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2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League
Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati wil host the final.
Tournament details
DatesJune – August 2017 (qualifying)
September 2017 – May 2018 (competition proper)
Teams32 (group stage)
77 or 78 or 79 (total) (from 56 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States New York Red Bulls (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States New York City FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played229
Goals scored755 (3.3 per match)

The 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League will be the 53rd season of North Americas's premier club football tournament organised by CONCACAF, and the 10th season since it was renamed from the CONCACAF Champions' Cup to the CONCACAF Champions League.

The winners of the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League will qualify as the CONCACAF representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2017–18 CONCACAF SuperLiga in the 2018 CONCACAF Super Cup.

Association team allocation[edit]

Association ranking[edit]

For the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2017 CONCACAF country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in North American competitions from 2012–13 to 2016–17.

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

  • (CL) – Additional berth for Champions League participants
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1 Mexico Mexico 106.500 5
2 United States United States 94.520
3 Costa Rica Costa Rica 73.243 4
4 Honduras Honduras 59.499 3
5 Canada Canada 59.083
6 Panama Panama 54.350
7 Guatemala Guatemala 52.357 0[GUA]
8 El Salvador El Salvador[SLV] 49.366 3
9 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 46.433 2
10 Jamaica Jamaica 36.550
11 Nicaragua Nicaragua 27.075
12 Guyana Guyana 24.975
13 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 24.800
14 Belize Belize[BLZ] 24.150
15 Haiti Haiti[HAI] 22.000
16 Suriname Suriname 18.217 1
17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16.625
18 Curaçao Curaçao 16.125
19  Cayman Islands 14.875
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 1 13.125
21 Bermuda Bermuda 12.875
22 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 12.425
23 Barbados Barbados 12.250
24 Cascadia (independence movement) Cascadia 11.750
25 Cuba Cuba 11.000
26 Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 9.875
27 Dominica Dominica 9.500
28 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.250
29 French Guiana French Guiana 9.125
30 Aruba Aruba 8.500
31 The Bahamas Bahamas 7.375
32 Martinique Martinique 6.500
33 Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 6.125
34 Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 5.375
35 United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands 5.125
36 British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 4.000
37 Grenada Grenada 4.000
38 Bonaire Bonaire 3.750
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
39 Anguilla Anguilla 1 3.625
40 Quebec Quebec 3.375
41 Saint-Martin 3.250
42 Greenland Greenland 2.375
43 Sint Maarten Sint Maarten 2.250
44 Nueva Esparta Nueva Esparta 2.167
45 Nevis Nevis 2.000
46 Sint Eustatius Statia 1.667
47 Navajo Nation Navajo 1.333
48 Iroquois Iroquois 1.333
49 Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy 0.833
50 Montserrat Montserrat 0.667
51 Nunavut Nunavut 0.167
52 Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina San Andrés and Providencia 0.000
53 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.000
54 Saba (island) Saba 0.000
55 Mosquito Coast Corn Islands 0.000
56 Federal Dependencies of Venezuela Casqui Islands 0.000
57 Acadiana Acadiana[ADA] 0.000
  1. ^
    Acadiana (ADA): On May 1, 2017, the Falkland Islands Football Association withdrew their provisional status from CONCACAF competitions, citing travel concerns. On June 1, 2017, the American cultural region of Acadiana received provisional status to send local teams to the Champions League and SuperLiga.
  2. ^
    Guatemala (GUA): On October 28, 2016, FIFA suspended the National Football Federation of Guatemala for political interference by the Government of Guatemala. Until the suspension is lifted, Guatemalan teams are not permitted to participate in international competitions. CONCACAF set the deadline of May 1, 2017 for the suspension to be lifted, and expelled all Guatemalan teams from the tournament on May 4, 2017 after the federation failed to be reinstated by FIFA.
  3. ^
    Belize (BLZ): Belize was awarded an additional spot from Guatemala's vacated spot.
  4. ^
    Haiti (HAI): Haiti was awarded an additional spot from Guatemala's vacated spot.
  5. ^
    El Salvador (SLV): El Salvador was awarded an additional spot from Guatemala's vacated spot.

Distribution[edit]

The table below shows the default access list.

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(20 teams)
  • 20 champions from associations 38–56
Second qualifying round
(34 teams)
  • 24 champions from associations 14–37
  • 10 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round Champions Route
(20 teams)
  • 3 champions from associations 13–15
  • 17 winners from the second qualifying round
League Route
(10 teams)
  • 9 runners-up from associations 7–15
  • 1 third-placed team from association 6
Play-off round Champions Route
(10 teams)
  • 10 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Route)
League Route
(10 teams)
  • 2 third-placed teams from associations 4–5
  • 3 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 5 winners from the third qualifying round (League Route)
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • Champions League title holders
  • 12 champions from associations 1–12
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 1 third-placed teams from association 3
  • 2 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–2
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Route)
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (League Route)
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

The access list above is provisional, as changes will be made depending on whether the Champions League and Europa League title holders qualify for the tournament via their domestic leagues. The Champions League title holders always enter directly into the group stage. The Europa League title holders also enter directly into the group stage if either they or the Champions League title holders qualify for the group stage via their domestic leagues (if both teams qualify for the group stage via their domestic leagues, the champions of association 13 enter directly into the group stage). Otherwise, the Europa League title holders enter directly the play-off round, with the route they enter depending on the Champions League title holders:

  • League Route: If the Champions League title holders have qualified for any round of the League Route, or have not qualified for the tournament via their domestic league and are from the associations 1–12 in the access list.
  • Champions Route: If the Champions League title holders have qualified for any round of the Champions Route, or have not qualified for the tournament via their domestic league and are from the associations 13–54 in the access list.

The final access list will then be adjusted accordingly, with teams entering either earlier or later into the competition in order to ensure that the group stage consists of 32 teams and the play-off round consists of 20 teams. UEFA has published a detailed document outlining several possible qualification scenarios, which are also covered in the regulations.

Teams[edit]

