2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League

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The 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League was the 44th edition of the premier association football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. This was the first iteration of the competition to be known as CONCACAF Champions League, having been previously known as the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

The championship began on August 26, 2008, and it concluded on May 12, 2009.[1] Atlante of Mexico won the championship after defeating Cruz Azul, also from Mexico in the final. As champions, they represented CONCACAF in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

Qualification

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24 teams from 13 nations participated in the 2008–09 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. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2008-09 competition:[2]

Teams in bold qualify directly for the group stage.

Association Club Qualifying method
North America (9 teams)
Template:Flagicon Mexico
4 berths 		Atlante 2007 Apertura winners
Santos Laguna 2008 Clausura winners
U.N.A.M 2007 Apertura runners-up
Cruz Azul 2008 Clausura runners-up
Template:Flagicon United States
4 berths 		Houston Dynamo 2007 MLS Cup winners
D.C. United 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield winners
New England Revolution 2007 U.S. Open Cup winners and 2007 MLS Cup runners-up
Chivas USA 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runners-up1
Template:Flagicon Canada
1 berth 		Montreal Impact 2008 Canadian Championship winners
Central America (12 teams)
Template:Flagicon Costa Rica
2 berths 		Saprissa 2007 Invierno and 2008 Verano winners
Alajuelense 2008 Verano runners-up2
Template:Flagicon Honduras
2 berths 		Marathón 2007 Apertura winners
Olimpia 2008 Clausura winners
Template:Flagicon Guatemala
2 berths 		Jalapa 2007 Apertura winners
Municipal 2008 Clausura winners
Template:Flagicon El Salvador
2 berths 		Luis Ángel Firpo 2007 Apertura and 2008 Clausura winners
Isidro Metapán 2008 Clausura runners-up3
Template:Flagicon Panama
2 berths 		San Francisco 2007 Clausura and 2008 Apertura winner
Tauro 2008 Apertura runners-up4
Template:Flagicon Belize
1 berth 		Hankook Verdes 2007–08 Belize Premier Football League winners
Template:Flagicon Nicaragua
1 berth 		Real Estelí 2007 Apertura and 2008 Clausura winners
Caribbean (3 teams)
Template:Flagicon Jamaica Harbour View 2007 CFU Club Championship winners
Template:Flagicon Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public 2007 CFU Club Championship runners-up
Template:Flagicon Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 2007 CFU Club Championship third place

1 New England was both the 2007 U.S. Open Cup winners and the 2007 MLS Cup runners-up, so Chivas USA claimed USA4 as the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runners-up.

2 Saprissa was both the 2007 Invierno and 2008 Verano winners, so Alajuelense has claimed CRC2 as the 2008 Verano runners-up.

3 Luis Ángel Firpo was both the 2007 Apertura and 2008 Clausura winners, so Isidro Metapán has claimed SLV2 as the 2008 Clausura runners-up.

4 San Francisco was both the 2007 Clausura and 2008 Apertura winners, so Tauro has claimed PAN2 as the 2008 Apertura runners-up.

Format

There was a two-legged preliminary round for 16 clubs, with the eight winners advancing to the group stage. They were joined by the other eight teams who 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 round, to be held in late April 2009, was also two-legged. Also, unlike the previously contested CONCACAF Champions' Cup, the away goals rule is used in the CONCACAF Champions League, but does not apply after a tie goes into extra time.[3]

Group Stage
Pot A Template:Flagicon Atlante Template:Flagicon Santos Laguna Template:Flagicon Houston Dynamo Template:Flagicon D.C. United
Pot B Template:Flagicon Saprissa Template:Flagicon Olimpia Template:Flagicon Municipal Template:Flagicon Luis Ángel Firpo
Preliminary round
Pot A Template:Flagicon Universidad Nacional Template:Flagicon Cruz Azul Template:Flagicon New England Revolution Template:Flagicon Chivas USA
Template:Flagicon Alajuelense Template:Flagicon Marathón Template:Flagicon San Francisco Template:Flagicon Montreal Impact
Pot B Template:Flagicon Jalapa Template:Flagicon Isidro Metapán Template:Flagicon Tauro Template:Flagicon Hankook Verdes
Template:Flagicon Real Estelí Template:Flagicon Harbour View Template:Flagicon Joe Public Template:Flagicon Puerto Rico Islanders

Schedule

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary round Preliminary June 11, 2008
(New York, US) 		August 26–29, 2008 September 2–4, 2008
Group Stage Matchday 1 August 16–18, 2008
Matchday 2 August 23–25, 2008
Matchday 3 September 30–October 2, 2008
Matchday 4 October 7–9, 2008
Matchday 5 October 21–23, 2008
Matchday 6 October 28–30, 2008
Championship round Quarterfinals December 10, 2008 February 24–26, 2009 March 3–5, 2009
Semifinals March 17–18, 2009 April 7–8, 2009
Final April 22, 2009 May 12, 2009

Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jalapa GuatemalaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1–5 PanamaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". San Francisco 1–0 0–5
Joe Public Trinidad and TobagoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 6–1 United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". New England Revolution 2–1 4–0
Alajuelense Costa RicaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2–3 Puerto RicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Puerto Rico Islanders 1–1 1–2
Cruz Azul MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12–0 BelizeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Hankook Verdes 6–0 6–0
Harbour View JamaicaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 0–3 MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". UNAM N/A[5] 0–3
Tauro PanamaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3–1 United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Chivas USA 2–0 1–1
Montreal Impact CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1–0 NicaraguaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Real Estelí 1–0 0–0
Isidro Metapán El SalvadorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3–4 HondurasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Marathón 2–2 1–2

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

Group stage

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Group A

Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Template:Flagicon Marathón 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13
Template:Flagicon Cruz Azul 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 10
Template:Flagicon Saprissa 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 10
Template:Flagicon D.C. United 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1
  DCU SAP CRU MAR
D.C. United – 0–2 0–1 2–4
Saprissa 2–2 – 1–0 2–1
Cruz Azul 2–0 4–0 – 1–1
Marathón 2–0 2–0 2–0 –
  • Cruz Azul were ranked ahead of Saprissa based on head-to-head record, which is the first tiebreaker.[3]

Group B

Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Template:Flagicon UNAM 6 3 3 0 18 7 +11 12
Template:Flagicon Houston Dynamo 6 2 3 1 9 9 0 9
Template:Flagicon Luis Ángel Firpo 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8
Template:Flagicon San Francisco 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2
  HOU LAF SFR UNAM
Houston Dynamo – 1–0 2–1 1–3
Luis Ángel Firpo 1–1 – 1–0 1–1
San Francisco 0–0 2–3 – 1–1
UNAM 4–4 3–0 6–0 –

Group C

Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Template:Flagicon Atlante 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
Template:Flagicon Montreal Impact 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11
Template:Flagicon Olimpia 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 8
Template:Flagicon Joe Public 6 1 0 5 3 15 −12 3
  ATL OLI JOE MON
Atlante – 1–0 0–1 2–1
Olimpia 1–1 – 4–0 1–2
Joe Public 0–2 1–3 – 1–4
Montreal Impact 0–0 1–1 2–0 –
  • Atlante were ranked ahead of Montreal Impact based on head-to-head record, which is the first tiebreaker.[3]

Group D

Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Template:Flagicon Santos Laguna 6 3 1 2 14 11 +3 10
Template:Flagicon Puerto Rico Islanders 6 2 2 2 9 10 −1 8
Template:Flagicon Tauro 6 2 2 2 9 10 −1 8
Template:Flagicon Municipal 6 1 3 2 12 13 −1 6
  SAN MUN PRI TAU
Santos Laguna – 3–2 3–0 3–0
Municipal 4–4 – 2–2 2–2
Puerto Rico Islanders 3–1 0–1 – 2–1
Tauro 2–0 2–1 2–2 –
  • Puerto Rico Islanders were ranked ahead of Tauro based on head-to-head record, which is the first tiebreaker.[3]

Championship round

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In all rounds, if two teams are tied after both legs then two 15-minute halves of extra time are played. If the two teams are still tied on total goals after extra time, a penalty shootout determines the winner.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals

The first legs of the quarterfinals were played from 24 February 2009 to 26 February 2009, while the second legs were played from 3 March 2009 to 5 March 2009.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Houston Dynamo United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1–4 MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Atlante 1–1 0–3
Montreal Impact CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 4–5 MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Santos Laguna 2–0 2–5
Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto RicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3–1 HondurasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Marathón 2–1 1–0
Cruz Azul MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2–0 MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". UNAM 1–0 1–0

Semifinals

The first legs of the semifinals were played on 17 March and 18 March 2009, while the second legs were played on 7 April and 8 April 2009.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto RicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3–3 (2–4 p) MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Cruz Azul 2–0 1–3 (aet)
Santos Laguna MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3–4 MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Atlante 2–1 1–3

Final

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruz Azul MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 0–2 MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Atlante 0–2 0–0
CONCACAF Champions League
2008–09 champions
Template:Flagicon
Atlante
Second title

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Template:Flagicon Javier Orozco Template:Flagicon Cruz Azul 7
2 Template:Flagicon Agustín Enrique Herrera Template:Flagicon Santos Laguna 5
Template:Flagicon Francisco Palencia Template:Flagicon UNAM
Template:Flagicon Guillermo Ramírez Template:Flagicon Municipal
Template:Flagicon Gregory Richardson Template:Flagicon Joe Public
6 Template:Flagicon Brunet Hay Template:Flagicon Tauro 4
Template:Flagicon Edwin Aguilar Template:Flagicon Tauro
Template:Flagicon Christian Benítez Template:Flagicon Santos Laguna
Template:Flagicon Roberto Brown Template:Flagicon Montreal Impact
Template:Flagicon Milton Núñez Template:Flagicon Marathón
Template:Flagicon Carlos Quintero Template:Flagicon Santos Laguna
Template:Flagicon Vicente Matías Vuoso Template:Flagicon Santos Laguna
Template:Flagicon Pablo Zeballos Template:Flagicon Cruz Azul

References

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