CONCACAF League
Defunct secondary continental football tournament for clubs in North America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The CONCACAF League was an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF as its second-tier continental competition. It was announced on 8 May 2017.[1]
Organising body | CONCACAF |
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Founded | 2017 (2017) |
Abolished | 2022 (2022) |
Region | North America, Central America and the Caribbean |
Number of teams | 22 |
Qualifier for | CONCACAF Champions League |
Related competitions | Caribbean Club Championship Caribbean Club Shield |
Last champions | Olimpia (2nd title) |
Most successful club(s) | Olimpia (2 titles) |
Website | www |
The competition used a knockout cup format with each round having two legs. The top six teams proceeded to the CONCACAF Champions League. From 2019 to 2022 the tournament featured 22 teams, an increase from 16 in the 2017 and 2018 editions.[2]
The competition ended after the 2022 edition due to the expansion of the CONCACAF Champions League, starting with the 2024 edition.[3] Two regional competitions – the Central American Cup and the Caribbean Cup – were created as qualifying competitions of the CONCACAF Champions League.[4]