2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
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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.
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]
- 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
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
- Tiebreakers: Los Angeles Galaxy, Morelia and Alajuelense are ranked by their head-to-head records.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Galaxy |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6[a] |
 Morelia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6[a] |
 Alajuelense |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6[a] |
- 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' |
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| Alajuelense | 1–0 | Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| McDonald 77' |
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| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–0 | Alajuelense |
|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez 38' Barrett 77' |
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| Alajuelense | 1–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
|---|---|---|
| Gabas 28' |
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| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–1 | Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| Magee 21' Juninho 90+1' |
Report | Márquez Lugo 59' |
| Alajuelense | 1–0 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
| McDonald 27' |
Report |
| Motagua | 0–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Juninho 29' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | MET | COL | REA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santos Laguna |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Advance to championship round | 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 |
| Santos Laguna | 3–2 | Real España |
|---|---|---|
| Enríquez 28' Bica  51' (o.g.) Suárez 74' |
Report | Delgado 42' Lalín 68' |
| Colorado Rapids | 3–2 | Isidro Metapán |
|---|---|---|
| Kandji 16', 45' Akpan 50' |
Report | Kardeck 2' (pen.) Suárez 25' |
| Real España | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 87' |
Report | Larentowicz 45+1' |
| Isidro Metapán | 2–0 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Suárez 45' Bautista 52' |
Report |
| Real España | 1–2 | Isidro Metapán |
|---|---|---|
| Pavón 80' (pen.) |
Report | Aquino 8' Kardeck 57' |
| Colorado Rapids | 1–4 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Mullan 77' |
Report | Ludueña 14' Peralta 27'Quintero 64'Suárez 71' |
| Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Real España |
|---|---|---|
| Akpan 18' |
Report | Pavón 12', 33' |
| Santos Laguna | 6–0 | Isidro Metapán |
|---|---|---|
| Cárdenas 21' Quintero 28', 55'Peralta 38', 86'Ochoa 79' |
Report |
| Real España | 1–1 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Martínez 61' |
Report | Ochoa 51' |
| Isidro Metapán | 1–3 | Colorado Rapids |
|---|---|---|
| Pacheco 36' |
Report | Ababio 31' Amarikwa 49'Cummings 77' |
| Santos Laguna | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids |
|---|---|---|
| Galindo 55' Escoboza 67' |
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| Isidro Metapán | 3–2 | Real España |
|---|---|---|
| Suárez 50', 82' Sánchez 68' |
Report | Delgado 56' Maynor Martínez 90+2' |
Group C
Toronto FC  | 0–1 | FC Dallas |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Stewart 45+1' |
| UNAM | 4–0 | Toronto FC |
|---|---|---|
| Bravo 17', 33', 42' Velarde 21' |
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| Toronto FC | 1–0 |  Tauro |
|---|---|---|
| Koevermans 40' |
Report |
| Toronto FC | 1–1 | UNAM |
|---|---|---|
| Marošević 35' |
Report | Palacios 51' |
| FC Dallas | 0–3 | Toronto FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Koevermans 29' Plata 69', 81' |
- 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
| Seattle Sounders FC | 4–1 |  Comunicaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Evans 35' Fucito 61', 67'Gómez 87' (o.g.) |
Report | Arreola 2' |
| Monterrey | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fernández 38' |
| Comunicaciones | 2–0 | Herediano |
|---|---|---|
| Ceballos 73' Ordóñez 90+4' |
Report |
| Comunicaciones | 1–0 | Monterrey |
|---|---|---|
| Ramírez 45' |
Report |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Herediano |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Arias 25' |
| Comunicaciones | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders FC |
|---|---|---|
| Montepeque 7' R. Morales 64' |
Report | Alonso 44', 89' |
- 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]