2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage

The 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage was played from February 24 to April 29, 2015. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

Qualified teams

The winners of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the championship stage.

Group Winners
1 Pachuca
2 Saprissa
3 Montreal Impact
4 D.C. United
5 Olimpia
6 Alajuelense
7 Herediano
8 América

Seeding

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

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 4 D.C. United 4 4 0 0 6 1 +5 12
2 8 América 4 3 1 0 19 3 +16 10
3 7 Herediano 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 10
4 3 Montreal Impact 4 3 1 0 6 3 +3 10
5 1 Pachuca 4 3 0 1 17 8 +9 9
6 5 Olimpia 4 3 0 1 12 5 +7 9
7 2 Saprissa 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7
8 6 Alajuelense 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 6
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.[1]

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.[1]

Bracket

The bracket of the championship stage was determined by the seeding as follows:[1]

  • 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

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
6 Olimpia 1 0 1  
3 Herediano 1 2 3  
  3 Herediano 3 0 3  
  2 América 0 6 6  
7 Saprissa 0 0 0
2 América 3 2 5  
  2 América 1 4 5
  4 Montreal Impact 1 2 3
5 Pachuca 2 1 3  
4 Montreal Impact (a) 2 1 3  
  4 Montreal Impact (a) 2 2 4
  8 Alajuelense 0 4 4  
8 Alajuelense 5 1 6
1 D.C. United 2 2 4  

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on February 24–26, and the second legs were played on March 3–5, 2015.[2][3]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alajuelense 6–4 D.C. United 5–2 1–2
Saprissa 0–5 América 0–3 0–2
Olimpia 1–3 Herediano 1–1 0–2
Pachuca 3–3 (a) Montreal Impact 2–2 1–1

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

First leg
Olimpia 1–1 Herediano
Estupiñán  45' Report Lagos  58'
Pachuca 2–2 Montreal Impact
Olvera  57'
Nahuelpán  68'		 Report Duka  25', 53'
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)
Alajuelense 5–2 D.C. United
Rodríguez  15' (pen.)
Ortiz  22', 54'
Venegas  27'
McDonald  90'		 Report Espíndola  24'
Birnbaum  89'
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

Second leg
Montreal Impact 1–1 Pachuca
Porter  90+3' Report Cano  80' (pen.)
Attendance: 38,104[4]

3–3 on aggregate. Montreal Impact won on away goals.

D.C. United 2–1 Alajuelense
Arrieta  36'
Espíndola  89' (pen.)		 Report Venegas  70'
Attendance: 8,167

Alajuelense won 6–4 on aggregate.

América 2–0 Saprissa
Guerrero  43'
Mares  80'		 Report
Attendance: 40,688[5]

América won 5–0 on aggregate.

Herediano 2–0 Olimpia
Granados  47'
Lagos  64'		 Report
Referee: 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.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Montreal Impact 4–4 (a) Alajuelense 2–0 2–4
Herediano 3–6 América 3–0 0–6

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

First leg
Herediano 3–0 América
Ramírez  54'
Ruiz  69'
Hansen  81'		 Report
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)
Montreal Impact 2–0 Alajuelense
Piatti  9'
Cabrera  14'		 Report
Attendance: 33,675[6]

Second leg
Alajuelense 4–2 Montreal Impact
Gabas  47', 61'
Guevara  79'
McDonald  90+3'		 Report McInerney  42'
Romero  72'
Attendance: 17,895

4–4 on aggregate. Montreal Impact won on away goals.

América 6–0 Herediano
Quintero  4'
Benedetto  8', 19', 25', 32'
A. Díaz  85'		 Report
Attendance: 66,208[5]

América won 6–3 on aggregate.

Finals
Main article: 2015 CONCACAF Champions League Finals

The first leg was played on April 22, and the second leg was played on April 29, 2015.[7]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 5–3 Montreal Impact 1–1 4–2

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

First leg
América 1–1 Montreal Impact
Peralta  88' Report Piatti  16'
Attendance: 56,783[8]

Second leg
Montreal Impact 2–4 América
Romero  8'
McInerney  88'		 Report Benedetto  50', 67', 81'
Peralta  65'
Attendance: 61,004[9]

América won 5–3 on aggregate.

References
  1. "CONCACAF Champions League 2014–15 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
  2. "CONCACAF Sets Champions League Quarterfinal Schedule". CONCACAF.com. November 21, 2014. Archived from the original on November 24, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  3. "CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal Schedule Amended". CONCACAF.com. December 3, 2014. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  4. "MATCH REPORT: Impact makes history by qualifying for Champions League semifinals". Montreal Impact. March 4, 2015.
  5. "Club America breaks SCCL attendance record". CONCACAF.com. April 10, 2015. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  6. "MATCH REPORT: Impact tops Alajuelense 2-0 in Champions League first leg". Montreal Impact. March 18, 2015.
  7. "Scotiabank CCL final dates, times set". CONCACAF.com. April 9, 2015. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  8. Moffat, Rick. "Twitter @RickMoffat". Twitter. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  9. Moffat, Rick. "Twitter @RickMoffat". Twitter. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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