2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League qualifiers/news

Discussion in 'CONCACAF Champions Cup' started by ceezmad, Oct 2, 2011.

  1. vargasv71

    vargasv71 Member

    Jun 21, 2007
    california
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    But big markets nevertheless on both sides. Even the honduran teams are the big ones. Too bad CCL wasnt just mex/usa/hond/costa rica. Perhaps the more relevant question is: how many teams in CCL will be playing in stadiums w/less then 5k capacity? hopefully not too many. i know Antigua Barracuda is probably in.
     
  2. chapka

    chapka Member+

    May 18, 2004
    Haverford, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Chorrillo FC (the Panamanian Apertura champion) plays their home games in a 2,500 seat stadium. Real Esteli's stadium seats about 4,500, and they played their one home game there last year.
     
  3. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    All C.A. countries can move games to bigger stadiums if needed.

    I have seen some games in small stadiums, and a sold out 4K stadium is > than a a 30K stadium with 4K people in it IMO.
     
  4. Phenom

    Phenom Member+

    Apr 9, 2007
    Oregon
    Club:
    CD Chivas de Guadalajara
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Tigeres...lol. And you´re of Mexican descent...SMH.
     
  5. nfitz

    nfitz Member

    Aug 20, 2007
    Toronto
    Toronto FC has won the Canadian Championship, and gets the Canadian spot for the 4th year running.

    Been an odd year for Toronto ... 0-0-9 on Saturdays in league play, and 3-4-1 on Wednesdays in Champions League and Canadian Championship this season, with the only loss being to Santos Laguna in Mexico.
     
  6. Catracho_Azul

    Catracho_Azul Member+

    Jun 16, 2008
    New Orleans
    Club:
    Corinthians Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Honduras
    The Athletic Bilbao syndrome.

    great cup team, terrible league team.
     
  7. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    Here is hoping Toronto gets drawn into the Galaxy's group. :D
     
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  8. It's called FOOTBALL

    LMX Clubs
    Mexico
    May 4, 2009
    Chitown
    It's kind of a different situation in that their Cup is their only CL qualifier. So it's kind of a quasi-mini-league. So it's understandable why they take it so seriously.
     
  9. ArsenalMetro

    ArsenalMetro Member+

    United States
    Aug 5, 2008
    Chicago, IL
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Absolutely floored that Toronto managed to qualify again. They've been just shameful all season, but they're off to the Champions League again? They're the epitome of a "cup team."
     
  10. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If MLS could just expand the playoffs to 16 teams, Maybe Toronto would win a few MLS cups. :p
     
  11. Beavis Stiffler

    Beavis Stiffler Member+

    May 14, 2011
    Naranja With Attitude. Straight Outta Houston.
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    Philippines
    Does anyone know when the draw for the group stages will be announced?
     
  12. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    No news so far. In the past the draw had been done already by this date. Maybe they plan on waiting until all teams have been determined? Or more likely, the CONCACAF clowns are too busy in Budapest.
     
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  13. lerxst

    lerxst Member

    May 23, 2007
    Toronto
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Oh man. I would be in heaven. ;)
     
  14. lerxst

    lerxst Member

    May 23, 2007
    Toronto
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Correct me if I'm wrong but I think we're still waiting for the three Caribbean slots to be filled.
     
  15. Catracho_Azul

    Catracho_Azul Member+

    Jun 16, 2008
    New Orleans
    Club:
    Corinthians Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Honduras
    The draw will be done in NYC on May 31st iirc.
     
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  16. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wikipedia says May 30.
     
  17. Free Glass

    Free Glass Member

    Apr 10, 2011
    Club:
    CF Rayados de Monterrey
    A family friend is managing the team. No other reason, really...
     
  18. Catracho_Azul

    Catracho_Azul Member+

    Jun 16, 2008
    New Orleans
    Club:
    Corinthians Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Honduras
    Tell Pepe Trevino that he should quit his day job and pursue something else. Dude is a puppet.
     
  19. slaminsams

    slaminsams Member+

    Mar 22, 2010
    The draw has been moved to June 5th
     
  20. vargasv71

    vargasv71 Member

    Jun 21, 2007
    california
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    a buck fifty says Santos Laguna vacates their spot for the upcoming CCL in regards to the supposed match-fixing scandal from Municipal when both teams met for a game in 2010. I'm only betting a $1.50 on this one cause I'm not so certain, but how funny would it be if indeed Municipal were ousted and FMF said SL will recuse themselves just for this year so they can maintain their ethical standing w/in the football community? ....hence, allowing Club America to qualify..haha
     
  21. It's called FOOTBALL

    LMX Clubs
    Mexico
    May 4, 2009
    Chitown
    Link to this "scandal"?

    If they withdraw, they'd get fined, and I don't think they want to pay a fine for a tournament they could win, and get $1M at the CWC. And I highly doubt they'd have risked their reputation and thrown a game for Municipal. Municipal doesn't have enough money to make SL commit sports fraud. And SL doesn't need the money anyway.
     
  22. Club Leon

    Club Leon Member

    Apr 21, 2012
    Club:
    Club León
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico

    Stop making up :poop:
     
  23. slaminsams

    slaminsams Member+

    Mar 22, 2010
    http://deportes.terra.com.mx/futbol...656a29aebfe97310VgnVCM5000009ccceb0aRCRD.html

    http://www.lared.com.gt/index.php?o...-proyecto-gol-&catid=44:principales&Itemid=83

    None of the stories I have read indicate that Santos bribed anyone just that some players in Municipal may have been bribed. A lot of the bribe stories in CONCACAF have involved gamblers possibly paying players I can't imagine Santos would bribe Municipal.
     
  24. JG

    JG Member+

    Jun 27, 1999
    Yeah, presumably it's the same Singapore-connected guys as in the Salvadoran and Panamanian cases.
     
  25. slaminsams

    slaminsams Member+

    Mar 22, 2010
    CONCACAF announced the groups http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2798152,00.html

    Group 1
    Santos Laguna (MEX)
    Toronto FC (CAN)
    Aguila (SLV)
    Group 2
    Herediano (CRC)
    Real Salt Lake (USA)
    Tauro FC (PAN)
    Group 3
    Olimpia (HON)
    Houston Dynamo (USA)
    FAS (SLV)
    Group 4
    Seattle Sounders FC (USA)
    Marathon (HON)
    Caribbean 1
    Group 5
    LA Galaxy (USA)
    Metapan (SLV)
    Caribbean 3
    Group 6
    Tigres UANL (MEX)
    Alajuelense (CRC)
    Real Esteli (NIC)
    Group 7
    Chorillo (PAN)
    Monterrey (MEX)
    Municipal (GUA)
    Group 8
    Xelaju (GUA)
    Chivas de Guadalajara (MEX)
    Caribbean 2
     

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