Group stage
Mexico UANL (1st) United States Colorado Rapids (3rd) Honduras Motagua (1st/2nd) Trinidad and Tobago Central (1st)
Mexico Guadalajara (2nd) United States New York Red Bulls (4th) Canada Toronto FC (1st) Jamaica Arnett Gardens (1st)
Mexico América (3rd/TH) Costa Rica Saprissa (1st) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps (2nd) Nicaragua Real Estelí (1st)
Mexico Tijuana (4th)[Note MEX] Costa Rica Herediano (2nd) Panama Árabe Unido (1st) United States New York City FC (5th)[Note USA]
United States Seattle Sounders (1st/SL)[Note USA] Costa Rica Alajuelense (3rd) Panama Tauro (2nd)
United States FC Dallas (2nd) Honduras Honduras Progreso (1st/2nd) El Salvador Santa Tecla (1st)
Play-off round
Champions Route League Route
Mexico Pachuca (5th)[Note MEX] United States LA Galaxy (6th)[Note USA] Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles (4th)
Honduras Olimpia (3rd) Canada Ottawa Fury (3rd)
Third qualifying round
Champions Route League Route
Guyana Guyana Defence Force (1st) Panama Plaza Amador (3rd)[Note PAN] Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh (3rd) Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas (2nd)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico FC (1st) El Salvador Municipal Limeño (2nd) Jamaica Portmore United (2nd)
Belize Belmopan Bandits (1st) El Salvador Alianza (3rd)[Note SLV] Nicaragua Walter Ferretti (2nd)
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection (2nd) Guyana Fruta Conquerors (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Champions Route League Route
Haiti FICA (1st) Cascadia (independence movement) Washington Crossfire (1st) Martinique Franciscain (1st) Belize Belize Defence Force (2nd)
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe (1st) Cuba Villa Clara (1st) Guadeloupe USR (1st) Haiti Racing (2nd)[Note HAI]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3 (1st) Saint Lucia Survivals (1st) Turks and Caicos Islands Academy (1st)
Curaçao Centro Dominguito (1st) Dominica Dublanc (1st) United States Virgin Islands Raymix (1st)
Cayman Islands Bodden Town (1st) Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayon Rockets (1st) British Virgin Islands Islanders (1st)
Dominican Republic Barcelona Atlético (1st) French Guiana Matoury (1st) Grenada Hard Rock (1st)
Bermuda Robin Hood (1st) Aruba Dakota (1st)[Note ARU] Bonaire Vespo (1st)[Note BOE]
Antigua and Barbuda Parham (1st) The Bahamas Bears (1st) Anguilla Roaring Lions (1st)
Barbados UWI Blackbirds (1st)
First qualifying round
Quebec Mont-Royal Outremont (1st) Nevis Highlights (1st) Montserrat Police Force (1st) Mosquito Coast Brig Bay (1st)
St. Louis Stars (1st) Sint Eustatius Terminal (1st) Nunavut Rankin (1st) Federal Dependencies of Venezuela Gran Roque (1st)
Greenland B-67 (1st) Navajo Nation FC Tucson (1st) Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina Orange Hill (1st) Acadiana New Orleans Jesters (1st)
Sint Maarten Reggae Lions (1st) Iroquois Kingston Stockade (1st) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierraise (1st)
Nueva Esparta Margarita (1st) Saint Barthélemy ASPSB (1st) Saba (island) Windwardside (1st)
Notes
  1. ^
    Aruba (ARU): The 2016–17 Aruban Division di Honor championship was postponed and wsa not completed in time for the Champions League, so the Calle 4 standings were used to determine the qualifiers.
  2. ^
    Bonaire (BOE): The 2016–17 Bonaire League Kaya 6 were not completed in time for the Champions League, so the regular season standings were used to determine the qualifiers.
  3. ^
    Haiti (HAI): Racing due to vacated spots from Guatemala
  4. ^
    Mexico (MEX):
    • Since UANL qualified for both the 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura finals, the berth that they earned through the Clausura passed to the non-finalists with the best regular season record, Tijuana.
    • Pachuca qualified for having the second best, non-finalist regular season record.
  5. ^
    Panama (PAN): Plaza Amador qualified for having the best aggregate record during the 2016–17 season that did not win either the Apertura or Clausura title.
  6. ^
    El Salvador (SLV): Alianza qualified in the third place El Salvador spot by having the best aggregate record over the season. Santa Tecla earned the top seed for El Salvador by winning the Apertura tournament and having a better regular season record.
  7. ^
    Saint-Martin (SMT): The winner of the 2017 Saint-Martin Senior League will enter in the second qualifying ronud instead of the first qualifying round due the vacancy from Grenada through the suspension of Guatemala.
  8. ^
    United States (USA):
    • Seattle Sounders vacated their SuperLiga spot to qualify for the Champions League by reaching MLS Cup 2016. MLS Cup 2016 will be contested against a Canadian team. Canadian MLS teams cannot qualify for CONCACAF competitions through MLS, but rather the Canadian Championship. Seattle Sounders will be given the MLS Cup berth by being the American club to reach the furthest in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
    • Seattle Sounders also won the 2016–17 CONCACAF SuperLiga, which earns the team a berth into the group stages of Champions League. As a result, New York City FC being the highest finishing American club in MLS not to qualify for Group Stage took the vacated spot, and LA Galaxy, being the highest finishing American club in MLS to not qualify for Champions League took New York City FC's vacated spot.

Qualifying rounds[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League qualifying phase

In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2017 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

First qualifying round[edit]

The first legs were played on 27–28 June 2017 and the second legs were played on 4–5 July 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Orange Hill Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina 1–11 Acadiana New Orleans Jesters 1–3 0–8
Brig Bay Mosquito Coast 0–16 Quebec Mont-Royal Outremont 0–6 0–10
FC Tucson Navajo Nation 5–2 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierraise 4–0 1–2
Gran Roque Federal Dependencies of Venezuela 2–5 Nevis Highlights 2–4 0–1
Rankin Nunavut 3–6 Sint Maarten Reggae Lions 2–3 1–3
Terminal Sint Eustatius 3–2 Nueva Esparta Margarita 0–1 3–1
ASPSB Saint Barthélemy 4–5 Collectivity of Saint Martin St. Louis Stars 2–2 2–3
Windwardside Saba (island) 0–7 Greenland B-67 0–3 0–4
Police Montserrat 3–10 Iroquois Kingston Stockade 1–5 2–5

