User:Quidster4040/sandbox/2020–21 CONCACAF SuperLiga group stage

The 2020–21 CONCACAF SuperLiga group stage began on 22 September 2020 and ended on 7 January 2021. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide 16 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2020–21 CONCACAF SuperLiga.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the SuperLiga

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The group stage of the 2020–21 CONCACAF SuperLiga 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 DSG Park near Denver in late September. In early November, matchdays three and four were held at the IMG Academy near Tampa. Finally, matchdays five and six were held in early 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 forfeit the match by a 3–0 scoreline.

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

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was to be held on 28 August 2020, 13:00 EDT, at the Fair Expo Center in Miami. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the draw was moved to the smaller Knight Center Complex in Miami and held on 7 September 2020 at 13:00 EDT.

The 32 teams were drawn into eught groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2019 CONCACAF club coefficients.

Note: Positions for scheduling do not use the seeding pots, e.g. Team 1 is not necessarily the team from Pot 1 in the draw.

Group stage schedule
Matchday Date Matches
Matchday 1 22 September 2020 2 v 3, 4 v 1
Matchday 2 25 September 2020 1 v 2, 3 v 4
Matchday 3 5 November 2020 3 v 1, 2 v 4
Matchday 4 8 November 2020 1 v 3, 4 v 2
Matchday 5 4 January 2021 3 v 2, 1 v 4
Matchday 6 7 January 2021 2 v 1, 4 v 3
Original schedule for 2020–21 CONCACAF SuperLiga group stage
Matchday 1 17 September 2020 2 v 3, 4 v 1
Matchday 2 1 October 2020 1 v 2, 3 v 4
Matchday 3 22 October 2020 3 v 1, 2 v 4
Matchday 4 5 November 2020 1 v 3, 4 v 2
Matchday 5 26 November 2020 3 v 2, 1 v 4
Matchday 6 10 December 2020 2 v 1, 4 v 3

Teams

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Below are the participating teams (with their 2019 CONCACAF club coefficients), grouped by their seeding pot. They include:

Key to colours
Group winners and runners-up advance to round of 32
Pot 1
Team Notes Coeff.
  Toronto FC 102.450
  Santos Laguna 86.200
  Santa Tecla 66.500
  Vida 65.300
  Tijuana 61.200
  W Connection [SL-MP] 53.100
  Verdes [CL-CP] 46.200
  Diriangén [SL-MP] 40.350
Pot 2
Team Notes Coeff.
  Costa del Este 37.000
  Portmore United [SL-MP] 34.500
  San Carlos 34.500
  Racing Club Aruba [SL-CP] 32.750
  San Francisco 31.000
  Cibao [SL-CP] 30.600
  Real Salt Lake 29.500
  Belmopan Bandits [CL-LQ] 27.500
Pot 3
Team Notes Coeff.
  Bodden Town [CL-CP] 25.200
  Managua [CL-LQ] 22.500
  Minnesota United 22.000
  Scherpenheuvel [CL-CP] 20.713
  Liberta [SL-CP] 18.302
  Robinhood [CL-LQ] 15.333
  Helenites [SL-CP] 13.862
  Fruta Conquerors [CL-CP] 13.500
Pot 4
Team Notes Coeff.
  Jicaral 10.500
  Real de Minas 9.646
  Once Deportivo [CL-LQ] 8.500
  Hope International [SL-CP] 8.400
  Mount Pleasant [CL-LP] 8.000
  La Horquetta Rangers [CL-LP] 7.780
  Sanarate [SL-MP] 6.250
  Notch [SL-MP] 4.500
Notes
  1. EL-CP Winners of play-off round (Champions Path).
  2. EL-MP Winners of play-off round (Main Path).
  3. CL-CP Losers of Champions League play-off round (Champions Path).
  4. CL-LP Losers of Champions League play-off round (League Path).
  5. CL-LQ Losers of Champions League third qualifying 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 TLA SFO SNR LBA
1   Santa Tecla 6 3 3 0 10 5 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage 0–0 2–2 3–1
2   San Francisco 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 1–1 0–3 6–1
3   Sanarate 6 3 1 2 15 6 +9 10 Transfer to Confederations League 1–2 1–2 2–0
4   Liberta 6 0 0 6 2 20 −18 0 0–2 0–1 0–6
Source: CONCACAF.com
San Francisco  6–1  Liberta
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shawn Theriot (United States)
Sanarate  1–2  Santa Tecla
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brock Duran (United States)

