RBNY won't have to play CCL group stage games in 2017, but it will be dealing with a February tournament again in 2018.
CONCACAF has officially announced the long-awaited, well-leaked and predicted changes to its Champions League. As anticipated by the rumor mill, the 2017-18 edition of CCL will actually be two tournaments.
From August to October 2017, there will be a 16-team "Phase 1" competition that gathers qualifiers from Central America and the Caribbean. Two teams each from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama; one team from Belize; three Caribbean Football Union qualifier: 16 teams in a straight knock-out tournament.