Dates, match-ups set for CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals
Miami (Via CONCACAF) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) confirmed this morning the schedule and matchups for the 2015-16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League semifinals.
The two compelling home-and-away semifinal series feature showdowns between leading Liga MX sides, with knockout round top-seed Club America battling Santos Laguna, while Tigres UANL and Gallos Blancos de Queretaro will face off on the other side of the draw.
The action will kick off on Tuesday, March 15, when Gallos Blancos host Tigres in the Estadio Corregidora in Queretaro. The next day Club Santos Laguna hosts Club America at the Estadio Corona in Torreon in the opener of that series.
Return-leg action finishes with a double header on Tuesday, April 5. Tigres face Gallos Blancos in Monterrey for one ticket to the final of the 2015/16 CONCACAF Champions League. The other finalist will be decided at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City where Club America and Santos Laguna conclude their series.
The two semifinal winners will meet in the two-leg CONCACAF Champions League Final, with the two games to be played on April 20 and April 27, 2016. Start times for all semifinal matches will be announced in coming days.
The winner of the 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions earns a prized ticket to the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016.
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2015-16 SCOTIABANK CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – CHAMPIONSHIP STAGE
*start times for all semifinal matches to be announced in coming days
SEMIFINALS
1st Leg
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Gallos Blancos de Queretaro vs. Club Tigres de la Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon — Estadio Corregidora, Queretaro, Mexico
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Club Santos Laguna vs. Club de Futbol America S.A. de C.V. – Estadio Corona, Torreon, Mexico
2nd Leg
Tuesday April 5, 2016
Club Tigres de la Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon vs. Gallos Blancos de Queretaro – Estadio Universitario, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Club de Futbol America S.A. de C.V. vs. Club Santos Laguna – Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de Mexico, D.F., Mexico
FINALS
1st Leg – April 20 – Winner Gallos Blancos de Queretaro/Club Tigres de la Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon vs. Winner Club Santos Laguna/Club de Futbol America S.A. de C.V.
2nd Leg – April 27 – Winner Club Santos Laguna/ Club de Futbol America S.A. de C.V. vs. Winner Gallos Blancos de Queretaro/Club Tigres de la Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon