CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 Group Stage

The CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 Group Stage matches will take place between September 16 and October 30.

Tie-Breaker Procedures

If two teams are tied on points the following tie-breaker criteria shall be applied, in order, to determine the ranking of teams [cite web | url=http://www.concacaf.com/graphics/stats-regs/pdf/Regulations%20CONCACAF%20Champions%20Leaguev10.pdf | title= CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2008/2009 | publisher=CONCACAF | format=PDF ] :

# Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
# Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
# Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams concerned
# Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
# Greater goal difference in all group matches
# Greater number of goals scored in group matches
# Greater number of goals scored away in all group matches
# Drawing of lots

Groups

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date=2008-09-16
time=21:00 EST (UTC-5)
team1=San Francisco flagicon|PAN
score=1 – 1
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7176.pdf (Report)]
team2=flagicon|MEX UNAM Pumas
goals1=Zapata goal|42
goals2=Espinosa goal|7
stadium=Estadio Nacional Rod Carew, Panama City
attendance=7,000
referee=Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

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date=2008-11-26 ¹
time= 19:00 CST (UTC-6)
team1=Houston Dynamo flagicon|USA
score= v
report=
team2=flagicon|SLV L.A. Firpo
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Robertson Stadium, Houston
attendance=
referee=

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date=2008-09-23
time=19:00 EST (UTC-5)
team1=San Francisco flagicon|PAN
score=0 – 0
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7178.pdf (Report)]
team2=flagicon|USA Houston Dynamo
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Estadio Nacional Rod Carew, Panama City
attendance=3,400
referee=Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad & Tobago)

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date=2008-09-24
time=21:00 CDT (UTC-5)
team1=UNAM Pumas flagicon|MEX
score=3 – 0
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7179.pdf (Report)]
team2=flagicon|SLV L.A. Firpo
goals1=Cabrera goal|11 goal|37 Pineda goal|35
goals2=
stadium=Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
attendance=8,205
referee=Baldomero Toledo (United States)

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date=2008-09-30
time=21:00 CDT (UTC-5)
team1=UNAM Pumas flagicon|MEX
score=4 – 4
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7180.pdf (Report)]
team2=flagicon|USA Houston Dynamo
goals1=López goal|18 Juárez goal|26 Palencia goal|41 Verón goal|45+2
goals2=Waibel goal|3 goal|50 Kamara goal|16 goal|33|pen.
stadium=Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
attendance=9,179
referee=Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)

footballbox
date=2008-10-01
time=20:00 CST (UTC-6)
team1=L.A. Firpo flagicon|SLV
score=1 – 0
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7181.pdf (Report)]
team2=flagicon|PAN San Francisco
goals1=Ávila goal|90+1
goals2=
stadium=Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
attendance=426
referee=Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

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footballbox
date=2008-10-07
time=21:00 CDT (UTC-5)
team1=Houston Dynamo flagicon|USA
score=2 – 1
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7182.pdf (Report)]
team2=flagicon|PAN San Francisco
goals1=Wondolowski goal|13 De Rosario goal|88
goals2=Pérez goal|47
stadium=Robertson Stadium, Houston
attendance=4,178
referee=Benito Archundia (Mexico)

footballbox
date=2008-10-09
time=20:00 CST (UTC-6)
team1=L.A. Firpo flagicon|SLV
score=1 – 1
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7183.pdf (Report)]
team2=flagicon|MEX UNAM Pumas
goals1=Quintanilla goal|52
goals2=Bravo goal|55
stadium=Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
attendance=1,509
referee=Ricardo Zelaya (Honduras)

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date=2008-10-22
time=21:00 CDT (UTC-5)
team1=Houston Dynamo flagicon|USA
score= v
report=
team2=flagicon|MEX UNAM Pumas
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Robertson Stadium, Houston
attendance=
referee=

footballbox
date=2008-10-22
time=19:00 EST (UTC-5)
team1=San Francisco flagicon|PAN
score= v
report=
team2=flagicon|SLV L.A. Firpo
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Estadio Nacional Rod Carew, Panama City
attendance=
referee=

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footballbox
date=2008-10-28
time=20:00 CST (UTC-6)
team1=L.A. Firpo flagicon|SLV
score= v
report=
team2=flagicon|USA Houston Dynamo
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
attendance=
referee=

footballbox
date=2008-10-29
time=20:00 CST (UTC-6)
team1=UNAM Pumas flagicon|MEX
score= v
report=
team2=flagicon|PAN San Francisco
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
attendance=
referee=

*fnb|1 The Houston Dynamo vs. L.A. Firpo match originally scheduled for 2008-09-17 has been rescheduled for 2008-11-26 due to the effects of Hurricane Ike. [ cite news | url=http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4392 | title=Houston-Firpo match in Champions League™ rescheduled for 26 November | publisher=CONCACAF | date=2008-09-22 ]

Group C

Last updated: October 9, 2008

References