CONCACAF 2010 – 2011
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Real Salt Lake qualified for the 2010 – 2011 CONCACAF Champions League by virtue of winning the MLS Cup in 2009. Salt Lake finished second in the regional tournament which concluded in April, 2011.
Finals
Real Salt Lake lost 3-2 to Monterrey (Mexican First Division).
- April 20: 2-2 Draw At Monterrey
- April 27: 1-0 Loss at Home
Semifinals
Real defeated Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) 3-2.
- March 15: 2-0 Victory at Home
- April 5: 2-1 Loss at Saprissa
Quarterfinals
Real defeated the Columbus Crew 4-1.
- Feb 22: 0-0 Draw at Columbus
- Mar 1: 4-1 Victory at Home
Group Play
Real Salt Lake won their group, which consisted of the following teams:
- Cruz Azul
- Toronto FC
- Arabe Unido
- Real Salt Lake
Here are the results of the CONCACAF group play matches:
- August 18th: RSL defeated Arabe Unido 2-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium
- August 25th: RSL lost 5-4 to Cruz Azul in Mexico
- September 15th: RSL defeated Toronto FC 4-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium
- September 22nd: RSL defeated Arabe Unido 3-2 in Panama
- September 28th: RSL drew Toronto FC 1-1 in Canada
- October 19th: RSL defeated Cruz Azul 3-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium
Real won the group with 13 points and is the first U.S. side to ever win a CONCACAF group.
What is CCL?
CONCACAF Champions League is a tournament of the top clubs from each country in the CONCACAF qualification region for the World Cup. Top clubs from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean participate in this tournament for the right to be the best club in the region. Twenty-four clubs are invited to participate each year.
How Does it Work?
Following an initial round of play-in matches for 16 of the qualifiers (RSL gets through this initial round by virtue of winning the MLS Cup), the tournament moves into the round of 16 with group play. This took place during the fall of 2010.
Each side played two matches (home and away) against every other side in the group, totaling six matches. The top two sides in each group qualified for the knockout phase, which occurred in the spring of 2011.
