User:Frank Anchor/CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09

Frank Anchor/CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09
Tournament details
Dates18 September 2007 – 21 May 2008
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Pachuca (3rd title)
Runners-upUnited States Houston Dynamo
Tournament statistics
Matches played157
Goals scored475 (3.03 per match)
Attendance5,380,947 (34,274 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (8 goals)

The 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League was 47th edition of the highest level club tournament sanctioned by CONCACAF. It is the first under the current format, as the early qualifying round was eliminated and a second group stage was added.

Qualification

Leagues were given spots in the competition based on league ranking by CONCACAF.

First Group Stage

3 Clubs

2 Clubs

1 Club

Qualifying round

2 Clubs

1 Club

Special Exemption The highest finisher in the following August-September tournaments that isn't already in the field:

Dates of Events

Event Date(s)
Pre-Qualifying tournaments 18 July-6 Aug. 2008
Qualifying Round draw 8 August
Qualifying Round, leg 1 19-20 August
Quaalifying Round, leg 2 26-27 August
First Group Stage draw 29 August
First Group Stage, matchday 1 9-10 September
First Group Stage, matchday 2 23-24 September
First Group Stage, matchday 3 7-8 October
First Group Stage, matchday 4 14-15 October
First Group Stage, matchday 5 28-29 October
First Group Stage, matchday 6 11-12 November
Second Group Stage draw 18 November
Second Group Stage, matchday 1 2-3 December
Second Group Stage, matchday 2 16-17 December
Second Group Stage, matchday 3 20-21 January 2009
Second Group Stage, matchday 4 3-4 February
Second Group Stage, matchday 5 24-25 February
Second Group Stage, matchday 6 10-11 March
Quarter-Finals, leg 1 24-25 March
Quarter-Finals, leg 2 31 Mar.-1 Apr.
Semi-Finals, leg 1 21-22 April
Semi-Finals, leg 2 28-29 April
Final 14 May

Qualifying Round

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 8 August. The matches were completed on 19-20 August and 26-27 August. The team listed at team #1 was home first.

Team #1 Agg. Team #2
Club America Mexico 2 - 2 (5-6 p) Panama FC United of Panama
Willemstad Netherlands Antilles 3 - 4 France Marigot
Jutiapa Guatemala 3 - 6 Trinidad and Tobago Point Lisas
Castries Saint Lucia 4 - 1 United States Virgin Islands Frederiksted CF
New England Revolution United States 8 - 1 Grenada Grenville City
Big Creek United Belize 0 - 1 Haiti Racing Club Haïtien
San Salvador El Salvador 1 - 1 (2-4 p) Barbados BAC
FC Beach Boys Aruba 4 - 3 (aet) Mexico Mexico DF
Montreal Impact Canada 5 - 2 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo
AC San Jose Costa Rica 3 - 5 Honduras CD Olimpia
Havana Cuba 4 - 2 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain
Nassau Hilfinger The Bahamas 4 - 4 (2-4 p) Costa Rica La Cruz
Harbour View FC Jamaica 5 - 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent's FC
Club Centro Nicaragua 0 - 2 Guyana Huffman
San Juan Puerto Rico 6 - 3 Suriname Paramaribo
Club de Jesus El Salvador 0 - 2 Guatemala Real Flores

First Group Stage

The thirty-two remaining clubs are divided into eight groups with four clubs each. Clubs from the same nation may not be grouped together. Each group consists of two clubs that got into this stage directly and two that had to qualify. Each club plays six matches - one home and one away against each of three opponents. The top two clubs from each group progress to a second group stage, while the third-place club from each group moves to the McDonalds Soccer Cup round of 24.

