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2017 CONCACAF League
2017 Scotiabank CONCACAF League
Tournament details
Dates1 August – 26 October 2017
Teams16 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsHonduras Olimpia (1st title)
Runners-upCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored64 (2.13 per match)
Top scorerHonduras Roger Rojas (5 goals)
Best playerHonduras Michaell Chirinos
Best young playerHonduras Kevin Álvarez
Best goalkeeperCosta Rica Bryan Morales
Fair play awardCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
2018 →

The 2017 CONCACAF League (officially the 2017 Scotiabank CONCACAF League for sponsorship purposes) was the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF League, a football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1]

The tournament was created as part of a new CONCACAF club competition platform consisting of two tournaments (CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League) and a total of 31 teams competing during the season (an increase from the previous 24 teams), with 16 teams competing in the CONCACAF League from August to October, and the winner of the CONCACAF League joining the 15 direct entrants competing in the CONCACAF Champions League from February to April.[2] Details of the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF League was confirmed on 8 May 2017.[1]

Olimpia defeated Santos de Guápiles in the final, and qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.[3]

Qualification

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A total of 16 teams participate in the CONCACAF League:

  • Central American Zone: 13 teams (from six associations; ordinarily from seven associations, but Guatemalan teams were excluded from this season's tournament)
  • Caribbean Zone: 3 teams (from two or three associations)

Therefore, teams from either 8 or 9 out of the 41 CONCACAF member associations may participate in the CONCACAF League.

Central America

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The 13 berths for the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) are allocated to the seven UNCAF member associations as follows: two berths for each of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Nicaragua, and one berth for Belize.

All of the leagues of Central America employ a split season with two tournaments in one season, so the following teams qualify for the CONCACAF League:

  • In the league of Costa Rica, the champions with the worse aggregate record, and the non-champions with the best aggregate record, qualify. If there is any team which are champions of both tournaments, the non-champions with the second best aggregate record qualify.
  • In the leagues of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama, the champions with the worse aggregate record, and the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which are runners-up of both tournaments), qualify. If there is any team which are finalists of both tournaments, the runners-up with the worse aggregate record qualify. If there are any two teams which are finalists of both tournaments, the semi-finalists with the best aggregate record qualify.
  • In the league of Nicaragua, both champions qualify. If there is any team which are champions of both tournaments, the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which are runners-up of both tournaments) qualify.
  • In the league of Belize, the champions with the better aggregate record (or any team which are champions of both tournaments) qualify.

If teams from any Central American associations are excluded, they are replaced by teams from other Central American associations, with the associations chosen based on results from previous CONCACAF Champions League tournaments. For this season, the two teams from Guatemala were excluded due to the suspension of their federation by FIFA and were replaced by an additional team each from Panama and Honduras.[1]

Caribbean

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The three berths for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) are allocated via the Caribbean Club Championship, a subcontinental tournament open to the clubs of all 31 CFU member associations. To qualify for the Caribbean Club Championship, teams have to finish as the champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, but professional teams may also be selected by their associations if they play in the league of another country.

The runners-up, third-placed and fourth-placed teams of the Caribbean Club Championship qualify for the CONCACAF League.

Teams

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The following 16 teams (from eight associations) qualified for the tournament.

