User:Bmf 051/sandbox/2016–17 CONCACAF SuperLiga

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The CONCACAF SuperLiga was a proposed annual continental club football competition. The tournament would have been a secondary tournament to an expanded version of the CONCACAF Champions League. It would have served the same purpose as the UEFA Europa League. It is unlikely that such a design would work in reality, because many of the Caribbean Football Union associations could not be relied upon to provide teams on a regular basis (see the low participation for some nations in CFU Club Championship). Also, many associations do not have stadiums that meet FIFA and CONCACAF requirements for hosting matches in a tournament such as this. But this is just an idea.

The tournament would have consisted of two qualification rounds and a play-off round, with 22 surviving teams entering the group stage, joining 16 teams that qualified automatically and 10 losers from the play-off round of the CONCACAF Champions League. The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four teams and played each other in a double round-robin system. The twelve group winners and twelve runners-up proceeded to the knockout phase, joined by the third-placed teams from the group stage of the Champions League, ultimately culminating with the two-legged final.

Toluca won the previous tournament. They entered the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage as SuperLiga title holders, winning their group and advancing to the knockout phase. Thus, they did not have an opportunity to defend their SuperLiga title.

Guadalajara won the tournament, drawing León 4–4 on aggregate in the final, and winning 4–3 on away goals.

Format changes[edit]

Here is a list of changes I've made from the previous tournament:

  • The 4 spots in the first qualifying round awarded for Fair Play have been eliminated.
  • A spot in the group stage has been reserved for the winners of the 2016 CFU Club Championship. Previously, the CFU champions were guaranteed a spot in the group stage if they did not qualify for the Champions League, but they took a spot held by a team that would ordinarily enter at the group stage, moving the latter team to the second qualifying round.
  • Teams from Sint Maarten will enter the tournament for the first time.
  • The second selection from association 8 will move from the group stage to the second qualifying round.

Furthermore, for this tournament only, the following changes were made to the default access list.

  • The number of teams from Puerto Rico was reduced to 2 (from 3). Due to only having 6 teams in their top league, Puerto Rico is only eligible to enter 4 teams total into the Champions League and SuperLiga. Since Puerto Rico earned two bids in the Champions League based on their country coefficient, they are only eligible for two bids in the SuperLiga.
  • The number of teams from Anguilla was reduced to 2 (from 3). Due to only having 5 teams in their top league, Anguilla is only eligible to enter 2 teams in the SuperLiga.
  • As a result of the above two changes, and because the CFU champions qualified for the Champions League, the following changes were made for this tournament only:

Format[edit]

Qualification[edit]

The CONCACAF SuperLiga will commence with a double round-robin group stage of 48 teams, which is preceded by three qualification rounds for teams that do not receive direct entry to the tournament proper.

Three teams will qualify for the tournament from each member association, except for Canada who has one qualifier but are also eligible for the American spots in the tournament, and Puerto Rico and Anguilla who both have two qualifiers. CONCACAF club coefficients, generated by the results of clubs representing each association during the previous five Champions League seasons, will determine the number of qualification rounds the association's teams must compete in. Teams will qualify based on the results of tournaments completed between July 2015 and June 2016 (some exceptions may be made for some associations if their competitions are completed later, so long as they are completed before teams from that association enter the tournament).

Twenty-eight teams eliminated from the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League are transferred to the CONCACAF SuperLiga.

Distribution[edit]

The table below shows the access list for the tournament.

For associations without a domestic cup, the three selections will be given to the three best teams that have not qualified for the Champions League, and the teams will be seeded based on their performance during the domestic season. Seeding methods vary between associations, due to different season formats.

For associations that have a domestic cup, the selections will be as follows:

  • First selection: Domestic cup winner
  • Second selection: Best team not yet qualified for Champions League or SuperLiga
  • Third selection: Second best team not yet qualified for Champions League or SuperLiga (or second domestic cup winner, for Mexico)
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League
First qualifying round
(72 teams)
  • 17 first selections from associations 24–40
  • 25 second selections from associations 16–40
  • 30 third selections from associations 10–40 (except Anguilla)
Second qualifying round
(64 teams)
  • 13 first selections from associations 11–23
  • 8 second selections from associations 8–15
  • 7 third selections from associations 1–9 (except Canada and Puerto Rico)
  • 36 winners from first qualifying round
Play-off round
(44 teams)
  • 32 winners from second qualifying round
  • 12 losers from Champions League second qualifying round
Group stage
(48 teams)
  • 10 first selections from associations 1–10
  • 6 second selections from associations 1–7 (except Canada)
  • 22 winners from play-off round
  • 10 losers from Champions League play-off round
Knockout phase
(32 teams)
  • 12 group winners from group stage
  • 12 group runners-up from group stage
  • 8 third-placed teams from Champions League group stage

Redistribution rules[edit]

A CONCACAF SuperLiga place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the SuperLiga, or qualifies for the SuperLiga by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules:

  • When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifier within the national association with the latest starting round) also qualify for the Champions League, their SuperLiga place is vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for continental competitions qualify for the SuperLiga, with the SuperLiga qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place".
  • When the domestic cup winners also qualify for the SuperLiga through league position, their place through the league position is vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for continental competitions qualify for the SuperLiga, with the SuperLiga qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place" if possible.
  • If a Canadian team earns an American berth, they will vacate the American berth and receive a supplemental berth instead. The American berth will go to the next best American team.

