 
     
    		 Mexico Atlas 145
     
    		United States Philadelphia Union101
     
    		 
     
    		 United States Los Angeles FC134
     
    		Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 527
     
    		 
     
    		Honduras Real España 033
     
    		Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC000
     
    		 
     
    		United States Los Angeles FC 336
     
    		Costa Rica Alajuelense 022
     
     
    		United States 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 score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Violette Haiti 3–2 United States Austin FC 3–0 0–2
    Tauro Panama 0–3 Mexico León 0–1 0–2
    UANL Mexico 1–1 (a) United States Orlando City SC 0–0 1–1
    Motagua Honduras 1–1 (a) Mexico Pachuca 0–0 1–1
    Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada 7–3[upper-alpha 1] Honduras Real España 5–0 2–3
    Alajuelense Costa Rica 2–4 United States Los Angeles FC 0–3 2–1
    Olimpia Honduras 4–5 Mexico Atlas 4–1 0–4
    Alianza El Salvador 0–4 United States Philadelphia Union 0–0 0–4

    Notes

    1. ↑ Order of legs were reversed after original draw

    Matches

    Violette Haiti3–0United States Austin FC
    • Chéry 13', 39'
    • Tarek 47' (o.g.)
    		 Report
    Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
    Austin FC 2–0 Violette
    		 Report
    Attendance: 20,738[11]
    Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

    Violette won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Tauro Panama0–1Mexico León
    Report
    León 2–0 Tauro
    		 Report

    León won 3–0 on aggregate.

    Orlando City SC 1–1 UANL
    		 Report
    Attendance: 21,112

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

    Motagua Honduras0–0Mexico Pachuca
    Report
    Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
    Pachuca 1–1 Motagua
    		 Report

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

    Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada5–0Honduras Real España
    		 Report
    Attendance: 13,644[12]
    Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
    Real España 3–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
    • Montes 67', 86'
    • Rocca 75'
    		 Report
    Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

    Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 7–3 on aggregate.

    Alajuelense Costa Rica0–3United States Los Angeles FC
    Report
    Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
    Los Angeles FC 1–2 Alajuelense
    		 Report
    Attendance: 19,672[13]
    Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

    Los Angeles FC won 4–2 on aggregate.

    Olimpia Honduras4–1Mexico Atlas
    		 Report
    Atlas 4–0 Olimpia
    		 Report
    Attendance: 13,697[14]
    Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

    Atlas won 5–4 on aggregate.

    Alianza El Salvador0–0United States Philadelphia Union
    Report
    Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
    Philadelphia Union 4–0 Alianza
    		 Report
    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:

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

    Summary

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Violette Haiti 2–6 Mexico León 0–5 2–1
    Motagua Honduras 0–6 Mexico UANL 0–1 0–5
    Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada 0–6 United States Los Angeles FC 0–3 0–3
    Atlas Mexico 2–3 United States Philadelphia Union 0–1 2–2

    Matches

    León 5–0 Violette
    		 Report
    Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
    Violette Haiti2–1Mexico León
    • Chéry 15', 26'
    		 Report
    Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

    León won 6–2 on aggregate.

    UANL 5–0 Motagua
    		 Report

    UANL won 6–0 on aggregate.

    Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada0–3United States Los Angeles FC
    Report
    Attendance: 11,652
    Los Angeles FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
    		 Report
    Attendance: 18,688
    Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

    Los Angeles FC won 6–0 on aggregate.

    Philadelphia Union 1–0 Atlas
    		 Report
    Atlas Mexico2–2United States Philadelphia Union
    		 Report

    Philadelphia Union won 3–2 on aggregate.

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

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
    1 (SF1) Mexico León 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 9 Second leg
    2 (SF1) Mexico UANL 4 2 2 0 7 1 +6 8 First leg
    1 (SF2) United States Los Angeles FC 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 9 Second leg
    2 (SF2) United States Philadelphia Union 4 2 2 0 7 2 +5 8 First 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 score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    UANL Mexico 3–4 Mexico León 2–1 1–3
    Philadelphia Union United States 1–4 United States Los Angeles FC 1–1 0–3

    Matches

    UANL Mexico2–1Mexico León
    		 Report
    León Mexico3–1Mexico UANL
    		 Report

    León won 4–3 on aggregate.

