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2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage

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

Qualified teams edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 edit

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

Second leg edit

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 won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals edit

The first legs were played on March 17–18, and the second legs were played on April 7–8, 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 edit

Herediano  3–0  América
Ramírez   54'
Ruiz   69'
Hansen   81'		 Report
Attendance: 7,864[6]
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Montreal Impact  2–0  Alajuelense
Piatti   9'
Cabrera   14'		 Report
Attendance: 33,675[7]

Second leg edit

Alajuelense  4–2  Montreal Impact
Gabas   47', 61'
Guevara   79'
McDonald   90+3'		 Report McInerney   42'
Romero   72'
Attendance: 17,895[6]

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[8]

América won 6–3 on aggregate.

Finals edit

Main article: 2015 CONCACAF Champions League Final

The first leg was played on April 22, and the second leg was played on April 29, 2015.[9]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 edit

América  1–1  Montreal Impact
Peralta   88' Report Piatti   16'
Attendance: 56,783[10]

Second leg edit

Montreal Impact  2–4  América
Romero   8'
McInerney   88'		 Report Benedetto   50', 67', 81'
Peralta   65'
Attendance: 61,004[11]

América won 5–3 on aggregate.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "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. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 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. ^ a b "SCCL: All-Time Semifinal Results & Scorers". CONCACAF. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  7. ^ "MATCH REPORT: Impact tops Alajuelense 2-0 in Champions League first leg". Montreal Impact. March 18, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  8. ^ "Club America breaks SCCL attendance record". CONCACAF. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Scotiabank CCL final dates, times set". CONCACAF.com. April 9, 2015. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  10. ^ Moffat, Rick. "Twitter @RickMoffat". Twitter. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  11. ^ Moffat, Rick. "Twitter @RickMoffat". Twitter. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

External links edit

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