2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League The 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League group stage were played from August to October 2011. The matchdays were August 16–18, August 23–25, September 13–15, September 20–22, September 27–29, and October 18–20, 2011. The draw for the preliminary round and the group stage was held on May 18, 2011, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City.http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2362542,00.html CCL draw pits Monterrey vs. Comunicaciones CONCACAF.com May 18, 2011 2011-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110521183222/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2362542,00.html 2011-05-21 dead Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) may not be drawn with each other.http://www.concacaf.com/staticFiles/e6/71/0,,12813~160230,00.pdf CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2011/2012 CONCACAF.com 2011-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120924101656/http://www.concacaf.com/staticFiles/e6/71/0,,12813~160230,00.pdf 2012-09-24 dead A total of 16 teams competed, which include 8 automatic qualifiers and 8 winners of the preliminary round. The teams were divided into four groups of four, where each team played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the championship round. Tiebreakers If two teams are tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria shall be applied, in order, to determine the ranking of teams: Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams concerned Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied Greater goal difference in all group matches Greater number of goals scored in group matches Greater number of goals scored away in all group matches Drawing of lots Groups The schedule of the first two rounds was released on July 28, 2011, by CONCACAF.http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2401585,00.html Galaxy, Alajuelense to open Group stage August 16 CONCACAF.com July 28, 2011 July 29, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120925221925/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2401585,00.html September 25, 2012 dead mdy-all The remainder of the schedule was announced on August 9, 2011, following the conclusion of the preliminary round.http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2414237,00.html Morelia-LA, Rapids-Santos top CCL third round CONCACAF.com August 8, 2011 August 10, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120925222301/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2414237,00.html September 25, 2012 dead mdy-all All Times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00) Group A main WDL Group A Q n LA USA Los Angeles Galaxy MOR MEX Morelia ALA CRC Alajuelense MOT HON 1949 Motagua 4 0 2 8 4 4 0 2 11 5 4 0 2 8 6 0 0 6 2 14 #ccffcc Advance to championship round A A y noflag FBR grey 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–4 0–1 0–2 Tiebreakers: Los Angeles Galaxy, Morelia and Alajuelense are ranked by their head-to-head records. LA LA complete main WDL n Tiebreaker LA USA Los Angeles Galaxy MOR MEX Morelia ALA CRC Alajuelense 2 0 2 5 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 0 2 3 4 All three teams have 6 head-to-head points, and so are ranked by head-to-head goal difference: Los Angeles Galaxy (+1), Morelia (0), Alajuelense (−1). LA LA complete Los Angeles Galaxy v Motagua August 16, 2011 22:00 Los Angeles Galaxy USA 2–0 Report HON 1949 Motagua Cristman 13Donovan 60 The Home Depot Center, Carson 8,196 Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) Alajuelense v Morelia August 16, 2011 22:00 Alajuelense CRC 1–0 Report MEX Morelia McDonald 77 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela 7,000 Roberto Moreno (Panama) Los Angeles Galaxy v Alajuelense August 25, 2011 22:00 Los Angeles Galaxy USA 2–0 Report CRC Alajuelense Gonzalez 38Barrett 77 The Home Depot Center, Carson 9,855 Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) Morelia v Motagua August 25, 2011 22:00 Morelia MEX 4–0 Report HON 1949 Motagua Márquez Lugo 2Rojas 50Jiménez 70Lugo 72 Estadio Morelos, Morelia 5,463 Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) Morelia v Los Angeles Galaxy September 13, 2011 20:00 Morelia MEX 2–1 Report USA Los Angeles Galaxy Aldrete 83Sabah 90+2 Keane 52 Estadio Morelos, Morelia 16,000 Benigno Pineda (Honduras) Motagua v Alajuelense September 15, 2011 22:00 Motagua HON 1949 2–4 Report CRC Alajuelense Bengtson 5Guevara 68 Valle 41McDonald 51Guevara 84 86 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa 1,928 Paul Delgadillo (Mexico) Alajuelense v Los Angeles Galaxy September 21, 2011 22:00 Alajuelense CRC 1–0 Report USA Los Angeles Galaxy Gabas 28 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela 13,377 Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) Motagua v Morelia September 22, 2011 22:00 Motagua HON 1949 0–2 Report MEX Morelia Corona 55Manso 58 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa 1,752 Javier Santos (Puerto Rico) Los Angeles Galaxy v Morelia September 28, 2011 22:00 Los Angeles Galaxy USA 2–1 