SEATTLE, WASH. - The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) unveiled the schedule for the Quarterfinal Round of the 2015-2016 edition of the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, the region's premier competition for professional club soccer. Seattle Sounders FC is set to host defending SCCL champion Club America in the first leg on Tuesday, February 23 at 7:00 p.m. PT before traveling to Mexico City for the second leg at Estadio Azteca on Wednesday, March 2 at 5:00 p.m. PT.
The first leg of the 2015-2016 SCCL quarterfinals is included in Sounders FC's 2016 Season Ticket Package, which can be purchased now for as low as $24 per match here. Single-match tickets for the first leg of the quarterfinals are on sale now and can be purchased here.
Twenty-four clubs from across the Confederation began the quest for the crown in this season's Champions League Group Stage, played between August and October, with the top team from each of the eight three-team groups advancing to the Knockout Round.
Following the completion of group play, the eight group-topping teams were ranked 1-8, based on the number of points they secured in the Group Stage, and using goal difference as the tie-breaker among teams tied with the same amount of points. Those rankings yielded four pairings: 1-8, 2-7, 3-6 and 4-5, now set to face-off in the quarterfinals early next year. Four MLS sides qualified for the SCCL quarterfinals, with Seattle joining D.C. United, Real Salt Lake and the LA Galaxy. The other four sides all came from Liga MX, as Santos Laguna, Tigres UANL and Querétaro join America in the tournament's final eight.
The provisional range of dates for the first leg of each of the semifinals, to be disputed among the four quarterfinal winners, is March 15-17, 2016. The return legs will be played from April 5-7, 2016. The final home-and-away series between the two semifinal winners will be disputed during the last two weeks of April, 2016.
The Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League is the region's most prestigious club tournament, qualifying its champion directly to the FIFA Club World Cup. Current Confederation champion Club America, winner of the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League, will participate in the 2015 edition of the Club World Cup in Japan later this year.
Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2015-2016 Quarterfinals Schedule
Tuesday, February 23
- Queretaro (MEX) vs. D.C. United (USA) - Estadio Corregidora, Queretaro, Mexico (5:00 p.m. PT)
- Seattle Sounders FC (USA) vs. Club America (MEX) - CenturyLink Field, Seattle (7:00 p.m. PT)
Wednesday, February 24
- Tigres (MEX) vs. Real Salt Lake (USA) - Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico (5:00 p.m. PT)
- LA Galaxy (USA) vs. Santos (MEX) - StubHub Center, Carson, Calif. (7:00 p.m. PT)
Tuesday, March 1
- D.C. United (USA) vs Queretaro (MEX) - R.F.K. Stadium, Washington D.C. (5:00 p.m. PT)
- Santos (MEX) vs. LA Galaxy (USA) - Estadio Corona, Torreon, Mexico (7:00 p.m. PT)
Wednesday, March 2
- Club America (MEX) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (USA) - Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico (5:00 p.m. PT)
- Real Salt Lake (USA) vs. Tigres (MEX) - Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah (7:00 p.m. PT)
