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Por PABLO ARO GERALDES
Santos derrotó a Peñarol 2-1 y es el Campeón de la Copa Libertadores de América 2011. Después
de 48 años de haberse consagrado bicampeón de la Copa Libertadores de las ediciones de 1962 y
1963, justamente frente a Peñarol y Boca Juniors, sus únicos rivales de sus cuatro finales
disputadas, Santos logró el anhelado título continental y obtuvo su lugar en el Mundial de Clubes
de la FIFA, junto a los campeones de la UEFA Champions League, la O-League de Oceanía, la AFC
Champions League de Asia, la CAF Champions League africana, la Concacaf Champions League y el
campeón japonés, ya que el certamen volverá a jugarse en tierras niponas.
En la definición por penales, el Chelsea inglés se coronó campeón de la Liga de Campeones de la
UEFA (nombre oficial en inglés:
UEFA Champions League) al vencer al Bayern Munich.
Este el torneo internacional europeo de fútbol más importante a nivel de clubes organizado por la
Unión Europea de Asociaciones de Fútbol (UEFA).
Sorry for the long absence. I've spent the past two months in Mexico and Central America and it
turned out that finding free and convenient wifi in the area wasn't so convenient. Plus, I was just
having way too much fun. (Feel free to read about the adventures
here.)
But, we're back.
2009 Korean K-League champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club is gearing up for the 2011
domestic and AFC Champions League seasons following its third place league finish in 2010. The team
has been in the news lately for signing China international Huang Bowen and has now launched its
2011 hummel home outield player and goalkeeper kits.
As I intimated Persipura will not be entering the 2012 AFC Champions League. At least
automatically. The AFC are obviously so unimpressed by the internal dicking around in Indonesian
football that the automatic spot has been given to Buriram PEA from the Thai Premier League.
Assuming of course they win the TPL!
Earlier this week, we published our 2011 international tournament calendar for the national
teams. Biggest take-home message from this list: April and May are insanely busy, with continental
matches almost every day. Here is the same for the clubs all the known dates for the biggest club
tournaments in 2011.
Barcelona conquistó por cuarta vez la Copa de Europa al superar 3-1 al Manchester United en la
final disputada en Wembley.
La Liga de Campeones de la UEFA (o UEFA Champions League, según su nombre en inglés) se disputa
desde 1955 bajo la denominación de Copa de Clubes Campeones Europeos (nombre original en francés:
Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens), para enfrentar a los campeones de las diferentes ligas
nacionales de Europa.
They won the league last year with a spectacular 5-1 victory at the Bung Karno Stadium in front of
45,000 of their travelling supporters. They have been frquently crowned best supporters in the
country. But now, when things ain't going so well what has happened to the famous Aremania? Check
out their recent attendances with the most home games at the top.
Bunyodkor (17 played, 45 points) took a huge step towards a fourth successive Uzbek championship
title on Sunday when defeating arch rivals and nearest challengers Pakhtakor 2-1. The win took the
league leaders a massive nine points of Pakhtakor with just nine matches to play.
With over an hour of the game played it seemed a real possibility that the earlier goalless
score line in the first meeting of the two Tashkent rivals this season would be replicated.
Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (Arabic: نادي الهلال), usually called Al-Hilal, is a
Saudi Arabian soccer club based in the country's capital of Riyadh. The club won its 13th Saudi
Premier League title last season and was a semi-finalist in the 2010 edition of the AFC Champions
League. Manager by former German international and Hamburger SV [.
Former SLeague side Tanjung Pagar are considering a return to the SLeague according to this report.
But would the SLeague, with their expressed penchant for foreign clubs, last year they decided to
let in Beijing Guoan rather than Yishun Super Reds with disasterous results, be willing to let them
back?
Cracking weekend of fixtures lined up and it took much soul searching before I finally decided
which game I wanted to see.
The biggie is of course in the AFC Champions League play off when Sriwijaya host Muang Thong United
in Palembang which I previewed the other day in The Jakarta Globe. Most weeks it's a no brainer and
indeed until about three weeks ago I was set fair for South Sumatra.
AFC Champions League Qualifier
Sriwijaya v Muang Thong United 2-2 (Keith Kayamba, Thierry Gathuessi; Datsakorn Thonglao, Teerasil
Dangda) 12,000 Sriwijaya win 7-6 on pens
Sriwijaya play some team from the Arab world in a final play off next week. I would love it if they
win and the arabs start whining about the match officials!
AFC Champions League Qualifier
Sriwijaya v Al Ain 0-4
As Sriwijaya bid to reach the group stage of the AFC Champions League their own FA did nothing to
help them by scheduling a game against Persijap between both qualifiers.
Liga Primer Indonesia
Bandung v PSM 1-1 (Perry Somah; Andi Oddang)Tangerang Wolves v Batavia Union 3-3 (OG, M Yusuf,
Victor Hugo; Juan Cortez 2, Tantan)Cendrawasih v Semerang United 1-2 (Izak Masen; M Yusuf,
Mariawan)Real Mataram v Manado United 2-2 (Zainal Abidan, Fernando Soler; Razi Alkarani,
Amaral)
To show how radical the LPI is, Semerang won in Papua with a late, late winner.
The qualifying play-offs for the 2011 AFC Champions League have been completed this weekend
and for Qatar's Al-Sadd and Al Ain from the United Arab Emirates it has been a great weekend as
they secured the final two berths in this year's tournament.
In the West section Al-Sadd, who easily disposed of Syrian side Al-Ittihad with a 5-1 scoreline
in the first play-off round, had to overcome the challenge of Indian champions Dempo SC in order
to reach the group stages.
The qualifying play-offs for the 2011 AFC Champions League have been completed this weekend
and for Qatar's Al-Sadd and Al Ain from the United Arab Emirates it has been a great weekend as
they secured the final two berths in this year's tournament.
In the West section Al-Sadd, who easily disposed of Syrian side Al-Ittihad with a 5-1 scoreline
in the first play-off round, had to overcome the challenge of Indian champions Dempo SC in order
to reach the group stages.
Arema's Sinagporean pair, Noh Alam Shah and M Riduan, are threatening to quit the club if they
don't start getting paid on time.
Hardly the best preparation ahead of their AFC Champions League game against Jeonbuk Motors on
Wednesday.
M Fachruddin has already left the club for the same reason.
A Singapore newspaper is reporting that of last night's near 2,000 attendance for the Albirex
Niigata v Etoile game, only 490 were paying spectators! The rest were freebies, media and security
personnel! And ballboys.
But you know what? That official attendance doesn't actually reflect the number of people who
actually went to the stadium.
Thai Premier League Co chairmain Vichit Yamboonruang said yesterday it was good that the Asian
Football Confederation found that most TPL clubs have inadequate stadiums and facilities.
AFC representatives last week inspected TLP teams' stadiums and found that only four met the
Asian football governing body's requirements.
The group stages in the two major Asian club competitions have concluded on Wednesday and there
was plenty of tension in the air. The remaining places in the Round of 16 stages of each
competition were up for grabs and ensured some dramatic action on Matchday 6.
In the AFC Champions League there was virtually nothing left to play for in the east of the
continent as all of the qualifiers from Groups E-H were known before kick-off.
The group stages in the two major Asian club competitions have concluded on Wednesday and there
was plenty of tension in the air. The remaining places in the Round of 16 stages of each
competition were up for grabs and ensured some dramatic action on Matchday 6.
In the AFC Champions League there was virtually nothing left to play for in the east of the
continent as all of the qualifiers from Groups E-H were known before kick-off.
Auckland City de Nueva Zelanda venció a Amicale FC de Vanuatu 4-0 en la segunda final y adjudicó
la O-League, el máximo torneo de clubes de Oceanía. Se trata del nuevo formato que en 2007
adoptó la antigua Copa de Campeones de Oceanía, imitando a la Champions League europea.
En esta edición 2010/11 participaron ocho equipos de siete paíes, lo que demuestra un constante
crecimiento.
Jeonbuk Motors: Speeding down Asian football's fast lane is a post from: Just Football
With the 2011 Asian Champions League knockout phase kicking off this week, Mehdi Rahnama
takes a look at one of the teams to keep an eye on in his debut article for Just
Football:
The group stages of the 2011 Asian Champions League is over and it concluded
with a number of surprises, as some teams unexpectedly made it through at the expense of bigger
names knocked out early in the competition.
The Round of 16 in the 2011 AFC Champions League was completed over the last two days.
South Korea remains the strongest nation in the competition with three clubs representing the
K-League in the quarter-final stages. K-League title holders FC Seoul defeated record Japanese
champions Kashima Antlers by three goals to nil with goals from Hwan, Dejan Damjanović and Ko
sealing their passage through to the last eight.
The Round of 16 in the 2011 AFC Champions League was completed over the last two days.
South Korea remains the strongest nation in the competition with three clubs representing the
K-League in the quarter-final stages. K-League title holders FC Seoul defeated record Japanese
champions Kashima Antlers by three goals to nil with goals from Hwan, Dejan Damjanović and Ko
sealing their passage through to the last eight.
