2021 CONCACAF League

The 2021 CONCACAF League (officially the 2021 Scotiabank CONCACAF League for sponsorship purposes) was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF League, a football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1]

2021 CONCACAF League
2021 Scotiabank CONCACAF League
Tournament details
Dates3 August – 14 December
Teams22 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Comunicaciones (1st title)
Runners-up Motagua
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored106 (2.86 per match)
Top scorer(s) Juan Anangonó
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Juan Anangonó
Best young player Oscar Santis
Best goalkeeper Kevin Moscoso
Fair play award Comunicaciones

Comunicaciones defeated Motagua in the final to win their first CONCACAF League title. As winners, they and the next best five teams qualified for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.[2][3] Alajuelense were the title holders but were eliminated by Guastatoya in the Round of 16.

Qualification

A total of 22 teams participated in the CONCACAF League:

Therefore, teams from either 10 or 11 out of the 41 CONCACAF member associations may participate in the CONCACAF League.

North America

The one berth for the North American Zone (NAFU) was allocated to the Canadian Soccer Association through the previous year's Canadian Premier League, where the champions, decided by the Canadian Premier League Finals contested between the top two teams of the group stage, qualified.[4] They are the second Canadian representative included in CONCACAF competitions, besides the Canadian Championship champions which qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Central America

The 18 berths for the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), which consists of seven member associations, were allocated as follows: three berths for each of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, two berths for Nicaragua, and one berth for Belize.

All of the leagues of Central America employ a split season with two tournaments in one season, so the following teams qualified for the CONCACAF League:

  • In the league of Costa Rica, both champions, and the non-champions with the best Clausura record, qualified. If there was any team which were champions of both tournaments, the non-champions with the second best Clausura record qualified.
  • In the leagues of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama, both champions, and the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which are runners-up of both tournaments), qualify. If there is any team which are finalists of both tournaments, the runners-up with the worse aggregate record qualify. If there are any two teams which are finalists of both tournaments, the semi-finalists with the best aggregate record qualify.
  • In the league of Nicaragua, both champions qualify. If there is any team which are champions of both tournaments, the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which are runners-up of both tournaments) qualify.
  • In the league of Belize, the champions with the better aggregate record (or any team which are champions of both tournaments) qualify.

If teams from any Central American associations were excluded, they would be replaced by teams from other Central American associations, with the associations chosen based on results from previous CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League tournaments.[5]

Caribbean

The three berths for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), which consists of 31 member associations, were allocated via the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, the first-tier and second-tier subcontinental Caribbean club tournaments. Since 2018, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship is open to teams from professional leagues, where they can qualify as champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, while the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield is open to teams from non-professional leagues, where they can qualify as champions of their respective association's league in the previous season.[6]

Besides the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship which qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League, the runners-up and third-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, and the winners of a playoff between the fourth-placed team of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship and the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, qualified for the CONCACAF League. For the champions of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield to be eligible for the playoff, they were required to comply with the minimum CONCACAF Club Licensing requirements for the CONCACAF League.[7]

Teams

The following 22 teams (from eleven associations) qualified for the tournament.[2]

  • Ten teams entered in the round of 16: two each from Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama, and one each from El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and the Caribbean.
  • Twelve teams entered in the preliminary round: two each from El Salvador, Guatemala, and the Caribbean, and one each from Canada, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, and Belize.
Qualified teams from North America (1 team: entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
 Canada (1 PR berth) Forge FC Preliminary round 2020 Canadian Premier League champions 3rd (2020) Quarter-finals (2020)
Qualified teams from Central America (18 teams: 9 entering in round of 16, 9 entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
 Costa Rica (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Alajuelense Round of 16 Champions with better 2020–21 aggregate record (2020 Apertura) 3rd (2020) Champions (2020)
Saprissa Round of 16 Champions with worse 2020–21 aggregate record (2021 Clausura) 3rd (2020) Champions (2019)
Santos de Guápiles Preliminary round Non-champions with best regular season record in 2021 Clausura 3rd (2018) Runners-up (2017)
 Honduras (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Olimpia Round of 16 2020 Apertura and 2021 Clausura champions 4th (2020) Champions (2017)
Motagua Round of 16 Non-champions with best 2020–21 aggregate record 4th (2020) Runners-up (2019)
Marathón Preliminary round Non-champions with 2nd best 2020–21 aggregate record 3rd (2020) Quarter-finals (2020)
 Panama (3 berths: 2 R16 + 1 PR) Independiente Round of 16 Champions with better 2020–21 aggregate record (2020 Clausura) 3rd (2020) Quarter-finals (2019)
Plaza Amador Round of 16 Champions with worse 2020–21 aggregate record (2021 Apertura) 2nd (2017) Semi-finals (2017)
Universitario Preliminary round Runners-up with better 2020–21 aggregate record (2021 Apertura) 3rd (2018) Quarter-finals (2018)
 El Salvador (3 berths: 1 R16 + 2 PR) Alianza Round of 16 Champions with better 2020–21 aggregate record (2020 Apertura) 4th (2020) Semi-finals (2019)
FAS Preliminary round Champions with worse 2020–21 aggregate record (2021 Clausura) 3rd (2020) Quarter-finals (2018)
Once Deportivo Preliminary round Non-champions with best 2020–21 aggregate record 1st Debut
 Guatemala (3 berths: 1 R16 + 2 PR) Guastatoya Round of 16 Champions with better 2020–21 aggregate record (2020 Apertura) 2nd (2019) Round of 16 (2019)
Santa Lucía Preliminary round Champions with worse 2020–21 aggregate record (2021 Clausura) 1st Debut
Comunicaciones Preliminary round Non-champions with best 2020–21 aggregate record 3rd (2020) Quarter-finals (2020)
 Nicaragua (2 berths: 1 R16 + 1 PR) Real Estelí Round of 16 Champions with better 2020–21 aggregate record (2020 Apertura) 4th (2020) Quarter-finals (2020)
Diriangén Preliminary round Champions with worse 2020–21 aggregate record (2021 Clausura) 2nd (2018) Round of 16 (2018)
 Belize (1 PR berth) Verdes Preliminary round 2019 Opening champions[Note BLZ] 2nd (2020) Preliminary round (2020)
Qualified teams from Caribbean (3 teams: 1 entering in round of 16, 2 entering in preliminary round)
Association Team Entry round Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe Round of 16 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship runners-up (2nd overall)[Note CFU] 1st Debut
 Puerto Rico Metropolitan Preliminary round 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship better ranked losing semi-finalists (3rd overall)[Note CFU] 1st Debut
 Martinique Samaritaine Preliminary round 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship worse ranked losing semi-finalists (4th overall)[Note CFU] 1st Debut
Notes
  1. ^
    Belize (BLZ): The 2020–21 Premier League of Belize was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belize. The team that qualified to represent the Football Federation of Belize in the 2021 CONCACAF League was Verdes (entering in the preliminary round), the 2019 Opening tournament champions (also the team with the best 2019–20 aggregate record at the time of suspension), which was the last title awarded.[8]
  2. ^
    Caribbean (CFU): The 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield was cancelled by CONCACAF due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Caribbean. A number of teams from non-professional leagues in the Caribbean Football Union originally set to participate in the 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield instead participated in the expanded 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, and the runners-up (entering in the round of 16) and both losing semi-finalists (entering in the preliminary round) would qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF League.[9]

Draw
Location of teams of the 2021 CONCACAF League
North American Zone
Location of teams of the 2021 CONCACAF League
Central American Zone Caribbean Zone
Teams in bold enter in the round of 16

The draw for the 2021 CONCACAF League was held on 16 June 2021, 20:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States.[10][11]

For the preliminary round, the draw determined each tie (numbered 1 through 6) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing six teams. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other except for "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association.

For the round of 16, the draw determined each tie (numbered 1 through 8) between a team from Pot 3 and a team from Pot 4, each containing eight teams. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other except for "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association. The six preliminary round winners, whose identity is not known at the time of the draw, are in Pot 4 and can be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.

The seeding of teams was based on the CONCACAF Club Index. The CONCACAF Club Index, instead of ranking each team, is based on the on-field performance of the teams that have occupied the respective qualifying slots in the previous five editions of the CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF League or CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF uses the following formula:

Points per Participation Win Draw Stage advanced Champions
CONCACAF Champions League (2016–17 – 2019) 4 3 1 1 2
CONCACAF League (2017 – 2020) 2 3 1 0.5 1

Teams qualified for the CONCACAF League based on criteria set by their association (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., CRC1, CRC2) for each team.

