2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

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The group stage of the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League was played from August 6 to October 24, 2013. A total of 24 teams competed in the group stage.[1]

Draw[]

The draw for the group stage was held on June 3, 2013, 20:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the InterContinental Hotel at Doral in Miami.[2]

The 24 teams were drawn into eight groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots. The allocation of teams into pots was based on their national association and qualifying berth. Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) could not be drawn with each other in the group stage, and each group was guaranteed to contain a team from either the United States or Mexico, meaning U.S. and Mexican teams could not play each other in the group stage.[3]

Seeding[]

The following were the group stage seeding of the 24 teams which qualified for the Champions League:

Pot A
Mexico Tijuana Mexico América United States LA Galaxy United States San Jose Earthquakes
Costa Rica Herediano Honduras Olimpia Guatemala Comunicaciones Panama Árabe Unido
Pot B
Mexico Toluca Mexico Cruz Azul United States Houston Dynamo United States Sporting Kansas City
Costa Rica Alajuelense Honduras Victoria El Salvador Isidro Metapán Canada Montreal Impact
Pot C
Guatemala Heredia El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo Panama Sporting San Miguelito Nicaragua Real Estelí
Costa Rica Cartaginés Trinidad and Tobago W Connection Haiti Valencia Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA

Format[]

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced to the championship stage.

Tiebreakers[]

In each group, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[1]

  1. Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
  2. Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams concerned
  4. Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
  5. Greater goal difference in all group matches
  6. Greater number of goals scored in group matches
  7. Greater number of goals scored away in all group matches
  8. Drawing of lots

Groups[]

The matchdays were August 6–8, August 20–22, August 27–29, September 17–19, September 24–26, and October 22–24, 2013.[4]

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

Group 1[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ARA HOU WCO
Panama Árabe Unido 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9 1–0 3–1
United States Houston Dynamo 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7 2–1 2–0
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6 1 0–2 0–0
Source:[citation needed]
Árabe Unido Panama3–1Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Goal 21', 33'
González Goal 53'		 Report Benjamin Goal 76'
Attendance: 1,000
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago0–0United States Houston Dynamo
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Houston Dynamo United States2–1Panama Árabe Unido
Weaver Goal 23', 76' Report Arroyo Goal 8' (pen.)
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 12,694[5]
Referee: (Costa Rica)
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago0–2Panama Árabe Unido
Report Fraiz Goal 28'
Arroyo Goal 61'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (Barbados)
Houston Dynamo United States2–0Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Johnson Goal 39'
Boswell Goal 52'		 Report
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 11,933[6]
Árabe Unido Panama1–0United States Houston Dynamo
González Goal 61' Report
Referee: (Jamaica)

Group 2[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KC OLI EST
United States Sporting Kansas City 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 8 0–0 1–1
Honduras Olimpia 4 2 1 1 2 2 0 7 0–2 1–0
Nicaragua Real Estelí 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1 0–2 0–1
Source:[citation needed]
Real Estelí Nicaragua0–2United States Sporting Kansas City
Report Opara Goal 33'
Dwyer Goal 76'
Estadio Independencia, Estelí
Referee: (Panama)
Real Estelí Nicaragua0–1Honduras Olimpia
Report Goal 47'
Estadio Independencia, Estelí
Attendance: 4,800
Olimpia Honduras0–2United States Sporting Kansas City
Report Saad Goal 27', 68' (pen.)
Sporting Kansas City United States1–1Nicaragua Real Estelí
Peterson Goal 78' Report Calero Goal 54'
Sporting Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 18,467[7]
Olimpia Honduras1–0Nicaragua Real Estelí
Lozano Goal 67' Report
Referee: (Puerto Rico)
Sporting Kansas City United States0–0Honduras Olimpia
Report
Sporting Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 18,467[8]
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Group 3[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CA HER VAL
Mexico Cruz Azul 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12 3–0 3–0
Costa Rica Herediano 4 2 0 2 11 8 +3 6 1–2 4–2
Haiti Valencia 4 0 0 4 4 15 −11 0 1–2 1–6
Source:[citation needed]
Valencia Haiti1–6Costa Rica Herediano
Goal 68' Report Goal 39'
Ruiz Goal 45'
Nuñez Goal 55'
Goal 71'
Goal 81'
Goal 85' (o.g.)
Referee: (Puerto Rico)
Cruz Azul Mexico3–0Costa Rica Herediano
Pereira Goal 32'
Pavone Goal 42'
Torrado Goal 45+1'		 Report
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Attendance: 3,000
Valencia Haiti1–2Mexico Cruz Azul
Goal 72' Report Amione Goal 17'
Lara Goal 86'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Nicaragua)
Herediano Costa Rica4–2Haiti Valencia
Vargas Goal 1'
Díaz Goal 7'
Goal 52'
Goal 77'		 Report Goal 50'
Goal 85'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (Honduras)
Cruz Azul Mexico3–0Haiti Valencia
Emaná Goal 6', 31', 75' Report
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Referee: (Costa Rica)
Herediano Costa Rica1–2Mexico Cruz Azul
Goal 56' Report Emaná Goal 6'
Lara Goal 89'
Attendance: 6,000

Group 4[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ALA AME SM
Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 9 1–0 2–0
Mexico América 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2 6 0–1 3–0
Panama Sporting San Miguelito 4 1 0 3 1 6 −5 3 1–0 0–1
Source:[citation needed]
Sporting San Miguelito Panama0–1Mexico América
Report Bermúdez Goal 24'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Guatemala)
Sporting San Miguelito Panama1–0Costa Rica Alajuelense
Goal 38' Report
Referee: (Jamaica)
Alajuelense Costa Rica1–0Mexico América
Sánchez Goal 83' (pen.) Report
Referee: (El Salvador)
Alajuelense Costa Rica2–0Panama Sporting San Miguelito
Palacios Goal 62'
Alpízar Goal 76'		 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: (United States)
América Mexico0–1Costa Rica Alajuelense
Report Palacios Goal 55'
Attendance: 20,000

