With seasons winding down, Jon Arnold looks at how the 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League might shape up.

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The 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League was another step in the right direction for the competition. Here I could write something like, 'It's never too early to start thinking about the next tournament!' But really that's not the case.

It's a busy time in the region with teams fighting for playoff positioning and championships, more immediate and pressing goals they're far more focused on. What the 2015-16 CCL can provide us right now is a guide for looking through the region and seeing who is in the hunt for a spot in the tournament. The draw reportedly will take place June 1. Let's take a look at who will be there:

Let's start in the United States where things are simplest. The field is already set with the MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy, Supporters' Shield winner Seattle Sounders, Eastern Conference champion D.C. United and fourth-place finisher (in because of Seattle's double) Real Salt Lake.

Things are set in Canada as well with the Vancouver Whitecaps taking over the slot as the MLS team with the best record because of a scheduling change to the Voyageurs Cup. The race is already on for the 2016-17 edition with the Montreal Impact holding a 1-0 lead in a semifinal against Toronto FC. The second leg is Wednesday night.

We're halfway there in the majority of the rest of the confederation, with reigning champion Club America already qualified after winning the Apertura in Mexico. No. 1 seed Tigres is also already qualified thanks to its runner-up finish. The Liguilla begins Wednesday with six other teams fighting for the title and a resulting CCL spot.

In Costa Rica, Saprissa is qualified and is still alive in the summer tournament as well. Yet, El Monstruo is facing long odds after Jonathan McDonald's first-half double gave Alajuelense the 2-0 advantage going into the second leg. Herediano has a 2-1 lead on Santos de Guapiles in the other semifinal. Both second legs take place Wednesday.

Honduras will be represented by Aprtura champion Motagua, and the semifinals get underway in the Honduran league Wednesday. The reigning champion faces Victoria while Real Espana moved on to face Olimpia.

Comunicaciones is in as the Apertura victor in Guatemala and faces Antigua in the semifinals Wednesday. Suchitepequez and Comunicaciones rival Municipal square off in the other semifinal.

El Salvador is sending frequent competitor Metapan, the Apertura champion. Metapan has the advantage in a semifinal in FAS heading into its home leg. In the other semifinal, Santa Tecla and Juventud Independiente drew 3 - 3.

The winner of Panama's Clausura will go through to the Champions League after Apertura victor San Francisco missed the postseason. Sporting San Miguelito, Independiente, Arabe Unido and Plaza Amador will contest the final.

Nicaragua and Belize get only one spot, and we might see change. Real Esteli's long championship streak was snapped in the opening tournament with Walter Ferreti's defense stopping the train. Esteli is in first place with two legs left in the regular season.

Belize could get a team in for the first time since the Hankook Verdes took part in the 2008-09 tournament with FFB Stadium perhaps finally ready to host matches. The Belmopan Bandits won the opening tournament 4-0 and have a 1-0 advantage after the first leg of the final.

In the Caribbean, three out of the four teams that emerged from the CFU Club Championship will contest the tournament. Trinidad and Tobago will have a representative in with both W Connection and Central making the final four.

On May 22, Haiti's Don Bosco faces Central while Jamaica's Montego Bay United takes on W Connection. Both finalists go through as does the winner of May 24's third-place match. None of the teams in the final four drew or lost any of their preliminary matches. Don Bosco's Jhon Benchy Estama and W Connection's Hashim Arcia are tied atop the scoring charts with six goals apiece, but don't discount Estama's teammate, the veteran Monuma Constant Jr.