The 22 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:[12]

Teams in preliminary round draw
Pot Rank Slot 2016–17 CCL 2017 CL or
2018 CCL		 2018 CL or
2019 CCL		 2019 CL 2020 CL Total Team
Pot 1 1 CRC3 0 2 19.5 27 18 66.5 Santos de Guápiles
2 SLV3 0 8.5 6.5 16.5 2 33.5 Once Deportivo
3 HON3 0 2 21.5 3 6 32.5 Marathón
4 SLV2 5 11.5 5 7.5 3 32 FAS
5 PAN3 0 11 15 2 3 31 Universitario
6 CCC3 4 5 5.5 4 10.5 29 Metropolitan
Pot 2 7 NCA2 0 9.5 2 5 3.5 20 Diriangén
8 CAN2 0 0 0 9.5 10 19.5 Forge FC
9 GUA3 0 0 0 12 4.5 16.5 Comunicaciones
10 CCC4 0 2 5 5.5 2 14.5 Samaritaine
11 GUA2 6 0 0 3 3 12 Santa Lucia
12 BLZ1 4 2 2 2 2 12 Verdes
Teams in round of 16 draw
Pot Rank Slot 2016–17 CCL 2017 CL or
2018 CCL		 2018 CL or
2019 CCL		 2019 CL 2020 CL Total Team
Pot 3 1 PAN1 20 8 12 5 2 47 Independiente
2 HON1 11 5 4 16.5 10 46.5 Olimpia
3 CRC1 8 5 7 7.5 12.5 40 Alajuelense
4 PAN2 8 13 8.5 6.5 2 38 Plaza Amador
5 HON2 11 2 3 13 6.5 35.5 Motagua
6 SLV1 9 7 5 5 3 29 Alianza
7 CRC2 14 5 3 4 2 28 Saprissa
8 NCA1 6 5 5.5 3 6.5 26 Real Estelí
Pot 4 9 CCC2 5 2 5 5.5 2 19.5 Inter Moengotapoe
10 GUA1 9 0 4 3 2 18 Guastatoya
11 Winner preliminary round 1
12 Winner preliminary round 2
13 Winner preliminary round 3
14 Winner preliminary round 4
15 Winner preliminary round 5
16 Winner preliminary round 6

Format

In the CONCACAF League, the 22 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

  • In the preliminary round, round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, the away goals rule was applied if the aggregate score is tied after the second leg. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.8).[3]
  • In the final, the away goals rule was not applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.9).[3]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[10]

Round First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 3–5 August 17–19 August
Round of 16 21–23 September 28–30 September
Quarter-finals 19–21 October 2–4 November
Semi-finals 23–25 November 30 November – 2 December
Final 7–9 December 14–15 December

Times are Eastern Time, as listed by CONCACAF (local times are in parentheses):

Bracket
Preliminary roundRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                            
Verdes011
Santos de Guápiles156
Santos de Guápiles123
 Plaza Amador000
Santos de Guápiles303
Forge FC134
Forge FC325
FAS123
Forge FC022
Independiente000
Forge FC202
Motagua (a)202
Diriangén011
Marathón123
Marathón (p)202(5)
 Real Estelí022(4)
Marathón000
Motagua224
Samaritaine0
Universitario (w/o)3
Universitario202
Motagua213
Motagua 123
Comunicaciones246
Inter Moengotapoe0–DSQ
Olimpia6–DSQ
N/A–
Guastatoya–
Guastatoya (a)123
Alajuelense123
Guastatoya011
Comunicaciones123
Santa Lucía325
Metropolitan011
Santa Lucía022
 Saprissa246
Saprissa415
Comunicaciones (a)325
Comunicaciones134
Once Deportivo101
Comunicaciones213
Alianza101
  1. † Order of legs to be decided, with the team which have the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosting the second leg.

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the matchups were decided by draw: PR-1 through PR-6. The teams from Pot 1 in the draw host the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 3–5 August, and the second legs were played on 17–19 August 2021.[13]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Comunicaciones 4–1 Once Deportivo 1–1 3–0
Diriangén 1–3 Marathón 0–1 1–2
Verdes 1–6 Santos de Guápiles 0–1 1–5
Samaritaine 0–3 (w/o) Universitario (w/o) (w/o)
Santa Lucía 5–1 Metropolitan 3–0 2–1
Forge FC 5–3 FAS 3–1 2–2

Matches
Comunicaciones 1–1 Once Deportivo
  • Larín 36'
 Report
  • Medrano 69'
Referee: Oscar Macías (Mexico)
Once Deportivo 0–3 Comunicaciones
Report
Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)

Comunicaciones won 4–1 on aggregate.

