Teams of Nokia Champions League T20 2011 | Groups

The Champions League 2011 starts from 19th of September where six teams will play in he qualifying stage. Top two teams from pool A and B and the next team with highest points will be selected. Then they will play another 7 already qualified teams for the Trophy which starts from Sept 23.

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Trinidad and Tobago, Somerset and Kolkata have qualified for the group-stage.

Teams playing Qualiying Stage:

Team	Country	Domestic tournament	Position	Placed in
Auckland Aces	New Zealand	2010–11 HRV Cup	Winner	Pool A
Kolkata Knight Riders	India	2011 Indian Premier League	Fourth place	Pool A
Trinidad and Tobago	West Indies	2010–11 Caribbean Twenty20	Winner	Pool B
Ruhuna Rhinos	Sri Lanka	2011 Inter-Provincial Twenty20	Winner	Pool B
Leicestershire Foxes	England	2011 Friends Life t20	Winner	Pool B
Somerset	England	2011 Friends Life t20	Runner-up	Pool A

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Now the seven other teams from Australia, South Africa and India will join the qualified teams :

Team	Country	Domestic tournament	Position	Placed in
Southern Redbacks	Australia	2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash	Winner	Group B
New South Wales Blues	Australia	2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash	Runner-up	Group A
Cape Cobras	South Africa	2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20	Winner	Group A
Warriors	South Africa	2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20	Runner-up	Group B
Chennai Super Kings	India	2011 Indian Premier League	Winner	Group A
Royal Challengers Bangalore	India	2011 Indian Premier League	Runner-up	Group B
Mumbai Indians	India	2011 Indian Premier League	Third place	Group A

* Click Here for the fixtures of Nokia Champions League T20.