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2022–23 NAFU Regions League
Dates	September 2021 (qualifying); October 2021 – March 2022 (competition proper)
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The 2022–23 NAFU Regions League is the fourth edition of the NAFU Regions League a quaternary association club football tournament for CONCACAF teams located in the North American Football Union countries.

Format

The format once again changed for the NAFU regions league, with all MLS, Liga MX, and Canadian Premier League teams earning qualification into the final tournament that did not make the Champions, SuperLiga, or Confederations Leagues. MLS teams ranked 11th through 27th, Liga MX teams ranked 11th through 18th and the four CPL teams not already qualified to a competition would be guaranteed 27 of the 32 group stage spots. They would be joined by four other clubs that could earn a spot through qualifying. These would include the second and third division champions from the United States and Mexico as well as teams from Cascadia, Quebec, Acadiana, Greenland, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Geographically, Bermuda, while in North America, participates in CFU competitions.

Teams

Qualified teams for 2022–23 NAFU Regions League (by entry round)
Group stage
UNAM (11th)	Atlético San Luis (12th)	Necaxa (13th)	Toluca (14th)
Mazatlán (15th)	Querétaro (16th)	Tijuana (17th)	Juárez (18th)
Minnesota United (11th)	Real Salt Lake (13th)	New York Red Bulls (11th)	LA Galaxy (11th)
D.C. United (11th)	Columbus Crew (11th)	Los Angeles FC (11th)	Inter Miami (11th)
San Jose Earthquakes (11th)	Chicago Fire (11th)	FC Dallas (11th)	Austin FC (11th)
Houston Dynamo (11th)	FC Cincinnati (11th)	Vancouver Whitecaps (CC-5th)	Valour (5th)
HFX Wanderers (6th)	FC Edmonton (7th)	Atlético Ottawa (8th)

Qualification tournament
Atlante (LEMX Cl. W)	Guelph United (L1O PW)	Longueuil (5th)	Eqaluk-56 (6th)
Atlético Morelia (LEMX Ap. W)	Vaughan Azzurri (L1O RS)	Fabrose (6th)	[[File:\|23x15px\|border \|alt=Navajo Nation\|link=]] Valley United (Lic.)
Orange County SC (USLC RS)	Ballard (3rd)	Monteuil (7th)	Niagara County (3rd)
Tampa Bay Rowdies (USLC PO)	Lane United (4th)	Central Texas Lobos (Lic.)	Arviat Whalers (TBD)
Union Omaha (USL1 RS/PW)	IPS (5th)	Eqaluk-54 (5th)	Ilienne Amateur (3rd)

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows. All matches are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Scheduled kick-off times starting from the play-off round are 18:45 and 21:00 EST/EDT.

As the 2022 FIFA World Cup takes place in Qatar between 20 November and 18 December 2022, the group stage commenced in the final week of July 2022 and will conclude in the first week of September 2022 to make way for the World Cup. Qualification rounds were reduced to a single leg played at a neutral site to make with for the World Cup.

The draws for the qualifying round started at 12:00 CEST/CET and were held at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City, United States. The away goals rule was abolished.

Schedule for 2022–23 NAFU Regions League
Phase	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Qualifying	First qualifying round	7 June 2022	5–6 July 2022
	Second qualifying round		7–8 July 2022
	Third qualifying round		9–10 July 2022
Group stage	Matchday 1	11 July 2022	26–27 July 2022
	Matchday 2		2–3 August 2022
	Matchday 3		16–17 August 2022
	Matchday 4		23–24 August 2022
	Matchday 5		6–7 September 2022
	Matchday 6		13–14 September 2022
Knockout phase	Round of 16	23 September 2022	4–5 October 2022	11–12 October 2022
	Quarter-finals	14 October 2022	25–26 October 2022	1–2 November 2022
	Semi-finals		24–25 January 2023	11–12 February 2023
	Final		23 February 2023 at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

Qualification round

To reduce travel, all clubs met IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Qualification final winners qualify for group stage.

Brackets

Bracket A

Qualification first round

Qualification second round

Qualification final

9 July 2022

7 July 2022

Atlante

8

5 July 2022

Vaughan Azzurri

0

Fabrose

0

Fabrose

5

Fabrose (a.e.t.)

