2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage

The 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage were played from August to October 2011. The matchdays were August 16–18, August 23–25, September 13–15, September 20–22, September 27–29, and October 18–20, 2011.

Main article: 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

The draw for the Preliminary Round and the Group Stage was held on May 18, 2011, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City.[1] Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) may not be drawn with each other.[2]

A total of 16 teams competed, which include 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. The top two teams of each group advanced to the Championship Round.[2]

Tiebreakers

If two teams are tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria shall be applied, in order, to determine the ranking of teams:[2]

  1. Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
  2. Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams concerned
  4. Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
  5. Greater goal difference in all group matches
  6. Greater number of goals scored in group matches
  7. Greater number of goals scored away in all group matches
  8. Drawing of lots

Groups

The schedule of the first two rounds was released on July 28, 2011, by CONCACAF.[3] The remainder of the schedule was announced on August 9, 2011, following the conclusion of the Preliminary Round.[4]

All Times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00)

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LA MOR ALA MOT
Los Angeles Galaxy 6 4 0 2 8 4 +4 12[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 2–0 2–0
Morelia 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 2–1 4–0
Alajuelense 6 4 0 2 8 6 +2 12[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 1–0 1–0
Motagua 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0 0–1 0–2 2–4
Source:
Notes:
  1. Tiebreakers: Los Angeles Galaxy, Morelia and Alajuelense are ranked by their head-to-head records.
Tiebreaker
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Los Angeles Galaxy 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6[lower-alpha 1]
Morelia 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6[lower-alpha 1]
Alajuelense 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 6[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. All three teams have 6 head-to-head points, and so are ranked by head-to-head goal difference: Los Angeles Galaxy (+1), Morelia (0), Alajuelense (−1).
Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Motagua
Cristman  13'
Donovan  60'		 Report
Attendance: 8,196
Alajuelense 1–0 Morelia
McDonald  77' Report
Attendance: 7,000
Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Alajuelense
Gonzalez  38'
Barrett  77'		 Report
Attendance: 9,855
Morelia 4–0 Motagua
Márquez Lugo  2'
Rojas  50'
Jiménez  70'
Lugo  72'		 Report
Attendance: 5,463
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
Morelia 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy
Aldrete  83'
Sabah  90+2'		 Report Keane  52'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Benigno Pineda (Honduras)
Motagua 2–4 Alajuelense
Bengtson  5'
Guevara  68'		 Report Valle  41'
McDonald  51'
Guevara  84', 86'
Attendance: 1,928
Alajuelense 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy
Gabas  28' Report
Attendance: 13,377
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Motagua 0–2 Morelia
Report Corona  55'
Manso  58'
Attendance: 1,752
Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Morelia
Magee  21'
Juninho  90+1'		 Report Márquez Lugo  59'
Attendance: 7,500
Alajuelense 1–0 Motagua
McDonald  27' Report
Attendance: 9,099
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
Morelia 2–1 Alajuelense
Rojas  56'
Sabah  59'		 Report Gabas  36'
Attendance: 15,000
Motagua 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy
Report Juninho  29'
Attendance: 14,000

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SAN MET COL REA
Santos Laguna 6 4 1 1 16 6 +10 13 6–0 2–0 3–2
Isidro Metapán 6 3 0 3 10 15 −5 9 2–0 1–3 3–2
Colorado Rapids 6 2 1 3 9 12 −3 7 1–4 3–2 1–2
Real España 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5 1–1 1–2 1–1
Source:
Santos Laguna 3–2 Real España
Enríquez  28'
Bica  51' (o.g.)
Suárez  74'		 Report Delgado  42'
Lalín  68'
Attendance: 5,500
Colorado Rapids 3–2 Isidro Metapán
Kandji  16', 45'
Akpan  50'		 Report Kardeck  2' (pen.)
Suárez  25'
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
Real España 1–1 Colorado Rapids
Rodríguez  87' Report Larentowicz  45+1'
Attendance: 5,841
Isidro Metapán 2–0 Santos Laguna
Suárez  45'
Bautista  52'		 Report
Attendance: 3,260
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
Real España 1–2 Isidro Metapán
Pavón  80' (pen.) Report Aquino  8'
Kardeck  57'
Attendance: 3,358
Colorado Rapids 1–4 Santos Laguna
Mullan  77' Report Ludueña  14'
Peralta  27'
Quintero  64'
Suárez  71'
Attendance: 9,760
Colorado Rapids 1–2 Real España
Akpan  18' Report Pavón  12', 33'
Attendance: 4,512
Santos Laguna 6–0 Isidro Metapán
Cárdenas  21'
Quintero  28', 55'
Peralta  38', 86'
Ochoa  79'		 Report
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Real España 1–1 Santos Laguna
Mario Martínez  61' Report Ochoa  51'
Attendance: 6,296
Referee: Elmar Rodas (Guatemala)
Isidro Metapán 1–3 Colorado Rapids
Pacheco  36' Report Ababio  31'
Amarikwa  49'
Cummings  77'
Attendance: 1,920
Referee: Raúl Castro (Honduras)
Santos Laguna 2–0 Colorado Rapids
Galindo  55'
Escoboza  67'		 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Isidro Metapán 3–2 Real España
Suárez  50', 82'
Sánchez  68'		 Report Delgado  56'
Maynor Martínez  90+2'
Attendance: 2,020

