2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
The CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 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 |
|---|
| 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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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 |
 |
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]
| D.C. United | 0 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Centeno  Arrieta |
| Marathón | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Núñez Norales |
(Report) |
| D.C. United | 0 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Zeballos |
| Saprissa | 2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elizondo |
(Report) | Doe Dyachenko |
| Cruz Azul | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vigneri Zeballos |
(Report) |
- ^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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 12 |
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 |
 |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 |
| San Francisco | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zapata |
(Report) | Espinoza |
| San Francisco | 0 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Estadio Nacional Rod Carew, Panama City
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad & Tobago)
| Universidad Nacional | 3 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cabrera Pineda |
(Report) |
Attendance: 8,205
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
| Universidad Nacional | 4 – 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| López Juárez Palencia Verón |
(Report) | Waibel Kamara |
| Luis Ángel Firpo | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ávila |
(Report) |
| Houston Dynamo | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wondolowski De Rosario |
(Report) | Pérez |
| Luis Ángel Firpo | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Quintanilla |
(Report) | Bravo |
| Houston Dynamo | 1 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Palacios |
(Report) | Cacho Espinoza Palacios |
| San Francisco | 2 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pérez Jiménez |
(Report) | Alas Sánchez Gómez |
| Luis Ángel Firpo | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Leguizamón |
(Report) | Holden |
| Universidad Nacional | 6 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Palencia Bravo Toledo Cortés Santana |
(Report) |
| Houston Dynamo | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ching |
- ^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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 |
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pesoli Donatelli |
(Report) |
| Joe Public | 1 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Richardson |
(Report) | Bruschi Thomas |
| Montreal Impact | 0 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Atlante | 0 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Nelson |
| Joe Public | 1 – 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Noray |
(Report) | Placentino Donatelli Byers |
| Montreal Impact | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brown |
(Report) | Bruschi |
| Joe Public | 0 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Valadez Pereyra |
| Olimpia | 4 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dos Santos García Silva |
(Report) |
Group D
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 |
 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 |
 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Villegas Jagdeosingh |
(Report) | Aguilar |
| Puerto Rico Islanders | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Telesford Delgado Miranda |
(Report) | Herrera |
| Tauro | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hay |
(Report) | Ramírez |
Estadio Nacional Rod Carew, Panama City
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)
| Municipal | 2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Leguizamón Plata |
(Report) | Noël Gbandi |
| Santos Laguna | 3 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Peralta Hernández Herrera |
(Report) |
| Puerto Rico Islanders | 0 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Acevedo |
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad & Tobago)
References
- "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2008/2009" (PDF). CONCACAF. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
- "Marathon-Saprissa match rescheduled for 5 November". CONCACAF. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- "Houston-Firpo match in Champions League rescheduled for 26 November". CONCACAF. 2008-09-22. Archived from the original on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
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