2009-2010 Concacaf Champions League [R]

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http://concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4639 has the schedule for the Nutrilite Canadian Championship between Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.

 

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Just had a chance to look at the CFU draw, and that definitely is a joke. Puerto Rico only has to win one game on neutral soil to qualify. Plus, there's no Jamaican teams taking part. So if the three qualifiers are anyone but Puerto Rico, W.Connection and San Juan Jebloteh, it will be a huge upset.

The 4th semifinal team will be one of the following:

Alpha United (Guyana)
Greenbay Hoppers (Antigua)
Sevilla FC (Puerto Rico)
Temepte FC (Haiti)

 

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Apparently Jamaica's FA decided not to enter teams. That can't be blamed on anybody but their FA and the teams themselves. I'm sure if the eligible teams had've tried to enter outside of the FA that CONCACAF (even lead by Pirate Jack) would've included them. Pirate Jack had nothing to lose, his team wasn't one of the Trinidadian qualifiers.

I also wouldn't count out the Haitian teams just yet. Tempete just has to beat out the Guyanese team and the winner of Sevilla Bayamon and Hoppers (Antigua) to make it to the Semi-Finals. Cavaly has a rougher ride having to probably get past West Connection. Keep in mind, Haitian teams have been CONCACAF Club Champions just as often as teams from T&T, Jamaica or Honduras.

 

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They've yet to win a CFU club title.

 

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I would love to have the Islanders win the CFU! Our first ever tittle or maybe our second who knows .

But I still think its unfair we get such a blatent advantage.

 

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I agree, but I think the lack of Jamaican teams makes the situation unique this year. Hopefully that changes in years to come. Clearly this tournament is going through major growing pains, and it is going to take time to iron them all out.

 

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Wow, a supporter actually complaining that they have an advantage, that's a 1st.

 

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Appearently either Jack didn't have the cash or wouldn't pony up to put his club in the tournament, or maybe cause there were some shady dealings about his club in this years CCL, that they are now banned from all future CCL's as long as he is in charge.

 

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I"m not sure what you're talking about, but I don't doubt that Jack is a tad dirty in his dealings. Could you enlighten us a little bit?

 

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Has anyone heard any information concerning when the draw is for the tournament. Last year the draw took place on June 11. However, the play-in round of the tournament didn't start until the last week of August. This year however, the tournament starts a month earlier. So what's the deal?

 

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Wikipedia doesn't have the date of the draw, but it says the Mexican Clausura ends on May 31 so the draw can't happen until after that.

 

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Not necessarily. They don't need to know who the teams are to do the draw. They could just be labeled MEX1, MEX2, etc. In fact, part of the draw last year was done in this fashion, not for the Mexican teams, but others.

In competitions around the world many times draws are done before the teams are confirmed.

 

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Canadian Championship is underway with the first game on May 6.

Result (highlight to reveal): Toronto 1:0 Vancouver

The Canadian Championship ends on June 17.

 

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I really hope one of the USL sides qualifies from Canada. If Toronto qualifies all they are going to do is bitch and moan about "fixture congestion", play reserves, and get eliminated/embarrassed just like New England and Chivas USA last time around.

I also wish Canada could figure out how to get a 4th team involved. Have a playoff/cup or something for all the smaller teams and let the winner qualify to this. Then they can have every team play on the same dates. This three team tournament... yuck. Toronto plays Montreal on May 13 and then doesn't play again until June because they have to wait for Montreal and Vancouver to play each other (twice). That's a pretty long layoff for such a 'short' tournament.

 

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Is this years addition of the tournament over yet?

I seriously have forgotten about this tourney.

Whether this years edition is complete or not, I hope next years version is not so drawn out...

 

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After being postponed due to swine flu the second leg of the 2008-2009 final will be tomorrow and then the first CONCACAF Champions League will be over. The 2008-2009 edition (August 28, 2008 through May 12, 2009) is 258 days. The 2009-2010 edition (July 28, 2009 through April 29, 2010) will be 276 days. That's still less than the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League, which will be June 30, 2009 through May 22, 2010 for 327 days. The UEFA Champions League has four more knockout rounds than CONCACAF has.

 

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can i get a list update please?

 

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http://concacaf.com/competitions/champsleague/qteams09.aspx lists the teams qualified for the 2009-2010 Champions League if that's what you want. 11 teams out of 24 have qualified so far and 3 more will qualify less than a week from now with the two CFU Semifinal winners on May 15 and the CFU third place game winner on May 17 qualifying.

 

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EVAN J,do you know the names of the CFU teams that is trying to qualify

 

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http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4739
Honduras will get 3 spots next year, while Belize gets theirs taken away.
Marathón, Real España, and Olimpia will be the 3 representatives.

http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4734

The four CFU teams qualifying for the 3 spots are
Tempete FC (Haiti)
Puerto Rico Islanders (Puerto Rico)
San Juan Jabloteh (Trinidad & Tobago)
W Connection FC (Trinidad & Tobago)

 

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Why Honduras? I'm not saying it isn't deserved, but I'm surprised Costa Rica didn't get the call first, or perhaps Nicaragua since they only have 1. You could make a case for Canada, but without a league that's going to be a tough sell. Besides, it'll just open the bitching flood gates for the MLS bashers.

 

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If they gave Nicaragua a second team they would have as many as Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salavdor, Guatemala, and Panama, and Nicaragua doesn't deserve that. Deportivo Saprissa has done well in Champions Cups, but in the first Champions League they finished behind group winning CD Marathon. Both Honduran teams advanced a round and neither Costa Rican team did.

 

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Nicaragua may suffer the same fate. Real Esteli had to play Montreal in Honduras last year.

 

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That's just pathetic for the region. I understand that they are some of the poorer countries, but to not have at least one stadium to play in doesn't make sense.