2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League

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The 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League was the second edition of the CONCACAF Champions League.Under its current format, and overall, it was the 45th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

The tournament began on July 28, 2009, and ran through April 28, 2010.[1] All four Mexican teams topped their groups and reached the semi-finals, with Pachuca winning the final against Cruz Azul with a 2–2 aggregate score, via the away goals rule. As winners, Pachuca qualified for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup as the CONCACAF representative. Atlante are the defending champions, but failed to qualify and cannot defend titles.[2]

Qualification

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24 teams participated in the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League from the North American, Central American, and Caribbean zones. Nine of the teams came from North America, twelve from Central America, and three from the Caribbean.[3] However, after problems in the previous year's tournament, CONCACAF decided that teams may be disqualified and replaced if they don't have a stadium for the tournament that CONCACAF deems suitable.[4]

  • Central America: 12 Central American clubs can 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 the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.
  • Caribbean: If any Caribbean club is precluded, it will be supplanted by the "2009 CFU Club Championship" 4th-place finisher.

Also, in response to fixture congestion during the previous year's tournament, the Central American representatives that qualify via split seasons will no longer play-off solely to determine which team will gain entry into the group stage. In nations that regularly play a playoff to determine a national champion, these will continue as usual. For those that don't, total points over both seasons, followed by other tiebreakers, will determine which team enters the group stage without playing extra matches.[5]

Reallocation of bids

It was announced on May 12, 2009, that Belize had lost their lone qualification to Honduras due to the inability of the Belize federation to meet CONCACAF's minimum requirements in regard to stadium facilities.[6] The spot vacated by Belize was awarded to Honduras, increasing their total to three qualified clubs, due to their association's teams' superior performance in the 2008–09 Champions League.

A second bid was reallocated on June 9 when it was determined that Real Estelí of Nicaragua did not have a suitable venue to host a CONCACAF club match.[7] The Nicaraguan bid was initially intended to be given to a third team from Panama, but Panama only had one stadium pass inspection, which under CONCACAF rules, meant that only two Panamanian clubs could host matches. Thus, the bid was awarded to a third team from Costa Rica, Herediano, the highest non-champion from the combined 2008 Invierno and 2009 Verano seasons. Initially, there was a tie between Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala, based upon the results of the 2008–09 Champions League, for the reallocated Nicaraguan bid. Therefore, CONCACAF officials drew on results from previous CONCACAF tournaments in order to break the tie, which proved Costa Rica to historically have the strongest representation.

On July 10, 2009 CONCACAF announced that Luís Ángel Firpo of El Salvador was invited to take the place of Chalatenango due to Chalatengo's failure to sign and return the required participation agreement.[8] Firpo was selected as the team with the second-best cumulative record among the runners-up in the El Salvadoran Apertura and Clausura championships.

Teams

Teams in bold qualify directly for the group stage.

Association Club Qualifying method
North America (9 teams)
Template:Flagicon Mexico
4 berths 		Toluca 2008 Apertura champions
UNAM 2009 Clausura champions
Cruz Azul 2008 Apertura runners-up
Pachuca 2009 Clausura runners-up
Template:Flagicon United States
4 berths 		Columbus Crew 2008 MLS Cup and 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield winner
Houston Dynamo 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield runners-up1
New York Red Bulls 2008 MLS Cup runners-up
D.C. United 2008 U.S. Open Cup champions
Template:Flagicon Canada
1 berth 		Toronto FC 2009 Canadian Championship winner
Central America (12 teams)
Template:Flagicon Costa Rica
3 berths 		Saprissa 2008 Invierno champions
Liberia Mía 2009 Verano champions
Herediano 2009 Verano runners-up2
Template:Flagicon Honduras
3 berths 		Marathón 2008 Apertura champions
Olimpia 2009 Clausura champions
Real España 2008 Apertura and 2009 Clausura runners-up3
Template:Flagicon Guatemala
2 berths 		Comunicaciones 2008 Apertura champions
Jalapa 2009 Clausura champions
Template:Flagicon El Salvador
2 berths 		Isidro Metapán 2008 Apertura and 2009 Clausura champions
Luis Ángel Firpo 2009 Clausura runners-up4
Template:Flagicon Panama
2 berths 		Árabe Unido 2008 Clausura champions
San Francisco 2009 Apertura champions
Caribbean (3 teams)
Template:Flagicon Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 2009 CFU Club Championship champions
San Juan Jabloteh 2009 CFU Club Championship third place
Template:Flagicon Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 2009 CFU Club Championship runners-up

1 Columbus Crew were both the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield and 2008 MLS Cup winner, so Houston Dynamo claimed the second USA berth in the group stage as the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield runners-up.

