Parity in Central America saw very few clubs dominate over the past two weeks to make significant moves in the TSB CONCACAF Pro Club Power Rankings this week. The top of the list, however, remained consistent as power players experienced reasonable blips as there were an astounding seven matches between two clubs in the Top 10 during Mexican Primera Division play and Major League Soccer action.
Top-ranked Monterrey navigated a pair of tough contests in league play during the CONCACAF Champions League break, playing to a scoreless draw against America (ranked 5) and defeating Toluca, 2-0. America’s other match was a 2-2 draw against Puebla and Toluca (10), also played to a scoreless draw against Cruz Azul (4), who defeated Santos Laguna, 3-0, in their other match and remain the first-place club overall in Mexico on points. Santos Laguna also battled to a scoreless draw with Morelia. The other Top 10 match featuring Mexican clubs was a Chivas Guadalajara 1-0 win against Necaxa. Chivas (9) also fell, 1-0, to Morelia and drew, 2-2, with Queretaro, while Necaxa were 1-0 winners against Puebla.
The MLS contingent in the Top 10 was just as busy in high-profile matches. Real Salt Lake (2) played a scoreless draw in New York against the Red Bulls (8) and ended the record FC Dallas 19-game unbeaten streak with a 2-0 win. Dallas (3) also played to a 2-2 draw against the Colorado Rapids and New York fell, 2-1, in Philadelphia.
With all the best clubs squaring off little changed in the Top 10 of the Power Rankings. Dallas only dropped one spot to fourth, and Toluca made the biggest move up four spots to sixth as others slipped slightly.
With Champions League on break, the intrigue outside of the Top 10 were minimal with the exception of the USSF Division-2 playoffs where three of the top four seeds were eliminated in the Quarterfinals and the eighth-seeded Puerto Rico Islanders, a CCL participant, advanced to the championship for the second time in three years along with the Carolina RailHawks. The Islanders knocked off the regular season champion Rochester Rhinos and avenged their 2008 championship loss against Vancouver with two goals in series overtime after a scoreless aggregate through the two legs. Vancouver had won the quarterfinal showdown of future MLS clubs, splitting the series with Portland but edging the Timbers, 2-1, on aggregate. The RailHawks, top seed in the NASL Conference and fourth overall in the league, ran away in the second leg of the quarters against Minnesota, 4-0, after a scoreless first leg, but had to rally from down one to defeat defending champion Montreal Impact in the semifinals, 2-1.
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama each played two rounds worth of action during the FIFA international break, but only five of the 44 clubs were able to manage two wins over the two-week span. San Francisco, Tauro and Arabe Unido won twice in Panama while Victoria and Marathon each picked up a pair of wins. El Salvador only played one full round of games. Marathon also earned a draw with a third match midweek on their break from CCL play.
The odd stat of the week came from Guatemala where all 12 clubs earned a win and a loss over the two weeks as all 12 games finished in favor of the home clubs without any draws.
Of the unranked clubs, Puntarenas had a good two weeks of play, earning a pair of draws and a victory. They tied CCL club Saprissa at home and league leader Barrio Mexico on the road with identical 1-1 draws before downing Group A second-place club Cartagines, 2-0, vaulting the side up to 88.
