2020 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2020 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 55th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
| 2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League | |
|---|---|
Exploria Stadium in Orlando hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 18 February – 12 March 2020; 15–22 December 2020 |
| Teams | 16 (from 8 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | UANL (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Los Angeles FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 77 (2.96 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | André-Pierre Gignac (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | André-Pierre Gignac |
| Best young player | Diego Palacios |
| Best goalkeeper | Nahuel Guzmán |
| Fair play award | UANL |
Starting from this season, only 10 of the 16 teams directly qualified for the tournament, with the other six berths allocated through the CONCACAF League, where previously only the winners would have qualified.
UANL defeated Los Angeles FC in the final to win their first CONCACAF club title. As the winners of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, they qualified for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. Monterrey were the title holders, but did not qualify for this tournament and were unable to defend their title.
On 12 March 2020, CONCACAF suspended the tournament with immediate effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 13 March, CONCACAF suspended all competitions scheduled over the next 30 days.
On 2 November 2020, it was announced that the tournament would resume at a centralized location in the United States from 15 to 22 December 2020, with the sole quarter-final to have not completed a first leg, semi-finals, and final played as single-leg matches. On 10 November, Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida was designated as the host for the remainder of the tournament, which consisted of seven matches, including the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final.