Just because the Seattle Sounders won MLS Cup doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be playing in CONCACAF Champions League next year. During a segment on JoeTV’s “Q it up sports”, GM Garth Lagerwey suggested the Sounders may have to wait more than a year before returning to the continental tournament.
“We’re not sure yet, but we may not play Champions League games until 2018 — believe it or not — there may be some format changes,” Lagerwey said.
What, exactly, those format changes could is still the thing of rumors. One persistent rumor has been that CONCACAF is looking to get Champions League into a calendar year, instead of being spread across two the way it is now.