2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
The 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage was played from August to October 2010.[1] The matchdays were August 17–19, August 24–26, September 14–16, September 21–23, September 28–30, and October 19–21, 2010.
The draw for the Preliminary Round and the Group Stage was held on May 19, 2010, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City.[2] Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) may not be drawn with each other.
A total of 16 teams competed, which included 8 automatic qualifiers and 8 winners of the Preliminary Round. The teams were divided into four groups of four, where each team played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. If two teams were tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria shall be applied, in order, to determine the ranking of teams:[3]
- 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
The top two teams of each group advanced to the Championship Round.
Groups
All Times U.S. Eastern (UTC−04:00)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Real Salt Lake |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 13 |
 Cruz Azul |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 10 |
 Toronto FC |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 8 |
 Árabe Unido |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 |
August 18, 2010 22:00 |
| Real Salt Lake |
2 – 1 | Árabe Unido |
|---|---|---|
Saborío  45', 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Borchers 13' (o.g.) |
September 15, 2010 22:00 |
| Árabe Unido |
0 – 6 | Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Orozco 10', 22', 27' Villa 67', 80'Biancucchi 86' |
September 15, 2010 22:00 |
| Real Salt Lake |
4 – 1 | Toronto FC |
|---|---|---|
| Beckerman 21' Olave 40'Saborío 69' (pen.)Araujo 80' |
Report | Santos 8' |
September 22, 2010 20:00 |
| Árabe Unido |
2 – 3 | Real Salt Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Aguilar 2' Angulo 51' (pen.) |
Report | Johnson 10', 43' Saborío 36' |
October 19, 2010 22:00 |
| Real Salt Lake |
3 – 1 | Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Araujo 43', 67' Warner 69' |
Report | Villaluz 71' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santos Laguna |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 13 |
| Columbus Crew |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 |
 Municipal |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 8 |
 Joe Public |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 1 |
August 18, 2010 20:00 |
| Joe Public |
2 – 5 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Hislop 11' Hoshide 44' |
Report | Cárdenas 9', 24', 66', 76' Enríquez 90' |
September 29, 2010 22:00 |
| Santos Laguna |
5 – 1 | Joe Public |
|---|---|---|
| Reyes 4' Torres 14' Quintero 60' Cárdenas 67' Figueroa 79' |
Report | Baptiste 32' |
October 21, 2010 20:00 |
| Joe Public |
1 – 4 | Columbus Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Noel 27' (pen.) |
Report | Mendoza 20' Rentería 50' (pen.), 81'Oughton 90+2' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 16 |
 Saprissa |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 |
 Marathón |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 |
| Seattle Sounders FC |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 |
August 19, 2010 22:00 |
| Marathón |
2 – 1 | Seattle Sounders FC |
|---|---|---|
| Paz 27' Cardozo 45+1' (pen.) |
Report | Levesque 17' |
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Juan Carlos Guerra (Guatemala) |
September 14, 2010 22:00 |
| Saprissa |
2 – 0 | Seattle Sounders FC |
|---|---|---|
| Guzmán 56' Alemán 81' |
Report |
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez Moreno (Mexico) |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olimpia |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 |
| Toluca |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 10 |
 Puerto Rico Islanders |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 |
 FAS |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 2 |
August 17, 2010 20:00 |
| Puerto Rico Islanders |
1 – 1 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Addlery 40' |
Report | Copete 68' |
Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón Attendance: 2,632 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez Moreno (Mexico) |
- Notes
- Note 1: Olmpia v Toluca originally was scheduled to be played at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa. But officials were forced to move the match to Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula when high winds toppled advertising boards and a cement wall ringing the top of the stadium, sending debris to the street below onto cars and killing a taxi driver.[4]
References
- ↑ "Cruz Azul to host RSL in final-round clash". CONCACAF. 6 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Cruz Azul gets San Francisco for CCL Preliminary Round". CONCACAF.com. May 19, 2010.
- ↑ CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2010/2011
- ↑ Olimpia tops Toluca 2-1 to boost CCL chances
External links
- CONCACAF Champions League official website