1

Ilienne Amateur

0

Bracket B

Qualification first round

Qualification second round

Qualification final

9 July 2022

7 July 2022

Tampa Bay Rowdies

3

5 July 2022

Guelph United

4

Guelph United

1

Laval

0

Arviat Whalers

0

Arviat Whalers

1

Bracket C

Qualification first round

Qualification second round

Qualification final

10 July 2022

8 July 2022

Union Omaha

2

6 July 2022

Central Texas Lobos

1

IPS

1

IPS

2

IPS

2

Eqaluk-56

0

Bracket D

Qualification first round

Qualification second round

Qualification final

10 July 2022

8 July 2022

Atlético Morelia

4

6 July 2022

Longueuil

0 (3)

[[File:|23x15px|border |alt=Navajo Nation|link=]] Valley United

2

Lane United

1

[[File:|23x15px|border |alt=Navajo Nation|link=]] Valley United (p)

0 (5)

[[File:|23x15px|border |alt=Navajo Nation|link=]] Valley United

4

Bracket E

Qualification first round

Qualification second round

Qualification final

10 July 2022

8 July 2022

Orange County SC

3

6 July 2022

Ballard

2 (7)

Ballard

0

Eqaluk-54

1

Niagara County

2 (6)

Niagara County

7

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 NAFU Regions League group stage

The group stage began on 26–27 July and concluded on 13–14 September 2022.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PUM	MIA	ATX	HFX
1	UNAM	6	3	2	1	11	5	+6	11	Advance to knockout stage	—	4–1	0–0	4–0
2	Inter Miami	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10	Advance to knockout stage	2–0	—	2–0	2–0
3	Austin FC	6	2	2	2	9	6	+3	8		1–1	2–1	—	5–0
4	HFX Wanderers	6	1	1	4	5	16	−11	4		1–2	2–2	2–1	—

Source: CONCACAF.com

Group B

Pos	Team	Qualification	MIN	JRZ	VAN	OMA
1	Minnesota United	Advance to knockout stage	—	26 Jul	23 Aug	6 Sep
2	Juárez	Advance to knockout stage	13 Sep	—	2 Aug	16 Aug
3	Vancouver Whitecaps		16 Aug	6 Sep	—	26 Jul
4	Union Omaha		2 Aug	23 Aug	13 Sep	—

Source: CONCACAF.com

Group C

Pos	Team	Qualification	ASL	LFC	DAL	OCS
1	Atlético San Luis	Advance to knockout stage	—	26 Jul	23 Aug	6 Sep
2	Los Angeles FC	Advance to knockout stage	13 Sep	—	2 Aug	16 Aug
3	FC Dallas		16 Aug	6 Sep	—	26 Jul
4	Orange County SC		2 Aug	23 Aug	13 Sep	—

Source: CONCACAF.com

Group D

Pos	Team	Qualification	DCU	TIJ	EDM	TBR
1	D.C. United	Advance to knockout stage	—	26 Jul	23 Aug	6 Sep
2	Tijuana	Advance to knockout stage	13 Sep	—	2 Aug	16 Aug
3	FC Edmonton		16 Aug	6 Sep	—	26 Jul
4	Tampa Bay Rowdies		2 Aug	23 Aug	13 Sep	—

Source: CONCACAF.com

Group E

Pos	Team	Qualification	NCX	RSL	VAL	HOU
1	Necaxa	Advance to knockout stage	—	27 Jul	24 Aug	7 Sep
2	Real Salt Lake	Advance to knockout stage	14 Sep	—	3 Aug	17 Aug
3	Valour		17 Aug	7 Sep	—	27 Jul
4	Houston Dynamo		3 Aug	24 Aug	14 Sep	—

Source: CONCACAF.com

Group F

Pos	Team	Qualification	SJE	QTO	CHI	MOR
1	San Jose Earthquakes	Advance to knockout stage	—	27 Jul	24 Aug	7 Sep
2	Querétaro	Advance to knockout stage	14 Sep	—	3 Aug	17 Aug
3	Chicago Fire		17 Aug	7 Sep	—	27 Jul
4	Atlético Morelia		3 Aug	24 Aug	14 Sep	—

Source: CONCACAF.com

Group G

Pos	Team	Qualification	TOL	LAG	CLB	ATL
1	Toluca	Advance to knockout stage	—	27 Jul	24 Aug	7 Sep
2	LA Galaxy	Advance to knockout stage	14 Sep	—	3 Aug	17 Aug
3	Columbus Crew		17 Aug	7 Sep	—	27 Jul
4	Atlante		3 Aug	24 Aug	14 Sep	—

Source: CONCACAF.com

Group H

Pos	Team	Qualification	RNY	MAZ	ATO	CIN
1	New York Red Bulls	Advance to knockout stage	—	27 Jul	24 Aug	7 Sep
2	Mazatlán	Advance to knockout stage	14 Sep	—	3 Aug	17 Aug
3	Atlético Ottawa		17 Aug	7 Sep	—	27 Jul
4	FC Cincinnati		3 Aug	24 Aug	14 Sep	—

Source: CONCACAF.com

Format

Teams

Schedule

Qualification round

Brackets

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

See also