The CONCACAF turns the Champios League formats around every now and then and announces that from 2023, that is, in two years’ time, there will be a novelty and that the tournament will be played again. in groups, but will now be done by regions to lower costs.
There will be three zones and groups will be formed in them: North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The first zone is made up of teams from Canada, the United States and Mexico, along the isthmus will be clubs from Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
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In addition, there will be better qualified teams in the Caribbean area. For North America there will be four groups of five teams and they will play only two home games and two away games. He will qualify for the round of 16 the first two; in the same way it will be for the clubs of the Central American area.
But in the case of Central America, there will be something new. In addition to the Champions League in groups, a Central American Cup will also be born, this will replace the current CONCACAF League, a contest in which Alajuelense has just been crowned champion. But these new competencies will be launched from June 2023.
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As part of this new ecosystem of club competitions, CONCACAF will work with its Member Associations in Central America and the Caribbean to launch two new competitions: a Central American Cup and a Caribbean Cup. In addition to qualifying through domestic leagues, both competitions will have qualifying places in the new group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League, which will begin in the autumn of 2323.
“It will raise the level of CONCACAF clubs and leagues with more regional clashes which we know fans want to see. It will also provide a competitive path to the FIFA Club World Cup, as clubs in our region they strive to succeed on the world stage, ”said CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani.
The current format of the CONCACAF Champions League (Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League) will remain for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 editions. 2023 will be a year of transition. The last edition under the current format will be played in the spring, before the group stage of the new format begins in the autumn.