Concacaf Club Index 2021 CONCACAF CLUB INDEX 2021 The draw for the 2021 Scotiabank Concacaf League is set for June 16th and Concacaf has now unveiled the slot allocation ranking for positioning in the Scotiabank Concacaf League (SCL) draw. The allocation ranking has determined the seeding of clubs for the upcoming edition of the SCL. Clubs qualify for the Scotiabank Concacaf League based on criteria set by the respective Member Associations (i.e. tournament champion, runner-up, Cup champion, etc.). The specific method of qualification for each club results in an assigned slot to each qualified club (i.e. CRC 2, CRC 3, etc.), which is used as the basis for the draw’s seeding. The system does not rank individual clubs. It is based on the on-field performance of the various clubs of the same Member Association that have occupied those respective qualifying slots. For example, each year Nicaragua qualifies two clubs to the Scotiabank Concacaf League. Per the competition regulations, the 2020 Apertura or 2021 Clausura champion with the most accumulated points in the 2020-21 season will be assigned slot NCA1. The total points awarded to NCA1 (shown in the table below) are not those obtained by a single Nicaraguan club in previous appearances, but rather those obtained by the last five Nicaraguan clubs that qualified as NCA1 To determine the total points awarded to a Member Association’s slot(s) (i.e. NCA1) in any single edition of the Scotiabank Concacaf League, Concacaf utilizes the following formula: 2 points for 0.5 Point per 1 Point for 3 Points per 1 Point per Total Points = + + participating + stage + winning the win tie in the SCL advanced competition For the upcoming draw, 22 participating teams have been distributed in the Pots as follows: Pot Ranking Slot 2016/17* 2017/18** 2018/19** 2019/20 2020/21 Total 1 CRC3 0 2 19.5 27 18 66.5 2 SLV3 0 8.5 6.5 16.5 2 33.5 3 HON3 0 2 21.5 3 6 32.5 Pot 1 4 SLV2 5 11.5 5 7.5 3 32 5 PAN3 0 11 15 2 3 31 6 CCC3 4 5 5.5 4 10.5 29 7 NCA2 0 9.5 2 5 3.5 20 8 CAN2 0 0 0 9.5 10 19.5 9 GUA3 0 0*** 0*** 12 4.5 16.5 Pot 2 10 CCC4 0 2 5 5.5 2 14.5 11 GUA2 6 0*** 0*** 3 3 12 12 BLZ1 4 2 2 2 2 12 Pot Ranking Slot 2016/17* 2017/18** 2018/19** 2019/20 2020/21 Total 1 PAN1 20 8 12 5 2 47 2 HON1 11 5 4 16.5 10 46.5 3 CRC1 8 5 7 7.5 12.5 40 4 PAN2 8 13 8.5 6.5 2 38 Pot 3 5 HON2 11 2 3 13 6.5 35.5 6 SLV1 9 7 5 5 3 29 7 CRC2 14 5 3 4 2 28 8 NCA1 6 5 5.5 3 6.5 26 9 CCC2 5 2 5 5.5 2 19.5 10 GUA1 9 0*** 4 3 2 18 11 Winner Preliminary Round Matchup #1 12 Winner Preliminary Round Matchup #2 Pot 4 13 Winner Preliminary Round Matchup #3 14 Winner Preliminary Round Matchup #4 15 Winner Preliminary Round Matchup #5 16 Winner Preliminary Round Matchup #6 * Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League (previous format) ** Scotiabank Concacaf League and Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League (current format) *** No points awarded to Guatemalan Clubs due to Federation being suspended by FIFA Page 2 of 3 CONCACAF CLUB INDEX 2021 2021 Concacaf League Member Association Slot Allocations and Qualification Method Preliminary Round Country Slot Qualification Method Club Canada CAN2 2020 Canadian Premier League Champions Hamilton Forge FC Costa Rica CRC3 Non-champion club with the most accumulated points in the 2021 Clausura Santos de Guapiles Non-champion club with the second-most accumulated points in the 2020-21 Honduras HON3 CD Marathon season Panama PAN3 Runner-up club with the most accumulated points in the 2020-21 season CD Universitario 2021 Clausura Champion with the second-most accumulated points in the El Salvador SLV2 CD FAS 2020-21 season El Salvador SLV3 Non-champion club with the most accumulated points in the 2020-21 season 11 Deportivo FC 2021 Clausura Champion with the second-most accumulated points in the Guatemala GUA2 FC Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa 2020-21 season Guatemala GUA3 Non-champion club with the most accumulated points in the 2020-21 season Comunicaciones FC 2021 Clausura Champion with the second-most accumulated points in the Nicaragua NCA2 Diriangen FC 2020-21 season 2019 Opening Champion with the most accumulated points in the 2019-20 Belize BLZ1 Verdes FC season Caribbean CCC3 2021 Flow Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship 3rd place Metropolitan FA (PUR) Caribbean CCC4 2021 Flow Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship 4th place AS Samaritaine (MTQ) Round of 16 Country Slot Qualification Method Club 2020 Apertura Champion with the most accumulated points in the 2020-21 Costa Rica CRC1 LD Alajuelense season 2021 Clausura Champion with the second-most accumulated points in the Costa Rica CRC2 Deportivo Saprissa 2020-21 season 2020 Apertura and 2021 Clausura Champion with the most accumulated Honduras HON1 CD Olimpia points in the 2020-21 season Honduras HON2 Non-champion club with the most accumulated points in the 2020-21 season FC Motagua 2020 Clausura Champion with the most accumulated points in the 2020-21 Panama PAN1 CA Independiente season 2021 Apertura Champion with the second-most accumulated points in the Panama PAN2 CD Plaza Amador 2020-21 season 2020 Apertura Champion with the most accumulated points in the 2020-21 El Salvador SLV1 Alianza FC season 2020 Apertura Champion with the most accumulated points in the 2020-21 Guatemala GUA1 CD Guastatoya season 2020 Apertura Champion with the most accumulated points in the 2020-21 Nicaragua NCA1 Real Estelí FC season Caribbean CCC2 2021 Flow Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship 2nd place Inter Moengo Tapoe (SUR) Page 3 of 3.