The 2022–23 UNCAF Regions League is the fourth edition of the UNCAF Regions League a quaternary tournament for the top teams in the Central American (UNCAF) nations not to qualify for the Champions League, SuperLiga, or Confederations League.
The tournament began in July 2022 and will conclude in March 2023. The winner will qualify for the CONCACAF Regions League.
The 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.
Association team allocation
editThe competition features 32 teams from 7 associations, berths are granted based on their overall CONCACAF coefficient ranking.
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Round and draw dates
editThe schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UNCAF headquarters in Panama City, Panama, unless stated otherwise).
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying | Qualifying round | 11 June 2019 | 27 June 2019 | 4 July 2019 |
Play-off round | 18 June 2019 | 11 July 2019 | 18 July 2019 | |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 22 July 2019 (Panama City) |
1 August 2019 | |
Matchday 2 | 15 August 2019 | |||
Matchday 3 | 29 August 2019 | |||
Matchday 4 | 19 September 2019 | |||
Matchday 5 | 3 October 2019 | |||
Matchday 6 | 24 October 2019 | |||
Knockout phase | ||||
Quarter-finals | 9 November 2019 | 28 November 2019 | 12 December 2019 | |
Semi-finals | 18 February 2020 | 26 February 2020 | ||
Final | 14 March 2020 at Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City |
Matches in the qualifying (including preliminary and play-off) and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
Teams
editSantos de Guápiles (8th) | Real de Minas (8th) | Municipal Limeño (6th) | Juventus Managua (5th) |
Limón (9th) | Universitario (7th) | Xelajú (6th) | Belize Defence Force (6th) |
UCR (10th) | Honduras Progreso (9th) | Sporting San Miguelito (8th) | Municipal (7th) |
Jicaral (D2-1st) | Real Sociedad (D2-1st) | Chalatenango (7th) | Real Madriz (6th) |
Aserrí (D2-2nd) | Atlético Nacional (D2-1st) | San Pablo (D2-CL) | ART Municipal Jalapa (D2-1st) |
Olancho (D2-2nd) | Azuero (D2-2nd) | Siquinalá (8th) | Freedom Fighters (7th) |
Pinares (D2-3rd) | Audaz (8th) | Deportivo Mixco (D2-1st) | Wagiya (8th) |
Alianza (9th) | El Vencedor (D2-AP) | Ocotal (7th) | Orange Walk (D2-1st) |
Qualifying rounds
editFirst qualifying round
editThe first legs were played on 27 June and the second legs were played on 4 July 2019
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Orange Walk | 1–6 | Siquinalá | 0–2 | 1–4 |
ART Municipal Jalapa | 3–5 | Atlético Nacional | 1–0 | 2–5 |
Deportivo Mixco | 3–1 | El Vencedor | 2–0 | 1–1 |
San Pablo | 4–1 | Freedom Fighters | 3–0 | 1–1 |
Azuero | 1–2 | Olancho | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Pinares | 3–3 (a) | Ocotal | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Aserrí | 4–5 | Alianza | 2–3 | 2–2 |
Wagiya | 3–2 | Audaz | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Playoff round
editThe first legs were played on 11 July and the second legs were played on 18 July 2019
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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San Pablo | 2–0 | Real Madriz | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Atlético Nacional | 4–4 (a) | Chalatenango | 2–0 | 2–4 |
Siquinalá | 3–5 | Jicaral | 2–3 | 1–2 |
Wagiya | 0–6 | Real Sociedad | 0–0 | 0–6 |
Olancho | 1–1 (a) | Sporting San Miguelito | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Alianza | 1–3 | UCR | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Deportivo Mixco | 3–7 | Honduras Progreso | 2–2 | 1–5 |
Pinares | 1–4 | Municipal | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Group stage
editGroup A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | RSO | XJU | ATN | |
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1 | Santos de Guápiles | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | Real Sociedad | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | ||
3 | Xelajú | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | ||
4 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | — |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JIC | RLM | SPB | JVM | |
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1 | Jicaral | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | Real de Minas | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | ||
3 | San Pablo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 8 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Juventus Managua | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SSM | MPL | UCR | BDF | |
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1 | Sporting San Miguelito | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | Municipal Limeño | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 6–1 | ||
3 | UCR | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Belize Defence Force | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — |
Group D
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UDU | MUN | LMN | HON | |
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1 | Universitario | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
2 | Municipal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Limón | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 9 | 1–0 | 4–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Honduras Progreso | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — |
Knockout stage
editBracket
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
Municipal (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||
Jicaral | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||
Santos de Guápiles | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Municipal Limeño | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Real de Minas | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Universitario (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
Real Sociedad | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Sporting San Miguelito | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Quarterfinals
editThe first legs were played on 28 November 2019 and the second legs were played on 12 December 2019.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Municipal | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Jicaral | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
Real Sociedad | 3–2 | Sporting San Miguelito | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Real de Minas | 2–2 (a) | Universitario | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Municipal Limeño | 1–5 | Santos de Guápiles | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Semifinals
editThe first legs were played on 18 February 2020 and the second legs were played on 26 February 2020. The winners advanced to the UNCAF Regions League final and earned a berth into the 2020 CONCACAF Regions League. The runners-up played in the third place match for a berth into the 2020 CONCACAF Regions League.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Municipal | 2–1 | Santos de Guápiles | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Real Sociedad | 1–0 | Universitario | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Third place match
editThe winner advanced to the 2020 CONCACAF Regions League.
Santos de Guápiles | 2–0 | Universitario |
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Report |
Final
editNotes
edit- ^ The match between Real Sociedad and Municipal in Panama City was played behind closed doors due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Panama.