Liberta  0–6  Sanarate
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Stefano Garcia (United States)
Santa Tecla  0–0  San Francisco
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Lorne Boswell (United States)

San Francisco  0–3  Sanarate
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Liberta  0–2  Santa Tecla
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Sanarate  1–2  San Francisco
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Santa Tecla  3–1  Liberta
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Liberta  0–1  San Francisco
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Santa Tecla  2–2  Sanarate
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Sanarate  2–0  Liberta
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San Francisco  1–1  Santa Tecla
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CSL RSL ONC RBH
1   Santos Laguna 6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 14 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 0–0 3–1
2   Real Salt Lake 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9 13 2–2 4–2 3–0
3   Once Deportivo 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 Transfer to Confederations League 0–2 0–2 2–0
4   Robinhood 6 0 0 6 3 21 −18 0 0–5 1–4 1–4
Source: CONCACAF.com
Real Salt Lake  3–0  Robinhood
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marshall Foote (Canada)
Once Deportivo  0–2  Santos Laguna
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Phil Amundson (United States)

Robinhood  1–4  Once Deportivo
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Brock Duran (United States)
Santos Laguna  2–1  Real Salt Lake
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Attendance: 0
Referee: John Kruger (Canada)

Real Salt Lake  4–2  Once Deportivo
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Robinhood  0–5  Santos Laguna
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Once Deportivo  0–2  Real Salt Lake
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Santos Laguna  3–1  Robinhood
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Robinhood  1–4  Real Salt Lake
Alan Lucas   58' (pen.) Report
Santos Laguna  0–0  Once Deportivo
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Once Deportivo  2–0  Robinhood
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Real Salt Lake  2–2  Santos Laguna
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIN TFC JIC RCA
1   Minnesota United 6 4 1 1 18 5 +13 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–2 2–0 6–0
2   Toronto FC 6 3 2 1 21 8 +13 11 2–1 2–3 7–0
3   Jicaral 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 Transfer to Confederations League 1–3 1–1 3–1
4   Racing Club Aruba 6 0 1 5 2 27 −25 1 0–4 1–7 0–0
Source: CONCACAF.com
Racing Club Aruba  0–4  Minnesota United
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Doug Glenmann (Canada)
Jicaral  1–1  Toronto FC
Kennedy   80' Report Akinola   29'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eddie Park (United States)

Toronto FC  7–0  Racing Club Aruba
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Leo Reeder (United States)
Minnesota United  2–0  Jicaral
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Attendance: 0
Referee: John Kruger (Canada)

Racing Club Aruba  0–0  Jicaral
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Minnesota United  2–2  Toronto FC
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Jicaral  3–1  Racing Club Aruba
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Toronto FC  2–1  Minnesota United
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Minnesota United  6–0  Racing Club Aruba
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Toronto FC  2–3  Jicaral
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Racing Club Aruba  1–7  Toronto FC
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Jicaral  1–3  Minnesota United
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VDA SCS BDN HPE
1   Vida 6 5 1 0 13 5 +8 16 Advance to knockout stage 3–1 1–0 2–1
2   San Carlos 6 4 0 2 13 7 +6 12 0–1 2–0 6–3
3   Bodden Town 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 Transfer to Confederations League 1–1 0–1 4–2
4   Hope International 6 0 0 6 9 22 −13 0 2–5 0–3 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on =complete. Source: CONCACAF.com
Hope International  2–5  Vida
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stefano Garcia (United States)
San Carlos  2–0  Bodden Town
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Carlin (United States)

Bodden Town  4–2  Hope International
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Carlin (United States)
Vida  3–1  San Carlos
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Eddie Park (United States)

