Draw to take place tonight in Miami

MIAMI (Wednesday, May 28, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) is pleased to remind media that the official draw for the 2014/15 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League will take place this evening, Wednesday May 28, at 7 PM EST.

The live draw will be conducted at the InterContinental at Doral in Miami and will be streamed live on CONCACAF.com. The event will sort the 24 clubs set to participate in the 2014/15 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League into eight groups of three teams.

Per section 2.2.1 c of the CONCACAF Champions League Regulations “two or more teams from the same Member Association will not play in the same Group, and the four USA and four Mexican teams will be drawn into separate Groups.”

The pots for the draw will be designated as follows:

Pot 1
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica 1); Club Social y Deportivo Comunicaciones (Guatemala 1); Club Deportivo Olimpia (Honduras 1); Club Leon (Mexico 1); Club de Fútbol Pachuca (Mexico 2); Tauro Fútbol Club (Panama 1); Sporting Kansas City (USA. 1); New York Red Bulls (USA 2);

Pot 2
Montreal Impact/Toronto FC (Canada 1); Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica 2); Asociación Deportiva Isidro Metapan (El Salvador 1);  Real Club Deportivo España (Honduras 2); Club de Fútbol América (Mexico 3); Cruz Azul Fútbol Club (Mexico 4); Portland Timbers (USA 3); D.C. United (USA 4);

Pot 3
Belmopan Bandits (Belize 1); CD FAS (El Salvador 2); Club Social y Deportivo Municipal (Guatemala 2); Alpha United Football Club (Guyana); Waterhouse Football Club (Jamaica); Real Estelí Fútbol Club (Nicaragua 1); Chorrillo Fútbol Club (Panama 2); Puerto Rico Bayamon FC (Puerto Rico).

Media members interested in attending the draw in person should RSVP to [email protected], indicating their full name, function, and medium represented. A welcome reception for media will be held at 6 PM the evening of the event.

WHO:     CONCACAF

WHAT:   Official Draw for the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League

WHEN:   Wednesday, May 28, 7 PM (Welcome reception precedes event at 6 PM)

WHERE: InterContinental at Doral, Miami

Representatives of the teams qualified for the 2014-15 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League will be on hand and will participate in a mixed zone following the draw event.
Media members should contact [email protected] with any questions.