2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League

45th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 Estadio Hidalgo 22-05-2022.jpg Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca hosted the second leg Final July 28, 2009 – April 28, 2010 24 10 MEX Pachuca 4 MEX Cruz Azul 78 242 530883 MEX Ulises Mendivil(9 goals) 2008–09 2010–11 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.Next season’s CONCACAF Champions League to begin last week of July http://concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4523 CONCACAF 13 November 2008 13 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081221134612/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4523 21 December 2008 dead 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.https://int.soccerway.com/news/2010/April/29/pachuca-win-concacaf-champions-league/ Pachuca win CONCACAF Champions League 29 April 2020 Soccerway.com 23 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100823084830/http://www.soccerway.com/news/2010/April/29/pachuca-win-concacaf-champions-league/ 23 August 2010 live Qualification CONCACAF right 600 Location of teams of the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League8px Brown: Group A; 8px Red: Group B; 8px Orange: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D. CONCACAF 19.433333 -99.133333 80 Mexico City Black pog.svg bottom CONCACAF 20.105144 -98.756114 80 Pachuca Brown pog.svg right CONCACAF 19.287286 -99.666794 80 Toluca Red pog.svg left CONCACAF 29.7522 -95.3524 80 HoustonDynamo Brown pog.svg left CONCACAF 38.889722 -76.971667 80 D.C. United Red pog.svg bottom CONCACAF 40.009444 -82.991111 80 Columbus Crew Orange pog.svg left CONCACAF 9.965427 -84.075455 80 Saprissa Orange pog.svg left CONCACAF 15.5 -88.033333 80 San Pedro Sula Black pog.svg right CONCACAF 9.344049 -79.89584 80 Árabe Unido Brown pog.svg bottom CONCACAF 14.625764 -90.510489 80 Comunicaciones Yellow pog.svg left CONCACAF 14.332106 -89.449187 80 Metapán Brown pog.svg bottom CONCACAF 18.393425 -66.15085 80 Puerto Rico Islanders Orange pog.svg top CONCACAF 10.6 -61.1 80 Trinidad and Tobago Black pog.svg top Europe TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 65 55 80 Mexico City teams 8px Cruz Azul 8px UNAM San Pedro Sula teams 8px Marathon 8px Real España Trinidad and Tobago teams 8px San Juan Jabloteh 8px W Connection right 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.http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/200910/0,,12856,00.html Qualifying 2009/2010 2011-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110429103600/http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/200910/0,,12856,00.html 2011-04-29 dead 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.2008-11-07 CONCACAF Executive Committee tightens stadium standards for next year's Champions League New York CONCACAF http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4514 2008-11-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090107121009/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4514 2009-01-07 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.2008-12-02 Champions League qualifying simplified for Central America New York CONCACAF http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4553 2008-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20081207184019/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4553 7 December 2008 dead 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.Honduras gets 3rd CONCACAF team; Belize out http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/soccer/05/11/concacaf.honduras.ap/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110914121740/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/soccer/05/11/concacaf.honduras.ap/index.html dead September 14, 2011 2009-05-11 Sports Illustrated Associated Press 2009-05-12 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.2009-06-09 Costa Rica awarded third berth in Champions League, given Nicaragua's place in 24-team field New York CONCACAF http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4769 