2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

The 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage was played from August 5 to October 23, 2014. A total of 24 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight teams which advanced to the championship stage of the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CCL-Regulations-ENG.pdf CONCACAF Champions League 2014–15 Regulations CONCACAF.com 2014-07-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924053158/http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CCL-Regulations-ENG.pdf 2015-09-24 dead Draw The draw for the group stage was held on May 28, 2014, 19:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the InterContinental Hotel at Doral in Miami.http://www.concacaf.com/article/ccl-draw-sets-201415-groups CCL draw sets 2014/15 groups CONCACAF.com May 28, 2014 The 24 teams were drawn into eight groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots. The allocation of teams into pots was based on their national association and qualifying berth. Teams from the same association could not be drawn with each other in the group stage, and each group was guaranteed to contain a team from either the United States or Mexico, meaning U.S. and Mexican teams could not play each other in the group stage. Seeding The following were the group stage seeding of the 24 teams which qualified for the Champions League:http://www.concacaf.com/article/official-pots-and-regulations-for-201415-concacaf-champions-league-draw-announced Pots, rules for Wednesday's CCL draw announced CONCACAF.com May 28, 2014 July 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140530153046/http://www.concacaf.com/article/official-pots-and-regulations-for-201415-concacaf-champions-league-draw-announced May 30, 2014 dead Pot AMEX LeónMEX PachucaUSA Sporting Kansas CityUSA New York Red BullsCRC AlajuelenseHON 1949 OlimpiaGUA ComunicacionesPAN TauroPot BMEX AméricaMEX Cruz AzulUSA Portland TimbersUSA D.C. UnitedCRC SaprissaHON 1949 Real EspañaSLV Isidro MetapánCAN Montreal Impact†Pot CGUA MunicipalSLV FASPAN ChorrilloNCA Real EstelíCRC Herediano‡PUR Puerto Rico BayamónJAM WaterhouseGUY Alpha United Notes none † † The identity of the representative of Canada was not known at the time of the draw, as the 2014 Canadian Championship final had not been played yet. ‡ ‡ Belmopan Bandits (Belize) were entered at the time of the draw, but they were later replaced by Herediano (Costa Rica) after failing stadium requirements. Format In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced to the championship stage. Tiebreakers The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be 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. Groups The matchdays were August 5–7, August 19–21, August 26–28, September 16–18, September 23–25, and October 21–23, 2014.http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-sets-champions-league-schedule-for-201415-season-group-phase CONCACAF Sets Champions League Schedule for 2014/15 Season Group Phase CONCACAF.com July 4, 2014 July 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140707103933/http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-sets-champions-league-schedule-for-201415-season-group-phase July 7, 2014 dead mdy-all All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) Group 1 main football Group 1 yes 200 complete CONCACAF MEX Pachuca PAC HON 1949 Real España ESP GUA Municipal MUN 3 0 1 17 8 1 1 2 5 10 MUN 1 1 2 8 12 Municipal finished ahead of Real España based on head-to-head points earned (4–1). PAC MUN ESP Group stage tiebreakers Q QF green1 Advance to championship stage 4–1 4–1 3–2 1–1 3–7 3–0 "Pachuca v Real España" August 6, 2014 20:00 Pachuca MEX 4–1 Report HON 1949 Real España Gutiérrez 22 53Lozano 27Nahuelpan 57 Mosquera 69 o.g. Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica) "Real España v Municipal" August 21, 2014 22:00 Real España HON 1949 1–1 Report GUA Municipal Róchez 18 Ruiz 54 pen. Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula Javier Santos (Puerto Rico) "Municipal v Pachuca" August 27, 2014 22:00 Municipal GUA 3–7 Report MEX Pachuca Ruiz 13 75 pen.De Souza 49 Hurtado 16Carreño 20 45+2 81Nahuelpan 38 pen. 90+1Gutiérrez 58 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City Ricardo Salazar (United States) "Municipal v Real España" September 17, 2014 22:00 Municipal GUA 3–0 Report HON 1949 Real España Ávila 35 54 66 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City Valdin Legister (Jamaica) "Pachuca v Municipal" September 24, 2014 20:00 Pachuca MEX 4–1 Report GUA Municipal De Buen 22 pen.Nahuelpan 37Buonanotte 47Damm 61 López 65 Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca Javier Santos (Puerto Rico) "Real España v Pachuca" October 22, 2014 22:00 Real España HON 1949 3–2 Report MEX Pachuca Delgado 3 64Espinoza 35 Almeida 9Hurtado 45+2 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) Group 2 main football Group 2 yes 200 complete CONCACAF USA Sporting Kansas City SKC CRC Saprissa SAP NCA Real Estelí EST 2 1 1 7 4 SAP 2 1 1 7 4 Saprissa finished ahead of Sporting Kansas City based on head-to-head away goals scored (1–0). 0 2 2 2 8 SAP SKC EST Group stage tiebreakers Q QF green1 Advance to championship stage 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 "Real Estelí v Saprissa" August 6, 2014 22:00 Real Estelí NCA 1–1 Report CRC Saprissa Valiente 10 Rodríguez 65 Estadio Independencia, Estelí Raúl Castro (Honduras) "Real Estelí v Sporting Kansas City" August 19, 2014 22:00 Real Estelí NCA 1–1 Report USA Sporting Kansas City Claros 6 o.g. Toni 16 Estadio Independencia, Estelí Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) "Saprissa v Real Estelí" August 26, 2014 22:00 Saprissa CRC 3–0 Report NCA Real Estelí Rodríguez 18 74 89 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José Walter López (Guatemala) "Sporting Kansas City v Saprissa" September 18, 2014 20:00 Sporting Kansas City USA 3–1 Report CRC Saprissa Dwyer 14 pen.Toni 69 76 Bustos 28 Sporting Park, Kansas City 16,834 Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) "Sporting Kansas City v Real Estelí" September 23, 2014 20:00 Sporting Kansas City USA 3–0 Report NCA Real Estelí Bieler 13 70 pen.Zizzo 79 Sporting Park, Kansas City 17,154 Óscar Moncada (Honduras) "Saprissa v Sporting Kansas City" October 23, 2014 22:00 Saprissa CRC 2–0 Report USA Sporting Kansas City Mora 23Rodríguez 46 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Group 3 main football Group 3 yes 200 complete CONCACAF USA New York Red Bulls NYR CAN Montreal Impact MTL SLV FAS FAS 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 0 6 3 0 1 3 2 6 MTL NYR FAS Group stage tiebreakers Q QF green1 Advance to championship stage 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 "Montreal Impact v FAS" August 5, 2014 20:00 Montreal Impact CAN 1–0 Report SLV FAS Di Vaio 21 Saputo Stadium, Montreal 9,209 Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica) "FAS v Montreal Impact" August 20, 2014 22:00 FAS SLV 2–3 Report CAN Montreal Impact Morán 33Teruel 51 pen. Romero 7Di Vaio 8 60 pen. Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador Paul Delgadillo (Mexico) "New York Red Bulls v FAS" August 26, 2014 20:00 New York Red Bulls USA 2–0 Report SLV FAS Sène 11Sam 70 Red Bull Arena, Harrison 11,569http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2014/08/match-recap-red-bulls-2-fas-0 MATCH RECAP: Red Bulls 2, FAS 0 NewYorkRedBulls.com August 26, 2014 August 27, 2014 August 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140830105758/http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2014/08/match-recap-red-bulls-2-fas-0 dead John Pitti (Panama) "Montreal Impact v New York Red Bulls" September 17, 2014 20:00 Montreal Impact CAN 1–0 Report USA New York Red Bulls Di Vaio 16 Saputo Stadium, Montreal Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) "FAS v New York Red Bulls" September 24, 2014 22:00 FAS SLV 0–0 Report USA New York Red Bulls Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) "New York Red Bulls v Montreal Impact" October 22, 2014 20:00 New York Red Bulls USA 1–1 Report CAN Montreal