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CONCACAF Club Rankings - Top 25 Clubs in North America and Latin America - Aug 14, 2012

     

The Top 5 stayed put for this week.  However, leagues continue to go over 5 matches for the season.  This causes last season's ratings to go away and the ratings are now based solely on this season's results.  The Top 10 saw the addition of Alajuelense and Cartagines from the Costa Rican Primera.  The San Jose Earthquakes moved into this week's Top 10 after a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders.

1.)  Santos Laguna (Liga MX) - Santos was able to keep the top spot, even after a 3-0 loss to Leon.  After a draw and a loss, it is going to be difficult for Santos to keep their top spot when last season's ratings drop off.  Santos will be facing Pumas UNAM (22) at home on Saturday.

2.)  Tigres UANL (Liga MX) - The Tigres drew Queretaro 2-2 at home this past Saturday.  A late goal at the 78' mark from Juninho helped them to salvage the draw.  UANL will be going on the road to face Tijuana (12) this Friday.  

3.)  Monterrey (Liga MX) -  Monterrey drew San Luis 1-1 on the road this past week.  Monterrey got on the board early (9' mark) with a goal from Suazo, but then let San Luis tie it up later in the first half.  Monterrey will be facing Atlante (31) at home this coming week.  

4.)   Monarcas Morelia  (Liga MX) -  Morelia had a tough week, drawing Guadalajara 1-1 in league play and losing to the Dorados 3-2 in Copa Mexico play.  Morelia will be facing Puebla (30) at home on Friday.

5.)   Cruz Azul (Liga MX) -  Cruz defeated Puebla 1-0 on a Mariano Pavone goal at the 82' mark.  Cruz also defeated Altamira 1-0 in the Copa Mexico.  Cruz Azul will be facing the newly promoted, fast starting Leon (76) at home this week.

Rank	Club	League
1	Santos Laguna	Mexican Primera
2	UANL	Mexican Primera
3	Monterrey	Mexican Primera
4	Morelia	Mexican Primera
5	Cruz Azul	Mexican Primera
6	Pachuca	Mexican Primera
7	Toluca	Mexican Primera
8	Alajuelense	Costa Rican Primera
9	Cartagines	Costa Rican Primera
10	San Jose Earthquakes	MLS
11	América	Mexican Primera
12	Tijuana	Mexican Primera
13	Jaguares	Mexican Primera
14	Real Esteli	Nicaraguan Primera
15	Sporting KC	MLS
16	Herediano	Costa Rican Primera
17	Saprissa	Costa Rican Primera
18	Guadalajara	Mexican Primera
19	New York Red Bulls	MLS
20	Isidro Metapan	El Salvador Primera
21	Alianza (El Salvador)	El Salvador Primera
22	UNAM	Mexican Primera
23	Comunicaciones	Guatemalan Liga
24	Real Salt Lake	MLS
25	Houston Dynamo	MLS

Next Five In:  Chicago Fire (MLS), DC United (MLS), Seattle Sounders FC (MLS), Municipal (Guatemalan Liga), Puebla (Liga MX)

Biggest Movers:  Rio Abajo (Panamena Liga +47 spots), Sporting San Miguelito (Panamena Liga -53 spots)  These large jumps are due to last year's ratings falling out of the ranking calculations due to clubs going over 5 matches for the season.

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CONCACAF Club Rankings - Top 25 Clubs in North America and Latin America - Aug 7, 2012

    

We had our first taste of the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League this past week.

The biggest wins came in Group 1 and Group 7.  With the help of a brace from Thompson-Lambe, Toroto FC (MLS) defeated Aguila (El Salvador) 5-1.  Reyna's hat trick helped Monterrey (Liga MX) to defeat Chorrillo (Panama) 5-1.

Xelaju (Guatemala) and W Connection (Trinidad and Tobago) were the only clubs to draw in the opening match day 2-2.

In Group 2, Herediano (Costa Rica) defeated Real Salt Lake (MLS) 1-0.  In Group 3, Olimpia (Honduras) defeated FAS (El Salvador) 3-0.  In Group 4, Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) defeated Caledonia AIA (Trinidad and Tobago) 3-1.  In Group 5, Isidro Metapan (El Salvador) defeated the Puerto Rico Islanders (Puerto Rico) 3-1.  In Group 6, UANL (Liga MX) defeated Real Esteli (Nicaragua) 4-0.

