One of the best things about the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League is when your favorite team gets matched up with an opponent you know almost nothing about. Then again, one of the worst things about the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League is, well, when your favorite team gets matched up with an opponent you know almost nothing about.
If the bad side of that situation is freaking you out, we want to help. It might be too much to give you all the information on the Portland Timbers' potential Round of 16 opponents, but ahead of Wednesday afternoon's SCCL draw, we wanted to something.
Here is your cheat-sheet, quick-and-dirty profile of each team the Timbers could draw in Champions League's opening round. Remember: This is only step one of your journey.
- TIMBERS LATEST:NEWS | ROSTER | TRANSACTIONS
| Team | Alajuelense | Full Name | Liga Deportiva Alajuelense |
| Year Founded | 1919 | City (Country) | El Llano (Costa Rica) |
| League Finish (last tournament) | 1st (2020 Apertura) | Best SCCL finish | Semifinals (2013-14, 2014-15; two-time winners of Champions Cup, SCCL's predecessor) |
| Leading scorer | Jurguens Montenegro (six goals, 24 appearances, 1383 minutes) | ||
Team |
Arcahaie |
Full Name |
Arcahaie Football Club |
Year Founded |
2017 |
City (Country) |
Arcahaie (Haiti) |
League Finish (last tournament) |
2nd (lost to Violette AC in the 2020 Série d'Ouverture finals) |
Best Scotiabank Champions League finish |
Debuted in 2020 |
Team |
Atlético Pantoja |
Full Name |
Club Atlético Pantoja |
Year Founded |
2000 |
City (Country) |
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) |
League Finish (last tournament) |
1st (2019) |
Best Scotiabank Champions League finish |
Qualified, Round of 16 (2019) |
| Team | León | Full Name | Club León |
| Year Founded | 1944 | City (Country) | León (Mexico) |
| League Finish (last tournament) | 1st (Torneo Guardianes 2020) | Best Scotiabank Champions League finish | Group stage qualifier (2014-15); Round of 16 qualifier (2020) |
| Leading scorer | Ángel Mena (nine goals, 23 appearances, 1831 minutes) | ||
| Team | Marathón | Full Name | Club Deportivo Marathón |
| Year Founded | 1925 | City (Country) | San Pedro Sula (Honduras) |
| League Finish (last tournament) | 2nd (2020-21 Apertura) | Best Scotiabank Champions League finish | Quarterfinalists (2008-09, 2009-10) |
| Leading scorer | Kevin Arriaga (four goals, 17 appearances, 1452 minutes) Edwin Solano (four goals, 17 appearances, 1429 minutes) | ||
| Team | Olimpia | Full Name | Club Deportivo Olimpia |
| Year Founded | 1912 | City (Country) | Tegucigalpa (Honduras) |
| League Finish (last tournament) | 1st (2020-21 Apertura) | Best Scotiabank Champions League finish | Semifinalist (2020) |
| Leading scorer | Jerry Bengtson (nine goals, 20 appearances, 1421 minutes) | ||
| Team | Real Estelí | Full Name | Real Esteli Fútbol Club |
| Year Founded | 1961 | City (Country) | Estelí (Nicaragua) |
| League Finish (last tournament) | 1st (2020 Apertura) | Best Scotiabank Champions League finish | Group stage qualifier (four times) |
| Leading scorer | Juan Barrera (14 goals, 22 appearances, 1764 minutes) | ||
| Team | Saprissa | Full Name | Deportivo Saprissa |
| Year Founded | 1935 | City (Country) | San José (Costa Rica) |
| League Finish (last tournament) | Semifinals (2020 Apertura) | Best Scotiabank Champions League finish | Semifinals (2011) |
| Leading scorer | Mariano Torres (four goals, 22 appearances, 1727 minutes) Daniel Colindres (four goals, 21 appearances, 1322 minutes) Ariel Rodríguez (four goals, five appearances, 400 minutes) | ||
MORE: Latest on the Portland Timbers
