User:Quidster4040/sandbox/2019–20 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
The 2019–20 CONCACAF Champions League group stage is scheduled to begin on 18 September and end on 12 December 2018. A total of 32 teams compete in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2019–20 CONCACAF Champions League.
Draw[edit]
The draw for the group stage was held on 29 August 2019, 18:00 EDT, at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in Las Vegas, United States.
The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams are seeded into four pots based on the following principles: If either the Champions League or SuperLiga title holders are one of the champions of the top six associations, the champions of the association ranked seventh (and possibly eighth) are also seeded into Pot 1.
- Pot 2, 3 and 4 contains the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2019 CONCACAF club coefficients.
Moreover, the draw is controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of four groups (A–D, E–H) for maximum television coverage. On each matchday, one set of four groups play their matches on Tuesday, while the other set of four groups play their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups alternating between each matchday. The following pairings were announced by CONCACAF after the group stage teams were confirmed:
- Spain: Barcelona and Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Valencia
- England: Liverpool and Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur
- Italy: Juventus and Inter Milan, Napoli and Atalanta
- Germany: Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig
- France: Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon
- Russia: Zenit Saint Petersburg and Lokomotiv Moscow
- Belgium: Club Brugge and Genk
Note: Positions for scheduling do not use the seeding pots, e.g., Team 1 is not necessarily the team from Pot 1 in the draw.
| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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| Matchday 1 | 17–18 September 2019 | 2 v 3, 4 v 1 |
| Matchday 2 | 1–2 October 2019 | 1 v 2, 3 v 4 |
| Matchday 3 | 22–23 October 2019 | 3 v 1, 2 v 4 |
| Matchday 4 | 5–6 November 2019 | 1 v 3, 4 v 2 |
| Matchday 5 | 26–27 November 2019 | 3 v 2, 1 v 4 |
| Matchday 6 | 10–11 December 2019 | 2 v 1, 4 v 3 |
There are scheduling restrictions: for example, teams from the same city (e.g., Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid) in general are not scheduled to play at home on the same matchday (to avoid them playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control), and teams from "winter countries" (e.g., Canada) are not scheduled to play at home on the last matchday (due to cold weather).
Teams[edit]
Below are the participating teams (with their 2019 CONCACAF club coefficients), grouped by their seeding pot. They include:
- 26 teams which enter in this stage
- 6 winners of the play-off round (4 from Champions Path, 2 from League Path)
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to round of 16 |
| Third-placed teams enter SuperLiga round of 32 |
| All other teams are eliminated |
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- TH Champions League title holders, automatically placed into Pot 1 as top seed.
- SL SuperLiga title holders, automatically placed into Pot 1 as second top seed.
- CP Winners of play-off round (Champions Path).
- LP Winners of play-off round (League Path).
Format[edit]
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams enter the SuperLiga round of 32.
Tiebreakers[edit]
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Away goals scored in all group matches;
- Wins in all group matches;
- Away wins in all group matches;
- Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- CONCACAF club coefficient.
- One-match playoff at a neutral venue in January 2019
Groups[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAZ | TFC | SAF | VER | |
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| 1 |  Cruz Azul
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 18 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 11–0 | |
| 2 |  Toronto FC
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 12 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 3 |  San Francisco
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 4 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 3–6 | 2–3 | — | 5–0 | |
| 4 |  Verdes
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 38 | −35 | 1 | 0–7 | 1–5 | 2–2 | — |
| Cruz Azul | 2–0 | Toronto FC |
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| Verdes | 2–2 | San Francisco |
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| Toronto FC | 8–0 | Verdes |
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| San Francisco | 3–6 | Cruz Azul |
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| San Francisco | 2–3 | Toronto FC |
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| San Francisco | 5–0 | Verdes |
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| Verdes | 1–5 | Toronto FC |
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| Cruz Azul | 4–0 | San Francisco |
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Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TAU | ALA | UPN | AGU | |
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| 1 | Tauro
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 |  Alajuelense
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 |  UPNFM
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | |
| 4 |  Águila
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Tauro | 1–1 | Alajuelense |
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Group C[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NYR | OLI | AGF | FRU | |
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| 1 |  New York Red Bulls
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 7–1 | |
| 2 | Olimpia
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 12 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 |  Antigua GFC
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 |  Fruta Conquerors
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | — |
| New York Red Bulls | 2–2 | Antigua GFC |
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| Fruta Conquerors | 2–4 | Olimpia |
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Group D[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATL | CAP | MGA | MNG | |
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| 1 | Atlanta United
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 |  Capoise
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 9 | 1–7 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Motagua
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | |
| 4 |  Managua
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |
| Atlanta United | 5–0 | Motagua |
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| Capoise | 1–7 | Atlanta United |
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| Managua | 1–0 | Atlanta United |
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| Atlanta United | 4–0 | Managua |
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| Motagua | 2–0 | Capoise |
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| Motagua | 1–1 | Atlanta United |
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| Atlanta United | 3–0 | Capoise |
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Group E[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TIG | HDO | CIB | GTA | |
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| 1 | UANL
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Herediano
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 13 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 5–2 | ||
| 3 |  Cibao
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Guastatoya
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | — |
| Guastatoya | 2–3 | Cibao |
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| Herediano | 5–2 | Guastatoya |
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| Guastatoya | 0–1 | UANL |
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| UANL | 4–0 | Guastatoya |
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| Cibao | 2–0 | Guastatoya |
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| Guastatoya | 1–4 | Herediano |
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Group F[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AME | SEA | WCO | ROB | |
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| 1 | América
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 6–0 | 8–1 | |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 |  W Connection
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 7 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | |
| 4 |  Robinhood
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — |
| Seattle Sounders | 1–1 | América |
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| W Connection | 0–1 | Robinhood |
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| W Connection | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders |
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| Seattle Sounders | 4–0 | W Connection |
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| América | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders |
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| Robinhood | 2–3 | W Connection |
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| Seattle Sounders | 1–1 | Robinhood |
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| W Connection | 2–1 | América |
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Group G[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LFC | SAP | MTY | MTH | |
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| 1 | Los Angeles FC
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 18 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Saprissa
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0–4 | — | 6–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 | Monterrey
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 4 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–2 | |
| 4 | Marathón
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | Saprissa |
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| Saprissa | 0–4 | Los Angeles FC |
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| Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | Marathón |
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| Monterrey | 0–1 | Los Angeles FC |
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Group H[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SKC | LEO | SCR | PMR | |
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| 1 | Sporting Kansas City
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | León
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 5–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | San Carlos
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 9 | Transfer to SuperLiga | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 |  Portmore United
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
| Portmore United | 0–2 | Sporting Kansas City |
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| San Carlos | 3–2 | León |
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| Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | San Carlos |
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| Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | León |
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| Portmore United | 2–1 | San Carlos |
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| León | 0–1 | Sporting Kansas City |
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| León | 5–1 | San Carlos |
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| Sporting Kansas City | 3–0 | Portmore United |
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| San Carlos | 2–0 | Sporting Kansas City |
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| Portmore United | 1–2 | León |
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