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Revision as of 15:53, 24 September 2011
The 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage will be played from August to October 2011. The matchdays are August 16–18, August 23–25, September 13–15, September 20–22, September 27–29, and October 18–20, 2011.
The draw for the Preliminary Round and the Group Stage was held on May 18, 2011, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City.[1] Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) may not be drawn with each other.
A total of 16 teams will compete, which include 8 automatic qualifiers and 8 winners of the Preliminary Round. The teams were divided into four groups of four, where each team will play each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. If two teams are tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria shall be applied, in order, to determine the ranking of teams:[2]
- Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
- Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
- Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams concerned
- Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
- Greater goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in group matches
- Greater number of goals scored away in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
The top two teams of each group will advance to the Championship Round.
Groups
The schedule of the first two rounds was released on July 28, 2011, by CONCACAF.[3] The remainder of the schedule was announced on August 9, 2011, following the conclusion of the Preliminary Round.[4]
All Times U.S. Eastern (UTC−04:00)
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
On the next match day (September 28)
- Morelia will secure a Championship Round spot if they do not lose to the Los Angeles Galaxy
- Alajuelense will secure a Championship Round spot if
- they defeat Motagua AND Morelia do not lose to the Los Angeles Galaxy or
- they draw against Motagua AND Morelia defeat the Los Angeles Galaxy
- Los Angeles Galaxy will be eliminated if
- they do not defeat Morelia AND Alajuelense defeat Motagua or
- they lose to Morelia AND Alajuelense do not lose to Motagua
Los Angeles Galaxy ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Cristman ![]() Donovan ![]() |
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Alajuelense ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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McDonald ![]() |
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Los Angeles Galaxy ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Gonzalez ![]() Barrett ![]() |
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Alajuelense ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Gabas ![]() |
Report |
Los Angeles Galaxy ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 |
On the next match day (September 28)
- Santos Laguna
- will secure a Championship Round spot if they do not lose to Real España or Colorado Rapids do not defeat Isidro Metapán
- will win the group if they defeat Real España or both matches are draws
- Isidro Metapán will secure a Championship Round spot if they defeat Colorado Rapids AND Real España do not defeat Santos Laguna
- Real España will be eliminated if they do not defeat Santos Laguna AND Isidro Metapán defeat Colorado Rapids
- Colorado Rapids will be eliminated if
- they lose to Isidro Metapán or
- they draw with Isidro Metapán AND they score fewer than 3 goals AND Real España defeat Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() |
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Enríquez ![]() Bica ![]() Suárez ![]() |
Report | Delgado ![]() Lalín ![]() |
Colorado Rapids ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() |
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Kandji ![]() Akpan ![]() |
Report | Kardeck ![]() Suárez ![]() |
Real España ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Rodríguez ![]() |
Report | Larentowicz ![]() |
Isidro Metapán ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Suárez ![]() Bautista ![]() |
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Real España ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
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Pavón ![]() |
Report | Aquino ![]() Kardeck ![]() |
Colorado Rapids ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() |
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Mullan ![]() |
Report | Ludueña ![]() Peralta ![]() Quintero ![]() Suárez ![]() |
Colorado Rapids ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
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Akpan ![]() |
Report | Pavón ![]() |
Santos Laguna ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() |
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Cárdenas ![]() Quintero ![]() Peralta ![]() Ochoa ![]() |
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Isidro Metapán ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
On the next match day
- UNAM
- will secure a Championship Round spot if they defeat Toronto FC
- will win the group if they defeat Toronto FC AND Tauro defeats FC Dallas
- FC Dallas will secure a Championship Round spot if they defeat Tauro AND UNAM defeat Toronto FC
- Toronto FC will be eliminated if they lose AND FC Dallas defeat Tauro
- Tauro will be eliminated if they do not defeat FC Dallas
Toronto FC ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Report | Stewart ![]() |
UNAM ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() |
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Bravo ![]() Velarde ![]() |
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Toronto FC ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Koevermans ![]() |
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Toronto FC ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Tauro ![]() | v | ![]() |
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- Notes
- Note 1: Match originally played on August 24, 2011 (kickoff 20:00), but abandoned at halftime due to lightning and heavy rain (FC Dallas was leading 1–0 on a goal by Jackson Gonçalves in the 18th minute). Replayed the next day restarting at 0–0 as tournament regulations required unfinished games be replayed completely.[5]
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 |
On the next match day (September 27)
- Seattle Sounders
- will win the group if they defeat Comunicaciones AND Monterrey does not defeat Herediano or Sounders do not loose to Monterrey
- will secure a Championship Round spot if they do not lose to Comunicaciones
- Monterrey will secure a Championship Round spot if they defeat Herediano AND Seattle defeat Comunicaciones
- Comunicaciones
- will secure a Championship Round spot if they defeat Seattle 3-0 or by at least 4 goals AND Monterrey and Herediano draw
- will be eliminated if they lose AND Monterrey defeat Herediano
- Herediano will be eliminated if they do not defeat Monterrey
Seattle Sounders ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() |
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Evans ![]() Fucito ![]() Gómez ![]() |
Report | Arreola ![]() |
Monterrey ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Report | Fernández ![]() |
Comunicaciones ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Ceballos ![]() Ordóñez ![]() |
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Herediano ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
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Cancela ![]() |
Report | Montero ![]() |
Comunicaciones ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Ramírez ![]() |
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Seattle Sounders ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Report | Arias ![]() |
Monterrey ![]() | v | ![]() |
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- Notes
- Note 2: Match originally to be played on August 23, 2011 (kickoff 22:00), but postponed to the next day due to heavy rain.[6]
References
- ^ "CCL draw pits Monterrey vs. Comunicaciones". CONCACAF.com. May 18, 2011.
- ^ "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2011/2012" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
- ^ "Galaxy, Alajuelense to open Group Stage August 16". CONCACAF.com. July 28, 2011.
- ^ "Morelia-LA, Rapids-Santos top CCL third round". CONCACAF.com. August 8, 2011.
- ^ "Toronto-Dallas match abandoned due to lightning". CONCACAF.com. August 24, 2011.
- ^ "Deluge postpones Comunicaciones-Herediano". CONCACAF.com. August 23, 2011.
External links
- CONCACAF Champions League official website