TFC or Vancouver will play Real Esteli or Walter Ferreti of Nicaragua in the preliminary round of the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League.
Real Esteli the same club that Montreal beat 1-0 over two legs in 2008. If the Canadian club advances they will join group C with the Mexican Clausura champion, Tauro of Panama and the winner of FC Dallas and Alianza of El Salvador.
It's a much easier touch than Motagua was for Toronto in 2010, or even, likely, Puerto Rico in 2009.
Full draw below the jump:
[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]Preliminary Round
First Leg: July 26-28
Second Leg: August 2-4
(Teams on left host first leg) Motagua (HON) vs. Municipal (GUA)
Mexican Clausura runner-up (Morelia or Pumas) vs. Caribbean club championship runner-up
Isidro Metapan (SLV) vs. Caribbean club champion
Santos Laguna (MEX) vs. Olimpia (HON)
Alianza (SLV) vs. FC Dallas (USA)
Canadian champion (Vancouver or Toronto) vs. Nicaragua qualifier (Real Esteli or Walter Ferreti)
San Francisco (PAN) vs. Seattle Sounders (USA)
Herediano (CRC) vs. Caribbean club championship third-place finisher
Group Stage
First Round: August 16-18
Second Round: August 23-25
Third Round: September 13-15
Fourth Round: September 20-22
Fifth Round: September 27-29
Sixth Round: October 18-20
Group A
Los Angeles Galaxy (USA)
Alajuelense (CRC)
Winner of Mexican Clausura runner-up/Caribbean club championship runner-up
Winner of Motagua-Municipal
Group B
Colorado Rapids (USA)
Real Espana (HON)
Winner of Santos Laguna-Olimpia
Winner of Metapan-Caribbean club champion
Group C
Mexican Clausura champion
Tauro (PAN)
Winner of Alianza FC-FC Dallas
Winner of Canadian champion/Nicaragua qualifier
Group D
Monterrey (MEX)
Comunicaciones (GUA)
Winner of San Francisco-Seattle
Winner of Herediano/Caribbean club championship third-place finisher