The Canadian Premier League revealed their kits last night. One of them, the winner of the 2019 Spring Season will represent Canada at the 2019 CONCACAF League. 1114185462745370625 is not a valid tweet id
Dominican Republic FA did not register their teams on time and Trinidad and Tobago FA did not properly execute licencing criteria so this year's Caribbean Championship will only feature two Jamaican and two Haitian teams. I wonder what format will they use. I'd love to see two home-away knockout rounds. I see that T&T was supposed to send their 2017 season teams. Between 2017 season and competition they qualified to via that edition they played full (2018) season which will qualify teams for 2020. Why, God, why? Winner will qualify to CCL, rest of the teams to CL - worst will actually take part in playoff against Caribbean Shield winner (which kicked off in Curacao this week).
Wikipedia says that there will be a different outcome for all four clubs. Second place will go to the Concacaf League Round of 16, and third place will go to the Concacaf League Preliminary Round. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Caribbean_Club_Shield says the Club Shield is in progress. The Group Stage was on April 5, 7, and 9. The Quarterfinals are April 11, the Semifinals are April 13, and the Final is April 15. The games are in Willemstad, Curacao. Wikipedia does not have the bracket, but here are the Quarterfinalists: Santiago de Cuba Moulien (Guadeloupe) Village Superstars (St. Kitts and Nevis) Club Franciscain (Martinique) Jong Holland (Curacao) Weymouth Wales (Barbados) Hoppers (Antigua and Barbuda) Robinhood (Suriname)
As best the ticos themselves understand it (and yes, I asked ), Saprissa have qualified for the Concacaf League on the strength of winning the full-year table, finishing runner-up in the Apertura for good measure. No one has any clue for what continental tournament (if any!) the summer Torneo de Copa winner will qualify. 2020 CCL Qualifiers 1. Cruz Azul [MEX2 or MEX3] 2. Club América [MEX1] 2019 CL Qualifiers 1. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2] 2. CD Guastatoya [GUA1 or GUA2] 3. Managua FC [NCA] 4. Santa Tecla FC [SLV1 or SLV2] 5. Motagua [HON1 or HON2] 6. Herediano [CRC1 or CRC2] 7. Deportivo Saprissa [CRC1, CRC2 or CRC3]
Chaos. It's a hard thing to choose what confederation, along with its members, is worse - CONCACRAP or CONMEBOL.
Hey everyone, May's just around the corner, so...it's time for another CL/CCL qualifying roundup! North America Canada: The Voyageurs' Cup doesn't kick off until mid-May; and the CanPL just kicked off yesterday, with no matches yet between the CL-eligible sides. USA: Long way to go... Mexico: Both Apertura finalists made the Clausura playoffs, so there's a chance we could be looking at a hand-me down situation. Specifically, Cruz Azul winning the Clausura would slip Pumas in as the best team from the Apertura not yet qualified, while Cruz Azul doing what they do best (finish runner-up...sigh) or América showing up in the Final would get runaway Clausura leaders León back on the continental stage. Central America Belize: It's all over as far as we're concerned: Belmopan Bandits won the full-year table. Not going to bother with the calculations: Verdes were the only side to finish in the same area code in the Opening Season, and they fell a point short in the Closing Season, so the Bandits will have another crack at the CL. Guatemala: Apertura runners-up Comunicaciones will seal their return to the continental stage as soon as Cobán Imperial - 2nd in the full-year table and Clausura regular-season leaders - fall in the playoffs. El Salvador: The Clausura playoffs are ahead...but Apertura runner-up Alianza won the full-year table, so they'll be back in the CL. Honduras: Apertura runner-up Olimpia knew that