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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

Official statistics

Marathón
# Player Goals Disciplinary
27
2
5
47
6
14
10
13
24 75'
51
15
Caledonia AIA
# Player Goals Disciplinary
33
2 27'
3 78'
24
21
8
12
7
9
27
23 72'

Live Commentary

Minute   Description
90' +3 The referee blows for full time and Marathón get the victory 2-1.
90' +1 2 minutes of time to be added in this game.
90' Bobb is fouled 35 yards out from the Marathón goal for a Caledonia free kick. The free kick is curled into the box and collected by Mendoza.
88' Reyes is played into the area, but he snatches at his shot and lifts it over the Caledonia goal.
84' Reyes breaks past the defense into the Caledonia area and cuts a low cross back into the middle of the area, but the resulting shot is blocked by the defense.
81' J. Reyes has scored a goal for Marathón! Assist by H. Róchez.
The ball takes a deflection into the Caledonia area and Reyes is alone in the box and puts the ball past Samuel for a Marathón goal! Marathón lead 2-1.
79' A. Aguilar enters the game and replaces O. Durón.
Espinoza takes the free kick for Marathón and drives his shot into the Caledonia wall. Espinoza gets another chance off the rebound, but lifts his second shot well over the Caledonia goal.
78' N. Muhammad gets yellow.
Muhammad is given the yellow card for a handball just outside the top of the Caledonia area.
77' Edwards blasts a shot over the Marathón goal from 18 yards out.
75' O. Durón gets yellow.
The goal seems to have given Caledonia new life. They were finding themselves being pushed back by one Marathón attack after another before Gay's goal in the 72 minute.

General Game Stats

  Marathón Caledonia AIA
Shots on goal 5 5
Shots wide 6 2
Fouls 11 7
Corner Kicks 7 5
Offsides 1 1
Possession 56% 44%