NEW YORK, NEW YORK & MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Janaury 2, 2009) The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF), together with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), have announced the teams, groups, schedules and venues for InterLiga 2009.The sixth edition of InterLiga will be played from January 2-11, 2009 in Dallas and Houston, Texas, and Los Angeles, California. The eight participating clubs in their respective groups for InterLiga 2009 are:
Group A - Toluca, UAG, Morelia, Pachuca
Group B - Tigres UANL, CD Guadalajara, Atlas, América
InterLiga 2009 will determine two Mexican club berths for Copa Libertadores known as "Mexico 2" and "Mexico 3". The other spot known as "Mexico 1" has been awarded to San Luis de Potosi due to the club's finish as SuperLider of the Mexican Torneo de Apertura 2008, or the regular season champions of the current Mexican season.
Following the draw for the 2009 Copa Libertadores, it was revealed that Mexico 2 will be part of Group 6 with Lanús (Argentina), Everton (Chile) and Caracas (Venezuela). Mexico 3 will play a two-leg play in series against la Universidad de Chile. If victorious, Mexico 3 would be placed in Group 3 with Aurora (Bolivia), Boyaca Chico (Colombia) and a team to be determined from Brazil.
The new qualification system for InterLiga 2009, announced in March of 2008 by the FMF, to accommodate the CONCACAF Champions League, is as follows: the eight best teams in the general standings at the end of the current Apertura season of the Mexican domestic league move on to InterLiga, except for the club that finishes first in the regular season standings, which will qualify directly to Copa Libertadores as "Mexico 1," per FMF regulations. Due to their participation in the 2008-2009 CONCACAF Champions League, Atlante, Cruz Azul, Pumas and Santos will not participate in InterLiga regardless of their place in the Apertura standings.
Calendar
The sixth edition of InterLiga will begin on Friday, January 2 in Frisco, Texas with a doubleheader featuring Group A matches Toluca vs. Morelia and Tecos vs. Pachuca, beginning at 7:00 pm local. The tournament then moves to Houston, Texas for doubleheaders on January 3 and 4. After another doubleheader on Monday, January 5 in Frisco, the tournament will arrive at its final location in Los Angeles where it will feature the final group phase games on January 8 and 9. The InterLiga 2009 finals will take place on Sunday, January 12 at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, beginning at 4:00 pm local. This will mark the fifth InterLiga finals in the Southern California stadium.
An exclusive pre-sale to all Visa card holders will begin on December 8. Tickets will go on sale to the general public shortly following the Visa pre-sale. The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol invites you to use your Visa card.
For further information on the tournament and its history, visit www.InterLiga.com.
INTERLIGA™ 2009 SCHEDULE (all times local)
All matches to be broadcast live in the United States by Fox Sports en Español.
Friday, January 2 - Pizza Hut Park (Dallas, Texas)
Game 1 - Group A -Toluca vs. Morelia- 19:00
Game 2 - Group A -UAG vs. Pachuca- 21:30
Saturday, January 3 - Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas)
Game 3 - Group B -Tigres UANL vs. Atlas- 19:00
Game 4 - Group B -CD Guadalajara vs. América- 21:30
Monday, January, 5 - Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas)
Game 5 - Group A -UAG vs. Morelia- 19:00
Game 6 - Group A -Toluca vs. Pachuca- 21:30
Tuesday, January 6 - Pizza Hut Park (Dallas, Texas)
Game 7 - Group B -Tigres UANL vs. América- 19:00
Game 8 - Group B -CD Guadalajara vs. Atlas- 21:30
Thursday, January 8 - Home Depot Center (Carson, CA)
Game 9 - Group A -Morelia vs. Pachuca- 18:00
Game 10- Group A -Toluca vs. UAG- 20:30
Friday, January 9 - Home Depot Center (Carson, CA)
Game 11 - Group B -Atlas vs. América- 18:30
Game 12 - Group B -Tigres UANL vs. CD Guadalajara- 21:00
Sunday, January 11 - Home Depot Center (Carson, CA)
Final 1 - 16:00
Final 2 - 18:30
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