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.http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CCL1314-Regulations060313pdf.pdf CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2013/2014 CONCACAF.com 2013-08-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20131108043304/http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CCL1314-Regulations060313pdf.pdf 2013-11-08 dead Qualified teams The winners of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the championship stage. GroupWinners1PAN Árabe Unido2USA Sporting Kansas City3MEX Cruz Azul4CRC Alajuelense5USA San Jose Earthquakes6MEX Toluca7MEX Tijuana8USA LA Galaxy Seeding The qualified teams were seeded 1–8 in the championship stage according to their results in the group stage. main WDL Q Seed TOL MEX Toluca CA MEX Cruz Azul TIJ MEX Tijuana ARA PAN Árabe Unido ALA CRC Alajuelense LA USA LA Galaxy KC USA Sporting Kansas City SJ USA San Jose Earthquakes 4 0 0 15 4 4 0 0 10 2 3 1 0 10 2 3 0 1 7 3 3 0 1 4 1 3 0 1 6 4 2 2 0 5 1 2 0 2 4 2 1. Points; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. Wins; 6. Away wins; 7. Drawing of lots. complete 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. Bracket The bracket of the championship stage was determined by the seeding as follows: 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 170 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 6 USA LA Galaxy 1 2 3 3 MEX Tijuana 0 4 4 7 USA Sporting Kansas City 1 1 2 2 MEX Cruz Azul 0 5 5 5 CRC Alajuelense 0 2 2 4 PAN Árabe Unido 0 0 0 8 USA San Jose Earthquakes 1 1 2 (4) 1 MEX Toluca (p) 1 1 2 (5) 3 MEX Tijuana 1 0 1 2 MEX Cruz Azul 0 2 2 5 CRC Alajuelense 0 0 0 1 MEX Toluca 1 2 3 2 MEX Cruz Azul (a) 0 1 1 1 MEX Toluca 0 1 1 Quarterfinals The first legs were played on March 10–12, 2014, and the second legs were played on March 18–20, 2014.http://www.concacaf.com/article/2013-14-concacaf-champions-league-quarterfinals-schedule-set 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals Schedule Set CONCACAF.com January 6, 2014 2014-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20140110105615/http://www.concacaf.com/article/2013-14-concacaf-champions-league-quarterfinals-schedule-set 2014-01-10 dead All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) San Jose Earthquakes USA 2–2 (4–5 p) Toluca MEX 1–1 1–1 Sporting Kansas City USA 2–5 Cruz Azul MEX 1–0 1–5 LA Galaxy USA 3–4 Tijuana MEX 1–0 2–4 Alajuelense CRC 2–0 Árabe Unido PAN 0–0 2–0 |} First leg Alajuelense v Árabe Unido March 10, 2014 22:00 Alajuelense CRC 0–0 Report PAN Árabe Unido Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela Roberto García (Mexico) San Jose Earthquakes v Toluca March 11, 2014 22:00 San Jose Earthquakes USA 1–1 Report MEX Toluca Gordon 90+5 Nava 67 Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara 10,525http://www.soccerwire.com/news/san-jose-earthquakes-draw-toluca-fc-1-1-in-concacaf-champions-league-after-95th-minute-equalizer/ Earthquakes draw Toluca 1-1 via 95th-minute equalizer Soccer Wire March 12, 2014 March 13, 2014 November 23, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171123220834/http://www.soccerwire.com/news/san-jose-earthquakes-draw-toluca-fc-1-1-in-concacaf-champions-league-after-95th-minute-equalizer/ dead Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) Sporting Kansas City v Cruz Azul March 12, 2014 20:00 Sporting Kansas City USA 1–0 Report MEX Cruz Azul Ellis 17 Sporting Park, Kansas City 18,467http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2014/03/recap-sporting-kc-secures-1-0-victory-over-cruz-azul-concacaf-champions-league-quarterf Recap: Sporting KC secures 1-0 victory over Cruz Azul in CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal Sporting Kansas City March 13, 2014 Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) LA Galaxy v Tijuana March 12, 2014 22:00 LA Galaxy USA 1–0 Report MEX Tijuana Samuel 11 StubHub Center, Carson 