With the favorites holding form in the second legs of the CONCACAF Champions League last week and with the Central American leagues still in the early stages, most of the activity in The Soccer Barn’s CONCACAF Pro Club Power Rankings was among the final third as the majority of the clubs in the list begin to paint the pictures in their respective leagues.
Considered favorites prior to the season, Toluca is yet to register a victory three games into the Mexican Primera season and thusly saw the biggest drop among the top clubs after a 1-1 draw against Jaguares, falling from four to 11. Pachuca also fell seven spots to 14 following a 3-0 loss to Santos Laguna. Queretaro, perhaps inflated with two wins against lesser opponents Atlas and Tigres, were brought back to earth in a 6-0 loss to Morelia, dropping from 11 to 19. On the other side of the big moves, promoted Necaxa moved up from 30 to 24 with a 1-0 win against Atlas and Jaguares from 29 to 21.
Movers among MLS clubs were Seattle, up six spots with success in CCL and league play, and San Jose, which fell seven spots after a loss in Colorado. New England narrowly defeated DC, but benefited from several Mexico’s lesser clubs falling down the list, moving up from 37 to 31. Most of the MLS clubs remained relatively level with their previous ranking.
Firpo of El Salvador used a 2-0 win over CCL club FAS to move up the table to the top half from 63 to 47. Necaxa of Honduras, also newly promoted, stunned Motagua to make its debut on the list at 55. Still perfect after three games, Barrio Mexico of Costa Rica moved up to 58 from 79 and while league opposition Saprissa rebounded from an opening loss to post a scoreless draw against rival Alajuelense and a big win to move back up to 61 from 75.
The final quarter of the list saw a lot of movement. Panama’s Sporting San Miguelito jumped from 90 to 74 following a 0-0 draw against CCL club Tauro while league opposition Chepo moved from 94 to 80 by downing CCL club San Francisco. USSF D-2’s Miami FC used a 1-1 road draw against CCL side Puerto Rico to move from just inside the bubble, at 97, to 84.
Moving into the top 100 after spending last week off of it were Panama’s Atletico Veraguense, El Salvador’s Universidad de El Salvador and the Guatamalan trio of Heredia, Xinabajul and Suchitepiquez.
Rank . [Previous] … Club (League) … League Record W-L-D … Notes
1 . [1] … Santos Laguna (MEX) … 3-0-0 … 3-0 W @ Pachuca, CCL 5-0 W v Jabloteh
2 . [3] … Monterrey (MEX) … 2-0-1 … 2-1 W @ Atlante
3 . [5] … Morelia (MEX) … 2-0-0 … 6-0 W v Queretaro
4 . [2] … Cruz Azul (MEX) … 2-1-0 … 0-2 L @ Pumas CCL 6-0 W v San Francisco
5 . [8] … Puebla (MEX) … 2-0-1 … 3-1 W @ Estudiantes Tecos
6 . [9] … FC Dallas (MLS) … 7-2-9 … 3-1 W v Philadelphia
7 . [10] … Chivas Guadalajara (MEX) … 1-0-1 … 1-0 W @ Atlas
8 . [12] … Pumas UNAM (MEX) … 2-1-0 … 2-0 W v Cruz Azul
9 . [6] … Real Salt Lake (MLS) … 10-4-5 … 1-1 D @ Kansas City