Association ranking (2016–17)[edit]

For the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their CONCACAF country coefficients. These coefficients take into account their performance in the CONCACAF Champions League from 2011–12 to 2015–16. Associations with the same coefficient are ranked based on points earned in the most recent tournament.

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

  • (CCL) – Additional teams transferred from the Champions League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1 Mexico Mexico 104.444 3 +1(CCL)
2 United States United States 80.312 +2(CCL)
3 Costa Rica Costa Rica 67.689
4 Canada Canada 59.750 1
5 Guatemala Guatemala 52.785 3 +1(CCL)
6 Panama Panama 46.150 +2(CCL)
7 Honduras Honduras 45.665
8 El Salvador El Salvador 44.033 +2(CCL)
9 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 33.500 2
10 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 31.800 3 +2(CCL)
11 Nicaragua Nicaragua 26.475 +1(CCL)
12 Guyana Guyana 24.275 +2(CCL)
13 Haiti Haiti 21.900 +2(CCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
14 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 16.975 3 +1(CCL)
15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.000 +1(CCL)
16 Curaçao Curaçao 14.625 +1(CCL)
17 Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 12.625 +1(CCL)
18 Jamaica Jamaica 11.250 +1(CCL)
19 Bermuda Bermuda 9.500
20 Belize Belize 8.250
21 Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 7.825
22 Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 6.625 +1(CCL)
23 Aruba Aruba 6.500 +1(CCL)
24 Dominica Dominica 6.375 +1(CCL)
25 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 5.875 +1(CCL)
26 Suriname Suriname 5.625 +1(CCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
27 Cuba Cuba 4.375 3
28 Grenada Grenada 3.500 +1(CCL)
29 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.375
30 United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands 3.125 +1(CCL)
31 Anguilla Anguilla 3.000 2
32 British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 2.875 3
33 Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 2.750 +1(CCL)
34 Bonaire Bonaire 2.625
35 Martinique Martinique 2.575
36 Barbados Barbados 1.625
37 French Guiana French Guiana 1.525 +1(CCL)
38 The Bahamas Bahamas 1.500 +1(CCL)
39 Collectivity of Saint Martin Saint-Martin 1.125
40 Sint Maarten Sint Maarten 0.000

Teams[edit]

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses.

