2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

The 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage was played from August 2 to October 20, 2016.[1] A total of 24 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.[2]

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on May 30, 2016, 20:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida.[3][4][5]

The 24 teams were drawn into eight groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots. Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) could not be drawn with each other in the group stage, and teams from Mexico and the United States had to be drawn into separate groups.[2]

The allocation of teams to each pot was based on the results of the last four editions of the competition under the current format:[3]

  • Pot 1 contained the second team from Panama, two teams from El Salvador, one team each from Nicaragua and Belize, and three teams from the Caribbean.
  • Pot 2 contained two teams each from Costa Rica, Honduras, and Guatemala, the first team from Panama, and one team from Canada.
  • Pot 3 contained four teams each from Mexico and the United States.
Pot 1
Panama Plaza Amador El Salvador Alianza El Salvador Dragón Nicaragua Real Estelí
Belize Police United Trinidad and Tobago Central Trinidad and Tobago W Connection Haiti Don Bosco
Pot 2
Costa Rica Herediano Costa Rica Saprissa Honduras Olimpia Honduras Honduras Progreso
Guatemala Suchitepéquez Guatemala Antigua Panama Árabe Unido Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Pot 3
Mexico UANL Mexico Pachuca Mexico UNAM Mexico Monterrey
United States Portland Timbers United States New York Red Bulls United States FC Dallas United States Sporting Kansas City

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 quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

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. D. Tie-Breaker Procedures):[2]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Goal difference in all group matches;
  5. Goals scored in all group matches;
  6. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Groups

The matchdays were August 2–4, August 16–18, August 23–25, September 13–15, September 27–29, and October 18–20, 2016.[1]

All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UNA HON WCO
1 Mexico UNAM 4 3 0 1 15 5 +10 9 Quarter-finals — 2−0 8−1
2 Honduras Honduras Progreso 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7 2–1 — 1–0
3 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 4 0 1 3 4 14 −10 1 2–4 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago2–4Mexico UNAM
 Report
UNAM Mexico2−0Honduras Honduras Progreso
 Report
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago1−1Honduras Honduras Progreso
 Report
Honduras Progreso Honduras2–1Mexico UNAM
 Report
UNAM Mexico8–1Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
 Report
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAP POR DRA
1 Costa Rica Saprissa 4 2 2 0 11 3 +8 8 Quarter-finals — 4–2 6−0
2 United States Portland Timbers 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 7 1−1 — 2–1
3 El Salvador Dragón 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1 0−0 1–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Portland Timbers United States2–1El Salvador Dragón
 Report
Attendance: 16,268
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Saprissa Costa Rica6−0El Salvador Dragón
 Report
Dragón El Salvador0–0Costa Rica Saprissa
Report
Saprissa Costa Rica4–2United States Portland Timbers
 Report
Dragón El Salvador1–2United States Portland Timbers
 Report
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
Portland Timbers United States1–1Costa Rica Saprissa
 Report

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAN SKC CEN
1 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12 Quarter-finals — 3–0 4–1
2 United States Sporting Kansas City 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4 1–2 — 3–1
3 Trinidad and Tobago Central 4 0 1 3 4 10 −6 1 0–1 2–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Central Trinidad and Tobago0–1Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
Central Trinidad and Tobago2–2United States Sporting Kansas City
 Report
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada3–0United States Sporting Kansas City
 Report
Attendance: 16,383
Sporting Kansas City United States1–2Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 Report
Attendance: 13,422
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada4–1Trinidad and Tobago Central
 Report
Attendance: 17,038
Sporting Kansas City United States3–1Trinidad and Tobago Central
 Report

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ÁRA MON DON
1 Panama Árabe Unido 4 4 0 0 12 5 +7 12 Quarter-finals — 2–1 2–0
2 Mexico Monterrey 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 6 2–3 — 3–0
3 Haiti Don Bosco 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0 2–5 0–3 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Don Bosco Haiti0–3Mexico Monterrey
Report
Monterrey Mexico2–3Panama Árabe Unido
 Report
Don Bosco Haiti2–5Panama Árabe Unido
 Report
Árabe Unido Panama2–1Mexico Monterrey
 Report
Monterrey Mexico3–0Haiti Don Bosco
 Report
Árabe Unido Panama2–0Haiti Don Bosco
 Report

Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAC OLI POL
1 Mexico Pachuca 4 3 1 0 19 4 +15 10 Quarter-finals — 1–0 3–0
2 Honduras Olimpia 4 2 1 1 13 6 +7 7 4–4 — 4–0
3 Belize Police United 4 0 0 4 1 23 −22 0 0–11 1–5 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Pachuca Mexico1–0Honduras Olimpia
 Report
Olimpia Honduras4–0Belize Police United
 Report
Pachuca Mexico3–0Belize Police United
 Report
Police United Belize0–11Mexico Pachuca
Report
Police United Belize1–5Honduras Olimpia
 Report
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Olimpia Honduras4–4Mexico Pachuca
 Report

Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NYR ALI ANT
1 United States New York Red Bulls 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 8 Quarter-finals — 1–0 3–0
2 El Salvador Alianza 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5 1–1 — 1–1
3 Guatemala Antigua 4 0 2 2 2 7 −5 2 0–0 1–3 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
New York Red Bulls United States3–0Guatemala Antigua
 Report
Alianza El Salvador1–1United States New York Red Bulls
 Report
Alianza El Salvador1–1Guatemala Antigua
 Report
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
New York Red Bulls United States1–0El Salvador Alianza
 Report
Antigua Guatemala0–0United States New York Red Bulls
Report
Antigua Guatemala1–3El Salvador Alianza
 Report

Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UAN HER PLA
1 Mexico UANL 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 9 Quarter-finals — 3–0 3–1
2 Costa Rica Herediano 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4 1–3 — 2–0
3 Panama Plaza Amador 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4 1–0 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Plaza Amador Panama1–1Costa Rica Herediano
 Report
Herediano Costa Rica1–3Mexico UANL
 Report
Herediano Costa Rica2–0Panama Plaza Amador
 Report
Plaza Amador Panama1–0Mexico UANL
 Report

Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DAL SUC EST
1 United States FC Dallas 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8 Quarter-finals — 0–0 2–1
2 Guatemala Suchitepéquez 4 1 2 1 4 6 −2 5 2–5 — 1–0
3 Nicaragua Real Estelí 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 2 1–1 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
FC Dallas United States2–1Nicaragua Real Estelí
 Report
Suchitepéquez Guatemala1−0Nicaragua Real Estelí
 Report
Real Estelí Nicaragua1−1United States FC Dallas
 Report
Real Estelí Nicaragua1–1Guatemala Suchitepéquez
 Report
FC Dallas United States0–0Guatemala Suchitepéquez
Report
Suchitepéquez Guatemala2–5United States FC Dallas
 Report
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

References

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