By Soraya Soemadiredja, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
It would be difficult to call Mohammed Bin Hammam of Qatar an outsider as the FIFA incumbent's
sole challenger in the race to lead the world's largest sport's governing body. A member of the
FIFA Executive Committee since 1996, he's been the Asian Football Confederation president for the
past nine years.
Sorry for the long absence. I've spent the past two months in Mexico and Central America and it
turned out that finding free and convenient wifi in the area wasn't so convenient. Plus, I was just
having way too much fun. (Feel free to read about the adventures
here.)
But, we're back.
A recorded rise of 15% in TV viewers for the AFC Champions League so far this year across Asia and
the Middle East points to the growing popularity of club football in the region.
With two-thirds of the K-League regular season completed the championship is reaching the
business end in South Korea. Unlike most footballing top-flight divisions, the K-League determines
its winners by a post-season play-off system in which the top six battle it out for the title.
With 20 of the 30 regular season rounds played only league leaders Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and
second placed Pohang Steelers seem to be virtually assured of their play-off places.
Brisbane Roar Football Club (formerly Queensland Roar Football Club) is a professional soccer club
from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia competing in the Hyundai A-League. The Roar was the 2010/11
A-League regular season and playoff champions. As a result, the team is an automatic entrant into
the 2012 AFC Champions League.
Saudi Arabia's domestic championship began this weekend with record champions Al-Hilal showing
their mettle as they came from behind to defeat Hajer Club by two goals to one whilst Al-Ittihad
warmed up for their forthcoming AFC Champions League clash with South Korean outfit FC Seoul with
an exciting 5-3 triumph over Al Tawwun.
The 2011 AFC Asian Champions League has reached the quarter-final stages with the first legs
taking place today. As has been the case in recent years South Korean clubs feature prominently in
the last eight of the competition with FC Seoul, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
involved this time.
Monterrey perdió 1-2 ante Santos Laguna en el Estadio Corona TSM, pero este resultado le alcanzó
para refrendar el título de la Liga de Campeones de la Concacaf. El argentino Daniel Ludueña
(45') y Oribe Peralta (51') le dieron esperanzas a los suyos, que perdieron en la ida de esta final
0-2 en el Tecnológico, sin embargo, Neri Cardozo se encargó de enmudecer a la Comarca al anotar a
los 82' y dejar el global a favor de Monterrey por 3-2.
The sight of Gamba Osaka running out at Expo '70 Stadium tonight is unlikely to fill their fans
with hope. It's more likely to fill those in attendance with a sense of trepidation as the team
currently leading the J. League standings does battle with defending Nabisco Cup champions Jubilo
Iwata for a trophy no one genuinely wants to win.
The AFC Champions League, Asia's premier club competition has launched a channel on YouTube, the
world's largest online video community.
"I think I am not in the best condition to analyse it. At this moment, my feeling is stronger than
my reason."
Those were the words of Jorge Fossati, the coach of newly-crowned Asian Champions Al Sadd, deep in
the bowels of Jeonju World Cup Stadium on Saturday evening. The Uruguayan had just watched a
fantastic final in which his team overcame favourites and host Jeonbuk Motors thanks to a penalty
shootout.
AFC Champions League title holders Al-Sadd were the surprise winners of Asia's premier club
competition and will feature in their first FIFA Club World Cup. Al Sadd, who hail from the Qatari
capital city of Doha, have a quarter-final meeting with African champions Espérance and, should
they emerge victorious, will look forward to a semi-final encounter against FC Barcelona.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are South Korean champions for the second time in three years following
their play-off triumph over Ulsan Hyundai.
Jeonbuk were huge favourites going into this year's final having finished top of the regular
season standings whilst their opponents Ulsan had knocked out FC Seoul, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and
Pohang Steelers en route to this year's showpiece.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are South Korean champions for the second time in three years following
their play-off triumph over Ulsan Hyundai.
Jeonbuk were huge favourites going into this year's final having finished top of the regular
season standings whilst their opponents Ulsan had knocked out FC Seoul, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and
Pohang Steelers en route to this year's showpiece.
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Barcelona consiguió su segundo título el Mundial de Clubes de la FIFA, goleando en la final 4-0
al Santos brasileño. El argentino Lionel Messi fue elegido mejor jugador del certamen.
Aquí podrás repasar cómo llegaron Barcelona (UEFA Champions League), Santos (Copa Libertadores
de América), Espérance Sp.
