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2022–23 CONCACAF Champions League
Geodis Park in Nashville will host the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
21 June – 24 August 2022
Competition proper:
6 September 2022 – 10 June 2023
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 78 (from 55 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico UANL (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States Orlando City
All statistics correct as of 6 September 2022.

The 2021–22 CONCACAF Champions League was the 58th season of North Americas's premier club football tournament organised by CONCACAF, and the 15th season since it was renamed from the CONCACAF Champions' Cup to the CONCACAF Champions League.

The final will be played at Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The winner of the 2022–23 CONCACAF Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2023–24 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, and also earn the right to play against the winner of the CONCACAF SuperLiga in the 2023 CONCACAF Super Cup.

Orlando City are the defending champions, and reached the final, losing to Mexican club UANL. It was UANL's first title.

Association team allocation

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A total of 78 teams from the 41 CONCACAF member associations, and 9 guest associations participate in the 2022–23 CONCACAF Champions League. The association ranking based on the CONCACAF association coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:

  • Associations 1–4 each have four teams qualify.
  • Associations 5–6 each have three teams qualify.
  • Associations 7–14 each have two teams qualify.
  • Associations 15–52 each have one team qualify.
  • The winners of the 2021–22 CONCACAF Champions League and 2021–22 CONCACAF SuperLiga are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Champions League through their domestic league.

Association ranking

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For the 2022–23 CONCACAF Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2021 CONCACAF association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in North American competitions from 2016–17 to 2020–21. This is the first time in CONCACAF history that Mexico has not occupied the top spot.

Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1   United States 113.300 4 +1 (CCL)
2   Mexico 111.200
3   Costa Rica 79.100
4   Canada 69.499
5   Honduras 62.083 3
6   Panama 55.350
7   El Salvador 47.100 2
8   Guatemala 44.300
9   Jamaica 40.400
10   Trinidad and Tobago 38.222
11   Suriname 33.300
12   Nicaragua 28.000
13   Haiti 27.150
14   Guyana 26.100
15   Puerto Rico 21.155 1
16   Belize 20.175
17   Dominican Republic 18.625
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
18   Curaçao 1 17.125
19   Cayman Islands 15.875
20   Aruba 14.100
21   Barbados 13.122
22   Quebec 12.444
23   Cascadia 12.250
24   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.900
25   Antigua and Barbuda 10.460
26   Bermuda 10.140
27   Saint Lucia 9.987
28   Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.245
29   Cuba 8.230
30   Dominica 8.100
31   Martinique 7.777
32   Bahamas 7.098
33   Guadeloupe 6.455
34   Acadiana 5.565
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
35   Turks and Caicos Islands 1 5.200
36   U.S. Virgin Islands 4.455
37   Greenland 4.375
38   Grenada 4.100
39   French Guiana 4.000
40   Bonaire 3.750
41   British Virgin Islands 3.250
42   Saint-Martin 2.400
43   Anguilla 2.100
44   San Andrés and Providencia 1.784
45   Sint Maarten 1.455
46   Nueva Esparta 1.440
47   Statia 1.333
48   Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.667
49   Montserrat 0.667
50   Saint Barthélemy 0.500
51   Saba 0.222
52   Corn Islands 0.200

Teams

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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • TH: Champions League title holders
  • SL: SuperLiga title holders
  • LC: League Cup winner
  • PW: Playoff winner/postseason tournament winner
  • RU: Playoff/postseason tournament runner-up
  • Ap.: Apertura
  • Cl.: Clausura
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions of the previous season
  • Abd-: League positions of abandoned season as determined by the national association; all teams are subject to approval by CONCACAF
  • Lic.: Qualified by obtaining a Champions League competitions license.

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).

CC: 2022 CONCACAF club coefficients.

