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Revision as of 02:28, 17 June 2008

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2008-09 CONCACAF
Champions League
Tournament details
Dates26 August 2008 - 30 April 2009
Teams24

The 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League will be the 1st edition of the CONCACAF Club Championship football tournament, modeled after the UEFA Champions League. It will be replacing the CONCACAF Champions' Cup and will start in August 2008 and end in April 2009.[1] The winner will gain a berth to the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

Qualification

24 teams will participate in the 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League from the North American, the Caribbean, and Central American zones. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2008-09 competition:

Qualifying Methods[3]
Country Team Qualify method
Mexico Mexico[4]
4 berths 		Atlante
Santos Laguna
U.N.A.M.
Cruz Azul 		Apertura 2007 winner
Clausura 2008 winner
Apertura 2007 runner-up
Clausura 2008 runner-up
United States United States
4 berths 		Houston Dynamo
D.C. United
New England Revolution
Chivas USA 		2007 MLS Cup winner
2007 MLS Supporters' Shield winner
2007 MLS Cup runner-up and 2007 U.S. Open Cup winner*
2007 MLS 2nd place overall*
Costa Rica Costa Rica
2 berths 		Deportivo Saprissa
LD Alajuelense 		2007-08 Invierno winner and 2007-08 Verano winner†
Best record in 2007-08 Torneo Verano†
El Salvador El Salvador
2 berths 		C.D. L.A. Firpo
A.D. Isidro Metapán 		Torneo Apertura 2007 winner and Torneo Clausura 2008 winner¥
Best record in Torneo Clausura 2008¥
Guatemala Guatemala
2 berths 		C.D. Jalapa
CSD Municipal 		2007 Apertura winner
2008 Clausura winner
Honduras Honduras
2 berths 		C.D. Marathón
C.D. Olimpia 		2007-08 Apertura winner
2007-08 Clausura winner
Panama Panama
2 berths 		San Francisco F.C.
Tauro F.C. 		Torneo Clausura 2007 winner and Torneo Apertura 2008 winner‡
Best record in Torneo Apertura 2008‡
Belize Belize
1 berth 		Hankook Verdes 2008 Belize Premier Football League winner
Canada Canada
1 berth 		TBD 2008 Canadian Championship winner[5] [6] [7]
Nicaragua Nicaragua
1 berth 		TBD Playoff between 2007-08 Primera División de Nicaragua
Apertura and Clausura champions [8]
CFU[2]
3 berths 		Jamaica Harbour View F.C.
Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public F.C.
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders [9][10] 		CFU Club Championship 2007 winner
CFU Club Championship 2007 runner-up
CFU Club Championship 2007 third-place

* Due to the 2007 US Open Cup winner (New England) already having qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League as the MLS Cup runner-up, Chivas USA has claimed the remaining United States spot as MLS's 2nd place overall team.

† Deportivo Saprissa won both the 2007-08 Invierno and Verano championships, so LD Alajuelense has claimed CRC2 as the team with the most points in the 2007-08 Verano tournament.

‡ San Francisco FC won both the 2007 Clausura and the 2008 Apertura championships, so Tauro FC has claimed PAN2 as the team with the most points in the 2008 Apertura tournament.

¥ C.D. L.A. Firpo won both the 2007 Apertura and the 2008 Clausura championships, so A.D. Isidro Metapán has claimed SAL2 as the team with the most points in the 2008 Clausura tournament.

Format

There will be a two-leg preliminary round for 16 clubs, with the 8 winners advancing to a group stage. The other 8 teams will be seeded and begin the competition directly in the group stage. The winners of the preliminary round and the seeded clubs will play in the group stage in four groups of four, with each team playing the others in its group twice, both home and away. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stages, which will consist of home-and-away elimination. The finals, in late April, will also be two-legged, home-and-away.

