this is the 6th edition of the modern CCL (49th overall). format seems to be very similar to last years tourney. no changes announced yet anyway. here's the teams already qualified...
Tijuana (Mexico) 1st app Toluca (Mexico) 3rd app San Jose Earthquakes (USA) 1st app Los Angeles Galaxy (USA) 4th app Houston Dynamo (USA) 4th app Sporting Kansas City (USA) 1st app Alajuelense (Costa Rica) 4th app Olimpia (Honduras) 6th app Comunicaciones (Guatemala) 3rd app Árabe Unido (Panama) 3rd app Isidro Metapán (El Salvador) 6th app Real Estelí (Nicaragua) 4th app Belmopan Bandits (Belize) 1st app W Connection (Trinidad and Tobago) 3rd app Valencia (Haiti) 1st app
more teams should be qualifying soon. will update when there's more info.
this team was the 2013 Verano runner-up and replaces the Belize qualifier because Belize does not have a stadium which meets CONCACAF minimum standards for the Champions League. Belize's spot was given to Costa Rica based on performance from the 2012-13 CCL.
12. "why Belize (and others) don't qualify for CCL (swipe)" In response to Reply # 0
as per Ruperto Vicente, President of the Football Federation of Belize:
"There are too much demands and we can't meet those demands at this point. CONCACAF is asking all the clubs or all the countries that to participate in the Champion's league, to ensure that the lighting system at the stadium is properly fixed and that it give up at least a minimum of 800 lux. As well that those lights will have to be at a certain height, at present our lighting system, our lights at the stadium is 19 ft high and they are saying that the lights have to be 130 or 140 ft higher so we will not be able to meet that at this point. Secondly they are also asking that clubs that participate in champions league must have the locker room at the stadium air conditioned and installed a minimum of 12 showers for hot and cold water - we do not have that. Thirdly they also asked that we have three five star hotels in the neighborhood of the stadium in order to participate - we do not have that in Belmopan, I'm not even sure if the hotels in Belize City which is one hour away from the stadium are five star hotels. So we cannot meet those conditions so for those reasons Belize will not be able to participate in the Champion's League until we meet those conditions."
26. "Houston deserved to lose that match" In response to Reply # 23
W Connection missed a yawning goal at the end of that match. Houston looked disinterested.
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