Qualified teams for 2022–23 CONCACAF Champions League
Entry round Teams
Group stage   Orlando City (TH)   Montréal (LC/SL)   New York City FC (LC)   New England Revolution (1st)
  Colorado Rapids (2nd)   Seattle Sounders (3rd)   Atlas (Ap./Cl. PW)   UANL (1st)[Note MEX]
  León (Ap. RU)   Pachuca (Cl. RU)   Toronto (LC 2nd)   Forge (LC SF/1st)
  Pacific (LC SF/CPL PW)   Herediano (Ap. PW)   Cartaginés (Cl. PW)   Saprissa (Ap. RU)
  Alajuelense (Cl. RU)   Olimpia (Ap. PW)   Motagua (Cl. PW)   Alianza (Ap./Cl. PW)
  Sporting San Miguelito (Ap./Cl. RU)   Alianza (Ap./Cl. PW)   Comunicaciones (Cl. PW)[Note GUA]   Waterhouse (1st)
  Central (Lic.)[Note TRI]   Inter Moengotapoe (1st)[Note SUR]
Play-off round CH   Diriangén (Ap./Cl. PW)   Violette (1st)
Third qualifying round CH   Fruta Conquerors (1st)   Metropolitan FA (1st)
LP   Real España (1st)   Tauro (3rd)[Note PAN]   FAS (2nd)[Note SLV]   Malacateco (Cl. PW)[Note GUA]
  Cavalier (2nd)   Defence Force (Lic.)[Note TRI]
Second qualifying round CH   Verdes (1st)   Cibao (1st)   Jong Holland (1st)   Scholars International (1st)
  Nacional (1st)
LP   Robinhood (2nd)[Note SUR]   Real Estelí (2nd)   Arcahaie (2nd)   Western Tigers (2nd)
First qualifying round   Weymouth Wales (1st)   Mont-Royal Outremont (1st)   St. Andrews (1st)   Sion Hill (1st)
  Liberta (1st)   Dandy Town Hornets (1st)   Platinum (1st)   St. Paul's United (1st)
  Santiago de Cuba (1st)   Dublanc (Abd-1st)[Note DMA]   Golden Lion (1st)   Dynamos (1st)
  Solidarité-Scolaire (1st)   Gaffa (1st)   SWA Sharks (1st)   Raymix (1st)
  N-48 (1st)   Hurricanes (1st)   Etiole Matoury (Abd-1st)[Note GYF]   Real Rincon (1st)
  Sugar Boys (1st)   Junior Stars (Abd-1st)[Note SMT]   Roaring Lions (1st)   Real Santander (1st)
  SCSA Eagles (1st)   Margarita (1st)   Golden Eagles (1st)   Miquelonnaise (1st)
  Royal Montserrat Police (1st)   Team FWI (1st)
Preliminary round   Zion's Hill (1st)   Long Bay (1st)
Notes
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    Dominica (DOM): The 2021 Dominica Premier League was suspended during the season due to issues pertaining to the COVID-19. The team with the best record at the time of suspension, Dublanc, qualified for the Champions League.
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    El Salvador (SLV): FAS qualified by having the best aggregate record during the 2021–22 Primera División de El Salvador that did not win the Apertura or Clausura final.
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    Guatemala (GUA): Clausura winners, Comunicaciones, qualified for the group stage by having the better aggregate record over Apertura winners, Malacateco.
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    French Guiana (GYF): The 2021–22 French Guiana Honor Division was suspended during the season due to issues pertaining to the COVID-19. The team with the best record at the time of suspension, Etiole Matoury, qualified for the Champions League.
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    Mexico (MEX): UANL qualified in the Clausura playoff spot for having the best aggregate record during the 2021–22 Liga MX season.
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    Panama (PAN): Tauro qualified by having the best aggregate record during the 2021–22 Liga Panameña de Fútbol that did not reach the Apertura or Clausura final.
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    Saint-Martin (SMT): The 2021–22 Saint-Martin Senior League was suspended during the season due to issues pertaining to the COVID-19. The team with the best record at the time of suspension, Junior Stars, qualified for the Champions League.
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    Suriname (SUR): Due to persitant issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname, the 2021–22 edition of the SVB Eerste Divisie was temporary switched to a summer season. The two teams with the best records by 30 June 2022, Inter Moengotapoe and Robinhood, qualified.
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    Trinidad and Tobago (TRI): The 2021–22 TT Pro League was cancelled due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Central and Defence Force, who had won league titles in the last five seasons received Champions League licenses by CONCACAF to compete in the 2022–23 Champions League.

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows. All matches are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Scheduled kick-off times starting from the play-off round are 18:45 and 21:00 EST/EDT.

As the 2022 FIFA World Cup takes place in Qatar between 20 November and 18 December 2022, the group stage commenced in the first week of September 2022 and will conclude in the first week of November 2022 to make way for the World Cup.

The draws for the qualifying round started at 12:00 CEST/CET and were held at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City, United States. The group stage draw took place in Nashville, United States at the Music City Center. After a three-year gap of a truncated qualification due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, the qualification rounds returned to a two-legged series, although the away goals rule was abolished.