    Philadelphia Union 1–1United States Los Angeles FC
    		 Report
    Attendance: 17,676
    Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
    Los Angeles FC United States3–0United States Philadelphia Union
    		 Report
    Attendance: 19,985
    Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

    Los Angeles FC won 4–1 on aggregate.

    Final

    In the final (León vs. Los Angeles FC), the finalist which had the better performances in previous rounds hosted the second leg.

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
    1 United States Los Angeles FC 6 4 1 1 14 3 +11 13 Second leg
    2 Mexico León 6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 12 First 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

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    León Mexico 3–1 United States Los Angeles FC 2–1 1–0

    Matches

    León Mexico2–1United States Los Angeles FC
    		 Report
    Attendance: 20,517
    Los Angeles FC United States0–1Mexico León
    Report
    Attendance: 22,413

    León won 3–1 on aggregate.

    Top goalscorers

      Team eliminated for this round.
    RankPlayerClubBy roundTotal
    goals[16]
    1R11R2 QF1QF2 SF1SF2F1F2
    1 Gabon Denis Bouanga United States Los Angeles FC 3211 7
    2 Haiti Miche-Naider Chéry Haiti Violette 22 4
    3 Chile Víctor Dávila Mexico León 21 3
    Hungary Dániel Gazdag United States Philadelphia Union 111
    Ecuador Ángel Mena Mexico León 111
    Colombia Julián Quiñones Mexico Atlas 21
    Colombia Luis Quiñones Mexico UANL 111
    Mexico Carlos Vela United States Los Angeles FC 12
    9 Honduras Jorge Benguché Honduras Olimpia 2 2
    Argentina Julián Carranza United States Philadelphia Union 2
    Mexico Sebastián Córdova Mexico UANL 11
    Argentina Sebastián Driussi United States Austin FC 2
    France André-Pierre Gignac Mexico UANL 2
    Mexico Elias Hernández Mexico León 11
    Honduras Getsal Montes Honduras Real España 2
    United States Andrés Perea United States Philadelphia Union 2
    Mexico Brian Rubio Mexico León 11
    United States Brian White Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 11

    Awards

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

    References

    1. ↑ "Violette AC win 2022 FCCCC, claim SCCL berth". Concacaf. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
    2. ↑ Dunbar, Graham (14 March 2023). "FIFA expands 2026 World Cup again, with Toronto and Vancouver hosting extra matches". CBC Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
    3. ↑ "Concacaf Announces Scotiabank Concacaf League Expansion". www.concacafleague.com. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
    4. ↑ "Concacaf announces details for 2023 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League". CONCACAF. 13 October 2022.
    5. ↑ "Q&A: Club Index for 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Draw". CONCACAF.com. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
    6. ↑ "SCCL How Clubs Qualify". CONCACAF Champions League. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
    7. ↑ "Club Ranking for the 2023 SCCL". Concacaf. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
    8. 1 2 "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2023 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.
    9. ↑ "Concacaf announces details for 2023 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League". Concacaf. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
    10. ↑ "Draw delivers Round of 16 matchups for 2023 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions league". CONCACAF. 7 November 2022.
    11. ↑ "Match Recap: ATX vs. VIO, March 14, 2023". MLSsoccer.com. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
    12. ↑ Adams, J.J. (8 March 2023). "Whitecaps 5, Real Espana 0: Boom goes the CCL dynamite". The Province. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
    13. ↑ "Match Recap: LAFC vs. LDA, March 15, 2023". MLSsoccer.com. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
    14. ↑ "Match Recap: ATL vs. OLI, March 14, 2023". MLSsoccer.com. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
    15. ↑ "Match Recap: PHI vs. ALZ, March 14, 2023". MLSsoccer.com. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
    16. ↑ "Stats". CONCACAF. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
    17. ↑ "Club Leon's Davila earns Scotiabank Best Player Award". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
    18. ↑ "LAFC FW Bouanga earns Qatar Airways Top Scorer Award". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
    19. ↑ "Club Leon's Fidel Ambriz claims Young Player Award". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
    20. ↑ "LAFC's McCarthy secures Best Goalkeeper Award". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
    21. ↑ "Los Angeles FC win Fair Play Award". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
    22. ↑ "Davila, Ambriz, Bouanga headline 2023 SCCL Best XI". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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