User:Quidster4040/sandbox/2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

The 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League group stage began on 27 October 2020 and ended on 13 January 2021. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the SuperLiga

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The group stage of the 2020–21 CONCACAF Champions League was heavily impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. To minimize travel and risk of exposure to SARS coronavirus-2, the group stage matches were played at predetermined neutral locations with three "bubbles" being held to host the six matches of group stage, similar to the qualification rounds being held at neutral locations. All group stage matches were played behind closed doors (unless local regulations allowed restricted capacity). All six matches were played in the United States, with the first two matchdays being held the soccer complex adjacent to Maryland SoccerPlex near Washington, D.C. in late October. In early December, matchdays three and four were held at the Kino Sports Complex near Tucson. Finally, matchdays five and six were held in mid-January at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando.

Teams were to report to the facility at least five days prior to the first match. If a player tested positive for SARS coronavirus-2, they were to be placed in quarantine until there were at least three negative consecutive tests. If a team could not field at least 18 players who had tested negative, they would have the option for one make up date, but would forfeit the match by a 3–0 scoreline, if they still could not test 18 negative players by the make up date.

Due to the neutral site venues, no restrictions on groupings and home/away team restrictions were imposed.

Draw

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The draw was held at the CONCACAF Headquarters in New York City, United States on 2 October 2020 at 13:00 CEST.

The 32 teams will be drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams will be seeded into four pots based on the following principles (Regulations Article 13.06):

  • Pot 1 will contain the Champions League and Europa League title holders, and the champions of the top six associations based on their 2019 CONCACAF country coefficients. If one or both title holders are one of the champions of the top six associations, the champions of the next highest ranked association(s) will also seeded into Pot 1.
  • Pot 2, 3 and 4 will contain the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2019 CONCACAF club coefficients.

On each matchday, one set of four groups played their matches on Tuesday, while the other set of four groups played their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups alternating between each matchday. The fixtures were decided after the draw, using a computer draw not shown to public.

Teams

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Pot 1 (by association rank)
Assoc. Team Coeff.
TH   Los Angeles FC 47.800
SL   Pérez Zeledón 97.800
1   Monterrey 98.328
2   Seattle Sounders 96.250
3   Herediano 111.400
4   Olimpia 115.000
5   Montreal Impact 68.700
6   Tauro 64.000
Pot 2
Team Coeff.
  América 124.000
  Cruz Azul 112.600
  Alajuelense 105.000
  Motagua 102.500
  Saprissa 102.000
  León 95.100
  Real España 88.700
  Marathón 82.400
Pot 3
Team Notes Coeff.
  Inter Moengotapoe [CP] 77.200
  Comunicaciones 68.950
  Atlanta United 67.300
  Real Estelí 64.500
  New York City FC 55.700
  Defence Force 50.900
  CAI [LP] 47.400
  Municipal [LP] 47.200
Pot 4
Team Notes Coeff.
  FAS 45.360
  Philadelphia Union 24.207
  Waterhouse 22.500
  Universitario 21.500
  Cartaginés 19.555
  Arcahaie [CP] 10.000
  Blainville [CP] 6.750
  Bayamón [CP] 6.000
Notes
  1. TH Champions League title holders, automatically placed into Pot 1 as top seed.
  2. SL SuperLiga title holders, automatically placed into Pot 1 as second top seed.
  3. CP Winners of play-off round (Champions Path).
  4. LP Winners of play-off round (League Path).

Groups

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   MTL   LEO   CAI   ARC
1   Montreal Impact 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 1–2 3–1
2   León 6 2 2 2 6 3 +3 8[a] 0–0 5–1 1–0
3   CAI 6 2 2 2 9 12 −3 8[a] Transfer to SuperLiga 0–1 1–0 2–2
4   Arcahaie 6 0 3 3 6 13 −7 3 Transfer to Confederations League 0–4 0–0 3–3
Source: CONCACAF.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head goal differential: León +3, CAI −3.
CAI  2–2  Arcahaie
Morán   28'
Águila   90+6'
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Tretick (United States)
Montreal Impact  1–0  León
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marty Kruser (United States)

León  5–1  CAI
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wayne Mozzo (United States)
Arcahaie  0–4  Montreal Impact
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Meyers (United States)

León  1–0  Arcahaie
Ochoa   41' Report
Montreal Impact  1–2  CAI
Piette   67' Report Fajardo   16', 22'

