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

Ranking rules: 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

San Jose Earthquakes United States 1–1 Mexico Toluca
Gordon  90+5' Report Nava  67'
Attendance: 10,525[3]

Sporting Kansas City United States 1–0 Mexico Cruz Azul
Ellis  17' Report
Attendance: 18,467[4]
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

LA Galaxy United States 1–0 Mexico Tijuana
Samuel  11' Report
Attendance: 15,159[5]

Second leg

Tijuana Mexico 4–2 United States LA Galaxy
Ayoví  2', 9'
Benedetto  26'
Ruiz  82'		 Report Keane  47', 84'
Attendance: 19,333[6]

Tijuana won 4–3 on aggregate.

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

Cruz Azul Mexico 5–1 United 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. 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 Rica 0–1 Mexico Toluca
Report Da Silva  71'
Attendance: 16,573

Tijuana Mexico 1–0 Mexico Cruz Azul
Pellerano  78' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 22,333

Second leg

Toluca Mexico 2–0 Costa Rica Alajuelense
Esquivel  35'
Salgueiro  62'		 Report
Attendance: 16,672

Toluca won 3–0 on aggregate.

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

First leg

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

Second leg

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2013/2014" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
  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.
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