2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
The group stage of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League was played from July 31 to October 25, 2012. A total of 24 teams competed in the group stage.[1]
Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on June 5, 2012, beginning at 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City.[2]
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 (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another 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.[3]
Seeding
The following were the group stage seeding of the 24 teams which qualified for the Champions League:
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
In each group, 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:[1]
- 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 July 31–August 2, August 21–23, August 28–30, September 18–20, September 25–27, and October 23–25, 2012.[4]
All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
Group 1
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August 1, 2012 20:00 |
Toronto FC  |
5–1 |  Águila |
|---|---|---|
Silva  9'Lambe 17', 48'Dunfield 40'Johnson 58' |
Report | Pérez 37' |
August 28, 2012 20:00 |
| Toronto FC |
1–3 |  Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Amarikwa 68' |
Report | Quintero 49' Ludueña 90'Ramírez 90+2' |
September 19, 2012 22:00 |
| Águila |
0–4 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Escoboza 49', 62' Galindo 56'Crosas 77' (pen.) |
Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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August 2, 2012 22:00 |
Seattle Sounders FC  |
3–1 |  Caledonia AIA |
|---|---|---|
| Ochoa 19' Montero 30'Rose 43' |
Report | Joseph 50' (pen.) |
August 30, 2012 20:00 |
| Caledonia AIA |
1–3 | Seattle Sounders FC |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph 66' (pen.) |
Report | Caskey 45' Ochoa 60'Montero 68' |
September 19, 2012 22:00 |
Marathón  |
2–3 | Seattle Sounders FC |
|---|---|---|
| Berríos 35' (pen.), 68' (pen.) |
Report | Ochoa 11' Johnson 62'Evans 78' |
September 26, 2012 22:00 |
| Marathón |
2–1 | Caledonia AIA |
|---|---|---|
| Róchez 53' Reyes 81' |
Report | Gay 72' |
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula Attendance: 67 Referee: Cristophel Stewart (Cayman Islands) |
October 24, 2012 22:00 |
| Seattle Sounders FC |
3–1 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
| Ochoa 23' Zakuani 27'Estrada 76' |
Report | Brown 37' |
Group 5
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August 23, 2012 22:00 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy |
5–2 | Isidro Metapán |
|---|---|---|
| Alvarado 20' (o.g.) Keane 22'Beckham 45+1'Juninho 82', 90+3' |
Report | Muñoz 17', 87' (pen.) |
August 29, 2012 22:00 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy |
4–0 |  Puerto Rico Islanders |
|---|---|---|
| Meyer 7' Villarreal 46'McBean 80'Stephens 82' |
Report |
September 27, 2012 20:00 |
| Puerto Rico Islanders |
3–0 | Isidro Metapán |
|---|---|---|
| Ramos 40', 79' Richardson 90+5' |
Report |
October 25, 2012 22:00 |
| Isidro Metapán |
2–3 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
|---|---|---|
| Suárez 55' Muñoz 67' |
Report | McBean 38', 62' Stephens 79' |
Group 6
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Group 7
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October 23, 2012 22:00 |
Chorrillo  |
0–6 | Monterrey |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Carreño 11' Suazo 25', 50'Corona 28'Cardozo 58'Madrigal 90+3' |
Group 8
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- Xelajú are ranked ahead of Guadalajara on head-to-head away goals.
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
AG |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Xelajú |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guadalajara |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
September 18, 2012 22:00 |
| Xelajú |
3–2 | W Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Cupid 4' (o.g.) Silva 38'Santiago 76' |
Report | Britto 9' Jones 50' |
References
- 1 2 "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2012/2013" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
- ↑ "Monterrey draws Chorillo, Municipal for CCL". CONCACAF.com. 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "CCL Draw procedures unveiled". CONCACAF.com. 6 April 2012.
- ↑ "Monterrey to open Champions League". CONCACAF.com. June 22, 2012.
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