Match day 2 in the CCL will occur August 21-23.

In the rankings, there was some minor movement within the Top 25, with the exception of Guatemalan clubs.  Liga Nacional (Guatemalan Top Division) has now played 5 matches, so last year's results drop off and this year's results are the only things going into the rankings.  Comunicaciones (Guatemalan Liga)  moved up 12 spots to 16th.  

1.)  Santos Laguna (Liga MX) - Santos drew Puebla this past week 2-2.  Santos took a commanding lead early, scoring 2 goals in the first 14 minutes.  But, then they allowed Puebla to fight back to a draw with the help of a brace from Alustiza.  For all of the Team USA fans, Herculez Gomez scored one of Santos' goals at the 14' mark.  Santos will be going on the road this week to face the new promoted Leon (79th).

2.)  Tigres UANL (Liga MX) - UANL drew Atlas 0-0 on the road this past week.  UANL will be facing Queretaro (31st) at home this coming Saturday

3.)  Monterrey (Liga MX) -  Monterrey got in the win column for the first time this season this past week. Monterrey defeated the Jaguares 2-1 at home.  As a side note to this match, Monterrey received more yellow cards (3), than goals (2).  Monterrey will be going on the road this week to face San Luis (35th).

4.)   Monarcas Morelia  (Liga MX) - Morelia used two late goals (84', 88') to draw San Luis 3-3 at home this past week.  Morelia has two matches in this upcoming week.  They will be facing the Dorados (MX 2nd division) in Copa Mexico on Tuesday and going on the road to face Guadalajara (23rd).

5.)   Cruz Azul (Liga MX) - Cruz drew Guadalajara 0-0 this past week.  Cruz is another Top 5 club that will have a busy week.  Cruz will be going on the road to face Altamira (MX 2nd division) on Tuesday and will then stay on the road to face Puebla (28th) on Sunday.

Rank	Club	League
1	Santos Laguna	Mexican Primera
2	UANL	Mexican Primera
3	Monterrey	Mexican Primera
4	Morelia	Mexican Primera
5	Cruz Azul	Mexican Primera
6	Pachuca	Mexican Primera
7	Toluca	Mexican Primera
8	Tijuana	Mexican Primera
9	América	Mexican Primera
10	Herediano	Costa Rican Primera
11	San Jose Earthquakes	MLS
12	Isidro Metapan	El Salvador Primera
13	Jaguares	Mexican Primera
14	Real Esteli	Nicaraguan Primera
15	Saprissa	Costa Rican Primera
16	Comunicaciones	Guatemalan Liga
17	UNAM	Mexican Primera
18	Real Salt Lake	MLS
19	Sporting KC	MLS
20	Houston Dynamo	MLS
21	DC United	MLS
22	Alajuelense	Costa Rican Primera
23	Guadalajara	Mexican Primera
24	Seattle Sounders FC	MLS
25	New York Red Bulls	MLS

Next Five In:  Chicago Fire (MLS), Olimpia (Honduras), Puebla (Mexico), Atlas (Mexico), Cartagines (Costa Rica)

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CONCACAF Club Rankings - Top 25 Clubs in North America and Latin America - July 31, 2012


    

I know it has been 3 weeks since the last update.  Between weddings, vacation, and work, I have not had time to get the rankings updated.  I apologize for that and hopefully we can get back into our normal weekly routine of updates.  I am also looking for any thoughts or suggestions for improving/changing the site.  Please leave any thoughts or comments you have.

All of the CONCACAF leagues have started, so we'll start seeing changes in the rankings.  Just so everyone is aware, last season's ratings play very strongly into the rankings at the start of a season.  This will last through the first 5 matches.  After the first 5 matches, last season's ratings will drop off completely.  That is why you see a club like Monterrey still in the Top 5, even though they have gone 0-1-1 in their first 2 matches.