10 . [13] … New York Red Bulls (MLS) … 8-6-4 … 0-0 D @ Chicago
11 . [4] … Toluca (MEX) … 0-1-2 … 1-1 D @ Jaguares
12 . [14] … Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) … 12-3-4 … CCL 2-1 W @ Puerto Rico
13 . [15] … Toronto FC (MLS) … 7-6-5 … 2-1 W v Chivas USA, CCL 2-2 D @ Motagua
14 . [7] … Pachuca (MEX) … 1-1-1 … 0-3 L v Santos Laguna
15 . [20] … Columbus Crew (MLS) … 11-4-4 … 2-1 W @ Philadelphia
16 . [16] … America (MEX) … 1-1-1 … 1-1 D @ Tigres
17 . [17] … Tigres UANL (MEX) … 1-1-1 … 1-1 D v America
18 . [18] … Colorado Rapids (MLS) … 7-5-6 … 1-0 W v San Jose
19 . [11] … Queretaro (MEX) … 2-1-0 … 0-6 L @ Morelia
20 . [26] … Seattle Sounders (MLS) … 8-8-4 … 2-0 W v Houston, CCL 1-1 D @ Metapan
21 . [29] … Jaguares Chiapas (MEX) … 0-1-2 … 1-1 D v Toluca
22 . [21] … Olimpia (HON) … 1-0-0 … 2-0 W v Hispano
23 . [24] … Alajuelense (CRC) … 2-0-1 … 0-0 D @ Saprissa, 2-0 W @ Puntarenas
24 . [30] … Necaxa (MEX) … 1-1-1 … 1-0 W @ Atlas
25 . [25] … Chicago Fire (MLS) … 5-5-6 … 0-0 D v New York
26 . [19] … San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) … 6-6-5 … 0-1 L @ Colorado
27 . [22] … Motagua (HON) … 0-1-0 … 0-3 L @ Necaxa, CCL 2-2 D v Toronto
28 . [27] … Houston Dynamo (MLS) … 5-9-5 … 0-2 L @ Seattle
29 . [32] … Austin Aztex (USSFD2) … 12-2-5 … 4-2 W v Tampa Bay
30 . [33] … Puerto Rico Islanders (USSFD2) … 6-7-6 … 1-1 D v Miami, CCL 1-2 L v Los Angeles
31 . [37] … New England Revolution (MLS) … 5-9-3 … 1-0 W v DC United
32 . [28] … San Luis (MEX) … 0-2-1 … 0-1 L v Chivas Guadalajara
33 . [34] … Vancouver Whitecaps (USSFD2) … 8-3-11 … 0-0 D @ St Louis
34 . [23] … Atlante (MEX) … 0-3-0 … 1-2 L v Monterrey
35 . [35] … Chivas USA (MLS) … 5-10-3 … 1-2 L @ Toronto
36 . [31] … Estudiantes Tecos (MEX) … 0-3-0 … 1-3 L v Puebla
37 . [36] … Atlas (MEX) … 0-3-0 … 0-1 L v Necaxa
38 . [38] … Philadelphia Union (MLS) … 4-10-3 … 1-2 L v Columbus, 1-3 L @ Dallas
39 . [39] … Platense (HON) … 1-0-0 … 2-1 W v Victoria
40 . [40] … Kansas City Wizards (MLS) … 5-8-5 … 1-1 D v Real Salt Lake
41 . [91] … Tauro (PAN) … 0-0-2 … 0-0 D v Sporting SM, CCL 2-1 W @ Marathon
42 . [41] … Isidro Metapan (SLV) … 1-0-1 … 0-0 D @ Alianza, CCL 1-1 D v Seattle
43 . [42] … Marathon (HON) … … Idle, CCL 1-2 L v Tauro
44 . [43] … Rochester Rhinos (USSFD2) … 10-5-6 … 1-0 W v Portland
45 . [44] … Carolina RailHawks (USSFD2) … 7-4-7 … 2-0 W v Montreal
46 . [53] … Joe Public (TRI) … 5-1-4 F … CCL 4-2 W v Brujas
47 . [63] … Firpo (SLV) … 1-0-1 … 2-0 W @ FAS
48 . [46] … Marquense (GUA) … 2-1-0 … 1-3 L @ Heredia
49 . [54] … FAS (SLV) … 0-1-1 … 0-2 L v Firpo, CCL 2-0 W @ Xelaju
50 . [47] … Portland Timbers (USSFD2) … 7-7-6 … 0-1 L @ Rochester
51 . [48] … Montreal Impact (USSFD2) … 6-9-6 … 0-2 L @ Carolina
52 . [45] … Charleston Battery (USL2) … 10-4-5 … 1-2 L @ Pittsburgh
53 . [49] … Xelaju (GUA) … 2-1-0 … 2-1 W v U. de San Carlos, CCL 0-2 L v FAS
54 . [50] … Comunicaciones (GUA) … 1-0-2 … 1-1 D v Suchitepequez
