2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
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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]
Draw
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.
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.
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.
Groups
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | SAP | WCO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Santos Laguna | 4–0 | W Connection |
|---|---|---|
Djaniny  42', 68'Escoboza 62'Mendoza 90' |
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| W Connection | 0–1 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rentería 2' |
| Santos Laguna | 6–1 | Saprissa |
|---|---|---|
| Rabello 38' Djaniny 52'Mendoza 55'Izquierdoz 67'González 69'Escoboza 90' |
Report | Escoe 49' |
Group B
| Herediano | 3–0 |  Isidro Metapán |
|---|---|---|
| Hansen 3' Azofeifa 7'Cunningham 59' |
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| UANL | 2–1 | Isidro Metapán |
|---|---|---|
| Zamora 84', 86' |
Report | Rugamas 5' |
| Isidro Metapán | 2–0 | Herediano |
|---|---|---|
| Rugamas 63' Salinas 90+4' |
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Group C
| Querétaro | 2–0 |  San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
| Villa 61' Milke 76' |
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Verdes  | 2–1 | San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
| McCaulay 18', 88' |
Report | Morán 12' |
| San Francisco | 8–0 | Verdes |
|---|---|---|
| Pinilla 3' Ruiz 16', 30', 77'Zorrilla 32', 42'Gil 67'Jiménez 86' |
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Group D
Comunicaciones  | 1–0 | Central |
|---|---|---|
| Lalín 11' |
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| Central | 1–0 | Comunicaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Guerra 61' |
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| Comunicaciones | 1–1 |  LA Galaxy |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn 90+3' |
Report | Gordon 84' |
Group E
| América | 1–0 |  Walter Ferretti |
|---|---|---|
| Arroyo 71' |
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Motagua  | 2–0 | Walter Ferretti |
|---|---|---|
| F. Crisanto 68' Hernández 75' |
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| Walter Ferretti | 1–2 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
| Leguías 75' |
Report | Andino 43' (pen.) Israel Silva 90+3' |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEA | OLI | VAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC |
|---|---|---|
| Parker 61' |
Report | Neagle 71' |
| Olimpia | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders FC |
|---|---|---|
| Elis 60' |
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| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Froese 42' |
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| Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
|---|---|---|
| Neagle 33', 47' Valdez 40' |
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| Olimpia | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
|---|---|---|
| Martínez 68' |
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Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSL | MUN | TEC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Municipal | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Plata 2' |
| Santa Tecla | 1–1 | Municipal |
|---|---|---|
| Zavaleta 61' |
Report | Woodly 19' |
| Municipal | 2–1 | Santa Tecla |
|---|---|---|
| Woodly 39' Ruiz 86' (pen.) |
Report | Ricardinho 76' (pen.) |
| Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Santa Tecla |
|---|---|---|
| García 74' Martínez 77' |
Report | Herrera 61' |
| Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Municipal |
|---|---|---|
| Olave 43' |
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Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DCU | ÁRA | MBU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Árabe Unido | 3–0 | Montego Bay United |
|---|---|---|
| González 29' Addles 44'Small 79' |
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| Árabe Unido | 0–1 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Aguilar 85' |
| D.C. United | 3–0 | Montego Bay United |
|---|---|---|
| Aguilar 37' Opare 70'Doyle 90' |
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| D.C. United | 2–0 | Árabe Unido |
|---|---|---|
| Doyle 1' Jeffrey 22' |
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| Montego Bay United | 3–3 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Woozencroft 27' Williams 30', 50' (pen.) |
Report | Arrieta 59' Opare 78'Farfan 90+3' |
| Montego Bay United | 1–2 | Árabe Unido |
|---|---|---|
| Ottey 89' |
Report | Polo 75' Arroyo 84' |