2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage

The 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage was played from February 24 to April 29, 2015. Eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CCL-Regulations-ENG.pdf CONCACAF Champions League 2014–15 Regulations CONCACAF.com 2014-10-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924053158/http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CCL-Regulations-ENG.pdf 2015-09-24 dead Qualified teams The winners of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the championship stage. GroupWinners1MEX Pachuca2CRC Saprissa3CAN Montreal Impact4USA D.C. United5HON 1949 Olimpia6CRC Alajuelense7CRC Herediano8MEX América Seeding The qualified teams were seeded 1–8 in the championship stage according to their results in the group stage. main football Seed 200 complete CONCACAF yes 1 MEX Pachuca 2 CRC Saprissa 3 CAN Montreal Impact 4 USA D.C. United 5 HON 1949 Olimpia 6 CRC Alajuelense 7 CRC Herediano 8 MEX América 3 0 1 17 8 5 2 1 1 7 4 7 3 1 0 6 3 4 4 0 0 6 1 1 3 0 1 12 5 6 1 3 0 4 3 8 3 1 0 11 4 3 3 1 0 19 3 2 DCU AME HER MTL PAC OLI SAP ALA 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Drawing of lots. Format In the championship stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. 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. Bracket The bracket of the championship stage was determined by the seeding as follows: Quarterfinals: Seed 1 vs. Seed 8 (QF1), Seed 2 vs. Seed 7 (QF2), Seed 3 vs. Seed 6 (QF3), Seed 4 vs. Seed 5 (QF4), with seeds 1–4 hosting the second leg Semifinals: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF4 (SF1), Winner QF2 vs. Winner QF3 (SF2), with winners QF1 and QF2 hosting the second leg Finals: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2, with winner SF1 hosting the second leg 200 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 6 HON 1949 Olimpia 1 0 1 3 CRC Herediano 1 2 3 7 CRC Saprissa 0 0 0 2 MEX América 3 2 5 5 MEX Pachuca 2 1 3 4 CAN Montreal Impact (a) 2 1 3 8 CRC Alajuelense 5 1 6 1 USA D.C. United 2 2 4 3 CRC Herediano 3 0 3 2 MEX América 0 6 6 4 CAN Montreal Impact (a) 2 2 4 8 CRC Alajuelense 0 4 4 2 MEX América 1 4 5 4 CAN Montreal Impact 1 2 3 Quarterfinals The first legs were played on February 24–26, and the second legs were played on March 3–5, 2015.http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-sets-champions-league-quarterfinal-schedule CONCACAF Sets Champions League Quarterfinal Schedule CONCACAF.com November 21, 2014 November 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141124091347/http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-sets-champions-league-quarterfinal-schedule November 24, 2014 dead mdy-allhttp://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-champions-league-quarterfinal-schedule-amended CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal Schedule Amended CONCACAF.com December 3, 2014 December 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150110144250/http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-champions-league-quarterfinal-schedule-amended January 10, 2015 dead mdy-all Alajuelense CRC 6–4 D.C. United USA 5–2 1–2 Saprissa CRC 0–5 América MEX 0–3 0–2 Olimpia HON 1949 1–3 Herediano CRC 1–1 0–2 Pachuca MEX 3–3 (a) Montreal Impact CAN 2–2 1–1 |} All times U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) First leg "Olimpia v Herediano" February 24, 2015 20:00 Olimpia HON 1949 1–1 Report CRC Herediano Estupiñán 45 Lagos 58 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa Jair Marrufo (United States) "Pachuca v Montreal Impact" February 24, 2015 22:00 Pachuca MEX 2–2 Report CAN Montreal Impact Olvera 57Nahuelpán 68 Duka 25 53 Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca John Pitti (Panama) "Saprissa v América" February 25, 2015 21:00 Saprissa CRC 0–3 Report MEX América Aguilar 79Peralta 81 85 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás Mark Geiger (United States) "Alajuelense v D.C. United" February 26, 2015 20:00 Alajuelense CRC 5–2 Report USA D.C. United Rodríguez 15 pen.Ortiz 22 54Venegas 27McDonald 90 Espíndola 24Birnbaum 89 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela Roberto García (Mexico) Second leg "Montreal Impact v Pachuca" March 3, 2015 20:00 Montreal Impact CAN 1–1 Report MEX Pachuca Porter 90+4 Cano 80 pen. Olympic Stadium, Montreal 38,104http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/03/match-report-impact-makes-history-qualifying-champions-league-semifinals MATCH REPORT: Impact makes history by qualifying for Champions League semifinals Montreal Impact March 4, 2015 March 6, 2015 September 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043418/http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/03/match-report-impact-makes-history-qualifying-champions-league-semifinals