2019 CONCACAF League

2019 CONCACAF League
2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF League
Tournament details
Dates30 July – 26 November 2019
Teams22 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsCosta Rica Saprissa (1st title)
Runners-upHonduras Motagua
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored85 (2.02 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa Rica Johan Venegas
(7 goals)
Best player(s)Costa Rica Johan Venegas
Best young playerCosta Rica Manfred Ugalde
Best goalkeeperArgentina Jonathan Rougier
Fair play awardCosta Rica Saprissa
2018
2020

The 2019 CONCACAF League (officially the 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF League for sponsorship purposes) was the third edition of the CONCACAF League, a football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1]

The tournament was expanded from 16 to 22 teams for the 2019 edition, with the addition of a preliminary round. The six new entrants were five teams from Central America, which had previously directly qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League, and a team from Canada playing in the Canadian Premier League, bringing the total number of teams playing in the CONCACAF League/Champions League from 31 to 32. Moreover, a total of six teams now qualified from the CONCACAF League to the CONCACAF Champions League, meaning that the winners of the 2019 CONCACAF League and the next best five teams qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.[2][3]

Saprissa defeated Motagua in the final to win their first CONCACAF League. Herediano were the title holders, but were eliminated by Waterhouse in the Round of 16.

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  2. ^ "Concacaf Announces Scotiabank Concacaf League Expansion". www.concacafleague.com. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Scotiabank CONCACAF League 2019 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.