it's just not Concacaf without them, so they won the full-year table to guarantee their return ahead of the Clausura playoffs. Nicaragua: Managua and Real Estelí are head-and-shoulders above the rest, with two matches to go before the playoffs. Costa Rica: San Carlos won the Clausura regular season, so they'll either win the Round 2 playoffs or face the Round 2 winner in the Final. The norteños will qualify for the Concacaf League so long as Pérez Zeledón don't win the Clausura. Panama: Costa del Este fell like a brick, going from Apertura regular-season leaders to failing to reach the Clausura playoffs entirely. Haven't done the calculations yet (unless a kind soul can direct me to the full-year/relegation table), but their chances of reaching the CL are suboptimal. Caribbean It all comes down to a week in Jamaica, with SV Robinhood waiting for the worst finisher from the Caribbean Championship group for the last CL spot. 2020 CCL Qualifiers 1. Cruz Azul [MEX2 or MEX3] 2. Club América [MEX1] 2019 CL Qualifiers 1. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2] 2. CD Guastatoya [GUA1 or GUA2] 3. Managua FC [NCA] 4. Santa Tecla FC [SLV1 or SLV2] 5. Motagua [HON1 or HON2] 6. Herediano [CRC1 or CRC2] 7. Deportivo Saprissa [CRC1 or CRC3] 8. Belmopan Bandits [BLZ] 9. Alianza [SLV1 or SLV3] 10. Olimpia [HON1 or HON3]
2020 CCL Qualifiers 1. Cruz Azul [MEX2 or MEX3] 2. Club América [MEX1] 2019 CL Qualifiers 1. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2] 2. CD Guastatoya [GUA1 or GUA2] 3. Managua FC [NCA1] 4. Santa Tecla FC [SLV1 or SLV2] 5. Motagua [HON1 or HON2] 6. Herediano [CRC1 or CRC2] 7. Deportivo Saprissa [CRC1 or CRC3] 8. Belmopan Bandits [BLZ] 9. Alianza [SLV1 or SLV3] 10. Olimpia [HON1 or HON3]
For anyone following the Costa Rican league playoffs, UNAFUT has published a useful explanation of how they work. The most important takeaway is that the away-goals rule is in effect for all of Round 2 (semifinals and Final), but does not apply if there's a Round-3 Final b/w San Carlos and the R2 winner.
CONCACAF League Qualifiers begins soon... It's Valour vs. FC Edmonton It's been a long time coming but we've finally made it. Let's make history, #ValourArmy! We've kicked off at IG Field. #ForValour | #CanPL pic.twitter.com/NmmmKyk7sV— Valour FC (@ValourFootball) May 4, 2019
FC Emonton beats Valour FC 2-1 Canada CONCACAF League Qualifiers FC Edmonton 3pts Valour FC 0 pts Forge FC 0 pts
🚨¡Listos los horarios🚨Esta es tu #AgendaFutbolística 📆⚽ con los enfrentamientos que podrás disfrutar en la actividad de los #4tosDeFinal #Clausura2019 de la #LIGABancomerMX! ¿Quién es tu equipo favorito para avanzar?#AbrazadosPorElFutbol ⚽ #SienteTuLiga pic.twitter.com/U4kG9RKLzz— Liga BBVA MX (@LigaBBVAMX) May 6, 2019
So I have to correct the list of qualifiers: I had the chance to catch up with a classmate from the University of Costa Rica recently, and he explained that the Torneo de Copa will be used to determine the last qualifier for this year's Concacaf League. So the Clausura finalists - San Carlos and Saprissa - will have to grab the title or wait for June to try and grab the last ticket. 2020 CCL Qualifiers 1. Cruz Azul [MEX2 or MEX3] 2. Club América [MEX1] 2019 CL Qualifiers 1. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2] 2. CD Guastatoya [GUA1 or GUA2] 3. Managua FC [NCA] 4. Santa Tecla FC [SLV1 or SLV2] 5. Motagua [HON1 or HON2] 6. Herediano [CRC1 or CRC2] 7. Belmopan Bandits [BLZ] 8. Alianza [SLV1 or SLV3] 9. Olimpia [HON1 or HON3]
The squads for the Caribbean Championship have been announced, and two things stand out for me: 1) By a quick count, fewer than 10 of the participants are on the wrong side of 30, i.e. all four participants are coming in with young squads. 2) There is only one foreigner participating, a Surinamese player on Portmore United.