dead Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica) 3–3 on aggregate. Montreal Impact won on away goals. "D.C. United v Alajuelense" March 4, 2015 20:00 D.C. United USA 2–1 Report CRC Alajuelense Arrieta 36Espíndola 89 pen. Venegas 70 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 8,167 Walter López (Guatemala) Alajuelense won 6–4 on aggregate. "América v Saprissa" March 4, 2015 22:00 América MEX 2–0 Report CRC Saprissa Guerrero 43Mares 80 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 40,688http://www.concacaf.com/article/club-america-breaks-sccl-attendance-record Club America breaks SCCL attendance record CONCACAF.com April 10, 2015 April 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150421010715/http://www.concacaf.com/article/club-america-breaks-sccl-attendance-record April 21, 2015 dead mdy-all Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) América won 5–0 on aggregate. "Herediano v Olimpia" March 5, 2015 20:00 Herediano CRC 2–0 Report HON 1949 Olimpia Granados 47Lagos 64 Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia Paul Delgadillo (Mexico) Herediano won 3–1 on aggregate. Semifinals The first legs were played on March 17–18, and the second legs were played on April 7–8, 2015. Montreal Impact CAN 4–4 (a) Alajuelense CRC 2–0 2–4 Herediano CRC 3–6 América MEX 3–0 0–6 |} All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) First leg "Herediano v América" March 17, 2015 22:00 Herediano CRC 3–0 Report MEX América Ramírez 54Ruiz 69Hansen 81 Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia 7,864https://www.concacaf.com/concacaf-league/news/sccl-all-time-semifinal-results-scorers/ SCCL: All-Time Semifinal Results & Scorers 24 July 2017 CONCACAF 12 April 2021 John Pitti (Panama) "Montreal Impact v Alajuelense" March 18, 2015 20:00 Montreal Impact CAN 2–0 Report CRC Alajuelense Piatti 9Cabrera 14 Olympic Stadium, Montreal 33,675http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/03/match-report-impact-tops-alajuelense-2-0-champions-league-first-leg MATCH REPORT: Impact tops Alajuelense 2-0 in Champions League first leg Montreal Impact March 18, 2015 March 19, 2015 September 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043430/http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/03/match-report-impact-tops-alajuelense-2-0-champions-league-first-leg dead Jair Marrufo (United States) Second leg "Alajuelense v Montreal Impact" April 7, 2015 22:00 Alajuelense CRC 4–2 Report CAN Montreal Impact Gabas 47 61Guevara 79McDonald 90+3 McInerney 42Romero 72 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela 17,895 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) 4–4 on aggregate. Montreal Impact won on away goals. "América v Herediano" April 8, 2015 22:00 América MEX 6–0 Report CRC Herediano Quintero 4Benedetto 8 19 25 32A. Díaz 85 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 66,208https://www.concacaf.com/champions-league/news/club-america-breaks-sccl-attendance-record/ Club America breaks SCCL attendance record 6 February 2018 CONCACAF 12 April 2021 Walter López (Guatemala) América won 6–3 on aggregate. Finals 2015 CONCACAF Champions League Final The first leg was played on April 22, and the second leg was played on April 29, 2015.http://www.concacaf.com/article/dates-and-kick-off-times-set-for-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league-finals Scotiabank CCL final dates, times set CONCACAF.com April 9, 2015 April 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20170926100229/http://www.concacaf.com/article/dates-and-kick-off-times-set-for-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league-finals September 26, 2017 dead América MEX 5–3 Montreal Impact CAN 1–1 4–2 |} All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) First leg "América v Montreal Impact" April 22, 2015 21:00 América MEX 1–1 Report CAN Montreal Impact Peralta 88 Piatti 16 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 56,783Moffat Rick https://twitter.com/RickMoffat/status/591255994459643904 Twitter 23 April 2015 Twitter @RickMoffat Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras) Second leg "Montreal Impact v América" April 29, 2015 20:00 Montreal Impact CAN 2–4 Report MEX América Romero 8McInerney 88 Benedetto 50 67 81Peralta 65 Olympic Stadium, Montreal 61,004Moffat Rick https://twitter.com/RickMoffat/status/593591075849248768 Twitter 30 April 2015 Twitter @RickMoffat Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica) América won 5–3 on aggregate. References External links CONCACAF Champions League https://web.archive.org/web/20151212052435/http://www.concacaf.com/category/champions-league 2015-12-12 , CONCACAF.com *3