# 2022 CONCACAF Champions League

The 2022 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2022 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League) was the 14th edition of the CONCACAF Champions Cup under its former name, and overall the 57th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Monterrey was the title holder but did not qualify for this tournament and was unable to defend its title. American team Seattle Sounders FC won its first CONCACAF Champions League title, defeating Mexican club UNAM 5–2 on aggregate in the final. The Sounders thus became the first team from Major League Soccer to win the title under its current format. It was the first time since the 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, that a non-Mexican team won the Champions' Cup or Champions League, and the first time since 2000 that an American team won the Champions' Cup or League.

## Teams

The following 16 teams (from seven associations) qualified for the tournament.
* North American Zone: 10 teams (from three associations), including one of them which qualified through the 2021 CONCACAF League
* Central American Zone: 5 teams (from three associations), all of them qualified through the 2021 CONCACAF League
* Caribbean Zone: 1 team (from one association), qualified through the 2021 Caribbean Club Championship
In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from 2008–09 (not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from 1962 to 2008).
Direct entrants (10 teams) :
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
| Mexico (4 berths) | León | 2020 Guardianes champions | 4th (2021) | Round of 16 (2021) |
| Mexico (4 berths) | Cruz Azul | 2021 Guardianes champions | 8th (2021) | Champions (2013–14) |
| Mexico (4 berths) | UNAM | 2020 Guardianes runners-up | 5th (2016–17) | Semi-finals (2011–12) |
| Mexico (4 berths) | Santos Laguna | 2021 Guardianes runners-up | 7th (2019) | Runners-up (2012–13) |
| United States (4 berths) | New York City FC | 2021 MLS Cup champions | 2nd (2020) | Quarter-finals (2020) |
| United States (4 berths) | New England Revolution | 2021 MLS Supporters' Shield champions | 2nd (2008–09) | Preliminary round (2008–09) |
| United States (4 berths) | Colorado Rapids | 2021 MLS Western Conference regular season champions | 3rd (2018) | Round of 16 (2018) |
| United States (4 berths) | Seattle Sounders FC | Highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2021 MLS regular season record) not already qualified. | 7th (2020) | Semi-finals (2012–13) |
| Canada (1 berth) | CF Montréal | 2021 Canadian Championship champions | 5th (2020) | Runners-up (2014–15) |
| Haiti (CFU berth) | Cavaly | 2021 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship champions | 1st | Debut |
Qualified teams from CONCACAF League (6 teams) :
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
| Guatemala | Comunicaciones | 2021 CONCACAF League champions (1st overall) | 7th (2020) | Quarter-finals (2009–10) |
| Guatemala | Guastatoya | 2021 CONCACAF League worse-ranked losing semi-finalists (4th overall) | 2nd (2019) | Round of 16 (2019) |
| Honduras | Motagua | 2021 CONCACAF League runners-up (2nd overall) | 6th (2020) | Round of 16 (2020) |
| Canada | Forge FC | 2021 CONCACAF League better-ranked losing semi-finalists (3rd overall) | 1st | Debut |
| Costa Rica | Saprissa | 2021 CONCACAF League best-ranked losing quarter-finalists (5th overall) | 10th (2021) | Semi-finals (2010–11) |
| Costa Rica | Santos de Guápiles | 2021 CONCACAF League second-ranked losing quarter-finalists (6th overall) | 1st | Debut |
Notes;
* ^ United States (USA): The 2021 U.S. Open Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The United States Soccer Federation announced the berth would be awarded to the highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2021 MLS regular season record) not already qualified, Seattle Sounders FC received the berth.

