Toronto FC gets tough draw in return to CONCACAF Champions League

Dec 18, 2017 | 3:44 PM

Fresh off winning an unprecedented treble, MLS Cup champion Toronto FC will open its CONCACAF Champions League campaign against the Colorado Rapids in the round of 16 in February.

It will get more difficult after that, with Mexico’s Tigres UANL and Club American and MLS rival FC Dallas on Toronto’s side of the newly revamped CONCACAF club championship

Toronto will open the round-of-16 series in Commerce City, Colo., on Feb. 20-22 before hosting the return leg. It promises to be a chilly series given the climates in both cities.

All of Toronto’s home games will be at BMO Field. 

Monday night’s draw, conducted by CONCACAF general secretary Philippe Moggio and former players Eddie Johnson and Carlos Pavon, took place in Miami.

The competition starts before the MLS season kickoff, which was March 4 for Toronto this year.

The quarterfinals are set for early March with the semifinals and final in April.

The revamped competition features the top 16 clubs in CONCACAF, from Major League Soccer, Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Honduras and Panama. The winner gains entry into the FIFA Club World Cup.

The Canadian Press

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