1.)  Santos Laguna (FMF) - Santos started off this season just like they finished last season...at the top of the rankings.  Santos went on the road and defeated Guadalajara (23rd) this week 1-0.  Santos will be facing Puebla (31st) on Friday.  For all of the Team USA fans, Herculez Gomez started and played 58 minutes.  He picked up a yellow card at the 45' mark.

2.)  Tigres UANL (FMF) - UANL defeated Atlante (37th) 2-1 this week.  Atlante got on the board first, but then the Tigres were able to score 2 goals in the last 15 minutes to get the win.  For all of the Team USA fans, Jonathon Bornstein did not play.  UANL will be facing Real Esteli (Nicaragua - 6th) in the CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) Group Stage on Wednesday and then they will go on the road to face Atlas (25th) on Saturday.

3.)  Monarcas Morelia (FMF) - Morelia got on the board early (24') and that was all it took to defeat Monterrey (5th) 1-0.  Morelia is playing Estudiantes Tecos in Copa Mexico today (7/31) and will be playing San Luis (41st) at home on Friday. 

4.)  Cruz Azul (FMF) - Cruz Azul returns to the Top 5 for the first time in a long time.  Cruz defeated San Luis (41st) 2-1 this week.  Cruz scored first at the 16' mark, but then let San Luis tie it up 1-1 (on a Michael Orozco goal) at the 54' mark.  Then Cruz scored again at the 83' mark to take the lead for good.  Cruz plays Toros Neza in Copa Mexico on Wednesday and then faces Guadalajara (23rd) at home on Saturday.

5.)  Monterrey (FMF) - Monterrey has started this season off slowly, not scoring a goal and only drawing once in their first 2 matches.  Monterrey lost 0-1 to Morelia (3rd) on the road this past week.  Monterrey will be kicking of the defense of their Champions League Title today (Tuesday) when they take on Chorrillo (Panama - 62nd) in the group stage of the CCL. They then face Jaguares (14th) at home on Saturday.

Rank	Club	League
1	Santos Laguna	Mexican Primera
2	UANL	Mexican Primera
3	Morelia	Mexican Primera
4	Cruz Azul	Mexican Primera
5	Monterrey	Mexican Primera
6	Real Esteli	Nicaraguan Primera
7	América	Mexican Primera
8	Toluca	Mexican Primera
9	Isidro Metapan	El Salvador Primera
10	Pachuca	Mexican Primera
11	Herediano	Costa Rican Primera
12	San Jose Earthquakes	MLS
13	Tijuana	Mexican Primera
14	Jaguares	Mexican Primera
15	UNAM	Mexican Primera
16	Real Salt Lake	MLS
17	Alajuelense	Costa Rican Primera
18	Saprissa	Costa Rican Primera
19	New York Red Bulls	MLS
20	Sporting KC	MLS
21	Houston Dynamo	MLS
22	DC United	MLS
23	Guadalajara	Mexican Primera
24	Seattle Sounders FC	MLS
25	Atlas	Mexican Primera

Next Five In:  Olimpia (Honduras), Chicago Fire (MLS), Comunicaciones (Guatemala), Puebla (FMF), Queretaro (FMF)

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CONCACAF Club Rankings - Top 25 Clubs in North America and Latin America - July 9, 2012

Sorry for not having an update last week.  Major League Soccer had a quick turn around and started playing matches before I could get the rankings up.  So, instead of having old/incomplete data, I just decided to wait until this week.

The season is starting to wear on MLS teams in the club rankings.  The San Jose Earthquakes are barely holding on to the final top 10 spot after drawing FC Dallas 0-0 and losing to the Portland Timbers 2-1.  The Earthquakes have one of the top (if not the best) offenses in MLS, but they were only able to come away with one goal against two of the weaker clubs in MLS.  Next, the Earthquakes will face Real Salt Lake.  Real Salt Lake is coming off a 3-0 win over the Portland Timbers.  Not only is Real Salt Lake looking to get back into the CONCACAF Top 10, but a win over the Earthquakes would give them the top spot in the MLS Western Conference.

