2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League

51st edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF CONCACAF Champions League 2015–16 2015–16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.svg August 4, 2015 – April 27, 2016 24 12 MEX América 7 MEX Tigres UANL 62 159 ARG Emanuel Villa (6 goals) ARG Rubens Sambueza MEX Hugo González HON 1949 Alberth Elis MEX Querétaro 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2015–16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons)http://www.concacaf.com/article/scotiabank-joins-concacaf-as-official-partner Scotiabank Joins CONCACAF as Official Partner CONCACAF.com December 9, 2014http://www.concacaf.com/article/official-logo-and-name-unveiled-for-debut-of-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league Official Logo Unveiled for Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League CONCACAF.com February 10, 2015 was the 8th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 51st edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. América were the defending champions, and won their second consecutive title, and a record-breaking seventh CONCACAF club title (including the CONCACAF Champions' Cup era), by beating fellow Mexican team Tigres UANL 4–1 on aggregate in the final. As the winner of the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, they qualified as the CONCACAF representative at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, their third appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup.http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-16-SCCL-Regulations-ENG.pdf Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2015–16 Regulations CONCACAF.comhttps://www.fifa.com/live-scores/concacafchampionsleague/news/newsid/278/333/6/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160429162840/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/concacafchampionsleague/news/newsid/278/333/6/index.html dead April 29, 2016 America crowned continental kings again FIFA.com 28 April 2016 Qualification CONCACAF right 600 Location of teams of the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League8px Brown: Group A; 8px Red: Group B; 8px Orange: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D;8px Green: Group E; 8px Blue: Group F; 8px Purple: Group G; 8px Pink: Group H. CONCACAF 25.722806 -100.312056 80 Tigres UANL Red pog.svg bottom CONCACAF 19.302911 -99.150442 80 América Green pog.svg bottom CONCACAF 20.577642 -100.366539 80 Querétaro Orange pog.svg top CONCACAF 25.629145 -103.379417 80 Santos Laguna Brown pog.svg left CONCACAF 47.5952 -122.3316 80 Seattle Sounders FC Blue pog.svg right CONCACAF 33.864444 -118.261111 80 LA Galaxy Yellow pog.svg right CONCACAF 38.889722 -76.971667 80 D.C. United Pink pog.svg right CONCACAF 40.582923 -111.893156 80 Real Salt Lake Purple pog.svg right CONCACAF 49.276667 -123.111944 80 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Blue pog.svg right CONCACAF 10 -84 80 Costa Rica Black pog.svg bottom CONCACAF 14.613333 -90.535278 80 Guatemala City Black pog.svg left CONCACAF 14.1 -87.216667 80 Tegucigalpa Black pog.svg right CONCACAF 13.683333 -89.183333 80 El Salvador Black pog.svg bottom CONCACAF 10.6 -61.1 80 Trinidad and Tobago Black pog.svg top CONCACAF 8.8875 -79.775556 80 San Francisco Orange pog.svg right CONCACAF 9.344049 -79.89584 80 Árabe Unido Pink pog.svg top CONCACAF 12.131667 -86.285 80 Walter Ferretti Green pog.svg right CONCACAF 17.066667 -89.133333 80 Verdes Orange pog.svg right CONCACAF 18.466667 -77.916667 80 Montego Bay United Pink pog.svg top Europe TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 65 55 80 Guatemala City teams 8px Comunicaciones 8px Municipal Tegucigalpa teams 8px Motagua 8px Olimpia Costa Rica teams 8px Herediano8px Saprissa El Salvador teams 8px Metapán<br/ >8px Santa Tecla Trinidad and Tobago teams 8px Central 8px W Connection right Clubs may be disqualified and replaced by a club from another association if the club does not have an available stadium that meets CONCACAF regulations for safety. If a club's own stadium fails to meet the set standards then it may find a suitable replacement stadium within its own country. However, if it is still determined that the club cannot provide the adequate facilities then it runs the risk of being replaced. North America Nine teams from the North American Football Union (NAFU) qualify to the Champions League. The allocation to the three NAFU member associations is as follows: four berths for each of Mexico and the United States, and one berth for Canada. For Mexico, the winners and runners-up of the Liga MX Apertura and Clausura tournaments earn berths in Pot 3 of the tournament's group stage. If a team reaches both tournament finals, the vacated berth is reallocated through regular season record. For the United States, three berths are allocated through the Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season and playoffs; the fourth berth is allocated to the winner of its domestic cup competition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. If U.S.