16 teams competing for the trophy and a spot in the 2020 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League

Miami (Friday, August 9, 2019) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) today confirmed the matchups and schedule for the Round of 16 matches of the 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf League. The second round of the expanded competition will take place August 20-22 and 27-29. 

The 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf League kicked off in July with a preliminary round, in which 12 clubs participated. After home-and-away play, the six matchup winners – Santa Tecla FC (SLV), SV Robinhood (SUR), Deportivo Saprissa (CRC), Alianza FC (SLV), Hamilton Forge FC (CAN) and Comunicaciones FC (GUA)– have joined the top nine ranked Central American clubs and Waterhouse FC, runner-up of the 2019 Caribbean Club Championship, in the Round of 16. 

The eight Round of 16 parings are as follows:

Matchup #1: FC Motagua (HON) vs Managua FC (NCA)
Matchup #2: CS Herediano (CRC) vs Waterhouse FC (JAM)
Matchup #3: AD San Carlos (CRC) vs Santa Tecla FC (SLV)
Matchup #4: Tauro FC (PAN) vs Alianza FC (SLV)
Matchup #5: CA Independiente (PAN) vs SV Robinhood (SUR)
Matchup #6: CD Aguila (SLV) vs Deportivo Saprissa (CRC)
Matchup #7: CD Guastatoya (GUA) vs Comunicaciones FC (GUA)
Matchup #8: CD Olimpia (HON) vs Hamilton Forge FC (CAN)

The Round of 16 matches are scheduled for August 20-22 and 27-29. The quarterfinals, to be disputed among the eight Round of 16 winners will be played September 24-26 and October 1-3, followed by the semifinals the last two weeks of October. The home-and-away finals will take place November 5-7 and 26-28.

In addition to qualifying its champion to the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League, the expanded tournament now qualifies an additional five teams. At the end of the competition, the runner-up, the two semifinalists who didn’t advance to the final and the two best ranked quarterfinals who did not participate in the semifinals, will join the champion in the 2020 edition of the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League. 

Fans will be able to follow all the action through the Confederation’s partner networks, including TUDN (United States), Yahoo Sports (United States), Fox Sports Latin America (Mexico & Central America), TSN (Canada), Flow Sports (Caribbean) and other local partners. For other territories, the tournament will be available on Concacaf GO (subject to territory restrictions).

2019 Scotiabank Concacaf League Schedule 
*Eastern Time (local time) and home team listed first

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 – R16 1st Leg
20:00 (18:00) Santa Tecla FC (SLV) vs AD San Carlos (CRC)
20:00 (21:00) SV Robinhood (SUR) vs CA Independiente (PAN)
22:00 (20:00) Managua FC (NCA) vs FC Motagua (HON)

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 – R16 1st Leg
20:00 (18:00) Comunicaciones FC (GUA) vs CD Guastatoya (GUA)
22:00 (20:00) Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) vs CD Aguila (SLV)

Thursday, August 22, 2019 – R16 1st Leg
18:00 (17:00) Waterhouse FC (JAM) vs CS Herediano (CRC)
20:00 (20:00) Hamilton Forge FC (CAN) vs CD Olimpia (HON)
22:00 (20:00) Alianza FC (SLV) vs Tauro FC (PAN)

Tuesday, August 27, 2019 – R16 2nd Leg
20:00 (18:00) AD San Carlos (CRC) vs Santa Tecla FC (SLV)
20:00 (19:00) CA Independiente (PAN) vs SV Robinhood (SUR)
22:00 (20:00) FC Motagua (HON) vs Managua FC (NCA)

Wednesday, August 28, 2019 – R16 2nd Leg
20:00 (18:00) CD Guastatoya (GUA) vs Comunicaciones FC (GUA)
22:00 (20:00) CD Aguila (SLV) vs Deportivo Saprissa (CRC)

Thursday, August 29, 2019 – R16 2nd Leg
20:00 (18:00) CS Herediano (CRC) vs Waterhouse FC (JAM)
20:00 (19:00) Tauro FC (PAN) vs Alianza FC (SLV)
22:00 (20:00) CD Olimpia (HON) vs Hamilton Forge FC (CAN)

September 2019
24-26 Quarterfinal 1st Leg 

October 2019    
1-3 Quarterfinal 2nd Leg 
22-24 Semifinal 1st Leg 
29-31 Semifinal 2nd Leg

November 2019
5-7 Final 1st Leg
26-28 Final 2nd Leg