DC United is a club who has been slowly working their way up the CONCACAF rankings.  They are 7-0-3 in their last 10 matches.  Their 3-0 defeat of the Montreal Impact on June 30th moved them into the top spot of the MLS Eastern Conference.  They are competing with the Earthquakes for the best offense in MLS.  With 34 goals, they are only 2 goals behind.  They have 2 of the Top 10 goal scorers in MLS, Chris Pontius (9 goals) and Maicon Santos (7 goals).  DC United will be going on the road this week to face the Houston Dynamo (39th).

1.)  Santos Laguna (FMF) - Season complete.

2.)  Tigres UANL (FMF) - Season complete.

3.)  Monterrey (FMF) - Season complete.

4.)  Monarcas Morelia (FMF) - Season complete.

5.)  Pachuca (FMF) - Season complete.

Rank	Club	League
1	Santos Laguna	Mexican Primera
2	UANL	Mexican Primera
3	Monterrey	Mexican Primera
4	Morelia	Mexican Primera
5	Pachuca	Mexican Primera
6	Cruz Azul	Mexican Primera
7	Jaguares	Mexican Primera
8	Real Esteli	Nicaraguan Primera
9	Isidro Metapan	El Salvador Primera
10	San Jose Earthquakes	MLS
11	América	Mexican Primera
12	Tijuana	Mexican Primera
13	Guadalajara	Mexican Primera
14	DC United	MLS
15	Sporting KC	MLS
16	Real Salt Lake	MLS
17	Herediano	Costa Rican Primera
18	UNAM	Mexican Primera
19	Toluca	Mexican Primera
20	New York Red Bulls	MLS
21	Puebla	Mexican Primera
22	Vancouver Whitecaps	MLS
23	Querétaro	Mexican Primera
24	Alajuelense	Costa Rican Primera
25	Seattle Sounders FC	MLS

Next Five:  Saprissa (Costa Rica), Chicago Fire (MLS), San Luis (FMF), Atlante (FMF), Sporting San Miguelito (Panama)

Biggest Movers:  Philadelphia Union (+15 spots to 62nd), Colorado Rapids (-11 spots to 52nd)

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CONCACAF Club Rankings - Top 25 Clubs in North America and Latin America - Jun 27, 2012

This week was not friendly to some Major League Soccer clubs.  After a week where many of MLS' top clubs either lost or had draws, there is only one MLS club remaining in this week's Top 10.  The San Jose Earthquakes defeated both the Colorado Rapids (2-1) and Real Salt Lake (2-1) to move up five spots to 8th.  The Earthquakes currently have the top goal scorer (Wondolowski 13 goals) and the best goal differential (+12) in MLS.  San Jose will put their Top 10 ranking to the test this coming Saturday (6/30) when they face the newly revived LA Galaxy (49th).

And that leads us to our next item...are the LA Galaxy back?  They are currently riding a 3 match winning streak were they defeated the Portland Timbers 1-0, Real Salt Lake 3-2, and most recently the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0.  The Galaxy are this week's biggest movers in the CONCACAF Club Rankings.  They moved up 14 spots to 49th.

1.)  Santos Laguna (FMF) - Season complete.

2.)  Tigres UANL (FMF) - Season complete.

3.)  Monterrey (FMF) - Season complete.

4.)  Monarcas Morelia (FMF) - Season complete.

5.)  Pachuca (FMF) - Season complete.

Rank	Club	League
1	Santos Laguna	Mexican Primera
2	UANL	Mexican Primera
3	Monterrey	Mexican Primera
4	Morelia	Mexican Primera
5	Pachuca	Mexican Primera
6	Cruz Azul	Mexican Primera
7	Jaguares	Mexican Primera
8	San Jose Earthquakes	MLS
9	Real Esteli	Nicaraguan Primera
10	Isidro Metapan	El Salvador Primera
11	Sporting KC	MLS
12	América	Mexican Primera
13	Real Salt Lake	MLS
14	New York Red Bulls	MLS
15	Tijuana	Mexican Primera
16	Guadalajara	Mexican Primera
17	Herediano	Costa Rican Primera
18	DC United	MLS
19	UNAM	Mexican Primera
20	Toluca	Mexican Primera
21	Puebla	Mexican Primera
22	Querétaro	Mexican Primera
23	Alajuelense	Costa Rican Primera
24	Saprissa	Costa Rican Primera
25	Seattle Sounders FC	MLS

Next Five:  Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS), Chicago Fire (MLS), San Luis (Mexico), Atlante (Mexico), Sporting San Miguelito (Panama)

Biggest Movers:  LA Galaxy (MLS, +14 spots), Columbus Crew (MLS, -12 spots), Houston Dynamo (MLS, -12 spots)

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CONCACAF Club Rankings-Top 25 Clubs in North America and Latin America-June 19th, 2012

Major League Soccer has finally gotten going again and there was movement in this week's Top 25.  Sporting Kansas City jumped Pachuca in the rankings to become the only Non-Mexican team in the Top 5.  Real Salt Lake moved up to 7th with a 3-0 win over Chivas USA (59th).  The New York Red Bulls fell out of the Top 10 with a 3-1 loss to the Chicago Fire (29th).  The Vancouver Whitecaps moved into the Top 20 with a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids.  DC United continues to climb the rankings having gone 4-0-1 in their last 5, while the Seattle Sounders continue to drop having gone 0-2-3 in their last 5.

1.)  Santos Laguna (FMF) - Season complete.

2.)  Tigres UANL (FMF) - Season complete.

3.)  Monterrey (FMF) - Season complete.

4.)  Monarcas Morelia (FMF) - Season complete.

5.)  Sporting KC (MLS) - With a 2-0 win over Toronto FC, Sporting KC gets back into this week's CONCACAF Top 5.  Sporting KC currently has the most efficient defense in MLS.  They are only allowing  0.77 goals per match and have the 4th highest goal differential.  This has allowed them to move back into this week's CONCACAF Top 5.  They are only 2 points behind DC United for first place in the Eastern Conference and they have played 3 fewer matches.  The next 2 weeks are going to busy for Sporting.  They are playing 5 matches in the next 15 days.  4 of those matches are MLS and 1 is a US Open Cup match.  Their next match will be on the road tomorrow (June 20th) against the struggling Seattle Sounders FC (18th).  They then fly back across the country to face the Philadelphia Union (80th) on Saturday. 

Rank	Club	League
1	Santos Laguna	Mexican Primera
2	UANL	Mexican Primera
3	Monterrey	Mexican Primera
4	Morelia	Mexican Primera
5	Sporting KC	MLS
6	Pachuca	Mexican Primera
7	Real Salt Lake	MLS
8	Cruz Azul	Mexican Primera
9	Jaguares	Mexican Primera
10	Real Esteli	Nicaraguan Primera
11	Isidro Metapan	El Salvador Primera
12	América	Mexican Primera
13	San Jose Earthquakes	MLS
14	DC United	MLS
15	Tijuana	Mexican Primera
16	New York Red Bulls	MLS
17	Guadalajara	Mexican Primera
18	Seattle Sounders FC	MLS
19	Vancouver Whitecaps	MLS
20	Herediano	Costa Rican Primera
21	UNAM	Mexican Primera
22	Toluca	Mexican Primera
23	Puebla	Mexican Primera
24	Querétaro	Mexican Primera
25	Alajuelense	Costa Rican Primera

Next Five:  Saprissa (Costa Rica), San Luis (FMF), Atlante (FMF), Chicago Fire (MLS), Sporting San Miguelito (Panama)

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CONCACAF Club Rankings-Top 25 Clubs in North America and Latin America-June 12th, 2012

For the second week in a row, there was only one club match in CONCACAF.  The Vancouver Whitecaps FC defeated the Houston Dynamo (45th) 3-1.  With the win, the Whitecaps moved into this week's CONCACAF Top 25 club rankings.  Saprissa (Costa Rica) was the unlucky club who fell out of the rankings.  Starting this weekend, Major League Soccer will be getting back up to full speed.  We should start to see some movement in the Top 25 again.

1.)  Santos Laguna (FMF) - Season complete.

2.)  Tigres UANL (FMF) - Season complete.

3.)  Monterrey (FMF) - Season complete.

4.)  Monarcas Morelia (FMF) - Season complete.