TSB’s CONCACAF Pro Club Power Rankings
Through games of Monday, October 18 (Champions League - Group Stage clubs in yellow)
Rank . [Previous] … Club (League) … League Record W-D-L … Notes
1 . [1] … Monterrey (MEX) … 7-5-0 … 0-0 D @ America, 2-0 W v Toluca
2 . [2] … Real Salt Lake (MLS) … 15-10-4 … 0-0 D @ New York, 2-0 W v Dallas
3 . [4] … Cruz Azul (MEX) … 9-1-2 … 0-0 D @ Toluca, 3-0 W v Santos Laguna
4 . [3] … FC Dallas (MLS) … 12-14-3 … 2-2 D v Colorado, 0-2 L @ RSL
5 . [5] … America (MEX) … 4-5-3 … 0-0 D v Monterrey, 2-2 D @ Puebla
6 . [10] … Toluca (MEX) … 4-5-3 … 0-0 D v Cruz Azul, 0-2 L @ Monterrey
7 . [6] … Necaxa (MEX) … 3-4-5 … 1-0 W v Puebla, 0-1 L @ Chivas Guadalajara
8 . [7] … Santos Laguna (MEX) … 7-1-4 … 0-0 D @ Morelia, 0-3 L @ Cruz Azul
9 . [8] … New York Red Bulls (MLS) … 14-6-9 … 0-0 D v RSL, 1-2 L @ Philadelphia
10 . [9] … Chivas Guadalajara (MEX) … 3-6-3 … 0-1 L v Morelia, 2-2 D @ Quaretaro, 1-0 W v Necaxa
11 . [11] … Columbus Crew (MLS) … 13-8-8 … 0-2 L @ Chicago, 2-2 D @ Toronto
12 . [12] … Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) … 17-5-7 … 1-0 W @ Philadelphia, 1-3 L v Colorado
13 . [19] … Pachuca (MEX) … 4-4-4 … 3-2 W v Pumas, 1-1 D v Morelia
14 . [13] … Pumas UNAM (MEX) … 5-3-4 … 2-3 L @ Pachuca, 1-0 W v Jaguares
15 . [18] … Marathon (HON) … 5-4-1 … 2-2 D @ Hispana, 2-0 W @ Deportes Savio, 1-0 W v Platense
16 . [14] … Olimpia (HON) … 4-4-2 … 1-0 W v Vida, 4-1 W @ Hispano, 1-2 L v Victoria
17 . [16] … Tigres UANL (MEX) … 4-4-4 … 5-0 W v Estudiantes, 1-1 D @ Atlante
18 . [20] … Seattle Sounders (MLS) … 14-6-9 … 2-1 W @ Kansas City, 2-1 W v Chivas USA
19 . [27] … Colorado Rapids (MLS) … 12-9-8 … 2-2 D @ Dallas, 3-1 W @ Los Angeles
20 . [22] … Alajuelense (CRC) … 9-3-1 … 2-2 D @ Herediano, 3-0 W v U Costa Rica
21 . [23] … Morelia (MEX) … 4-3-5 … 1-0 W @ Guadalajara, 0-0 D v Santos, 1-1 D @ Pachuca
22 . [15] … Municipal (GUA) … 7-1-4 … 1-4 L @ U San Carlos, 4-0 W v Malacateco
23 . [21] … Jaguares Chiapas (MEX) … 4-4-4 … 2-0 W v Atlante, 0-1 L @ Pumas
24 . [17] … San Luis (MEX) … 6-1-5 … 1-2 L @ Atlas, 3-2 W v Queretaro
25 . [31] … New England Revolution (MLS) … 9-5-15 … 2-1 W @ Houston, 2-1 W v New York
26 . [24] … Barrio Mexico (CRC) … 7-4-2 … 1-1 D v Puntarenas, 2-3 L @ Limon
27 . [25] … San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) … 12-7-9 … 2-0 W @ DC, 0-1 L v Houston
28 . [26] … Toronto FC (MLS) … 8-8-13 … 0-3 L @ Chivas USA, 2-2 D v Columbus
29 . [28] … Queretaro (MEX) … 3-3-6 … 2-2 D v Guadalajara, 2-3 L @ San Luis
30 . [29] … Chicago Fire (MLS) … 8-9-12 … 2-0 W v Columbus, 0-2 L v Kansas City, 0-0 D v DC
31 . [30] … Puebla (MEX) … 4-3-5 … 0-1 L @ Necaxa, 2-2 D v America
