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]
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.
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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.
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
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | SAP | WCO | |
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| 1 |  Santos Laguna |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | 6–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 |  Saprissa |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 3 |  W Connection |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
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| Santos Laguna | 4–0 | W Connection |
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Djaniny  42', 68'Escoboza 62'Mendoza 90' |
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Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
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| Santos Laguna | 6–1 | Saprissa |
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| Rabello 38' Djaniny 52'Mendoza 55'Izquierdoz 67'González 69'Escoboza 90' |
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Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UAN | HER | MET | |
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| 1 | UANL |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Herediano |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 3 |  Isidro Metapán |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |
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| Herediano | 3–0 | Isidro Metapán |
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| Hansen 3' Azofeifa 7'Cunningham 59' |
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Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
Referee: Jonathan Polanco (Guatemala)
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| Isidro Metapán | 2–0 | Herediano |
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| Rugamas 63' Salinas 90+4' |
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Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
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Referee: Christopher Reid (Belize)
Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | QUE | SFO | VER | |
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| 1 | Querétaro |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 8–0 | |
| 2 |  San Francisco |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | 2–1 | — | 8–0 | ||
| 3 |  Verdes |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
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Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
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Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
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Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
Referee: Oscar Macías (Mexico)
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| San Francisco | 8–0 | Verdes |
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| Pinilla 3' Ruiz 16', 30', 77'Zorrilla 32', 42'Gil 67'Jiménez 86' |
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Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Group D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LAX | CEN | COM | |
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| 1 |  LA Galaxy |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 8 | Knockout stage | — | 5–1 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Central |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 |  Comunicaciones |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
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| LA Galaxy | 5–1 | Central |
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| Gordon 4' Mendiola 32'Zardes 55' (pen.)Dos Santos 76'Maganto 85' |
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Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza (Mexico)
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
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| Comunicaciones | 1–1 | LA Galaxy |
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| Blackburn 90+3' |
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Group E
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AMÉ | MOT | WAL | |
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| 1 | América |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 | Knockout stage | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 |  Motagua |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 3 |  Walter Ferretti |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — |
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Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
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| Motagua | 2–0 | Walter Ferretti |
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| F. Crisanto 68' Hernández 75' |
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Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
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| Walter Ferretti | 1–2 | Motagua |
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| Leguías 75' |
Report | Andino 43' (pen.) Israel Silva 90+3' |
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Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
Group F
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEA | OLI | VAN | |
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| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Olimpia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 |  Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
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| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC |
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| Parker 61' |
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Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)
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| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | Olimpia |
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| Froese 42' |
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| Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
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| Neagle 33', 47' Valdez 40' |
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Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSL | MUN | TEC | |
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| 1 | Real Salt Lake |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 10 | Knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Municipal |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Santa Tecla |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
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Referee: Raúl Castro (Honduras)
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| Zavaleta 61' |
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Referee: Óscar Dávila (Nicaragua)
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| Municipal | 2–1 | Santa Tecla |
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| Woodly 39' Ruiz 86' (pen.) |
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Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)
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| Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Santa Tecla |
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| García 74' Martínez 77' |
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Group H
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DCU | ÁRA | MBU | |
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| 1 | D.C. United |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Árabe Unido |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 3 |  Montego Bay United |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | — |
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| Árabe Unido | 3–0 | Montego Bay United |
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| González 29' Addles 44'Small 79' |
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Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)
Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
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| D.C. United | 3–0 | Montego Bay United |
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| Aguilar 37' Opare 70'Doyle 90' |
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Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
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| Montego Bay United | 3–3 | D.C. United |
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| Woozencroft 27' Williams 30', 50' (pen.) |
Report | Arrieta 59' Opare 78'Farfan 90+3' |
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Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
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| Montego Bay United | 1–2 | Árabe Unido |
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| Ottey 89' |
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