Schedule for 2022–23 CONCACAF Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Preliminary round 7 June 2022 21 June 2022 28 June 2022
First qualifying round 14 June 2022 5–6 July 2022 12–13 July 2022
Second qualifying round 15 June 2022 19–20 July 2022 26–27 July 2022
Third qualifying round 18 July 2022 2–3 August 2022 9 August 2022
Play-offs Play-off round 2 August 2022 16–17 August 2022 23–24 August 2022
Group stage Matchday 1 25 August 2022 6–7 September 2022
Matchday 2 13–14 September 2022
Matchday 3 4–5 October 2022
Matchday 4 11–12 October 2022
Matchday 5 25–26 October 2022
Matchday 6 1–2 November 2022
Knockout phase Round of 16 7 November 2022 21–22 February 2023 7–8 March 2023
Quarter-finals 17 March 2023 11–12 April 2023 18–19 April 2023
Semi-finals 9–10 May 2023 16–17 May 2023
Final 8 June 2023 at Geodis Park, Nashville

Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2022–23 CONCACAF Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Preliminary round

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The first leg was played on 21 June 2022 and the second leg was played on 28 June 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zion's Hill   0–6   Long Bay 0–2 0–4

First qualifying round

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The first legs were played on 5–6 July 2022 and the second leg was played on 12–13 July 2022. For the third straight season, pairings were determined by their geographic location, as opposed to their CONCACAF coefficient.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SCSA Eagles   4–3   Junior Stars 3–2 1–1
Royal Montserrat Police   0–19   Solidarité-Scolaire 0–8 0–11
St. Paul's United   2–3   Liberta 1–0 1–3
Margarita   3–1   Real Rincon 2–0 1–1
N-48   2–1   Miquelonnaise 1–1 1–0
Golden Eagles   2–2 (7–6 p)   Long Bay 0–0 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Dublanc   3–5   Golden Lion 1–4 2–1
Hurricanes   0–2   Sion Hill 0–1 0–1
Roaring Lions   8–3   Team FWI 2–1 6–2
Weymouth Wales   2–1   Platinum 1–1 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Real Santander   2–4   Santiago de Cuba 1–1 1–3
Gaffa   5–3   Dynamos 4–0 1–3
Mont-Royal Outremont   5–1   St. Andrews 2–1 3–0
SWA Sharks   0–5   Dandy Town Hornets 0–3 0–2
Sugar Boys   3–2   Raymix 2–2 1–0

Second qualifying round

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The first legs were played on 19–20 July 2022 and the second leg was played on 26–27 July 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Mont-Royal Outremont   4–1   N-48 3–0 1–1
Sugar Boys   1–4   Cibao 1–0 0–4
Solidarité-Scolaire   5–4   Golden Lion 3–2 2–2
Verdes   1–0   Gaffa 0–0 1–0
Nacional   5–3   Dandy Town Hornets 3–3 2–0
Weymouth Wales   1–7   Margarita 0–1 1–6
Jong Holland   8–2   Sion Hill 3–2 5–0
Liberta   3–2   Roaring Lions 1–1 2–1
Santiago de Cuba   1–2   Scholars International 1–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Golden Eagles   1–6   SCSA Eagles 0–2 1–4
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Robinhood   6–4   Western Tigers 5–3 1–1
Real Estelí   5–3   Arcahaie 1–0 4–3

Third qualifying round

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The first legs were played on 2–3 August, and the second legs were played on 9–10 August 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Fruta Conquerors   2–4   Margarita 1–0 3–2
Metropolitan FA   3–0   Scholars International 1–0 2–0
Cibao   13–1   SCSA Eagles 6–1 7–0
Nacional   1–2   Mont-Royal Outremont 1–1 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Jong Holland   2–4   Verdes 1–2 1–2
Liberta   4–1   Solidarité-Scolaire 3–0 1–1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Real España   3–1   Malacateco 2–0 1–1
Tauro   2–0   Real Estelí 1–0 1–0
FAS   4–1   Cavalier 4–0 0–1
Defence Force   2–5   Robinhood 2–2 0–3

Play-off round

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The first legs were played on 16–17 August, and the second legs were played on 23–24 August 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Cibao   2–3   Violette 1–3 1–0
Margarita   0–1   Metropolitan FA 0–1 0–0
Liberta   0–4   Verdes 0–4 0–0
Diriangén   6–3   Mont-Royal Outremont 3–1 3–2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
FAS   2–1   Real España 2–0 0–1
Tauro   3–1   Robinhood 1–0 2–1

