2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League

48th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF CONCACAF Champions League 2012–13 July 31, 2012 – May 1, 2013 24 11 MEX Monterrey 3 MEX Santos Laguna 62 182 PAN Nicolás MuñozCOL Darwin Quintero(6 goals each) MEX Aldo de Nigris MEX Oswaldo Sánchez 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 48th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. It remained a 24-team tournament, but the format changed for this edition. CCL play began on July 31, 2012, and finished on May 1, 2013. The winner qualified as the CONCACAF representative for the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.http://www.concacaf.com/staticFiles/90/b6/0,,12813~177808,00.pdf CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2012/2013 CONCACAF.com 2012-07-10 https://www.webcitation.org/6GfzTlMnD?url=http://www.concacaf.com/staticFiles/90/b6/0,,12813~177808,00.pdf 2013-05-17 dead Monterrey won their third consecutive title after defeating Santos Laguna in an all-Mexican final, and equaled Cruz Azul's feat of winning three consecutive CONCACAF club titles (1969–71), when the competition was known as the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12856~3164326,00.html CCL Final: Monterrey wins 4-2 CONCACAF Champions League May 1, 2013 May 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131128143359/http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12856~3164326,00.html November 28, 2013 dead Qualification CONCACAF right 600 Location of teams of the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League8px Brown: Group 1; 8px Red: Group 2; 8px Orange: Group 3; 8px Yellow: Group 4;8px Green: Group 5; 8px Blue: Group 6; 8px Purple: Group 7; 8px Pink: Group 8. CONCACAF 25.666667 -100.3 80 Monterrey Black pog.svg bottom CONCACAF 25.629145 -103.379417 80 Santos Laguna Brown pog.svg left CONCACAF 20.681667 -103.462778 80 Guadalajara Pink pog.svg left CONCACAF 47.5952 -122.3316 80 Seattle Sounders FC Yellow pog.svg right CONCACAF 40.5829 -111.8934 80 Real Salt Lake Red pog.svg bottom CONCACAF 33.864444 -118.261111 80 LA Galaxy Green pog.svg right CONCACAF 29.7522 -95.3524 80 HoustonDynamo Orange pog.svg left CONCACAF 43.632778 -79.418611 80 Toronto FC Brown pog.svg top CONCACAF 15.47 -88.00 80 Marathón Yellow pog.svg right CONCACAF 14.098403 -87.203978 80 Olimpia Orange pog.svg right CONCACAF 13.683333 -89.183333 80 El Salvador Black pog.svg bottom CONCACAF 14.616944 -90.534722 80 Municipal Purple pog.svg top CONCACAF 14.841944 -91.517222 80 Xelajú Pink pog.svg bottom CONCACAF 10 -84 80 Costa Rica Black pog.svg left CONCACAF 9 -80 80 Panama Black pog.svg bottom CONCACAF 13.097778 -86.353056 80 Real Estelí Blue pog.svg right CONCACAF 18.393425 -66.15085 80 Puerto Rico Islanders Green pog.svg bottom CONCACAF 10.6 -61.1 80 Trinidad and Tobago Black pog.svg top Europe TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 65 55 80 Monterrey teams 8px Monterrey 8px Tigres UANL Costa Rica teams 8px Alajuelense 8px Herediano El Salvador teams 8px Águila<br/ >8px FAS8px Metapán Panama teams 8px Chorrillo 8px Tauro Trinidad and Tobago teams 8px Caledonia AIA 8px W Connection right Twenty-four teams participate in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League from the North American, Central American, and Caribbean zones. Nine of the teams come from North America, twelve from Central America, and three from the Caribbean. Teams may be disqualified and replaced by a team from a different country if the club does not have an available stadium that meets CONCACAF regulations for safety. If a club's own stadium fails to meet the set standards then it may find a suitable replacement stadium within its own country. However, if it is still determined that the club cannot provide the adequate facilities then it runs the risk of being replaced. North America A total of nine clubs from the North American Football Union participate in the Champions League. Mexico and the United States are allocated four spots, the most of any CONCACAF nation, while Canada is granted one spot in the tournament. In Mexico, the winners of the Mexican Primera División Apertura and Clausura tournaments earn berths in Pot A of the tournament's group stage, while the Apertura and Clausura runners-up earn berths in Pot B. For the United States, three of its four spots are allocated through the Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season and playoffs, while the fourth spot is allocated to whoever wins the domestic cup competition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The winner of the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup (if US-based) are placed in Pot A; the MLS Cup runner-up (if US-based) and the U.S. Open Cup winner are placed in Pot B. The winner of Canada's domestic cup competition, the Canadian Championship, earns the lone Canadian berth into the tournament, in Pot B. Despite the inclusion of Canadian teams in MLS, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS, and if a Canadian-based MLS team win the Supporters' Shield or play in the MLS Cup final, the Champions League place is allocated to the US-based team with the best MLS regular season record who has failed to otherwise qualify. Central America Twelve clubs from the Central American Football Union qualify to the Champions League. If one or more clubs is precluded, it is supplanted by a club from another Central American federation. The reallocation would be based on results from previous Champions League tournaments. For the Central American representatives that qualify via split seasons, in nations that play a playoff to determine a national champion, the winner gains the nation's top spot. In nations that don't utilize such methods, total points over both seasons, followed by other tiebreakers, determine which team gains the nation's top spot. The pots of the teams are as follows: The top teams from the leagues of Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama are placed in Pot A. The top team from the league of El Salvador, and the second teams from the leagues of Costa Rica and Honduras are placed in Pot B. The second teams from the leagues of Guatemala, Panama and El Salvador, and the sole representatives from the leagues of Nicaragua and Belize are placed in Pot C. Caribbean Three berths in Pot C are allocated to the top three finishers of the CFU Club Championship, a subcontinental tournament for clubs from nations of the Caribbean Football Union. In order for a Caribbean club to qualify for the CFU Club Championship, they would need to finish as the champion (or in some cases, runner-up) in their respective nation's top league in the previous season. If any Caribbean club is precluded, it is supplanted by the fourth-place finisher from the CFU Club Championship. Teams The following teams qualified for the tournament.http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/201213/0,,12856,00.html Qualifying 2012/2013 CONCACAF.com 2012-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20120619050653/http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/201213/0,,12856,00.html 2012-06-19 dead AssociationTeamPotQualifying methodApp*Last App*Previous Best*North America (9 teams)MEX Mexico4 berthsTigres UANLA2011 Apertura champions1stN/AN/ASantos LagunaA2012 Clausura champions and 2011 Apertura runners-up Note MEX4th2011–12Runners-upGuadalajaraBNon-finalist with best regular season record in 2011 Apertura Note MEX1stN/AN/AMonterreyB2012 Clausura runners-up3rd2011–12Champions (2)USA United States4 berthsLos Angeles GalaxyA2011 MLS Cup and 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield champions Note USA3rd2011–12QuarterfinalsSeattle Sounders FCA2011 MLS Supporters' Shield runners-up Note USA2011 U.S. Open Cup champions3rd2011–12QuarterfinalsHouston DynamoB2011 MLS Cup runners-up3rd2009–10QuarterfinalsReal Salt LakeB2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place Note USA2nd2010–11Runners-upCAN Canada1 berthToronto FCB2012 Canadian Championship champions4th2011–12SemifinalsCentral America (12 teams)SLV El Salvador3 berths†Isidro MetapánB2011 Apertura champions5th2011–12QuarterfinalsÁguilaC2012 Clausura champions1stN/AN/AFASCNon-champions with best aggregate record in 2011–12 season2nd2010–11Group stageCRC Costa Rica2 berthsAlajuelenseB2011 Invierno champions3rd2011–12Group stageHeredianoA2012 Verano champions3rd2011–12Group stageHON 1949 Honduras2 berthsOlimpiaA2011 Apertura and 2012 Clausura champions5th2011–12QuarterfinalsMarathónBNon-champions with best aggregate record in 2011–12 season4th2010–11QuarterfinalsGUA Guatemala2 berthsMunicipalC2011 Apertura champions4th2011–12Group stageXelajúA2012 Clausura champions2nd2010–11Preliminary roundPAN Panama2 berthsChorrilloA2011 Apertura champions1stN/AN/ATauroC2012 Clausura champions4th2011–12Group stageNCA Nicaragua1 berthReal EstelíC2011 Apertura and 2012 Clausura champions3rd2011–12Preliminary roundCaribbean (3 teams)TRI Trinidad and TobagoCaledonia AIAC2012 CFU Club Championship champions1stN/AN/AW ConnectionC2012 CFU Club Championship runners-up2nd2009–10Group stagePUR Puerto RicoPuerto Rico IslandersC2012 CFU Club Championship third place5th2011–12Semifinals Notes * Number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from 2008–09 (not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from 1962 to 2008). † Because Belize does not have a stadium which meets CONCACAF'S minimum standards for the Champions League, the spot normally reserved for the champions of Belize was reallocated to El Salvador, since it was the only Central American nation to send a team to the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals.http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2759195,00.html El Salvador receives extra CCL berth CONCACAF.com 5 March 2012 2012-05-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120729141229/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2759195,00.html 2012-07-29 dead Mexico (MEX): Because Santos Laguna, the 2011 Apertura runners-up, also won the 2012 Clausura, they relinquished the spot allocated to the Apertura runners-up to Guadalajara, the team with the best regular season record in the Apertura, based on the formula outlined by the Mexican Football Federation.http://www.vavel.com/lat/mx/153993-america-monterrey-y-chivas-podrian-ir-a-la-concachampions-sin-llegar-a-la-final.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120504021737/http://www.vavel.com/lat/mx/153993-america-monterrey-y-chivas-podrian-ir-a-la-concachampions-sin-llegar-a-la-final.html dead 4 May 2012 América, Monterrey y Chivas podrían ir a la ConcaChampions sin llegar a la final vavel.com 5 March 2012 United States (USA): Because the Los Angeles Galaxy won both the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield and the 2011 MLS Cup, Seattle Sounders FC, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield runners-up, was also placed in Pot A, and as they also won the 2011 U.S. Open Cup, a CCL berth became available and went to Real Salt Lake, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place.http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2523383,00.html Galaxy win sets U.S. CCL qualifiers CONCACAF.com 2011-11-21 2011-11-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20111124013442/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2523383,00.html 2011-11-24 dead Format On January 12, 2012, CONCACAF announced that the 2012–13 tournament would be played under a different format than previous editions, where the preliminary round is eliminated and all qualified teams enter the group stage.http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2575174,00.html Preliminary Round eliminated from CCL CONCACAF.com 1 December 2012 2012-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120309070036/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2575174,00.html 2012-03-09 dead In the group stage, the 24 teams are drawn into eight groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots. The allocation of teams into pots are based on their national association and qualifying berth. Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) cannot be drawn with each other in the group stage, and each group is guaranteed to contain a team from either the United States or Mexico, meaning U.S. and Mexican teams cannot play each other in the group stage. Each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advance to the championship stage. In the championship stage, the eight teams play a single-elimination tournament. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule is used if the aggregate score is level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so a tie is decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score is level after extra time of the second leg. Unlike previous years where a second draw was conducted to set the pairings for the championship stage, the bracket is determined by the teams' record in the group stage.http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2797493,00.html CCL Draw procedures unveiled CONCACAF.com 6 April 2012 2012-06-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20120606060104/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2797493,00.html 2012-06-06 dead The quarterfinals match the team with the best record against the team with the worst record, while the second-best team faces the seventh-best, third against sixth and fourth against fifth. The top four teams play the second leg at home. In the semifinals, the winner of 1-vs-8 faces the winner of 4-vs-5, with the 1-vs-8 winner hosting the second leg, and likewise 2-vs-7 plays 3-vs-6, with the 2-vs-7 winner hosting the second leg. In the finals, the team that prevails out of the upper bracket of 1-8-4-5 hosts the second leg. This means that the higher-seeded team does not necessarily host the second leg in the semifinals and finals. Pot AMEX Tigres UANLMEX Santos LagunaUSA Los Angeles GalaxyUSA Seattle Sounders FCCRC HeredianoHON 1949 OlimpiaGUA XelajúPAN ChorrilloPot BMEX GuadalajaraMEX MonterreyUSA Houston DynamoUSA Real Salt LakeCRC AlajuelenseHON 1949 MarathónSLV Isidro MetapánCAN Toronto FCPot CGUA MunicipalPAN TauroSLV ÁguilaNCA Real EstelíSLV FASTRI Caledonia AIATRI W ConnectionPUR Puerto Rico