User:Bmf 051/sandbox/2016–17 CONCACAF SuperLiga
The CONCACAF SuperLiga was a proposed annual continental club
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
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 Maartenwill 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:
- The first selection from association 10 (Trinidad and Tobago) was moved from the second qualifying round to the group stage.
- The first selections from associations 19 through 23 (Bermuda, Belize, Saint Lucia, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Aruba) were moved from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
Format
Qualification
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
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)
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| First qualifying round (72 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (64 teams) |
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| Play-off round (44 teams) |
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| Group stage (48 teams) |
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| Knockout phase (32 teams) |
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Redistribution rules
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)
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
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Teams
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
- CW1: 2016 Supercopa MX winners
- CW2: 2016 Supercopa MX runners-up
- 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
Notably UCSB qualified as a member of Guadeloupe's second division, though they were promoted to the first division prior to this tournament.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Saint-Martin (SMT): Saint-Martin's qualifiers were based on regular season position rather than the championship play-offs.
- Trinidad and Tobago Cup was not played this season, so the champions of the Trinidad and Tobago League Cupqualified for the SuperLiga instead.
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| 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
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
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.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paradise 
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3–0 |  Diamond
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3–0 | 0–0 |
Old Road
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4–2 |  Newtown United
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3–0 | 1–2 |
Placencia Assassins
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1–5 |  Guyana Defence Force
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1–1 | 0–4 |
C&D Connection
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1–5 |  Unique
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0–1 | 1–4 |
Platinum 
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4–3 |  La Habana
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4–2 | 0–1 |
Wolues 
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2–2 (4–2 p) | Conaree
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0–1 | 2–1 ( a.e.t. )
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Uruguay 
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2–4[^] |  Camdonia Chelsea
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1–2 | 1–2 |
| Boca Juniors
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2–0 |  Club Franciscain
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0–0 | 2–0 |
| Strikers
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1–8 |  Racing Club Haïtien
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0–6 | 1–2 |
La Gauloise 
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1–0 |  Moca
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0–0 | 1–0 |
| Verdes
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4–1 | Cayenne
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2–0 | 2–1 |
| Islanders
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3–6 |  Nacional
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3–2 | 0–4 |
St. John's
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0–4 |  Leo Victor
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0–2 | 0–2 |
Real Rincon
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4–2[^] |  St. Louis Stars
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2–1 | 2–1 |
| Reggae Lions
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3–7 | Managua
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3–1 | 0–6 |
Academy 
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3–2 |  Beaches
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2–0 | 1–2 |
Arnett Gardens 
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6–3 | Dynamos
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5–0 | 1–3 |
Agouado 
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2–5 | Northern United All Stars
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1–1 | 1–4 |
| Panthers
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0–4 | Attackers
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0–0 | 0–4 |
| Transvaal
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1–2 | Exodus
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1–2 | 0–0 |
Victory Boys
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5–0 |  Harlem United
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4–0 | 1–0 |
| Le Geldar
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3–4 | Haitian Victory
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2–2 | 1–2 |
Superstars 
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3–5 |  North Village Rams
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2–2 | 1–3 |
| Club Colonial
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2–0 |  Barbados Defence Force
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0–0 | 2–0 |
| UCSB
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3–7 | North East Stars
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2–3 | 1–4 |
| Guantánamo
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3–0 | Concordia
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2–0 | 1–0 |
| PHC Zebras
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1–1 (a) | Atlántico
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1–1 | 0–0 |
| Garden Hotspurs
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1–3 | Bodden Town
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1–3 | 0–0 |
| Vespo
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1–4 | CS Moulien
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1–2 | 0–2 |
| Paradise
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3–4 | Jong Holland
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3–2 | 0–2 |
| Cheshire Hall
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1–4 | Humble Lions
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0–3 | 1–1 |
| Bauger
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4–2 | Case-Pilote
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1–2 | 3–0 |
| Britannia
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3–2 | Robinhood
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0–0 | 3–2 |
Weymouth Wales
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6–1 | Junior Stars
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2–0 | 4–1 |
| Bath Estate
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3–3 (a) | Santiago de Cuba
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1–1 | 2–2 |
Helenites
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4–4 (4–2 p) | Western Warriors
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2–2 | 2–2 ( a.e.t. )
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- ^ Order of legs reversed after initial draw.
