Mexico and Honduras head for Tokyo Olympic finals, US and Canada out
March 29 – Mexico and Honduras make the final qualification list for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be played this summer.
Tag: concacaf
Costa Rica to host 2021 Concacaf Beach Soccer finals ahead of Russian World Cup
February 26 – Costa Rica will host the 2021 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship. May 17-23, in Alajuela. The tournament will be part of the federation’s 100 year anniversary celebrations.
Dominican Republic and Curacao to host centralised Caribbean club competitions
February 24 – The Caribbean’s top regional club competition, the 2021 Flow Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship, will be centralised in the Dominican Republic, May 14-26 and, while the region’s Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield (CCCS) will be played in Curacao, April 23 and May 2.
Mediapro returns to Concacaf fold with international sales deal
February 15 – The Mediapro Group have picked up the international rights to Concacaf’s club and national team competitions outside of the North America, Central America and the Caribbean region.
Guatemala to host Concacaf Futsal finals as nations seek World Cup 2021 slots
February 12 – Concacaf will hold its 2021 Futsal Championship will take place in Guatemala City, Guatemala, May 3-9, 2021.
Draw for Concacaf Champions League last 16 gives no easy routes for Mexico’s big clubs
February 11 – The draw for the last 16 of the Concacaf Champions League has pitched Mexican giants Club America against last season’s breakthrough team CD Olimpia from Honduras, who made it to the semi-finals last December.
Mexico’s Tigres strike a blow at the old order with win over Palmeiras to make CWC final
February 8 – Mexico’s Tigres upset Copa Libertadores winners Palmeiras from Brazil in a 1-0 semi-final victory at the Club World Cup to become the first Concacaf club to reach the final of tournament.
Concacaf sets draw and dates for 16-team Champions League
January 29 – Hard on the heels of the AFC’s Champions league draw earlier this week, Concacaf have said they will hoid their 16-team Champions League draw February 10.
Covid fears and travel uncertainty forces Concacaf to cancel U-17 and U-20 men’s
January 5 – Concacaf has cancelled its U-20 men’s championship, which would have qualified teams for the U-20 World Cup, and its U17 men’s World Cup qualification competition scheduled for 2021.
Tigres UANL overcome LAFC to keep Concacaf Champions League title in Mexico
December 23 – Tigres UANL cemented Mexico’s domination of the Concacaf Champions League after rallying to defeat Los Angeles FC 2-1 in the tournament’s final, extending Liga MX’s winning streak in the competition to 15 years.
LAFC seek to break Mexican grip on Concacaf Champions League against Tigres UANL
December 21 – Tigres UANL and Los Angeles FC will close off Concacaf’s disrupted 2020 competition season with the final of 2020 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League on Tuesday (December 22).
Tigres and Club America lead Mexican bid for another Champions League title
December 17 – With coronavirus case spiking at just the wrong time in the US, Concacaf has nevertheless managed to complete its centralised quarter finals in Orlando with two Mexican, one Honduran and one US team lining up for Saturday’s semi-finals.
Concacaf boosts women’s calendar with two major event launches and ‘guest’ invites
By Paul Nicholson
December 11 – Concacaf, whose member associations have so often trailblazed in the women’s game, has restructured its senior women’s national teams calendar “with the aim of transforming women’s national team football across the entire confederation”.
FIFA opens door for return of noisy Trinidad and Tobago to world football
By Paul Nicholson
November 20 – FIFA has lifted the suspension of the Trinidad and Tobago FA (TTFA) and re-instated its three-person Normalisation Committee to run the local association.