Costa Rican newspaper La Nación noticed that everyone and their mother was confused as to how Concacaf League qualification was going to work this season, so they prepared a helpful explainer. The tl;dr version is that nothing changed from last year's qualification process: no Torneo de Copa and no preference for runners-up, with remaining berths handed down the full-year table. This means that Saprissa are guaranteed to qualify; San Carlos, OTOH, have to win the Clausura or they'll watch the last berth fall down the table to Alajuelense. Meanwhile, the Mexican Clausura quarterfinals wrapped up...and the semifinal between regular-season leader León and América means that the former is now guaranteed Champions League participation. The last Mexican qualifier will emerge from Monterrey, as the other semifinal will be a rematch of this year's CCL decider In Guatemala, Guastatoya won the full-year table to claim the country's top seed. They will face Antigua in the semifinals, while Malacateco will take on Cobán Imperial. And in the Caribbean... Final Matchday 1 - #FCCCC@PortmoreUtdFc 1 - 0 @RealhopeFA Waterhouse FC 2 - 2 AS Capoise pic.twitter.com/sJ0NQCEU7W— Concacaf (@Concacaf) May 13, 2019 Finally, for our reference: Así queda la tabla general de la temporada 2018-2019. #EstoyEnLasGradas pic.twitter.com/hOQdDAb2VC— LPF TIGO (@LPFpanama) May 11, 2019 The Panamanian Clausura play-in round/quarterfinals will take place tomorrow. 2020 CCL Qualifiers 1. Cruz Azul [MEX3] 2. Club América [MEX1] 3. Club León [MEX2 or MEX4] 2019 CL Qualifiers 1. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2] 2. CD Guastatoya [GUA1] 3. Managua FC [NCA1] 4. Santa Tecla FC [SLV1 or SLV2] 5. Motagua [HON1 or HON2] 6. Herediano [CRC1 or CRC2] 7. Deportivo Saprissa [CRC1 or CRC3] 8. Belmopan Bandits [BLZ] 9. Alianza [SLV1 or SLV3] 10. Olimpia [HON1 or HON3]
This week in Canada Canadian Championship 1st round Wednesday 7pm E.T 🇨🇦Canadian Championship🏆📣It’s match week!!Match Day 1 is only THREE days away! Starting today well be previewing the matchups that kickoff the #CanChamp2019.We have 3 matches on May 15 to start this years Cup Competition;#MatchDay1 #Round1 #CanadaSoccer #Football #Canad pic.twitter.com/HcHSU3X3LZ— Canadian Championship (Unofficial) (@VoyageursCup) May 13, 2019 Vaughan Azzuri (League 1 Ontario) vs. HFX Wanderers (Canadian Premier League) Cavalry FC (Canadian Premier League) vs. Pacific FC (Canadian Premier League) AS Blainville (Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec) vs. York 9 FC (Canadian Premier League) CONCACAF League Qualifiers Valour FC vs. Forge FC (Thursday, 8pm E.T) Current Standing FC Edmonton 3pts Valour FC 0 pts Forge FC 0 pts
Final Matchday 2 - #FCCCC@RealhopeFA 0 - 2 Waterhouse FC@PortmoreUtdFc 0 - 1 AS Capoise pic.twitter.com/EsvqvGiTGi— Concacaf (@Concacaf) May 15, 2019 2019 FLOW Concacaf Caribbean Club ChampionshipStanding after MD2:1. Portmore United🇯🇲 (2-0, +2) 6pts2. Waterhouse FC🇯🇲 (4-2, +2) 4pts3. AS Capoise🇭🇹 (2-3, -1) 1pt4. Real Hope🇭🇹 (0-3, -3) 0pts #FCCCC— Gabriel Santiago (@Lengas32) May 15, 2019 The CCL berth comes down to the last match on Thursday, with Portmore United just needing the draw to claim the Caribbean club title. Time to summon @EvanJ : have Portmore ever played in a Concacaf championship before (i.e. not counting the Concacaf League)? I want to say yes, but can't remember exactly. 2020 CCL Qualifiers 1. Cruz Azul [MEX3] 2. Club América [MEX1] 3. Club León [MEX2 or MEX4] 2019 CL Qualifiers 1. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2] 2. CD Guastatoya [GUA1] 3. Managua FC [NCA1] 4. Santa Tecla FC [SLV1 or SLV2] 5. Motagua [HON1 or HON2] 6. Herediano [CRC1 or CRC2] 7. Deportivo Saprissa [CRC1 or CRC3] 8. Belmopan Bandits [BLZ] 9. Alianza [SLV1 or SLV3] 10. Olimpia [HON1 or HON3] 11. Waterhouse FC (JAM) [CFU1, CFU2 or CFU3] 12. Portmore United (JAM) [CFU1 or CFU2]
Portmore United won the 2005 CFU Club Championship to qualify for the 2006 Champions Cup (hereafter CCC). I knew they played in a CCC, and I looked up what year. They played their CCC "home" game in Houston and lost 2-1 to Club America. Club America won 5-2 at home for a 7-3 aggregate. Club America won that CCC and finished fourth in the CWC by beating Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, losing to Barcelona, and losing to Al-Ahly.
