2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage

The 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage was played from February 23 to April 27, 2016. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

Qualified teams

The winners of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners
A Santos Laguna
B UANL
C Querétaro
D LA Galaxy
E América
F Seattle Sounders FC
G Real Salt Lake
H D.C. United

Seeding

The qualified teams were seeded 1–8 in the knockout stage according to their results in the group stage.

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 E América 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10
2 H D.C. United 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10
3 G Real Salt Lake 4 3 1 0 4 1 +3 10
4 A Santos Laguna 4 3 0 1 12 3 +9 9
5 D LA Galaxy 4 2 2 0 12 3 +9 8
6 B UANL 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8
7 C Querétaro 4 2 1 1 11 2 +9 7
8 F Seattle Sounders FC 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Drawing of lots (Regulations, II. C. Tie-Breaker Procedures).[1]

Format

In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. The away goals rule would be used if the aggregate score was level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so a tie would be decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg (Regulations, II. C. Tie-Breaker Procedures).[1]

Starting from this season, the higher-seeded team in each tie would host the second leg throughout the knockout stage.

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined by the seeding as follows:[1]

  • Quarter-finals:
    • QF1: Seed 1 vs. Seed 8
    • QF2: Seed 2 vs. Seed 7
    • QF3: Seed 3 vs. Seed 6
    • QF4: Seed 4 vs. Seed 5
  • Semi-finals:
    • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF4
    • SF2: Winner QF2 vs. Winner QF3
  • Final: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
7 Querétaro 2 1 3
2 D.C. United 0 1 1
7 Querétaro 0 0 0
6 UANL 0 2 2
6 UANL 2 1 3
3 Real Salt Lake 0 1 1
6 UANL 0 1 1
1 América 2 2 4
5 LA Galaxy 0 0 0
4 Santos Laguna 0 4 4
4 Santos Laguna 0 0 0
1 América (a.e.t.) 0 1 1
8 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1 3
1 América 2 3 5

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on February 23–24, and the second legs were played on March 1–2, 2016.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Seattle Sounders FC 3–5 América 2–2 1–3
Querétaro 3–1 D.C. United 2–0 1–1
UANL 3–1 Real Salt Lake 2–0 1–1
LA Galaxy 0–4 Santos Laguna 0–0 0–4

All times U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5)

Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 América
Dempsey 44', 52' Report Quintero 45'
Peralta 70'
Attendance: 42,836
Referee: Óscar Reyna (Guatemala)
América 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC
Quintero 42'
Peralta 45+1'
Andrade 50'		 Report Pab. Aguilar 41' (o.g.)
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

América won 5–3 on aggregate.

Querétaro 2–0 D.C. United
Candelo 71'
Benítez 83'		 Report
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)
D.C. United 1–1 Querétaro
Büscher 84' Report Sepúlveda 4'
Attendance: 10,790
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Querétaro won 3–1 on aggregate.

UANL 2–0 Real Salt Lake
Rivas 67'
Damm 86'		 Report
Attendance: 34,450
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Real Salt Lake 1–1 UANL
Plata 22' Report Gignac 90'
Attendance: 20,921
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)

UANL won 3–1 on aggregate.

LA Galaxy 0–0 Santos Laguna
Report
Attendance: 18,922
Santos Laguna 4–0 LA Galaxy
Bravo 19', 61'
Dávila 23'
Djaniny 36'		 Report
Attendance: 23,079
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

Santos Laguna won 4–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on March 15–16, and the second legs were played on April 5, 2016.[3][4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos Laguna 0–1 América 0–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Querétaro 0–2 UANL 0–0 0–2

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

Santos Laguna 0–0 América
Report
Attendance: 25,061[5]
América 1–0 (a.e.t.) Santos Laguna
Arroyo 102' Report
Attendance: 27,019[5]

América won 1–0 on aggregate.

Querétaro 0–0 UANL
Report
Attendance: 19,645[5]
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
UANL 2–0 Querétaro
Gignac 84', 88' Report
Attendance: 38,000[5]

UANL won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final

The first leg was played on April 20, and the second leg was played on April 27, 2016.[6]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL 1–4 América 0–2 1–2

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

UANL 0–2 América
Report Benedetto 49'
Martínez 90+3'
Attendance: 39,293
América 2–1 UANL
Arroyo 68'
Martínez 87' (pen.)		 Report Gignac 39'
Attendance: 50,638

América won 4–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2015–16 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
  2. ^ "CONCACAF Sets 2015/16 Scotiabank Champions League Quarterfinal Schedule". CONCACAF.com. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Dates and Matchups Set for 2015-16 SCCL Semifinals". CONCACAF.com. 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Kickoff Times Announced for 2015-16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals". CONCACAF.com. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "SCCL: All-Time Semifinal Results & Scorers". CONCACAF. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Dates and Matchups Set for 2015-16 SCCL Finals". CONCACAF.com. 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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