The 24 team field for the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League field is nearly set with the draw to be released later today. Sporting KC are one of five MLS teams in the competition, four from the United States and one from Canada.
The teams will be drawn into eight groups of three with the group winners advancing to the knockout stage. Sporting KC will host two matches during the group stage which will begin later this summer and conclude in the fall. Full coverage of the draw will be available on SportingKC.com and on twitter @SportingKC.
The full list of teams in the upcoming tournament are listed below with one spot still to be deteremined (second Guatemelan team).
NORTH AMERICA - 9
United States (4): San Jose Earthquakes, Sporting Kansas City, LA Galaxy, Houston Dynamo
Mexico (4): Toluca, Tijuana, America, Cruz Azul
Canada (1): Montreal Impact
CARIBBEAN - 3
CFU Club Champions Cup (3): W Connection, Caledonia AIA, Valencia
CENTRAL AMERICA - 12
Costa Rica (3): Alajuelense, Herediano, CS Cartaginés
El Salvador (2): Isidro Metapan, Luis Angel Firpo
Guatemala (2): Comunicaciones, TBD
Honduras (2): Olimpia, Victoria
Panama (2): Arabe Unido, San Miguelito
Nicaragua (1): Real Esteli