Report MEX Morelia Magee 21Juninho 90+1 Márquez Lugo 59 The Home Depot Center, Carson 7,500 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Alajuelense v Motagua September 29, 2011 22:00 Alajuelense CRC 1–0 Report HON 1949 Motagua McDonald 27 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela 9,099 Valdin Legister (Jamaica) Morelia v Alajuelense October 18, 2011 20:00 Morelia MEX 2–1 Report CRC Alajuelense Rojas 56Sabah 59 Gabas 36 Estadio Morelos, Morelia 15,000 Roberto Moreno (Panama) Motagua v Los Angeles Galaxy October 20, 2011 22:00 Motagua HON 1949 0–1 Report USA Los Angeles Galaxy Juninho 29 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa 14,000 Walter López (Guatemala) Group B main WDL Group B Q n SAN MEX Santos Laguna MET SLV Isidro Metapán COL USA Colorado Rapids REA HON 1949 Real España 4 1 1 16 6 3 0 3 10 15 2 1 3 9 12 1 2 3 9 11 #ccffcc Advance to championship round A A y noflag FBR grey 3–2 1–2 1–4 1–3 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 6–0 3–2 complete Santos Laguna v Real España August 16, 2011 20:00 Santos Laguna MEX 3–2 Report HON 1949 Real España Enríquez 28 Bica 51 o.g. Suárez 74 Delgado 42 Lalín 68 Estadio Corona, Torreón 5,500 Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) Colorado Rapids v Isidro Metapán August 17, 2011 22:00 Colorado Rapids USA 3–2 Report SLV Isidro Metapán Kandji 16 45Akpan 50 Kardeck 2 pen.Suárez 25 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City 4,165 Trevor Taylor (Barbados) Real España v Colorado Rapids August 23, 2011 22:00 Real España HON 1949 1–1 Report USA Colorado Rapids Rodríguez 87 Larentowicz 45+1 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula 5,841 Roberto García (Mexico) Isidro Metapán v Santos Laguna August 24, 2011 22:00 Isidro Metapán SLV 2–0 Report MEX Santos Laguna Suárez 45Bautista 52 Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez, Metapán 3,260 Raymond Bogle (Jamaica) Real España v Isidro Metapán September 13, 2011 22:00 Real España HON 1949 1–2 Report SLV Isidro Metapán Pavón 80 pen. Aquino 8Kardeck 57 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula 3,358 Walter López (Guatemala) Colorado Rapids v Santos Laguna September 13, 2011 22:00 Colorado Rapids USA 1–4 Report MEX Santos Laguna Mullan 77 Ludueña 14Peralta 27Quintero 64Suárez 71 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City 9,760 Roberto Moreno (Panama) Colorado Rapids v Real España September 21, 2011 22:00 Colorado Rapids USA 1–2 Report HON 1949 Real España Akpan 18 Pavón 12 33 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City 4,512 Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) Santos Laguna v Isidro Metapán September 22, 2011 20:00 Santos Laguna MEX 6–0 Report SLV Isidro Metapán Cárdenas 21Quintero 28 55Peralta 38 86Ochoa 79 Estadio Corona, Torreón 5,500 David Gantar (Canada) Real España v Santos Laguna September 28, 2011 20:00 Real España HON 1949 1–1 Report MEX Santos Laguna Mario Martínez 61 Ochoa 51 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula 6,296 Elmar Rodas (Guatemala) Isidro Metapán v Colorado Rapids September 28, 2011 22:00 Isidro Metapán SLV 1–3 Report USA Colorado Rapids Pacheco 36 Ababio 31Amarikwa 49Cummings 77 Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez, Metapán 1,920 Raúl Castro (Honduras) Santos Laguna v Colorado Rapids October 19, 2011 20:00 Santos Laguna MEX 2–0 Report USA Colorado Rapids Galindo 55Escoboza 67 Estadio Corona, Torreón 6,000 Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) Isidro Metapán v Real España October 20, 2011 20:00 Isidro Metapán SLV 3–2 Report HON 1949 Real España Suárez 50 82 Sánchez 68 Delgado 56 Maynor Martínez 90+2 Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez, Metapán 2,020 Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) Group C main WDL Group C Q n UNAM MEX UNAM TOR CAN Toronto FC DAL USA FC Dallas TAU PAN Tauro 3 2 1 8 2 3 1 2 7 7 2 1 3 6 11 1 2 3 7 8 #ccffcc Advance to championship round A A y noflag FBR grey 1–1 0–3 0–2 5–3 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 complete UNAM v FC Dallas August 17, 2011 22:00 UNAM MEX 0–1 Report USA FC Dallas Chávez 66 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City 4,000 José Molina (Honduras) Tauro v Toronto FC August 18, 2011 20:00 Tauro PAN 1–2 Report CAN Toronto FC Moreno 76 pen. Johnson 21De Guzman 24 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City 1,905 Marcos Brea (Cuba) Toronto FC v FC Dallas August 25, 20111 10:15 Toronto FC CAN 0–1 Report USA FC Dallas Stewart 45+1 BMO Field, Toronto 500 Javier Santos (Puerto Rico) Tauro v UNAM August 25, 2011 20:00 Tauro PAN 0–0 Report MEX UNAM Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City 1,621 Mauricio Navarro (Canada) FC Dallas v Tauro September 14, 2011 20:00 FC Dallas USA 1–1 Report PAN Tauro Cruz 1 Moreno 41 pen. Pizza Hut Park, Frisco 3,001 Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) UNAM v Toronto FC September 14, 2011 20:00 UNAM MEX 4–0 Report CAN Toronto FC Bravo 17 33 42Velarde 21 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City 3,382 Raymond Bogle (Jamaica) Toronto FC v Tauro September 20, 2011 20:00 Toronto FC CAN 1–0 Report PAN Tauro Koevermans 40 BMO Field, Toronto 10,132 Terry Vaughn (United States) FC Dallas v UNAM September 21, 2011 20:00 FC Dallas USA 0–2 Report MEX UNAM Herrera 84Izazola 90+1 Pizza Hut Park, Frisco 4,985 Walter López (Guatemala) Toronto FC v UNAM September 27, 2011 20:00 Toronto FC CAN 1–1 Report MEX UNAM Marošević 35 Palacios 51 BMO Field, Toronto 9,115 Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) Tauro v FC Dallas September 28, 2011 20:00 Tauro PAN 5–3 Report USA FC Dallas Moreno 12Gallardo 33T. Pérez 77 86Sánchez 81 Benítez 23 pen.Luna 84 90+3 pen. Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City 316 Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) FC Dallas v Toronto FC October 18, 2011 20:00 FC Dallas USA 0–3 Report CAN Toronto FC Koevermans 29Plata 69 81 Pizza Hut Park, Frisco 2,578 Roberto García (Mexico) UNAM v Tauro October 19, 2011 22:00 UNAM MEX 1–0 Report PAN Tauro Cacho 45 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City 5,522 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Notes Note 1: Match originally played on August 24, 2011 (kickoff 20:00), but abandoned at halftime due to lightning, heavy rain, and a tornado warning (FC Dallas was leading 1–0 on a goal by Jackson Gonçalves in the 18th minute). Replayed the next day restarting at 0–0 as tournament regulations required unfinished games be replayed completely.http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2431136,00.html Toronto-Dallas match abandoned due to lightning CONCACAF.com August 24, 2011 2011-08-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120925222713/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2431136,00.html 2012-09-25 dead Group D main WDL Group D Q n MON MEX Monterrey SEA USA Seattle Sounders FC COM GUA Comunicaciones HER CRC Herediano 4 0 2 11 4 3 1 2 10 7 2 1 3 8 13 2 0 4 6 11 #ccffcc Advance to championship round A A y noflag FBR grey 2–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 0–5 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–2 complete Seattle Sounders FC v Comunicaciones August 16, 2011 22:00 Seattle Sounders FC USA 4–1 Report GUA Comunicaciones Evans 35Fucito 61 67Gómez 87 o.g. Arreola 2 CenturyLink Field, Seattle 10,017 Paul Delgadillo (Mexico) Herediano v Monterrey August 17, 2011 20:00 Herediano CRC 0–5 Report MEX Monterrey Carreño 21 22 35Corona 36De Nigris 56 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José 8,959 Marlon Mejía (El Salvador) Monterrey v Seattle Sounders FC August 23, 2011 20:00 Monterrey MEX 0–1 Report USA Seattle Sounders FC Fernández 38 Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey 10,234 Elmar Rodas (Guatemala) Comunicaciones v Herediano August 24, 20112 17:00 Comunicaciones GUA 2–0 Report CRC Herediano Ceballos 73Ordóñez 90+4 Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City 726 Mark Geiger (United States) Herediano v Seattle Sounders FC September 14, 2011 22:00 Herediano CRC 1–2 Report USA Seattle Sounders FC Cancela 45+1 pen. Montero 3 54 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela 514 Jafeth Perea (Panama) Comunicaciones v Monterrey September 14, 2011 22:00 Comunicaciones GUA 1–0 Report MEX Monterrey Ramírez 45 Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City 3,552 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Monterrey v Comunicaciones September 20, 2011 20:00 Monterrey MEX 3–1 Report GUA Comunicaciones Santana 32Pérez 68Suazo 86 Mejía 83 Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey 10,578 Jair Marrufo (United States) Seattle Sounders FC v Herediano September 20, 2011 22:00 Seattle Sounders FC USA 0–1 Report CRC Herediano Arias 25 CenturyLink Field, Seattle 10,163 Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) Comunicaciones v Seattle Sounders FC September 27, 2011 22:00 Comunicaciones GUA 2–2 Report USA Seattle Sounders FC Montepeque 7R. Morales 64 Alonso 44 89 Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City 4,500 Roberto García (Mexico) Monterrey v Herediano September 27, 2011 22:00 Monterrey MEX 1–0 Report CRC Herediano De Nigris 30 Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey 12,445 Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) Seattle Sounders FC v Monterrey October 18, 2011 22:00 Seattle Sounders FC USA 1–2 Report MEX Monterrey Montero 42 Carreño 3Delgado 60 CenturyLink Field, Seattle 15,866 Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) Herediano v Comunicaciones October 19, 2011 22:00 Herediano CRC 4–1 Report GUA Comunicaciones Barbosa 13 41Montero 49Cordero 61 Mejía 8 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela 200 Mauricio Navarro (Canada) Notes Note 2: Match originally to be played on August 23, 2011 (kickoff 22:00), but postponed to the next day due to heavy rain.http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2429956,00.html Deluge postpones Comunicaciones-Herediano CONCACAF.com August 23, 2011 2011-08-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20120925222547/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2429956,00.html 2012-09-25 dead References External links CONCACAF Champions League official website Group stage