Dates | September 2021 (qualifying) October 2021 – March 2022 (competition proper) |
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The 2022–23 NAFU Regions League is the fourth edition of the NAFU Regions League a quaternary association club football tournament for CONCACAF teams located in the North American Football Union countries.
Format
editThe format once again changed for the NAFU regions league, with all MLS, Liga MX, and Canadian Premier League teams earning qualification into the final tournament that did not make the Champions, SuperLiga, or Confederations Leagues. MLS teams ranked 11th through 27th, Liga MX teams ranked 11th through 18th and the four CPL teams not already qualified to a competition would be guaranteed 27 of the 32 group stage spots. They would be joined by four other clubs that could earn a spot through qualifying. These would include the second and third division champions from the United States and Mexico as well as teams from Cascadia, Quebec, Acadiana, Greenland, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Geographically, Bermuda, while in North America, participates in CFU competitions.
Teams
editUNAM (11th) | Atlético San Luis (12th) | Necaxa (13th) | Toluca (14th) |
Mazatlán (15th) | Querétaro (16th) | Tijuana (17th) | Juárez (18th) |
Minnesota United (11th) | Real Salt Lake (13th) | New York Red Bulls (11th) | LA Galaxy (11th) |
D.C. United (11th) | Columbus Crew (11th) | Los Angeles FC (11th) | Inter Miami (11th) |
San Jose Earthquakes (11th) | Chicago Fire (11th) | FC Dallas (11th) | Austin FC (11th) |
Houston Dynamo (11th) | FC Cincinnati (11th) | Vancouver Whitecaps (CC-5th) | Valour (5th) |
HFX Wanderers (6th) | FC Edmonton (7th) | Atlético Ottawa (8th) | |
Schedule
editThe 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 final week of July 2022 and will conclude in the first week of September 2022 to make way for the World Cup. Qualification rounds were reduced to a single leg played at a neutral site to make with 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 away goals rule was abolished.
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying | First qualifying round | 7 June 2022 | 5–6 July 2022 | |
Second qualifying round | 7–8 July 2022 | |||
Third qualifying round | 9–10 July 2022 | |||
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 11 July 2022 | 26–27 July 2022 | |
Matchday 2 | 2–3 August 2022 | |||
Matchday 3 | 16–17 August 2022 | |||
Matchday 4 | 23–24 August 2022 | |||
Matchday 5 | 6–7 September 2022 | |||
Matchday 6 | 13–14 September 2022 | |||
Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 23 September 2022 | 4–5 October 2022 | 11–12 October 2022 |
Quarter-finals | 14 October 2022 | 25–26 October 2022 | 1–2 November 2022 | |
Semi-finals | 24–25 January 2023 | 11–12 February 2023 | ||
Final | 23 February 2023 at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood |
Qualification round
editTo reduce travel, all clubs met IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Qualification final winners qualify for group stage.
Brackets
edit- Bracket A
Qualification first round | Qualification second round | Qualification final | |||||||||||
9 July 2022 | |||||||||||||
7 July 2022 | Atlante | 8 | |||||||||||
5 July 2022 | Vaughan Azzurri | 0 | Fabrose | 0 | |||||||||
Fabrose | 5 | Fabrose (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||
Ilienne Amateur | 0 | ||||||||||||
- Bracket B
Qualification first round | Qualification second round | Qualification final | |||||||||||
9 July 2022 | |||||||||||||
7 July 2022 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 | |||||||||||
5 July 2022 | Guelph United | 4 | Guelph United | 1 | |||||||||
Laval | 0 | Arviat Whalers | 0 | ||||||||||
Arviat Whalers | 1 | ||||||||||||
- Bracket C
Qualification first round | Qualification second round | Qualification final | |||||||||||
10 July 2022 | |||||||||||||
8 July 2022 | Union Omaha | 2 | |||||||||||
6 July 2022 | Central Texas Lobos | 1 | IPS | 1 | |||||||||
IPS | 2 | IPS | 2 | ||||||||||
Eqaluk-56 | 0 | ||||||||||||
- Bracket D
Qualification first round | Qualification second round | Qualification final | |||||||||||
10 July 2022 | |||||||||||||
8 July 2022 | Atlético Morelia | 4 | |||||||||||
6 July 2022 | Longueuil | 0 (3) | Valley United | 2 | |||||||||
Lane United | 1 | Valley United (p) | 0 (5) | ||||||||||
Valley United | 4 | ||||||||||||
- Bracket E
Qualification first round | Qualification second round | Qualification final | |||||||||||
10 July 2022 | |||||||||||||
8 July 2022 | Orange County SC | 3 | |||||||||||
6 July 2022 | Ballard | 2 (7) | Ballard | 0 | |||||||||
Eqaluk-54 | 1 | Niagara County | 2 (6) | ||||||||||
Niagara County | 7 | ||||||||||||
Group stage
edit- Main article: 2022–23 NAFU Regions League group stage
The group stage began on 26–27 July and concluded on 13–14 September 2022.
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PUM | MIA | ATX | HFX | |
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1 | UNAM | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Inter Miami | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Austin FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
4 | HFX Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIN | JRZ | VAN | OMA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Minnesota United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 26 Jul | 23 Aug | 6 Sep | |
2 | Juárez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 Sep | — | 2 Aug | 16 Aug | ||
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 Aug | 6 Sep | — | 26 Jul | ||
4 | Union Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 Aug | 23 Aug | 13 Sep | — |
Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ASL | LFC | DAL | OCS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlético San Luis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 26 Jul | 23 Aug | 6 Sep | |
2 | Los Angeles FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 Sep | — | 2 Aug | 16 Aug | ||
3 | FC Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 Aug | 6 Sep | — | 26 Jul | ||
4 | Orange County SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 Aug | 23 Aug | 13 Sep | — |
Group D
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DCU | TIJ | EDM | TBR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | D.C. United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 26 Jul | 23 Aug | 6 Sep | |
2 | Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 Sep | — | 2 Aug | 16 Aug | ||
3 | FC Edmonton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 Aug | 6 Sep | — | 26 Jul | ||
4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 Aug | 23 Aug | 13 Sep | — |
Group E
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NCX | RSL | VAL | HOU | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Necaxa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 27 Jul | 24 Aug | 7 Sep | |
2 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 Sep | — | 3 Aug | 17 Aug | ||
3 | Valour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 Aug | 7 Sep | — | 27 Jul | ||
4 | Houston Dynamo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Aug | 24 Aug | 14 Sep | — |
Group F
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SJE | QTO | CHI | MOR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 27 Jul | 24 Aug | 7 Sep | |
2 | Querétaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 Sep | — | 3 Aug | 17 Aug | ||
3 | Chicago Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 Aug | 7 Sep | — | 27 Jul | ||
4 | Atlético Morelia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Aug | 24 Aug | 14 Sep | — |
Group G
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOL | LAG | CLB | ATL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Toluca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 27 Jul | 24 Aug | 7 Sep | |
2 | LA Galaxy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 Sep | — | 3 Aug | 17 Aug | ||
3 | Columbus Crew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 Aug | 7 Sep | — | 27 Jul | ||
4 | Atlante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Aug | 24 Aug | 14 Sep | — |
Group H
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RNY | MAZ | ATO | CIN | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New York Red Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 27 Jul | 24 Aug | 7 Sep | |
2 | Mazatlán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 Sep | — | 3 Aug | 17 Aug | ||
3 | Atlético Ottawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 Aug | 7 Sep | — | 27 Jul | ||
4 | FC Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Aug | 24 Aug | 14 Sep | — |
See also
edit- Continental competitions
- Continental Super Cups
- Regional competitions