
Atlanta United to face Club America on Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. EST in 2020 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinal
December 1, 2020 - Major League Soccer (MLS) - Atlanta United FC News Release
ATLANTA - Concacaf announced today the schedule for the 2020 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League (SCCL) Final Rounds. The final seven matches of the Confederation's flagship club competition will be played Dec. 15-22, at Orlando's Exploria Stadium. Atlanta United's second leg Quarterfinal match against Club América will be played Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. EST.
The club announced a provisional roster for the tournament and a final 25-man roster will be released next week.
The 2020 SCCL was postponed in March, at the Quarterfinal Stage, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To resume the competition, Concacaf made the decision to introduce a centralized and simplified format, and developed extensive new SCCL regulations to ensure the delivery of a safe and highly controlled environment for all the players, coaches, team staff and officials who will participate. These include a high-frequency COVID-19 testing regime before and during the competition and robust health and safety protocols which will be strictly applied.
Through the introduction of an adjusted format with single leg matches, the 2020 SCCL will be concluded after a total of seven games.
The winner of this competition will be crowned Concacaf's regional club champion and will earn the right to represent the Confederation at the FIFA Club World Cup 2020, now scheduled to be played February 1-11, 2021, in Qatar. The current SCCL titleholder is CF Monterrey, who defeated Tigres UANL in the 2019 SCCL final.
The 2020 SCCL centralized Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final will be played as follows (listed in EST):
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - Quarterfinals
20:00 Montreal Impact (1) vs CD Olimpia (2)
22:30 Tigres UANL vs New York City FC
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - Quarterfinals
20:00 Atlanta United FC (0) vs Club America (3)
22:30 Los Angeles FC vs Cruz Azul
Saturday, December 19, 2020 - Semifinals
20:00 Montreal Impact (CAN) or CD Olimpia (HON) vs Tigres UANL (MEX) or New York City FC (USA)
22:30 Atlanta United FC (USA) or Club America (MEX) vs Los Angeles FC (USA) or Cruz Azul (MEX)
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 - Final
22:00 Winner Semifinal No. 1 vs Winner Semifinal No. 2
All centralized final round matches of the 2020 SCCL will be played behind closed doors and will be widely available for fans across the region to follow and enjoy through the Confederation's TV partner networks, including FOX Sports (USA-English), TUDN (USA-Spanish), Fox Sports Latin America (Mexico-Spanish), ESPN (Central America-Spanish), TSN and RDS (Canada-English and French), Flow Sports (Caribbean-English) and other local partners.
Matches will also be available on the Concacaf Official App (subject to territory restrictions). The free mobile app is available in the iTunes and Google Play stores.
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