2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage

The 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage was played from February 21 to April 26, 2017.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.[2]

Qualified teams

The winners of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group Winners
A Mexico UNAM
B Costa Rica Saprissa
C Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
D Panama Árabe Unido
E Mexico Pachuca
F United States New York Red Bulls
G Mexico UANL
H United States FC Dallas

Seeding

The qualified teams were seeded 1–8 in the knockout stage according to their results in the group stage.

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 C Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12
2 D Panama Árabe Unido 4 4 0 0 12 5 +7 12
3 E Mexico Pachuca 4 3 1 0 19 4 +15 10
4 A Mexico UNAM 4 3 0 1 15 5 +10 9
5 G Mexico UANL 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 9
6 B Costa Rica Saprissa 4 2 2 0 11 3 +8 8
7 H United States FC Dallas 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8
8 F United States New York Red Bulls 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 8
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Drawing of lots (Regulations, II. D. Tie-Breaker Procedures).[2]

Format

In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was used if the aggregate score was level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so a tie was decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg (Regulations, II. D. Tie-Breaker Procedures).[2]

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined by the seeding as follows:[2]

Round Matchups
(Higher-seeded team host second leg in all ties)
Quarter-finals
  • QF1: Seed 1 vs. Seed 8
  • QF2: Seed 2 vs. Seed 7
  • QF3: Seed 3 vs. Seed 6
  • QF4: Seed 4 vs. Seed 5
Semi-finals
  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF4
  • SF2: Winner QF2 vs. Winner QF3
Final
  • Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
5 Mexico UANL 1 3 4
4 Mexico UNAM 1 0 1
5 Mexico UANL 2 2 4
1 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 1 1
8 United States New York Red Bulls 1 0 1
1 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 2 3
5 Mexico UANL 1 0 1
3 Mexico Pachuca 1 1 2
7 United States FC Dallas 4 1 5
2 Panama Árabe Unido 0 2 2
7 United States FC Dallas 2 1 3
3 Mexico Pachuca 1 3 4
6 Costa Rica Saprissa 0 0 0
3 Mexico Pachuca 0 4 4

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on February 21–23, and the second legs were played on February 28 – March 2, 2017.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New York Red Bulls United States 1–3 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 0–2
FC Dallas United States 5–2 Panama Árabe Unido 4–0 1–2
Saprissa Costa Rica 0–4 Mexico Pachuca 0–0 0–4
UANL Mexico 4–1 Mexico UNAM 1–1 3–0

All times U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5)

New York Red Bulls United States1–1Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 Report
Attendance: 3,231
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada2–0United States New York Red Bulls
 Report
Attendance: 14,183

Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 3–1 on aggregate.

FC Dallas United States4–0Panama Árabe Unido
 Report
Attendance: 4,019
Árabe Unido Panama2–1United States FC Dallas
 Report

FC Dallas won 5–2 on aggregate.

Saprissa Costa Rica0–0Mexico Pachuca
Report
Pachuca Mexico4–0Costa Rica Saprissa
 Report

Pachuca won 4–0 on aggregate.

UANL Mexico1–1Mexico UNAM
 Report
UNAM Mexico0–3Mexico UANL
Report

UANL won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on March 14−15, and the second legs were played on April 4−5, 2017.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL Mexico 4–1 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 2–1
FC Dallas United States 3–4 Mexico Pachuca 2–1 1–3

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada1–2Mexico UANL
 Report
Attendance: 16,258

UANL won 4–1 on aggregate.

FC Dallas United States2–1Mexico Pachuca
 Report
Attendance: 8,961
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Pachuca Mexico3–1United States FC Dallas
 Report

Pachuca won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final

The first leg was played on April 18, and the second leg was played on April 26, 2017.[5]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL Mexico 1–2 Mexico Pachuca 1–1 0–1

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

UANL Mexico1–1Mexico Pachuca
 Report
Attendance: 35,147[6]
Pachuca Mexico1–0Mexico UANL
 Report
Attendance: 27,203[7]
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Pachuca won 2–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "Quarterfinal Matchups Confirmed for the 2016/17 SCCL". CONCACAF. October 21, 2016. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2016–17 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  3. ^ "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal Schedule Set for Early 2017". CONCACAF. October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  4. ^ "SCCL semifinal dates confirmed". CONCACAF. March 3, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  5. ^ "Tigres, Pachuca to battle April 18 & 26 in SCCL final". CONCACAF. April 6, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  6. ^ "Asistencia en el Universitario". @TigresOficial on Twitter. 19 April 2017.
  7. ^ "About". CONCACAF. Retrieved April 12, 2021.