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concacaf champions cupThe Confederations of North, Central America and Caribbean Associations of Football(CONCACAF) staged the CONCACAF Champions Cup annually from 1962 until 2008 (no tournamentswere held 1964-66). During its 46-year history, the CONCACAF Champions Cup wasthe region’s club championship.Major League Soccer clubs began competing in 1997 when the Los Angeles Galaxy wonthe tournament, defeating Mexico’s Santos Laguna in the championship. The Revolutioncompeted twice in the CONCACAF Champions Cup - in 2003 and 2006 - both times afterclaiming runner-up finishes in the previous year’s MLS Cup and joining the MLS Cup championin the tournament. In 2007 and 2008 - the tournament’s final year - the MLS SupportersShield winner and the MLS Cup champion earned invitations to the event.2003 CHAMPIONS CUP 2006 CHAMPIONS CUPROUND-OF-16LD Alajuelense (CRC) 4, New England Revolution 0LD Alajuelense 1, New England Revolution 3(LD Alajuelense win 5-3 on aggregate)QUARTERFINALSNew England Revolution 0, LD Alajuelense (CRC) 0LD Alajuelense 1, New England Revolution 0(LD Alajuelense win 1-0 on aggregate)concacaf champions leagueCONCACAFTOURNAMENTSA new regional club championship was launched in August 2008: CONCACAFChampions League. The new tournament was developed to mirror UEFA’s ChampionsLeague in Europe and CONMEBOL’s Copa Libertadores in South America, and has becomethe region’s new club championship.Twenty-four teams compete in the tournament, with 16 teams entering directly intogroup play. The remaining eight teams play in qualifying home-and-away series for the rightto be placed in one of the four groups of four for round-robin competition. The top twoteams from each group advance to the knock-out rounds, featuring home-and-away elimination.The winner of the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League will be crowned in April2009. The champion will also represent CONCACAF at the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.2008 CHAMPIONS LEAGUEPRELIMINARY ROUNDJoe Public FC (TT) 2, New England Revolution 1New England Revolution 0, Joe Public FC 4(Joe Public FC wins on aggregate, 6-1)186
superligaIn January 2007, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, together withthe Commissioner of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Primera Division, Decio deMaria, announced the creation of the preeminent club tournament in North Americathat to not only decide the best team in the region, but also award the heftiest winner'spurse in North American soccer history. With that announcement, SuperLiga wasborn.For the third time in 2009, eight clubs - four each from the top flight leagues ofthe United States and Mexico - will vie to determine a singular champion of NorthAmerica. The format, modeled after the UEFA Champions League, will include a groupphase and a knockout phase with all games held in U.S. venues during the summer. Inaddition to the prestige of capturing this continental honor, the club that emerges asSuperLiga champion will take home $1 million dollars in prize money, an unprecedentedprize purse in North American soccer history. In 2008, the Revolution became thefirst MLS squad to win SuperLiga, defeating three Mexican clubs - Santos Laguna, Pachuca and Atlante - on its way to thechampionship."We are proud to announce the creation of SuperLiga, which will quickly become one of the most prestigious internationalclub soccer tournaments held in the United States," Garber said. "This tournament presents the most authenticcompetition between rival soccer nations and will bring out the passion and pride of fans in our hemisphere."Competitive criteria now determine participants in future editions of SuperLiga. The SuperLiga field of teams isdivided into two groups, each with two representatives from the respective leagues."Given the great soccer rivalry between the two countries, we strongly believe SuperLiga will be a great internationalsoccer tournament," de Maria said."Featuring the top teams in both leagues,SuperLiga will become an instant favoriteamong the millions of soccer fans inMexico and U.S."The SuperLiga mark took its inspirationfrom representative symbols of theAmericas - the Bald Eagle native to theUnited States and Canada, and theGolden Eagle which appears on Mexico'sflag. A concept of the two birds swoopingtoward the same soccer ball evolved intoa graphical representation of a singlefeather with two sides - one silver, onegold - enveloping the ball, thus evokingan elite nature of the competition.Historically in both countries, the feather- la pluma in Spanish - has long beenrevered as an emblem of bravery, excellenceand glory. The SuperLiga trophy willreflect this graceful form as it becomes ahighly-coveted "feather in the cap" amongNorth America's top teams.SUPERLIGARevolution Investor/Operator Robert Kraft andhead coach Steve Nicol hold the SuperLiga 2008trophy aloft after the Revs defeated the HoustonDynamo in penalty kicks at Gillette Stadium onAug. 5, 2008.2009 SUPERLIGA CALENDARDay(s) Date(s) Event LocationEarly MarchCompetition dates announcedLate May-Early June Mexican participants announcedEarly JuneGroups announcedJune 20-21 Saturday/Sunday Group phase game day 1 MLS StadiumsJune 23-24 Tuesday/Wednesday Group Phase game day 2 MLS StadiumsJune 27-28 Saturday/Sunday Group Phase game day 3 MLS StadiumsJuly 15 Wednesday Semifinals Highest MLS SeedsAugust 5 Wednesday Championship Highest MLS Seed or host site187
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Page 9 and 10: team highsWINSSeason 17 in 2005LOSS
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Page 19 and 20: BRIAN KAMLER Born: 02/12/1972 Birth
Page 21 and 22: MANNY MOTAJO Born: 02/13/1970 Birth
Page 23 and 24: JUERGEN SOMMER Born: 02/27/1969 Bir
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Page 32 and 33: DATES OF NOTEJan. 18, 2007Selected
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