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2019–20 UNCAF Regions League
Estadio Fernández in Panama City will host the final.
Tournament details
DatesJune – July 2019 (qualifying)
August 2019 – March 2020 (competition proper)
Teams32 (from 7 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsHonduras Real Sociedad (1st title)
Runners-upGuatemala Municipal
Tournament statistics
Matches played92
Goals scored228 (2.48 per match)

The 2019–20 UNCAF Regions League is the proposed inagural edition of the UNCAF Regions League, a quaternary tournament for the top teams in Central America nations not to qualify for the Champions League, SuperLiga, or Confederations League, as well as the top teams in the Central American second divisions.

The tournament features qualification that begins in June 2019 and concludes in July 2019. The group stage begins in August 2019 and concludes in October 2019. The knockout stage begins in November 2019 and concludes in March 2020.

Association team allocation

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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

Round and draw dates

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The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UNCAF headquarters in Panama City, Panama, unless stated otherwise).

Schedule for 2019–20 CONCACAF SuperLiga
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
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

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Qualified teams for 2019–20 UNCAF Regions League (by entry round)
Group stage
  Santos de Guápiles (8th)   Real de Minas (8th)   Municipal Limeño (6th)   Juventus Managua (5th)
  Limón (9th)   Universitario (7th)   Xelajú (6th)   Belize Defence Force (6th)
Play-off round
  UCR (10th)   Honduras Progreso (9th)   Sporting San Miguelito (8th)   Municipal (7th)
  Jicaral (D2-1st)   Real Sociedad (D2-1st)   Chalatenango (7th)   Real Madriz (6th)
Qualifying round
  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

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First qualifying round

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The first legs were played on 27 June and the second legs were played on 4 July 2019

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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

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The first legs were played on 11 July and the second legs were played on 18 July 2019

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAN RSO XJU ATN
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
Source: CONCACAF

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JIC RLM SPB JVM
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
Source: CONCACAF

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SSM MPL UCR BDF
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
Source: CONCACAF

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UDU MUN LMN HON
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
Source: CONCACAF

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-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

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The first legs were played on 28 November 2019 and the second legs were played on 12 December 2019.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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

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The 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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Municipal   2–1   Santos de Guápiles 0–0 2–1
Real Sociedad   1–0   Universitario 1–0 0–0

Third place match

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The winner advanced to the 2020 CONCACAF Regions League.

Santos de Guápiles  2–0  Universitario
  • East   31', 56'
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Final

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Notes

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  1. ^ The match between Real Sociedad and Municipal in Panama City was played behind closed doors due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Panama.


See also

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