15,159http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2014/03/la-galaxy-grab-early-goal-and-hold-win-against-club-tijuana LA Galaxy grab early goal and hold on for a 1-0 win against Club Tijuana LA Galaxy March 13, 2014 Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) Second leg Tijuana v LA Galaxy March 18, 2014 22:00 Tijuana MEX 4–2 Report USA LA Galaxy Ayoví 2 9Benedetto 26Ruiz 82 Keane 47 84 Estadio Caliente, Tijuana 19,333http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2014/03/la-galaxy-eliminated-concacaf-champions-league-club-tijuana LA Galaxy eliminated from CONCACAF Champions League by Club Tijuana LA Galaxy March 18, 2014 Roberto Moreno (Panama) Tijuana won 4–3 on aggregate. Toluca v San Jose Earthquakes March 19, 2014 20:00 Toluca MEX 1–1 yes Report USA San Jose Earthquakes Brizuela 69 Harden 56 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca 11,844http://www.soccerwire.com/news/san-jose-earthquakes-drop-heartbreaker-to-deportivo-toluca-on-pks-in-concacaf-champions-league-quarterfinals/ San Jose Earthquakes drop heartbreaker to Deportivo Toluca on PKs in CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals SoccerWire.com March 19, 2014 March 21, 2014 December 10, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171210133503/http://www.soccerwire.com/news/san-jose-earthquakes-drop-heartbreaker-to-deportivo-toluca-on-pks-in-concacaf-champions-league-quarterfinals/ dead Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras) 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 v Sporting Kansas City March 19, 2014 22:00 Cruz Azul MEX 5–1 Report USA Sporting Kansas City Pavone 2 23 55Formica 65Giménez 70 Feilhaber 43 Estadio Azul, Mexico City Walter López (Guatemala) Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregate. Árabe Unido v Alajuelense March 20, 2014 22:00 Árabe Unido PAN 0–2 Report CRC Alajuelense Palacios 6McDonald 58 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City 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.http://www.concacaf.com/article/schedule-and-matchups-set-for-2013-14-ccl-semifinals Schedule and Matchups Set for 2013–14 CCL Semifinals CONCACAF.com March 21, 2014 March 21, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140324203326/http://www.concacaf.com/article/schedule-and-matchups-set-for-2013-14-ccl-semifinals March 24, 2014 dead All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) Alajuelense CRC 0–3 Toluca MEX 0–1 0–2 Tijuana MEX 1–2 Cruz Azul MEX 1–0 0–2 |} First leg Alajuelense v Toluca April 1, 2014 20:00 Alajuelense CRC 0–1 Report MEX Toluca Da Silva 71 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela 16,573 Mark Geiger (United States) Tijuana v Cruz Azul April 1, 2014 22:00 Tijuana MEX 1–0 Report MEX Cruz Azul Pellerano 78 pen. Estadio Caliente, Tijuana 22,333 Francisco Chacón (Mexico) Second leg Toluca v Alajuelense April 8, 2014 20:00 Toluca MEX 2–0 Report CRC Alajuelense Esquivel 35Salgueiro 62 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca 16,672 Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) Toluca won 3–0 on aggregate. Cruz Azul v Tijuana April 9, 2014 20:00 Cruz Azul MEX 2–0 Report MEX Tijuana Güemez 3 o.g.Domínguez 51 Estadio Azul, Mexico City 26,603 Paul Delgadillo (Mexico) Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate. Finals 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) Cruz Azul MEX 1–1 (a) Toluca MEX 0–0 1–1 |} First leg Cruz Azul v Toluca April 15, 2014 20:00 Cruz Azul MEX 0–0 Report MEX Toluca Estadio Azul, Mexico City 30,203 Roberto García (Mexico) Second leg Toluca v Cruz Azul April 23, 2014 20:00 Toluca MEX 1–1 Report MEX Cruz Azul Benítez 63 Pavone 41 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca 25,000 Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) 1–1 on aggregate. Cruz Azul won on away goals. References External links CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF.com *2