User:Quidster4040/sandbox/2017–18 CONCACAF SuperLiga knockout phase

The 2017–18 CONCACAF SuperLiga knockout phase will begin on 22 February and end on 9 May 2018 with the final at the Estadio Pedro Marrero in Havana, Cuba, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 CONCACAF SuperLiga.

Times up to 24 March 2018 (round of 32 and round of 16) are EST (UTC−5), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times are EDT (UTC−4).

Round and draw dates
The schedule of the knockout phase is as follows (all draws are held at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States).

Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Format
The knockout phase involves 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualify as winners and runners-up of each of the twelve groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if scores are level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remain tied.

The mechanism of the draws for each round is 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 are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
 * In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other.

Bracket
The full bracket will be known after the semi-final draw.

Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017, 13:00 EST, at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States.

Summary
 The first legs were played on 22 February, and the second legs were played on 1 March 2018.


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Matches
''2–2 on aggregate. Limón won on away goals''

D.C. United won 8–2 on aggregate.

Morelia won 7–3 on aggregate.

''3–3 on aggregate. Árabe Unido won on away goals.''

''0–0 on aggregate. Belize Defence Force won 6–5 on penalties.''

Guadalajara won 2–1 on aggregate.

San Juan Jabloteh won 4–1 on aggregate.

Santos de Guápiles won 5–3 on aggregate.

Motagua won 4–0 on aggregate.

FICA won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sporting Kansas City won 3–2 on aggregate.

Robinhood won 4–3 on aggregate.

Real Salt Lake won 6–1 on aggregate.

Marathón won 6–4 on aggregate.

Walter Ferretti won 4–2 on aggregate.

Alajuelense won 4–3 on aggregate.

Summary
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 2 March 2018, 13:00 EST, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City, United States.

The first legs were played on 15 March, and the second legs were played on 5 April 2018. 


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Matches
Limón won 5–0 on aggregate.

Alajuelense won 3–0 on aggregate.

Guadalajara won 4–2 on aggregate.

Santos de Guápiles won 4–2 on aggregate.

''2–2 on aggregate. Real Salt Lake won on away goals.''

D.C. United won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sporting Kansas City won 12–1 on aggregate.

''1–1 on aggregate. Robinhood won 8–7 on penalties.''

Summary
The draw for the quarterfinals was held on 6 April 2018, 13:00 EST, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City, United States.

The first legs were played on 12 April, and the second legs were played on 19 April 2018. 


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Matches
Real Salt Lake won 6–5 on aggregate.

Santos de Guápiles won 2–1 on aggregate.

D.C. United won 8–0 on aggregate.

Sporting Kansas City won 5–1 on aggregate.

Summary
The draw for the quarterfinals was held on 20 April 2018, 13:00 EST, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City, United States.

The first legs were played on 26 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2018. 


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Matches
Real Salt Lake won 4–3 on aggregate.

''3–3 on aggregate. Santos de Guápiles won on away goals.''