User:Quidster4040/sandbox/2020–21 NAFU Regions League qualification round

The 2020–21 NAFU Regions League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 10 September and ended on 1 October 2020.

A total of 16 teams competed in the qualifying system of the 2020–21 NAFU Regions League, which includes the preliminary round and the play-off round. The four winners in the play-off round advance to the group stage, to join the four teams that enter in the group stage.

Times are EST (UTC−5), as listed by CONCACAF.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all qualification matches were held on a neutral site to create a "bubble" to minimize contamination of SARS-CoV-2. All preliminary and first round qualification matches, for the 2020–21 edition only, were moved to Cobb Stadium near Miami, Florida, United States. The play-off round matches served as a test case to admit spectators to CONCACAF competitions with stadia at 20 per cent capacity. The play-off matches were held at Inter Miami CF Stadium and Hard Rock Stadium in the Miami metropolitan area.

Preliminary round

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Summary

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL HBR TGR FBR TAL
1   Valour (A) 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 12 Play-off round
2   Seattle Hibernian 4 2 1 1 9 8 +1 7 2–4
3   FC Tigers Vancouver 4 2 0 2 5 8 −3 6 0–5 2–3
4   Fabrose 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2 1–3 0–0 0–1
5   Tallahassee 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1 0–1 2–4 0–2 1–1
Source: CONCACAF
(A) Advance to a further round

Matches

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Valour  4–2  Seattle Hibernian
  • Kacher   20'
  • Ricci   31', 51'
  • Ohin   67'
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FC Tigers Vancouver  1–0  Fabrose
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Seattle Hibernian  3–2  FC Tigers Vancouver
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Fabrose  1–1  Tallahassee
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Tallahassee  0–2  FC Tigers Vancouver
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Fabrose  1–3  Valour
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Tallahassee  0–1  Valour
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Fabrose  0–0  Seattle Hibernian
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Tallahassee  0–0  Seattle Hibernian
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FC Tigers Vancouver  0–5  Valour
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First qualifying round

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The first qualifying round was played in a single leg on 24 September 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pacific   1–0   Oaxaca
York9   0–3   Phoenix Rising
Zacatecas   1–0   Louisville City
Greenville Triumph   2–2 (5–4 p)   Valour

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Pacific  1–0  Oaxaca
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York9  0–3  Phoenix Rising
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Zacatecas  1–0  Louisville City
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Greenville Triumph  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Valour
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Penalties
5–4

Play-off round

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The play-off qualifying round was played in a single leg on 30 September and 1 October 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Champions Path
Guadalajara   4–1   Greenville Triumph
New York Red Bulls   3–0   Pacific
Pachuca   0–1   Phoenix Rising
Forge   2–1   Zacatecas

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Pachuca  0–1  Phoenix Rising
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Attendance: 8,141
Referee: Rob Sawtell (Canada)

Forge  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Zacatecas
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Attendance: 945
Referee: Steven Mahan (United States)

New York Red Bulls  3–0  Pacific
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Attendance: 2,157
Referee: Andres Vidales (Cuba)

Guadalajara  4–1  Greenville Triumph
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