2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

Tournament details
Dates	July 26, 2011 – April 24–26, 2012
Teams	24 (from 12 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	31 (3.44 per match)
Attendance	41,289 (4,588 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jorge Barbosa (3 goals)

The 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League is the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament began on July 26, 2011 and finish with the second leg of the final April 24–26, 2012. The winner will qualify as the CONCACAF representative at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.

Qualification

Twenty-four teams will participate in the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League from the North American, Central American, and Caribbean zones. Nine of the teams will come from North America, twelve from Central America, and three from the Caribbean.

Teams may be disqualified and replaced by a team from a different country if the club doesn't have an available stadium that meets CONCACAF regulations for safety. If a club's own stadium fails to meet the set standards then it may find a suitable replacement stadium within its own country. However, if it is still determined that the club cannot provide the adequate facilities then it will run the risk of being replaced.

• Central America: 12 Central American clubs will qualify to the Champions League. If one or more clubs is precluded, it will be supplanted by a club from another Central American federation. The reallocation would be based on results from previous Champions League tournaments.

• Caribbean: If any Caribbean club is precluded, it will supplanted by the fourth place finisher from the 2011 CFU Club Championship.

For the Central American representatives that qualify via split seasons, in nations that play a playoff to determine a national champion, the winner will gain the nation's top spot. In nations that don't utilize such methods, total points over both seasons, followed by other tiebreakers, will determine which team gains the nation's top spot.

Association	Club	Qualifying method	App	Last App
Mexico 4 berths	MonterreyTH	2010 Apertura champion	2nd	2010–11
	UNAM	2011 Clausura champion	3rd	2009–10
	Santos Laguna	2010 Apertura runner-up	3rd	2010–11
	Morelia	2011 Clausura runner-up	1st	None
United States 4 berths	Los Angeles Galaxy	2010 MLS Supporters' Shield champion	2nd	2010–11
	Colorado Rapids	2010 MLS Cup champion	1st	None
	FC Dallas	2010 MLS Cup runner-up	1st	None
	Seattle Sounders FC	2010 U.S. Open Cup champion	2nd	2010–11
Honduras 3 berths	Real España	2010 Apertura champion	2nd	2009–10
	Motagua	2011 Clausura champion	2nd	2010–11
	Olimpia	2010 Apertura runner-up and 2011 Clausura runner-up1	4th	2010–11
Costa Rica 2 berths	Alajuelense	2010 Invierno champion and 2011 Verano champion	2nd	2008–09
	Herediano	2010 Invierno runner-up (runner-up with better aggregate record)	2nd	2009–10
Guatemala 2 berths	Comunicaciones	2010 Apertura champion and 2011 Clausura champion	2nd	2009–10
	Municipal	2010 Apertura runner-up and 2011 Clausura runner-up	3rd	2010–11
Panama 2 berths	Tauro	2010 Apertura champion	3rd	2010–11
	San Francisco	2011 Clausura champion	4th	2010–11
El Salvador 2 berths	Isidro Metapán	2010 Apertura champion	4th	2010–11
	Alianza	2011 Clausura champion	1st	None
Nicaragua 1 berth	Real Esteli	Champion with better aggregate record in 2010–11 season	2nd	2008–09
Canada 1 berth	Toronto FC	2011 Canadian Championship champion	3rd	2010–11
CFU (Caribbean) 3 berths	Puerto Rico Islanders	2011 CFU Club Championship champion	4th	2010–11
	Tempête	2011 CFU Club Championship runner-up	1st	None
	Alpha United	2011 CFU Club Championship third place	1st	None

• Number of appearances and last appearance count only those in the Champions League era starting from 2008–09 (not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from 1962 to 2008).
• ^TH – Title holders

¹ Berth originally awarded to Belize (Belize Defence Force) but Belize failed CONCACAF stadium requirements, so the spot vacated was awarded to Honduras (Olimpia) based on performance from last season.

Format

Like the previous editions, the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League will feature a two-legged Preliminary Round for 16 clubs.The eight winners of the aggregate series will qualify along with the eight seeded teams that earned a direct spot will enter Group Stage. The clubs involved in Group Stage will be 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 Quarterfinals of the Championship Round, which will consist of two-legged, home and away, fixtures. For the two-legged ties, the away goals rule will be used, but not after a tie enters extra time, and so a tie will be decided by penalty shootout if the aggregate score is level after extra time.

Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) may not be drawn with each other in the Preliminary Round and Group Stage, but may be drawn with each other in the Championship Round, where the only restriction is that in the quarterfinals, a group winner will be drawn with the runner-up of another group and will host the second leg.

Group Stage
Pot A	Monterrey	UNAM	Colorado Rapids	Los Angeles Galaxy
Pot B	Alajuelense	Real España	Comunicaciones	Tauro
Preliminary Round
Pot A	Santos Laguna	Morelia	FC Dallas	Seattle Sounders FC
	Herediano	Motagua	Isidro Metapán	Toronto FC
Pot B	Municipal	San Francisco	Alianza	Real Esteli
	Olimpia	Puerto Rico Islanders	Tempête	Alpha United

Schedule

Round		Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Preliminary Round	Preliminary	May 18, 2011 (New York, USA)	July 26–28, 2011	August 2–4, 2011
Group Stage	Matchday 1		August 16–18, 2011
	Matchday 2		August 23–25, 2011
	Matchday 3		September 13–15, 2011
	Matchday 4		September 20–22, 2011
	Matchday 5		September 27–29, 2011
	Matchday 6		October 18–20, 2011
Championship Round	Quarterfinals	TBA	March 6–8, 2012	March 13–15, 2012
	Semifinals		March 27–29, 2012	April 3–5, 2012
	Finals		April 17–19, 2012	April 24–26, 2012

Preliminary Round

Main article: 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round

The draw for the Preliminary Round and the Group Stage was held on May 18, 2011, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City. The first legs of the Preliminary Round will be played July 26–28, 2011, while the second legs will be played August 2–4, 2011.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Motagua	–	Municipal	4–0	Aug 4
Morelia	–	Tempête	5–0	Aug 3
Isidro Metapán	–	Puerto Rico Islanders	2–0	Aug 3
Santos Laguna	–	Olimpia	3–1	Aug 3
Alianza	0-2	FC Dallas	0–1	Aug 3
Toronto FC	4–2	Real Estelí	2–1	2–1
San Francisco	–	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Aug 3
Herediano	–	Alpha United	8–0	Aug 4

Group Stage

Main article: 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage

The Group Stage is scheduled to be played in 6 rounds during August–October 2011. The rounds are August 16–18, August 23–25, September 13–15, September 20–22, September 27–29, and October 18–20.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Los Angeles Galaxy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alajuelense	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morelia / Tempête	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Motagua / Municipal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Colorado Rapids	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Real España	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Santos Laguna / Olimpia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isidro Metapán / Puerto Rico Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
UNAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tauro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FC Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Toronto FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Monterrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Comunicaciones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
San Francisco / Seattle Sounders FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Herediano / Alpha United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Championship Round

Main article: 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Championship Round

The Championship Round is scheduled to begin with the first leg of the quarterfinals March 6–8, 2012.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jorge Barbosa	Herediano	3
2	Ryan Johnson	Toronto FC	2
	Joao Plata	Toronto FC	2

External links

• CONCACAF Champions League official website