CONCACAF Champions League Draw Results Announced

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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The Group Stage draw for the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League was conducted today at the confederation’s offices in New York City.  The 24 participants were divided into eight groups of three teams each.  Monterrey, which defeated Santos 3-2 on aggregate in April to win its second-consecutive Champions League title, will face Chorrillo (Panama) and Municipal (Guatemala) in Group 7.

The groups are:

Group 1: Santos Laguna (Mexico), Toronto FC (Canada), CD Aguila (El Salvador)

Group 2: Herediano (Costa Rica), Real Salt Lake (United States), Tauro (Panama)

Group 3: Olimpia (Honduras), Houston Dynamo (United States), FAS (El Salvador)

Group 4: Seattle Sounders (United States), Marathon (Honduras), CFU 1

Group 5: LA Galaxy (United States), Isidro Metapan (El Salvador), CFU 3

Group 6: Tigres UNAL (Mexico), Alajuelense (Costa Rica), Real Esteli (Nicaragua)

Group 7: Chorrillo (Panama), Monterrey (Mexico), Municipal (Guatemala)

Group 8: Xelaju (Guatemala), CD Guadalajara (Mexico), CFU 2

The three teams from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) will be determined in the upcoming final round of the Caribbean Club Champions Cup.  The Puerto Rico Islanders and Antigua Barracuda FC, plus Trinidad & Tobago sides Caledonia AIA and W Connection, will face off for the three Champions League spots.  The dates and location for the final round have yet to be determined.

In the Group Stage, each team will play a total of four matches, including a match against each rival at home and away. The first-place team in each group will advance to the eight-team Quarterfinal Round.  The team that finishes with the best record in the Group Stage will face the team with the eighth-best record in the quarterfinals.  Two will play seven, three will play six, and four will face five.

In the same manner, the semifinal pairings will feature the winner of 1-vs-8 advancing against the winner of 4-vs-5, and 3-vs-6 facing 2-vs-7.

The full Group Stage schedule, which begins July 31, will be released in the near future.