Qualified teams from Central America (13 teams)
AssociationTeamQualifying method
Costa Rica Costa Rica (2 berths)[Note GUA]AlajuelenseNon-champions with best aggregate record in 2016–17 season
Santos de GuápilesNon-champions with 2nd best aggregate record in 2016–17 season[Note CRC]
Honduras Honduras (2 + 1 berths)[Note GUA]Honduras ProgresoRunners-up with better aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2017 Clausura)
PlatenseRunners-up with worse aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2016 Apertura)
OlimpiaSemi-finalists with best aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura)[Note HON]
Panama Panama (2 + 1 berths)[Note GUA]Árabe UnidoChampions with worse aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2016 Apertura)
Plaza Amador2016 Apertura runners-up
ChorrilloSemi-finalists with best aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2016 Apertura)[Note PAN]
El Salvador El Salvador (2 berths)Alianza2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura runners-up
ÁguilaSemi-finalists with best aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura)
Nicaragua Nicaragua (2 berths)Real Estelí2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura champions
Walter Ferretti2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura runners-up
Belize Belize (1 berth)Belmopan Bandits2016 Opening and 2017 Closing champions
Qualified teams from Caribbean (3 teams)
AssociationTeamQualifying method
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoSan Juan Jabloteh2017 Caribbean Club Championship runners-up
Jamaica JamaicaPortmore United2017 Caribbean Club Championship third place
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoCentral2017 Caribbean Club Championship fourth place
Notes
  1. ^
    Costa Rica (CRC): The "wild card" berth reallocated from Guatemala to Costa Rica passed to the non-champions with the second best aggregate record, Santos de Guápiles.[4]
  2. ^
    Guatemala (GUA): On 28 October 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.[5] CONCACAF set the deadline of 1 May 2017 for the suspension to be lifted in order for Guatemala's teams to participate in this season's tournaments,[6] and expelled all Guatemalan teams on 5 May 2017 after the federation failed to be reinstated by FIFA.[7] The two Guatemalan teams which would have qualified for the CONCACAF League were:Moreover, Municipal (2017 Clausura champions and 2016 Apertura runners-up) would have qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League as champions with better aggregate record in 2016–17 season, and Herediano, which would have qualified for the first Costa Rican berth in the CONCACAF League, were moved from the CONCACAF League to the CONCACAF Champions League to replace them. As a result, the three vacated berths were replaced by teams from Costa Rica (Santos de Guápiles), Honduras (Olimpia), and Panama (Chorrillo), all entering the CONCACAF League as "wild card" teams, based on the performance of the Central American associations in the last five years, giving Honduras and Panama three berths each.[8][9][10]
  3. ^
    Honduras (HON): The "wild card" berth reallocated from Guatemala to Honduras passed to the semi-finalists with the best aggregate record, Olimpia.[11]
  4. ^
    Panama (PAN): The "wild card" berth reallocated from Guatemala to Panama passed to the semi-finalists with the best aggregate record, Chorrillo.[12]

Draw

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Location of teams of the 2017 CONCACAF League
Central American Zone Caribbean Zone

The draw for the 2017 CONCACAF League was held on 31 May 2017, 19:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the Hilton Miami Airport Hotel in Miami, Florida, United States,[13] and was streamed on YouTube.[14]

The draw determined each tie in the round of 16 (numbered 1 through 8) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing eight teams. The "Bracket Position Pots" (Pot A and Pot B) contained the bracket positions numbered 1 through 8 corresponding to each tie. The teams from Pot 1 were assigned a bracket position from Pot A and the teams from Pot 2 were assigned a bracket position from Pot B. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16 except for "wildcard" teams which replaced a team from another association.[15]

The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:

PotSlotTeam
Pot 1CRC3Costa Rica Alajuelense
PAN2Panama Árabe Unido
PAN3Panama Plaza Amador
HON2Honduras Honduras Progreso
SLV2El Salvador Alianza
NCA1Nicaragua Real Estelí
BLZ1Belize Belmopan Bandits
CFU2Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
Pot 2CRC4Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles (wildcard)
PAN4Panama Chorrillo (wildcard)
HON3Honduras Platense
HON4Honduras Olimpia (wildcard)
SLV3El Salvador Águila
NCA2Nicaragua Walter Ferretti
CFU3Jamaica Portmore United
CFU4Trinidad and Tobago Central

Format

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In the CONCACAF League, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations, II. D. Tie-Breaker Procedures).[3]

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition was as follows.

First legSecond leg
Round of 161–3 August 20178–10 August 2017
Quarter-finals15–17 August 201722–24 August 2017
Semi-finals13–14 September 201721 September 2017
Final19 October 201726 October 2017

All times were Eastern Daylight Time, i.e., UTC−4 (local times were in parentheses).

Bracket

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                
Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles628
Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh213
Panama Chorrillo000
Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles112
Panama Chorrillo112
Honduras Honduras Progreso000
Panama Árabe Unido000
Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles011
Trinidad and Tobago Central101
Panama Árabe Unido235
El Salvador Águila011
Panama Árabe Unido202
El Salvador Águila (p)101 (4)
Nicaragua Real Estelí011 (3)
Honduras Olimpia (p)011 (4)
Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles101 (1)
Honduras Olimpia213
Costa Rica Alajuelense000
El Salvador Alianza112
Honduras Olimpia033
Honduras Platense112
El Salvador Alianza224
Panama Plaza Amador112
Honduras Olimpia718
Jamaica Portmore United101 (4)
Panama Plaza Amador (p)011 (5)
Nicaragua Walter Ferretti011
Panama Plaza Amador022
Nicaragua Walter Ferretti415
Belize Belmopan Bandits101

Round of 16

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In the round of 16, the matchups were decided by draw: R16-1 through R16-8. The teams from Pot 1 in the draw hosted the second leg.