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • CW: Cup winners
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
  • CCL: Transferred from the Champions League
    • GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
    • PO: Losers from the play-off round
    • 2Q: Losers from the second qualifying round
Round of 32
El Salvador Dragón (CCL GS) El Salvador Alianza (CCL GS) Panama Plaza Amador (CCL GS) United States New York Red Bulls (CCL GS)
Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers (CCL GS) Curaçao Centro Dominguito (CCL GS) United States Portland Timbers (CCL GS) Trinidad and Tobago Central (CCL GS)
Group stage
Mexico Guadalajara (CW1) Guatemala Municipal (5th) Puerto Rico Bayamón (3rd) Guatemala Guastatoya (CCL PO)
Mexico América (6th) Guatemala Xelajú (6th) Trinidad and Tobago W Connection (CW)[Note TRI] Panama Chorrillo (CCL PO)
United States Sporting Kansas City (CW) Panama Atlético Nacional (4th)[Note PAN] Cayman Islands Scholars International (CCL PO) Mexico León (CCL PO)
United States D.C. United (6th) Panama Chepo (5th) Suriname Inter Moengotapoe (CCL PO) Haiti Don Bosco (CCL PO)
Costa Rica Belén (5th) Honduras Juticalpa (CW) French Guiana Matoury (CCL PO) Guyana Alpha United (CCL PO)
Costa Rica Universidad de Costa Rica (6th) Honduras Real Sociedad (4th) Jamaica Montego Bay United (CCL PO)
Canada Montreal Impact (2nd) El Salvador Águila (3rd) Guyana Slingerz (CCL PO)
Play-off round
The Bahamas Bears (CCL 2Q) Haiti FICA (CCL 2Q) Guadeloupe USR (CCL 2Q) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3 (CCL 2Q)
Aruba Racing Club Aruba (CCL 2Q) Dominica Dublanc (CCL 2Q) Grenada Hurricane (CCL 2Q) Nicaragua UNAN Managua (CCL 2Q)
Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja (CCL 2Q) Turks and Caicos Islands AFC Academy (CCL 2Q) United States Virgin Islands Raymix (CCL 2Q) Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh (CCL 2Q)
Second qualifying round
Mexico Veracruz (CW2) El Salvador Santa Tecla (5th) Haiti Baltimore (3rd) Cayman Islands Elite (CW)
United States LA Galaxy (7th) Puerto Rico Leones de Maunabo (4th) Haiti América des Cayes (4th) Jamaica Portmore United (2nd)
Costa Rica Limón (7th) Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (3rd) Antigua and Barbuda Grenades (2nd) Bermuda Robin Hood (CW)
Guatemala Marquense (7th) Nicaragua Walter Ferretti (3rd) Antigua and Barbuda Empire (3rd) Belize Belmopan Bandits (2nd)
Panama Tauro (6th) Nicaragua Diriangén (4th) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bequia United (2nd) Saint Lucia Big Players (2nd)
Honduras Marathón (6th) Guyana Fruta Conquerors (3rd) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Hope International (3rd) Turks and Caicos Islands Full Physic (2nd)
El Salvador FAS (4th) Guyana Pele (4th) Curaçao Centro Barber (2nd) Aruba Dakota (2nd)
First qualifying round
Trinidad and Tobago North East Stars (5th) Turks and Caicos Islands Beaches (3rd) Grenada St. John's (4th) Martinique Club Franciscain (2nd)
Nicaragua Managua (5th) Turks and Caicos Islands Cheshire Hall (4th) Saint Kitts and Nevis Garden Hotspurs (CW) Martinique Club Colonial (3rd)
Guyana Guyana Defence Force (5th) Aruba Britannia (3rd) Saint Kitts and Nevis Conaree (2nd) Martinique Case-Pilote (4th)
Haiti Racing Club Haïtien (5th) Aruba Nacional (4th) Saint Kitts and Nevis Newtown United (3rd) Barbados Weymouth Wales (CW)
Antigua and Barbuda Old Road (4th) Dominica Bath Estate (2nd) United States Virgin Islands Helenites (2nd) Barbados Barbados Defence Force (2nd)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Camdonia Chelsea (4th) Dominica Harlem United (3rd) United States Virgin Islands Unique (3rd) Barbados Paradise (4th)
Curaçao Jong Holland (3rd) Dominica Exodus (4th) United States Virgin Islands Haitian Victory (4th) French Guiana Le Geldar (2nd)
Curaçao Victory Boys (4th) Dominican Republic Atlántico (2nd)[Note DOM] Anguilla Diamond (2nd) French Guiana Cayenne (3rd)
Cayman Islands Academy (3rd) Dominican Republic Moca (3rd) Anguilla Attackers (3rd) French Guiana Agouado (4th)
Cayman Islands Bodden Town (4th) Dominican Republic Bauger (4th) British Virgin Islands Islanders (2nd) The Bahamas Western Warriors (2nd)
Jamaica Arnett Gardens (3rd) Suriname Robinhood (CW) British Virgin Islands Panthers (3rd) The Bahamas Superstars (3rd)
Jamaica Humble Lions (4th) Suriname Transvaal (2nd) British Virgin Islands Wolues (4th) The Bahamas Dynamos (4th)
Bermuda PHC Zebras (3rd) Suriname Leo Victor (3rd) Guadeloupe USCB (CW) Collectivity of Saint Martin Junior Stars (CW)
Bermuda North Village Rams (4th) Cuba Guantánamo (2nd) Guadeloupe CS Moulien (2nd) Collectivity of Saint Martin Concordia (3rd)[Note SMT]
Belize Placencia Assassins (3rd) Cuba La Habana (3rd) Guadeloupe La Gauloise (3rd) Collectivity of Saint Martin St. Louis Stars (4th)[Note SMT]
Belize Verdes (4th) Cuba Santiago de Cuba (4th) Bonaire Real Rincon (CW) Sint Maarten Reggae Lions (CW)
Saint Lucia Northern United All Stars (3rd) Grenada Paradise (CW) Bonaire Uruguay (3rd) Sint Maarten Strikers (3rd)
Saint Lucia Platinum (4th) Grenada Boca Juniors (3rd) Bonaire Vespo (4th) Sint Maarten C&D Connection (4th)

Notably UCSB qualified as a member of Guadeloupe's second division, though they were promoted to the first division prior to this tournament.

  1. ^
    Dominican Republic (DOM): A new Dominican domestic cup tournament was inaugurated in 2015 (the Copa Dominicana de Fútbol). However, only two Liga Dominicana de Fútbol clubs participated in the first edition. So, the champions (Cibao) were not extended an invitation to the SuperLiga.
  2. ^
    Panama (PAN): A new Panamanian domestic cup tournament was inaugurated in 2015 (the Copa Panamá). However, the champions (San Francisco) did not receive a berth in the SuperLiga.
  3. ^
    Saint-Martin (SMT): Saint-Martin's qualifiers were based on regular season position rather than the championship play-offs.
  4. ^
    Trinidad and Tobago (TRI): The Trinidad and Tobago Cup was not played this season, so the champions of the Trinidad and Tobago League Cup qualified for the SuperLiga instead.