Group stage

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Main article: 2022–23 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAC SPR VIO TAU
1   Pachuca 6 4 0 2 14 5 +9 12 Advance to knockout stage 0–2 7–0 1–0
2   Saprissa 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 1–0 0–0 1–3
3   Violette 6 1 3 2 7 14 −7 6 Transfer to SuperLiga 2–3 1–1 1–0
4   Tauro 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3 5 Transfer to Confederations League 0–3 1–1 2–2
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NYC CEN SSM VER
1   New York City FC 6 5 0 1 28 3 +25 15 Advance to knockout stage 6–0 4–0 8–0
2   Central 6 3 1 2 8 12 −4 10 1–3 1–0 2–1
3   Sporting San Miguelito 6 2 2 2 10 11 −1 8 Transfer to SuperLiga 2–1 2–2 3–0
4   Verdes 6 0 1 5 4 24 −20 1 Transfer to Confederations League 0–6 0–2 3–3
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TFC NER MOT AZA
1   Toronto FC 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–2 4–0 4–1
2   New England Revolution 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 0–1 1–3 1–0
3   Motagua 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–1 1–1 5–0
4   Alianza 6 2 0 4 6 13 −7 6 Transfer to Confederations League 2–1 1–2 2–0
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALA FAS AZA IMT
1   Alajuelense 6 4 0 2 14 5 +9 12 Advance to knockout stage 3–0 2–1 5–1
2   FAS 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 2–1 2–1 2–0
3   Alianza 6 4 0 2 10 7 +3 12 Transfer to SuperLiga 1–0 1–0 3–1
4   Inter Moengotapoe 6 0 0 6 4 20 −16 0 Transfer to Confederations League 0–3 0–4 2–3
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATL OLI MET CGS
1   Atlas 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 2–1 2–0
2   Olimpia 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 1–0 3–3 4–2
3   Metropolitan FA 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–0 3–2 2–0
4   Cartaginés 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4 Transfer to Confederations League 1–1 0–2 1–0
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COL TIG HDO FOR
1   Colorado Rapids 6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 13 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 1–0 1–0
2   UANL 6 3 1 2 12 5 +7 10 2–1 5–0 3–0
3   Herediano 6 2 1 3 6 12 −6 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 2–2 2–1 1–0
4   Forge 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 Transfer to Confederations League 1–2 1–1 3–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEO ORL PAC DIR
1   León 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 2–1 4–0
2   Orlando City 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12 1–0 3–0 3–0
3   Pacific 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 Transfer to SuperLiga 1–1 2–1 2–0
4   Diriangén 6 0 1 5 3 15 −12 1 Transfer to Confederations League 0–1 2–4 1–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MTL WAT COM SEA
1   CF Montréal 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 2–0 2–1
2   Waterhouse 6 3 0 3 4 9 −5 9 1–3 1–0 1–0
3   Comunicaciones 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 2–1 0–1 2–1
4   Seattle Sounders 6 1 2 3 7 6 +1 5 Transfer to Confederations League 1–1 4–0 0–0
Source: CONCACAF.com

Knockout round

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Main article: 2022–23 CONCACAF Champions League knockout phase

Bracket

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
  CF Montréal
 
 
 
  New England Revolution
 
  New England Revolution
 
 
 
  Pachuca
 
  Pachuca
 
 
 
  Olimpia
 
  Pachuca000
 
 
 
  Orlando City011
 
  Orlando City
 
 
 
  Alajuelense
 
  Orlando City
 
 
 
  Colorado Rapids
 
  Colorado Rapids
 
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  Central
 
  Orlando City1
 
 
 
  UANL3
 
  New York City FC
 
 
 
  UANL
 
  UANL
 
 
 
  Toronto FC
 
  Toronto FC
 
 
 
  Waterhouse
 
  UANL325
 
 
 
  Atlas404
 
  León
 
 
 
  Saprissa
 
  Saprissa
 
 
 
  Atlas
 
  Atlas
 
 
  FAS
 

Round of 16

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The first legs were played on 21–22 February 2023, and the return legs were played on 7–8 March 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
León   2–3   Saprissa 1–2 1–1
Pachuca   6–3   Olimpia 0–2 6–1
CF Montréal   1–6   New England Revolution 1–3 0–3
Toronto FC   4–1   Waterhouse 2–0 2–1
New York City FC   3–4   UANL 1–3 2–1
Alajuelense   2–3   Orlando City 0–2 2–1
Colorado Rapids   6–2   Central 2–1 4–1
Atlas   6–0   FAS 3–0 3–0

Quarterfinals

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The first legs were played on 11–12 April 2023, and the return legs were played on 23–24 April 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Colorado Rapids   1–5   Orlando City 1–2 0–3
Pachuca   4–2   New England Revolution 3–0 1–2
Toronto FC   1–6   UANL 1–3 0–3
Atlas   2–0   Saprissa 2–0 0–0

Semifinal

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The first legs were played on 9–10 May 2023, and the return legs were played on 16–17 May 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pachuca   0–1   Orlando City 0–0 0–1
Atlas   4–5   UANL 4–3 0–2

Final

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The final will be played on 8 June 2023 at Geodis Park, in Nashville, United States.

UANL  3–1  Orlando City
Gignac   58' (pen.)
Ibáñez   73'
Ayala   90+4'
Report McGuire   21'
Attendance: 30,177

See also

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Continental competitions
Continental Super Cups
Regional competitions