2009-06-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20090612224419/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4769 12 June 2009 dead 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.2009-07-10 Firpo invited to replace fellow Salvadoran club Chalatenango in CONCACAF Champions League New York CONCACAF http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4829 2009-07-10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090716174529/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4829 2009-07-16 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. AssociationClubQualifying methodNorth America (9 teams)MEX Mexico4 berthsToluca2008 Apertura championsUNAM2009 Clausura championsCruz Azul2008 Apertura runners-upPachuca2009 Clausura runners-upUSA United States4 berthsColumbus Crew2008 MLS Cup and 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield winnerHouston Dynamo2008 MLS Supporters' Shield runners-up1New York Red Bulls2008 MLS Cup runners-upD.C. United2008 U.S. Open Cup championsCAN Canada1 berthToronto FC2009 Canadian Championship winnerCentral America (12 teams)CRC Costa Rica3 berthsSaprissa2008 Invierno championsLiberia Mía2009 Verano championsHerediano2009 Verano runners-up2HON 1949 Honduras3 berthsMarathón2008 Apertura championsOlimpia2009 Clausura championsReal España2008 Apertura and 2009 Clausura runners-up3GUA Guatemala2 berthsComunicaciones2008 Apertura championsJalapa2009 Clausura championsSLV El Salvador2 berthsIsidro Metapán2008 Apertura and 2009 Clausura championsLuis Ángel Firpo2009 Clausura runners-up4PAN Panama2 berthsÁrabe Unido2008 Clausura championsSan Francisco2009 Apertura championsCaribbean (3 teams)TRI Trinidad and TobagoW Connection2009 CFU Club Championship championsSan Juan Jabloteh2009 CFU Club Championship third placePUR Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Islanders2009 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.CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2009/2010 http://www.concacafmain.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/d1/3a/0,,12813~146129,00.pdf CONCACAF PDF 2009-08-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090824022517/http://www.concacafmain.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/d1/3a/0,,12813~146129,00.pdf 2009-08-24 dead Group StagePot A MEX Toluca MEX UNAM USA Columbus Crew USA Houston DynamoPot B CRC Saprissa HON 1949 Marathón GUA Comunicaciones SLV Isidro MetapánPreliminary roundPot A MEX Cruz Azul MEX Pachuca USA New York Red Bulls USA D.C. United CRC Liberia Mía HON 1949 Olimpia PAN San Francisco CAN Toronto FCPot B HON 1949 Real España SLV Luis Ángel Firpo GUA Jalapa PAN Árabe Unido CRC Herediano TRI W Connection PUR Puerto Rico Islanders TRI San Juan Jabloteh Schedule RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legPreliminary roundPreliminaryJune 11, 2009 (New York, United States)July 28–30, 2009August 4–6, 2009Group StageMatchday 1August 18–20, 2009Matchday 2August 25–27, 2009Matchday 3September 15–17, 2009Matchday 4September 22–24, 2009Matchday 5September 29-October 1, 2009Matchday 6October 20–22, 2009Championship roundQuarterfinalsNovember 17, 2009March 9–11, 2010March 16–18, 2010SemifinalsMarch 30–31, 2010April 6–7, 2010FinalApril 21, 2010April 28, 2010 Preliminary round 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round The draw for the preliminary round was held on June 11, 2009, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City.Jack Bell M.L.S. Recap: Chicago's Streak Ends http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/mls-recap-chicagos-streak-ends/ The New York Times 2009-06-01 2009-06-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090604064829/http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/mls-recap-chicagos-streak-ends/ 4 June 2009 liveChampions League draw set for June 11 http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4755 CONCACAF 2009-05-28 New York City 2009-06-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090616091208/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4755 16 June 2009 dead 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. The preliminary round schedule was