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

The CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 is the first edition of the CONCACAF Club Championship football tournament modeled after the UEFA Champions League. It has replaced the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, began in August 2008, and is scheduled to conclude in April 2009.[1] The winner will gain CONCACAF's berth in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

Qualification

24 teams have participated in the CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 from the North American, the Caribbean, and Central American zones. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2008-09 competition:[2]

Country Team Qualifying method
 Mexico
4 berths 		Atlante Apertura 2007 winner
Santos Laguna Clausura 2008 winner
UNAM Pumas Apertura 2007 runner-up
Cruz Azul Clausura 2008 runner-up
 United States
4 berths 		Houston Dynamo 2007 MLS Cup winner
D.C. United 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield winner
New England Revolution 2007 MLS Cup runner-up
Chivas USA 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up *
 Costa Rica
2 berths 		Deportivo Saprissa 2007-08 season overall winner
LD Alajuelense Clausura 2008 runner-up †
 Honduras
2 berths 		Olimpia 2007-08 Clausura winner
Marathón 2007-08 Apertura winner
 Guatemala
2 berths 		CSD Municipal 2008 Clausura winner
Deportivo Jalapa 2007 Apertura winner
 El Salvador
2 berths 		L.A. Firpo 2007-08 season overall winner
Metapán Clausura 2008 runner-up ¥
 Panama
2 berths 		San Francisco 2007-08 season overall winner
Tauro 2007-08 season overall runner-up
 Belize
1 berth 		Hankook Verdes 2008 season winner
 Nicaragua
1 berth 		Real Estelí 2007-08 season overall winner
 Canada
1 berth 		Montreal Impact 2008 Canadian Championship winner
CFU
3 berths 		Jamaica Harbour View CFU Club Championship 2007 winner
Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public CFU Club Championship 2007 runner-up
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders CFU Club Championship 2007 third-place

* - The New England Revolution were both the 2007 U.S. Open Cup champions and 2007 MLS Cup runner-up,
Chivas USA has claimed the remaining U.S. spot as the team with the most points in the 2007 MLS season not already qualified.

† - 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.

¥ - 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 was a two-leg Preliminary Round for 16 clubs, with the 8 winners advancing to the Group Stage. The other 8 teams in the Group Stage were seeded directly into the Group Stage. The clubs involved in the Group Stage were placed into four groups of four with each team playing the others in its group in both home and away matches. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Knockout Rounds, which will consist of two-legged ties. The Final, to be held in late April 2009, will also be two-legged. Also, unlike the previously contested CONCACAF Champions' Cup, the away goals rule will be used in the CONCACAF Champions League.[3]


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

Preliminary Round

Main article: CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 Preliminary Round

The draw for the Preliminary Round was held on 11 June 2008 in New York City. The first legs of the Round were played from 26 August to 28 August 2008, while the second legs were played from 2 September to 4 September 2008.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Jalapa Guatemala 1–5 Panama San Francisco 1–0 0–5
Joe Public Trinidad and Tobago 6–1 United States New England Revolution 2–1 4–0
LD Alajuelense Costa Rica 2–3 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 1–1 1–2
Cruz Azul Mexico 12–0 Belize Hankook Verdes 6–0 6–0
Harbour View Jamaica 0–3 Mexico UNAM Pumas N/A [5] 0–3
Tauro Panama 3–1 United States Chivas USA 2–0 1–1
Montreal Impact Canada 1–0 Nicaragua Real Estelí 1–0 0–0
Metapán El Salvador 3–4 Honduras Marathón 2–2 1–2

The effects of Hurricane Gustav led to the cancellation of the first leg of the Harbour View - UNAM Pumas tie, and as a result the tie was contested as a single match.[6]

Group Stage

Main article: CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 Group Stage

The Group Stage draw was held on Wednesday, 11 June 2008 in New York City and was unveiled on Monday 16 June 2008.[4]

If two teams are tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria shall be applied, in order, to determine the ranking of teams:[7]

  1. Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
  2. Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams concerned
  4. Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
  5. Greater goal difference in all group matches
  6. Greater number of goals scored in group matches
  7. Greater number of goals scored away in all group Matches
  8. Drawing of lots

The Group Stage matchdays are scheduled throughout 2008 as follows:

Matchday Dates
Matchday 1 16-18 September
Matchday 2 23-25 September
Matchday 3 30 September–2 October
Matchday 4 7-9 October
Matchday 5 21-23 October
Matchday 6 28-30 October
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the knock-out stage
Teams eliminated in the group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Honduras Marathón 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7
Mexico Cruz Azul 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
United States D.C. United 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
  DCU SAP CRU MAR
D.C. United – 0–2 0–1 29 Oct
Deportivo Saprissa 9 Oct – 29 Oct 2–1
Cruz Azul 21 Oct 4–0 – 1–1
Marathón 2–0 23 Oct 2–0 –

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States Houston Dynamo 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
Mexico UNAM Pumas 3 1 2 0 8 5 +3 5
El Salvador L.A. Firpo 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3
Panama San Francisco 4 0 2 2 2 4 −2 2
  HOU LAF SFR UNM
Houston Dynamo – 26 Nov 1 2–1 22 Oct
L.A. Firpo 28 Oct – 1–0 9 Oct
San Francisco 0–0 22 Oct – 1–1
UNAM Pumas 4–4 3–0 29 Oct –

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Canada Montreal Impact 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 10
Mexico Atlante 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
Honduras Olimpia 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 3
  ATL OLI JOE MON
Atlante – 1–0 0–1 28 Oct
Olimpia 8 Oct – 28 Oct 1–2
Joe Public 21 Oct 1–3 – 1–4
Montreal Impact 0–0 21 Oct 2–0 –

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 7
Panama Tauro 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
Mexico Santos Laguna 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
Guatemala CSD Municipal 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
  SAN CSD PRI TAU
Santos Laguna – 3–2 3–0 22 Oct
CSD Municipal 30 Oct – 2–2 8 Oct
Puerto Rico Islanders 3–1 23 Oct – 2–1
Tauro 2–0 2–1 29 Oct –

Knockout Rounds

The draw for the Knockout Rounds will be held in November 2008. Each of the Knockout Rounds will be played over two legs.

Quarterfinals

The first legs of the Quarterfinals will be played from 24 February to 26 February 2009, while the second legs will be played from 3 March to 5 March 2009.

Semifinals

The first legs of the Semifinals will be played from 17 March to 19 March 2009, while the second legs will be played from 7 April to 9 April 2009.

Final

The first leg of the Final will be played from 21 April to 23 April 2009, while the second leg will be played from 28 April to 30 April 2009.

References

  1. ^ "CONCACAF Champions League Officially Launched" (Press release). CONCACAF. 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  2. ^ "Qualifying Format Unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League" (Press release). CONCACAF. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  3. ^ "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2008/2009" (PDF) (Press release). CONCACAF. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  4. ^ a b "Preliminary Round match-ups unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League" (Press release). CONCACAF. 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  5. ^ "CONCACAF Champions League™ match rescheduled due to Hurricane Gustav" (Press release). CONCACAF. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  6. ^ "CONCACAF Champions League™ match between Harbour View - Pumas UNAM cancelled" (Press release). CONCACAF. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
  7. ^ "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2008/2009" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  8. ^ "Houston-Firpo match in Champions League™ rescheduled for 26 November". CONCACAF. 2008-09-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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