2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

The 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage was played from August 2 to October 20, 2016.[1] A total of 24 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.[2]

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on May 30, 2016, 20:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida.[3][4][5]

The 24 teams were drawn into eight groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots. Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) could not be drawn with each other in the group stage, and teams from Mexico and the United States had to be drawn into separate groups.[2]

The allocation of teams to each pot was based on the results of the last four editions of the competition under the current format:[3]

  • Pot 1 contained the second team from Panama, two teams from El Salvador, one team each from Nicaragua and Belize, and three teams from the Caribbean.
  • Pot 2 contained two teams each from Costa Rica, Honduras, and Guatemala, the first team from Panama, and one team from Canada.
  • Pot 3 contained four teams each from Mexico and the United States.
Pot 1
Plaza Amador Alianza Dragón Real Estelí
Police United Central W Connection Don Bosco
Pot 2
Herediano Saprissa Olimpia Honduras Progreso
Suchitepéquez Antigua Árabe Unido Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Pot 3
UANL Pachuca UNAM Monterrey
Portland Timbers New York Red Bulls FC Dallas Sporting Kansas City

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 of the knockout stage.

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. D. Tie-Breaker Procedures):[2]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Goal difference in all group matches;
  5. Goals scored in all group matches;
  6. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Groups

The matchdays were August 2–4, August 16–18, August 23–25, September 13–15, September 27–29, and October 18–20, 2016.[1]

All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UNA HON WCO
1 UNAM 4 3 0 1 15 5 +10 9 Quarterfinals — 2−0 8−1
2 Honduras Progreso 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7 2–1 — 1–0
3 W Connection 4 0 1 3 4 14 −10 1 2–4 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
W Connection 2–4 UNAM
 Report
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
UNAM 2−0 Honduras Progreso
 Report
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
W Connection 1−1 Honduras Progreso
 Report
Honduras Progreso 2–1 UNAM
  • Moncada  57', 90+1'
 Report
Honduras Progreso 1–0 W Connection
  • Moncada  18'
 Report
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
UNAM 8–1 W Connection
 Report
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAP POR DRA
1 Saprissa 4 2 2 0 11 3 +8 8 Quarterfinals — 4–2 6−0
2 Portland Timbers 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 7 1−1 — 2–1
3 Dragón 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1 0−0 1–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Portland Timbers 2–1 Dragón
 Report
Attendance: 16,268
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Saprissa 6−0 Dragón
 Report
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)
Dragón 0–0 Saprissa
Report
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Saprissa 4–2 Portland Timbers
 Report
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Dragón 1–2 Portland Timbers
  • Melara  54'
 Report
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
Portland Timbers 1–1 Saprissa
 Report

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAN SKC CEN
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12 Quarterfinals — 3–0 4–1
2 Sporting Kansas City 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4 1–2 — 3–1
3 Central 4 0 1 3 4 10 −6 1 0–1 2–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Central 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
Central 2–2 Sporting Kansas City
 Report
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City
 Report
Attendance: 16,383
Referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico)
Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 Report
Attendance: 13,422
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 Central
 Report
Attendance: 17,038
Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico)
Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Central
 Report
  • Gordon  44'
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ÁRA MON DON
1 Árabe Unido 4 4 0 0 12 5 +7 12 Quarterfinals — 2–1 2–0
2 Monterrey 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 6 2–3 — 3–0
3 Don Bosco 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0 2–5 0–3 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Don Bosco 0–3 Monterrey
Report
Monterrey 2–3 Árabe Unido
 Report
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Don Bosco 2–5 Árabe Unido
 Report
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)
Árabe Unido 2–1 Monterrey
 Report
Monterrey 3–0 Don Bosco
  • López  19'
  • de Nigris  43'
  • Domínguez  51'
 Report
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
Árabe Unido 2–0 Don Bosco
 Report
Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAC OLI POL
1 Pachuca 4 3 1 0 19 4 +15 10 Quarterfinals — 1–0 3–0
2 Olimpia 4 2 1 1 13 6 +7 7 4–4 — 4–0
3 Police United 4 0 0 4 1 23 −22 0 0–11 1–5 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Pachuca 1–0 Olimpia
 Report
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Olimpia 4–0 Police United
 Report
Referee: Jonathan Polanco (Guatemala)
Pachuca 3–0 Police United
 Report
Police United 0–11 Pachuca
Report
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)
Police United 1–5 Olimpia
  • King  6'
 Report
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Olimpia 4–4 Pachuca
 Report

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NYR ALI ANT
1 New York Red Bulls 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 8 Quarterfinals — 1–0 3–0
2 Alianza 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5 1–1 — 1–1
3 Antigua 4 0 2 2 2 7 −5 2 0–0 1–3 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
New York Red Bulls 3–0 Antigua
 Report
Alianza 1–1 New York Red Bulls
 Report
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
Alianza 1–1 Antigua
  • Guerrero  58'
 Report
  • Portillo  75'
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)
New York Red Bulls 1–0 Alianza
 Report
Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)
Antigua 0–0 New York Red Bulls
Report
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
Antigua 1–3 Alianza
 Report
  • Guerrero  42', 51', 61'
Referee: Gianni Ascani (Turks and Caicos Islands)

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UAN HER PLA
1 UANL 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 9 Quarterfinals — 3–0 3–1
2 Herediano 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4 1–3 — 2–0
3 Plaza Amador 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4 1–0 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Plaza Amador 1–1 Herediano
  • Ortega  12'
 Report
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Herediano 1–3 UANL
 Report
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
UANL 3–1 Plaza Amador
 Report
  • Ward  22'
Herediano 2–0 Plaza Amador
 Report
Plaza Amador 1–0 UANL
  • Barsallo  37'
 Report
UANL 3–0 Herediano
 Report
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DAL SUC EST
1 FC Dallas 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8 Quarterfinals — 0–0 2–1
2 Suchitepéquez 4 1 2 1 4 6 −2 5 2–5 — 1–0
3 Real Estelí 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 2 1–1 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
FC Dallas 2–1 Real Estelí
 Report
  • Berdún  48'
Referee: Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)
Suchitepéquez 1−0 Real Estelí
  • Ruiz  90+1'
 Report
Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)
Real Estelí 1−1 FC Dallas
 Report
Referee: Jaime Herrera (El Salvador)
Real Estelí 1–1 Suchitepéquez
 Report
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)
FC Dallas 0–0 Suchitepéquez
Report
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
Suchitepéquez 2–5 FC Dallas
 Report
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)

References
  1. "CONCACAF Sets SCCL Schedule for Group Phase of 2016/2017 Season". CONCACAF.com. June 28, 2016. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2016–17 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  3. "Official Draw Confirmed for the 2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League". CONCACAF.com. May 23, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  4. "Official Draw: Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2016-17". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  5. "Miami Beach Draw Produces Matchups for 2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage". CONCACAF.com. May 30, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
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