Second qualifying round
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.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jong Holland
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5–2 | Bequia United
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3–0 | 2–2 |
Defence Force 
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4–3 | Full Physic
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3–2 | 1–1 |
| Platinum
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2–3 |  LA Galaxy
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2–0 | 0–3 |
Managua
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3–1 | North Village Rams
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2–0 | 1–1 |
Victory Boys
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3–4 | Elite
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2–2 | 1–2 |
Exodus
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1–2 | Boca Juniors
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1–1 | 0–1 |
| Humble Lions
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3–2 | Dakota
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1–1 | 2–1 |
| Guantánamo
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1–1 (a) | Grenades
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1–1 | 0–0 |
Marathón 
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3–4 | Bauger
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3–2 | 0–2 |
| Arnett Gardens
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11–1 | Northern United All Stars
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7–1 | 4–0 |
| Big Players
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6–2 | Unique
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4–0 | 2–2 |
| Britannia
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2–1 | Portmore United
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2–1 | 0–0 |
Helenites
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2–2 (a) |  Tauro
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0–1 | 2–1 |
| Centro Barber
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3–2 | Academy
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2–1 | 1–1 |
| Verdes
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2–3 | Racing Club Haïtien
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1–1 | 1–2 |
Santa Tecla 
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3–4 | Hope International
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2–1 | 1–3 |
| Guyana Defence Force
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2–2 (a) | Bath Estate
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0–1 | 2–1 |
Empire
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1–4 |  Leones de Maunabo
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1–1 | 0–3 |
North East Stars
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3–1 | Wolues
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3–0 | 0–1 |
Belmopan Bandits
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6–4 | Real Rincon
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3–2 | 3–2 |
| Attackers
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1–4 | Baltimore
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1–1 | 0–3 |
Marquense 
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7–0 | Haitian Victory
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4–0 | 3–0 |
Walter Ferretti
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8–3 | Leo Victor
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4–0 | 4–3 |
| Fruta Conquerors
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2–0 | La Gauloise
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1–0 | 1–0 |
| Club Colonial
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0–3 | Bodden Town
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0–2 | 0–1 |
Robin Hood
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1–3 | Camdonia Chelsea
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1–0 | 0–3 |
| Nacional
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3–4 | América des Cayes
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0–2 | 3–2 |
| FAS
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4–3 | Atlántico
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4–0 | 0–3 |
| Paradise
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1–3 | Weymouth Wales
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0–1 | 1–2 |
Old Road
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0–4 | Diriangén
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0–3 | 0–1 |
| Pele
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6–1 |  Limón
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4–0 | 2–1 |
| CS Moulien
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2–4 | Veracruz
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1–2 | 1–2 |
Play-off round
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.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing Club Aruba
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2–4 | Defence Force
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2–2 | 0–2 |
| Pele
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4–5 | Grenades
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2–5 | 2–0 |
| Dublanc
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1–2 | Belmopan Bandits
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1–0 | 0–2 |
| Diriangén
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3–4 | Racing Club Haïtien
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3–0 | 0–4 |
| Boca Juniors
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1–2 | LA Galaxy
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0–1 | 1–1 |
| Raymix
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1–2 | Britannia
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0–0 | 1–2 |
| Hope International
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3–1 | Big Players
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3–1 | 0–0 |
Weymouth Wales
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0–1 | Guyana Defence Force
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0–0 | 0–1 |
Managua
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5–5 (2–4 p) | Bears
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2–2 | 3–3 ( a.e.t. )
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| FICA
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0–1 | Bodden Town
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0–0 | 0–1 |
| Camdonia Chelsea
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2–3 | América des Cayes
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1–1 | 1–2 |
| Fruta Conquerors
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2–4 | Walter Ferretti
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1–2 | 1–2 |
| San Juan Jabloteh
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6–3 | Atlético Pantoja
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3–1 | 3–2 |
| Arnett Gardens
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2–6 | Elite
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0–4 | 2–2 |
| Marquense
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3–1 | Hurricane
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1–1 | 2–0 |
Helenites
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2–0 | Jong Holland
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0–0 | 2–0 |
| System 3
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1–0 | USR
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1–0 | 0–0 |
| Humble Lions
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4–4 (a) | North East Stars
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0–0 | 4–4 |
Veracruz
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2–1 | UNAN Managua
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2–0 | 0–1 |
| FAS
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1–0 | Baltimore
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0–0 | 1–0 |
| Leones de Maunabo
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4–2 | Bauger
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1–2 | 3–0 |
| AFC Academy
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2–4 | Centro Barber
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0–1 | 2–3 |
Group stage
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; 