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The 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League is the second edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament began on July 28, 2009 will run through April 27, 2010.[1] The winner will gain a berth in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup.
[edit] Qualification24 teams from up to 13 nations were expected to participate in the CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 from the North American, Central American, and Caribbean zones. However, after problems in the previous year's tournament, CONCACAF decided that teams may be disqualified and replaced if they don't have a stadium for the tournament that CONCACAF deems suitable.[2]
Also, in response to fixture congestion during the previous year's tournament, the Central American representatives that qualify via split seasons will no longer play-off solely to determine which team will gain entry into the Group Stage. In nations that regularly play a playoff to determine a national champion, these will continue as usual. For those that don't, total points over both seasons, followed by other tiebreakers, will determine which team enters the Group Stage without playing extra matches.[3] [edit] Reallocation of bidsIt was announced on May 12, 2009 that Belize had lost their lone qualification to Honduras due to the inability of the Belize federation to meet CONCACAF's minimum requirements in regards to stadium facilities.[4] The spot vacated by Belize was awarded to Honduras, increasing their total to three qualified clubs, due to their association's teams' superior performance in the 2008–09 Champions League. A second bid was reallocated on June 9 when it was determined that Real Estelí of Nicaragua did not have a suitable venue to host a CONCACAF club match.[5] The Nicaraguan bid was initially intended to be given to a third team from Panama, but Panama only had one stadium pass inspection, which under CONCACAF rules, meant that only two Panamanian clubs could host matches. Thus, the bid was awarded to a third team from Costa Rica, Herediano, the highest non-champion from the combined Invierno 2008 and Verano 2009 seasons. Initially, there was a tie between Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala, based upon the results of the 2008–09 Champions League, for the reallocated Nicaraguan bid. Therefore, CONCACAF officials drew on results from previous CONCACAF tournaments in order to break the tie, which proved Costa Rica to historically have the strongest representation. On July 10, 2009 CONCACAF announced that Luís Ángel Firpo of El Salvador was invited to take the place of Chalatenango due to Chalatengo's failure to sign and return the required participation agreement.[6] Firpo was selected as the team with the second-best cumulative record among the runners-up in the El Salvadoran Apertura and Clausura championships. 1 The Columbus Crew were both the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup 2008 winner, so the 2 Berth originally awarded to Belize Premier Football League 2009 champion, but Belize failed the 3 Berth originally awarded to Real Estelí of the Primera División de Nicaragua, was rescinded after a 4 Isidro Metapán won both the Apertura 2008 and Clausura 2009. As a result, the second Salvadoran [edit] FormatThere will be a two-legged Preliminary Round for 16 clubs, with the eight winners advancing to the Group Stage. The other eight qualified teams will be seeded directly into the Group Stage. The clubs involved in the Group Stage will be placed into four groups of four with each team playing the others in its group in both home and away matches. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Championship Round, which will consist of two-legged ties. The Final Round, to be held in late April 2010, will also be two-legged. The away goals rule will be used, but will not apply once a tie enters extra time.
[edit] Preliminary RoundMain article: 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round The draw for the Preliminary Round was held on June 11, 2009, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City.[7][8] The first leg of the Preliminary Round was held the week of July 28, 2009, with the second leg the week of August 4, 2009; this is a month earlier than the previous season.[1] The Preliminary Round schedule was announced on June 16, five days after the draw.[9]
[edit] Group StageMain article: 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage The Group Stage was played in 6 rounds during August–October 2009. The rounds were August 18–20, August 25–27, September 15–17, September 22–24, September 29–October 1, and October 20–22.[10] [edit] Group A
[edit] Group B
[edit] Group C
[edit] Group D
[edit] Championship RoundMain article: 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Championship Round The championship round draw was conducted on November 17.[11] [edit] Bracket
Each of the Championship rounds will be played over two legs.[1] [edit] QuarterfinalsThe first legs of the Quarterfinals will be played the week of March 9, 2010, while the second legs will be played the week of March 16, 2010.[1]
[edit] SemifinalsThe first legs of the Semifinals will be played from March 30 to April 1, 2010, while the second legs will be played from April 6 to April 8, 2010.[10]
[edit] FinalMain article: 2010 CONCACAF Champions League Final The first leg of the Final will be played the week of April 20, 2010, while the second leg will be played the week of April 27, 2010.[1]
[edit] Top GoalscorersBold indicates a player whose club is still active in the competition.
[edit] References
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