Round and draw dates[edit]

The schedule of the competition is as follows.

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 20 June 2016 14 July 2016 21 July 2016
Second qualifying round 15 July 2016 28 July 2016 4 August 2016
Play-off Play-off round 5 August 2016 18 August 2016 25 August 2016
Group stage Matchday 1 26 August 2016 15 September 2016
Matchday 2 29 September 2016
Matchday 3 20 October 2016
Matchday 4 3 November 2016
Matchday 5 24 November 2016
Matchday 6 8 December 2016
Knockout phase Round of 32 12 December 2016 16 February 2017 23 February 2017
Round of 16 24 February 2017 9 March 2017 16 March 2017
Quarter-finals 17 March 2017 13 April 2017 20 April 2017
Semi-finals 21 April 2017 4 May 2017 11 May 2017
Final 24 May 2017 31 May 2017

Qualifying rounds[edit]

In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2016 CONCACAF club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

First qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 20 June 2016. The first legs were played on 14 July, and the second legs were played on 21 July 2016.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Paradise Grenada 3–0 Anguilla Diamond 3–0 0–0
Old Road Antigua and Barbuda 4–2 Saint Kitts and Nevis Newtown United 3–0 1–2
Placencia Assassins Belize 1–5 Guyana Guyana Defence Force 1–1 0–4
C&D Connection Sint Maarten 1–5 United States Virgin Islands Unique 0–1 1–4
Platinum Saint Lucia 4–3 Cuba La Habana 4–2 0–1
Wolues British Virgin Islands 2–2 (4–2 p) Saint Kitts and Nevis Conaree 0–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Uruguay Bonaire 2–4[^] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Camdonia Chelsea 1–2 1–2
Boca Juniors Grenada 2–0 Martinique Club Franciscain 0–0 2–0
Strikers Sint Maarten 1–8 Haiti Racing Club Haïtien 0–6 1–2
La Gauloise Guadeloupe 1–0 Dominican Republic Moca 0–0 1–0
Verdes Belize 4–1 French Guiana Cayenne 2–0 2–1
Islanders British Virgin Islands 3–6 Aruba Nacional 3–2 0–4
St. John's Grenada 0–4 Suriname Leo Victor 0–2 0–2
Real Rincon Bonaire 4–2[^] Collectivity of Saint Martin St. Louis Stars 2–1 2–1
Reggae Lions Sint Maarten 3–7 Nicaragua Managua 3–1 0–6
Academy Cayman Islands 3–2 Turks and Caicos Islands Beaches 2–0 1–2
Arnett Gardens Jamaica 6–3 The Bahamas Dynamos 5–0 1–3
Agouado French Guiana 2–5 Saint Lucia Northern United All Stars 1–1 1–4
Panthers British Virgin Islands 0–4 Anguilla Attackers 0–0 0–4
Transvaal Suriname 1–2 Dominica Exodus 1–2 0–0
Victory Boys Curaçao 5–0 Dominica Harlem United 4–0 1–0
Le Geldar French Guiana 3–4 United States Virgin Islands Haitian Victory 2–2 1–2
Superstars The Bahamas 3–5 Bermuda North Village Rams 2–2 1–3
Club Colonial Martinique 2–0 Barbados Barbados Defence Force 0–0 2–0
UCSB Guadeloupe 3–7 Trinidad and Tobago North East Stars 2–3 1–4
Guantánamo Cuba 3–0 Collectivity of Saint Martin Concordia 2–0 1–0
PHC Zebras Bermuda 1–1 (a) Dominican Republic Atlántico 1–1 0–0
Garden Hotspurs Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–3 Cayman Islands Bodden Town 1–3 0–0
Vespo Bonaire 1–4 Guadeloupe CS Moulien 1–2 0–2
Paradise Barbados 3–4 Curaçao Jong Holland 3–2 0–2
Cheshire Hall Turks and Caicos Islands 1–4 Jamaica Humble Lions 0–3 1–1
Bauger Dominican Republic 4–2 Martinique Case-Pilote 1–2 3–0
Britannia Aruba 3–2 Suriname Robinhood 0–0 3–2
Weymouth Wales Barbados 6–1 Collectivity of Saint Martin Junior Stars 2–0 4–1
Bath Estate Dominica 3–3 (a) Cuba Santiago de Cuba 1–1 2–2
Helenites United States Virgin Islands 4–4 (4–2 p) The Bahamas Western Warriors 2–2 2–2 (a.e.t.)
  1. ^
    Order of legs reversed after initial draw.