Summary

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The first legs were played on 1–3 August, and the second legs were played on 8–10 August 2017.[16]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica8–3Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh6–22–1
Chorrillo Panama2–0Honduras Honduras Progreso1–01–0
Central Trinidad and Tobago1–5Panama Árabe Unido1–20–3
Águila El Salvador1–1 (4–3 p)Nicaragua Real Estelí1–00–1
Olimpia Honduras3–0Costa Rica Alajuelense2–01–0
Platense Honduras2–4El Salvador Alianza1–21–2
Portmore United Jamaica1–1 (4–5 p)Panama Plaza Amador1–00–1
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua5–1Belize Belmopan Bandits4–11–0

Matches

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Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica6–2Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
Report

Santos de Guápiles won 8–3 on aggregate.

Chorrillo Panama1–0Honduras Honduras Progreso
Report
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)

Chorrillo won 2–0 on aggregate.

Central Trinidad and Tobago1–2Panama Árabe Unido
  • Peltier 20'
Report
Árabe Unido Panama3–0Trinidad and Tobago Central
Report

Árabe Unido won 5–1 on aggregate.

Águila El Salvador1–0Nicaragua Real Estelí
Report

1–1 on aggregate. Águila won 4–3 on penalties.

Alajuelense Costa Rica0–1Honduras Olimpia
Report

Olimpia won 3–0 on aggregate.

Platense Honduras1–2El Salvador Alianza
Report
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
Alianza El Salvador2–1Honduras Platense
Report

Alianza won 4–2 on aggregate.

Portmore United Jamaica1–0Panama Plaza Amador
Report

1–1 on aggregate. Plaza Amador won 5–4 on penalties.

Walter Ferretti Nicaragua4–1Belize Belmopan Bandits
Report
Belmopan Bandits Belize0–1Nicaragua Walter Ferretti
Report

Walter Ferretti won 5–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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In the quarter-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

  • QF1: Winner R16-1 vs. Winner R16-2
  • QF2: Winner R16-3 vs. Winner R16-4
  • QF3: Winner R16-5 vs. Winner R16-6
  • QF4: Winner R16-7 vs. Winner R16-8

The winners of round of 16 matchups 1, 3, 5, 7 hosted the second leg.

Summary

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The first legs were played on 15–17 August, and the second legs were played on 22–24 August 2017.[17]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Chorrillo Panama0–2Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles0–10–1
Águila El Salvador1–2Panama Árabe Unido0–21–0
Alianza El Salvador2–3Honduras Olimpia1–01–3
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua1–2Panama Plaza Amador0–01–2

Matches

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Santos de Guápiles won 2–0 on aggregate.

Águila El Salvador0–2Panama Árabe Unido
Report
Árabe Unido Panama0–1El Salvador Águila
Report

Árabe Unido won 2–1 on aggregate.

Alianza El Salvador1–0Honduras Olimpia
Report
Olimpia Honduras3–1El Salvador Alianza
Report

Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Walter Ferretti Nicaragua0–0Panama Plaza Amador
Report

Plaza Amador won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
  • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4

The semi-finalists in each tie which had the better performance in previous rounds hosted the second leg.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
1 (SF1)Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles4400103+7122nd leg
2 (SF1)Panama Árabe Unido430172+591st leg
1 (SF2)Honduras Olimpia430162+492nd leg
2 (SF2)Panama Plaza Amador421132+171st leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Drawing of lots.[3]

Summary

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The first legs were played on 13–14 September, and the second legs were played on 21 September 2017.[18]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Árabe Unido Panama0–1Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles0–00–1
Plaza Amador Panama2–8Honduras Olimpia1–71–1

Matches

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Árabe Unido Panama0–0Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
Report

Santos de Guápiles won 1–0 on aggregate.

Plaza Amador Panama1–7Honduras Olimpia
Report
Olimpia Honduras1–1Panama Plaza Amador
Report

Olimpia won 8–2 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2017 CONCACAF League Final

In the final (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the finalists which had the better performance in previous rounds hosted the second leg.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
1Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles6510113+8162nd leg
2Honduras Olimpia6411144+10131st leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Drawing of lots.[3]

Summary

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The first leg was played on 19 October, and the second leg was played on 26 October 2017.[19]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Olimpia Honduras1–1 (4–1 p)Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles0–11–0

Matches

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Olimpia Honduras0–1Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
Report
Attendance: 0[20][21]

1–1 on aggregate. Olimpia won 4–1 on penalties.

