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2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

Main article: 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League

The 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League group stage took place between 16 September 2008 and 26 November 2008. It consisted of 16 clubs arranged into four groups of four with the top-two in each group advancing to the knockout stage.

Tie-breaking criteria

If two teams are tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria shall be applied, in order, to determine the ranking of teams:

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

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the knock-out stage

All times local

Group A

Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
HON Marathón	6	4	1	1	12	5	+7	13
MEX Cruz Azul	6	3	1	2	8	4	+4	10
CRC Saprissa	6	3	1	2	7	9	−2	10
USA D.C. United	6	0	1	5	4	13	−9	1

Cruz Azul is ranked ahead of Saprissa based on head-to-head record, which is the first tiebreaker.

Arrieta

Beata

Torrado Zeballos Riveros

Norales

Alpízar

Dyachenko

Zeballos

Janicki Berríos Núñez Chávez

Núñez

The Marathón – Saprissa match originally scheduled for 23 October 2008 was rescheduled for 5 November 2008 due to flooding in San Pedro Sula.

Group B

Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
MEX UNAM	6	3	3	0	18	7	+11	12
USA Houston Dynamo	6	2	3	1	9	9	0	9
SLV Luis Ángel Firpo	6	2	2	2	6	8	−2	8
PAN San Francisco	6	0	2	4	4	13	−9	2

Pineda

Juárez Palencia Verón Kamara

De Rosario

Espinoza Palacios

Jiménez Sánchez Gómez

Bravo Toledo Cortés Santana

The Houston Dynamo – Luis Ángel Firpo match originally scheduled for 17 September 2008 was rescheduled for 26 November 2008 due to the effects of Hurricane Ike.

Group C

Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
MEX Atlante	6	3	2	1	6	3	+3	11
CAN Montreal Impact	6	3	2	1	10	5	+5	11
HON Olimpia	6	2	2	2	10	6	+4	8
TRI Joe Public	6	1	0	5	3	15	−12	3

Atlante is ranked ahead of Montreal Impact based on head-to-head record, which is the first tiebreaker.

Donatelli

Thomas

Donatelli Byers

Pereyra

García Silva

Pereyra

Group D

Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
MEX Santos Laguna	6	3	1	2	14	11	+3	10
PUR Puerto Rico Islanders	6	2	2	2	9	10	−1	8
PAN Tauro	6	2	2	2	9	10	−1	8
GUA Municipal	6	1	3	2	12	13	−1	6

Puerto Rico Islanders is ranked ahead of Tauro based on head-to-head record, which is the first tiebreaker.

Jagdeosingh

Benítez Vuoso Acevedo

Delgado Miranda

Plata Gbandi

Rojas

Acevedo Aguilar

Hernández Herrera

Torres

Noël

Leguizamón Peralta

References

(June 2017). "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2008/2009". CONCACAF.
(September 2018). "Marathon-Saprissa match rescheduled for 5 November". CONCACAF.
(22 September 2008). "Houston-Firpo match in Champions League rescheduled for 26 November". CONCACAF.

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