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Champions League 2012/2013

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<b>Qualification:</b>

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24 teams from the 40 CONCACAF member countries qualify for the competition:

12 teams from the 7 UNCAF countries (2 teams each from El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama; and 1 team each from Nicaragua and Belize);

9 teams from the 3 NAFU countries (4 teams each from the United States and Mexico and 1 team from Canada);

3 teams from the 30 CFU countries (3 teams from the CFU Club Championship).

Belize does not enter a team, since the country lacks an adequate stadium. As a result, El Salvador gets a 3rd team in the competition.

<b>Group stage:</b>

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<b>Format:</b>

24 teams are drawn into 8 groups of 3 teams.

Teams are seeded into 3 pots of 8 teams each, based on their country and ranking from their own championship as follows:

pot A: 2 teams each from the United States and Mexico; and 1 team each from Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama;

pot B: 2 teams each from the United States and Mexico; and 1 team each from Canada, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Honduras;

pot C: the 3 CFU representatives; 2 teams from El Salvador and 1 team each from Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua.

Each of the groups consists of one team from each of the three pots.

Teams from the same country cannot be drawn into the same group (does not apply for the additional team from El Salvador that replaces the Belize representative).

Teams from the United States and Mexico cannot be drawn into the same group.

Each team plays the others from its own group twice - home and away - for a total of 4 games each, over 6 game weeks.

<b>Scoring points:</b>

3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.

<b>Table order:</b>

1. points won; 2. points in head-to-head matches; 3. goal difference in hth matches; 4. away goals in hth matches; 5. total goal difference; 6. total goals scored; 7. total away goals scored; 8. draw.

<b>Qualification for the Knockout stage:</b>

1 place of each group: qualify for the Knockout stage

<b>Knockout stage:</b>

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<b>Format:</b>

8 teams from the Group stage contest the winner in a knockout format.

Teams are ranked 1st to 8th based on their Group stage record.

<b>Quarter-finals:</b>

8 teams are paired as follows:

1st ranked vs 8th ranked (match 1);

2nd ranked vs 7th ranked (match 2);

3rd ranked vs 6th ranked (match 3);

4th ranked vs 5th ranked (match 4);

Winners are decided over two legs, with the higher ranked teams hosting the second legs.

<b>Semi-finals:</b>

4 teams are paired as follows:

winner match 1 vs winner match 4 (match A);

winner match 2 vs winner match 3 (match B).

Winners are decided over two legs, with the winners of matches 1 and 2 hosting the second legs.

<b>Final:</b>

The two Semi-finals winners meet each other with the winner becoming 2012/2013 CONCACAF Champions League winner.

Winner is decided over two legs, with the winner of match A hosting the second leg.

<b>Tie-breakers for the knockout matches over two legs:</b>

1. aggregate score from the two legs, 2.* away goals, 3. extra time, 4. penalties.

* - the away goals rule does not apply during extra time.

<b>Qualification for FIFA competitions:</b>

winner: 2013 FIFA Club World Cup</p>

Info

Guadalajara
# Player Goals Disciplinary
1
4
16 90'
27
6
5
18
10 53' 68' 90'
7
19
21 64'
W Connection
# Player Goals Disciplinary
18
13
25 29'
19
8
12
4
36
14
40
26

Live Commentary

Minute   Description
90' +5 Full time whistle blows and Guadalajara run out 4-0 winners thanks to a hat-trick from Fabián and an effort from Fierro. All the goals coming in the second half, a super performance from the Mexicans.
90' +3 M. Fabián has scored a goal for Guadalajara! Assist by L. Morales.
Goal Guadalajara. Fabián is clean though on goal, he rounds the keeper and slots home into an empty net.
90' +1 M. Bartholemew gets yellow.
M. Ponce gets yellow.
90' Three minutes of additional time is held up on the board.
89' Guadalajara pushing the ball with ease in these final moments. W Connection just didn't get going in this half.
86' Guadalajara on the attack again in the closing stages, Márquez Lugo has a shot that Williams saves with his feet.
83' L. Morales enters the game and replaces C. Fierro.
Fierro, the goal scorer is substituted, Guadalajara coasting at this juncture, three goals up to the good.
80' W Connection’s all-time leading CONCACAF Champions League goal scorer is Fana Farias with 5 goals.
78' Corner kick to Guadalajara is once again cleared with ease by W Connection.
76' Free kick to W Connection 25-yards out. The ball is tapped to Jones, his shot breaks through the wall but is wide of the goal.

General Game Stats

  Guadalajara W Connection
Shots on goal 16 1
Shots wide 10 6
Fouls 9 4
Corner Kicks 5 3
Offsides 1 1
Possession 64% 36%