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]

  • Quarterfinals:
    • QF1: Seed 1 vs. Seed 8
    • QF2: Seed 2 vs. Seed 7
    • QF3: Seed 3 vs. Seed 6
    • QF4: Seed 4 vs. Seed 5
  • Semifinals:
    • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF4
    • SF2: Winner QF2 vs. Winner QF3
  • Finals: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
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  

Quarterfinals

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

Team 1 Agg. 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: Jhon 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.

Semifinals

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

Team 1 Agg. 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
Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico)
América 1–0 (a.e.t.) Santos Laguna
Arroyo  102' Report
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

América won 1–0 on aggregate.

Querétaro 0–0 UANL
Report
UANL 2–0 Querétaro
Gignac  84', 88' Report

UANL won 2–0 on aggregate.

Finals
Main article: 2016 CONCACAF Champions League Finals

The first leg was played on April 20, and the second leg was played on April 27, 2016.[5]

Team 1 Agg. 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: 80,000
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

América won 4–1 on aggregate.

References
  1. "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2015–16 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
  2. "CONCACAF Sets 2015/16 Scotiabank Champions League Quarterfinal Schedule". CONCACAF.com. December 2, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  3. "Dates and Matchups Set for 2015-16 SCCL Semifinals". CONCACAF.com. March 3, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  4. "Kickoff Times Announced for 2015-16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals". CONCACAF.com. March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  5. "Dates and Matchups Set for 2015-16 SCCL Finals". CONCACAF.com. April 6, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
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