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The 2023 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2023 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th and final edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its former name, and overall the 58th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1]
| 2023 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 7 March – 4 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 8 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  León (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Los Angeles FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 82 (2.73 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Denis Bouanga(7 goals) |
| Best player(s) |  Víctor Dávila |
| Best young player | Fidel Ambríz |
| Best goalkeeper | John McCarthy |
| Fair play award | Los Angeles FC |
← 2022 2024 (Champions Cup) → | |
Seattle Sounders FC were the title holders, but they did not qualify for this tournament and were unable to defend their title.
León won their first title, defeating Los Angeles FC of MLS in the final 3–1 on aggregate. As winners, they earned the right to play in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia as well as the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States alongside the winners from 2021 to 2024.[2]
The following 16 teams (from eight associations) qualified for the tournament.[3]
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).
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico (4 berths) |
Atlas | Apertura 2021 champions and Clausura 2022 champions | 1st | Debut |
| León | Apertura 2021 runners-up | 5th (2022) | Quarter-finals (2022) | |
| Pachuca | Clausura 2022 runners-up | 4th (2016–17) | Champions (2016–17) | |
| UANL | Best ranked team on aggregate table | 7th (2020) | Champions (2020) | |
| United States (4 berths) |
Los Angeles FC | 2022 MLS Cup champions and 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield champions | 2nd (2020) | Runners-up (2020) |
| Philadelphia Union | 2022 Eastern Conference regular season champions | 2nd (2021) | Semi-finals (2021) | |
| Orlando City SC | 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions | 1st | Debut | |
| Austin FC | Highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2022 MLS regular season record) not already qualified | 1st | Debut | |
 Canada (1 berth) |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2022 Canadian Championship champions | 3rd (2016–17) | Semi-finals (2016–17) |
 Haiti (CFU berth) |
Violette | 2022 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship champions | 1st | Debut |
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Honduras |
Olimpia | 2022 CONCACAF League champions (1st overall) | 13th (2021) | Semi-finals (2020) |
| Real España | 2022 CONCACAF League semifinalist (3rd overall) | 4th (2014–15) | Group stage (2011–12) | |
| Motagua | 2022 CONCACAF League semifinalist (4th overall) | 7th (2022) | Round of 16 (2020) | |
 Costa Rica |
Alajuelense | 2022 CONCACAF League runners-up (2nd overall) | 7th (2021) | Semi-finals (2014–15) |
 El Salvador |
Alianza | 2022 CONCACAF League best-ranked losing quarter-finalist (5th overall) | 5th (2020) | Round of 16 (2019) |
 Panama |
Tauro | 2022 CONCACAF League second-ranked losing quarter-finalist (6th overall) | 7th (2018) | Quarter-finals (2018) |
North American Zone 
Central American Zone 
Caribbean ZoneThe draw took take place in Miami, Florida, United States on 7 November 2022.[4] The seeding of teams was based on the CONCACAF Club Index.[5] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The slots were assigned by the following rules:[6]
The 16 teams were distributed in the pots as follows:[7]
| Pot | Rank | Slot | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pot 1 | 1 | MEX2 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 103 | León |
| 2 | MEX3 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 93 | Pachuca | |
| 3 | MEX1 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 83 | Atlas | |
| 4 | USA4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 65 | Austin FC | |
| 5 | USA2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 62 | Philadelphia Union | |
| 6 | USA1 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 56 | Los Angeles FC | |
| 7 | USA3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 56 | Orlando City SC | |
| 8 | CAN1 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 54 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | |
| Pot 2 | 9 | MEX4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 32 | UANL |
| 10 | CRC1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | Alajuelense | |
| 11 | HON1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26 | Olimpia | |
| 12 | HON2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 21 | Real España | |
| 13 | PAN1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | Tauro | |
| 14 | SLV1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | Alianza | |
| 15 | CCC1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | Violette | |
| 16 | HON3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Motagua |
Each tie, including the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing on a home-and-away basis.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 | 7–9 March | 14–16 March |
| Quarter-finals | 4–5 April | 11–13 April |
| Semi-finals | 25–26 April | 2–3 May |
| Final | 31 May | 4 June |
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| Motagua (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pachuca | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Motagua | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UANL | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UANL (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Orlando City SC | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UANL | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| León | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tauro | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| León | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| León | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Violette | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Violette | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Austin FC | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| León | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alianza | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Union | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Union | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Atlas | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Olimpia | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Atlas | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles FC | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Real España | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles FC | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alajuelense | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles FC | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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.