Arcahaie  3–3  CAI
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León  0–0  Montreal Impact
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Montreal Impact  3–1  Arcahaie
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CAI  1–0  León
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CAI  0–1  Montreal Impact
Report Quioto   25'
Arcahaie  0–0  León
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAU MAR WAT COM
1   Tauro 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 Advance to knockout stage 0–2 4–0 1–0
2   Marathón 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 0–2 3–1 1–1
3   Waterhouse 6 2 1 3 8 13 −5 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 1–0 2–2 1–2
4   Comunicaciones 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 Transfer to Confederations League 2–4 1–2 2–3
Source: CONCACAF.com
Comunicaciones  2–3  Waterhouse
Lombardi   37', 58' Report Umaña   5' (o.g.)
Stewart   61' (pen.)
Simpson   90+1' (pen.)
Tauro  0–2  Marathón
Report Ramírez   49', 59'

Waterhouse  1–0  Tauro
Simpson   65' Report
Marathón  1–1  Comunicaciones
Lahera   77' Report Lezcano   84'

Marathón  3–1  Waterhouse
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Tauro  1–0  Comunicaciones
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Waterhouse  1–2  Comunicaciones
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Marathón  0–2  Tauro
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Tauro  4–0  Waterhouse
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Comunicaciones  1–2  Marathón
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Waterhouse  2–2  Marathón
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Comunicaciones  2–4  Tauro
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALA ATL MTY BAY
1   Alajuelense 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 2–1 2–1
2   Atlanta United 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12 1–0 2–0 3–0
3   Monterrey 6 3 1 2 19 8 +11 10 Transfer to SuperLiga 2–2 4–1 6–1
4   Bayamón 6 0 0 6 6 25 −19 0 Transfer to Confederations League 2–3 2–5 0–6
Source: CONCACAF.com
Atlanta United  3–0  Bayamón
Adams   28'
Jahn   59', 68'
Report
Monterrey  2–2  Alajuelense
Loba   18'
Pabón   65'
Report Ruiz   39'
Moya   56'

Bayamón  0–6  Monterrey
Report Janssen   6', 25', 41', 49'
Mori   28'
Layún   79'
Alajuelense  2–0  Atlanta United
Machado   20'
Cubero   51'
Report

Alajuelense  2–1  Bayamón
Ruiz   24'
Martínez   56'
Report Roldán   90'
Monterrey  4–1  Atlanta United
Mori   40', 66'
Janssen   62'
Remedi   85' (o.g.)
Report Wolff   17'

Bayamón  2–5  Atlanta United
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Alajuelense  2–1  Monterrey
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Monterrey  6–1  Bayamón
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Atlanta United  1–0  Alajuelense
Conway   17' Report

Bayamón  2–3  Alajuelense
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Atlanta United  2–0  Monterrey
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LAFC IMT MOT FAS
1   Los Angeles FC 6 6 0 0 21 1 +20 18 Advance to knockout stage 4–0 1–0 5–0
2   Inter Moengotapoe 6 1 3 2 8 17 −9 6 1–7 2–1 3–3
3   Motagua 6 1 2 3 3 5 −2 5 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–1 0–0 2–1
4   FAS 6 0 3 3 6 15 −9 3 Transfer to Confederations League 0–3 2–2 0–0
Source: CONCACAF.com
Los Angeles FC  1–0  Motagua
Rossi   70' Report
Inter Moengotapoe  3–3  FAS
Holtuin   4'
Asabigie   68'
Zandveld   80'
Report Stradella   35', 38'
Peñaranda   63'

Motagua  0–0  Inter Moengotapoe
Report
FAS  0–3  Los Angeles FC
Report Musovski   59'
Blessing   63'
Kaye   66'

Motagua  2–1  FAS
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Los Angeles FC  4–0  Inter Moengotapoe
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Motagua  0–1  Los Angeles FC
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FAS  2–2  Inter Moengotapoe
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Inter Moengotapoe  2–1  Motagua
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Los Angeles FC  5–0  FAS
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FAS  0–0  Motagua
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Inter Moengotapoe  1–7  Los Angeles FC
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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEA CAR AME MUN
1   Seattle Sounders 6 3 3 0 10 4 +6 12 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 3–0 2–2
2   Cartaginés 6 2 2 2 10 11 −1 8 1–1 1–1 4–2
3   América 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–1 2–0 1–0
4   Municipal 6 1 2 3 11 14 −3 5 Transfer to Confederations League 1–1 3–4 3–2
Source: CONCACAF.com
Municipal  3–4  Cartaginés
Martínez   31'
Díaz   39'
Méndez   79'
Report Núñez   6'
Hernández   43', 67'
Pizarro   53'
Seattle Sounders  3–0  América
Ruidíaz   16'
Lodeiro   56'
Leyva   90+4'
Report