2 Berth originally awarded to Nicaragua (Real Estelí), was rescinded after a failed stadium inspection by CONCACAF officials. The berth was awarded to Costa Rica.

3 Berth originally awarded to Belize (Belize Defence Force), but Belize failed the CONCACAF stadium requirements. The berth was awarded to Honduras.

4 Isidro Metapán won both the 2008 Apertura and 2009 Clausura. As a result, the second Salvadoran bid was awarded to the runners-up in the Apertura and Clausura tournaments with the better aggregate record, Chalatenango (2008 Apertura runners-up). When Chalatenango failed to file the required participation agreement, the runners-up with the second-best aggregate record were invited.

Format

There will be a two-legged preliminary round for 16 clubs, with the eight winners advancing to the group stage. The other eight qualified teams will be seeded directly into the group stage. The clubs involved in the 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 championship round, which will consist of two-legged ties. The final round, to be held in late April 2010, will also be two-legged. The away goals rule will be used but will not apply once a tie enters extra time.[9]

Group Stage
Pot A Template:Flagicon Toluca Template:Flagicon UNAM Template:Flagicon Columbus Crew Template:Flagicon Houston Dynamo
Pot B Template:Flagicon Saprissa Template:Flagicon Marathón Template:Flagicon Comunicaciones Template:Flagicon Isidro Metapán
Preliminary round
Pot A Template:Flagicon Cruz Azul Template:Flagicon Pachuca Template:Flagicon New York Red Bulls Template:Flagicon D.C. United
Template:Flagicon Liberia Mía Template:Flagicon Olimpia Template:Flagicon San Francisco Template:Flagicon Toronto FC
Pot B Template:Flagicon Real España Template:Flagicon Luis Ángel Firpo Template:Flagicon Jalapa Template:Flagicon Árabe Unido
Template:Flagicon Herediano Template:Flagicon W Connection Template:Flagicon Puerto Rico Islanders Template:Flagicon San Juan Jabloteh

Schedule

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary round Preliminary June 11, 2009
(New York, United States) 		July 28–30, 2009 August 4–6, 2009
Group Stage Matchday 1 August 18–20, 2009
Matchday 2 August 25–27, 2009
Matchday 3 September 15–17, 2009
Matchday 4 September 22–24, 2009
Matchday 5 September 29-October 1, 2009
Matchday 6 October 20–22, 2009
Championship round Quarterfinals November 17, 2009 March 9–11, 2010 March 16–18, 2010
Semifinals March 30–31, 2010 April 6–7, 2010
Final April 21, 2010 April 28, 2010

Preliminary round

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The draw for the preliminary round was held on June 11, 2009, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City.[10][11] The first legs of the preliminary round were played the week of July 28, 2009, while the second legs were played the week of August 4, 2009; this is a month earlier than the previous season.[1] The preliminary round schedule was announced on June 16, five days after the draw.[12]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
San Francisco PanamaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2–3 Trinidad and TobagoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". San Juan Jabloteh 2–0 0–3
Pachuca MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10–1 GuatemalaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jalapa 3–0 7–1
W Connection Trinidad and TobagoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 4–3 United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". New York Red Bulls 2–2 2–1
Olimpia HondurasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2–2 (a) PanamaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Árabe Unido 2–1 0–1
Herediano Costa RicaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2–6 MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Cruz Azul 2–6 0–0
D.C. United United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2–2 (5–4 p) El SalvadorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Luis Ángel Firpo 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Liberia Mía Costa RicaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3–6 HondurasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Real España 3–0 0–6
Toronto FC CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 0–1 Puerto RicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Puerto Rico Islanders 0–1 0–0

