Kickoff set for the first week of August; 24 teams from 12 countries across the CONCACAF region to participate in group stage

HARRISON, N.J. (June 28, 2016) - The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) unveiled today the group phase schedule for the 2016-17 edition of the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, the region’s elite club competition.

Week one of the group stage is scheduled to be played from August 2-4, and will begin with action featuring the Caribbean champion, Trinidadian side Central FC, which will welcome Amway Canadian Championship winner Vancouver Whitecaps FC at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad & Tobago at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 2, for the Group C opener.

The New York Red Bulls begin 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League group stage play on Wednesday, August 3 at Red Bull Arena vs. Antigua GFC.

Alianza FC visits Red Bull Arena Thursday, September 15 with kickoff set for 8 p.m.

Red Members will have the opportunity to claim their seat location complimentary for these two group stage matches as a benefit of being a Red Member.

Details on how to claim seats and on-sale timeline will be sent at a later date.

New York travels to Alianza FC on Tuesday, August 16 in the second game of group stages. Kickoff is set for 10 p.m. ET.

The Red Bulls close out group stage play Tuesday, September 27 at Antigua GFC. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET.

Twenty-four teams are set to participate in this season’s continental championship, of which seven will debut.

The top club from each of the eight three-team groups will advance to the knockout round. The quarterfinal, semifinal and finals will be played between February and April, 2017.

New York Red Bulls 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Schedule

Date Time Opponent

Wednesday, August 3 8 p.m. vs. Antigua GFC

Tuesday, August 16 10 p.m. at Alianza FC

Thursday, September 15 8 p.m. Alianza FC

Tuesday, September 27 8 p.m. at Antigua GFC

Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Groups and Home Stadiums

Group A

W Connection (TRI) – Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago

Honduras Progreso (HON) – Estadio Francisco Morazan, San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Pumas UNAM (MEX) – Estadio Olimpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico

Group B

CD Dragon (SLV) – Estadio Atletico Las Delicias, Santa Tecla, El Salvador

Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Jose, Costa Rica

Portland Timbers (USA) – Providence Park, Portland, OR, USA

Group C

Central FC (TRI) – Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago

Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN) – BC Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Sporting Kansas City (USA) – Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS, USA

Group D

Don Bosco FC (HAI) – Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Arabe Unido (PAN) – Estadio Maracana, Panama City, Panama

CF Monterrey (MEX) – Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Monterrey, Mexico

Group E

Police United (BLZ) – Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize

CD Olimpia (HON) – Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

CF Pachuca (MEX) – Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico

Group F

Alianza FC (SLV) – Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador, El Salvador

Antigua GFC (GUA) – TBC

New York Red Bulls (USA) – Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ, USA

Group G

CD Plaza Amador (PAN) – Estadio Maracana, Panama City, Panama

CS Herediano (CRC) – Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica

Tigres UANL (MEX) – Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico

Group H