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts UNAM TOR DAL TAU
UNAM 6 3 2 1 8 2 +6 11 4–0 0–1 1–0
Toronto FC 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 1–1 0–1 1–0
FC Dallas 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7 0–2 0–3 1–1
Tauro 6 1 2 3 7 8 −1 5 0–0 1–2 5–3
Source:
UNAM 0–1 FC Dallas
Report Chávez  66'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: José Molina (Honduras)
Tauro 1–2 Toronto FC
Moreno  76' (pen.) Report Johnson  21'
De Guzman  24'
Attendance: 1,905
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
Toronto FC 0–1 FC Dallas
Report Stewart  45+1'
Attendance: 500
Tauro 0–0 UNAM
Report
Attendance: 1,621
FC Dallas 1–1 Tauro
Cruz  1' Report Moreno  41' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,001
UNAM 4–0 Toronto FC
Bravo  17', 33', 42'
Velarde  21'		 Report
Attendance: 3,382
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
Toronto FC 1–0 Tauro
Koevermans  40' Report
Attendance: 10,132
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
FC Dallas 0–2 UNAM
Report Herrera  84'
Izazola  90+1'
Attendance: 4,985
Toronto FC 1–1 UNAM
Marošević  35' Report Palacios  51'
Attendance: 9,115
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Tauro 5–3 FC Dallas
Moreno  12'
Gallardo  33'
T. Pérez  77', 86'
Sánchez  81'		 Report Benítez  23' (pen.)
Luna  84', 90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 316
FC Dallas 0–3 Toronto FC
Report Koevermans  29'
Plata  69', 81'
Attendance: 2,578
UNAM 1–0 Tauro
Cacho  45' Report
Attendance: 5,522
Notes
  • Note 1: Match originally played on August 24, 2011 (kickoff 20:00), but abandoned at halftime due to lightning, heavy rain, and a tornado warning (FC Dallas was leading 1–0 on a goal by Jackson Gonçalves in the 18th minute). Replayed the next day restarting at 0–0 as tournament regulations required unfinished games be replayed completely.[5]

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MON SEA COM HER
Monterrey 6 4 0 2 11 4 +7 12 0–1 3–1 1–0
Seattle Sounders FC 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 1–2 4–1 0–1
Comunicaciones 6 2 1 3 8 13 −5 7 1–0 2–2 2–0
Herediano 6 2 0 4 6 11 −5 6 0–5 1–2 4–1
Source:
Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Comunicaciones
Evans  35'
Fucito  61', 67'
Gómez  87' (o.g.)		 Report Arreola  2'
Attendance: 10,017
Herediano 0–5 Monterrey
Report Carreño  21', 22', 35'
Corona  36'
De Nigris  56'
Attendance: 8,959
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
Monterrey 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC
Report Fernández  38'
Attendance: 10,234
Referee: Elmar Rodas (Guatemala)
Comunicaciones 2–0 Herediano
Ceballos  73'
Ordóñez  90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 726
Herediano 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC
Cancela  45+1' (pen.) Report Montero  3', 54'
Attendance: 514
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Comunicaciones 1–0 Monterrey
Ramírez  45' Report
Attendance: 3,552
Monterrey 3–1 Comunicaciones
Santana  32'
Pérez  68'
Suazo  86'		 Report Mejía  83'
Attendance: 10,578
Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Herediano
Report Arias  25'
Attendance: 10,163
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Comunicaciones 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC
Montepeque  7'
R. Morales  64'		 Report Alonso  44', 89'
Attendance: 4,500
Monterrey 1–0 Herediano
De Nigris  30' Report
Attendance: 12,445
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Monterrey
Montero  42' Report Carreño  3'
Delgado  60'
Attendance: 15,866
Herediano 4–1 Comunicaciones
Barbosa  13', 41'
Montero  49'
Cordero  61'		 Report Mejía  8'
Attendance: 200
Notes
  • Note 2: Match originally to be played on August 23, 2011 (kickoff 22:00), but postponed to the next day due to heavy rain.[6]

References
  1. "CCL draw pits Monterrey vs. Comunicaciones". CONCACAF.com. May 18, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  2. "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2011/2012" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  3. "Galaxy, Alajuelense to open Group Stage August 16". CONCACAF.com. July 28, 2011. Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  4. "Morelia-LA, Rapids-Santos top CCL third round". CONCACAF.com. August 8, 2011. Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  5. "Toronto-Dallas match abandoned due to lightning". CONCACAF.com. August 24, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  6. "Deluge postpones Comunicaciones-Herediano". CONCACAF.com. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
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