2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage explained

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

The winners of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the championship stage.

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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

The qualified teams were seeded 1–8 in the championship stage according to their results in the group stage.

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.[1]

Bracket

The bracket of the championship stage was determined by the seeding as follows:[1]

Quarterfinals

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)

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First leg

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Second leg

Tijuana won 4–3 on aggregate.----2–2 on aggregate. Toluca won 5–4 on penalties.----Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregate.----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.[3]

All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

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First leg

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Second leg

Toluca won 3–0 on aggregate.----Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.

Finals

See main article: 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)

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Second leg

1–1 on aggregate. Cruz Azul won on away goals.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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.
  2. Web site: 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.
  3. Web site: 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.