SANDY, Utah (Wednesday, December 2, 2015) – Real Salt Lake announced Wednesday a finalized schedule for its series against UANL Tigres in the Quarterfinal Round of the 2015/16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League. The first leg will take place in Monterrey, Mexico, at Estadio Universario on Wednesday, February 24, with Rio Tinto Stadium hosting the second leg on Wednesday, March 2, as RSL looks to take the next step toward becoming the first Major League Soccer Team to win CONCACAF Champions League under its current format.
Four MLS clubs remain among the eight quarterfinal teams, including Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders FC, D.C. United and the LA Galaxy. The four opponents are all from Mexico’s Liga MX – Tigres, Club America, Santos Laguna and Queretaro.
Real Salt Lake advanced to the Quarterfinal Round with a 3-0-1 record in the Group Stage, played between August and October of this year. That landed the Claret-and-Cobalt the No. 3 seed among the eight quarterfinalists and home-field advantage in the second leg of the aggregate-goal series.
If RSL advances to the semifinal round – to be played March 15-17 and April 5-7 – it will meet the winner of the series between D.C. United and Queretaro. The final will be held in the last two weeks of April.
This is Real Salt Lake’s second time reaching the Quarterfinal Round. In 2010/11, RSL advanced past the Columbus Crew and Saprissa before falling to Monterrey in the final, becoming the first MLS club to reach the championship series.
The quarterfinal match at Rio Tinto Stadium will be part of the 2016 season ticket package. Further ticket information will be available soon on RSL.com.
Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2015/16 Quarterfinals Schedule
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
6pm MT – Tigres vs. Real Salt Lake – Estadio Universitario; Monterrey, Mexico
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
8pm MT – Real Salt Lake vs. Tigres – Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, UT
Rankings
1. Club America (MEX) – 10 points, +7 GD
2. D.C. United (USA) – 10 points, +6 GD
3. Real Salt Lake (USA) – 10 points, +3 GD
4. Santos Laguna (MEX) – 9 points, +9 GD
5. LA Galaxy (USA) -- 8 points, +9 GD
6. Tigres (MEX) – 8 points, +2 GD
7. Queretaro (MEX) – 7 points, +9 GD
8. Seattle Sounders FC (USA) – 7 points, +3 GD