Second qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 15 July 2016. The first legs were played on 28 July, and the second legs were played on 4 August 2016.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jong Holland Curaçao 5–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bequia United 3–0 2–2
Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago 4–3 Turks and Caicos Islands Full Physic 3–2 1–1
Platinum Saint Lucia 2–3 United States LA Galaxy 2–0 0–3
Managua Nicaragua 3–1 Bermuda North Village Rams 2–0 1–1
Victory Boys Curaçao 3–4 Cayman Islands Elite 2–2 1–2
Exodus Dominica 1–2 Grenada Boca Juniors 1–1 0–1
Humble Lions Jamaica 3–2 Aruba Dakota 1–1 2–1
Guantánamo Cuba 1–1 (a) Antigua and Barbuda Grenades 1–1 0–0
Marathón Honduras 3–4 Dominican Republic Bauger 3–2 0–2
Arnett Gardens Jamaica 11–1 Saint Lucia Northern United All Stars 7–1 4–0
Big Players Saint Lucia 6–2 United States Virgin Islands Unique 4–0 2–2
Britannia Aruba 2–1 Jamaica Portmore United 2–1 0–0
Helenites United States Virgin Islands 2–2 (a) Panama Tauro 0–1 2–1
Centro Barber Curaçao 3–2 Cayman Islands Academy 2–1 1–1
Verdes Belize 2–3 Haiti Racing Club Haïtien 1–1 1–2
Santa Tecla El Salvador 3–4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Hope International 2–1 1–3
Guyana Defence Force Guyana 2–2 (a) Dominica Bath Estate 0–1 2–1
Empire Antigua and Barbuda 1–4 Puerto Rico Leones de Maunabo 1–1 0–3
North East Stars Trinidad and Tobago 3–1 British Virgin Islands Wolues 3–0 0–1
Belmopan Bandits Belize 6–4 Bonaire Real Rincon 3–2 3–2
Attackers Anguilla 1–4 Haiti Baltimore 1–1 0–3
Marquense Guatemala 7–0 United States Virgin Islands Haitian Victory 4–0 3–0
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua 8–3 Suriname Leo Victor 4–0 4–3
Fruta Conquerors Guyana 2–0 Guadeloupe La Gauloise 1–0 1–0
Club Colonial Martinique 0–3 Cayman Islands Bodden Town 0–2 0–1
Robin Hood Bermuda 1–3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Camdonia Chelsea 1–0 0–3
Nacional Aruba 3–4 Haiti América des Cayes 0–2 3–2
FAS El Salvador 4–3 Dominican Republic Atlántico 4–0 0–3
Paradise Grenada 1–3 Barbados Weymouth Wales 0–1 1–2
Old Road Antigua and Barbuda 0–4 Nicaragua Diriangén 0–3 0–1
Pele Guyana 6–1 Costa Rica Limón 4–0 2–1
CS Moulien Guadeloupe 2–4 Mexico Veracruz 1–2 1–2

Play-off round[edit]

The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2016. The first legs were played on 18 August, and the second legs were played on 25 August 2016.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Racing Club Aruba Aruba 2–4 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 2–2 0–2
Pele Guyana 4–5 Antigua and Barbuda Grenades 2–5 2–0
Dublanc Dominica 1–2 Belize Belmopan Bandits 1–0 0–2
Diriangén Nicaragua 3–4 Haiti Racing Club Haïtien 3–0 0–4
Boca Juniors Grenada 1–2 United States LA Galaxy 0–1 1–1
Raymix United States Virgin Islands 1–2 Aruba Britannia 0–0 1–2
Hope International Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–1 Saint Lucia Big Players 3–1 0–0
Weymouth Wales Barbados 0–1 Guyana Guyana Defence Force 0–0 0–1
Managua Nicaragua 5–5 (2–4 p) The Bahamas Bears 2–2 3–3 (a.e.t.)
FICA Haiti 0–1 Cayman Islands Bodden Town 0–0 0–1
Camdonia Chelsea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–3 Haiti América des Cayes 1–1 1–2
Fruta Conquerors Guyana 2–4 Nicaragua Walter Ferretti 1–2 1–2
San Juan Jabloteh Trinidad and Tobago 6–3 Dominican Republic Atlético Pantoja 3–1 3–2
Arnett Gardens Jamaica 2–6 Cayman Islands Elite 0–4 2–2
Marquense Guatemala 3–1 Grenada Hurricane 1–1 2–0
Helenites United States Virgin Islands 2–0 Curaçao Jong Holland 0–0 2–0
System 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–0 Guadeloupe USR 1–0 0–0
Humble Lions Jamaica 4–4 (a) Trinidad and Tobago North East Stars 0–0 4–4
Veracruz Mexico 2–1 Nicaragua UNAN Managua 2–0 0–1
FAS El Salvador 1–0 Haiti Baltimore 0–0 1–0
Leones de Maunabo Puerto Rico 4–2 Dominican Republic Bauger 1–2 3–0
AFC Academy Turks and Caicos Islands 2–4 Curaçao Centro Barber 0–1 2–3

