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Football - CONCACAF
NEW YORK
(Wednesday, 11 June 2008) - CONCACAF (Confederation of North,
Central American and Caribbean Association Football) have unveiled
the preliminary round match-ups for the 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions
League™ following the draw held today at the offices of the
General Secretariat in New York City.
Sixteen teams (BLZ1, CAN1, CFU1, CFU2, CFU3, CRC2, GUA2, HON2,
MEX3, MEX4, NCA1, SLV2, PAN1, PAN2, USA3, USA4) where drawn into
eight home-and-away match-ups in the Preliminary Stage which will
take place on 26-28 August 2008 and 2-4 September 2008.
Preliminary Round Draw Results (Home Team Listed First)
First-Leg (26-28 August 2008)
GUA2: CD Municipal or Deportivo Jalapa – PAN1:
San Francisco FC
CFU2: Joe Public FC of Trinidad & Tobago – USA3: New
England Revolution
CRC2: LD Alajuelense – CFU3: Puerto Rico Islanders
MEX4: CD SC Cruz Azul – BLZ1: Hankook Verdes
CFU1: Harbour View FC of Jamaica – MEX3: Pumas UNAM
PAN2: Tauro FC – USA4: Chivas USA
CAN1: Canadian Champion – NCA1: Nicaraguan Champion
SLV2: CD Isidro Metapan – HON2: CD Olimpia or CD
Marathon
Second-Leg (2-4 September 2008)
PAN1: San Francisco FC – GUA2: CD Municipal or
Deportivo Jalapa
USA3: New England Revolution – CFU2: Joe Public FC
of Trinidad & Tobago
CFU3: Puerto Rico Islanders – CRC2: LD Alajuelense
BLZ1: Hankook Verdes – MEX4: CD SC Cruz Azul
MEX3: Pumas UNAM – CFU1: Harbour View FC of Jamaica
USA4: Chivas USA – PAN2: Tauro FC
NCA1: Nicaraguan Champion – CAN1: Canadian Champion
HON2: CD Olimpia or CD Marathon – SLV2: CD Isidro
Metapan
The Preliminary Stage winners will join the eight seeded teams
(MEX1, MEX2, USA1, USA2, CRC1, GUA1, HON1, SLV1) in the Group
Stage that consists of four groups of four teams each.
The eight clubs have been also drawn into Group Stage today for
the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League™ and CONCACAF will
officially unveil the Group Stage along with the complete schedule
for the preliminary round on Monday (16 June).
Eight seeded teams – Group Stage
MEX1: Atlante FC
MEX2: Club Santos Laguna
USA1: Houston Dynamo
USA2: D.C. United
CRC1: Deportivo Saprissa
SLV1: CD Luis Angel Firpo
GUA1: CSD Municipal or Deportivo Jalapa
Playoff will determine GUA1, GUA2
HON1: CD Olimpia or CD Marathon
Playoff will determine HON1, HON2
The top two clubs from each of the four groups will advance to the
Quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League. These eight teams
will be drawn into four Quarterfinal pairings to play
home-and-away match-ups in February 2009. The four Quarterfinal
winners will then play in two Semifinal home-and-away match-ups in
March and April 2009 with the two Semifinal winners squaring-off
in the home-and-away 2008-2009 CONCACAF Champions League™ Final in
late April 2009.
The CONCACAF Champions League™ winner will qualify as the CONCACAF
representative to the 2009 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup.
2008-09 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – Calendar of Events
2008
26-28 August: Preliminary Round, First-legs
2-4 September: Preliminary Round, Second-legs
16-18 September: Group Stage – Match Day 1
23-25 September: Group Stage – Match Day 2
30 September – 2 October: Group Stage – Match Day 3
7-9 October: Group Stage – Match Day 4
21-23 October: Group Stage – Match Day 5
28-30 October: Group Stage – Match Day 6
2009
24-26 February: Quarterfinals, First-legs
3-5 March: Quarterfinals, Second-legs
17-19 March: Semifinals, First-legs
7-9 April: Semifinals, Second-legs
21-23 April: Final, First-leg
28-30 April: Final, Second-leg
December: FIFA Club World Cup
About CONCACAF
CONCACAF "The Confederation of North, Central American and
Caribbean Association Football" is one of six continental
confederations of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football
Association) and serves as the governing body of football in this
part of the world. It is composed of 40 national associations,
from Canada in the north to Guyana, Surinam and French Guyana in
the south.
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