User:Rylesbourne/sandbox/2023–24 CONCACAF SuperLiga qualifying rounds

The 2023–24 CONCACAF SuperLiga qualifying phase and play-off round began on 26 July and ended on 31 August 2023.

A total of 27 teams competed in the qualifying system which included the qualifying phase and the play-off round. The 17 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage, to join the 31 teams that entered in the group stage. Of the 31 teams that directly entered the group stage, 19 of the teams earned direct berths into the group stage by virtue of their league and Cup play. They were joined by the eleven losers of the Champions League play-off round (five from Champions Path and six from League Path).

Times are EDT (UTC–5), as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Teams
In the third qualifying round (which was the first round of the qualification for the Europa League), the teams were divided into two paths:
 * Champions Path (10 teams): 10 teams which entered this round (10 losers of the Champions League Champions Path second qualifying round).
 * Main Path (4 teams): 4 teams which entered this round (including 2 losers of the Champions League League Path second qualifying round).

The winners of the third qualifying round were combined into a single path for the play-off round:
 * Play-off round (20 teams): 13 teams which entered this round (including 6 losers of the Champions League Champions Path third qualifying round) and 7 winners of the third qualifying round.

All teams eliminated from the qualifying phase and play-off round entered the Europa Conference League:
 * The 5 losers of the Champions Path third qualifying round entered the Champions Path play-off round.
 * The 2 losers of the Main Path third qualifying round entered the Main Path play-off round.
 * The 10 losers of the play-off round entered the group stage.

Below were the participating teams (with their 2023 UEFA club coefficients, not to be used as seeding for qualifying phase and play-off round, however), grouped by their starting rounds.


 * Notes

Format
Each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level at the end of normal time of the second leg, extra time was played, and if the same number of goals was scored by both teams during extra time, the tie was decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Thursdays though exceptionally could take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Seeding
Two teams participated in this round, they were the two losing sides from the League Path of the first round of the Champions League qualifying. The winning side advanced to the third round of SuperLiga qualifying and the losing side advanced to the third round of Confederations League qualifying.

Summary
The first leg was played on 26 July, and the second leg was played 2 August 2023.

Matches
Altitude won 2–0 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round
 The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023. 

Seeding

 * Notes

Summary
 The first legs were played on 10 August, and the second legs were played 17 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round. The losers were transferred to the Confederations League League play-off round of their respective path.

Matches
Isidro Metapán won 5–2 on aggregate.

Real España won 9–1 on aggregate.

''4–4 on aggregate. Atlántico won 3–1 on penalties.''

Cavalier won 7–3 on aggregate.

Diriangén won 5–4 on aggregate.

Summary
 The first legs were played on 24 August, and the second legs were played 31 August 2023.


 * +Champions Path


 * +League Path


 * +Hybrid Path



Champions Path
Real Estelí won 8–3 on aggregate.

St. Paul's United won 5–2 on aggregate.

Cienfuegos won 1–0 on aggregate.

FWI won 3–2 on aggregate.

League Path
Árabe Unido won 2–0 on aggregate.

Real España won 3–2 on aggregate.

Municipal won 5–3 on aggregate.

Dunbeholden won 1–0 on aggregate.

Atlántico won 4–3 on aggregate.

Hybrid Path
Sando won 7–0 on aggregate.