Full time in Blainville. @ASBlainville 0:0 @York9FC#CanChamp pic.twitter.com/PBnftl94OQ— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) May 16, 2019 Full time in Vaughan. @vaughansoccercl 2:3 @HfxWanderersFC #CanChamp pic.twitter.com/A3pajU6Ukg— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) May 16, 2019
Full time in Victoria, BC. @CPLCavalryFC 2:0 @Pacificfccpl #CanChamp pic.twitter.com/qfNLz8vpH2— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) May 16, 2019
Orgullo y pasión para toda nuestra afición. ¡Somos Campeones! pic.twitter.com/uDskIekT7K— AD San Carlos (@adsancarlos) May 16, 2019 So Saprissa will have to start in the prelims in July 2020 CCL Qualifiers 1. Cruz Azul [MEX3] 2. Club América [MEX1] 3. Club León [MEX2 or MEX4] 2019 CL Qualifiers 1. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2] 2. CD Guastatoya [GUA1] 3. Managua FC [NCA1] 4. Santa Tecla FC [SLV1 or SLV2] 5. Motagua [HON1 or HON2] 6. Herediano [CRC1] 7. Deportivo Saprissa [CRC3] 8. Belmopan Bandits [BLZ] 9. Alianza [SLV1 or SLV3] 10. Olimpia [HON1 or HON3] 11. Waterhouse FC (JAM) [CFU1, CFU2 or CFU3] 12. Portmore United (JAM) [CFU1 or CFU2] 13. AD San Carlos [CRC2]
I try to steer clear of the ol' sports cliches whenever possible, but that's a definite "statement win" from Forge, going into Winnipeg without their head coach and still taking it 2-0. #canPL— Daniel Squizzato ⭐️🇺🇦 (@DanielSquizzato) May 17, 2019 Current Standing 1. Forge FC 3 pts +2 2. FC Edmonton 3 pts +1 3. Valour FC 0 pts And on the immediate front... Capoise beats @RealhopeFA 3-2 in an intense #FCCCC match pic.twitter.com/j05nyEIsHv— Concacaf (@Concacaf) May 17, 2019 So Real Hope FA will have to square up with SV Robinhood for the last CL berth available. 2020 CCL Qualifiers 1. Cruz Azul [MEX3] 2. Club América [MEX1] 3. Club León [MEX2 or MEX4] 2019 CL Qualifiers 1. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2] 2. CD Guastatoya [GUA1] 3. Managua FC [NCA1] 4. Santa Tecla FC [SLV1 or SLV2] 5. Motagua [HON1 or HON2] 6. Herediano [CRC1] 7. Deportivo Saprissa [CRC3] 8. Belmopan Bandits [BLZ] 9. Alianza [SLV1 or SLV3] 10. Olimpia [HON1 or HON3] 11. Waterhouse FC (JAM) [CFU1, CFU2 or CFU3] 12. Portmore United (JAM) [CFU1 or CFU2] 13. AD San Carlos [CRC2] 14. AS Capoise (HAI) [CF2 or CFU3]
After a 1-1 draw, @PortmoreUtdFc is the 2019 #FCCCC Champion, Congratulation! pic.twitter.com/BDHfvhhNqY— Concacaf (@Concacaf) May 17, 2019 2020 CCL Qualifiers 1. Cruz Azul [MEX3] 2. Club América [MEX1] 3. Club León [MEX2 or MEX4] 4. Portmore United (JAM) [CFU1] 2019 CL Qualifiers 1. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2] 2. CD Guastatoya [GUA1] 3. Managua FC [NCA1] 4. Santa Tecla FC [SLV1 or SLV2] 5. Motagua [HON1 or HON2] 6. Herediano [CRC1] 7. Deportivo Saprissa [CRC3] 8. Belmopan Bandits [BLZ] 9. Alianza [SLV1 or SLV3] 10. Olimpia [HON1 or HON3] 11. Waterhouse FC (JAM) [CFU2] 12. AD San Carlos [CRC2] 13. AS Capoise (HAI) [CFU3]