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

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

Group Winners
1 Mexico Pachuca
2 Costa Rica Saprissa
3 Canada Montreal Impact
4 United States D.C. United
5 Honduras Olimpia
6 Costa Rica Alajuelense
7 Costa Rica Herediano
8 Mexico 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 United States D.C. United 4 4 0 0 6 1 +5 12
2 8 Mexico América 4 3 1 0 19 3 +16 10
3 7 Costa Rica Herediano 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 10
4 3 Canada Montreal Impact 4 3 1 0 6 3 +3 10
5 1 Mexico Pachuca 4 3 0 1 17 8 +9 9
6 5 Honduras Olimpia 4 3 0 1 12 5 +7 9
7 2 Costa Rica Saprissa 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7
8 6 Costa Rica 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 Honduras Olimpia 1 0 1
3 Costa Rica Herediano 1 2 3
3 Costa Rica Herediano 3 0 3
2 Mexico América 0 6 6
7 Costa Rica Saprissa 0 0 0
2 Mexico América 3 2 5
2 Mexico América 1 4 5
4 Canada Montreal Impact 1 2 3
5 Mexico Pachuca 2 1 3
4 Canada Montreal Impact (a) 2 1 3
4 Canada Montreal Impact (a) 2 2 4
8 Costa Rica Alajuelense 0 4 4
8 Costa Rica Alajuelense 5 1 6
1 United States 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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alajuelense Costa Rica 6–4 United States D.C. United 5–2 1–2
Saprissa Costa Rica 0–5 Mexico América 0–3 0–2
Olimpia Honduras 1–3 Costa Rica Herediano 1–1 0–2
Pachuca Mexico 3–3 (a) Canada Montreal Impact 2–2 1–1

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

First leg

Olimpia Honduras1–1Costa Rica Herediano
Estupiñán 45' Report Lagos 58'
Pachuca Mexico2–2Canada Montreal Impact
Olvera 57'
Nahuelpán 68'		 Report Duka 25', 53'
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Second leg

Montreal Impact Canada1–1Mexico 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 United States2–1Costa Rica Alajuelense
Arrieta 36'
Espíndola 89' (pen.)		 Report Venegas 70'
Attendance: 8,167

Alajuelense won 6–4 on aggregate.

América Mexico2–0Costa Rica Saprissa
Guerrero 43'
Mares 80'		 Report
Attendance: 40,688[5]

América won 5–0 on aggregate.

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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Montreal Impact Canada 4–4 (a) Costa Rica Alajuelense 2–0 2–4
Herediano Costa Rica 3–6 Mexico América 3–0 0–6

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

First leg

Herediano Costa Rica3–0Mexico América
Ramírez 54'
Ruiz 69'
Hansen 81'		 Report
Attendance: 7,864[6]
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Montreal Impact Canada2–0Costa Rica Alajuelense
Piatti 9'
Cabrera 14'		 Report
Attendance: 33,675[7]

Second leg

Alajuelense Costa Rica4–2Canada 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 Mexico6–0Costa Rica Herediano
Quintero 4'
Benedetto 8', 19', 25', 32'
A. Díaz 85'		 Report
Attendance: 66,208[8]

América won 6–3 on aggregate.

Finals

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 Mexico 5–3 Canada Montreal Impact 1–1 4–2

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

First leg

América Mexico1–1Canada Montreal Impact
Peralta 88' Report Piatti 16'
Attendance: 56,783[10]

Second leg

Montreal Impact Canada2–4Mexico América
Romero 8'
McInerney 88'		 Report Benedetto 50', 67', 81'
Peralta 65'
Attendance: 61,004[11]

América won 5–3 on aggregate.

References

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  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.
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