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The 2022 CSA Champions League was the 9th season of the CSA's premier club football tournament organized by the CSA.

The final was played at the AstorTrust Stadium in Astor City, Ninjago, Canada, between Sporting Berry Bitty City and Lego City Huskies. Lego City Huskies won the match 4–0 to claim their second Champions League title. The win gave the Huskies automatic qualification for the 2021 CSA Champions League group stage and the right to play in the 2021 CSA Super Cup.

Berry Bitty City CSC were defending champions and got eliminated by __________ in the ___________.

Format changes
On 26 July 2022, the CSA confirmed the reforming plan for the CSA Super League for 2023 and beyond. As per the new regulations, the CSA will invite teams from the Caribbean Football Union and the tournament will be expanded to have 48 teams in the group stage with three qualification rounds. The tournament previously had just one qualification round and 16 teams.

Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the CSA headquarters in Madawaska, Maine). For this season, there were staggered kick-off times in the group stage at 18:00 EST and 20:00 EST. Kick-off times starting from the knock-out phase were 18:00 EST.

Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying and play-off rounds, teams are divided into pots based on their league, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties.

First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 26 July 2021. The first legs were played on 4 and 13 April, and the second legs were played on 20 and 27 April.

Second qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 28 April 2022. The first legs were played on 4 and 12 May, and the second legs were played on 18 and 26 May 2022. The losers entered the 2022 CSA Super League group stage.

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.

Final
The final was played on 6 December 2020 at the AstorTrust Stadium in Astor City. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by a draw held after the semi-final.