2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
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The 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League group stage was played from August to October 2010.[1] The matchdays were August 17–19, August 24–26, September 14–16, September 21–23, September 28–30, and October 19–21, 2010.
The draw for the preliminary round and the group stage was held on May 19, 2010, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City.[2] Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) may not be drawn with each other.
A total of 16 teams competed, which included 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. If two teams were tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria shall be applied, in order, to determine the ranking of teams:[3]
- 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
The top two teams of each group advanced to the championship round.
Groups
All Times U.S. Eastern (UTC−04:00)
Group A
Real Salt Lake  | 2–1 |  Árabe Unido |
|---|---|---|
Saborío  45', 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Borchers  13' (o.g.) |
| Árabe Unido | 1–0 |  Toronto FC |
|---|---|---|
| Caesar 40' |
Report |
| Árabe Unido | 0–6 |  Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Orozco 10', 22', 27' Villa 67', 80'Biancucchi 86' |
| Real Salt Lake | 4–1 | Toronto FC |
|---|---|---|
| Beckerman 21' Olave 40'Saborío 69' (pen.)Araujo 80' |
Report | Santos 8' |
| Árabe Unido | 2–3 | Real Salt Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Aguilar 2' Angulo 51' (pen.) |
Report | Johnson 10', 43' Saborío 36' |
| Toronto FC | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Peterson 20' |
Report | Morales 67' |
| Toronto FC | 1–0 | Árabe Unido |
|---|---|---|
| Attakora 30' |
Report |
| Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Araujo 43', 67' Warner 69' |
Report | Villaluz 71' |
Group B
Joe Public  | 2–5 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Hislop 11' Hoshide 44' |
Report | Cárdenas 9', 24', 66', 76' Enríquez 90' |
| Columbus Crew | 1–0 |  Municipal |
|---|---|---|
| Ekpo 14' |
Report |
| Santos Laguna | 1–0 | Columbus Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Estrada 90+3' |
Report |
| Municipal | 1–1 | Joe Public |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 77' |
Report | Lewis 90+3' |
| Columbus Crew | 3–0 | Joe Public |
|---|---|---|
| Griffit 47' Garey 51'Lenhart 79' |
Report |
| Columbus Crew | 1–0 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Mendoza 87' |
Report |
| Municipal | 2–1 | Columbus Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Ramírez 19', 39' |
Report | Iro 44' |
| Santos Laguna | 5–1 | Joe Public |
|---|---|---|
| Reyes 4' Torres 14' Quintero 60' Cárdenas 67' Figueroa 79' |
Report | Baptiste 32' |
| Joe Public | 1–4 | Columbus Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Noel 27' (pen.) |
Report | Mendoza 20' Rentería 50' (pen.), 81'Oughton 90+2' |
Group C
Marathón  | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC |
|---|---|---|
| Paz 27' Cardozo 45+1' (pen.) |
Report | Levesque 17' |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 0–2 | Monterrey |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cardozo 41' De Nigris 58' |
Saprissa  | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders FC |
|---|---|---|
| Guzmán 56' Alemán 81' |
Report |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
| Fucito 21', 68' |
Report |
Group D
Puerto Rico Islanders  | 1–1 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Addlery 40' |
Report | Copete 68' |
| Olimpia | 3–0 | Puerto Rico Islanders |
|---|---|---|
| Rojas 53', 77' De Souza 81' |
Report |
- Notes
- Note 1: Olmpia v Toluca originally was scheduled to be played at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa. But officials were forced to move the match to Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula when high winds toppled advertising boards and a cement wall ringing the top of the stadium, sending debris to the street below onto cars and killing a taxi driver.[4]