Sporting Kansas City, Vancouver Whitecaps drawn together in CCL

ByESPN staff ESPN logo
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

The Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas Cityhave been drawn together in the same group for the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League.



CONCACAF held the draw for the 2016-17 edition of the competition in Miami Beach on Monday night.



The four teams each from the United States and Mexico were separated into each of the eight groups, meaning the Whitecaps, who qualified by winning the 2015 Canadian Championship, were guaranteed to be drawn with either a fellow MLS side or a team from Liga MX.



The MLS champion Portland Timbers will faceCD Dragon and Deportivo Saprissa.



Pachuca, fresh off of winning the Clausura title on Sunday night, were drawn withPolice United and Club Olimpia Deportivo.



Defending champions Club America did not qualify for this year's tournament after failing to reach either theApertura or Clausura finals.



Group A



DirecTV WConnection FC, CD Honduras Progreso, Pumas UNAM



Group B


CD Dragon, Deportivo Saprissa, Portland Timbers



Group C


Central FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Sporting Kansas City



Group D


Don Bosco FC, Arabe Unido, Monterrey



Group E


Police United, Club Olimpia Deportivo, Pachuca



Group F


Alianza Fútbol Club, Antigua GFC: Fuerzas básicas, New York Red Bulls



Group G


C.D. Plaza Amador, Club Sport Herediano, Tigres



Group H


Real Estelí FC, CSD Suchitepequez, FC Dallas



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