Hey everyone, First things first: methinks it's time to rename the forum, no @edcalvi @IASocFan @Wiso ? Now that we've almost completed a full Champions Cup qualifying cycle under the new format, one holdover from the CCL era remains Mexico sending teams before everyone else. And after the NBA-style play-in concluded this weekend, the following Apertura quarterfinalists will seek the first tickets in the 2025 edition: Club América vs. Club León CF Monterrey vs. Atlético San Luis Tigres UANL vs. Club Puebla Pumas UNAM vs. Chivas
Thanks for reminding me that we had to rename the forum. I had totally forgotten about that detail. You're the best @Paul Calixte
And we have our first team in! Probably could've posted this in midweek, but I wanted to be respectful and wait for the mathematical certainty 2025 Champions Cup Qualifiers 1. Club América [MEX1, MEX2 or MEX3]
Well then, looks like our local elite wanted to punch their tickets nice and early 2025 Champions Cup Qualifiers 1. Club América [MEX1, MEX2 or MEX3] 2. Tigres UANL [MEX1, MEX2 or MEX3]
So, um, gotta address this here: Major League Soccer will not send its first teams to the U.S. Open Cup in 2024, instead opting to enter teams from MLS Next Pro. MLS commish Don Garber hinted at this last week and today it's official.— Kyle Bonagura (@BonaguraESPN) December 15, 2023 As far as anyone knows, the Champions Cup berth for the Open Cup winner would remain regardless; but even with an easier path for lower-league clubs, this is shocking, and all the more if the US federation accedes to it.
So the USSF shot down the above... While we see how that plays out, there is a tangible update on the qualifying front: América took home the Apertura title, and have the inside track on Liga MX's top berth after a record point haul in the regular season. 2025 Champions Cup Qualifiers 1. Club América [MEX1 or MEX2] 2. Tigres UANL [MEX1, MEX2 or MEX3]
Great move by the USSF. The US Open Cup is a historic tournament that deserves respect and it's our equivalent to the FA Cup.
Guess who's back, back, back Back again! Championnat spécial de la D1 haïtienne de football, programmation de la première journée ce weekend. pic.twitter.com/bWZiQJc4Zd— Fédération Haïtienne de Football (@fhfhaiti) March 2, 2024 And from what I can tell from my Twitter contacts, the plan is to have split seasons, in order to send the spring season finalists to the Caribbean Cup: Yes. 1) February-May2) August-December— 💞Lady MESSI 💞 (@nalhie) March 2, 2024 ...aaaaaaaand we've already had a game postponed due to insecurity CSD1-L’un des matches du groupe C ( Ouest-Sud) devant opposer les cayens de l’America FC au Violette AC ce dimanche 3 mars 2024, a été reporté pour cas de force majeure, il sera reprogrammé à une date ultérieure. pic.twitter.com/Pl83C8MWDE— Fédération Haïtienne de Football (@fhfhaiti) March 2, 2024
e parece que está a todo vapor, este final de semana será já a quinta rodada. Torcer para que o campeonato não pare e os clubes do Haiti possam voltar a disputar as competições da CFU e da CONCACAF Até o momento, Ouanaminthe , Cosmopolites e America des Cayes liderando seus grupos
Been a while since we checked in with the field for our next continental championship, so here goes a regional round-up! CARIBBEAN & CENTRAL AMERICA ...ok, we'll presumably circle back to them in late May/early June as the draws for the Caribbean Cup, Caribbean Shield and Central American Cup approach. NORTH AMERICA With two matchdays to go in the Liga MX Clausura, we have a couple important updates to acknowledge: Our first seeded team has already been confirmed, as no one can catch defending champs América in the full-year table! As well, Monterrey will finish as, at worst, the best non-finalist team; the other full-year berth is currently a three-way race between Chivas, Pumas and Toluca... yeah, we're slowly learning that Liga MX finally rewarding regular-season performance has made continental success harder than ever for the rest of us After three more sides get in through the end of the Clausura, the first qualifiers north of the Río Grande (...if any) will emerge from Leagues Cup in July and August: 🤩 Every 🏆 starts with a journey 💪The #LeaguesCup2024 bracket pres. By @CoorsLight is here!47 Clubs from 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇸 32 will move on to the knockout rounds! The #LeaguesCup2024 🗓️ is out 👀MoreThanSoccer this is #LeaguesCup— Leagues Cup (@LeaguesCup) March 14, 2024 The Voyageurs' Cup will conclude in September, by which time we may learn the winner of the CPL regular season as well; the US Open Cup Final will take place at the end of the month, after which we'll follow the MLS season to its conclusion. 2025 Champions Cup Qualifiers 1. Club América [MEX1] 2. Tigres UANL [MEX2 or MEX3] 3. CF Monterrey [MEX2, MEX3, MEX4 or MEX5]
With the Liga MX Clausura regular season wrapping up over the weekend, Chivas pulled away from the pack with a derby win over Atlas to grab the last full-year-table berth. 2025 Champions Cup Qualifiers 1. Club América [MEX1] 2. Tigres UANL [MEX2 or MEX3] 3. CF Monterrey [MEX2, MEX3, MEX4 or MEX5] 4. Chivas [MEX2, MEX4, MEX5 or MEX6]