2018 CCL Schedule, Semifinals Home team first, times are CT First legs are complete: First Leg Tuesday, April 3 Toronto FC (CAN) 3-1 Club America (MEX) Wednesday, April 4 Guadalajara (MEX) 1-0 New York Red Bulls (USA) Second Leg Tuesday, April 10 New York Red Bulls (USA) v. Guadalajara (MEX) 7:00 pm UDN/go90 Club America (MEX) v. Toronto FC (CAN) 9:00 pm UDN/go90 Finals start on April 17.
Red Bulls looked very competitive against Chivas Guadalajara considering the dirty play, missed calls for, and the made up calls against them. They really needed a road goal though because now they have to score 4 goals to win if Chivas find the back of the net in NY. BWP missed several attemps in the box 'a la Oduro' style. I like the American guys playing for NYRB - Marsch is did a decent job in preparing his team to play.
Maybe I'm confused but wouldn't a 3-1 win for the Red Bulls get them through? Why would they have to score 4 if Chivas gets 1?
I count FIVE (5) players form the NY / NJ area on their roster most of which were decent players on the field last night against an large MSL club. Parker - Def NY Politz - D NJ Duncan - M NY Davis - M NJ Adams - M NY We only have Memo who hardly gets to play despite the fact that he was improving so much through last year. The overall failure of finding / developing youth players into first team players should make the Houston Dynamo organization to make changes to their youth development structure / operation but yet we just keep the status quo in that organization. With probably a million youth players in this metropolitan area there really is no excuse for our poor track record.
I think away goals count double in a tie so if Chivas scores in a 1-3 loss, their aggregate would be three and the series would be tied. Maybe I am wrong.
That is exactly why I hate the "away goals count double" meme. Away goals are a tie-breaker. They do not literally count double. If NY wins 3-1 they take the series on aggregate, 3-2. That away goal for Chivas would only count extra if the aggregate is tied.
That is a stout number of NJ area products getting on the field in Mexico. I wonder how many of those men thought when they were younger boys that one day they would actually be getting paid to play soccer and doing so against Chivas away! Having coached in our inner city youth ranks for 18 seasons now and I can assure anyone reading that our city has the solid, raw talent, adequate playing fields, terrific numbers of boys playing and soccer savvy coaches to cultivate the U-16 ranks. Thus our owners with "enough" capital can create what we witness in Utah with RSL. A top tier, residential youth academy. An Academy that just grafts in these U-16 to U-19 talents around our region. Say about 40 a batch for both age ranks. Have them live and breath the sport. This is where our club becomes a seller of talent over being a buyer of talent/drafting of talent.
BUMP. The Semifinals both end tonight. 2018 CCL Schedule, Semifinals Home team first, times are CT First legs are complete: First Leg Tuesday, April 3 Toronto FC (CAN) 3-1 Club America (MEX) Wednesday, April 4 Guadalajara (MEX) 1-0 New York Red Bulls (USA) Second Leg Tuesday, April 10 New York Red Bulls (USA) v. Guadalajara (MEX) 7:00 pm UDN/go90 Club America (MEX) v. Toronto FC (CAN) 9:00 pm UDN/go90 Finals start on April 17.
Looking forward to the return legs of the vueltas in UCL and over here in our CCL. Should be great entertainment for the neutrals!
NYRB...really. You couldn't lay down a single goal at home in the biggest intl match of your life. Really? On the other hand, way to go Toronto to deny Club America an epic super classico vs Chivas in the CCL Championship match. I am all Canadian for that championship match. C'mon MLS lets win this f***ing cup this year!!!
2018 CCL Schedule, Semifinals Home team first, times are CT Semifinals are complete: First Leg Tuesday, April 3 Toronto FC (CAN) 3-1 Club America (MEX) Wednesday, April 4 Guadalajara (MEX) 1-0 New York Red Bulls (USA) Second Leg Tuesday, April 10 New York Red Bulls (USA) 0-0 Guadalajara (MEX) Guadalajara advances, 1-0, on aggregate. Club America (MEX) 1-1 Toronto FC (CAN) Toronto advances, 4-2, on aggregate. Finals First Leg April 17-19 Toronto FC (CAN) v. Guadalajara (MEX) Second Leg April 24-26 Guadalajara (MEX) v. Toronto FC (CAN) Details TBD.
Toronto played very well. They did not look like the typical MLS side. MLS 3.5 Red Bull did not look bad either, but could not finish the plethora of chances.
UDN in Spanish on some providers and streaming. Streaming on go90 in English. The same as all the other games.
2018 CCL Schedule, Semifinals Home team first, times are CT Finals First Leg Tuesday, April 17 Toronto FC (CAN) 1-2 Guadalajara (MEX) Second Leg Wednesday, April 25 Guadalajara (MEX) v. Toronto FC (CAN) 8:30 pm UDN/go90
2018 CCL Schedule, Semifinals Home team first, times are CT Finals First Leg Tuesday, April 17 Toronto FC (CAN) 1-2 Guadalajara (MEX) Second Leg Wednesday, April 25 Guadalajara (MEX) 1-2 (pens. 4-2) Toronto FC (CAN) Guadalajara wins the title on penalty kicks after goals and away goals were even. That is Guadalajara's 2nd CONCACAF club title. They previously won in 1962.