The first legs were played on 7–9 March, and the second legs were played on 14–16 March 2023.[10]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violette |
3–2 | Austin FC |
3–0 | 0–2 |
| Tauro |
0–3 | León |
0–1 | 0–2 |
| UANL |
1–1 (a) | Orlando City SC |
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Motagua |
1–1 (a) | Pachuca |
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
7–3[A] | Real España |
5–0 | 2–3 |
| Alajuelense |
2–4 | Los Angeles FC |
0–3 | 2–1 |
| Olimpia |
4–5 | Atlas |
4–1 | 0–4 |
| Alianza |
0–4 | Philadelphia Union |
0–0 | 0–4 |
Notes
Violette won 3–2 on aggregate.
| León | 2–0 | Tauro |
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Report |
León won 3–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. UANL won on away goals.
| Pachuca | 1–1 | Motagua |
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Report |
1–1 on aggregate. Motagua won on away goals.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Alajuelense | 0–3 | Los Angeles FC |
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| Report |
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Los Angeles FC won 4–2 on aggregate.
Atlas won 5–4 on aggregate.
Philadelphia Union won 4–0 on aggregate.
In the quarter-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:
The winners of round of 16 matchups 1, 3, 5 and 7 hosted the second leg.
León won 6–2 on aggregate.
UANL won 6–0 on aggregate.
Los Angeles FC won 6–0 on aggregate.
Philadelphia Union won 3–2 on aggregate.
In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:
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) | León |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Second leg |
| 2 (SF1) | UANL |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 8 | First leg |
| 1 (SF2) | Los Angeles FC |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Second leg |
| 2 (SF2) | Philadelphia Union |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 8 | First leg |
The first legs were played on 25–26 April, and the second legs were played on 2–3 May 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UANL |
3–4 | León |
2–1 | 1–3 |
| Philadelphia Union |
1–4 | Los Angeles FC |
1–1 | 0–3 |
León won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Philadelphia Union | 1–1 | Los Angeles FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Los Angeles FC won 4–1 on aggregate.
The first leg was played on 31 May, and the second leg was played on 4 June 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| León |
3–1 | Los Angeles FC |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Los Angeles FC | 0–1 | León |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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León won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Rank | Player | Club | By round | Total goals[16] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1R1 | 1R2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 | ||||
| 1 | Denis Bouanga |
Los Angeles FC |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | Miche-Naider Chéry |
Violette |
2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | Víctor Dávila |
León |
2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
 Dániel Gazdag |
Philadelphia Union |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 Ángel Mena |
León |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 Julián Quiñones |
Atlas |
2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Luis Quiñones |
UANL |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Carlos Vela |
Los Angeles FC |
1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 9 | Jorge Benguché |
Olimpia |
2 | 2 | |||||||
 Julián Carranza |
Philadelphia Union |
2 | |||||||||
| Sebastián Córdova |
UANL |
1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Sebastián Driussi |
Austin FC |
2 | |||||||||
 André-Pierre Gignac |
UANL |
2 | |||||||||
| Elias Hernández |
León |
1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Getsal Montes |
Real España |
2 | |||||||||
| Andrés Perea |
Philadelphia Union |
2 | |||||||||
| Brian Rubio |
León |
1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Brian White |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Award | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Ball[17] | Víctor Dávila |
León |
| Golden Boot[18] | Denis Bouanga |
Los Angeles FC |
| Best Young Player[19] | Fidel Ambríz |
León |
| Golden Glove[20] | John McCarthy |
Los Angeles FC |
| Fair Play Award[21] | — | Los Angeles FC |
| Position | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| GK | John McCarthy |
Los Angeles FC |
| DF | Diego Palacios | |
| Aaron Long | ||
| Adonis Frías |
León | |
| Iván Moreno | ||
| MF | Fidel Ambríz | |
| Luis Quiñones |
UANL | |
| Elías Hernández |
León | |
| FW | Víctor Dávila | |
| Denis Bouanga |
Los Angeles FC | |
| Carlos Vela |
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