Diriangén 0–1 Marathón
Report
Referee: Edgar Ramírez (El Salvador)
Marathón 2–1 Diriangén
 Report

Marathón won 3–1 on aggregate.

Verdes 0–1 Santos de Guápiles
Report
  • Mora 90'
Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)
Santos de Guápiles 5–1 Verdes
 Report
  • Fajardo 89'
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Santos de Guápiles won 6–1 on aggregate.

Samaritaine 0–3
Awarded (w/o)[14]		 Universitario
Report
Universitario (w/o) Samaritaine
Report

Universitario advance on walkover.[15]

Santa Lucía 3–0 Metropolitan
  • Osorio 15'
  • De León 45'
  • Acuña 62'
 Report
Referee: Brayan Cruz (Costa Rica)
Metropolitan 1–2 Santa Lucía
 Report
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Santa Lucía won 5–1 on aggregate.

Forge FC 3–1 FAS
 Report
  • Flores 21'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
FAS 2–2 Forge FC
 Report
Referee: Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)

Forge FC won 5–3 on aggregate.

Round of 16

In the round of 16, the matchups were decided by draw: R16-1 through R16-6. The teams from Pot 3 in the draw host the second leg.

On 25 September 2021, CONCACAF announced that Inter Moengotapoe and C.D. Olimpia would be disqualified from the competition due to rule breaches following the first leg of their round of 16 fixture, including an alleged payment from Inter Moengotapoe owner and player Ronnie Brunswijk to several Olimpia players.[16][17]

Summary

The first legs were played on 21–23 September, and the second legs were played on 28–30 September 2021.[13]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Comunicaciones 3–1 Alianza 2–1 1–0
Santa Lucía 2–6 Saprissa 0–2 2–4
Guastatoya 3–3 (a) Alajuelense 1–1 2–2
Inter Moengotapoe Disqualified Olimpia 0–6 Cancelled
Forge FC 2–0 Independiente 0–0 2–0
Santos de Guápiles 3–0 Plaza Amador 1–0 2–0
Universitario 2–3 Motagua 2–2 0–1
Marathón 2–2 (5–4 p) Real Estelí 2–0 0–2

Matches
Comunicaciones 2–1 Alianza
 Report
Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras)
Alianza 0–1 Comunicaciones
Report
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Comunicaciones won 3–1 on aggregate.

Santa Lucía 0–2 Saprissa
Report
Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)
Saprissa 4–2 Santa Lucía
 Report
Referee: Rubiel Vázquez (United States)

Saprissa won 6–2 on aggregate.

Guastatoya 1–1 Alajuelense
 Report
Alajuelense 2–2 Guastatoya
 Report
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

3–3 on aggregate. Guastatoya won on away goals.

Inter Moengotapoe 0–6 Olimpia
Report
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
Olimpia Cancelled Inter Moengotapoe
Report

Inter Moengotapoe and Olimpia were disqualified from the tournament by CONCACAF due to rule breaches following the first leg match.[16]

Forge FC 0–0 Independiente
Report
Referee: Diego Montaño (Mexico)
Independiente 0–2 Forge FC
Report
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Forge FC won 2–0 on aggregate.

Santos de Guápiles 1–0 Plaza Amador
  • Méndez 70'
 Report
Plaza Amador 0–2 Santos de Guápiles
Report
  • Mason 15'
  • Méndez 70'
Referee: Óscar Reyna (Guatemala)

Santos won 3–0 on aggregate.

Universitario 2–2 Motagua
  • González 18'
  • Triana 48'
 Report
Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)
Motagua 1–0 Universitario
 Report
Referee: Óscar Mejía (Mexico)

Motagua won 3–2 on aggregate.

Marathón 2–0 Real Estelí
 Report
Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Real Estelí 2–0 Marathón
  • Farias 40'
  • Talavera 75'
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Referee: Óscar Macías (Mexico)

2–2 on aggregate. Marathón won 5–4 on penalties.

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, 7 host the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 20 and 21 October, and the second legs were played on 2 and 4 November 2021.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saprissa 5–5 (a) Comunicaciones 4–3 1–2
N/A Bye Guastatoya — —
Santos de Guápiles 3–4 Forge FC 3–1 0–3
Marathón 0–4 Motagua 0–2 0–2

Matches
Saprissa 4–3 Comunicaciones
 Report
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Comunicaciones 2–1 Saprissa
 Report

5–5 on aggregate. Comunicaciones won on away goals.