The 2018 CONCACAF League starts in August and the 2019 Champions League will start in February. Here are the qualifiers so far. Some of these could change: Slots in Green go directly into the Champions League. Bold have clinched a spot. MEX1: UANL Tigres (2017 Apertura winner) MEX2: 2018 Clausura winner MEX3: Monterrey (2017 Apertura runner-up) MEX4: 2018 Clausura runner-up USA1: Best MLS league record 2017-2018 (NYCFC currently leading) USA2: 2018 MLS Cup winner USA3: Sporting Kansas City (2017 U.S. Open Cup) USA4: 2018 U.S. Open Cup winner CAN1: Winner of 2018 Canadian Championship CRC1: 2018 Clausura winner (better aggregate record) CRC2: Perez Zeledon (2017 Apertura winner) CRC3: Best aggregate record non-champion SLV1: Alianza (2017 Apertura winner) SLV2: 2018 Clausura winner SLV3: Santa Tecla (best aggregate record non-champion) GUA1: 2017 Apertura or 2018 Clausura winner (better aggregate record) GUA2: 2017 Apertura or 2018 Clausura winner (worse aggregate record) GUA3: Runner-up with best aggregate record non-champion HON1: 2017 Apertura or 2018 Clausura winner (better aggregate record) HON2: 2017 Apertura or 2018 Clausura winner (worse aggregate record) HON3: Runner-up with best aggregate record non-champion PAN1: 2017 Apertura or 2018 Clausura winner (better aggregate record) PAN2: 2017 Apertura or 2018 Clausura winner (worse aggregate record) PAN3: Runner-up with best aggregate record non-champion NCA1: Walter Ferretti (2017 Apertura winner) NCA2: 2018 Clausura winner CFU1: 2018 Caribbean Club Champion CFU2: 2018 Caribbean Club runner-up CFU3: 2018 Caribbean Club third place CFU4: 2018 Caribbean Club playoff CL: 2018 CONCACAF League winner
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Updated 5/1/2018: The 2018 CONCACAF League starts in August and the 2019 Champions League will start in February. Here are the qualifiers so far. Some of these could change: Slots in Green go directly into the Champions League. Bold have clinched a spot. MEX1: UANL Tigres (2017 Apertura winner) MEX2: Toluca or Santos Laguna (2018 Clausura winner) MEX3: Monterrey (2017 Apertura runner-up) MEX4: Toluca or Santos Laguna (2018 Clausura runner-up) USA1: Best MLS league record 2017-2018 (ATL currently leading) USA2: 2018 MLS Cup winner USA3: Sporting Kansas City (2017 U.S. Open Cup) USA4: 2018 U.S. Open Cup winner CAN1: Winner of 2018 Canadian Championship CRC1: 2018 Clausura winner (better aggregate record) CRC2: Perez Zeledon (2017 Apertura winner) CRC3: Best aggregate record non-champion SLV1: Alianza (2017 Apertura winner) SLV2: FAS (best aggregate record non-champion) SLV3: Santa Tecla (Clausura finalist) GUA1: Antigua GFC (2017 Apertura winner w/ better aggregate record) GUA2: 2018 Clausura winner (worse aggregate record) GUA3: Runner-up with best aggregate record non-champion HON1: 2018 Clausura winner (better aggregate record) HON2: Real Espana (2017 Apertura winner) (worse aggregate record) HON3: Runner-up with best aggregate record non-champion PAN1: 2018 Clausura winner (better aggregate record) PAN2: Chorillo (2017 Apertura winner) (worse aggregate record) PAN3: Arabe Unido (Runner-up with best aggregate record non-champion) NCA1: Walter Ferretti (2017 Apertura winner) NCA2: 2018 Clausura winner CFU1: Atletico Pantoja (DOM) (2018 Caribbean Club Champion) CFU2: Arnett Gardens (JAM) (2018 Caribbean Club runner-up) CFU3: Portmore United (JAM) (2018 Caribbean Club third place) CFU4: 2018 Caribbean Club playoff CL: 2018 CONCACAF League winner That means that half the CCL teams have been determined. Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama entrants will be determined soon. Then we will be waiting on the Canadian entry this summer and the three additional USSF teams.