32 . [37] … Puerto Rico Islanders (USSFD2) … 9-10-11 F … 3-2 Agg W v Rochester, 2-0 OT Agg W v Vancouver
33 . [32] … Kansas City Wizards (MLS) … 10-6-13 … 1-2 L v Seattle, 2-0 W @ Chicago, 0-1 L @ New England
34 . [33] … Estudiantes Tecos (MEX) … 3-3-6 … 0-5 L @ Tigres, 2-1 W v Atlas
35 . [35] … Atlas (MEX) … 2-2-8 … 2-1 W v San Luis, 1-2 L @ Estudiantes
36 . [39] … Carolina RailHawks (USSFD2) … 13-8-9 F … 4-0 Agg W v Minnesota, 2-1 Agg W v Montreal
37 . [34] … Atlante (MEX) … 2-3-7 … 0-2 L @ Jaguares, 1-1 D v Tigres
38 . [41] … Philadelphia Union (MLS) … 8-7-14 … 0-1 L v Los Angeles, 2-1 W v New York
39 . [47] … San Francisco (PAN) … 7-4-1 … 3-0 W v Chepo, 3-2 W @ Plaza Amador
40 . [36] … Montreal Impact (USSFD2) … 12-7-11 F … 5-2 Agg W v Austin, 1-2 Agg L v Carolina
41 . [38] … Vancouver Whitecaps (USSFD2) … 10-15-5 F … 2-1 Agg W v Portland, 0-2 OT Agg L v Puerto Rico
42 . [43] … Aribe Unido (PAN) … 6-3-3 … 1-0 W v Chorrillo, 2-1 W @ Chepo
43 . [40] … Necaxa (HON) … 4-3-4 … 0-1 L @ Motagua, 1-1 D v Real Espana
44 . [44] … Isidro Metapan (SLV) … 6-1-3 … 3-0 W v Alianza
45 . [46] … Houston Dynamo (MLS) … 8-6-15 … 1-2 L v New England, 1-0 W @ San Jose
46 . [50] … Rochester Rhinos (USSFD2) … 16-6-8 F … 2-3 Agg L v Puerto Rico
47 . [45] … Portland Timbers (USSFD2) … 13-10-7 F … 1-2 Agg L v Vancouver
48 . [48] … Motagua (HON) … 2-5-4 … 1-0 W v Necaxa, 0-2 L @ Hispano
49 . [42] … Austin Aztex (USSFD2) … 15-8-7 F … 2-5 Agg L v Montreal
50 . [49] … Chivas USA (MLS) … 8-4-16 … 3-0 W v Toronto, 1-2 L @ Seattle
51 . [53] … Real Espana (HON) … 5-4-2 … 1-0 W v Vida, 1-1 D @ Necaxa
52 . [55] … Tauro (PAN) … 6-4-2 … 3-2 W @ Sporting San Miguelito, 1-0 W v Atletico Veraguense
53 . [51] … Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) … 4-3-6 … 1-1 D @ Puntarenas, 3-1 W v Limon, 3-4 L @ Perez Zeledon
54 . [52] … Joe Public (TRI) … 5-4-1 F …
55 . [54] … Chorrillo (PAN) … 5-4-3 … 0-1 L @ Arabe Unido, 1-1 D v Sporting San Miguelito
56 . [56] … Marquense (GUA) … 6-3-3 … 1-0 W v Xinabajul, 1-2 L @ Xelaju
57 . [60] … Herediano (CRC) … 6-5-2 … 2-2 D v Alajuelense, 2-2 D @ Santos de Guapiles
58 . [61] … Firpo (SLV) … 5-3-2 … 1-0 W v FAS
59 . [57] … DC United (MLS) … 6-4-19 … 0-2 L v San Jose, 0-0 D @ Chicago
60 . [58] … Sporting San Miguelito (PAN) … 6-3-3 … 2-3 L v Tauro, 1-1 D v Sporting San Miguelito
61 . [59] … Alianza (SLV) … 5-4-2 … 2-0 W v Vista Hermosa, 0-3 L @ Isidro Metapan
62 . [64] … San Carlos (CRC) … 6-2-4 … 1-1 D @ U Costa Rica, 4-1 W v Brujas
63 . [62] … Santos de Guapiles (CRC) … 4-6-3 … 0-5 L @ Brujas, 2-2 D v Herediano
64 . [63] … Juventud Retalteca (GUA) … 5-3-4 … 1-3 L @ Malacateco, 1-0 W v Suchitepequez