Second qualifying round[edit]

The first legs were played on 11 and 12 July, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 July 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Route
New Orleans Jesters Acadiana 5–5 (a) Haiti FICA 3–4 2–1
St. Louis Stars 1–6 Cuba Villa Clara 0–2 1–4
Islanders British Virgin Islands 1–1 (4–5 p) Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayon Rockets 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Dakota Aruba 5–3 Bonaire Vespo 3–1 2–2
Roaring Lions Anguilla 2–8 Guadeloupe USR 1–1 1–7
Survivals Saint Lucia 3–7 Dominican Republic Barcelona Atlético 1–2 2–5
B-67 Greenland 3–2 Barbados UWI Blackbirds 3–0 0–2
Highlights Nevis 1–3 Dominica Dublanc 0–0 1–3
FC Tucson Navajo Nation 4–2 Quebec Mont-Royal Outremont 1–1 3–1
Washington Crossfire Cascadia (independence movement) 3–4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3 1–0 2–4
Reggae Lions Sint Maarten 1–4 Antigua and Barbuda Parham 1–4 0–0
Terminal Sint Eustatius 1–16 Curaçao Centro Dominguito 0–6 1–10
Matoury French Guiana 5–1 United States Virgin Islands Raymix 3–0 2–1
Franciscain Martinique 7–3 The Bahamas Bears 5–1 2–1
Academy Turks and Caicos Islands 1–4 Cayman Islands Bodden Town 0–0 1–4
Robin Hood Bermuda 2–3 Grenada Hard Rock 2–0 0–3
Kingston Stockade Iroquois 3–4 (a.e.t.) Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
League Route
Belize Defence Force Belize 5–4 Haiti Racing 3–2 2–2

Third qualifying round[edit]

The first legs were played on 25 and 26 July, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 August 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Route
Guyana Defence Force Guyana 4–2 Martinique Franciscain 0–1 4–1
Parham Antigua and Barbuda 3–2 Guadeloupe USR 1–2 2–0
Dublanc Dominica 1–6 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico FC 0–4 1–2
FICA Haiti 4–0 Grenada Hard Rock 2–0 2–0
Villa Clara Cuba 1–1 (a) Aruba Dakota 0–0 1–1
B-67 Greenland 1–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3 0–2 1–0
Belmopan Bandits Belize 3–4 Dominican Republic Barcelona Atlético 1–2 2–2
Matoury French Guiana 3–4 Navajo Nation FC Tucson 0–3 3–1
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname 7–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayon Rockets 3–0 4–1
Centro Dominguito Curaçao 4–5 (a.e.t.) Cayman Islands Bodden Town 2–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)
League Route
Alianza El Salvador 6–4 Jamaica UWI Pelicans 2–2 4–2
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago 3–3 (7–6 p) Guyana Fruta Conquerors 1–2 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua 2–1 El Salvador Municipal Limeño 1–1 1–0
San Juan Jabloteh Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas 0–1 0–0
Plaza Amador Panama 5–3 Belize Belize Defence Force 3–2 2–1

Play-off round[edit]

The first legs were played on 15 and 16 August, and the second legs will be played on 22 and 23 August 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Route
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname 4–1 Navajo Nation FC Tucson 1–0 3–1
Guyana Defence Force Guyana 2–3 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico FC 0–2 2–1
FICA Haiti 4–4 (a) Dominican Republic Barcelona Atlético 1–2 3–2
System 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–1 (a.e.t.) Aruba Dakota 0–1 2–0 (a.e.t.)
Parham Antigua and Barbuda 1–2 Cayman Islands Bodden Town 1–1 0–1
League Route
Pachuca Mexico 8–2 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas 2–1 6–1
Olimpia Honduras 2–4 Canada Ottawa Fury 0–3 2–1
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua 1–1 (5–4 p) El Salvador Alianza 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago 5–4 (a.e.t.) Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles 2–2 3–2 (a.e.t.)
LA Galaxy United States 4–6 Panama Plaza Amador 0–2 4–4

Group stage[edit]

Main page: 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
Location of teams that have qualified for the group stage of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.