Top goalscorers

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  Team eliminated for this round.
RankPlayerTeamGoalsBy round
1R11R2QF1QF2SF1SF2F1F2
1Honduras Roger RojasHonduras Olimpia51121
2Honduras Carlo CostlyHonduras Olimpia4121
Panama Carlos SmallPanama Árabe Unido112
4Honduras Michaell ChirinosHonduras Olimpia321
Uruguay Bernardo LaureiroNicaragua Walter Ferretti21
El Salvador Rodolfo ZelayaEl Salvador Alianza111
7Panama Renán AddlesPanama Árabe Unido22
Costa Rica Kenny CunninghamCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles11
Costa Rica Starling MatarritaCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles11
Panama José MurilloPanama Plaza Amador11
Costa Rica Osvaldo RodríguezCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles11

Source:CONCACAF[22]

Awards

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AwardPlayerTeam
Golden Ball[23]Honduras Michaell ChirinosHonduras Olimpia
Golden Boot[24]Honduras Roger RojasHonduras Olimpia
Golden Glove[25]Costa Rica Bryan MoralesCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
Best Young Player[26]Honduras Kevin ÁlvarezHonduras Olimpia
Fair Play Award[27]—Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
Best XI[28]
PositionPlayerTeam
GKCosta Rica Bryan MoralesCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
DFCosta Rica Youstin SalasCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
Honduras Kevin ÁlvarezHonduras Olimpia
Costa Rica Juan Diego MadrigalCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
Costa Rica Edder MonguioCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
MFHonduras Alexander LópezHonduras Olimpia
Costa Rica Wílmer AzofeifaCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
Honduras Michaell ChirinosHonduras Olimpia
Costa Rica Kenny CunninghamCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
FWHonduras Roger RojasHonduras Olimpia
Panama Carlos SmallPanama Árabe Unido

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Details revealed for newly launched Scotiabank CONCACAF League". CONCACAF League. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ "CONCACAF Club Competitions Platform Expansion FAQs". CONCACAF.com.
  3. ^ a b c d "Scotiabank CONCACAF League 2017 Regulations – English Edition" (PDF). Scotiabank CONCACAF League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  4. ^ "Este es el panorama de los equipos ticos para Concachampions" [This is the panorama of the tactical teams for Concachampions] (in Spanish). TicoDeporte.com. 16 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Suspension of the Guatemala Football Association". FIFA. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Deadlines Set for FEDEFUT". CONCACAF.com. 9 November 2016.
  7. ^ Javier Pineda (5 May 2017). "Concacaf confirma que Guatemala no estará en la Liga de Campeones" [CONCACAF confirms Guatemala will not be in the Champions League]. GuateFutbol.com.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Jeison Solano (12 April 2017). "Honduras, Costa Rica y Panamá tendrían un cupo más para la Concachampions" (in Spanish). Diez.
  9. ^ Douglas Suruy. "Amarga noticia para el campeón Antigua GFC y el futbol en general" [Bitter news for the champion Antigua GFC and football in general] (in Spanish). PubliNews.
  10. ^ "Costa Rica tendrá 4 equipos en la Liga de Campeones" [Costa Rica will have 4 teams in the Champions League] (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. 5 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Concacaf oficializa qué equipos hondureños participarán en la Liga de Campeones" [CONCACAF officializes which Honduran teams will participate in Champions League] (in Spanish). Diez. 24 May 2017.
  12. ^ "¡Llegó la hora!" [The time has come!] (in Spanish). El Siglo. 20 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Scotiabank CONCACAF League Draw Determines Opening Matchups for the Inaugural Season". CONCACAF.com. 31 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Scotiabank CONCACAF League – OFFICIAL DRAW". CONCACAF. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Official draw confirmed for the inaugural season of the Scotiabank CONCACAF League". CONCACAF via AIPSmedia.com. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  16. ^ "CONCACAF Announces Schedule of Round of 16 Matchups for 2017 Scotiabank CONCACAF League". CONCACAF.com. 14 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Quarterfinal Matches Set in 2017 Scotiabank CONCACAF League Regional Club Championship". CONCACAF.com. 11 August 2017.
  18. ^ "Semifinal Showdowns Scheduled for #SCL2017 Regional Club Championship". CONCACAF.com. 25 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Costa Rica's Santos de Guapiles and Honduras' Olimpia Set to Battle for Scotiabank CONCACAF League Crown". CONCACAF.com. 22 September 2017.
  20. ^ a b "Olimpia: The CONCACAF Titles". CONCACAF.com. The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  21. ^ "CONCACAF castiga a Olimpia con seis partidos a puertas cerradas" [CONCACAF punishes Olimpia with six matches behind closed doors]. diez.hn (in Spanish). La Prensa. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Statistics". CONCACAF League.
  23. ^ "Chirinos named Scotiabank CONCACAF League Golden Ball winner". www.concacafleague.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  24. ^ "Olimpia's Rojas captures SCL Golden Boot". www.concacafleague.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  25. ^ "Santos de Guapiles' Morales grasps SCL Golden Glove". www.concacafleague.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  26. ^ "Olimpia's Alvarez wins Scotiabank Best Young Player Award". www.concacafleague.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  27. ^ "Santos de Guapiles earns Scotiabank Fair Play honors". CONCACAF. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  28. ^ "2017 Scotiabank CONCACAF League Best XI". CONCACAF. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017_CONCACAF_League&oldid=1327529516"
    2017 CONCACAF League
    2017 Scotiabank CONCACAF League
    Tournament details
    Dates1 August – 26 October 2017
    Teams16 (from 8 associations)
    Final positions
    ChampionsHonduras Olimpia (1st title)
    Runners-upCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
    Tournament statistics
    Matches played30
    Goals scored64 (2.13 per match)
    Top scorerHonduras Roger Rojas (5 goals)
    Best playerHonduras Michaell Chirinos
    Best young playerHonduras Kevin Álvarez
    Best goalkeeperCosta Rica Bryan Morales
    Fair play awardCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
    2018 →