Cartaginés  1–1  Seattle Sounders
Cruz   68' Report Dhillon   24'
América  1–0  Municipal
Castillo   27' Report

Seattle Sounders  2–2  Municipal
Report
América  2–0  Cartaginés
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Cartaginés  4–2  Municipal
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América  0–1  Seattle Sounders
Report Morris   40'

Municipal  3–2  América
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Seattle Sounders  2–0  Cartaginés
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Municipal  1–1  Seattle Sounders
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Cartaginés  1–1  América
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Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NYC MOT MPZ UNI
1   New York City FC 6 4 0 2 13 4 +9 12 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 2–0 6–0
2   Motagua 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 1–0 0–0 1–1
3   Pérez Zeledón 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 3–2 1–2 1–2
4   UD Universitario 6 1 1 4 4 15 −11 4 Transfer to Confederations League 0–2 1–3 0–2
Source: CONCACAF.com
New York City FC  6–0  UD Universitario
Report
Pérez Zeledón  1–2  Motagua
Report

UD Universitario  0–2  Pérez Zeledón
Report
Motagua  1–0  New York City FC
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Motagua  1–1  UD Universitario
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Pérez Zeledón  3–2  New York City FC
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UD Universitario  0–2  New York City FC
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Motagua  0–0  Pérez Zeledón
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Pérez Zeledón  1–2  UD Universitario
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New York City FC  1–0  Motagua
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UD Universitario  1–3  Motagua
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New York City FC  2–0  Pérez Zeledón
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Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PHI ESP DEF HDO
1   Philadelphia Union 6 4 2 0 14 3 +11 14 Advance to knockout stage 2–2 3–0 2–0
2   Real España 6 0 6 0 4 4 0 6 1–1 1–1 0–0
3   Defence Force 6 1 2 3 4 13 −9 5 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–5 0–0 0–3
4   Herediano 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5 Transfer to Confederations League 0–1 0–0 1–3
Source: CONCACAF.com
Herediano  0–0  Real España
Report
Defence Force  0–5  Philadelphia Union
Report

Real España  1–1  Defence Force
Vuelto   68' Report Moore   76'
Philadelphia Union  2–0  Herediano
Przybyłko   37', 54' Report

Real España  1–1  Philadelphia Union
Mbaizo   9' (o.g.) Report Przybyłko   23'
Herediano  1–3  Defence Force
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Philadelphia Union  3–0  Defence Force
Report
Real España  0–0  Herediano
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Defence Force  0–0  Real España
Report
Herediano  0–1  Philadelphia Union
Report Craig   53'

Defence Force  0–3  Herediano
Report
Philadelphia Union  2–2  Real España
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Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRZ OLI EST BVL
1   Cruz Azul 6 6 0 0 18 2 +16 18 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 5–0 3–1
2   Olimpia 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 1–2 2–1 1–0
3   Real Estelí 6 2 0 4 4 13 −9 6 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–3 2 1–0
4   Blainville 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Transfer to Confederations League 0–4 3–3 2–0
Source: CONCACAF.com
Real Estelí  1–0  Blainville
Report
Olimpia  1–2  Cruz Azul
Report

Blainville  3–3  Olimpia
Report
Cruz Azul  5–0  Real Estelí
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Olimpia  2–1  Real Estelí
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Cruz Azul  3–1  Blainville
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Blainville  2–0  Real Estelí
Report
Cruz Azul  1–0  Olimpia
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Olimpia  1–0  Blainville
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Real Estelí  0–3  Cruz Azul
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Real Estelí  2–1  Olimpia
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Blainville  0–4  Cruz Azul
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Notes

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  1. ^ Match rescheduled from 2 December 2020 due to a positive coronavirus disease 2019 tests on CAI technical staff.
  2. ^ Match rescheduled from 5 January 2021 due to a positive coronavirus disease 2019 within the Atlanta United organization.
  3. ^ Match rescheduled from 27 October 2020 due to positive coronavirus disease 2019 tests from both the FAS and Inter Moengotapoe staff.

See also

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References

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