GROUP 1 CF Pachuca (MEX) RCD Espana (HON) CSD Municipal (GUA) GROUP 2 Sporting Kansas City (USA) Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) Real Estelí FC (NCA) GROUP 3 NY Red Bulls (USA) Montreal Impact/Toronto FC (CAN) CD FAS (SLV) GROUP 4 Tauro FC (PAN) D.C. United (USA) Waterhouse FC (JAM) GROUP 5 CD Olimpia (HON) Portland Timbers (USA) Alpha United FC (GUY) GROUP 6 LD Alajuelense (CRC) Cruz Azul FC (MEX) Chorrillo FC (PAN) GROUP 7 Club Leon (MEX) AD Isidro Metapan (SLV) Belmopan Bandits (BLZ) GROUP 8 CSD Comunicaciones (GUA) CF América (MEX) PR Bayamon FC (PUR)
Kansas City vs Saprissa, Red Bulls vs the canadian team, Alajualense vs Cruz Azul will be matches to look forward to. And theres always a surprise team that knocks out a mexican team in this format! Group 6 group of Death
Any word on them changing the away goal rule in the final. That would be a good rule to change. Too early to start shouting America campeon continental?
Tough draw for the central american teams, and a very fortunate one for DC United. 4 MX/4 MLS looks pretty likely this year. Olimpia probably has the best chance of breaking that up.
Montreal beat Toronto tonight 1-0 to win the Canadian Championship 2-1 overall and goes into group 3 alongside NYRB and FAS
It appears so at the moment... CONCACAF released the schedule today. WEEK 1 Tuesday, August 5, 2014 08:00pmET Alpha United FC (GUY) vs. Club Deportivo Olimpia (HON) 08:00pmET Cruz Azul FC (MEX) vs. Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (CRC) 08:00pmET Impact de Montreal (CAN) vs. Club Deportivo FAS (SLV) 10:00pmET AD Isidro Metapán (SLV) vs. Club León (MEX) Wednesday, August 6, 2014 08:00pmET Club de Fútbol Pachuca (MEX) vs. Real Club Deportivo España (HON) 10:00pmET Real Estelí Fútbol Club (NCA) vs. Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) Thursday, August 7, 2014 10:00pmET Comunicaciones FC (GUA) vs. Puerto Rico Bayamón FC (PUR) 10:00pmET Tauro FC (PAN) vs. Waterhouse Football Club (JAM) Week 2 Tuesday, August 19, 2014 08:00pmET Alpha United FC (GUY) vs Portland Timbers (USA) 08:00pmET Club América (MEX) vs. Puerto Rico Bayamón FC (PUR) 10:00pmET Chorrillo FC (PAN) vs. Cruz Azul FC (MEX) 10:00pmET Real Estelí Fútbol Club (NCA) vs. Sporting Kansas City (USA) Wednesday, August 20, 2014 08:00pmET DC United (USA) vs. Waterhouse FC (JAM) 10:00pmET Club Deportivo FAS (SLV) vs. Impact de Montreal (CAN) Thursday, August 21, 2014 10:00pmET Real Club Deportivo España (HON) vs. Club Social y Deportivo Municipal (GUA) 10:00pmET Belmopan Bandits Football (BLZ) vs. AD Isidro Metapán (SLV) Week 3 Tuesday, August 26, 2014 08:00pmET New York Red Bulls (USA) vs. Club Deportivo FAS (SLV) 10:00pmET Comunicaciones FC (GUA) vs. Club América (MEX) 10:00pmET Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) vs. Real Estelí Fútbol Club (NCA) Wednesday, August 27, 2014 08:00pmET Club León (MEX) vs. Belmopan Bandits Football (BLZ) 10:00pmET Club Social y Deportivo Municipal (GUA) vs. Club de Fútbol Pachuca (MEX) Thursday, August 28, 2014 08:00pmET Waterhouse Football Club (JAM) vs. Tauro FC (PAN) 10:00pmET Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (CRC) vs. Chorrillo FC (PAN) 10:00pmET Club Deportivo Olimpia (HON) vs. Alpha United FC (GUY) Week 4 Tuesday, September 16, 2014 08:00pmET Waterhouse Football Club (JAM) vs. DC United (USA) 08:00pmET Cruz Azul FC (MEX) vs. Chorrillo FC (PAN) 10:00pmET Portland Timbers (USA) vs. Club Deportivo Olimpia (HON) Wednesday, September 17, 2014 08:00pmET Puerto Rico Bayamón FC (PUR) vs. Club América (MEX) 08:00pmET Impact de Montreal (CAN) vs. New York Red Bulls (USA) 10:00pmET Club Social y Deportivo Municipal (GUA) vs. Real Club Deportivo España (HON) Thursday, September 18, 2014 08:00pmET Sporting Kansas City (USA) vs. Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) 10:00pmET AD Isidro Metapán (SLV) vs. Belmopan Bandits Football (BLZ) Week 5 Tuesday, September 23, 2014 08:00pmET Sporting Kansas City (USA) vs. Real Estelí Fútbol Club (NCA) 10:00pmET Portland Timbers (USA) vs. Alpha United FC (GUY) Wednesday, September 24, 2014 08:00pmET Club de Fútbol Pachuca (MEX) vs. Club Social y Deportivo Municipal (GUA) 08:00pmET DC United (USA) vs. Tauro FC (PAN) 10:00pmET Club Deportivo FAS (SLV) vs. New York Red Bulls (USA) 10:00pmET Belmopan Bandits Football (BLZ) vs. Club León (MEX) Thursday, September 25, 2014 08:00pmET Puerto Rico Bayamón FC (PUR) vs. Comunicaciones FC (GUA) 10:00pmET Chorrillo FC (PAN) vs. Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (CRC) Week 6 Tuesday, October 21, 2014 08:00pmET Tauro FC (PAN) vs. DC United (USA) 08:00pmET Club América (MEX) vs. Comunicaciones FC (GUA) 10:00pmET Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (CRC) vs. Cruz Azul FC (MEX) 10:00pmET Club Deportivo Olimpia (HON) vs. Portland Timbers (USA) Wednesday, October 22, 2014 08:00pmET New York Red Bulls (USA) vs. Impact de Montreal (CAN) 10:00pmET Real Club Deportivo España (HON) vs. Club de Fútbol Pachuca (MEX) Thursday, October 23, 2014 08:00pmET Club León (MEX) vs. AD Isidro Metapán (SLV) 10:00pmET Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) vs. Sporting Kansas City (USA)
Strange that IMFC plays FAS twice, then NYRB twice. Also of note: as in our previous two CCL adventures, we'll be playing a team away from their home stadium. FAS will play in San Salvador, in 2008 it was Esteli (in Honduras I believe) and in 2013, CD Heredia in Guatemala City.
They should do what Europeans and Asians do. Assign each team with a number 1-3 and they have a draw like this: day 1 1v3 day 2 3v2 day 3 2v1 day 4 3v1 day 5 2v3 day 6 1v2 Alpha United and Real Esteli play at home in both matchday 1 and 2 and that's it, in next four matchdays they are twice away and have two bye-days. That's ridiculous, and that lasts for years now. Seems like Belize team will play... if it was to be replaced, it would have been announced by now, right?
The winner will represent CONCACAF at the 2015 Club World Cup, to be hosted in either India or Japan. The hosts for 2015/2016 and 2017/2018 will be announced in September. The UAE, Brazil and Japan have applied for 2017/2018.
Competition started last night. Alajuelense took a point at Cruz Azul and they are frontrunner to win the group, meaning title holder might be eliminated already in first stage. Previous season they eliminated Club America in group stage. In other games favourites did what they were supposed to do.
I think so, which means as long as Alajuelense win their other two games, all they would need is a 0-0 draw at home against Cruz Azul and their through.
Is Puerto Rico Bayamon playing in any league or not? I can't find anything about them and it seems like they don't play in NPSL. It is expected to see them struggle at Comunicaciones tonight, might be rough. First matchday will be completed in Panama, Tauro hosts Waterhouse. I've placed some money on home team.