Tuesday, August 3

Pro Rankings: CCL, Two More Leagues Kick Off

The week after the start of the Mexican, Costa Rican and Guatemalan leagues, the CONCACAF Champions League kicked off with the Preliminary Round featuring 16 teams representing eight different leagues. On the weekend, the first division leagues in El Salvador and Panama also started play with Honduras on the horizon this coming weekend.

The big news in the Champions League was the continued role of giant-killer being taken on by the Puerto Rico Islanders, which were in the process of coming out of a tough start in USSF Division 2 play that has them near the bottom of the table. The Islanders traveled to Los Angeles and laid a stunning 4-1 loss on the MLS-leading Galaxy. The series now heads to Puerto Rico, where the Islanders are notoriously difficult to beat as Santos Laguna and Cruz Azul have both suffered defeat.

In other CCL action, the MLS clubs Toronto FC and Seattle Sounders each posted narrow 1-0 victories at home. Toronto heads to Honduras to face Motagua and Seattle is off to El Salvador to play Clausura playoff champion Isidro Metapan, who opened their league campaign with a big 4-2 win over Atletico Balboa.

The Mexican sides had surprisingly close matches, but were on the road in both. Santos Laguna returns home to play San Juan Jabloteh, up 1-0, and Cruz Azul hosts Panama’s San Francisco with a 3-2 lead. Both clubs posted shutout wins in league play as Santos stunned Pumas 4-0 and Cruz Azul somewhat avenged their CCL championship defeat to Atlante with a 2-0 result. San Francisco, the playoff runners-up last time out, opened their league campaign with a 2-2 draw against Chorrillo.

Also in Panama’s opening weekend, the defending playoff champion and regular season runner-up Arabe Unido played a 1-1 tie against Tauro, 3-0 losers at Marathon of Honduras in the CCL, and Atletico Chiriqui, the regular season champions, were 3-0 victors against Plaza Amador.

In El Salvador, other opening weekend results saw Aguila, the runner-up in both the season and playoff, play to a scoreless stalemate on the road against Once Municipal and Firpo, the regular season champion, post the same result at home versus Alianza.

In addition to the second legs of the CCL continuing this week, the Superliga resumes with semifinal action Wednesday and Thursday followed by Honduras opening league play on the weekend.

The Soccer Barn's CONCACAF Pro Club Power Rankings
 
Rank … Team (League) … League Record W-L-D … Notes
1 … Santos Laguna (MEX) … 2-0-0 … 4-0 W v Pumas; CCL 1-0 W @ Jabloteh
 
2 … Cruz Azul (MEX) … 2-0-0 … 2-0 W v Atlante; CCL 3-2 W @ San Francisco

3 … Monterrey (MEX) … 1-0-1 … 3-2 W v Tecos

4 … Toluca (MEX) … 0-1-1 … 1-1 D v Pachuca

5 … Morelia (MEX) … 1-0-0 … Idle

6 … Real Salt Lake (MLS) … 10-4-4 … 3-0 W v DC

7 … Pachuca (MEX) … 1-0-1 … 1-1 D @ Toluca

8 … Puebla (MEX) … 1-0-1 … 2-1 W v San Luis

9 … FC Dallas (MLS) … 6-2-9 … 1-1 D @ Colorado

10 … Chivas Guadalajara (MEX) … 0-0-1 … Idle

11 … Queretaro (MEX) … 2-0-0 … 2-1 W v Atlas

12 … Pumas UNAM (MEX) … 1-1-0 … 0-4 L @ Santos Laguna

13 … New York Red Bulls (MLS) … 8-6-3 … 2-2 D @ Houston

14 … Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) … 12-3-4 … 2-3 L v Chicago; CCL 1-4 L v Puerto Rico

