2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
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The 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2015–16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons)[1][2] was the 8th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 51st edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
2015–16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | August 4, 2015 – April 27, 2016 |
Teams | 24 (from 12 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | América (7th title) |
Runners-up | Tigres UANL |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 62 |
Goals scored | 159 (2.56 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Emanuel Villa (6 goals) |
Best player(s) | Rubens Sambueza |
Best young player | Alberth Elis |
Best goalkeeper | Hugo González |
Fair play award | Querétaro |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
América were the defending champions, and won their second consecutive title, and seventh CONCACAF club title (including the CONCACAF Champions' Cup era), by beating fellow Mexican team Tigres UANL 4–1 on aggregate in the final. As the winner of the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, they qualified as the CONCACAF representative at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, their third appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup.[3][4]