Concachampions 2022: Round of 16 draw defined

The Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League 2022 official draw was held in Miami. América former goalkeeper Moisés Muñoz and the American forward Chris Wondolowski were the special guests to be in charge of the raffle drawing. 

Before the draw began, there was an emotional video of Monterrey's road to last year's title. Monterrey president, Duilio Davino, said: "It has been a source of pride since the tournament began we have been looking forward to it and we are very excited about going to the Club World Cup. We should be very happy to be able to represent Monterrey, Mexico, and Concacaf".

After Moisés Muñoz and Chris Wondolowski took the teams out of their respective pots, this is how the matchups ended up.

Round of 16 Matches

Seattle Sounders vs Motagua

Cruz Azul vs Hamilton Forge F

Toronto FC vs Santos

Pumas vs Saprissa

León vs CD Guastatoya

New England Revolution vs Cavaly AS

New York City FC vs Santos de Guápiles

Colorado Rapids vs Comunicaciones

When does the Concachampions 2022 begin?

Scotiabank Concachampions begins in February when the first leg of the round of 16 will be played from the 15th to the 17th. The second leg will be played a week later, on the 22nd and 24th of the second month of the year. The quarterfinals will be played from March 8 to 10 (first leg) and from March 15 to 17 (second leg); the semifinals from April 5 to 7 (first leg) and from April 12 to 14 (second leg); the grand final will be played from April 26 to 28 (first leg), leaving the second leg from May 3 to 5.

Which teams are representing each country in this edition?

Canada: Hamilton Forge FC and CF Montreal

Costa Rica: Deportivo Saprissa and Santos de Guápiles

Guatemala: Comunicaciones FC and CD Guastatoya

Haiti: Cavaly AS

Honduras: FC Motagua

Mexico: Leon, Santos, Cruz Azul and Pumas

United States: Colorado Rapids, New England Revolution, Seattle Sounders FC, and New York City FC

How were formed the draw pots for the raffle?

Pot 1 (qualified 1-8): CF Montreal or Toronto FC (CAN), Club León (MEX), Colorado Rapids (USA), Cruz Azul (MEX), New England Revolution (USA), Pumas UNAM (MEX), Seattle Sounders FC (USA) and New York City FC (USA).

Pot 2 (9-16 qualifiers): Cavaly AS (HAI), CD Guastatoya (GUA), Club Santos Laguna (MEX), Comunicaciones FC (GUA), Deportivo Saprissa (CRC), FC Motagua (HON), Hamilton Forge FC (CAN) and Santos de Guápiles (CRC).

The clubs in the number 1 draw will be the home teams in the second leg matches.