Group 5[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SJ MTL HER
United States San Jose Earthquakes 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2 6[a] 3–0 1–0
Canada Montreal Impact 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 6[a] 1–0 2–0
Guatemala Heredia 4 2 0 2 2 3 −1 6[a] 1–0 1–0
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c All three teams are tied on points, and so are ranked by overall goal difference, then overall goals scored.
Montreal Impact Canada1–0United States San Jose Earthquakes
Camara Goal 17' Report
Attendance: 15,115
Heredia Guatemala1–0Canada Montreal Impact
Córdoba Goal 88' Report
Referee: (Mexico)
San Jose Earthquakes United States3–0Canada Montreal Impact
Wondolowski Goal 21'
Chávez Goal 57'
Salinas Goal 84'		 Report
Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
Montreal Impact Canada2–0Guatemala Heredia
Paponi Goal 4'
Wenger Goal 54'		 Report
Referee: (Jamaica)
San Jose Earthquakes United States1–0Guatemala Heredia
Wondolowski Goal 62' Report
Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara

Group 6[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TOL COM CAL
Mexico Toluca 4 4 0 0 15 4 +11 12 5–1 3–1
Guatemala Comunicaciones 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6 1–2 2–0
Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0 1–5 0–3
Source:[citation needed]
Toluca Mexico3–1Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Benítez Goal 24'
Almazán Goal 30'
Nava Goal 61'		 Report Wade Goal 88'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Comunicaciones Guatemala1–2Mexico Toluca
López Goal 19' Report Nava Goal 17'
Cacho Goal 26' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,000
Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago0–3Guatemala Comunicaciones
Report Suárez Goal 11', 62', 90+4'
Referee: (Honduras)
Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago1–5Mexico Toluca
Bain Goal 46' Report Nava Goal 18', 67'
Goal 28' (o.g.)
Brambila Goal 41'
Sinha Goal 72'
Attendance: 500
Referee: (Jamaica)
Comunicaciones Guatemala2–0Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Arreola Goal 30'
Goal 42'		 Report
Referee: (Cuba)
Toluca Mexico5–1Guatemala Comunicaciones
Nava Goal 5', 89'
Benítez Goal 23', 72'
Trejo Goal 67'		 Report Márquez Goal 54'
Attendance: 6,000

Group 7[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TIJ FIR VIC
Mexico Tijuana 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 10 1–0 6–0
El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7 0–0 2–1
Honduras Victoria 4 0 0 4 4 15 −11 0 2–3 1–4
Source:[citation needed]
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador0–0Mexico Tijuana
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Victoria Honduras2–3Mexico Tijuana
Crisanto Goal 48' (pen.)
Goal 86'		 Report Arriola Goal 12'
Olsina Goal 41'
Pellerano Goal 69'
Referee: (El Salvador)
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador2–1Honduras Victoria
Goal 72'
Goal 82'		 Report Hoyos Goal 19'
Referee: (Panama)
Tijuana Mexico6–0Honduras Victoria
Olsina Goal 17'
Arriola Goal 32'
Cerda Goal 35'
Gomez Goal 60', 68', 85'		 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: (El Salvador)
Victoria Honduras1–4El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Vuelto Goal 50' Report García Goal 45+2' (pen.)
Canales Goal 68', 81'
Goal 86'
Referee: (Guatemala)

Group 8[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LA CAR MET
United States LA Galaxy 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9 2–0 1–0
Costa Rica Cartaginés 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4[a] 0–3 0–0
El Salvador Isidro Metapán 4 1 1 2 6 5 +1 4[a] 4–0 2–4
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Cartaginés and Isidro Metapán are ranked on head-to-head record.
Isidro Metapán El Salvador2–4Costa Rica Cartaginés
Sirias Goal 45' (o.g.)
Muñoz Goal 56'		 Report Herrera Goal 41', 69', 80'
Goal 45+2'
Referee: (United States)
LA Galaxy United States2–0Costa Rica Cartaginés
Keane Goal 66', 90+4' Report
StubHub Center, Carson
Attendance: 9,474
LA Galaxy United States1–0El Salvador Isidro Metapán
Courtois Goal 7' Report
StubHub Center, Carson
Attendance: 6,211[9]
Referee: (Costa Rica)
Isidro Metapán El Salvador4–0United States LA Galaxy
Muñoz Goal 30', 31', 33', 41' Report
Referee: (Mexico)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2013/2014" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  2. ^ "2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League Draw Takes Place in Miami". CONCACAF.com. June 3, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  3. ^ "CONCACAF Champions League 2013/2014 Regulations". CONCACAF.com. June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  4. ^ "2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  5. ^ "Match Recap: Houston Dynamo 2, Árabe Unido 1". Houston Dynamo. August 27, 2013.
  6. ^ "Match Recap: Houston Dynamo 2, W Connection 0". Houston Dynamo. September 25, 2013.
  7. ^ "Recap: Sporting KC stays unbeaten in Champions League with 1-1 draw against Nicaragua's Real Esteli FC". Sporting Kansas City. September 17, 2013.
  8. ^ "Recap: Sporting KC advances to quarterfinals of 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League". Sporting Kansas City. October 23, 2013.
  9. ^ "CCL Match Recap: LA Galaxy 1, Isidro Metapan 0". LA Galaxy. September 18, 2013.

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