Tie-breaking criteria

Any ties in the standings will be broken in the following manor:

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  5. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  6. higher number of goals scored in all group matches played;
  7. in cases where exactly two clubs are tied on all previous criteria and they play each other on the final matchday, kicks from the penalty mark will be conducted in lieu of the remaining criteria;
  8. higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous three seasons;
  9. drawing of lots.
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Second Group Stage are indicated in bold type
Teams that progressed to the McDonalds Soccer Cup are indicated in bold italics
Teams eliminated from American competitions for the season are indicated in plain text.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Atlante 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 15
Canada Montreal Impact 6 2 1 3 8 9 -1 7
Guyana Huffman 6 2 1 3 8 9 -1 7
Trinidad and Tobago South Lisas United 6 1 2 3 5 11 -6 5
  ATL HUF MON SLU
Atlante – 2–1 3–1 1–2
Huffman 1–2 – 2–1 3–1
Montreal Impact 0–2 2–1 – 4–1
South Lisas United 0–2 1–1 0–0 –

Tiebreaker for 2nd between Montreal Impact and Huffman

  • Head-to-Head
  • Points level at 3
  • Goal difference level at 0
  • Goals scored level at 3
  • Away goals level at 1
  • Overall
  • Goal difference level at -1
  • Goals scored level at 8
  • As the two clubs played each other on the final matchday, a penalty shootout was used to settle the draw. Montreal won the shootout 5-3.

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Costa Rica La Cruz 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11
United States Cleveland 6 2 3 1 13 9 +4 9
Barbados BAC 6 2 2 2 10 10 E 8
Canada Winnipeg 6 1 1 4 7 16 -9 4
  BAC CLE LC WIN
BAC – 3–2 2–2 0–1
Cleveland 2–2 – 2–0 4–1
La Cruz 2–1 1–1 – 2–1
Winnipeg 1–2 2–2 1–6 –

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Haiti Saint-Marc 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12
Aruba FC Beach Boys 6 2 1 3 13 11 +2 7
United States Philadelphia 6 2 1 3 10 13 -3 7
Panama FC Ud. of Panama 6 2 1 3 9 12 -3 7
  BB PAN PHI SM
FC Beach Boys – 3–2 6–2 2–2
FC Utd. of Panama 2–1 – 1–3 1–1
Philadelphia 2–1 1–2 – 1–1
Saint-Marc 1–0 3–1 2–1 –

Tiebreaker for 2nd between FC Beach Boys, Philadelphia, and FC United

  • Head to Head
    • Points level at 6
    • FC Beach Boys have goal difference of +3, superior to both FC United (-1) and Philadelphia (-2)

Tiebreaker for 3rd between Philadelphia and FC United

  • Head to Head
    • Points level at 3
    • Philadelphia have superior goal difference of +1, compared to FC United's -1.

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13
Jamaica Portmore United 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9
Cuba Havana 6 1 2 3 7 10 -3 5
France Marigot 6 1 2 3 4 11 -7 5
  DS HAV MAR PMU
Deportivo Saprissa – 3–0 3–0 1–0
Havana 1–2 – 0–0 1–1
Marigot 2–1 1–3 – 1–1
Portmore United 1–1 3–2 3–0 –

Tiebreaker for 3rd between Havana and Marigot

  • Head to Head
    • Havana had 4 points to Marigot's 1

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Pachuca 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13
Jamaica Harbour View 6 3 0 3 5 6 -1 9
El Salvador COAR 6 2 1 3 5 6 -1 7
Puerto Rico San Juan 6 2 0 4 6 11 -5 6
  COA HV PAC SJ
COAR – 1–0 1–1 0–1
Harbour View 1–0 – 2–1 2–1
Pachuca 2–1 1–0 – 4–1
San Juan 1–2 2–0 0–3 –

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States Houston Dynamo 6 4 1 1 17 8 +9 13
Saint Lucia Castries 6 3 2 1 14 9 +5 11
Cuba Dictatorship 6 3 0 3 10 13 -3 9
Guatemala Real Flores 6 0 1 5 2 13 -11 1
  CAS DIC HOU RF
Castries – 6–2 2–1 4–1
Dictatorship 3–0 – 1–3 1–0
Houston Dynamo 2–2 4–2 – 5–0
Real Flores 0–0 0–1 1–2 –

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Honduras Tela 6 3 2 1 13 9 +4 11
Mexico Guadalajara 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11
Haiti Racing Club Haïtien 6 2 0 4 8 13 -5 6
Trinidad and Tobago Point Lisas 6 1 2 3 8 11 -3 5
  GUA PL RCH TEL
Guadalajara – 1–1 3–0 0–0
Point Lisas 1–2 – 2–1 2–2
R. C. Haïtien 1–3 2–1 – 3–2
Tela 4–2 3–1 2–1 –