Group stage[edit]

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San José
San José
Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Quetzaltenango
Quetzaltenango
Panama City
Panama City
T&T
T&T
Georgetown
Georgetown
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince
SVG
SVG
Cayman Isl.
Cayman Isl.
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Matoury          
San José region teams Belén U. de Costa Rica Guatemala City region teams Guastatoya Municipal Quetzaltenango region teams Xelajú Marquense Panama City region teams Chorrillo Atlético Nacional Chepo
San José region teams
Belén U. de Costa Rica
Guatemala City region teams
Guastatoya Municipal
Quetzaltenango region teams
Xelajú Marquense
Panama City region teams
Chorrillo Atlético Nacional
Chepo
T&T teams Jabloteh W Connection Defence Force Georgetown teams Alpha United GDF Port-au-Prince region teams Don Bosco Racing CH SVG teams System 3 Hope Int'l Cayman Islands teams Scholars Int'l Elite Bodden Town
Georgetown teams
Alpha United GDF
Port-au-Prince region teams
Don Bosco Racing CH
Cayman Islands teams
Scholars Int'l Elite
Bodden Town
Location of teams that have qualified for the group stage of the 2016–17 CONCACAF SuperLiga
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H; Dark green: Group I; Deep pink: Group J; Cyan: Group K; Spring green: Group L.

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2016.

The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2016 CONCACAF club coefficients.

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32, where they are joined by the eight third-placed teams of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage.

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification United States Virgin Islands HEL Mexico GUA Trinidad and Tobago WCO Costa Rica BEL
1 United States Virgin Islands Helenites 6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase 0–1 2–2 3–1
2 Mexico Guadalajara 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 1–2 2–1 2–0
3 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7 0–1 2–1 4–1
4 Costa Rica Belén  6 1 0 5 7 18 −11 3 3–7 0–2 2–0
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Jamaica HUM United States DCU Costa Rica UCR Nicaragua WAL
1 Jamaica Humble Lions 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10 Advance to knockout phase 2–1 3–1 1–0
2 United States D.C. United 6 3 1 2 4 3 +1 10 0–0 1–0 1–0
3 Costa Rica Universidad de Costa Rica 6 3 0 3 10 7 +3 9 4–1 1–0 3–0
4 Nicaragua Walter Ferretti 6 2 0 4 4 8 −4 6 2–1 0–1 2–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Curaçao BAR Saint Vincent and the Grenadines SYS Panama CHE Guatemala MUN
1 Curaçao Centro Barber 6 4 0 2 10 4 +6 12 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 3–0 1–0
2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3 6 3 1 2 13 7 +6 10 2–1 5–1 3–0[a]
3 Panama Chepo 6 2 1 3 8 12 −4 7 2–1 1–1 1–2
4 Guatemala Municipal[a] 6 2 0 4 5 13 −8 6 Disqualified 0–3[a] 3–2 0–3[a]
Source: CONCACAF.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d On 28 October 2016, FIFA suspended the National Football Federation of Guatemala for political interference by the Government of Guatemala. Municipal forfeited these matches 3–0 as a result.

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico LEÓ Suriname IMT El Salvador FAS Haiti AME
1 Mexico León 6 6 0 0 16 2 +14 18 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 6–0 3–1
2 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 6 2 1 3 3 5 −2 7 1–2 1–0 0–2
3 El Salvador FAS 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7 0–3 0–0 4–1
4 Haiti América des Cayes 6 1 0 5 4 11 −7 3 0–1 0–1 0–2
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico VER Cayman Islands ELI Aruba BRI Guyana GDF
1 Mexico Veracruz 6 4 0 2 11 9 +2 12 Advance to knockout phase 3–2 1–0 2–1
2 Cayman Islands Elite 6 3 0 3 10 8 +2 9 2–1 3–0 1–0
3 Aruba Britannia 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 1–4 1–0 2–1
4 Guyana Guyana Defence Force 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7 3–0 3–2 1–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group F[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification The Bahamas BEA Jamaica MBU Guyana ALP Guatemala XEL
1 The Bahamas Bears 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase 0–2 3–3 1–1
2 Jamaica Montego Bay United 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 1–3 1–2 3–0[a]
3 Guyana Alpha United[b] 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11 Disqualified 1–1 3–0 0–1
4 Guatemala Xelajú[a] 6 1 1 4 2 11 −9 4 0–3[a] 0–1 0–3[a]
Source: CONCACAF.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d On 28 October 2016, FIFA suspended the National Football Federation of Guatemala for political interference by the Government of Guatemala. Xelajú forfeited these matches 3–0 as a result.
  2. ^ On 9 January 2017, Alpha United were expelled from the SuperLiga due to the club being in bad standing with the Guyana Football Federation. As the draw for the knockout phase had already occurred, Montego Bay United replaced Alpha United in their round of 32 tie.