Group stage

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The Group Stage was played in 6 rounds during August–October 2009. The rounds were August 18–20, August 25–27, September 15–17, September 22–24, September 29–October 1, and October 20–22.[13]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Template:Flagicon Pachuca 6 5 0 1 15 4 +11 15
Template:Flagicon Árabe Unido 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 10
Template:Flagicon Houston Dynamo 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7
Template:Flagicon Isidro Metapán 6 1 0 5 3 19 −16 3
  ARA HOU MET PAC
Árabe Unido – 1–1 6–0 4–1
Houston Dynamo 5–1 – 1–0 0–1
Isidro Metapán 0–1 3–2 – 0–4
Pachuca 2–0 2–0 5–0 –

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Template:Flagicon Toluca 6 4 1 1 15 4 +11 13
Template:Flagicon Marathón 6 4 0 2 12 14 −2 12
Template:Flagicon D.C. United 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
Template:Flagicon San Juan Jabloteh 6 0 0 6 4 17 −13 0
  DCU MAR SJJ TOL
D.C. United – 3–0 5–1 1–3
Marathón 3–1 – 3–1 2–0
San Juan Jabloteh 0–1 2–4 – 0–1
Toluca 1–1 7–0 3–0 –

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Template:Flagicon Cruz Azul 6 5 1 0 16 4 +12 16
Template:Flagicon Columbus Crew 6 2 2 2 5 9 −4 8
Template:Flagicon Saprissa 6 1 2 3 6 8 −2 5
Template:Flagicon Puerto Rico Islanders 6 0 3 3 6 12 −6 3
  CLB CRU PRI SAP
Columbus Crew – 0–2 2–0 1–1
Cruz Azul 5–0 – 2–0 2–0
P. R. Islanders 1–1 3–3 – 1–1
Saprissa 0–1 1–2 3–1 –

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Template:Flagicon UNAM 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 13
Template:Flagicon Comunicaciones 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9
Template:Flagicon W Connection 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 7
Template:Flagicon Real España 6 2 0 4 6 14 −8 6
  COM RES UNAM WCO
Comunicaciones – 2–0 2–1 0–3
Real España 2–0 – 1–5 1–0
UNAM 1–0 4–0 – 2–1
W Connection 1–2 3–2 2–2 –

Championship round

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The championship round draw was conducted on November 17.[14]

Bracket

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Each of the Championship rounds will be played over two legs.[1]

Quarterfinals

The first legs of the quarterfinals were played the week of March 9, 2010, while the second legs were played the week of March 16, 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Comunicaciones GuatemalaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2–3 MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pachuca 1–1 1–2
Columbus Crew United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 4–5 MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Toluca 2–2 2–3
Marathón HondurasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3–6 MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". UNAM 2–0 1–6
Árabe Unido PanamaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 0–4 MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Cruz Azul 0–1 0–3

Semifinals

The first legs of the semifinals were played the week of March 30, 2010, while the second legs were played the week of April 6, 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1–5 MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Cruz Azul 1–0 0–5
Toluca MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1–2 MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pachuca 1–1 0–1

Final

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The first leg of the final was played on April 21, 2010, while the second leg was played on April 28, 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruz Azul MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2–2 (a) MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pachuca 2–1 0–1
CONCACAF Champions League
2009–10 champion
Template:Flagicon
Pachuca
Fourth title

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Template:Flagicon Ulises Mendivil Template:Flagicon Pachuca 9
2 Template:Flagicon Orlando Rodríguez Template:Flagicon Árabe Unido 8
3 Template:Flagicon Javier Orozco Template:Flagicon Cruz Azul 5
Template:Flagicon Jonathan Faña Template:Flagicon W Connection
Template:Flagicon Carlos Pavón Template:Flagicon Real España
Template:Flagicon Rolando Fonseca Template:Flagicon Comunicaciones
Template:Flagicon Pablo Zeballos Template:Flagicon Cruz Azul
Template:Flagicon Edgar Benítez Template:Flagicon Pachuca
9 Template:Flagicon Paul Aguilar Template:Flagicon Pachuca 4
Template:Flagicon Douglas Caetano Template:Flagicon Real España
Template:Flagicon Christian Gómez Template:Flagicon D.C. United
Template:Flagicon Francisco Palencia Template:Flagicon UNAM

References

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External links

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