    The 2017 CONCACAF League (officially the 2017 Scotiabank CONCACAF League for sponsorship purposes) was the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF League, a football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1]

    The tournament was created as part of a new CONCACAF club competition platform consisting of two tournaments (CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League) and a total of 31 teams competing during the season (an increase from the previous 24 teams), with 16 teams competing in the CONCACAF League from August to October, and the winner of the CONCACAF League joining the 15 direct entrants competing in the CONCACAF Champions League from February to April.[2] Details of the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF League was confirmed on 8 May 2017.[1]

    Olimpia defeated Santos de Guápiles in the final, and qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.[3]

    Qualification

    A total of 16 teams participate in the CONCACAF League:

    • Central American Zone: 13 teams (from six associations; ordinarily from seven associations, but Guatemalan teams were excluded from this season's tournament)
    • Caribbean Zone: 3 teams (from two or three associations)

    Therefore, teams from either 8 or 9 out of the 41 CONCACAF member associations may participate in the CONCACAF League.

    Central America

    The 13 berths for the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) are allocated to the seven UNCAF member associations as follows: two berths for each of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Nicaragua, and one berth for Belize.

    All of the leagues of Central America employ a split season with two tournaments in one season, so the following teams qualify for the CONCACAF League:

    • In the league of Costa Rica, the champions with the worse aggregate record, and the non-champions with the best aggregate record, qualify. If there is any team which are champions of both tournaments, the non-champions with the second best aggregate record qualify.
    • In the leagues of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama, the champions with the worse aggregate record, and the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which are runners-up of both tournaments), qualify. If there is any team which are finalists of both tournaments, the runners-up with the worse aggregate record qualify. If there are any two teams which are finalists of both tournaments, the semi-finalists with the best aggregate record qualify.
    • In the league of Nicaragua, both champions qualify. If there is any team which are champions of both tournaments, the runners-up with the better aggregate record (or any team which are runners-up of both tournaments) qualify.
    • In the league of Belize, the champions with the better aggregate record (or any team which are champions of both tournaments) qualify.

    If teams from any Central American associations are excluded, they are replaced by teams from other Central American associations, with the associations chosen based on results from previous CONCACAF Champions League tournaments. For this season, the two teams from Guatemala were excluded due to the suspension of their federation by FIFA and were replaced by an additional team each from Panama and Honduras.[1]

    Caribbean

    The three berths for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) are allocated via the Caribbean Club Championship, a subcontinental tournament open to the clubs of all 31 CFU member associations. To qualify for the Caribbean Club Championship, teams have to finish as the champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, but professional teams may also be selected by their associations if they play in the league of another country.

    The runners-up, third-placed and fourth-placed teams of the Caribbean Club Championship qualify for the CONCACAF League.

    Teams

    The following 16 teams (from eight associations) qualified for the tournament.