Tiebreaker for first between Guadalajara and Tela

  • Head to head
    • Tela had 4 points to Guadalajara's 1

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States N. E. Revolution 6 4 2 0 12 6 +6 14
Jamaica Hazard United 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11
Honduras Olimpia 6 1 2 3 8 11 -3 5
Costa Rica Alajuelense 6 0 2 4 3 9 -6 2
  ALA HAZ NE OLI
Alajuelense – 1–2 1–1 0–0
Hazard United 3–1 – 1–1 1–1
N. E. Revolution 1–0 2–0 – 3–2
Olimpia 2–0 1–3 2–4 –

Second Group Stage

Eight winners and eight runners up from the first group stage were drawn into 4 groups of 4 teams each, each containing two group winners and two runners-up. Teams from the same country or from the same first round group cannot be drawn together. The top 2 teams in each group advance to the quarter finals. The tiebreaking system is identical to that used in the first group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Quarter-finals are indicated in bold type
Teams eliminated from European competitions for the season are indicated in plain text

Group I

This group was referred to by many as the "Group of Death."

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Atlante 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
United States Cleveland 6 3 0 3 10 10 E 9
Jamaica Harbour View 6 3 0 3 7 8 -1 9
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 6 2 1 3 8 10 -2 7
  ATL CLE DS HV
Atlante – 3–2 2–0 2–0
Cleveland 2–1 – 4–1 1–0
Deportivo Saprissa 0–0 3–0 – 3–1
Harbour View 1–0 2–1 3–1 –

Tiebreaker for 2nd place between Cleveland and Harbour View

  • Head to Head
    • Points level at 3
    • Goal Difference level at 0
    • Goals scored level at 2
    • Cleveland have more goals away from home (1) than Harbour View (0).

Group J

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States Houston Dynamo 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11
Aruba FC Beach Boys 6 3 1 2 18 5 +13 10
Honduras Tela 6 2 1 3 6 9 -3 7
Jamaica Hazard United 6 2 0 4 4 15 -11 6
  BB TEL HAZ HOU
FC Beach Boys – 0–1 8–0 4–1
Tela 0–4 – 2–0 1–1
Hazard United 2–1 2–1 – 0–1
Houston Dynamo 1–1 2–1 2–0 –

Group K

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Pachuca 6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 13
Jamaica Portmore United 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13
United States N. E. Revolution 6 2 1 3 9 11 -2 7
Canada Montreal Impact 6 0 1 5 3 12 -9 1
  MON NE PAC POR
Montreal Impact – 1–1 0–1 0–2
N. E. Revolution 2–1 – 3–0 0–2
Pachuca 5–1 3–2 – 4–0
Portmore United 1–0 4–1 2–2 –

Tiebreaker for 1st place between Pschuca and Portmore United

  • Head to head
    • Pachuca had 4 points to Portmore United's 1

Group L

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Haiti Saint-Marc 6 4 1 1 14 9 +5 13
Costa Rica La Cruz 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10
Saint Lucia Castries 6 2 0 4 7 12 -5 6
Mexico Guadalajara 6 1 2 3 9 11 -2 5
  CAS GUA LC SM
Castries – 1–0 1–4 2–0
Guadalajara 2–1 – 2–2 0–1
Pachuca 4–1 3–2 – 3–2
Portmore United 2–1 3–3 0–2 –

Knockout Stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Aruba FC Beach Boys (aet) 2 2 4
Mexico Atlante 2 1 3
Aruba FC Beach Boys 1 1 2(3)
Mexico Pachuca (pen) 1 1 2(4)
Costa Rica La Cruz 0 0 0
Mexico Pachuca 0 1 1
Mexico Pachuca (aet) 2
United States Houston Dynamo 1
Jamaica Portmore United 0 1 1
United States Houston Dynamo 1 1 2
United States Houston Dynamo 3 1 4
United States Cleveland 1 2 3
United States Cleveland 4 2 6
Haiti Saint-Marc 0 2 2

Quarter-Finals

FC Beach Boys vs. Atlante
Beach Boys continued their surprise run through the tournament with a 4-3 aggregate win in the quarter-final over Atlante. The Beach Boys drew at home 2-2, then defeated Atlante on the road 2-1 in extra time. Brian Wilson scored a goal for the Beach Boys in each game.