65 . [65] … Comunicaciones (GUA) … 4-5-3 … 4-1 W v Heredia, 0-1 L @ Mictlan
66 . [69] … Mictlan (GUA) … 6-2-4 … 0-4 L @ Suchitepequez, 1-0 W v Comunicaciones
67 . [68] … Charleston Battery (USL2) … 11-5-4 F …
68 . [70] … Miami FC Blues (USSFD2) … 7-12-11 F …
69 . [79] … Victoria (HON) … 6-2-3 … 2-0 W v Platense, 2-1 W @ Olimpia
70 . [71] … Heredia (GUA) … 6-2-4 … 1-4 L @ Comunicaciones, 1-0 W v Penarol La Mesilla
71 . [72] … Defence Force (TRI) … 10-0-0 F …
72 . [73] … Aguila (SLV) … 5-2-3 … 1-1 D @ Vista Hermosa
73 . [66] … Deportes Savio (HON) … 3-4-4 … 0-2 L v Marathon, 2-4 L @ Vida
74 . [67] … Platense (HON) … 4-1-6 … 0-2 L @ Victoria, 0-1 L @ Marathon
75 . [74] … Richmond Kickers (USL2) … 9-6-5 F …
76 . [75] … San Juan Jabloteh (TRI) … 4-3-3 F …
77 . [76] … NSC Minnesota (USSFD2) … 11-7-12 F … 0-4 Agg L v Carolina
78 . [77] … Xinabajul (GUA) … 6-1-5 … 0-1 L @ Marquense, 2-1 W v U San Carlos
79 . [78] … Cartagines (CRC) … 5-4-4 … 1-0 W v Perez Zeledon, 0-2 L @ Puntarenas
80 . [80] … Vida (HON) … 4-2-5 … 0-1 L @ Olimpia, 0-1 L @ Real Espana, 4-2 W v Deportes Savio
81 . [84] … Perez Zeledon (CRC) … 4-2-7 … 0-1 L @ Cartagines, 4-3 W v Saprissa
82 . [81] … Malacateco (GUA) … 5-3-4 … 3-1 W v Juventud Retalteca, 0-4 L @ Municipal
83 . [87] … Once Municipal (SLV) … 3-5-3 … 1-1 D @ FAS, 1-0 W v U El Salvador
84 . [82] … Brujas (CRC) … 4-3-6 … 5-0 W v Santos de Guapiles, 1-4 L @ San Carlos
85 . [83] … Atletico Balboa (SLV) … 2-5-3 … 0-0 D @ Atletico Marte
86 . [85] … FAS (SLV) … 3-3-5 … 1-1 D v Once Municipal, 0-1 L @ Firpo
87 . [86] … Vista Hermosa (SLV) … 2-5-4 … 0-2 L @ Alianza, 1-1 D v Aguila
88 . [NR] … Puntarenas (CRC) … 3-3-7 … 1-1 D v Saprissa, 1-1 D @ Barrio Mexico, 2-0 W v Cartagines
89 . [88] … W Connection (TRI) … 5-2-3 F …
90 . [89] … Ma Pau (TRI) … 4-5-1 F …
91 . [91] … Limon (CRC) … 5-1-7 … 1-3 L @ Saprissa, 3-2 W v Barrio Mexico
92 . [93] … Alianza (PAN) … 3-3-6 … 1-1 D v Plaza Amador, 2-1 W v Atletico Chiriqui
93 . [90] … Universidad de El Salvador (SLV) … 2-4-5 … 0-1 L @ Once Municipal
94 . [96] … Plaza Amador (PAN) … 3-3-6 … 1-1 D @ Alianza, 2-3 L v San Francisco
95 . [97] … Xelaju (GUA) … 4-2-6 … 0-1 L @ Penarol La Mesilla, 2-1 W v Marquense
96 . [92] … Tampa Bay Rowdies (USSFD2) … 7-11-12 F …
97 . [94] … AC St Louis (USSFD2) … 7-8-15 F …
98 . [98] … Suchitepiquez (GUA) … 4-2-6 … 4-0 W v Mictlan, 0-1 L @ Juventud Retalteca
99 . [NR] … Atletico Veraguense (PAN) … 3-1-8 … 4-2 W @ Atletico Chiriqui, 0-1 L @ Tauro
100 . [NR] … Hispano (HON) … 1-3-7 … 2-2 D v Marathon, 1-4 L v Olimpia, 2-0 W v Motagua
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