Group G[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Trinidad and Tobago SJJ Belize BEL Puerto Rico BAY Guatemala MAR
1 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh 6 4 0 2 15 8 +7 12 Advance to knockout phase 1–3 2–0 3–1
2 Belize Belmopan Bandits 6 4 0 2 11 8 +3 12 0–5 4–0 1–0
3 Puerto Rico Bayamón 6 4 0 2 10 7 +3 12 4–1 2–0 3–0[a]
4 Guatemala Marquense[a] 6 0 0 6 1 14 −13 0 Disqualified 0–3[a] 0–3[a] 0–1
Source: CONCACAF.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d On 28 October 2016, FIFA suspended the National Football Federation of Guatemala for political interference by the Government of Guatemala. Marquense forfeited these matches 3–0 as a result.

Group H[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico AMÉ Panama CHO Puerto Rico LEO Guatemala GUA
1 Mexico América 6 6 0 0 20 2 +18 18 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 6–0 2–1
2 Panama Chorrillo 6 1 3 2 9 9 0 6 0–2 2–2 1–1
3 Puerto Rico Leones de Maunabo 6 1 2 3 10 19 −9 5 1–6 3–3 3–0[a]
4 Guatemala Guastatoya[a] 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4 Disqualified 0–3[a] 0–3[a] 2–1
Source: CONCACAF.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d On 28 October 2016, FIFA suspended the National Football Federation of Guatemala for political interference by the Government of Guatemala. Guastatoya forfeited these matches 3–0 as a result.

Group I[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Canada MON Haiti DON Cayman Islands BOD French Guiana MAT
1 Canada Montreal Impact 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 1–2 3–0
2 Haiti Don Bosco 6 3 0 3 5 9 −4 9 0–4 1–0 3–0
3 Cayman Islands Bodden Town 6 2 0 4 5 5 0 6 0–1 0–1 3–0
4 French Guiana Matoury 6 2 0 4 4 11 −7 6 1–2 2–0 1–0
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group J[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Cayman Islands SCH Antigua and Barbuda GRE Honduras SOC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines HOP
1 Cayman Islands Scholars International 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 0–0 1–0
2 Antigua and Barbuda Grenades 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 2–1 1–0 1–0
3 Honduras Real Sociedad 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8 3–1 3–2 0–0
4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Hope International 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 5 0–3 1–1 2–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group K[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Honduras JUT Trinidad and Tobago DEF United States SKC Guyana SLI
1 Honduras Juticalpa 6 3 0 3 4 6 −2 9 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 2–1 0–1
2 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 3–0 2–1 0–4
3 United States Sporting Kansas City 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1 0–1 1–1 0–3
4 Guyana Slingerz[a] 6 6 0 0 16 1 +15 18 Disqualified 1–0 3–1 4–0
Source: CONCACAF.com
Notes:
  1. ^ On 9 January 2017, Slingerz were expelled from the SuperLiga due to the club being in bad standing with the Guyana Football Federation. As the draw for the knockout phase had already occurred, Defence Force replaced Slingerz in their round of 32 tie.

Group L[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Haiti RCH El Salvador ÁGU United States LAX Panama NAC
1 Haiti Racing Club Haïtien 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11 Advance to knockout phase 1–2 1–1 3–0
2 El Salvador Águila 6 2 3 1 10 10 0 9 3–5 2–1 2–2
3 United States LA Galaxy 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6 1–3 0–0 3–1
4 Panama Atlético Nacional 6 0 4 2 5 10 −5 4 1–1 1–1 0–0
Source: CONCACAF.com

Knockout phase[edit]

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage with the better group records were seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could have been drawn against each other.
  • If any association had sent two teams to the semifinals, those teams would have automatically been paired with each other and the draw would have only been used to determine which team hosted the second leg of each semifinal match-up.

Bracket[edit]