5.)  Pachuca (FMF) - Season complete.

Rank	Club	League
1	Santos Laguna	Mexican Primera
2	UANL	Mexican Primera
3	Monterrey	Mexican Primera
4	Morelia	Mexican Primera
5	Pachuca	Mexican Primera
6	Cruz Azul	Mexican Primera
7	Jaguares	Mexican Primera
8	Sporting KC	MLS
9	Real Salt Lake	MLS
10	New York Red Bulls	MLS
11	Real Esteli	Nicaraguan Primera
12	Isidro Metapan	El Salvador Primera
13	América	Mexican Primera
14	San Jose Earthquakes	MLS
15	Seattle Sounders FC	MLS
16	Tijuana	Mexican Primera
17	Guadalajara	Mexican Primera
18	DC United	MLS
19	Herediano	Costa Rican Primera
20	UNAM	Mexican Primera
21	Toluca	Mexican Primera
22	Puebla	Mexican Primera
23	Vancouver Whitecaps	MLS
24	Querétaro	Mexican Primera
25	Alajuelense	Costa Rican Primera

Next Five:  Saprissa (Costa Rica), San Luis (Mexico), Atlante (Mexico), Columbus Crew (MLS), Sporting San Miguelito (Panama)

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CONCACAF Club Rankings -Top 25 Clubs in North America and Latin America-June 5th, 2012

There was no movement this week in the CONCACAF Top 25 due to only two Major League Soccer teams playing.  With a 2-0 win over the Chicago Fire, the New England Revolution move up to 51st in this week's rankings.  The Chicago Fire fall to 41st.

1.)  Santos Laguna (FMF) - Season complete.

2.)  Tigres UANL (FMF) - Season complete.

3.)  Monterrey (FMF) - Season complete.

4.)  Monarcas Morelia (FMF) - Season complete.

5.)  Pachuca (FMF) - Season complete.

Rank	Club	League
1	Santos Laguna	Mexican Primera
2	UANL	Mexican Primera
3	Monterrey	Mexican Primera
4	Morelia	Mexican Primera
5	Pachuca	Mexican Primera
6	Cruz Azul	Mexican Primera
7	Jaguares	Mexican Primera
8	Sporting KC	MLS
9	Real Salt Lake	MLS
10	New York Red Bulls	MLS
11	Real Esteli	Nicaraguan Primera
12	Isidro Metapan	El Salvador Primera
13	América	Mexican Primera
14	San Jose Earthquakes	MLS
15	Seattle Sounders FC	MLS
16	Tijuana	Mexican Primera
17	Guadalajara	Mexican Primera
18	DC United	MLS
19	Herediano	Costa Rican Primera
20	UNAM	Mexican Primera
21	Toluca	Mexican Primera
22	Puebla	Mexican Primera
23	Querétaro	Mexican Primera
24	Alajuelense	Costa Rican Primera
25	Saprissa	Costa Rican Primera

Next Five:  Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS), San Luis (FMF), Atlante (FMF), Columbus Crew (MLS), Sporting San Miguelito (Panamena)

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CONCACAF Club Rankings -Top 25 Clubs in North America and Latin America-May 29th, 2012

It took a few weeks into the MLS season, but the Mexican Clubs have finally taken over all 5 top spots in this week's CONCACAF Club Rankings.  However, there are 3 MLS Clubs sitting in the top 10 and can easily get into the top 5 with one or two good matches.

1.)  Santos Laguna (FMF) - Season complete.

2.)  Tigres UANL (FMF) - Season complete.

3.)  Monterrey (FMF) - Season complete.

4.)  Monarcas Morelia (FMF) - Season complete.

5.)  Pachuca (FMF) - Pachuca gets into the top 5, due to the Seattle Sounders FC losing and drawing their last 2 matches.  Their season is complete.