Impact Lade 84 McInerney 71 Red Bull Arena, Harrison Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras) Group 4 main football Group 4 yes 200 complete CONCACAF PAN Tauro TAU USA D.C. United DCU JAM Waterhouse WAT 0 0 4 2 9 4 0 0 6 1 2 0 2 7 5 DCU WAT TAU Group stage tiebreakers Q QF green1 Advance to championship stage 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 "Tauro v Waterhouse" August 7, 2014 22:00 Tauro PAN 1–2 Report JAM Waterhouse Rentería 86 Campbell 2Earle 19 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City Óscar Moncada (Honduras) "D.C. United v Waterhouse" August 20, 2014 20:00 D.C. United USA 1–0 Report JAM Waterhouse Johnson 5 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 3,300 Armando Castro (Honduras) "Waterhouse v Tauro" August 28, 2014 20:00 Waterhouse JAM 4–1 Report PAN Tauro Anderson 13 55Samuels 34Williams 90+5 Garcés 64 Independence Park, Kingston Sherwin Moore (Guyana) "Waterhouse v D.C. United" September 16, 2014 20:00 Waterhouse JAM 1–2 Report USA D.C. United Gray 71 Espíndola 38 50 Independence Park, Kingston 554 Adrian Skeete (Barbados) "D.C. United v Tauro" September 24, 2014 20:00 D.C. United USA 2–0 Report PAN Tauro Pontius 48Johnson 55 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 1,904 Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica) "Tauro v D.C. United" October 21, 2014 20:00 Tauro PAN 0–1 Report USA D.C. United Shanosky 24 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City Roberto García (Mexico) Group 5 main football Group 5 yes 200 complete CONCACAF HON 1949 Olimpia OLI USA Portland Timbers POR GUY Alpha United ALP 3 0 1 12 5 Olimpia finished ahead of Portland Timbers based on head-to-head away goals scored (2–1). 3 0 1 15 6 OLI 0 0 4 1 17 OLI POR ALP Group stage tiebreakers Q QF green1 Advance to championship stage 3–1 6–0 4–2 6–0 0–1 1–4 "Alpha United v Olimpia" August 5, 2014 20:00 Alpha United GUY 0–1 Report HON 1949 Olimpia Elis 17 Guyana National Stadium, Providence Valdin Legister (Jamaica) "Alpha United v Portland Timbers" August 19, 2014 20:00 Alpha United GUY 1–4 Report USA Portland Timbers Lilo 45 Zakuani 18Urruti 34Adi 66Powell 84 Guyana National Stadium, Providence Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica) "Olimpia v Alpha United" August 28, 2014 22:00 Olimpia HON 1949 6–0 Report GUY Alpha United Lozano 19 62Morazán 25Elvir 30 55 74 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa César Arturo Ramos (Mexico) "Portland Timbers v Olimpia" September 16, 2014 22:00 Portland Timbers USA 4–2 Report HON 1949 Olimpia Urruti 11 57Johnson 26McKenzie 72 Álvarez 20Quioto 44 Providence Park, Portland 16,238https://www.timbers.com/news/concacaf-champions-league-match-recap-portland-timbers-4-cd-olimpia-2 CONCACAF Champions League MATCH RECAP: Portland Timbers 4, CD Olimpia 2 Portland Timbers September 16, 2014 John Pitti (Panama) "Portland Timbers v Alpha United" September 23, 2014 22:00 Portland Timbers USA 6–0 Report GUY Alpha United Jewsbury 11Fernández 37Nanchoff 50Paparatto 61 88Adi 75 Providence Park, Portland 8,968http://www.timbers.com/ccl/2014/09/concacaf-champions-league-match-recap-portland-timbers-6-alpha-united-0 CONCACAF Champions League MATCH RECAP: Portland Timbers 6, Alpha United FC 0 Portland Timbers September 23, 2014 October 19, 2014 October 19, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019202628/http://www.timbers.com/ccl/2014/09/concacaf-champions-league-match-recap-portland-timbers-6-alpha-united-0 dead Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica) "Olimpia v Portland Timbers" October 21, 2014 22:00 Olimpia HON 1949 3–1 Report USA Portland Timbers Quioto 3Lozano 4 54 Zemanski 52 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa Walter López (Guatemala) Group 6 main football Group 6 yes 200 complete CONCACAF CRC Alajuelense ALA MEX Cruz Azul CAZ PAN Chorrillo CHO 1 3 0 4 3 1 2 1 5 3 1 1 2 2 5 ALA CAZ CHO Group stage tiebreakers Q QF green1 Advance to championship stage 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 "Cruz Azul v Alajuelense" August 5, 2014 20:00 Cruz