## Draw

The draw for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League was held on 15 December 2021, in Miami, Florida, United States.
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) contains the bracket positions numbered 1 through 8 corresponding to each tie. The teams from Pot 1 are 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 cannot be drawn against each other in the round of 16 except for "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association.
The seeding of teams were based on the CONCACAF Club Index. The CONCACAF Club Index, instead of ranking each team, was based on the on-field performance of the teams that occupied the respective qualifying slots in the previous five editions of the CONCACAF Champions League. To determine the total points awarded to a slot in any single edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF used the following formula:
| Points per | Participation | Win | Draw | Stage advanced | Champions |
| Points per | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The slots were assigned by the following rules:
* For teams from North America, nine teams qualified based on criteria set by their association (e.g., tournament champions, runners-up, cup champions), resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., MEX1, MEX2) for each team. If a team from Canada qualified through the CONCACAF League, they were ranked within their association, resulting in an assigned slot (i.e., CAN2) for them.
* For teams from Central America, they qualified through the CONCACAF League, and were ranked per association by their CONCACAF League ranking, resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., CRC1, CRC2) for each team.
* For teams from the Caribbean, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship champions were assigned the Caribbean champion slot (i.e., CCC1). If teams from the Caribbean qualified through the CONCACAF League, they were ranked per association by their CONCACAF League ranking, resulting in an assigned slot (e.g., JAM1, SUR1) for each team.
The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:
| Pot | Rank | Slot | 2016–17 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total | Team |
| Pot 1 | 1 | MEX2 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 116 | Cruz Azul |
| Pot 1 | 2 | MEX1 | 27 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 28 | 98 | León |
| Pot 1 | 3 | MEX3 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 20 | 89 | UNAM |
| Pot 1 | 4 | USA3 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 69 | Colorado Rapids |
| Pot 1 | 5 | USA2 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 68 | New England Revolution |
| Pot 1 | 6 | CAN1 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 67 | CF Montréal |
| Pot 1 | 7 | USA1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 51 | New York City FC |
| Pot 1 | 8 | USA4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 48 | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Pot 2 | 9 | MEX4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 35 | Santos Laguna |
| Pot 2 | 10 | CRC2 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 34 | Santos de Guápiles |
| Pot 2 | 11 | HON1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 32 | Motagua |
| Pot 2 | 12 | CRC1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | Saprissa |
| Pot 2 | 13 | CCC1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | Cavaly |
| Pot 2 | 14 | GUA1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 19 | Comunicaciones |
| Pot 2 | 15 | GUA2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Guastatoya |
| Pot 2 | 16 | CAN2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Forge FC |

## Format

Each tie, including the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing on a home-and-away basis.
* In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, the away goals rule was applied if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If still tied, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.7).
* In the final, extra time was played if the match was tied after regulation time of the second leg. The away goals rule was not applied. If the score was still tied after extra time in the second leg, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.8).

## Schedule

All matches were played on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Schedule for 2022 CONCACAF Champions League :
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
| Round of 16 | 15–18 February 2022 | 22–24 February 2022 |
| Quarter-finals | 8–10 March 2022 | 15–17 March 2022 |
| Semi-finals | 5–6 April 2022 | 12–13 April 2022 |
| Final | 27 April 2022 | 4 May 2022 |
Times are Eastern Time, as listed by CONCACAF (local times are in parentheses):
* Times on 15 March 2022 – 4 May 2022 are Eastern Daylight Time, i.e., UTC−4.
* Times otherwise are Eastern Standard Time, i.e., UTC−5.

## Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Cavaly | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| New England Revolution | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| New England Revolution | – | – | – | New England Revolution | 3 | 0 | 3(3) | | | | |
| | | | | UNAM (p) | 0 | 3 | 3(4) | | | | |
| Saprissa | 2 | 1 | 3 | UNAM (p) | 0 | 3 | 3(4) | | | | |
| UNAM | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| UNAM | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | UNAM | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Cruz Azul | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Forge FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | Cruz Azul | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cruz Azul | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Cruz Azul | 1 | 3 | 4 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | CF Montréal | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Santos Laguna | 1 | 0 | 1 | CF Montréal | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| CF Montréal | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CF Montréal | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | UNAM | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Motagua | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 5 | 5 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | León | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Guastatoya | 0 | 0 | 0 | León | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| León | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| León | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | New York City FC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Santos de Guápiles | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | New York City FC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| New York City FC | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| New York City FC | 2 | 4 | 6 | New York City FC (a) | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Comunicaciones | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| Comunicaciones (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | Comunicaciones | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| Colorado Rapids | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | |

## 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 15–17 February, and the second legs were played on 22–24 February 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Guastatoya | 0–3 | León | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Motagua | 0–5 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 | 0–5 |
| Comunicaciones | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Santos de Guápiles | 0–6 | New York City FC | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Saprissa | 3–6 | UNAM | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Cavaly | w/o | New England Revolution | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Santos Laguna | 1–3 | CF Montréal | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Forge FC | 1–4 | Cruz Azul | 0–1 | 1–3 |

### Matches

León won 3–0 on aggregate.
Seattle Sounders FC won 5–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Comunicaciones won 4–3 on penalties.
New York City FC won 6–0 on aggregate.
UNAM won 6–3 on aggregate.
New England Revolution advanced to the quarter-finals after Cavaly withdrew from the competition on 15 February 2022.
CF Montréal won 3–1 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul won 4–1 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, and 7 hosted the second leg.

### Summary

The first legs were played on 8–9 March, and the second legs were played on 15–17 March 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 4–1 | León | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| New York City FC | 5–5 (a) | Comunicaciones | 3–1 | 2–4 |
| New England Revolution | 3–3 (3–4 p) | UNAM | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Cruz Azul | 2–1 | CF Montréal | 1–0 | 1–1 |

### Matches

Seattle Sounders FC won 4–1 on aggregate.
5–5 on aggregate. New York City FC won on away goals.
3–3 on aggregate. UNAM won 4–3 on penalties.
Cruz Azul 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 across all previous rounds hosted the second leg.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
| 1 (SF1) | New York City FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Second leg |
| 2 (SF1) | Seattle Sounders FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 8 | First leg |
| 1 (SF2) | Cruz Azul | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | Second leg |
| 2 (SF2) | UNAM | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | First leg |

### Summary

The first legs were played on 5–6 April, and the second legs were played on 12–13 April 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 4–2 | New York City FC | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| UNAM | 2–1 | Cruz Azul | 2–1 | 0–0 |

### Matches

Seattle Sounders FC won 4–2 on aggregate.
UNAM won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Final

In the final (Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2), the finalist which had the better performances in previous rounds hosted the second leg.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 | Second leg |
| 2 | UNAM | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | First leg |

### Summary

The first leg was played on 27 April, and the second leg was played on 4 May 2022. Unlike previous rounds, the away goals rule did not apply in the final round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| UNAM | 2–5 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–2 | 0–3 |

### Matches

Seattle Sounders FC won 5–2 on aggregate.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | By round | By round | By round | By round | By round | By round | By round | By round | Total goals |
| Rank | Player | Club | 1R1 | 1R2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 | Total goals |
| 1 | Juan Dinenno | UNAM | 1 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | 9 |
| 2 | Nicolás Lodeiro | Seattle Sounders FC | | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Valentín Castellanos | New York City FC | 2 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 4 |
| 4 | Talles Magno | New York City FC | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 3 |
| 4 | Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | 3 |
| 4 | Jordan Morris | Seattle Sounders FC | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | 3 |
| 4 | Raúl Ruidíaz | Seattle Sounders FC | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Uriel Antuna | Cruz Azul | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 |
| 8 | Christian Bolaños | Saprissa | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 8 | Adam Buksa | New England Revolution | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 8 | Elías Hernández | León | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 8 | Santiago Rodríguez | New York City FC | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 2 |

## Awards

| Award | Player | Club |
| Golden Ball | Stefan Frei | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Golden Boot | Juan Dinenno | UNAM |
| Golden Glove | Stefan Frei | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Best Young Player | Talles Magno | New York City FC |
| Fair Play Award | — | Seattle Sounders FC |
Team of the Tournament :
| Position | Player | Club |
| GK | Stefan Frei | Seattle Sounders FC |
| DF | Nouhou Tolo | Seattle Sounders FC |
| DF | Xavier Arreaga | Seattle Sounders FC |
| DF | Arturo Ortiz | UNAM |
| DF | Alan Mozo | UNAM |
| MF | Jordan Morris | Seattle Sounders FC |
| MF | Nicolás Lodeiro | Seattle Sounders FC |
| MF | Cristian Roldan | Seattle Sounders FC |
| FW | Raúl Ruidíaz | Seattle Sounders FC |
| FW | Talles Magno | New York City FC |
| FW | Juan Dinenno | UNAM |