-based, the MLS Cup winner, the Supporters' Shield winner, the other regular season conference winner and the U.S. Open Cup winner are placed in Pot 3. If a team qualifies through multiple berths, or if any of the MLS berths are taken by a Canada-based MLS team, the berth is reallocated to the best U.S.-based team in the Supporters' Shield table which has failed to otherwise qualify. Because Canada hosted the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2015 Canadian Championship, typically played April–May, was extended, with the finals in August. Because a winner therefore would not be determined before the start of the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, for this season only, the lone Canadian berth into the tournament (in Pot 1) was given to the best Canadian team in the MLS regular season. The champions of the 2015 Canadian Championship would instead qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, and the Canadian Championship schedule in future years will finish in June or July, after the CONCACAF Champions League draw each year, so future winners of the Voyageurs Cup (the Canadian Championship trophy) will earn entry into the Champions League for the following calendar year instead of the same calendar year as in previous tournaments.http://www.concacaf.com/article/changes-for-future-amway-canadian-championships https://web.archive.org/web/20140324210605/http://www.concacaf.com/article/changes-for-future-amway-canadian-championships dead March 24, 2014 Changes for future Amway Canadian Championships CONCACAF.com March 21, 2014 Central America Twelve teams from the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) qualify to the Champions League. The allocation to the seven UNCAF member associations is as follows: two berths for each of Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama and El Salvador, and one berth for each of Nicaragua and Belize. The teams from Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, and Panama are placed in Pot 2 and the teams from El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Belize are placed in Pot 1. All of these leagues employ the split season with two tournaments in one year, so both tournament champions qualify if there are two available berths (if the same team wins both tournaments, the runner-up with the better aggregate record also qualifies), or the champion with the better aggregate record qualifies if there is only one available berth. If one or more clubs is precluded, it is supplanted by a club from another Central American association. The reallocation is based on results from previous Champions League tournaments. Caribbean Three teams from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) qualify to the Champions League. The three berths, in Pot 1, are allocated to the top three finishers of the CFU Club Championship, a subcontinental tournament open to clubs from the 31 CFU member associations. In order for a team to qualify for the CFU Club Championship, they usually need to finish as the champion or runner-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, but professional teams may also be selected by their associations if they play in the league of another country. If any Caribbean club is precluded, it is supplanted by the fourth-place finisher from the CFU Club Championship. Teams The following 24 teams (from 12 associations) qualified for the tournament. In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from 2008–09 (not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from 1962 to 2008). AssociationTeamPotQualifying methodAppLast AppPrevious BestNorth America (9 teams)MEX Mexico4 berthsAmérica32014 Apertura champions3rd2014–15Champions(2014–15)Tigres UANL2014 Apertura runners-up2nd2012–13Quarterfinals(2012–13)Santos Laguna2015 Clausura champions5th2012–13Runners-up(2 times)Querétaro2015 Clausura runners-up1stN/AN/AUSA United States4 berthsLA Galaxy2014 MLS Cup champions5th2013–14Semifinals(2012–13)Seattle Sounders FC2014 MLS Supporters' Shield champions and 2014 U.S. Open Cup champions4th2012–13Semifinals(2012–13)D.C. United2014 MLS Eastern Conference regular season champions4th2014–15Quarterfinals(2014–15)Real Salt Lake2014 MLS Supporters' Shield fourth placeNote USA3rd2012–13Runners-up(2010–11)CAN Canada1 berthVancouver Whitecaps FC12014 MLS regular season best Canadian teamNote CAN1stN/AN/ACentral America (12 teams)CRC Costa Rica2 berthsSaprissa22014 Invierno champions5th2014–15Semifinals(2010–11)Herediano2015 Verano champions6th2014–15Semifinals(2014–15)HON 1949 Honduras2 berthsMotagua2014 Apertura champions3rd2011–12Group stage(2011–12)Olimpia2015 Clausura champions8th2014–15Quarterfinals(2 times)GUA Guatemala2 berthsComunicaciones2014 Apertura champions and 2015 Clausura champions5th2014–15Quarterfinals(2009–10)Municipal2014 Apertura and 2015 Clausura runners-up6th2014–15Group stage(4 times)PAN Panama2 berthsSan Francisco2014 Apertura champions5th2011–12Group stage(2008–09)Árabe Unido2015 Clausura champions4th2013–14Quarterfinals(2 times)SLV El Salvador2 berthsIsidro Metapán12014 Apertura champions8th2014–15Quarterfinals(2011–12)Santa Tecla2015 