Azul MEX 1–1 Report CRC Alajuelense Giménez 54 pen. Alonso 64 Estadio Azul, Mexico City David Gantar (Canada) "Chorrillo v Cruz Azul" August 19, 2014 22:00 Chorrillo PAN 1–0 Report MEX Cruz Azul Arboleda 70 Estadio Maracaná, Panama City Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras) "Alajuelense v Chorrillo" August 28, 2014 22:00 Alajuelense CRC 1–0 Report PAN Chorrillo Alonso 15 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela Baldomero Toledo (United States) "Cruz Azul v Chorrillo" September 16, 2014 20:00 Cruz Azul MEX 3–0 Report PAN Chorrillo Formica 15Valadéz 34Fabián 90+5 pen. Estadio Azul, Mexico City Marlon Mejía (El Salvador) "Chorrillo v Alajuelense" September 25, 2014 22:00 Chorrillo PAN 1–1 Report CRC Alajuelense Moreno 23 Gutiérrez 18 Estadio Maracaná, Panama City Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) "Alajuelense v Cruz Azul" October 21, 2014 22:00 Alajuelense CRC 1–1 Report MEX Cruz Azul Alonso 2 Torrado 9 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) Group 7 main football Group 7 yes 200 complete CONCACAF MEX León LEÓ SLV Isidro Metapán MET CRC Herediano HER 2 1 1 10 6 0 0 4 5 16 3 1 0 11 4 HER LEO MET Group stage tiebreakers Q QF green1 Advance to championship stage 4–1 1–1 2–4 2–4 2–1 4–0 "Isidro Metapán v León" August 5, 2014 22:00 Isidro Metapán SLV 2–4 Report MEX León Ramos 13 87 Derley 7Franco 15Cárdenas 69 81 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador Oscar Reyna (Guatemala) "Herediano v Isidro Metapán" August 21, 2014 22:00 Herediano CRC 4–0 Report SLV Isidro Metapán Ruiz 33 45+3Aguilar 42Núñez 83 Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia William Anderson (Puerto Rico) "León v Herediano" August 27, 2014 20:00 León MEX 1–1 Report CRC Herediano Boselli 89 Calvo 65 Estadio León, León Melvin Matamoros (Honduras) "Isidro Metapán v Herediano" September 18, 2014 22:00 Isidro Metapán SLV 2–4 Report CRC Herediano Parkes 21Monterrosa 90+3 Núñez 33 61Ruiz 73 89 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador Jafeth Perea (Panama) "Herediano v León" September 24, 2014 22:00 Herediano CRC 2–1 Report MEX León Gómez 12Granados 70 El. Hernández 88 Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia David Gantar (Canada) "León v Isidro Metapán" October 23, 2014 20:00 León MEX 4–1 Report SLV Isidro Metapán Ruíz 55 65Rivera 81 89 Muñoz 88 Estadio León, León John Pitti (Panama) Group 8 main football Group 8 yes 200 complete CONCACAF GUA Comunicaciones COM MEX América AMÉ PUR Puerto Rico Bayamón BAY 2 1 1 8 3 3 1 0 19 3 0 0 4 2 23 AME COM BAY Group stage tiebreakers Q QF green1 Advance to championship stage 1–1 5–0 2–0 6–1 0–2 1–10 "Comunicaciones v Puerto Rico Bayamón" August 7, 2014 22:00 Comunicaciones GUA 5–0 Report PUR Puerto Rico Bayamón Blackburn 9 28 48Herrera 21Miranda 90+2 Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic) "América v Puerto Rico Bayamón" August 19, 2014 20:00 América MEX 6–1 Report PUR Puerto Rico Bayamón Velasco 7Arroyo 8Alvarado 14Zúñiga 20 90+3Burón 45+3 Walker 60 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Marlon Mejía (El Salvador) "Comunicaciones v América" August 26, 2014 22:00 Comunicaciones GUA 1–1 Report MEX América Blackburn 28 Peralta 5 Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica) "Puerto Rico Bayamón v América" September 17, 2014 20:00 Puerto Rico Bayamón PUR 1–10 Report MEX América Ramos 48 Rey 3 5 35Burón 4G. Díaz 14Zúñiga 42 58 87Sánchez 67 88 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic) "Puerto Rico Bayamón v Comunicaciones" September 25, 2014 20:00 Puerto Rico Bayamón PUR 0–2 Report GUA Comunicaciones Contreras 19Estrada 86 o.g. Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón Óscar Dávila (Nicaragua) "América v Comunicaciones" October 21, 2014 20:00 América MEX 2–0 Report GUA Comunicaciones Peralta 34 51 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Mark Geiger (United States) References External links CONCACAF Champions League https://web.archive.org/web/20151212052435/http://www.concacaf.com/category/champions-league 2015-12-12 , CONCACAF.com *2