CONCACAF Champions League Officially Launched. CONCACAF announced the official launch of the new continental club championship, the CONCACAF Champions League which will commence in August 2008. The CONCACAF Champions League will replace the Champions' Cup.
Once again, MLS clubs failed to advance to the final at the '08 CONCACAF Champions Cup, the premier club competition in the confederation... MLS teams will be testing their depth while players are in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics and the CONCACAF Champions League on the near horizon...An all MLS Final in the flawed SuperLiga, still a step forward
Fiorentina won it's Champions League opening leg qualifier vs SK Slavia Praha 2-0 at home.
The CONCACAF Champions League 08-09 is taking shape. The replacement for the CONCACAF Champions Cup will begin play in August and end with the final in May.
For the four MLS entrants, the 2007 season records are used.
It's Portsmouth defeats Cardiff 1-0 on Kanu's goal to win the FA Cup.
Gamba Osaka defeated the Houston Dynamo to win the new Pan-Pacific Tournament. The LA Galaxy won the consolation game v Sydney FC.
Ecuadorean champions LDU Quito beat Brasilian club Fluminense on PK's 3-1 after Flu's Neves' hat trick forced extra time. LDU Quito claims its first Copa Libertadores title.
Zenit St Petersburg beat Rangers 2-0 to win the UEFA Cup.
Pachuca(Mex) beat Saprissa(CRC) 3-2 on aggregate to be crowned as repeat club champion of the Western Hemisphere north of South America(aka CONCACAF) and earn a berth in the FIFA Club World Cup held in Japan in December.
Defending champion Urawa Red Diamonds is among the 8 clubs remaining in the quarter-final knockout phase of the AFC Champions League. Match days are set for September 17 and 24 for the 1st and 2nd legs respectively. The prize is a trip to Japan in December to meet the other confederation champions at the FIFA World Club Championship.
New England defeated Houston 6-5 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw to win the 2008 N.A. SuperLiga tournament. This is the second trophy within a year for the defending Lamar Hunt US Open Cup champion.
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In 1995 the UEFA InterToto Cup evolved into an alternative qualifying route into the UEFA Cup, as well as allowing clubs who had not qualified for the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup to experience European club football.
The USL-1 Charleston Battery will play MLS club DC United for the 2008 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup trophy on September 3 at RFK in Washington. The Battery defeated the Seattle Sounders on PK's after playing to a 1-1 draw. DC dispatched the defending champion New England 3-1 in a match played at RFK.