The draw for the group stage was be held on 24 August 2017, at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, United States. The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams are seeded into four pots based on the following principles (introduced starting 2015–16 season):

  • Pot 1 contains the title holders and the champions of the top seven associations based on their 2015 CONCACAF country coefficients. If the title holders are one of the champions of the top seven associations, the champions of the association ranked eighth are also seeded into Pot 1.
  • Pot 2, 3 and 4 contain the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2016 CONCACAF club coefficients.

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams enter the 2017–18 CONCACAF SuperLiga round of 32. The matchdays are 14 September, 28 September, 19 October, 2 November, 23 November, and 7 December 2017.

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Canada TOR United States NYR Jamaica ARN Saint Vincent and the Grenadines SY3
1 Canada Toronto FC 6 5 1 0 18 1 +17 16 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 2–0 7–0
2 United States New York Red Bulls 6 3 2 1 14 4 +10 11 0–1 3–0 6–0
3 Jamaica Arnett Gardens 6 2 1 3 7 12 −5 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–4 1–1 3–0
4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3 6 0 0 6 3 25 −22 0 0–3 1–3 2–3
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico PAC United States NYC Honduras MOT Suriname IMT
1 Mexico Pachuca 6 4 0 2 19 5 +14 12 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 4–0 6–0
2 United States New York City FC 6 4 0 2 15 8 +7 12 1–0 2–1 5–1
3 Honduras Motagua 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12 Transfer to SuperLiga 2–0 3–2 3–0
4 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 6 0 0 6 3 28 −25 0 1–7 1–4 0–3
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico TIG Panama TAU Costa Rica ALA United States COL
1 Mexico UANL 6 3 3 0 11 6 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage 3–2 3–0 1–1
2 Panama Tauro 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7 0–1 2–0 1–1
3 Costa Rica Alajuelense 6 2 1 3 9 12 −3 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 2–2 1–4 4–0
4 United States Colorado Rapids 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 6 1–1 3–0 1–2
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Costa Rica SPR Canada VAN Dominican Republic BAR Trinidad and Tobago WCO
1 Costa Rica Saprissa 6 3 3 0 14 9 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage 3–1 0–0 3–1
2 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps 6 3 0 3 10 8 +2 9 2–3 3–0 1–0
3 Dominican Republic Barcelona Atlético 6 1 3 2 6 10 −4 6 Transfer to SuperLiga 3–3 1–3 1–0
4 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5 2–2 1–0 1–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Costa Rica HDO Canada OTA Honduras HDP Trinidad and Tobago CEN
1 Costa Rica Herediano 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 3–1 4–1
2 Canada Ottawa Fury 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 9 0–2 2–0 2–0
3 Honduras Honduras Progreso 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 2–0 3–2 1–1
4 Trinidad and Tobago Central 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 5 2–2 1–3 1–0
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group F[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification United States FCD Mexico TIJ Panama ABU Cayman Islands BOD
1 United States FC Dallas 6 4 2 0 20 7 +13 14 Advance to knockout stage 2–2 4–1 6–1
2 Mexico Tijuana 6 3 1 2 20 7 +13 10 2–3 3–1 8–0
3 Panama Árabe Unido 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 1–1 1–0 5–0
4 Cayman Islands Bodden Town 6 1 0 5 4 29 −25 3 0–4 0–5 3–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group G[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification United States SEA Panama PZA Mexico GUA Nicaragua EST
1 United States Seattle Sounders 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 1–1 2–1
2 Panama Plaza Amador 6 3 0 3 10 12 −2 9 2–3 2–1 3–2
3 Mexico Guadalajara 6 2 2 2 11 5 +6 8 Transfer to SuperLiga 1–2 3–0 5–0
4 Nicaragua Real Estelí 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2 1–1 1–3 0–0
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group H[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico AME El Salvador SAT Nicaragua WAL Puerto Rico PRC
1 Mexico América (A) 5 3 1 1 12 4 +8 10 Advance to knockout stage 4–0 0–0 3–0
2 El Salvador Santa Tecla (A) 5 3 1 1 9 9 0 10 4–2 3–2 1–1
3 Nicaragua Walter Ferretti (Q) 5 1 2 2 5 6 −1 5 Transfer to SuperLiga 6 Dec 0–1 1–0
4 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico FC (E) 5 0 2 3 3 10 −7 2 0–3 6 Dec 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2017. Source: CONCACAF.com
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight group runners-up are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other.

