2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final
The 2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, the 8th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 51st edition of the premium football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
| Event | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | April 20, 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza | ||||||
| Referee | Roberto García (Mexico) | ||||||
| Attendance | 39,293 | ||||||
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| Date | April 27, 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City | ||||||
| Referee | Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) | ||||||
| Attendance | 80,000 | ||||||
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Mexican teams UANL and América. The first leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza on April 20, 2016, while the second leg was hosted by América at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on April 27, 2016.[1] The winner earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.[2]
América defeated UANL 4–1 on aggregate to win their second consecutive and seventh overall CONCACAF club title.[3][4]
Background
For the sixth time in eight seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League, the final was played between two Mexican sides. This guaranteed a Mexican champion for the 11th straight year and 32nd time since the confederation began staging the tournament in 1962 (including the tournament's predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup).
América were the defending champions and also the record holders of six CONCACAF club titles (1977, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2006, 2014–15), which they achieved in last year's final, where they beat Montreal Impact.
This was the first CONCACAF club final of UANL, although they had played in a continental club final before, where as a guest team they lost in last year's Copa Libertadores final to River Plate.
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
 UANL |
Round | América | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | Matchday 1 |  Motagua |
4–0 (H) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Isidro Metapán |
2–1 (H) | Matchday 2 |  Walter Ferretti |
1–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Herediano |
1–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | Matchday 4 | Walter Ferretti |
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| Isidro Metapán |
2–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herediano |
0–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Motagua |
1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B winner
Source: CONCACAF |
Final standings | Group E winner
Source: CONCACAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seed 6 | Seeding | Seed 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Real Salt Lake |
3–1 | 2–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Quarterfinals | Seattle Sounders FC |
5–3 | 2–2 (A) | 3–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Querétaro |
2–0 | 0–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Semifinals | Santos Laguna |
1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rules
The final 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 the final would be decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg.[2]
Matches
First leg
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Assistant referees:[5]
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Second leg
América won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Assistant referees:[6]
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References
- "Dates and Matchups Set for 2015-16 SCCL Finals". CONCACAF.com. April 6, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2015–16 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
- "Club America tops Tigres in SCCL final opener". CONCACAF.com. 20 April 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- "Club America repeats as SCCL champion". CONCACAF.com. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- "SCCL Game Notes: Tigres v Club America". CONCACAF. April 20, 2016. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- "SCCL Game Notes: Club America v Tigres". CONCACAF. April 26, 2016. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.