Santos de Guápiles 3–1 Forge FC
 Report
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Forge FC 3–0 Santos de Guápiles
 Report

Forge FC won 4–3 on aggregate.

Marathón 0–2 Motagua
Report
Referee: Walter López Ramos (Honduras)
Motagua 2–0 Marathón
 Report
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Motagua won 4–0 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 in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosted the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 (SF1) Comunicaciones 4 3 0 1 8 6 +2 9 Second leg
2 (SF1) Guastatoya 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 First leg
1 (SF2) Motagua 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10 Second leg
2 (SF2) Forge FC 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7 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 12.10.4).

Summary

The first legs were played from 23 to 25 November, and the second legs were played from 30 November – 2 December 2021.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guastatoya 1–3 Comunicaciones 0–1 1–2
Forge FC 2–2 (a) Motagua 2–2 0–0

Matches
Guastatoya 0–1 Comunicaciones
Report
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Comunicaciones 2–1 Guastatoya
 Report

Comunicaciones won 3–1 on aggregate.

Forge FC 2–2 Motagua
 Report
Motagua 0–0 Forge FC
Report
Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)

2–2 on aggregate. Motagua won on away goals.

Final
Main article: 2021 CONCACAF League Final

In the final (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the finalists which had the better performance in previous rounds (excluding preliminary round) hosted the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 Comunicaciones 6 5 0 1 11 7 +4 15 2nd leg
2 Motagua 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 1st 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 12.10.4).

Summary

The first leg was played on 8 December, and the second leg was played on 14 December 2021.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Motagua 3–6 Comunicaciones 1–2 2–4

Matches
Motagua 1–2 Comunicaciones
 Report
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Comunicaciones 4–2 Motagua
 Report

Comunicaciones won 6–3 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers
  Team eliminated or inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team Goals By round
PR1 PR2 2R1 2R2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F1   F2 
1 Juan Anangonó Comunicaciones 6 1113
2 Andrés Lezcano Comunicaciones 5 11111
3 Júnior Lacayo Comunicaciones 4 1111
Roberto Moreira Motagua 211
5 Isaac Acuña Santa Lucía 3 111
Molham Babouli Forge FC 111
Luis Landín Guastatoya 111
Kevin López Motagua 21
Joshua Navarro Forge FC 111
Oscar Santis Comunicaciones 3

Qualification to CONCACAF Champions League

Starting from the round of 16, teams are ranked based on their results (excluding preliminary round). Based on the ranking, the top six teams, i.e., champions, runners-up, both losing semi-finalists, and best two losing quarter-finalists, qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Comunicaciones 8 7 0 1 17 10 +7 21 Champions; 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Motagua 8 3 3 2 12 10 +2 12 Runners-up; 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
3 Forge FC 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9 Semi-finalists; 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
4 Guastatoya 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
5 Saprissa 4 3 0 1 11 7 +4 9 Quarter-finalists; 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
6 Santos de Guápiles 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9
7 Marathón 4 1 0 3 2 6 −4 3 Quarter-finalists
8 Real Estelí 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Round of 16
9 Alajuelense 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
10 Universitario 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
11 Independiente 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
12 Alianza 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
13 Santa Lucía 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
14 Plaza Amador 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
15 Olimpia 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 3 Disqualified
16 Inter Moengotapoe 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0
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 12.10.4).

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Award Player Team
Golden Ball[18] Juan Anangonó Comunicaciones
Golden Boot[19] Juan Anangonó Comunicaciones
Golden Glove[20] Kevin Moscoso Comunicaciones
Best Young Player[21] Oscar Santis Comunicaciones
Fair Play Award[22] — Comunicaciones
Team of the Tournament[23]
Position Player Team
GK Kevin Moscoso Comunicaciones
DF Marcelo Pereira Motagua
Alexander Robinson Comunicaciones
Omar Domínguez Guastatoya
MF Oscar Santis Comunicaciones
Molham Babouli Forge
Kevin López Motagua
Osvaldo Rodríguez Santos de Guápiles
FW Júnior Lacayo Comunicaciones
Juan Anangonó Comunicaciones
Andres Lezcano Comunicaciones

See also

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