[sidspaceman]

The road to the 2003 CONCACAF Champions Cup gets underway next month when the first of three qualifying round-robins kicks off qualifying in the Central American Zone.
In all, 12 teams will be divided into three groups of four, each group playing a quadrangular. The top two in each group will advance to the Champions Cup proper, with the first round (round-of-16) beginning in early 2003.

The first of the quadrangulars will be held 9-13 October in El Salvador, the second in Guatemala from 23-27 October, and the third in Honduras from 30 October – 3 November.

http://concacaf.com/news/article.page/969

[JG]

Group 1 in San Salvador started Wednesday:

Alianza (ELS) 4-1 Jalapa (NIC)
FAS (ELS) 0-2 Arabe Unido (PAN)

Arabe Unido wins with two injury-time goals.

Top two will advance to the Champions Cup round of 16 next year.

[sidspaceman]

Jugando el mejor partido en todo el segundo semestre del año, Alianza logró sacar la cara para derrotar al Arabe Unido de Panamá, amarrando virtualmente la clasificación.


http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/2.../depor11.shtml

[sidspaceman]

Los tigrillos del FAS tendrán tres bajas para el resto de la Copa de Campeones de la ex CONCACAF y para las próximas fechas del Torneo Apertura. El director técnico, Alberto Castillo, aseguró que están obligados a acomodar las piezas


http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/2...1/depor6.shtml

[JG]

Day 2:

Alianze 1-0 Arabe Unido
FAS 17-0 Jalapa

17 goals is a champions cup record.

[lond2345]

theres a qualification round for this sorry excuse for a tournament??

[sidspaceman]

CD F.A.S. of El Salvador recorded the heaviest-ever defeat in CONCACAF Champions Cup history, defeating FC Deportivo Jalapa of Nicaragua 17:0 on the second day of play in Group A of Central Zone qualifying in San Salvador.
Salvadoran rival Alianza FC all but clinched their place in the first round proper of the Champions Cup with a 1:0 victory against Deportivo Arabe Unido of Panama.

F.A.S. rebounded from an opening-night defeat for their victory, the largest in the annals of the 41-year-old competition. The previous known victory was a 13:0 victory by Caledonia AIA of Trinidad & Tobago against Chelsea FC (St. Vincent & Grenadines) in 1998. The 13 goals were also matched in a 13:1 victory in 1977 by CSD Municipal of Guatemala against another Nicaraguan club, Diriangen FC.

http://www.concacaf.com/news/article.page/998

[JG]

Arabe Unido 19-0 Jalapa
FAS 2-1 Alianza

Arabe Unido and FAS advance on goal differential.

I know Nicaraguan teams are weak, but 36 goals in 2 games?

[sidspaceman]

14.10.02 - Deportivo Arabe Unido of Panama and CD F.A.S. of El Salvador advanced to the first round proper of the 2003 CONCACAF Champions Cup after posting victories, albeit in completely different fashions, on the final day of Central Zone Group A qualifying in San Salvador Sunday.
In the first game of the afternoon, Arabe Unido raced out to a 9:0 halftime lead over Deportivo Jalapa, eventually handing the Nicaraguans a Champions Cup record 19:0 defeat to clinch the first berth, while F.A.S scored two goals in the final 20 minutes of their match against Salvadoran rivals Alianza FC to steal the second spot available.

The 19-goal difference for Arabe Unido surpasses the 17:0 victory over Jalapa by F.A.S in Friday’s second day of matches and establishes the new benchmark in the Champions Cup.

http://www.concacaf.com/news/article.page/999

[sidspaceman]

Originally posted by JG
Arabe Unido 19-0 Jalapa
FAS 2-1 Alianza

Arabe Unido and FAS advance on goal differential.

I know Nicaraguan teams are weak, but 36 goals in 2 games?

Warner and Blazer should be more worried about the state of futbol in the TFC than telling the CSF how to run their competations.