15 … FC Toronto (MLS) … 6-6-5 … 0-1 L @ Kansas City; CCL 1-0 W v Motagua

16 … America (MEX) … 1-1-0 … 3-0 W v Chiapas Jaguares

17 … Tigres UANL (MEX) … 1-1-0 … 2-0 W @ Necaxa

18 … Colorado Rapids (MLS) … 6-5-6 … 1-1 D v Dallas

19 … San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) … 6-5-5 … 0-1 L v Seattle

20 … Columbus Crew (MLS) … 10-4-4 … 1-3 L @ Chivas USA

21 … Olimpia (HON) … …

22 … Motagua (HON) … … CCL 1-0 L @ Toronto

23 … Atlante (MEX) … 0-2-0 … 0-2 L @ Cruz Azul

24 … Alajuelense (CRC) … 1-0-0 … Idle

25 … Chicago Fire (MLS) … 5-5-5 … 3-2 W @ Los Angeles

26 … Seattle Sounders (MLS) … 7-8-4 … 1-0 W @ San Jose; CCL 1-0 W v Metapan

27 … Houston Dynamo (MLS) … 5-8-5 … 2-2 D v New York

28 … San Luis (MEX) … 0-1-1 … 1-2 L @ Puebla

29 … Jaguares Chiapas (MEX) … 0-1-1 … 0-3 L @ America

30 … Necaxa (MEX) … 0-1-1 … 0-2 L v Tigres

31 … Estudiantes Tecos (MEX) … 0-2-0 … 2-3 L @ Monterrey

32 … Austin Aztex (USSFD2) … 11-2-5 … 3-1 W v Miami

33 … Puerto Rico Islanders (USSFD2) … 6-7-5 … CCL 4-1 W @ Los Angeles

34 … Vancouver Whitecaps (USSFD2) … 8-3-10 … 1-0 W @ Montreal, 2-2 D @ Carolina

35 … Chivas USA (MLS) … 5-9-3 … 3-1 W v Columbus

36 … Atlas (MEX) … 0-2-0 … 1-2 L @ Queretaro

37 … New England Revolution (MLS) … 4-9-3 … 1-1 D @ Philadelphia

38 … Philadelphia Union (MLS) … 4-8-3 … 1-1 D v New England

39 … Platense (HON) … …

40 … Kansas City Wizards (MLS) … 5-8-4 … 1-0 W v Toronto

41 … Isidro Metapan (SLV) … 1-0-0 … 4-2 W v Atletico Balboa; CCL 0-1 L @ Seattle

42 … Marathon (HON) … … CCL 3-0 W @ Tauro

43 … Rochester Rhinos (USSFD2) … 9-5-6 … 1-0 W @ Carolina

44 … Carolina RailHawks (USSFD2) … 6-4-7 … 0-1 L v Rochester, 2-2 D v Vancouver

45 … Charleston Battery (USL2) … 10-3-5 … 2-2 D @ Charlotte

46 … Marquense (GUA) … 2-0-0 … 2-1 W v Xelaju

47 … Portland Timbers (USSFD2) … 7-6-6 … 0-3 L @ St Louis, 2-2 D @ Tampa Bay

48 … Montreal Impact (USSFD2) … 6-8-6 … 0-1 L v Vancouver, 1-1 D @ CP Baltimore

49 … Xelaju (GUA) … 1-1-0 … 1-2 L @ Marquense; CCL 1-1 D @ FAS

50 … Comunicaciones (GUA) … 1-0-1 … 1-1 D v Mictlan

51 … Puntarenas (CRC) … 1-1-0 … 5-2 W v Brujas

52 … Defence Force (TRI) … 10-0-0 F …

53 … Joe Public (TRI) … 5-1-4 F … CCL 2-2 D @ Brujas

54 … FAS (SLV) … 0-0-1 … 2-2 D @ Vista Hermosa; CCL 1-1 D v Xelaju

55 … Brujas (CRC) … 0-2-0 … 2-5 L @ Puntarenas; CCL 2-2 D v Joe Public

56 … San Juan Jabloteh (TRI) … 4-3-3 F … CCL 0-1 L v Santos Laguna

57 … San Francisco (PAN) … 0-0-1 … 2-2 D v Chorillo; CCL 2-3 L v Cruz Azul

58 … Richmond Kickers (USL2) … 8-5-5 … 2-0 W v Harrisburg

59 … Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL2) … 6-5-6 … 2-0 W v Real Maryland