    Qualified teams from Central America (13 teams)
    AssociationTeamQualifying method
    Costa Rica Costa Rica (2 berths)[Note GUA]AlajuelenseNon-champions with best aggregate record in 2016–17 season
    Santos de GuápilesNon-champions with 2nd best aggregate record in 2016–17 season[Note CRC]
    Honduras Honduras (2 + 1 berths)[Note GUA]Honduras ProgresoRunners-up with better aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2017 Clausura)
    PlatenseRunners-up with worse aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2016 Apertura)
    OlimpiaSemi-finalists with best aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura)[Note HON]
    Panama Panama (2 + 1 berths)[Note GUA]Árabe UnidoChampions with worse aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2016 Apertura)
    Plaza Amador2016 Apertura runners-up
    ChorrilloSemi-finalists with best aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2016 Apertura)[Note PAN]
    El Salvador El Salvador (2 berths)Alianza2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura runners-up
    ÁguilaSemi-finalists with best aggregate record in 2016–17 season (2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura)
    Nicaragua Nicaragua (2 berths)Real Estelí2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura champions
    Walter Ferretti2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura runners-up
    Belize Belize (1 berth)Belmopan Bandits2016 Opening and 2017 Closing champions
    Qualified teams from Caribbean (3 teams)
    AssociationTeamQualifying method
    Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoSan Juan Jabloteh2017 Caribbean Club Championship runners-up
    Jamaica JamaicaPortmore United2017 Caribbean Club Championship third place
    Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoCentral2017 Caribbean Club Championship fourth place
    Notes
    1. ^
      Costa Rica (CRC): The "wild card" berth reallocated from Guatemala to Costa Rica passed to the non-champions with the second best aggregate record, Santos de Guápiles.[4]
    2. ^
      Guatemala (GUA): On 28 October 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.[5] CONCACAF set the deadline of 1 May 2017 for the suspension to be lifted in order for Guatemala's teams to participate in this season's tournaments,[6] and expelled all Guatemalan teams on 5 May 2017 after the federation failed to be reinstated by FIFA.[7] The two Guatemalan teams which would have qualified for the CONCACAF League were:Moreover, Municipal (2017 Clausura champions and 2016 Apertura runners-up) would have qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League as champions with better aggregate record in 2016–17 season, and Herediano, which would have qualified for the first Costa Rican berth in the CONCACAF League, were moved from the CONCACAF League to the CONCACAF Champions League to replace them. As a result, the three vacated berths were replaced by teams from Costa Rica (Santos de Guápiles), Honduras (Olimpia), and Panama (Chorrillo), all entering the CONCACAF League as "wild card" teams, based on the performance of the Central American associations in the last five years, giving Honduras and Panama three berths each.[8][9][10]
    3. ^
      Honduras (HON): The "wild card" berth reallocated from Guatemala to Honduras passed to the semi-finalists with the best aggregate record, Olimpia.[11]
    4. ^
      Panama (PAN): The "wild card" berth reallocated from Guatemala to Panama passed to the semi-finalists with the best aggregate record, Chorrillo.[12]

    Draw

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    Location of teams of the 2017 CONCACAF League
    Central American Zone Caribbean Zone

    The draw for the 2017 CONCACAF League was held on 31 May 2017, 19:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the Hilton Miami Airport Hotel in Miami, Florida, United States,[13] and was streamed on YouTube.[14]

    The draw determined each tie in the round of 16 (numbered 1 through 8) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, each containing eight teams. The "Bracket Position Pots" (Pot A and Pot B) contained the bracket positions numbered 1 through 8 corresponding to each tie. The teams from Pot 1 were assigned a bracket position from Pot A and the teams from Pot 2 were assigned a bracket position from Pot B. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16 except for "wildcard" teams which replaced a team from another association.[15]

    The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:

    PotSlotTeam
    Pot 1CRC3Costa Rica Alajuelense
    PAN2Panama Árabe Unido
    PAN3Panama Plaza Amador
    HON2Honduras Honduras Progreso
    SLV2El Salvador Alianza
    NCA1Nicaragua Real Estelí
    BLZ1Belize Belmopan Bandits
    CFU2Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
    Pot 2CRC4Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles (wildcard)
    PAN4Panama Chorrillo (wildcard)
    HON3Honduras Platense
    HON4Honduras Olimpia (wildcard)
    SLV3El Salvador Águila
    NCA2Nicaragua Walter Ferretti
    CFU3Jamaica Portmore United
    CFU4Trinidad and Tobago Central

    Format

    In the CONCACAF League, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations, II. D. Tie-Breaker Procedures).[3]

    Schedule

    The schedule of the competition was as follows.

    First legSecond leg
    Round of 161–3 August 20178–10 August 2017
    Quarter-finals15–17 August 201722–24 August 2017
    Semi-finals13–14 September 201721 September 2017
    Final19 October 201726 October 2017

    All times were Eastern Daylight Time, i.e., UTC−4 (local times were in parentheses).