Clausura champions1stN/AN/ANCA Nicaragua1 berthWalter FerrettiChampions with better aggregate record in 2014–15 season1stN/AN/ABLZ Belize1 berthVerdesChampions with better aggregate record in 2014–15 season2nd2008–09Preliminary round(2008–09)Caribbean (3 teams)TRI Trinidad and Tobago2 teamsCentral12015 CFU Club Championship champions1stN/AN/AW Connection2015 CFU Club Championship runners-up4th2013–14Group stage(3 times)JAM Jamaica1 teamMontego Bay United2015 CFU Club Championship third place1stN/AN/A Notes disc Note CAN Canada (CAN): Starting from 2015, the Canadian Championship was played in the timeframe of June and July instead of April and May. As a result, the 2015 Canadian Championship was not played in time to designate the Canadian representative for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League. As such, it was agreed with all participating clubs, and approved by CONCACAF, that the 2014 MLS regular season best Canadian team would be appointed the Canadian representative for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League. This setup was for one season only, and starting from the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, the winner of the previous season's Canadian Championship would be the Canadian representative for the CONCACAF Champions League (e.g., the winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League). Note USA United States (USA): The berth earned by Seattle Sounders FC for winning the U.S. Open Cup was passed to Real Salt Lake, the best U.S. team in the Supporters' Shield table not already qualified for the Champions League.http://www.concacaf.com/article/real-salt-lake-savors-ccl-qualification Real Salt Lake savors CCL qualification CONCACAF.com December 8, 2014 2014-12-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20160204101119/http://www.concacaf.com/article/real-salt-lake-savors-ccl-qualification 2016-02-04 dead Draw Draw Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows. StageRoundFirst legSecond legGroup stageMatchday 1August 4–6, 2015Matchday 2August 18–20, 2015Matchday 3August 25–27, 2015Matchday 4September 15–17, 2015Matchday 5September 22–24, 2015Matchday 6October 20–22, 2015Knockout stageQuarterfinalsFebruary 23–24, 2016March 1–2, 2016SemifinalsMarch 15–16, 2016April 5, 2016FinalApril 20, 2016April 27, 2016 Group stage 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League group stage Format TiebreakersTiebreakers Group A yes no_hide_class_rules 200 Group B yes no_hide_class_rules 200 Group C yes no_hide_class_rules 200 Group D yes no_hide_class_rules 200 Group E yes no_hide_class_rules 200 Group F yes no_hide_class_rules 200 Group G yes no_hide_class_rules 200 Group H yes no_hide_class_rules 200 Knockout stage 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage Format Seeding Seeding Bracket Bracket Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Semifinals Final 2016 CONCACAF Champions League final CONCACAF Champions League2015–16 championMEX 100pxAméricaSeventh title Top goalscorers thumb|175px|Querétaro's Emanuel Villa became the first player to score five goals in a CONCACAF Champions League match, during his team's home match against Verdes on September 17, 2015.http://www.concacaf.com/article/queretaros-villa-makes-history-on-five-goal-night Queretaro’s Villa makes history on five-goal night CONCACAF.com September 18, 2015 September 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150929125153/http://www.concacaf.com/article/queretaros-villa-makes-history-on-five-goal-night September 29, 2015 dead mdy-all RankPlayerClubGoals1ARG Emanuel VillaMEX Querétaro62ECU Michael ArroyoMEX América5USA Alan GordonUSA LA Galaxy4CPV DjaninyMEX Santos Laguna4FRA André-Pierre GignacMEX Tigres UANLCOL Darwin QuinteroMEX América7USA Lamar NeagleUSA Seattle Sounders FC3MEX Oribe PeraltaMEX AméricaPAN Johnny RuizPAN San Francisco Source: CONCACAF.comCONCACAF Champions League – Statistics http://www.concacaf.com/category/champions-league/stats CONCACAF.com 2015-08-19 2018-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20180121102810/http://www.concacaf.com/category/champions-league/stats dead Awards thumb|Emanuel Villa being presented with the Golden Boot. Awardhttp://www.concacaf.com/article/individual-awards-winners-announced-for-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league-201516 Individual Awards Winners Announced for Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2015/16 CONCACAF.com April 28, 2016 2016-04-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20160501044102/http://www.concacaf.com/article/individual-awards-winners-announced-for-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league-201516 2016-05-01 deadPlayerTeamGolden BallARG Rubens SambuezaMEX AméricaGolden BootARG Emanuel VillaMEX QuerétaroGolden GloveMEX Hugo GonzálezMEX AméricaBest Young PlayerHON 1949 Alberth ElisHON 1949 OlimpiaFair Play Award—MEX Querétaro See also 2016 FIFA Club World Cup References 2 External links CONCACAF Champions League https://web.archive.org/web/20151212052435/http://www.concacaf.com/category/champions-league 2015-12-12 , CONCACAF.com