User:Quidster4040/sandbox/2018–19 CONCACAF SuperLiga knockout phase

The 2018–19 CONCACAF SuperLiga knockout phase is scheduled to begin on 14 February and end on 29 May 2019 with the final at the Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republican, to decide the champions of the 2018–19 CONCACAF SuperLiga. A total of 32 teams compete in the knockout phase.

For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used in the competition, where it will be implemented in the final.

Qualified teams
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.

Format
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 scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then 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 the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by penalty shoot-out if the score remains 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, quarter-finals and semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the quarter-final winners is not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw is also held to determine which semi-final winner is designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).

Schedule
The schedule 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.

Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 will be held on 17 December 2018, 13:00 EST.

Summary
The first legs were played on 21 February, and the second legs were played on 28 February 2019. 


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Matches
Defence Force won 4–3 on aggregate.

Inter Moengotapoe won 4–0 on aggregate.

Morelia won 5–1 on aggregate.

Águila won 4–2 on aggregate.

Pachuca won 12–3 on aggregate.

Pérez Zeledón won 7–0 on aggregate.

''4–4 on aggregate. FAS won 3–2 on away goals.''

Real Hope won 4–3 on aggregate.

Alajuelense won 4–3 on aggregate.

Columbus Crew won 4–2 on aggregate.

Comunicaciones won 9–1 on aggregate.

Árabe Unido won 8–6 on aggregate.

Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.

W Connection won 1–0 on aggregate.

Portmore United won 5–3 on aggregate.

Sporting Kansas City won 8–2 on aggregate.

Summary
The first legs were played on 7 March, and the second legs were played on 14 March 2019. 


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Matches
Columbus Crew won 3–2 on aggregate.

FAS won 4–2 on aggregate.

Águila won 2–1 on aggregate.

Pachuca won 8–0 on aggregate.

Sporting Kansas City won 8–1 on aggregate.

Alajuelense won 3–0 on aggregate.

Saprissa won 4–1 on aggregate.

W Connection won 3–2 on aggregate.

Summary
The draw was held on 29 March 2019. The first legs will be played on 11 April, and the second legs will be played on 18 April 2019. 


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Matches
''4–4 on aggregate. FAS won 2–1 on away goals.''

Alajuelense won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sporting Kansas City won 4–2 on aggregate.

Pachuca won 7–3 on aggregate.

Summary
The draw for the semifinals was held on 19 April 2019. The first legs weree played on 25 April, and the second legs will be played on 2 May 2019. 


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Final
The final will be played on 8 May 2019 at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo.