2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage

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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

San Jose Earthquakes United States1–1Mexico Toluca
Gordon 90+5' Report Nava 67'
Sporting Kansas City United States1–0Mexico Cruz Azul
Ellis 17' Report
Attendance: 18,467[4]
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
LA Galaxy United States1–0Mexico Tijuana
Samuel 11' Report
Attendance: 15,159[5]

Second leg

Tijuana Mexico4–2United States LA Galaxy
Ayoví 2', 9'
Benedetto 26'
Ruiz 82'		 Report Keane 47', 84'
Attendance: 19,333[6]
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Tijuana won 4–3 on aggregate.

Toluca Mexico1–1 (a.e.t.)United States San Jose Earthquakes
Brizuela 69' Report Harden 56'
Penalties
Nava soccer ball with red X
Ríos soccer ball with check mark
Velázquez soccer ball with check mark
Ponce soccer ball with check mark
Talavera soccer ball with check mark
Wilson Mathías soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with red X Wondolowski
soccer ball with check mark Gordon
soccer ball with check mark Cronin
soccer ball with check mark Schuler
soccer ball with check mark Koval
soccer ball with red X Salinas

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

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

Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregate.

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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 71'
Tijuana Mexico1–0Mexico Cruz Azul
Pellerano 78' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 22,333

Second leg

Toluca Mexico2–0Costa Rica Alajuelense
Esquivel 35'
Salgueiro 62'		 Report

Toluca won 3–0 on aggregate.

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

Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.

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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
Attendance: 30,203

Second leg

Toluca Mexico1–1Mexico Cruz Azul
Benítez 63' Report Pavone 41'

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

References

  1. ^ 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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