CONCACAF Club Rankings - Top 25 Clubs in North and Latin America - April 23rd, 2012
1.) Sporting Kansas City (MLS) - Sporting KC continues to maintain the #1 spot after beating the Vancouver Whitecaps and dropping one to the Portland Timbers. Sporting's undefeated start finally comes to an end against the Timbers. Sporting will look to defend their #1 ranking when they face the Montreal Impact (83) at home this weekend.
2.) Santos Laguna (Mexico) - Santos got back to their winning form by crushing the Tigres 3-0. Santos is now at the top of the Mexican Primera Division and is creeping their way back up to the top of the CCR. Santos will be facing Monterrey (7) in the final match of the CONCACAF Champions League final. Monterrey are the defending champions and currently hold a 2-0 aggregate lead. Santos then goes on the road to face Atlas (34) for the final match of the Clausura.
3.) Tigres UANL (Mexico) - UANL did not help their standings in the Primera Division table by losing 3-0 to Santos. UANL is currently tied with 3 other teams at 31 points. UANL chances of finishing at the top of the Primera Division are in their own hands. UANL has to win against Puebla (XX) this week, and hope for some losses to take the top Primera Division spot.
4.) San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) - The Earthquakes move back in to the CCR Top 5 with their 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake. The Earthquakes have also taken over the top spot in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. They will going to Philadelphia to face a hot Philadelphia Union (55) (who have won their last 2 games) later this week.
5.) Morelia (Mexico) - Morelia pulled out a 1-1 draw over Atlante this past week. This caused them to drop a spot in the CCR Top 5, but kept them in contention to win the Primera Division. Morelia, like UANL, are tied with 3 other teams at 31 points in the Primera Division table. Morelia will be going on the road to face a Top 10 CCR club, Jaguares de Chiapas, in their final match in the Clausura.
| Rank | Club | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting KC | MLS |
| 2 | Santos Laguna | Mexican Primera |
| 3 | UANL | Mexican Primera |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | MLS |
| 5 | Morelia | Mexican Primera |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | MLS |
| 7 | Monterrey | Mexican Primera |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | Mexican Primera |
| 9 | Pachuca | Mexican Primera |
| 10 | Jaguares | Mexican Primera |
| 11 | Isidro Metapan | El Salvador Primera |
| 12 | Real Esteli | Nicaraguan Primera |
| 13 | Real Salt Lake | MLS |
| 14 | Guadalajara | Mexican Primera |
| 15 | América | Mexican Primera |
| 16 | Tijuana | Mexican Primera |
| 17 | UNAM | Mexican Primera |
| 18 | Herediano | Costa Rican Primera |
| 19 | Toluca | Mexican Primera |
| 20 | Querétaro | Mexican Primera |
| 21 | Alajuelense | Costa Rican Primera |
| 22 | Houston Dynamo | MLS |
| 23 | Chicago Fire | MLS |
| 24 | Saprissa | Costa Rican Primera |
| 25 | LA Galaxy | MLS |
Next Five: Puebla (Mexican Primera), San Luis (Mexican Primera), DC United (MLS), Atlante (Mexican Primera), Sporting San Miguelito (Panamena Liga)
Biggest Movers: Chicago Fire (MLS) +22, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) -19
The final match of the CONCACAF Champions League is this week. It will set the final CONCACAF coefficients for this year. The Mexican Primera Division will only get stronger.
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