2023 SCCL: All You Need To Know
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 15 th 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