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Mexico León 4 2 6
Cayman Islands Elite 1 1 2 Mexico León 3 3 6
Mexico Veracruz 2 2 4 Mexico Veracruz 1 2 3
Antigua and Barbuda Grenades 0 1 1 Mexico León 3 2 5
Jamaica Montego Bay United (a) 2 1 3 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2 1 3
Panama Chorrillo 2 1 3 Jamaica Montego Bay United 0 1 1
Trinidad and Tobago Central 0 2 2 Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2 0 2
Suriname Inter Moengotapoe 2 1 3 Mexico León 0 4 4
Cayman Islands Scholars International (a) 1 2 3 El Salvador Águila 0 1 1
Panama Plaza Amador 3 0 3 Cayman Islands Scholars International 1 0 1
Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers 2 1 3 Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers 2 0 2
Haiti Don Bosco 1 0 1 Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers 0 2 2
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 0 2 2 El Salvador Águila 4 3 7
El Salvador Alianza 0 0 0 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 1 0 1
United States Virgin Islands Helenites 1 0 1 El Salvador Águila 1 2 3
El Salvador Águila 3 2 5 Mexico León 3 1 4
Mexico América 2 3 5 Mexico Guadalajara (a) 0 4 4
United States Portland Timbers 2 0 2 Mexico América 2 4 6
Curaçao Centro Dominguito 1 3 4 Curaçao Centro Dominguito 3 0 3
Honduras Juticalpa 1 1 2 Mexico América 1 4 5
Canada Montreal Impact 0 1 1 United States D.C. United 1 0 1
United States D.C. United 2 1 3 United States D.C. United 0 3 3
United States New York Red Bulls 2 4 6 United States New York Red Bulls 1 1 2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines System 3 1 1 2 Mexico América 0 1 1
Curaçao Centro Barber 1 0 1 Mexico Guadalajara 1 1 2
Belize Belmopan Bandits 7 2 9 Belize Belmopan Bandits 1 2 3
Jamaica Humble Lions 0 3 3 El Salvador Dragón 1 0 1
El Salvador Dragón 7 0 7 Belize Belmopan Bandits 1 3 4
Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh 2 3 5 Mexico Guadalajara 4 3 7
The Bahamas Bears 4 2 6 The Bahamas Bears 2 1 3
Haiti Racing Club Haïtien 0 0 0 Mexico Guadalajara 5 0 5
Mexico Guadalajara 3 0 3

Round of 32[edit]

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 12 December 2016. The first legs were played on 16 February, and the second legs were played on 23 February 2017.

After the draw, on 9 January 2017, Slingerz and Alpha United were expelled from the SuperLiga for not being in good standing with the Guyana Football Federation. They were replaced in their ties by Defence Force and Montego Bay United, the third-placed teams in their respective groups.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dragón El Salvador 7–3 Jamaica Humble Lions 7–0 0–3
Belmopan Bandits Belize 9–1 Curaçao Centro Barber 7–1 2–0
Guadalajara Mexico 3–0 Haiti Racing Club Haïtien 3–0 0–0
Don Bosco Haiti 1–3 Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers 1–2 0–1
Chorrillo Panama 3–3 (a) Jamaica Montego Bay United 2–2 1–1
Juticalpa Honduras 2–4 Curaçao Centro Dominguito 1–1 1–3
Alianza El Salvador 0–2 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 0–0 0–2
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname 3–2 Trinidad and Tobago Central 2–0 1–2
System 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–6 United States New York Red Bulls 1–2 1–4
Elite Cayman Islands 2–6 Mexico León 1–4 1–2
Portland Timbers United States 2–5 Mexico América 2–2 0–3
Plaza Amador Panama 3–3 (a) Cayman Islands Scholars International 3–1 0–2
Grenades Antigua and Barbuda 1–4 Mexico Veracruz 0–2 1–2
Águila El Salvador 5–1 United States Virgin Islands Helenites 3–1 2–0
Bears The Bahamas 6–5 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh 4–2 2–3
D.C. United United States 3–1 Canada Montreal Impact 2–0 1–1

Round of 16[edit]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2017. The first legs were played on 9 March, and the second legs were played on 16 March 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Centro Dominguito Curaçao 3–6 Mexico América 3–2 0–4
Hoppers Antigua and Barbuda 2–1 Cayman Islands Scholars International 2–1 0–0
Águila El Salvador 3–1 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 1–1 2–0
Veracruz Mexico 3–6 Mexico León 1–3 2–3
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname 2–1 Jamaica Montego Bay United 2–0 0–1
Dragón El Salvador 1–3 Belize Belmopan Bandits 1–1 0–2
New York Red Bulls United States 2–3 United States D.C. United 1–0 1–3
Guadalajara Mexico 5–3 The Bahamas Bears 5–2 0–1

Quarter-finals[edit]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2017. The first legs were played on 13 April, and the second legs were played on 20 April 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guadalajara Mexico 7–4 Belize Belmopan Bandits 4–1 3–3
D.C. United United States 1–5 Mexico América 1–1 0–4
Inter Moengotapoe Suriname 3–5 Mexico León 2–3 1–2
Águila El Salvador 7–2 Antigua and Barbuda Hoppers 4–0 3–2

Semi-finals[edit]

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 21 April 2017. The first legs were played on 4 May, and the second legs were played on 11 May 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guadalajara Mexico 2–1 Mexico América 1–0 1–1
Águila El Salvador 1–4 Mexico León 0–0 1–4

Final[edit]

The first leg of the final was played on 24 May 2017 and the second leg was played on 31 May 2017. The draw was held after the semi-final draw.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guadalajara Mexico 4–4 (a) Mexico León 0–3 4–1

See also[edit]