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]
The winners of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the championship stage.
| Group | Winners |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Árabe Unido |
| 2 |  Sporting Kansas City |
| 3 |  Cruz Azul |
| 4 |  Alajuelense |
| 5 | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 6 | Toluca |
| 7 | Tijuana |
| 8 | LA Galaxy |
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 | 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]
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]
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) | ||||||||||||||||
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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Toluca |
|---|---|---|
Gordon  90+5' |
Report | Nava 67' |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis 17' |
Report |
Second leg
Tijuana won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Toluca | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | San Jose Earthquakes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Árabe Unido | 0–2 | Alajuelense |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Palacios 6' McDonald 58' |
Alajuelense won 2–0 on aggregate.
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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alajuelense |
0–3 | Toluca |
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Tijuana |
1–2 | Cruz Azul |
1–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
Second leg
Toluca won 3–0 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.
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)
First leg
Second leg
1–1 on aggregate. Cruz Azul won on away goals.
- "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2013/2014" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
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- "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.
- CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF.com