55 . [NR] … Necaxa (HON) … 1-0-0 … 3-0 W v Motagua
56 . [52] … Defence Force (TRI) … 10-0-0 F …
57 . [60] … Juventud Retalteca (GUA) … 2-0-1 … 1-1 D v Municipal
58 . [79] … Barrio Mexico (CRC) … 3-0-0 … 2-1 W v San Carlos
59 . [55] … Brujas (CRC) … 1-2-0 … 3-1 W v Limon, CCL 2-4 L @ Joe Public
60 . [51] … Puntarenas (CRC) … 1-2-0 … 0-2 L v Alajuelense
61 . [56] … San Juan Jabloteh (TRI) … 4-3-3 F … CCL 0-5 L @ Santos Laguna
62 . [75] … Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) … 1-1-1 … 0-0 D v Alajuelense, 4-1 W v UCR
63 . [58] … Richmond Kickers (USL2) … 9-5-5 … 1-0 W @ Harrisburg
64 . [59] … Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL2) … 7-5-6 … 2-1 W v Charleston
65 . [62] … Aguila (SLV) … 1-0-1 … 2-1 W v Vista Hermosa
66 . [65] … Municipal (GUA) … 1-1-1 … 1-1 D @ Juventud Retalteca
67 . [69] … Herediano (CRC) … 2-1-0 … 3-2 W v Perez Zeledon
68 . [73] … Mictlan (GUA) … 2-0-1 … 1-0 W v Penarol La Mesilla
69 . [72] … Aribe Unido (PAN) … 1-0-1 … 1-0 W @ Chorrillo
70 . [66] … Charlotte Eagles (USL2) … 5-7-7 … 2-2 D @ Real Maryland
71 . [82] … Real Espana (HON) … 1-0-0 … 3-1 W @ Vida
72 . [81] … Cartagenes (CRC) … 1-1-1 … 7-1 W v Santos de Guapiles
73 . [68] … San Carlos (CRC) … 1-1-1 … 1-2 L @ Barrio Mexico
74 . [90] … Sporting San Miguelito (PAN) … 1-0-1 … 0-0 D @ Tauro
75 . [70] … Penarol La Mesilla (GUA) … 0-2-1 … 0-1 L @ Mictlan
76 . [71] … Universidad San Carlos (GUA) … 1-2-0 … 1-2 L @ Xelaju
77 . [76] … AC St Louis (USSFD2) … 5-10-6 … 0-0 D v Vancouver
78 . [61] … Malacateco (GUA) … 1-2-0 … 0-3 L @ Xinabajul
79 . [74] … DC United (MLS) … 3-12-3 … 0-3 L @ Salt Lake
80 . [94] … Chepo (PAN) … 1-0-1 … 2-0 W v San Francisco
81 . [77] … W Connection (TRI) … 5-3-2 F …
82 . [78] … Ma Pau (TRI) … 4-1-5 F …
83 . [93] … Alianza (SLV) … 0-0-2 … 0-0 D v Isidro Metapan
84 . [97] … Miami FC Blues (USSFD2) … 2-8-10 … 1-1 D @ Puerto Rico
85 . [NR] … Heredia (GUA) … 1-1-1 … 3-1 W v Marquense
86 . [NR] … Xinabajul (GUA) … 1-2-0 … 3-0 W v Malacateco
87 . [64] … Vista Hermosa (SLV) … 0-1-1 … 1-2 L @ Aguila
88 . [NR] … Atletico Veraguense (PAN) … 1-1-0 … 1-0 W v Atletico Chiriqui
89 . [NR] … UES (SLV) … 1-1-0 … 4-2 W v Once Municipal
90 . [57] … San Francisco (PAN) … 0-1-1 … 0-2 L @ Chepo, CCL 0-6 L @ Cruz Azul
91 . [80] … Chorrillo (PAN) … 0-1-1 … 0-1 L v Arabe Unido
92 . [84] … Perez Zeledon (CRC) … 1-1-1 … 2-3 L @ Herediano
93 . [67] … Vida (HON) … 0-1-0 … 1-3 L v Real Espana
94 . [86] … NSC Minnesota (USSFD2) … 7-9-6 … Idle
95 . [87] … Tampa Bay Rowdies (USSFD2) … 6-8-6 … 2-4 L @ Austin
96 . [88] … Crystal Palace Baltimore (USSFD2) … 5-9-5 … Idle
97 . [NR] … Suchitepiquez (GUA) … 0-2-1 … 1-1 D @ Comunicaciones
98 . [96] … Atletico Balboa (SLV) … 0-1-1 … 1-1 D v Atletico Marte
99 . [99] … Real Maryland Monarchs (USL2) … 3-8-8 … 2-2 D v Charlotte
100 . [98] … Harrisburg City Islanders (USL2) … 4-9-5 … 0-1 L v Richmond
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