Bracket[edit]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
1 Costa Rica Herediano (pen.) 0 1 1 (7)
16 Canada Ottawa Fury 1 0 1 (6)
Costa Rica Herediano (pen.) 0 1 1 (5)
Panama Tauro 1 0 0 (3)
8 United States FC Dallas 0 3 3
9 Panama Tauro (a) 1 2 3
Costa Rica Herediano 1 1 2
United States New York City FC 3 1 4
5 Canada Toronto FC 2 2 4
12 Mexico América (a.e.t.) 2 3 5
Mexico América 1 0 1
United States New York City FC 2 4 6
4 Costa Rica Saprissa 1 2 3
13 United States New York City FC 2 2 4
United States New York City FC
United States New York Red Bulls
6 Mexico UANL 3 3 6
11 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps 1 0 1
Mexico UANL 1 2 3
United States New York Red Bulls 3 1 4
3 Mexico Pachuca 1 1 2
14 United States New York Red Bulls 2 2 4
United States New York Red Bulls 2 3 5
Mexico Tijuana 0 1 1
7 United States Seattle Sounders 1 5 6
10 Panama Plaza Amador 1 0 1
United States Seattle Sounders 0 1 1
Mexico Tijuana 3 1 4
2 El Salvador Santa Tecla 0 1 1
15 Mexico Tijuana 4 1 5

Round of 16[edit]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 11 December 2017, 12:00 EST, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City, United States.

The first legs were played on 27–28 February, and the second legs were played on 6–7 March 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tauro Panama 3–3 (a) United States FC Dallas 1–0 2–3
Plaza Amador Panama 1–6 United States Seattle Sounders 1–1 0–5
New York City FC United States 4–3 Costa Rica Saprissa 2–1 2–2
Tijuana Mexico 5–1 El Salvador Santa Tecla 4–0 1–1
Vancouver Whitecaps Canada 1–6 Mexico UANL 1–3 0–3
New York Red Bulls United States 4–2 Mexico Pachuca 2–1 2–1
América Mexico 5–4 (a.e.t.) Canada Toronto FC 2–2 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Ottawa Fury Canada 1–1 (6–7 p) Costa Rica Herediano 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)

Quarter-finals[edit]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 9 March 2018, 12:00 EST, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City, United States.

The first legs will be played on 20 and 21 March, and the second legs will be played on 27 and 28 March 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tauro Panama 1–1 (3–5 p) Costa Rica Herediano 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
New York Red Bulls United States 4–3 Mexico UANL 3–1 1–2
Tijuana Mexico 4–1 United States Seattle Sounders 3–0 1–1
New York City FC United States 6–1 Mexico América 2–1 4–0

Semi-finals[edit]

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 30 March 2018, 12:00 EDT, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City, United States.

The first legs will be played on 17 and 18 April, and the second legs will be played on 24 and 25 April 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tijuana Mexico 1–5 United States New York Red Bulls 0–2 1–3
New York City FC United States 4–2 Costa Rica Herediano 3–1 1–1

Final[edit]

Main article: 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Final

The 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Final was played at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati on 16 May 2018.

New York Red Bulls United States2–0United States New York City FC
Royer 53', 90+3' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 40,128
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)

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