60 … Juventud Retalteca (GUA) … 2-0-0 … 2-0 W @ Suchitepequez

61 … Malacateco (GUA) … 1-1-0 … 3-2 W v Municipal

62 … Aguila (SLV) … 0-0-1 … 0-0 D @ Once Municipal

63 … Firpo (SLV) … 0-0-1 … 0-0 D v Alianza

64 … Vista Hermosa (SLV) … 0-0-1 … 2-2 D v FAS

65 … Municipal (GUA) … 1-1-0 … 2-3 L @ Malacateco

66 … Charlotte Eagles (USL2) … 5-7-6 … 2-2 D v Charleston

67 … Vida (HON) … …

68 … San Carlos (CRC) … 1-0-1 … 0-0 D @ Cartagines

69 … Herediano (CRC) … 1-1-0 … 0-1 L @ Barrio Mexico

70 … Penarol La Mesilla (GUA) … 0-1-1 … 2-2 D v Heredia

71 … Universidad San Carlos (GUA) … 1-1-0 … 1-0 W v Xinabajul

72 … Aribe Unido (PAN) … 0-0-1 … 1-1 D v Tauro

73 … Mictlan (GUA) … 1-0-1 … 1-1 D @ Comunicaciones

74 … DC United (MLS) … 3-12-3 … 0-3 L @ Salt Lake

75 … Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) … 0-1-0 … Idle

76 … AC St Louis (USSFD2) … 5-10-5 … 3-0 W v Portland, 2-2 D v Minnesota

77 … W Connection (TRI) … 5-3-2 F …

78 … Ma Pau (TRI) … 4-1-5 F …

79 … Barrio Mexico (CRC) … 2-0-0 … 1-0 W v Herediano

80 … Chorrillo (PAN) … 0-0-1 … 2-2 D @ San Francisco

81 … Cartagenes (CRC) … 0-1-1 … 0-0 D v San Carlos

82 … Real Espana (HON) … …

83 … Santos de Guapiles (CRC) … 1-0-1 … 1-1 D v Perez Zeledon

84 … Perez Zeledon (CRC) … 1-0-1 … 1-1 D @ Santos de Gaupiles

85 … Hispano (HON) … …

86 … NSC Minnesota (USSFD2) … 7-9-6 … 2-2 D @ St Louis

87 … Tampa Bay Rowdies (USSFD2) … 6-7-6 … 2-2 D v Portland

88 … Crystal Palace Baltimore (USSFD2) … 5-9-5 … 1-1 D v Montreal

89 … Atletico Chiriqui (PAN) … 1-0-0 … 3-0 W v Plaza Amador

90 … Sporting San Miguelito (PAN) … 1-0-0 … 1-0 W v Atletico Veraguense

91 … Tauro (PAN) … 0-0-1 … 1-1 D @ Arabe Unido; CCL 0-3 L v Marathon

92 … Once Municipal (SLV) … 0-0-1 … 0-0 D v Aguila

93 … Alianza (SLV) … 0-0-1 … 0-0 D @ Firpo

94 … Chepo (PAN) … 0-0-1 … 0-0 D v Alianza

95 … Limon (CRC) … 1-1-0 … 1-0 W @ UCR

96 … Atletico Balboa (SLV) … 0-1-0 … 2-4 L @ Isidro Metapan

97 … Miami FC Blues (USSFD2) … 2-8-9 … 1-3 L @ Austin

98 … Harrisburg City Islanders (USL2) … 4-8-5 … 0-2 L @ Richmond

99 … Real Maryland Monarchs (USL2) … 3-8-7 … 0-2 L @ Pittsburgh

100 … Bayamon (PRSL) … …

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