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Draw sets preliminary round pairings, group stage for CONCACAF Champions league

NEW YORK (Wednesday, May 19, 2010) – Two-time runner-up Cruz Azul of Mexico will face Panama’s San Francisco in the Preliminary Round of the 2010-2011 CONCACAF Champions League while the Los Angeles Galaxy and Puerto Rico Islanders also will square off when the third edition of the tournament begins in July.

The draw conducted Wednesday by deputy general secretaries Ted Howard and Italo Zanzi at the confederation’s New York headquarters set the Preliminary Round pairings and matchups for the Group Stage.

Other Preliminary Round matches will have the Mexican Clausura runner-up -- either Santos or Toluca -- facing San Juan Jabloteh of Trinidad, Costa Rica’s Brujas facing Joe Public of Trinidad, the Canadian champion – either Toronto FC or the Vancouver Whitecaps – against Motagua of Honduras, and Xelaju of Guatemala against a Central America club.

The Seattle Sounders will face an as yet-to-be determined Central American side in the Preliminary Round, while Marathon – a quarterfinalist this past season – will take on Tauro FC of Panama.

Two berths originally were allocated to El Salvador, but FIFA has suspended the country due to governmental interference in the federation’s affairs. The government has until June 8 to comply with FIFA’s non-intervention requirements or its teams will be barred from international competition, including the Champions League – and its berths will be reassigned.

CD FAS already has qualified with one of El Salvador’s berths, and the second would go to either Aguila  or Metapan.

Cruz Azul reached the finals in the first two years of the Champions League, losing to fellow Mexican sides Atlante in 2009 and Pachuca in May. This is the third consecutive season Cruz Azul has been forced into the Preliminary Round and is one of six teams to qualify each year since the Champions League was inaugurated.

In the Group Stage, MLS champion Real Salt Lake will lead Group A with Arabe Unido of Panama, the Cruz Azul-San Francisco winner and the winner between the Canadian champion and Motagua.

Group B will consist of the Columbus Crew, Municipal of Guatemala, the winner between Jabloteh and Toluca/Santos, and either Brujas or Joe Public.

Monterrey will head Group C, potentially the most difficult, with Costa Rica’s Saprissa, the Seattle-Central America 12 winner and either Tauro or Marathon.  The Mexican Clausura champ, either Santos or Toluca, will top Group D with Olimpia of Honduras, the Galaxy-Islanders winner and the Central America 11-Xelaju winner.

The tournament will begin July 27-29 with the first leg of the Preliminary Round and the second leg a week later. The winners will advance to the Group Stage, the first round is set for August 17-19.

SOURCE - CONCACAF.COM
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This is a tough draw for Jabloteh !!!! and Joe Public ... The CFU champion team should go directly into the group stage .
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This is a tough draw for Jabloteh !!!! and Joe Public ... The CFU champion team should go directly into the group stage .

Well, PR win.

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This is a tough draw for Jabloteh !!!! and Joe Public ... The CFU champion team should go directly into the group stage .

Well, PR win.

i know but currently they have to go through a playoff  to get in the group stage
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Lawd Jabloteh have it tough..Why we teams could nuh get to face a club from Guatemala or maybe the Vancouver whitecaps! ;D

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The CL is not for wimps!!!!!!

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King confident of Joe Public in Champions League.
T&T Guardian Reports.


Derek King, coach of bmobile Joe Public said he is confident his club can win its preliminary round home and away series against Costa Rica’s Brujas FC and qualify for the group stages of the 2010/2011 Concacaf Champions League.

The draw for the preliminary round pairings and group stage brackets was made on Wednesday by Concacaf deputy general secretaries Ted Howard and Italo Zanzi at the confederation’s New York headquarters.

The first match between Joe Public, winners of the Digicel Pro League and runners-up in the Caribbean Football Union Club Champions Cup Puerto Rico Islanders is carded for July 27 to 29 before the local club host the return-leg seven days later.

Brujas qualified for the tournament after it won its first Costa Rican league title in its five-year existence last season, having replaced the folded Guanacasteca in the Costa Rican First Division in 2004.

It has qualified for the domestic league playoffs in eight of the 11 seasons since its founding, and every season since the playoffs were expanded to eight teams.

Commenting on the draw, the 29-year-old King who led Joe Public to a historic five domestic titles last season and the CFU Club Champions Cup runner-up behind the Puerto Rico Islanders first admitted he knew little about his opposition, but was confident in his players ability. “We don’t know much about Brujas,” said King.

“We did a little research and what we have gathered is that they have been around for about five years now in the top division in Costa Rica.

With just over two months before their tie, King, a former national defender stated he was hoping to see his opponents in one or two live matches. “I will like to see them in action before our series, so I’m hoping to go over to Costa Rica and so some scouting.

With the second-leg match at home King also feels his team has the edge in the tie. “Having the first-leg away from home means we will have to go out there and get a good result that will put us in a great position for the return leg at home.

The winners of the Joe Public/Brujas tie will advance to Group A of the group stages where it will join MLS club, Columbus Crew (USA), Municipal of Guatemala and the winners of another preliminary round clash involving T&T’s San Juan Jabloteh and the runner-up between Mexican duo Santos and Toluca.

Joe Public and Jabloteh qualified for this year’s tournament after placing second and third, respectively, behind Puerto Rico Islanders, in the CFU Club Championships held in T&T earlier this month.

The Islanders, the club of T&T quartet Keon Daniel, Osei Telesford, Nigel Henry and Kevon Villaroel meet Christopher Birchall’s Los Angeles Galaxy in another preliminary round duel.

The preliminary round winners will advance to the first round selected four groups of four clubs group stage set to begin August 17-19.
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