Bodden Town  1–1  Vida
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San Carlos  6–3  Hope International
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Hope International  0–3  San Carlos
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Vida  1–0  Bodden Town
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Vida  2–1  Hope International
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Bodden Town  0–1  San Carlos
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San Carlos  0–1  Vida
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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MTP FRU BPO DGN
1   Mount Pleasant 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9 Advance to knockout stage 0–2 0–0 1–0
2   Fruta Conquerors 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 0–0 1–0 0–1
3   Belmopan Bandits 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8 Transfer to Confederations League 1–3 3–2 4–0
4   Diriangén 6 1 3 2 3 7 −4 6 1–1 1–1 0–0
Source: CONCACAF.com
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mount Pleasant  1–0  Diriangén
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jack Brown (United States)

Diriangén  0–0  Belmopan Bandits
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Sullivan (United States)
Fruta Conquerors  0–0  Mount Pleasant
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Jim Pitts (United States)

Belmopan Bandits  3–2  Fruta Conquerors
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Brad Church (United States)

Belmopan Bandits  1–3  Mount Pleasant
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Fruta Conquerors  0–1  Diriangén
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Diriangén  1–1  Fruta Conquerors
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Mount Pleasant  0–0  Belmopan Bandits
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Diriangén  1–1  Mount Pleasant
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Belmopan Bandits  4–0  Diriangén
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Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WCO MDS CDE MGA
1   W Connection 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage 4 Jan '21 1–0 8 Nov '20
2   Real de Minas 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 2–3 8 Nov '20 7 Jan '21
3   Costa del Este 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Transfer to Confederations League 7 Jan '21 5 Nov '20 2–1
4   Managua 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0 5 Nov '20 1–2 4 Jan '21
Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2020. Source: CONCACAF.com
Real de Minas  2–3  W Connection
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jim Creasey (United States)
Costa del Este  2–1  Managua
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Centeno (United States)

W Connection  1–0  Costa del Este
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Centeno (United States)
Managua  1–2  Real de Minas
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Jim Pitts (United States)

Real Salt Lake  4–2  Once Deportivo
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Robinhood  0–5  Santos Laguna
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Once Deportivo  0–2  Real Salt Lake
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Santos Laguna  3–1  Robinhood
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Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TIJ POR SCH HOQ
1   Tijuana 6 4 1 1 19 5 +14 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–3 4–0 7–1
2   Portmore United 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 1–1 4–2 1–0
3   Scherpenheuvel 6 2 0 4 6 12 −6 6 Transfer to Confederations League 0–2 2–1 2–0
4   La Horquetta Rangers 6 1 1 4 2 13 −11 4 0–3 0–0 1–0
Source: CONCACAF.com
Portmore United  4–2  Scherpenheuvel
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Duncan-Allen (United States)
La Horquetta Rangers  0–3  Tijuana
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jack Brown (United States)

Scherpenheuvel  2–0  La Horquetta Rangers
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Lewis (United States)
Tijuana  2–3  Portmore United
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Doug Glenmann (Canada)

Scherpenheuvel  0–2  Tijuana
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Portmore United  1–0  La Horquetta Rangers
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Tijuana  4–0  Scherpenheuvel
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La Horquetta Rangers  0–0  Portmore United
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Scherpenheuvel  2–1  Portmore United
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Tijuana  7–1  La Horquetta Rangers
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Portmore United  1–1  Tijuana
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Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CIB HEL VER NOT
1   Cibao 6 2 3 1 11 10 +1 9 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 2–2 3–1
2   Helenites 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 1–1 1–0 1–0
3   Verdes 6 1 4 1 10 10 0 7 Transfer to Confederations League 3–3 2–1 1–1
4   Notch 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6 2–0 0–0 2–2
Source: CONCACAF.com
Cibao  2–1  Helenites
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jack Rauen (United States)
Notch  2–2  Verdes
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeff Johnson (United States)

Helenites  1–0  Notch
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Duncan-Allen (United States)
Verdes  3–3  Cibao
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shawn Theriot (United States)

Helenites  1–0  Verdes
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Cibao  3–1  Notch
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Notch  2–0  Cibao
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Verdes  2–1  Helenites
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Verdes  1–1  Notch
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Helenites  1–1  Cibao
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Notch  0–0  Helenites
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Cibao  2–2  Verdes
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Notes

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  1. ^ Match rescheduled from 22 September 2020 due to four players on Fruta Conquerors testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019.

See also

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