User:Quidster4040/sandbox/UNCAF Regions League

2The UNCAF Regions League is a quaternary association football tournament proposed for CONCACAF's UNCAF (Central American) region. It is for football clubs from the domestic league not to qualify for the CONCACAF Confederations League, and for domestic champions of the second tier.

The top-three finishers based on overall record earn a berth into the CONCACAF Regions League, the region-wide quaternary tournament to determine a group stage berth into the CONCACAF Confederations League. The three teams are joined by the four semifinalists from the NAFU Regions League and the CFU Regions League champion.

Participants

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The competition features 32 teams from 7 associations, berths are granted based on their overall CONCACAF coefficient ranking.

Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1   Costa Rica 73.243 5
2   Honduras 59.499
3   Panama 54.350
4   El Salvador 49.366
5   Guatemala 46.433 4
6   Nicaragua 27.075
7   Belize 23.745

Distribution

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Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Qualifying round
(16 teams)
  • 7 domestic second division champion from associations 1–7
  • 7 domestic second division second-placed teams from associations 1–7
  • 2 domestic
Group stage
(16 teams)
  • 1 domestic eighth-place team from association 1
  • 2 domestic second division champions from associations 1–2
  • 2 domestic seventh-place team from associations 1–2
  • 5 domestic league sixth-placed team from association 3–7
  • 4 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 4–7
  • 8 winners from play-off round
Knockout phase
(8 teams)
  • 4 group winners from group stage
  • 4 group runners-up from group stage

Finals

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List of UNCAF Regions League finals
Season Nation Winners Score Runners-up Nation Venue Attendance
2019–20 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
2020–21 Estadio Cordero, Heredia

See also

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