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
[edit]The winners of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the championship stage.
Group | Winners |
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1 | Árabe Unido |
2 | Sporting Kansas City |
3 | Cruz Azul |
4 | Alajuelense |
5 | San Jose Earthquakes |
6 | Toluca |
7 | Tijuana |
8 | LA Galaxy |
Seeding
[edit]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 |
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1 | Toluca | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 |
2 | Cruz Azul | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 |
3 | Tijuana | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 |
4 | Árabe Unido | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
5 | Alajuelense | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
6 | LA Galaxy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 |
7 | Sporting Kansas City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | LA Galaxy | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Tijuana | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Tijuana | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Cruz Azul (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Toluca | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Alajuelense | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Árabe Unido | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Alajuelense | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Toluca | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Toluca (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) |
Quarterfinals
[edit]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 |
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San Jose Earthquakes | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Toluca | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Sporting Kansas City | 2–5 | Cruz Azul | 1–0 | 1–5 |
LA Galaxy | 3–4 | Tijuana | 1–0 | 2–4 |
Alajuelense | 2–0 | Árabe Unido | 0–0 | 2–0 |
First leg
[edit]San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Toluca |
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Gordon 90+5' | Report | Nava 67' |
Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Cruz Azul |
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Ellis 17' | Report |
Second leg
[edit]Tijuana won 4–3 on aggregate.
Toluca | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | San Jose Earthquakes |
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Brizuela 69' | Report | Harden 56' |
Penalties | ||
Nava Ríos Velázquez Ponce Talavera Wilson Mathías |
5–4 | Wondolowski Gordon Cronin Schuler Koval Salinas |
2–2 on aggregate. Toluca won 5–4 on penalties.
Cruz Azul | 5–1 | Sporting Kansas City |
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Pavone 2', 23', 55' Formica 65' Giménez 70' |
Report | Feilhaber 43' |
Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregate.
Árabe Unido | 0–2 | Alajuelense |
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Report | Palacios 6' McDonald 58' |
Alajuelense won 2–0 on aggregate.
Semifinals
[edit]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 |
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Alajuelense | 0–3 | Toluca | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Tijuana | 1–2 | Cruz Azul | 1–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
[edit]Alajuelense | 0–1 | Toluca |
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Report | Da Silva 71' |
Second leg
[edit]Toluca | 2–0 | Alajuelense |
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Esquivel 35' Salgueiro 62' |
Report |
Toluca won 3–0 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.
Finals
[edit]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 |
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Cruz Azul | 1–1 (a) | Toluca | 0–0 | 1–1 |
First leg
[edit]Second leg
[edit]1–1 on aggregate. Cruz Azul won on away goals.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Earthquakes draw Toluca 1-1 via 95th-minute equalizer". Soccer Wire. March 12, 2014.
- ^ "Recap: Sporting KC secures 1-0 victory over Cruz Azul in CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal". Sporting Kansas City. March 13, 2014.
- ^ "LA Galaxy grab early goal and hold on for a 1-0 win against Club Tijuana". LA Galaxy. March 13, 2014.
- ^ "LA Galaxy eliminated from CONCACAF Champions League by Club Tijuana". LA Galaxy. March 18, 2014.
- ^ "San Jose Earthquakes drop heartbreaker to Deportivo Toluca on PKs in CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals". SoccerWire.com. March 19, 2014.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF.com