FC Beach Boys Aruba2 – 2Mexico Atlante
Wilson 19' United States
Jardine 69' United States		 Mexico Gurrero 35'
Argentina Pereyra 45+1'
Attendance: 39,993
Referee: United States Homer Simpson
Atlante Mexico1 – 2 (AET)Aruba FC Beach Boys
Trujillo 43' Mexico United States Wilson 13'
United States Love 99'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: England Harry Potter

La Cruz vs. Pachuca
After a scorless game at Costa Kufos, Jaime Correa put Pachuca on the board with a late goal in Estadio Hidalgo to put the Mexican side into the semi-finals.

La Cruz Costa Rica0 – 0Mexico Pachuca
Costa Kufos, La Cruz, Costa Rica
Attendance: 37,170
Referee: United States David Tyree
Pachuca Mexico1 – 0Costa Rica La Cruz
Correa 70' Mexico
Attendance: 23,770
Referee: Guatemala Rafael Espada

Portmore United vs. Houston Dynamo
Houston started off strong with a 1-0 win on the road, ultimately defeating the Jamaican side 2-1 on aggregate.

Portmore United Jamaica0 – 1United States Houston Dynamo
United States Ching 29'
Attendance: 19,757
Referee: Barbados Juan Gonzalez
Houston Dynamo United States1 – 1Jamaica Portmore United
Davis 58' United States Jamaica Austin 3'
Attendance: 33,549
Referee: Canada Mickey DeBrio

Cleveland vs. Saint-Marc
Cleveland had a decisive 4-0 win at home in the first leg, before drawing with Saint-Marc 2-2 in the return leg.

Cleveland United States4 – 0Haiti Saint-Marc
Crocker 9' England
Smith 22' United States
Fernandes 45+2' Portugal
Castro 75' Cuba
Attendance: 50,058
Saint-Marc Haiti2 – 2United States Cleveland
Panama Torres 17'
Panama Torres 80'		 Portugal Fernandes 24'
United States Rousch 52'
Attendance: 45,535
Referee: Panama Rafael Espada

Semi-Finals

FC Beach Boys vs. Pachuca The Beach Boys hoped to continue their Cinderella run through the tournament as they ran into Mexican giant Pachuca. After drawing 1-1 in both legs, Pachuca won on Penalties.

FC Beach Boys Aruba1 – 1Mexico Pachuca
Wilson 38' United States Mexico Correa 77'
Attendance: 32,759
Referee: Canada Steve Nash
Pachuca Mexico1 – 1Aruba FC Beach Boys
Hitler 3' Germany United States Love 28'
Penalties
Correa soccer ball with check mark
Caballero soccer ball with check mark
Mañon soccer ball with red X
Hitler soccer ball with check mark
Torres soccer ball with check mark		 4 – 3 soccer ball with check mark B. Wilson
soccer ball with check mark Jardine
soccer ball with red X C. Wilson
soccer ball with red X Love
Attendance: 27,081
Referee: Honduras Mike DeSanto

Houston Dynamo vs. Cleveland
In a rematch of the 2008 American Premier League Championship won by Cleveland, the two American sides did battle. Houston were victorious this time, with a 4-3 aggregate win

Houston Dynamo United States3 – 1United States Cleveland
Ching 14' United States
Ching 20' United States
Merkel 72' Germany		 England Crocker 53'
Attendance: 32,019
Referee: Trinidad and Tobago Albert Lewis
Cleveland United States2 – 1United States Houston Dynamo
Rousch 4' United States
Cabrera 81' Venezuela		 United States Cameron 58'
Attendance: 50,291

Final

Main: 2009 CONCACAF Champions League Final

Pachuca Mexico2 – 1 (AET)United States Houston Dynamo
Correa 119' Mexico
Borboa 120+2' (pen) Mexico		 United States Mullan 117'
Attendance: 67,310
Referee: EnglandFrank Anchor
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