2016 CONCACAF Champions League Finals

2016 CONCACAF Champions League Finals
Event 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
UANL América
Mexico Mexico
1 4
on aggregate
First leg
UANL América
0 2
Date April 20, 2016
Venue Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Referee Roberto García (Mexico)
Attendance 39,293
Second leg
América UANL
2 1
Date April 27, 2016
Venue Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Attendance 80,000

The 2016 CONCACAF Champions League Finals were the final of the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, the 8th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 51st edition of the premium football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Mexican teams UANL and América. The first leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza on April 20, 2016, while the second leg was hosted by América at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on April 27, 2016.[1] The winner earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.[2]

América defeated UANL 4–1 on aggregate to win their second consecutive and seventh overall CONCACAF club title.[3][4]

Background

For the sixth time in eight seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League, the final was played between two Mexican sides. This guaranteed a Mexican champion for the 11th straight year and 32nd time since the confederation began staging the tournament in 1962 (including the tournament's predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup).

América were the defending champions and also the record holders of six CONCACAF club titles (1977, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2006, 2014–15), which they achieved in last year's final, where they beat Montreal Impact.

This was the first CONCACAF club final of UANL, although they had played in a continental club final before, where as a guest team they lost in last year's Copa Libertadores final to River Plate.

Road to the finals

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Mexico UANL Round Mexico América
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Bye Matchday 1 Honduras Motagua 4–0 (H)
El Salvador Isidro Metapán 2–1 (H) Matchday 2 Nicaragua Walter Ferretti 1–0 (H)
Costa Rica Herediano 1–1 (A) Matchday 3 Bye
Bye Matchday 4 Nicaragua Walter Ferretti 3–1 (A)
El Salvador Isidro Metapán 2–1 (A) Matchday 5 Bye
Costa Rica Herediano 0–0 (H) Matchday 6 Honduras Motagua 1–1 (A)
Group B winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Mexico UANL 4 8
2 Costa Rica Herediano 4 5
3 El Salvador Isidro Metapán 4 3
Source: CONCACAF
 Final standings Group E winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Mexico América 4 10
2 Honduras Motagua 4 7
3 Nicaragua Walter Ferretti 4 0
Source: CONCACAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Seed 6 Seeding Seed 1
United States Real Salt Lake 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Quarterfinals United States Seattle Sounders FC 5–3 2–2 (A) 3–1 (H)
Mexico Querétaro 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H) Semifinals Mexico Santos Laguna 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (a.e.t.) (H)

Rules

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. 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 the final would be decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg.[2]

Matches

First leg

UANL Mexico 0–2 Mexico América
Report Benedetto  49'
Martínez  90+3'
Attendance: 39,293
UANL
América
GK1Argentina Nahuel GuzmánYellow card 57'
RB2Mexico Israel Jiménez
CB4Mexico Hugo Ayala
CB3Brazil Juninho (c)
LB24Mexico José Rivas
RM25Mexico Jürgen Damm 61'
CM19Argentina Guido Pizarro
CM18United States José Francisco Torres 70'
LM20Mexico Javier Aquino
CF9Brazil Rafael Sóbis 77'
CF10France André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK22Mexico Enrique Palos
DF6Mexico Jorge Torres Nilo
DF13Mexico Antonio Briseño
MF8Argentina Lucas Zelarrayán 77'
MF11Mexico Damián Álvarez 61'
MF15Mexico Manuel Viniegra
FW17Chile Héctor Mancilla 70'
Manager:
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti
GK1Mexico Hugo GonzálezYellow card 84'
RB17United States Ventura Alvarado
CB2Argentina Paolo Goltz
CB12Paraguay Pablo AguilarYellow card 23'
LB6Paraguay Miguel Samudio
RM14Argentina Rubens Sambueza (c)
CM21Mexico José GuerreroYellow card 56'
CM10Paraguay Osvaldo Martínez
LM8Colombia Andrés Andrade 88'
CF9Argentina Darío Benedetto 70'
CF24Mexico Oribe Peralta 90+2'
Substitutions:
GK39Mexico Jonathan León
DF3Mexico Gil Burón
DF4Mexico Erik Pimentel 70'
DF15Mexico Osmar Mares 88'
MF26Mexico Francisco Rivera
MF33Mexico Daniel Vázquez
FW32Mexico Alejandro Díaz 90+2'
Manager:
Mexico Ignacio Ambríz
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico, hosted the first leg.

Assistant referees:[5]
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)
Alberto Morin (Mexico)
Fourth official:
César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Second leg

América Mexico 2–1 Mexico UANL
Arroyo  68'
Martínez  87' (pen.)		 Report Gignac  39'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

América won 4–1 on aggregate.

América
UANL
GK1Mexico Hugo González
RB22Mexico Paul AguilarYellow card 43'
CB2Argentina Paolo Goltz
CB12Paraguay Pablo Aguilar
LB6Paraguay Miguel Samudio
CM14Argentina Rubens Sambueza (c) Yellow card 43'
CM10Paraguay Osvaldo Martínez
CM8Colombia Andrés Andrade 88'
RF31Colombia Darwin Quintero 46'
CF9Argentina Darío Benedetto 65'
LF24Mexico Oribe Peralta
Substitutions:
GK39Mexico Jonathan León
DF4Mexico Erik Pimentel 88'
DF15Mexico Osmar Mares
DF17United States Ventura Alvarado
MF21Mexico José Daniel Guerrero 46'
MF26Mexico Francisco Rivera
FW11Ecuador Michael ArroyoYellow card 68' 65'
Manager:
Mexico Ignacio Ambríz
GK1Argentina Nahuel Guzmán
RB2Mexico Israel Jiménez 69'
CB4Mexico Hugo Ayala
CB3Brazil Juninho (c)
LB6Mexico Jorge Torres Nilo
CM29Mexico Jesús DueñasYellow card 78'
CM19Argentina Guido Pizarro
RW20Mexico Javier Aquino 82'
AM9Brazil Rafael Sóbis
LW11Mexico Damián ÁlvarezYellow card 45' 57'
CF10France André-Pierre GignacYellow card 43'
Substitutions:
GK22Mexico Enrique Palos
DF13Mexico Antonio Briseño
DF24Mexico José Rivas
MF8Argentina Lucas Zelarrayán 82'
MF15Mexico Manuel Viniegra
MF25Mexico Jürgen Damm 57'
FW5Paraguay Fernando Fernández 69'
Manager:
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti
Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, hosted the second leg.

Assistant referees:[6]
Juan Rangel (Mexico)
Andres Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

References

  1. ↑ "Dates and Matchups Set for 2015-16 SCCL Finals". CONCACAF.com. April 6, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  2. 1 2 "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2015–16 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
  3. ↑ "Club America tops Tigres in SCCL final opener". CONCACAF.com. 20 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Club America repeats as SCCL champion". CONCACAF.com. 28 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "SCCL Game Notes: Tigres v Club America". CONCACAF. April 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ "SCCL Game Notes: Club America v Tigres". CONCACAF. April 26, 2016.
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