...is today. Details to follow.
CCL draw....
...is today. Details to follow.
I've heard this too, and I believe you, but can't find any mention of it on the CONCACAF site... any leads on when and where we can follow it?
CONCACAF Champions League Draw Preview
The competition itself starts in late August, but the draw will be held on Wednesday, June 11. Eight teams automatically qualify for the group stage, while the others battle for the other eight places alongside them.
We've known for a while which teams get the byes to the group stage, but until recently it was unknown what the pots would look like for the preliminary round. It was revealed on the broadcast of Montreal vs Toronto qualifier (I wish CONCACAF would provide more information in a timely fashion.). That news allows me to do a full mock draw.
http://usasoccer.blogspot.com/2008/0...w-preview.html
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im excited to see howthis goes. Tor ONt OHHHHHHHHHHHHH TFC
*crosses fingers and hopes for Joe Public FC*
Was on the calendar when this article was written about a month ago:
http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4171
Bit of a black hole in terms of how and where this is gonna happen. I'll be keeping an eye on the Concacaf news feed though.
Intersting article in the BS thread here:
http://www.reporter.bz/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=2677&Itemid= 2
I didn't know the U.S. got cash from FIFA to upgrade pitches (400K) and set up a youth development program (500K). Never heard of Canada getting big cuts like that except when hosting a big tourney. The CSA is always hurting for cash... time to go begging
It was US $ going to Belize not the US
Results of the draw have been announced .... looks like TFC will be taking a trip to Nicaragua. We open up with the home leg last week of August.
http://www.concacaf.com/competitions...gue/index.aspx
Gonna need a big win at BMO to make it to the next round!
Must win by atleast 2 goals, since away goals count as 2, right?
Nicaragua
TBD - Winner of playoff between Apertura League and Clausura League champions
Nicaragua?
who's going?
Seems from what little I have been able to find that whichever team qualifies from there appears to be about the easiest draw possible.
Dunno..cause the Champions CUP did not use away goals to its advantage......dopes anyone know if that will change for CHAMPIONS LEAGUEOriginally Posted by SilverSamurai
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CANT WAIT FOR THIS....WE HAVE TO BRING IT AS SUPPORTERS LIKE WE HAVE NOT BROUGHT IT BEFORE!!
ps..thats if we qualify!
I think some of you are forgetting that we haven't qualified for this tournament yet.
According to http://usasoccer.blogspot.com/2008/0...w-preview.html Nicaragua and Belize are the weakest spots, which the Canada representative has drawn. You'll find this in the "Mock Draw" section.
Last edited by Lucky Strike; 06-11-2008 at 01:55 PM.
We will not be losing anyone to int'l duty during the remainder of the games. If they don't qualify then we have serious issues.
Shouldn't Pot A (if considered as higher seeds than Pot B) teams open on the road? Does anyone know why we open at home?
OMG When do we play them!?!?!?!?
If it's December that would be PERFECT!
^ August and first week of Sept.
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looks like this maybe the team we'd play , not much info on them
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Estel%C3%AD
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!! IT's in AUg/SEPT!!!!
What ever.
I bet we will play Real Esteli or Diriangen FC.
I've looked around on the French and Dutch pages of Real Esteli (at this stage the most likely team to make it to the CCL) but no more information that the English page. The French and Dutch were the only available other languages, by the way.
I've also looked into the other languages versions of the Nicaraguan Premier League (Spanish, Italian and Dutch) but again, even less information than in English (even in Spanish, the home language of the league). That's probably a good sign as it probably means that the league isn't very good because it's not well known/written about.
I hope this isn't it...
http://www.fussballtempel.net/concac...pendencia.html
BMO doens't look so bad now, does it? lol
I would think the Niacaraguan league is made up of mostly domestic players, and look at where the country is ranked in FIFA...186, 29th in Concacaf, between Dominican Republic and Cayman Islands
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