2005 CONCACAF Champions Cup Draw

[Isaac]

2005 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup draw to be held next Wednesday

9.12.04 - The draw for the final phase of the 2005 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup will be held at the offices of the CONCACAF General Secretariat in New York City on Wednesday, 15 December.

The results of the draw will first be announced on www.CONCACAF.com on Wednesday afternoon.

The eight teams in the draw will be paired to play two-leg, straight knockout, home-and-away series, from 9 March – 11 May 2005.

The CONCACAF Champions’ Cup draw procedure will have two pots of four teams each; one containing two teams each from Mexico and USA and the other with the Caribbean representative and three from Central America.

The clubs that have qualified for the 2005 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup are: CF Monterrey and Pumas UNAM from Mexico; D.C. United and Kansas City Wizards from the USA; CD Olímpia (HON), CSD Municipal (GUA) and Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) from Central America; with the eighth spot to be claimed by the winner of the 2004 Caribbean Club Championship Final between Harbour View FC and Tivoli Gardens FC, both from Jamaica.

The winner of the 2005 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup will qualify to the next FIFA Club World Championship to be held in Japan in December of next year.

The CONCACAF Champions’ Cup is the longest running international club competition in the region and has crowned the champion club of the Confederation since its inception in 1962.

2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Teams

CFU: Winner Harbour View FC (JAM) vs. Tivoli Gardens FC (JAM)

Mexico (2): Pumas UNAM, CF Monterrey

USA (2): D.C. United, Kansas City Wizards

UNCAF (3): CD Olímpia (HON), CSD Municipal (GUA), Deportivo Saprissa (CRC)

Quarterfinal Series
First leg – 9 March
Second leg – 16 March

Semifinal Series
First leg – 6 April
Second leg – 13 April

Final Series
First leg – 4 May
Second leg – 11 May

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I have a good feeling about MLS teams this year. I think the Wizards and (effing) United have a good chance of playing well and performing.

[Magic]

Dc!!

[Isaac]

I don't know, I don't think DC will do that well. Forgetting the MLS Cup Final, the Wizards are a great defensive unit. In away games United will struggle to play the defensive style that is many times required, as their only form of attack is defense. If I were to pick, I believe the Wiz will advance further due to better defense.

As we all know in football, defense prevails over attack.

[Magic]

But what good is a solid defense if you can't score goals? DC proved to be solid enough to take out KC and I think they will do better in the CONCACAF Champions Cup as well.

But we all know Columbus would do the best out of all the teams