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2020–21 CFU Regions League
Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain will host the final.
Tournament details
DatesSeptember – October 2019 (qualifying)
December 2019 – April 2020 (competition proper)
Teams108 (from 39 associations)

The 2020–21 CFU Regions League is the second edition of the CFU Regions League, a quaternary tournament for the top teams in the Caribbean nations not to qualify for the Champions League, SuperLiga, or Confederations League.

The tournament was originally scheduled to begin in June 2019 and concludes in March 2020; however, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the format of the tournament was greatly altered. The qualification rounds featured teams from the same country or nearby islands as much as possible to minimize travel, while the group stage was entirely held in December 2020 at Inter Miami CF Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida United States.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the schedule, format, and number of teams in the Regions League. Rather than the normal two-legged qualification rounds, all qualifying rounds were reduced to a single leg. Teams were unseeded and geographically determined who to play, with teams from the same nation encouraged to play each other.

The group stage was held entirely within a neutral location, and the number of group stage games was reduced from six to three.

Teams

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Qualified teams for 2020–21 CFU Regions League (by entry round)
Group stage
  Police (5th)   Santos (6th)   Transvaal (Abd-6th)   CAY1
  Sando (6th)   Police (7th)   PUR1   VIN1
  Dunbeholden (Abd-6th)   Baltimore (5th)   DOM1   BRB1
  Arnett Gardens (Abd-7th)   Violette (6th)   CUW1   ATG1
Play-off round
  San Juan Jabloteh (7th)   Cavalier (Abd-8th)   Milerock (8th)   América (7th)
Third qualifying round
  PVV (Abd-7th)   BRB2   LCA3   ARU3
  Bintang Lahir (Abd-8th)   BRB3   DMA1   BAH1
  PUR2   ATG2   DMA2   BAH2
  PUR3   ATG3   DMA3   BAH3
  DOM2   BER1   SKN1   Samaritaine (5th)
  DOM3   BER2   SKN2   Robert (6th)
  CUW2   BER3   SKN3   Rapid Club (7th)
  CUW3   CUB1   GYF1   Phare (4th)
  CAY2   CUB2   GYF2   Arsenal (5th)
  CAY3   CUB3   GYF3   La Gauloise (6th)
  VIN2   LCA1   ARU1   Beaches (5th)
  VIN3   LCA2   ARU2   Academy Eagles (6th)
Second qualifying round
  KPMG United (7th)   Waitikubuli United (6th)   Rebels (6th)   Queens Park Rangers (6th)
  Prankton United (5th)   Panthers (5th)   Camerhogne (5th)   Atlétiko Tera Corá (5th)
First qualifying round
  Skills (7th)   Orléans Attackers (5th)   Velodia (5th)   Taguapire (5th)
  Old Madrid (7th)   Flamingo (6th)   Reggae Lions (5th)   Combined Schools (5th)
  Mount Rich (7th)   Up Rising (5th)
  Uruguay (6th)   Diamond (6th)
Preliminary round
  Pueblo Viejo (6th)   Golden Stars (5th)   MVO Tremors (4th)   Petronic (2nd)
  United Super Stars (6th)   AJOE (4th)   Lava Boyz (3rd)   Noronky (3rd)

See also

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