Five teams from MLS are among the 24 who will take part in the 2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, the elite club team competition for the confederation of North and Central America and the Caribbean. Group play will begin the first week of August, with games scheduled through October.



Reigning MLS Cup champions Portland Timbers, 2015 Amway Canadian Championship winner Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2015 MLS Supporters' Shield winners New York Red Bulls, 2015 US Open Cup winners Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas will represent MLS.

In all, 12 countries are represented in the tournament, with the United States, Canada and Mexico leading the way with nine clubs between MLS and Liga MX. The teams are divided into eight groups of three, with the winners of each group advancing out of the group stage into the quarterfinals. The Timbers are in Group B, Vancouver and Sporting KC are both in Group C, the Red Bulls are in Group F and FC Dallas were drawn into Group H.

The quarterfinals, semifinals and final will be played between February and April 2017.

Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2016/17 Schedule

ROUND 1
Tuesday, 2 August, 2016

Central FC (TRI) v Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN) – Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago – 8 pm ET
CF Pachuca (MEX) v CD Olimpia (HON) – Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico – 10 pm ET

Wednesday, 3 August, 2016

W Connection (TRI) v Pumas UNAM (MEX) – Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago – 8 pm ET
New York Red Bulls (USA) v Antigua GFC (GUA) – Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ – 8 pm ET
Portland Timbers (USA) v CD Dragon (SLV) – Providence Park, Portland, OR – 10 pm ET
Don Bosco FC (HAI) v CF Monterrey (MEX) – Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti – 10 pm ET

Thursday, 4 August, 2016

FC Dallas (USA) v Real Esteli (NCA) – Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas – 8 pm ET
Plaza Amador (PAN) v CS Herediano (CRC) – Estadio Maracana, Panama City, Panama – 10 pm ET

ROUND 2
Tuesday, 16 August, 2016

Central FC (TRI) v Sporting Kansas City (USA) – Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago – 8 pm ET
Alianza FC (SLV) v New York Red Bulls (USA) – Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador, El Salvador – 10 pm ET
CD Olimpia (HON) v Police United (BLZ) – Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras – 10 pm ET

Wednesday, 17 August, 2016

CF Monterrey (MEX) v Arabe Unido (PAN) – Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Monterrey, Mexico – 8 pm ET
CS Herediano (CRC) v Tigres UANL (MEX) – Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica – 10 pm ET

Thursday, 18 August, 2016

CD Suchitepequez (GUA) v Real Esteli (NCA)– Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala – 8 pm ET
Pumas UNAM (MEX) v Honduras Progreso (HON) – Estadio Olimpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico – 10 pm ET
Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) v CD Dragon (SLV) – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Jose, Costa Rica – 10 pm ET

ROUND 3
Tuesday, 23 August, 2016

Alianza FC (SLV) v Antigua GFC (GUA) – Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador, El Salvador – 8 pm ET
CF Pachuca (MEX) v Police United (BLZ) – Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico – 10 pm ET
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN) v Sporting Kansas City (USA) – BC Place, Vancouver, BC – 10 pm ET

Wednesday, 24 August, 2016

Don Bosco FC (HAI) v Arabe Unido (PAN) – Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti – 8 pm ET
Tigres UANL (MEX) v Plaza Amador (PAN) – Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico – 10 pm ET
Real Esteli (NCA) v FC Dallas (USA) – Estadio Independencia, Esteli, Nicaragua – 10 pm ET

Thursday, 25 August, 2016

W Connection (TRI) v Honduras Progreso (HON) – Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago – 8 pm ET
CD Dragon (SLV) v Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) – Estadio Atletico Las Delicias, Santa Tecla, El Salvador – 10 pm ET

ROUND 4
Tuesday, 13 September, 2016

Sporting Kansas City (USA) v Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN) – Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS – 8 pm ET
Real Esteli (NCA) v CD Suchitepequez (GUA) – Estadio Independencia, Esteli, Nicaragua – 10 pm ET
Police United (BLZ) v CF Pachuca (MEX) – Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize – 10 pm ET

Wednesday, 14 September, 2016

Arabe Unido (PAN) v CF Monterrey (MEX) – Estadio Maracana, Panama City, Panama – 8 pm ET
Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) v Portland Timbers (USA) – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Jose, Costa Rica – 10 pm ET

Thursday, 15 September, 2016

New York Red Bulls (USA) v Alianza FC (SLV) – Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ – 8 pm ET
CS Herediano (CRC) v Plaza Amador (PAN) – Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica – 10 pm ET
Honduras Progreso (HON) v Pumas UNAM (MEX) – Estadio Francisco Morazan, San Pedro Sula, Honduras – 10 pm ET

ROUND 5
Tuesday, 27 September, 2016

Antigua GFC (GUA) v New York Red Bulls (USA) – TBC – 8 pm ET
CD Dragon (SLV) v Portland Timbers (USA) – Estadio Atletico Las Delicias, Santa Tecla, El Salvador – 10 pm ET

Wednesday, 28 September, 2016

FC Dallas (USA) v CD Suchitepequez (GUA) – Toyota Stadium. Frisco, TX – 8 pm ET
Plaza Amador (PAN) v Tigres UANL (MEX) – Estadio Maracana, Panama City, Panama – 8 pm ET
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN) v Central FC (TRI) – BC Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada – 10 pm ET
CF Monterrey (MEX) v Don Bosco FC (HAI) – Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Monterrey, Mexico – 10 pm ET

Thursday, 29 September, 2016

Police United (BLZ) v CD Olimpia (HON) – Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize – 8 pm ET
Honduras Progreso (HON) v W Connection (TRI) – Estadio Francisco Morazan, San Pedro Sula, Honduras – 10 pm ET

ROUND 6
Tuesday, 18 October, 2016

Arabe Unido (PAN) v Don Bosco FC (HAI) – Estadio Maracana, Panama City, Panama – 8 pm ET
Tigres UANL (MEX) v CS Herediano (CRC) – Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico – 10 pm ET
Antigua GFC (GUA) v Alianza FC (SLV) – TBC – 10 pm ET

Wednesday, 19 October, 2016

Sporting Kansas City (USA) v Central FC (TRI) – Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS – 8 pm ET
Portland Timbers (USA) v Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) – Providence Park, Portland, OR – 10 pm ET
CD Olimpia (HON) v CF Pachuca (MEX) – Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras – 10 pm ET

Thursday, 20 October, 2016

CD Suchitepequez (GUA) v FC Dallas (USA) – Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala – 8 pm ET
Pumas UNAM (MEX) v W Connection (TRI) – Estadio Olimpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico – 10 pm ET

 
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