    Bracket

    Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                    
    Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles628
    Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh213
    Panama Chorrillo000
    Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles112
    Panama Chorrillo112
    Honduras Honduras Progreso000
    Panama Árabe Unido000
    Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles011
    Trinidad and Tobago Central101
    Panama Árabe Unido235
    El Salvador Águila011
    Panama Árabe Unido202
    El Salvador Águila (p)101 (4)
    Nicaragua Real Estelí011 (3)
    Honduras Olimpia (p)011 (4)
    Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles101 (1)
    Honduras Olimpia213
    Costa Rica Alajuelense000
    El Salvador Alianza112
    Honduras Olimpia033
    Honduras Platense112
    El Salvador Alianza224
    Panama Plaza Amador112
    Honduras Olimpia718
    Jamaica Portmore United101 (4)
    Panama Plaza Amador (p)011 (5)
    Nicaragua Walter Ferretti011
    Panama Plaza Amador022
    Nicaragua Walter Ferretti415
    Belize Belmopan Bandits101

    Round of 16

    In the round of 16, the matchups were decided by draw: R16-1 through R16-8. The teams from Pot 1 in the draw hosted the second leg.

    Summary

    The first legs were played on 1–3 August, and the second legs were played on 8–10 August 2017.[16]

    Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica8–3Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh6–22–1
    Chorrillo Panama2–0Honduras Honduras Progreso1–01–0
    Central Trinidad and Tobago1–5Panama Árabe Unido1–20–3
    Águila El Salvador1–1 (4–3 p)Nicaragua Real Estelí1–00–1
    Olimpia Honduras3–0Costa Rica Alajuelense2–01–0
    Platense Honduras2–4El Salvador Alianza1–21–2
    Portmore United Jamaica1–1 (4–5 p)Panama Plaza Amador1–00–1
    Walter Ferretti Nicaragua5–1Belize Belmopan Bandits4–11–0

    Matches

    Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica6–2Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
    		Report
    Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
    San Juan Jabloteh Trinidad and Tobago1–2Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
    		Report
    • Garro 33'
    • Solórzano 72'
    Referee: Gladwyn Johnson (Guyana)

    Santos de Guápiles won 8–3 on aggregate.

    Chorrillo Panama1–0Honduras Honduras Progreso
    • Sierra 47'
    		Report
    Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
    Honduras Progreso Honduras0–1Panama Chorrillo
    Report
    Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

    Chorrillo won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Central Trinidad and Tobago1–2Panama Árabe Unido
    • Peltier 20'
    		Report
    Árabe Unido Panama3–0Trinidad and Tobago Central
    		Report
    Referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico)

    Árabe Unido won 5–1 on aggregate.

    Águila El Salvador1–0Nicaragua Real Estelí
    		Report
    Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
    Real Estelí Nicaragua1–0El Salvador Águila
    • Peralta 85'
    		Report
    Penalties
    		3–4
    Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

    1–1 on aggregate. Águila won 4–3 on penalties.

    Olimpia Honduras2–0Costa Rica Alajuelense
    		Report
    Alajuelense Costa Rica0–1Honduras Olimpia
    Report

    Olimpia won 3–0 on aggregate.

    Platense Honduras1–2El Salvador Alianza
    		Report
    Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
    Alianza El Salvador2–1Honduras Platense
    		Report

    Alianza won 4–2 on aggregate.

    Portmore United Jamaica1–0Panama Plaza Amador
    		Report
    Plaza Amador Panama1–0Jamaica Portmore United
    		Report
    Penalties
    		5–4
    Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

    1–1 on aggregate. Plaza Amador won 5–4 on penalties.

    Walter Ferretti Nicaragua4–1Belize Belmopan Bandits
    		Report
    Referee: Michel Rodríguez (Cuba)
    Belmopan Bandits Belize0–1Nicaragua Walter Ferretti
    Report
    • Robinson 12'
    Referee: Ameth Sánchez (Panama)

    Walter Ferretti won 5–1 on aggregate.

    Quarter-finals

    In the quarter-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

    • QF1: Winner R16-1 vs. Winner R16-2
    • QF2: Winner R16-3 vs. Winner R16-4
    • QF3: Winner R16-5 vs. Winner R16-6
    • QF4: Winner R16-7 vs. Winner R16-8

    The winners of round of 16 matchups 1, 3, 5, 7 hosted the second leg.

