Concacaf is constantly turning to the formats of the Champios League and now announces that from 2023, that is to say in two years, there will be a novelty and that is that the tournament will be played in pools again, but now will be by region done. to reduce costs.
There will be three zones and groups will be formed in them: North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The first zone consists of teams from Canada, the United States and Mexico, along the isthmus there are clubs from Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
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In addition, the best qualified teams will be in the Caribbean. For North America, there are four pools of five teams and they only play two games at home and two away. The first two will qualify for the round of 16; the same way it will be for the clubs in the Central American area.
But in the case of Central America, something new is coming. In addition to the Champions League in groups, a Central American Cup will also be born, which will replace the current Concacaf League, a match that Alajuelense has just crowned champion. But these new competitions will be launched from June 2023.
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As part of this new club competition ecosystem, Concacaf will partner with its affiliates in Central America and the Caribbean to launch two new competitions: a Central American Cup and a Caribbean Cup. In addition to qualifying through national leagues, both competitions will have qualifying places for the new group stage of the Concacaf Champions League, which starts in the fall of 2023.
“It will raise the bar for Concacaf clubs and leagues with more regional matchups we know fans want to see. It will also provide a competitive path to the FIFA Club World Cup as clubs in our region strive to succeeding on the world stage. ”said Concacaf president Victor Montagliani.
The current format of the Concacaf Champions League (Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League) will remain for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 editions.2023 will be a transition year. The last edition will be played under the current format in the spring, before the group stage of the new format starts in the autumn.