Islanders Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows.http://www.concacaf.com/staticFiles/67/b4/0,,12813~177255,00.pdf 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Schedule CONCACAF.com 2012-06-07 https://www.webcitation.org/6FKeS3PTn?url=http://www.concacaf.com/staticFiles/67/b4/0,,12813~177255,00.pdf 2013-03-23 dead RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legGroup stageMatchday 1June 5, 2012(New York, United States)http://www.concacaf.com/articles/20120529/champions-league-draw-set-for-june-5_2262886_2791962 Champions League draw set for June 5 CONCACAF.com 2012-05-29July 31–August 2, 2012Matchday 2August 21–23, 2012Matchday 3August 28–30, 2012Matchday 4September 18–20, 2012Matchday 5September 25–27, 2012Matchday 6October 23–25, 2012Championship stageQuarterfinalsMarch 5–7, 2013March 12–13, 2013SemifinalsApril 2–3, 2013April 9–10, 2013FinalApril 24, 2013May 1, 2013 Group stage 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League group stage The draw for the group stage was held on June 5, 2012.http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2798152,00.html Monterrey draws Chorillo, Municipal for CCL CONCACAF.com 6 May 2012 2012-06-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20120606191747/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2798152,00.html 2012-06-06 dead The winners of each group advanced to the championship stage. Tiebreakers Tiebreakers The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams concerned Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied Greater goal difference in all group matches Greater number of goals scored in group matches Greater number of goals scored away in all group matches Drawing of lots Group 1 Group 1 Group 2 Group 2 Group 3 Group 3 Group 4 Group 4 Group 5 Group 5 Group 6 Group 6 Group 7 Group 7 Group 8 Group 8 Championship stage 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage Seeding Seeding 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 MEX Tigres UANL 1 1 2 3 USA Seattle Sounders FC 0 3 3 7 USA Houston Dynamo 1 0 1 2 MEX Santos Laguna 0 3 3 5 CRC Herediano 0 1 1 4 USA Los Angeles Galaxy 0 4 4 8 GUA Xelajú 1 1 2 1 MEX Monterrey 3 1 4 3 USA Seattle Sounders FC 0 1 1 2 MEX Santos Laguna 1 1 2 4 USA Los Angeles Galaxy 1 0 1 1 MEX Monterrey 2 1 3 2 MEX Santos Laguna 0 2 2 1 MEX Monterrey 0 4 4 Quarterfinals Xelajú GUA 2–4 Monterrey MEX 1–3 1–1 Houston Dynamo USA 1–3 Santos Laguna MEX 1–0 0–3 Tigres UANL MEX 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC USA 1–0 1–3 Herediano CRC 1–4 Los Angeles Galaxy USA 0–0 1–4 |} Semifinals Los Angeles Galaxy USA 1–3 Monterrey MEX 1–2 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC USA 1–2 Santos Laguna MEX 0–1 1–1 |} Final 2013 CONCACAF Champions League final Santos Laguna MEX 2–4 Monterrey MEX 0–0 2–4 CONCACAF Champions League2012–13 champion MEX 100pxMonterrey Third Awards AwardPlayerTeamGolden Ballhttp://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~3165486,00.html https://archive.today/20130616141306/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~3165486,00.html dead 16 June 2013 De Nigris wins CCL Golden Ball CONCACAF.com 5 February 2013MEX Aldo de NigrisMEX MonterreyGolden Boothttp://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~3165096,00.html https://archive.today/20130616141352/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~3165096,00.html dead 16 June 2013 Quintero, Muñoz share CCL Golden Boot CONCACAF.com 5 February 2013PAN Nicolás MuñozSLV Isidro MetapánCOL Darwin QuinteroMEX Santos LagunaBest Goalkeeperhttp://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~3165166,00.html https://archive.today/20130616141136/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~3165166,00.html dead 16 June 2013 Santos' Sanchez named top CCL goalkeeper CONCACAF.com 5 February 2013MEX Oswaldo SánchezMEX Santos Laguna Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1PAN Nicolás MuñozSLV Isidro Metapán6COL Darwin QuinteroMEX Santos Laguna3MEX Aldo de NigrisMEX Monterrey5CHI Humberto SuazoMEX Monterrey5USA Jack McBeanUSA Los Angeles Galaxy4USA Sammy OchoaUSA Seattle Sounders FCMEX Alan PulidoMEX Tigres UANL8ARG Neri CardozoMEX Monterrey3MEX Darío CarreñoMEX MonterreyGUA Edgar ChinchillaGUA XelajúCAN Terry DunfieldCAN Toronto FCMEX Marco FabiánMEX GuadalajaraUSA Herculez GomezMEX Santos LagunaMEX Ángel ReynaMEX Monterrey Source:Champions League 2012/2013 — Topscorers http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=statistics&season_id=7156 https://archive.today/20130124054659/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=statistics&season_id=7156 dead 24 January 2013 CONCACAF.com 7 March 2013 See also 2013 FIFA Club World Cup References 2 External links http://www.concacafchampions.com CONCACAF Champions League 1