2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

The group stage was played in 6 rounds from August to October 2009.

Tie-breaking criteria

The tie breaking procedures follow the same rules as the 2008–09 Champions League. If two teams are tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria shall be applied, in order, to determine the ranking of teams:[1]

  1. Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
  2. Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams concerned
  4. Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
  5. Greater goal difference in all group matches
  6. Greater number of goals scored in group matches
  7. Greater number of goals scored away in all group matches
  8. Drawing of lots

Groups

All times EDT (UTC-4)

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Pachuca 6 5 0 1 15 4 +11 15
Árabe Unido 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 10
Houston Dynamo 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7
Isidro Metapán 6 1 0 5 3 19 −16 3
Houston Dynamo 1–0 Isidro Metapán
Ching 68' Report
Attendance: 7,997
Árabe Unido 4–1 Pachuca
Rodríguez 24'
Mendieta 45'
Mosquera 72'
Lewis 88'
Report Aguilar 78'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)

Pachuca 5–0 Isidro Metapán
Álvarez 14'
Mendivil 21', 55'
J. Torres 85'
Montes 90'
Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
Árabe Unido 1–1 Houston Dynamo
Rodríguez 86' Report Kamara 69'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Pachuca 2–0 Houston Dynamo
Benítez 25'
Aguilar 74'
Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

Houston Dynamo 5–1 Árabe Unido
Robinson 11'
Weaver 50'
Ashe 70'
Holden 74', 90'
(Report) Rodríguez 69'
Attendance: 6,938
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Mexico)
Isidro Metapán 0–4 Pachuca
(Report) Mendivil 10', 82'
Brambila 35'
Benítez 60'
Attendance: 2,268
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

Árabe Unido 6–0 Isidro Metapán
Aguirre 29', 71'
O. Rodríguez 52', 73', 88'
McTaggar 80'
(Report)
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Houston Dynamo 0–1 Pachuca
(Report) Benítez 23'
Attendance: 10,130
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Pachuca 2–0 Árabe Unido
Mendivil 44', 55'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Isidro Metapán 3–2 Houston Dynamo
Montes 7'
Canales 8'
Umaña 56'
(Report) Cameron 28'
Hall 45'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Toluca 6 4 1 1 15 4 +11 13
Marathón 6 4 0 2 12 14 −2 12
D.C. United 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
San Juan Jabloteh 6 0 0 6 4 17 −13 0
Marathón 3–1 D.C. United
Martínez 23'
Palacios 83'
Berrios 88' (pen.)
Report Emilio 48'
Attendance: 3,658
Referee: Edward Bonilla (El Salvador)
San Juan Jabloteh 0–1 Toluca
Report Nava 8'

D.C. United 1–3 Toluca
Pontius 47' Report Marín 5'
Mancilla 79', 86'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 8,834
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Marathón 3–1 San Juan Jabloteh
Berríos 10'
Sabillón 86'
Martínez 90+2'
Report Williams 45' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Paúl Delgadillo (Mexico)

San Juan Jabloteh 0–1 D.C. United
Report Gómez 14' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
Toluca 7–0 Marathón
Brizuela 13'
De la Torre 14', 67'
Nava 48', 90+1'
Marín 82'
Esquivel 88'
(Report)

Toluca 3–0 San Juan Jabloteh
Brizuela 28'
Zarate 65'
Calderón 77'
(Report)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Luis Rodríguez (Panama)
D.C. United 3–0 Marathón
Emilio 47', 71'
Moreno 55'
(Report)
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 5,280
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)

D.C. United 5–1 San Juan Jabloteh
Gómez 13', 68'
Fred 30'
Khumalo 43', 90'
(Report) Britto 83'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 3,411
Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)
Marathón 2–0 Toluca
Martínez 9' (pen.)
Mejía 35'

Toluca 1–1 D.C. United
López 62' (pen.) Pontius 6'
Attendance: 9,909
Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad and Tobago)
San Juan Jabloteh 2–4 Marathón
Glen 42'
Mulraine 74'
Martínez 25'
Palacios 47', 69', 81'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cruz Azul 6 5 1 0 16 4 +12 16
Columbus Crew 6 2 2 2 5 9 −4 8
Saprissa 6 1 2 3 6 8 −2 5
Puerto Rico Islanders 6 0 3 3 6 12 −6 3
Columbus Crew 2–0 Puerto Rico Islanders
Lenhart 58'
Rogers 79'
Report
Cruz Azul 2–0 Saprissa
Riveros 14'
Huiqui 36'
Report
Attendance: 9,217
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Saprissa 3–1 Puerto Rico Islanders
Arrieta 34'
Centeno 40'
Alonso 49'
(Report) Mediate 25'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Luis Rodríguez (Panama)
Cruz Azul 5–0 Columbus Crew
Lozano 4', 82' (pen.), 87'
Núñez 9'
Marshall 47' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 2,669
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

Puerto Rico Islanders 3–3 Cruz Azul
Arrieta 28'
Noel 40'
Addlery 45+'
Report Zeballos 34', 68'
Vela 85'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)
Saprissa 0–1 Columbus Crew
(Report) Gaven 5'

Puerto Rico Islanders 1–1 Saprissa
Hansen 72' (Report) Waston 90+3'
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
Columbus Crew 0–2 Cruz Azul
(Report) Zeballos 14'
Vela 39'
Attendance: 7,921
Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad and Tobago)

Columbus Crew 1–1 Saprissa
Rogers 26' (pen.) (Report) Robinson 90+2'
Attendance: 5,715
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico)
Cruz Azul 2–0 Puerto Rico Islanders
Ortiz 6'
Villa 52'
(Report)
Attendance: 2,521
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

Puerto Rico Islanders 1–1 Columbus Crew
Delgado 34' (Report) Rentería 74'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
Saprissa 1–2 Cruz Azul
Waston 41' Núñez 56'
Zeballos 82'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya (Honduras)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
UNAM 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 13
Comunicaciones 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9
W Connection 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 7
Real España 6 2 0 4 6 14 −8 6
UNAM 1–0 Comunicaciones
Fuentes 71' Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Real España 1–0 W Connection
Martínez 12' Report

W Connection 1–2 Comunicaciones
Leon 75' Report Montepeque 31'
Fonseca 80' (pen.)
Real España 1–5 UNAM
Mattoso 52' Report Barrera 12'
Chiapas 45'
López 64', 68', 83'
Attendance: 6,288
Referee: Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica)

W Connection 2–2 UNAM
Faña 21'
Pereira 89'
Report Rosales 87'
Palencia 90+2'
Comunicaciones 2–0 Real España
Fonseca 36', 89' Report
Attendance: 8,078
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

Comunicaciones 0–3 W Connection
Report Faña 47', 55', 77'
UNAM 4–0 Real España
Íñiguez 21'
Rosales 40'
Martínez 61' (o.g.)
Cortés 82'
Report
Attendance: 5,321
Referee: Elmar Rodas (Guatemala)

UNAM 2–1 W Connection
Palencia 68'
Rojas 85'
Report Viveros 62'
Attendance: 3,614
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
Real España 2–0 Comunicaciones
Thompson 9' (o.g.)
Pavón 15'
Report

W Connection 3–2 Real España
Diaz 6', 8'
Zé Luiz 65'
Report Matosso 45'
Pavón 57'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
Comunicaciones 2–1 UNAM
González 5' (o.g.)
Montepeque 23'
González 36'
Attendance: 6,070
Referee: Luís Rodríguez (Panama)

References

  1. ^ "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2009/2010" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-24. Retrieved 2009-08-18.