Rank	Club	League
1	Santos Laguna	Mexican Primera
2	UANL	Mexican Primera
3	Monterrey	Mexican Primera
4	Morelia	Mexican Primera
5	Pachuca	Mexican Primera
6	Cruz Azul	Mexican Primera
7	Jaguares	Mexican Primera
8	Sporting KC	MLS
9	Real Salt Lake	MLS
10	New York Red Bulls	MLS
11	Real Esteli	Nicaraguan Primera
12	Isidro Metapan	El Salvador Primera
13	América	Mexican Primera
14	San Jose Earthquakes	MLS
15	Seattle Sounders FC	MLS
16	Tijuana	Mexican Primera
17	Guadalajara	Mexican Primera
18	DC United	MLS
19	Herediano	Costa Rican Primera
20	UNAM	Mexican Primera
21	Toluca	Mexican Primera
22	Puebla	Mexican Primera
23	Querétaro	Mexican Primera
24	Alajuelense	Costa Rican Primera
25	Saprissa	Costa Rican Primera

Next Five:  Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS), San Luis (FMF), Atlante (FMF), Chicago Fire (MLS), Columbus Crew (MLS)

Biggest Movers:  Houston Dynamo (MLS, +15 spots), San Jose Earthquakes (MLS, -6 spots), Seattle Sounders FC (MLS, -6 spots), New England Revolution (MLS, -6 spots)

As a side note, with their 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union (77th), Toronto FC moved out of last place in CONCACAF to 89th overall.

Panamena Liga

Tauro FC (55)

Congratulations to Tauro FC for winning the Panamena Liga Clausura playoffs with a 2-1 win over Chepo (49).

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CONCACAF Club Rankings - Top 25 Clubs in North America and Latin America-May 21st, 2012

1.)  Santos Laguna (FMF) - Santos retains the top spot after defeating Monterrey in the Liguilla Finals 3-2 (agg).  Even though Santos lost to Monterrey in the CONCACAF Champions League Finals, they were able to dominate the end of the season winning the regular season Clausura and winning the Clausura Liguilla.

2.)  Tigres UANL (FMF) -  Idle due to the FMF season being over.

3.)  Monterrey (FMF) - Monterrey finishes their season in the CCR Top 3.  They had a weak start in the Apertura going 7-3-7, but they were able to finish the season with a strong run.  They were able to defeat Santos in the CCL, but they were the 2nd best club in the FMF over the last half of the season.

4.)  Morelia (FMF) - Idle due to the FMF season being over.

5.)  Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) - The Sounders hold on to the last spot in this week's CCR Top 5 with a 2-2 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.  It is going to be difficult for Major League Soccer clubs to stay in the top 5 throughout the season.  Seattle has a busy week coming up.  They will be facing the Columbus Crew (52) at home on Wednesday.  They will the be going on the road to face Chivas (54) on Saturday.  These are two of the weaker clubs in MLS, so Seattle can look to regain some ground in the rankings.

Rank	Club	League
1	Santos Laguna	Mexican Primera
2	UANL	Mexican Primera
3	Monterrey	Mexican Primera
4	Morelia	Mexican Primera
5	Seattle Sounders FC	MLS
6	Pachuca	Mexican Primera
7	Cruz Azul	Mexican Primera
8	Jaguares	Mexican Primera
9	New York Red Bulls	MLS
10	Sporting KC	MLS
11	San Jose Earthquakes	MLS
12	Real Salt Lake	MLS
13	Real Esteli	Nicaraguan Primera
14	Isidro Metapan	El Salvador Primera
15	América	Mexican Primera
16	Tijuana	Mexican Primera
17	Guadalajara	Mexican Primera
18	Herediano	Costa Rican Primera
19	UNAM	Mexican Primera
20	Toluca	Mexican Primera
21	DC United	MLS
22	Puebla	Mexican Primera
23	Querétaro	Mexican Primera
24	Vancouver Whitecaps	MLS
25	Alajuelense	Costa Rican Primera

There are only two leagues that are still playing this season.  The Panamena Liga still has one match left in the Clausura and Major League Soccer still has more than half the season to go.  Here are the winners of each league and their current CONCACAF ranking:

Costa Rican Primera:

Herediano (18th)

El Salvador Primera:

Aguila (32nd)

Guatemala Liga

Municipal (51st)

Honduran Liga

Olimpia (34th)

Mexican Primera

Santos Laguna (1st)

Nicaraguan Primera

Real Esteli (13th)