announced on June 16, five days after the draw.2009-06-16 D.C. United-Chalatenango to open 2009-2010 CONCACAF Champions League CONCACAF http://concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4779 2009-06-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20090620231357/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4779 20 June 2009 San Francisco PAN 2–3 San Juan Jabloteh TRI 2–0 0–3 Pachuca MEX 10–1 Jalapa GUA 3–0 7–1 W Connection TRI 4–3 New York Red Bulls USA 2–2 2–1 Olimpia HON 1949 2–2 (a) Árabe Unido PAN 2–1 0–1 Herediano CRC 2–6 Cruz Azul MEX 2–6 0–0 D.C. United USA 2–2 (5–4 p) Luis Ángel Firpo SLV 1–1 1–1 (aet) Liberia Mía CRC 3–6 Real España HON 1949 3–0 0–6 Toronto FC CAN 0–1 Puerto Rico Islanders PUR 0–1 0–0 |} Group stage 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League group stage 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 20–22.2009-2010 Schedule http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/champsleague/2009_10schedule.aspx CONCACAF 2009-02-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20090214190220/http://concacaf.com/competitions/champsleague/2009_10schedule.aspx 2009-02-14 dead Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsMEX Pachuca6501154+1115PAN Árabe Unido6312139+410USA Houston Dynamo621398+17SLV Isidro Metapán6105319−163 ARAHOUMETPACÁrabe Unido–1–16–04–1Houston Dynamo5–1–1–00–1Isidro Metapán0–13–2–0–4Pachuca2–02–05–0– Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsMEX Toluca6411154+1113HON 1949 Marathón64021214−212USA D.C. United6312128+410TRI San Juan Jabloteh6006417−130 DCUMARSJJTOLD.C. United–3–05–11–3Marathón3–1–3–12–0San Juan Jabloteh0–12–4–0–1Toluca1–17–03–0– Group C TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsMEX Cruz Azul6510164+1216USA Columbus Crew622259−48CRC Saprissa612368−25PUR Puerto Rico Islanders6033612−63 CLBCRUPRISAPColumbus Crew–0–22–01–1Cruz Azul5–0–2–02–0P. R. Islanders1–13–3–1–1Saprissa0–11–23–1– Group D TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsMEX UNAM6411156+913GUA Comunicaciones630368−29TRI W Connection6213109+17HON 1949 Real España6204614−86 COMRESUNAMWCOComunicaciones–2–02–10–3Real España2–0–1–51–0UNAM1–04–0–2–1W Connection1–23–22–2– Championship round 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League championship round The championship round draw was conducted on November 17.http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~1878256,00.html Mexican, U.S. regular season champs to square off in Champions League quarterfinals concacaf.com CONCACAF 2009-11-17 2009-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20091121021003/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12813~1878256%2C00.html 21 November 2009 dead Bracket y 175 HON 1949 Marathón 2 1 3 MEX UNAM 0 6 6 PAN Árabe Unido 0 0 0 MEX Cruz Azul 1 3 4 USA Columbus Crew 2 2 4 MEX Toluca 2 3 5 GUA Comunicaciones 1 1 2 MEX Pachuca 1 2 3 MEX UNAM 1 0 1 MEX Cruz Azul 0 5 5 MEX Toluca 1 0 1 MEX Pachuca 1 1 2 MEX Cruz Azul 2 0 2 MEX Pachuca (a) 1 1 2 Each of the Championship rounds will be played over two legs. 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. Comunicaciones GUA 2–3 Pachuca MEX 1–1 1–2 Columbus Crew USA 4–5 Toluca MEX 2–2 2–3 Marathón HON 1949 3–6 UNAM MEX 2–0 1–6 Árabe Unido PAN 0–4 Cruz Azul MEX 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. UNAM MEX 1–5 Cruz Azul MEX 1–0 0–5 Toluca MEX 1–2 Pachuca MEX 1–1 0–1 |} Final 2010 CONCACAF Champions League final The first leg of the final was played on April 21, 2010, while the second leg was played on April 28, 2010. Cruz Azul MEX 2–2 (a) Pachuca MEX 2–1 0–1 |} CONCACAF Champions League2009–10 championMEX 100pxPachucaFourth title Top goalscorers RankNameClubGoals1MEX Ulises MendivilMEX Pachuca92PAN Orlando RodríguezPAN Árabe Unido83MEX Javier OrozcoMEX Cruz Azul5DOM Jonathan FañaTRI W ConnectionHON 1949 Carlos PavónHON 1949 Real EspañaCRI Rolando FonsecaGUA ComunicacionesPAR Pablo ZeballosMEX Cruz AzulPAR Edgar BenítezMEX Pachuca9MEX Paul AguilarMEX Pachuca4BRA Douglas CaetanoHON 1949 Real EspañaARG Christian GómezUSA D.C. UnitedMEX Francisco PalenciaMEX UNAM References 2 External links 1