2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
The 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League group stage was played from August 4 to October 22, 2015. A total of 24 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]
Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on June 1, 2015, 20:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the New World Center in Miami Beach, Florida.[2] The 24 teams were drawn into eight groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots.[3]
For the draw, the 24 teams were seeded into three pots. Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) were placed in the same pot such that they could not be drawn into the same group:[4]
- Pot 1 contained two teams from El Salvador, one team each from Canada, Nicaragua, and Belize, and three teams from the Caribbean.
- Pot 2 contained two teams each from Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, and Panama.
- Pot 3 contained four teams each from Mexico and the United States.
The seeding was changed from previous seasons where teams from the same association were placed in different pots.
Pot 1 | |||
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Pot 2 | |||
Pot 3 | |||
Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced to the quarterfinals.
Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order (Regulations, II. C. Tie-Breaker Procedures):[1]
- Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater goal difference in all group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored away in all group matches;
- Drawing of lots.
Groups
The matchdays were August 4–6, August 18–20, August 25–27, September 15–17, September 22–24, and October 20–22, 2015.[5][6]
All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | SAP | WCO | |
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1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | 6–1 | 4–0 | ||
2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | |||
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
Santos Laguna | 4–0 | |
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Djaniny Escoboza Mendoza |
Report |
W Connection | 0–1 | |
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Report | Rentería |
Santos Laguna | 6–1 | |
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Rabello Djaniny Mendoza Izquierdoz González Escoboza |
Report | Escoe |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UAN | HER | MET | |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | |||
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |
Herediano | 3–0 | |
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Hansen Azofeifa Cunningham |
Report |
UANL | 2–1 | |
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Zamora |
Report | Rugamas |
Isidro Metapán | 2–0 | |
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Rugamas Salinas |
Report |
Isidro Metapán | 1–2 | |
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Flores |
Report | Torres Uche |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | QUE | SFO | VER | |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 8–0 | ||
2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | 2–1 | — | 8–0 | |||
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
Querétaro | 2–0 | |
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Villa Milke |
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San Francisco | 2–1 | |
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Rodríguez Alfaro |
Report | Sinha |
Querétaro | 8–0 | |
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Gutiérrez Villa Sinha Danilinho |
Report |
Verdes | 2–1 | |
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McCaulay |
Report | Morán |
San Francisco | 8–0 | |
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Pinilla Ruiz Zorrilla Gil Jiménez |
Report |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LAX | CEN | COM | |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 8 | Knockout stage | — | 5–1 | 5–0 | ||
2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |||
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
LA Galaxy | 5–1 | |
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Gordon Mendiola Zardes dos Santos Maganto |
Report | Guerra |
LA Galaxy | 5–0 | |
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Väyrynen Gordon Keane |
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Central | 1–0 | |
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Guerra |
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Central | 1–1 | |
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Plaza |
Report | Gordon |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AMÉ | MOT | WAL | |
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1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 | Knockout stage | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | ||
2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | |||
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — |
América | 4–0 | |
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Alvarado Pab. Aguilar Peralta Sambueza |
Report |
Motagua | 2–0 | |
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F. Crisanto Hernández |
Report |
Walter Ferretti | 1–2 | |
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Leguías |
Report | Andino Israel Silva |
Motagua | 1−1 | |
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Andino |
Report | Arroyo |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEA | OLI | VAN | |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | |||
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | |
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Parker |
Report | Neagle |
Olimpia | 1–0 | |
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Elis |
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | |
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Froese |
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Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | |
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Neagle Valdez |
Report |
Olimpia | 1–0 | |
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Martínez |
Report |
Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSL | MUN | TEC | |
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1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 10 | Knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | |||
3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
Municipal | 0–1 | |
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Report | Plata |
Santa Tecla | 1–1 | |
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Zavaleta |
Report | Woodly |
Municipal | 2–1 | |
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Woodly Ruiz |
Report | Ricardinho |
Santa Tecla | 0–0 | |
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Report |
Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | |
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García Martínez |
Report | Herrera |
Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | |
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Olave |
Report |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DCU | ÁRA | MBU | |
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1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | |||
3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | — |
Árabe Unido | 3–0 | |
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González Addles Small |
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Árabe Unido | 0–1 | |
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Report | Aguilar |
D.C. United | 3–0 | |
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Aguilar Opare Doyle |
Report |
D.C. United | 2–0 | |
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Doyle Jeffrey |
Report |
Montego Bay United | 3–3 | |
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Woozencroft Williams |
Report | Arrieta Opare Farfan |
Montego Bay United | 1–2 | |
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Ottey |
Report | Polo Arroyo |
References
- "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2015–16 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
- "SCCL draw slated for Monday". CONCACAF.com. May 29, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- "Draw Produces Intriguing Matches for 2015/16 SCCL Group Stage". CONCACAF.com. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- "Official Draw: Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2015/16". CONCACAF.com. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- "CONCACAF unveils Champions League group stage schedule, set to kick off August 4". Major League Soccer. June 29, 2015.
- "CONCACAF Announces Schedule Change for Week One Champions League Match in Panama". CONCACAF.com. July 17, 2015. Archived from the original on July 19, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- "Real Salt Lake Scores Comeback Win in CCL Home Opener". Real Salt Lake. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- "Real Salt Lake vs. CSD Municipal | MatchCenter". Major League Soccer. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
External links
- CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF.com