Preliminary Round: (16 teams)

Group Stage: (16 teams)

Group Stage
Mexico Atlante F.C. Mexico Santos Laguna United States Houston Dynamo United States D.C. United
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa Guatemala TBD Honduras TBD El Salvador C.D. L.A. Firpo
Preliminary Round
Mexico UNAM Pumas Mexico Cruz Azul United States New England Revolution United States Chivas USA
Costa Rica LD Alajuelense Guatemala TBD Honduras TBD El Salvador A.D. Isidro Metapán
Panama San Francisco F.C. Panama Tauro F.C. Nicaragua TBD Belize Hankook Verdes
Canada TBD Jamaica Harbour View F.C. Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public F.C. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders

Calendar of Events

The planned schedule for the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League is as follows:[1]

Date Event
11 June 2008 Draw for Preliminary Round and Group Stage
26-28 August 2008 Preliminary Round, First-legs
2-4 September 2008 Preliminary Round, Second-legs
Early September 2008 Group Stage Schedule Announced
16-18 September 2008 Group Stage – Match Day 1
23-25 September 2008 Group Stage – Match Day 2
30 September–2 October 2008 Group Stage – Match Day 3
7-9 October 2008 Group Stage – Match Day 4
21-23 October 2008 Group Stage – Match Day 5
28-30 October 2008 Group Stage – Match Day 6
November 2008 Draw for Elimination Round
24-26 February 2009 Quarterfinals, First-legs
3-5 March 2009 Quarterfinals, Second-legs
17-19 March 2009 Semifinals, First-legs
7-9 April 2009 Semifinals, Second-legs
21-23 April 2009 Final, First-leg
28-30 April 2009 Final, Second-leg

Playoffs

In countries where Apertura and Clausura tournaments are played and a different team wins each tournament and the nation has only one berth into the Group Stage and a berth into the Preliminary Stage, a two-legged Home and Home aggregate goal tie will be played to determine the winner of the berth into the Group Stage.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jalapa Guatemala - Guatemala Municipal – –
Marathon Honduras – Honduras Olimpia – –

Preliminary Round

The draw was held on Wednesday, 11 June 2008 in New York City. The first leg matches will be from 26 August - 28 August, while the second legs will be from 2 September - 4 September 2008.[11]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TBD Guatemala 1 Panama San Francisco FC – –
Joe Public Trinidad and Tobago 2 United States New England Revolution – –
LD Alajuelense Costa Rica 3 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders – –
Cruz Azul Mexico 4 Belize Hankook Verdes – –
Harbour View Jamaica 5 Mexico Pumas – –
Tauro FC Panama 6 United States Chivas USA – –
TBD Canada 7 Nicaragua TBD – –
A.D. Isidro Metapan El Salvador 8 Honduras TBD – –

Group Stage

The Group Stage draw was held on Wednesday, 11 June 2008 in New York City, USA and was unveiled on Monday, 16 June 2008.[11]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Costa Rica Saprissa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winner 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winner 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States Houston Dynamo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
El Salvador C.D. L.A. Firpo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winner 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Atlante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Honduras Marathón or Olimpia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winner 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Santos Laguna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guatemala Jalapa or Municipal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winner 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ a b "CONCACAF Champions League Officially Launched". The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  2. ^ a b "CFU backs FIFA on poor stadiums". Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday. 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  3. ^ "Qualifying Format Unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League". CONCACAF. 2008-5-14. Retrieved 2008-05-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Tabla General de Clasificación por Grupos" (in Spanish). Federacíon Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación (Mexican Football Federation). 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  5. ^ "Canada to create new club championship". Canadian Soccer Association. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
  6. ^ "Canadian soccer on its way to qualifying for FIFA". Vancouver Sun. 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
  7. ^ "Canada's soccer teams unveil details for CONCACAF Champions League". Toronto FC Media Relations. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  8. ^ "Dube wore his dancing shoes". The Boston Globe. 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  9. ^ "Puerto Rico Islanders take first-leg of Caribbean Playoff". CONCACAF. 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  10. ^ "Six clubs secure berths to 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League". CONCACAF. 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  11. ^ a b "Preliminary Round match-ups unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League". The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.

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