2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
The 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage took place between 16 September 2008 and 26 November 2008.
Tie-breaking criteria[]
If two teams are tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria shall be applied, in order, to determine the ranking of teams:[1]
- Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
- Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
- Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams concerned
- Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
- Greater goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in group matches
- Greater number of goals scored away in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Groups[]
Key to colours in group tables |
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Teams that progressed to the knock-out stage |
All times local
Group A[]
Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Marathón | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 |
Cruz Azul | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 |
Saprissa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 |
D.C. United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 |
- Cruz Azul is ranked ahead of Saprissa based on head-to-head record, which is the first tiebreaker.[1]
Cruz Azul | 4–0 | Saprissa |
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Sabah 23' Torrado 54' Zeballos 60' Riveros 67' |
(Report) |
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
- ^1 The Marathón – Saprissa match originally scheduled for 23 October 2008 was rescheduled for 5 November 2008 due to flooding in San Pedro Sula.[2]
Group B[]
Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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UNAM | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 12 |
Houston Dynamo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Luis Ángel Firpo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 |
San Francisco | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 |
San Francisco | 1–1 | UNAM |
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Zapata 42' | (Report) | Espinoza 7' |
San Francisco | 0–0 | Houston Dynamo |
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(Report)[permanent dead link] |
UNAM | 3–0 | Luis Ángel Firpo |
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Cabrera 11', 37' Pineda 35' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 8,205
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
UNAM | 4–4 | Houston Dynamo |
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López 18' Juárez 26' Palencia 41' Verón 45+2' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Waibel 3', 50' Kamara 16', 33' (pen.) |
Luis Ángel Firpo | 1–0 | San Francisco |
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Ávila 90+1' | (Report)[permanent dead link] |
Houston Dynamo | 2–1 | San Francisco |
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Wondolowski 13' De Rosario 88' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | 47' |
Luis Ángel Firpo | 1–1 | UNAM |
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Quintanilla 52' | (Report)[permanent dead link] | Bravo 55' |
San Francisco | 2–3 | Luis Ángel Firpo |
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38' 83' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Alas 44' Sánchez 49' Gómez 52' |
Luis Ángel Firpo | 1–1 | Houston Dynamo |
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Leguizamón 87' | (Report)[permanent dead link] | Holden 16' |
Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | Luis Ángel Firpo |
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Ching 13' |
- ^2 The Houston Dynamo – Luis Ángel Firpo match originally scheduled for 17 September 2008 was rescheduled for 26 November 2008 due to the effects of Hurricane Ike.[3]
Group C[]
Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Atlante | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 |
Montreal Impact | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 |
Olimpia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 |
Joe Public | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 3 |
- Atlante is ranked ahead of Montreal Impact based on head-to-head record, which is the first tiebreaker.[1]
Montreal Impact | 2–0 | Joe Public |
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Pesoli 14' Donatelli 47' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Joe Public | 1–3 | Olimpia |
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Richardson 77' | (Report)[permanent dead link] | Bruschi 32', 76' Thomas 60' |
Montreal Impact | 0–0 | Atlante |
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(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Olimpia | 1–2 | Montreal Impact |
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Turcios 32' | (Report)[permanent dead link] | Brown 3', 71' (pen.) |
Atlante | 0–1 | Joe Public |
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(Report)[permanent dead link] | Nelson 56' |
Joe Public | 1–4 | Montreal Impact |
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9' | (Report)[permanent dead link] | Placentino 5' Donatelli 13', 79' Byers 44' |
Montreal Impact | 1–1 | Olimpia |
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Brown 40' | (Report) | Bruschi 45+1' |
Joe Public | 0–2 | Atlante |
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(Report)[permanent dead link] | Valadez 7' Pereyra 56' |
Olimpia | 4–0 | Joe Public |
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26', 38' García 72' Silva 85' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Group D[]
Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Santos Laguna | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 |
Puerto Rico Islanders | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 |
Tauro | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 |
Municipal | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6 |
- Puerto Rico Islanders is ranked ahead of Tauro based on head-to-head record, which is the first tiebreaker.[1]
Puerto Rico Islanders | 2–1 | Tauro |
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Villegas 11' Jagdeosingh 26' |
(Report) | Aguilar 58' |
Santos Laguna | 3–2 | Municipal |
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Torres 10' Benítez 32' Vuoso 90' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Ramírez 47' Acevedo 83' |
Tauro | 2–1 | Municipal |
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Hay 47', 90+6' | (Report)[permanent dead link] | Ramírez 45+2' |
Estadio Nacional Rod Carew, Panama City
Referee: (Trinidad & Tobago)
Municipal | 2–2 | Puerto Rico Islanders |
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79' Plata 90+1' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Noël 9' Gbandi 90' |
Santos Laguna | 3–0 | Puerto Rico Islanders |
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Peralta 29' Hernández 54' Herrera 70' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Puerto Rico Islanders | 0–1 | Municipal |
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(Report)[permanent dead link] | Acevedo 86' |
Tauro | 2–2 | Puerto Rico Islanders |
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Hay 42' (pen.), 77' | (Report)[permanent dead link] | Telesford 16' Noël 28' |
Municipal | 4–4 | Santos Laguna |
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Ramírez 38' (pen.), 64' (pen.), 90+5' 71' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Herrera 10', 47' (pen.), 57' (pen.) Peralta 74' |
References[]
- ^ a b c d "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2008/2009" (PDF). CONCACAF. Retrieved 25 September 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Marathon-Saprissa match rescheduled for 5 November". CONCACAF. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 23 October 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Houston-Firpo match in Champions League rescheduled for 26 November". CONCACAF. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
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