2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage

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The championship stage of the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League was played from March 10 to April 24, 2014. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage.[1]

Qualified teams[]

The winners of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the championship stage.

Group Winners
1 Panama Árabe Unido
2 United States Sporting Kansas City
3 Mexico Cruz Azul
4 Costa Rica Alajuelense
5 United States San Jose Earthquakes
6 Mexico Toluca
7 Mexico Tijuana
8 United States LA Galaxy

Seeding[]

The qualified teams were seeded 1–8 in the championship stage according to their results in the group stage.

Seed Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mexico Toluca 4 4 0 0 15 4 +11 12
2 Mexico Cruz Azul 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12
3 Mexico Tijuana 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 10
4 Panama Árabe Unido 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9
5 Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 9
6 United States LA Galaxy 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9
7 United States Sporting Kansas City 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 8
8 United States San Jose Earthquakes 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2 6
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1. Points; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. Wins; 6. Away wins; 7. Drawing of lots.[1]

Format[]

In the championship stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule was used if the aggregate score was level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so a tie was decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg.[1]

Bracket[]

The bracket of the championship stage was determined by the seeding as follows:[1]

  • Quarterfinals: Seed 1 vs. Seed 8 (QF1), Seed 2 vs. Seed 7 (QF2), Seed 3 vs. Seed 6 (QF3), Seed 4 vs. Seed 5 (QF4), with seeds 1–4 hosting the second leg
  • Semifinals: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF4 (SF1), Winner QF2 vs. Winner QF3 (SF2), with winners QF1 and QF2 hosting the second leg
  • Finals: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2, with winner SF1 hosting the second leg
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
6 United States LA Galaxy 1 2 3  
3 Mexico Tijuana 0 4 4  
  3 Mexico Tijuana 1 0 1  
  2 Mexico Cruz Azul 0 2 2  
7 United States Sporting Kansas City 1 1 2
2 Mexico Cruz Azul 0 5 5  
  2 Mexico Cruz Azul (a) 0 1 1
  1 Mexico Toluca 0 1 1
5 Costa Rica Alajuelense 0 2 2  
4 Panama Árabe Unido 0 0 0  
  5 Costa Rica Alajuelense 0 0 0
  1 Mexico Toluca 1 2 3  
8 United States San Jose Earthquakes 1 1 2 (4)
1 Mexico Toluca (p) 1 1 2 (5)  

Quarterfinals[]

The first legs were played on March 10–12, 2014, and the second legs were played on March 18–20, 2014.[2]

All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
San Jose Earthquakes United States 2–2 (4–5 p) Mexico Toluca 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Sporting Kansas City United States 2–5 Mexico Cruz Azul 1–0 1–5
LA Galaxy United States 3–4 Mexico Tijuana 1–0 2–4
Alajuelense Costa Rica 2–0 Panama Árabe Unido 0–0 2–0

First leg[]

Alajuelense Costa Rica0–0Panama Árabe Unido
Report
San Jose Earthquakes United States1–1Mexico Toluca
Gordon Goal 90+5' Report Nava Goal 67'
Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
Attendance: 10,525[3]
Sporting Kansas City United States1–0Mexico Cruz Azul
Ellis Goal 17' Report
Sporting Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 18,467[4]
Referee: (El Salvador)
LA Galaxy United States1–0Mexico Tijuana
Samuel Goal 11' Report
StubHub Center, Carson
Attendance: 15,159[5]

Second leg[]

Tijuana Mexico4–2United States LA Galaxy
Ayoví Goal 2', 9'
Benedetto Goal 26'
Ruiz Goal 82'		 Report Keane Goal 47', 84'
Attendance: 19,333[6]

Tijuana won 4–3 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate. Toluca won 5–4 on penalties.

Cruz Azul Mexico5–1United States Sporting Kansas City
Pavone Goal 2', 23', 55'
Formica Goal 65'
Giménez Goal 70'		 Report Feilhaber Goal 43'
Estadio Azul, Mexico City

Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregate.

Árabe Unido Panama0–2Costa Rica Alajuelense
Report Palacios Goal 6'
McDonald Goal 58'
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Alajuelense won 2–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals[]

The first legs were played on April 1, 2014, and the second legs were played on April 8–9, 2014.[8]

All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alajuelense Costa Rica 0–3 Mexico Toluca 0–1 0–2
Tijuana Mexico 1–2 Mexico Cruz Azul 1–0 0–2

First leg[]

Alajuelense Costa Rica0–1Mexico Toluca
Report Da Silva Goal 71'
Attendance: 16,573
Tijuana Mexico1–0Mexico Cruz Azul
Pellerano Goal 78' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 22,333

Second leg[]

Toluca Mexico2–0Costa Rica Alajuelense
Esquivel Goal 35'
Salgueiro Goal 62'		 Report
Attendance: 16,672

Toluca won 3–0 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul Mexico2–0Mexico Tijuana
Güemez Goal 3' (o.g.)
Domínguez Goal 51'		 Report
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Attendance: 26,603
Referee: (Mexico)

Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.

Finals[]

Main article: 2014 CONCACAF Champions League Finals

The first leg was played on April 15, 2014, and the second leg was played on April 23, 2014.

All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruz Azul Mexico 1–1 (a) Mexico Toluca 0–0 1–1

First leg[]

Cruz Azul Mexico0–0Mexico Toluca
Report
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Attendance: 30,203

Second leg[]

Toluca Mexico1–1Mexico Cruz Azul
Benítez Goal 63' Report Pavone Goal 41'
Attendance: 25,000

1–1 on aggregate. Cruz Azul won on away goals.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2013/2014" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  2. ^ "2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals Schedule Set". CONCACAF.com. January 6, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. ^ "Earthquakes draw Toluca 1-1 via 95th-minute equalizer". Soccer Wire. March 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Recap: Sporting KC secures 1-0 victory over Cruz Azul in CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal". Sporting Kansas City. March 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "LA Galaxy grab early goal and hold on for a 1-0 win against Club Tijuana". LA Galaxy. March 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "LA Galaxy eliminated from CONCACAF Champions League by Club Tijuana". LA Galaxy. March 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes drop heartbreaker to Deportivo Toluca on PKs in CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals". SoccerWire.com. March 19, 2014.
  8. ^ "Schedule and Matchups Set for 2013–14 CCL Semifinals". CONCACAF.com. March 21, 2014. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.

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