June 27 –There is no slacking in the pace of Concacaf events to the end of the year. As soon as the Gold Cup completes in early August in Las Vegas, Concacaf will be back on the road again with its 2021 Scotiabank Concacaf League (SCL) club competition.
The Concacaf League is the confederation’s secondary club competition after its Champions League. Now in its fifth edition, the 2021 schedule will see 22 clubs from 11 Concacaf nations in action.
Concacaf has drawn the preliminary round matches that will see 12 teams compete in two-legged ties to qualify six teams for the last 16 in September.
Quarter finals and semi finals take place in November and the final in December.
The competition’s winner, runner-up, losing semi finalists and the two best performing quarterfinalists will qualify for the 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League (SCCL).
Preliminary Round – First leg matches
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
20:00 FC Santa Lucia (GUA) vs Metropolitan FA (PUR)
22:00 Diriangen FC (NCA) vs CD Marathon (HON)
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
20:00 Forge FC (CAN) vs CD FAS (SLV)
Thursday, August 5, 2021
18:00 Verdes FC (BLZ) vs Santos de Guapiles (CRC)
20:00 AS Samaritaine (MTQ) vs CD Universitario (PAN)
22:00 Comunicaciones FC (GUA) vs 11 Deportivo FC (SLV)
Preliminary Round – Second leg matches
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
20:00 Metropolitan FA (PUR) vs FC Santa Lucia (GUA)
22:00 CD FAS (SLV) vs Forge FC (CAN)
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
20:00 Santos de Guapiles (CRC) vs Verdes FC (BLZ)
22:00 CD Marathon (HON) vs Diriangen FC (NCA)
Thursday, August 19, 2021
20:00 CD Universitario (PAN) vs AS Samaritaine (MTQ)
22:00 11 Deportivo FC (SLV) vs Comunicaciones FC (GUA)
Round of 16 – First leg matches
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
18:00 Inter Moengo Tapoe (SUR) vs CD Olimpia (HON)
20:00 CD FAS (SLV) or Forge FC (CAN) vs CA Independiente (PAN)
22:00 CD Guastatoya (GUA) vs LD Alajuelense (CRC)
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
20:00 CD Marathon (HON) or Diriangen FC (NCA) vs Real Esteli FC (NCA)
22:00 11 Deportivo FC (SLV) or Comunicaciones FC (GUA) vs Alianza FC (SLV)
Thursday, September 23, 2021
18:00 Santos de Guapiles (CRC) or Verdes FC (BLZ) vs CD Plaza Amador (PAN)
20:00 Metropolitan FA (PUR) or FC Santa Lucia (GUA) vs Deportivo Saprissa (CRC)
22:00 CD Universitario (PAN) or AS Samaritaine (MTQ) vs FC Motagua (HON)
Round of 16 – Second leg matches
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
18:00 CA Independiente (PAN) vs CD FAS (SLV) or Forge FC (CAN)
20:00 LD Alajuelense (CRC) vs CD Guastatoya (GUA)
22:00 CD Olimpia (HON) vs Inter Moengo Tapoe (SUR)
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
18:00 CD Plaza Amador (PAN) vs Santos de Guapiles (CRC) or Verdes FC (BLZ)
20:00 Real Esteli FC (NCA) vs CD Marathon (HON) or Diriangen FC (NCA)
22:00 Alianza FC (SLV) vs 11 Deportivo FC (SLV) or Comunicaciones FC (GUA)
Thursday, September 30, 2021
20:00 Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) vs Metropolitan FA (PUR) or FC Santa Lucia (GUA)
22:00 FC Motagua (HON) vs CD Universitario (PAN) or AS Samaritaine (MTQ)
2021 Scotiabank Concacaf League Schedule Windows
Quarterfinals
October 19-21 (first leg matches)
November 2-4 (second leg matches)
Semifinals
November 23-25 (first leg matches)
November 30 – December 2 (second leg matches)
For the semifinals, the two best performing clubs in the earlier rounds of the competition will play the first leg away and the second leg at home.
Final
December 7-9 (first leg matches)
December 14-15 (second leg matches)
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