    Summary

    The first legs were played on 15–17 August, and the second legs were played on 22–24 August 2017.[17]

    Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    Chorrillo Panama0–2Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles0–10–1
    Águila El Salvador1–2Panama Árabe Unido0–21–0
    Alianza El Salvador2–3Honduras Olimpia1–01–3
    Walter Ferretti Nicaragua1–2Panama Plaza Amador0–01–2

    Matches

    Chorrillo Panama0–1Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
    Report
    Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)
    Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica1–0Panama Chorrillo
    • Matarrita 18'
    		Report
    Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

    Santos de Guápiles won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Águila El Salvador0–2Panama Árabe Unido
    Report
    Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
    Árabe Unido Panama0–1El Salvador Águila
    Report
    • Lezcano 10'

    Árabe Unido won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Alianza El Salvador1–0Honduras Olimpia
    		Report
    Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)
    Olimpia Honduras3–1El Salvador Alianza
    		Report

    Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Walter Ferretti Nicaragua0–0Panama Plaza Amador
    Report
    Referee: Raúl Castro (Honduras)
    Plaza Amador Panama2–1Nicaragua Walter Ferretti
    		Report
    Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)

    Plaza Amador won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Semi-finals

    In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

    • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
    • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4

    The semi-finalists in each tie which had the better performance in previous rounds hosted the second leg.

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
    1 (SF1)Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles4400103+7122nd leg
    2 (SF1)Panama Árabe Unido430172+591st leg
    1 (SF2)Honduras Olimpia430162+492nd leg
    2 (SF2)Panama Plaza Amador421132+171st leg
    Source: CONCACAF
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Drawing of lots.[3]

    Summary

    The first legs were played on 13–14 September, and the second legs were played on 21 September 2017.[18]

    Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    Árabe Unido Panama0–1Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles0–00–1
    Plaza Amador Panama2–8Honduras Olimpia1–71–1

    Matches

    Árabe Unido Panama0–0Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
    Report
    Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica1–0Panama Árabe Unido
    		Report

    Santos de Guápiles won 1–0 on aggregate.

    Plaza Amador Panama1–7Honduras Olimpia
    • Zorrilla 39'
    		Report
    Olimpia Honduras1–1Panama Plaza Amador
    		Report

    Olimpia won 8–2 on aggregate.

    Final

    In the final (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the finalists which had the better performance in previous rounds hosted the second leg.

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
    1Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles6510113+8162nd leg
    2Honduras Olimpia6411144+10131st leg
    Source: CONCACAF
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Drawing of lots.[3]

    Summary

    The first leg was played on 19 October, and the second leg was played on 26 October 2017.[19]

    Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    Olimpia Honduras1–1 (4–1 p)Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles0–11–0

    Matches

    Olimpia Honduras0–1Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
    Report
    Attendance: 0[20][21]
    Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica0–1Honduras Olimpia
    Report
    Penalties
    		1–4
    Attendance: 10,460[20]

    1–1 on aggregate. Olimpia won 4–1 on penalties.

    Top goalscorers

      Team eliminated for this round.
    RankPlayerTeamGoalsBy round
    1R11R2QF1QF2SF1SF2F1F2
    1Honduras Roger RojasHonduras Olimpia51121
    2Honduras Carlo CostlyHonduras Olimpia4121
    Panama Carlos SmallPanama Árabe Unido112
    4Honduras Michaell ChirinosHonduras Olimpia321
    Uruguay Bernardo LaureiroNicaragua Walter Ferretti21
    El Salvador Rodolfo ZelayaEl Salvador Alianza111
    7Panama Renán AddlesPanama Árabe Unido22
    Costa Rica Kenny CunninghamCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles11
    Costa Rica Starling MatarritaCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles11
    Panama José MurilloPanama Plaza Amador11
    Costa Rica Osvaldo RodríguezCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles11

    Source:CONCACAF[22]

    Awards

    AwardPlayerTeam
    Golden Ball[23]Honduras Michaell ChirinosHonduras Olimpia
    Golden Boot[24]Honduras Roger RojasHonduras Olimpia
    Golden Glove[25]Costa Rica Bryan MoralesCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
    Best Young Player[26]Honduras Kevin ÁlvarezHonduras Olimpia
    Fair Play Award[27]—Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
    Best XI[28]
    PositionPlayerTeam
    GKCosta Rica Bryan MoralesCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
    DFCosta Rica Youstin SalasCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
    Honduras Kevin ÁlvarezHonduras Olimpia
    Costa Rica Juan Diego MadrigalCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
    Costa Rica Edder MonguioCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
    MFHonduras Alexander LópezHonduras Olimpia
    Costa Rica Wílmer AzofeifaCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
    Honduras Michaell ChirinosHonduras Olimpia
    Costa Rica Kenny CunninghamCosta Rica Santos de Guápiles
    FWHonduras Roger RojasHonduras Olimpia
    Panama Carlos SmallPanama Árabe Unido

    See also

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    4. ^ "Este es el panorama de los equipos ticos para Concachampions" [This is the panorama of the tactical teams for Concachampions] (in Spanish). TicoDeporte.com. 16 April 2017.
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