Updated 5/21/2018: The 2018 CONCACAF League starts in August and the 2019 Champions League will start in February. Here are the qualifiers so far. Some of these could change: Slots in Green go directly into the Champions League in the Spring of 2019. Bold have clinched a spot. MEX1: UANL Tigres (2017 Apertura winner) MEX2: Santos Laguna (2018 Clausura winner) MEX3: Monterrey (2017 Apertura runner-up) MEX4: Toluca (2018 Clausura runner-up) USA1: Best MLS league record 2017-2018 (NYC currently leading) USA2: 2018 MLS Cup winner USA3: Sporting Kansas City (2017 U.S. Open Cup) USA4: 2018 U.S. Open Cup winner CAN1: Winner of 2018 Canadian Championship CRC1: Saprissa (2018 Clausura winner w/ better aggregate record) CRC2: Perez Zeledon (2017 Apertura winner) CRC3: Herediano (Best aggregate record non-champion) CRC4: Santos de Guapiles (Next best aggregate, from GUA 2) SLV1: Alianza (2017 Apertura & 2018 Clausura winner) SLV2: FAS (best aggregate record non-champion) SLV3: Santa Tecla (Clausura finalist) GUA1: Antigua GFC (2017 Apertura winner w/ better aggregate record) GUA2: Removed with federation suspended GUA3: Removed with federation suspended HON1: Marathon (2018 Clausura winner w/ better aggregate record) HON2: Real Espana (2017 Apertura winner) (worse aggregate record) HON3: Motagua (Runner-up with best aggregate record) PAN1: Independiente (2018 Clausura winner w/ better aggregate record) PAN2: Universitario (2017 Apertura winner w/ worse aggregate record) PAN3: Arabe Unido (Runner-up with best aggregate record) PAN4: Tauro (Runner-up with worse aggregate record) NCA1: Walter Ferretti (2017 Apertura winner) NCA2: 2018 Clausura winner BLZ1: Champion with better aggregate record CFU1: Atletico Pantoja (DOM) (2018 Caribbean Club Champion) CFU2: Arnett Gardens (JAM) (2018 Caribbean Club runner-up) CFU3: Portmore United (JAM) (2018 Caribbean Club third place) CFU4: Club Franciscain (MTQ) (2018 Caribbean Club playoff) CL: 2018 CONCACAF League winner Guatemala's status is still uncertain. Their league winner may still qualify for the CCL pending its resolution. The CL slots have been given to Costa Rica and Panama. That's 11 of the CCL entrants confirmed. Only 3 USA and 1 Canadian slots (and the 2018 CL winner) left to determine. 14 of the CL teams have been determined. Only Nicaragua 2 and Belize left to fill. The CL draw is on May 23.
Updated 6/4/2018: The 2018 CONCACAF League starts in July and the 2019 Champions League will start in February. Here are the qualifiers so far. Slots in Green go directly into the Champions League in the Spring of 2019. Bold have clinched a spot. MEX1: UANL Tigres (2017 Apertura winner) MEX2: Santos Laguna (2018 Clausura winner) MEX3: Monterrey (2017 Apertura runner-up) MEX4: Toluca (2018 Clausura runner-up) USA1: Best MLS league record 2017-2018 (ATL currently leading) USA2: 2018 MLS Cup winner USA3: Sporting Kansas City (2017 U.S. Open Cup) USA4: 2018 U.S. Open Cup winner CAN1: Winner of 2018 Canadian Championship CRC1: Saprissa (2018 Clausura winner w/ better aggregate record) CRC2: Perez Zeledon (2017 Apertura winner) CRC3: Herediano (Best aggregate record non-champion) CRC4: Santos de Guapiles (Next best aggregate, from GUA 2) SLV1: Alianza (2017 Apertura & 2018 Clausura winner) SLV2: FAS (best aggregate record non-champion) SLV3: Santa Tecla (Clausura finalist) GUA1: Antigua GFC (2017 Apertura winner w/ better aggregate record) GUA2: Removed with federation suspended GUA3: Removed with federation suspended HON1: Marathon (2018 Clausura winner w/ better aggregate record) HON2: Real Espana (2017 Apertura winner) (worse aggregate record) HON3: Motagua (Runner-up with best aggregate record) PAN1: Independiente (2018 Clausura winner w/ better aggregate record) PAN2: Universitario (2017 Apertura winner w/ worse aggregate record) PAN3: Arabe Unido (Runner-up with best aggregate record) PAN4: Tauro (Runner-up with worse aggregate record) NCA1: Walter Ferretti (2017 Apertura winner) NCA2: Diriangen (2018 Clausura winner) BLZ1: Belmopan Bandits (Champion with better aggregate record) CFU1: Atletico Pantoja (DOM) (2018 Caribbean Club Champion) CFU2: Arnett Gardens (JAM) (2018 Caribbean Club runner-up) CFU3: Portmore United (JAM) (2018 Caribbean Club third place) CFU4: Club Franciscain (MTQ) (2018 Caribbean Club playoff) CL: 2018 CONCACAF League winner Guatemala's status has been clarified. Their league winner will qualify for the CCL. The CL slots have been given to Costa Rica and Panama. That's 11 of the CCL entrants confirmed. Only 3 USA and 1 Canadian slots (and the 2018 CL winner) left to determine. All 16 of the CL teams have been determined. The CL draw is on May23.