2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League was played from August 6 to October 24, 2013. A total of 24 teams competed in the group stage.[1]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on June 3, 2013, 20:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the InterContinental Hotel at Doral in Miami.[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:

Pot A
Mexico Tijuana Mexico América United States LA Galaxy United States San Jose Earthquakes
Costa Rica Herediano Honduras Olimpia Guatemala Comunicaciones Panama Árabe Unido
Pot B
Mexico Toluca Mexico Cruz Azul United States Houston Dynamo United States Sporting Kansas City
Costa Rica Alajuelense Honduras Victoria El Salvador Isidro Metapán Canada Montreal Impact
Pot C
Guatemala Heredia El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo Panama Sporting San Miguelito Nicaragua Real Estelí
Costa Rica Cartaginés Trinidad and Tobago W Connection Haiti Valencia Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA

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 draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[1]

  1. Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
  2. Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams concerned
  4. Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
  5. Greater goal difference in all group matches
  6. Greater number of goals scored in group matches
  7. Greater number of goals scored away in all group matches
  8. Drawing of lots

Groups

The matchdays were August 6–8, August 20–22, August 27–29, September 17–19, September 24–26, and October 22–24, 2013.[4]

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

Group 1

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Panama Árabe Unido 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9
United States Houston Dynamo 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6 1
  ARA HOU CON
Árabe Unido — 1–0 3–1
Houston Dynamo 2–1 — 2–0
W Connection 0–2 0–0 —

August 8, 2013
22:00
Árabe Unido Panama 3–1 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Ward  21', 33'
González  53' 		Report Benjamin  76'
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)

August 27, 2013
20:00
Houston Dynamo United States 2–1 Panama Árabe Unido
Weaver  23', 76' Report Arroyo  8' (pen.)
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 12,694[5]
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

September 19, 2013
20:00
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago 0–2 Panama Árabe Unido
Report Fraiz  28'
Arroyo  61'
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

October 24, 2013
20:00
Árabe Unido Panama 1–0 United States Houston Dynamo
González  61' Report
Estadio Agustín Sánchez, La Chorrera
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Group 2

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
United States Sporting Kansas City 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 8
Honduras Olimpia 4 2 1 1 2 2 0 7
Nicaragua Real Estelí 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1
  OLI EST KC
Olimpia — 1–0 0–2
Real Estelí 0–1 — 0–2
Sporting Kansas City 0–0 1–1 —

August 21, 2013
22:00
Real Estelí Nicaragua 0–1 Honduras Olimpia
Report Méndez  47'

September 17, 2013
20:00
Sporting Kansas City United States 1–1 Nicaragua Real Estelí
Peterson  78' Report Calero  54'
Sporting Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 18,467[7]
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)

September 24, 2013
22:00
Olimpia Honduras 1–0 Nicaragua Real Estelí
Lozano  67' Report

Group 3

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Mexico Cruz Azul 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12
Costa Rica Herediano 4 2 0 2 11 8 +3 6
Haiti Valencia 4 0 0 4 4 15 −11 0
  CA HER VAL
Cruz Azul — 3–0 3–0
Herediano 1–2 — 4–2
Valencia 1–2 1–6 —

August 8, 2013
20:00
Valencia Haiti 1–6 Costa Rica Herediano
R. Joseph  68' Report Gómez  39'
Ruiz  45'
Nuñez  55'
Sánchez  71'
Porras  81'
Duverger  85' (o.g.)
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)

August 22, 2013
20:00
Cruz Azul Mexico 3–0 Costa Rica Herediano
Pereira  32'
Pavone  42'
Torrado  45+1' 		Report
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)

August 28, 2013
20:00
Valencia Haiti 1–2 Mexico Cruz Azul
Amy  72' Report Amione  17'
Lara  86'
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Óscar Dávila (Nicaragua)

September 18, 2013
22:00
Herediano Costa Rica 4–2 Haiti Valencia
Vargas  1'
Díaz  7'
Sánchez  52'
Porras  77' 		Report R. Joseph  50'
Amy  85'
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Erick Andino (Honduras)

September 24, 2013
20:00
Cruz Azul Mexico 3–0 Haiti Valencia
Emaná  6', 31', 75' Report
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)

October 22, 2013
22:00
Herediano Costa Rica 1–2 Mexico Cruz Azul
Porras  56' Report Emaná  6'
Lara  89'

Group 4

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 9
Mexico América 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2 6
Panama Sporting San Miguelito 4 1 0 3 1 6 −5 3
  ALA AME SM
Alajuelense — 1–0 2–0
América 0–1 — 3–0
Sporting San Miguelito 1–0 0–1 —

August 7, 2013
22:00
Sporting San Miguelito Panama 0–1 Mexico América
Report Bermúdez  24'
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)

August 22, 2013
22:00
Sporting San Miguelito Panama 1–0 Costa Rica Alajuelense
Pretelt  38' Report
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

August 29, 2013
22:00
Alajuelense Costa Rica 1–0 Mexico América
Sánchez  83' (pen.) Report

September 26, 2013
22:00
Alajuelense Costa Rica 2–0 Panama Sporting San Miguelito
Palacios  62'
Alpízar  76' 		Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Juan Guzman (United States)

October 22, 2013
20:00
América Mexico 0–1 Costa Rica Alajuelense
Report Palacios  55'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Group 5

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
United States San Jose Earthquakes 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2 6
Canada Montreal Impact 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 6
Guatemala Heredia 4 2 0 2 2 3 −1 6
  HER MTL SJ
Heredia — 1–0 1–0
Montreal Impact 2–0 — 1–0
San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 3–0 —
Tiebreakers

August 7, 2013
20:00
Montreal Impact Canada 1–0 United States San Jose Earthquakes
Camara  17' Report
Saputo Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 15,115
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

August 21, 2013
22:00
Heredia Guatemala 1–0 Canada Montreal Impact
Córdoba  88' Report

September 24, 2013
20:00
Montreal Impact Canada 2–0 Guatemala Heredia
Paponi  4'
Wenger  54' 		Report
Saputo Stadium, Montreal
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Group 6

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Mexico Toluca 4 4 0 0 15 4 +11 12
Guatemala Comunicaciones 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0
  CAL COM TOL
Caledonia AIA — 0–3 1–5
Comunicaciones 2–0 — 1–2
Toluca 3–1 5–1 —

August 6, 2013
20:00
Toluca Mexico 3–1 Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Benítez  24'
Almazán  30'
Nava  61' 		Report Wade  88'
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)

August 22, 2013
22:00
Comunicaciones Guatemala 1–2 Mexico Toluca
López  19' Report Nava  17'
Cacho  26' (pen.)
Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

August 29, 2013
20:00
Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 Guatemala Comunicaciones
Report Suárez  11', 62', 90+4'

September 18, 2013
20:00
Caledonia AIA Trinidad and Tobago 1–5 Mexico Toluca
Bain  46' Report Nava  18', 67'
Muhammad  28' (o.g.)
Brambila  41'
Sinha  72'
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 500
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

September 25, 2013
22:00
Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Arreola  30'
Benítez  42' 		Report

October 23, 2013
20:00
Toluca Mexico 5–1 Guatemala Comunicaciones
Nava  5', 89'
Benítez  23', 72'
Trejo  67' 		Report Márquez  54'

Group 7

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Mexico Tijuana 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 10
El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7
Honduras Victoria 4 0 0 4 4 15 −11 0
  FIR TIJ VIC
Luis Ángel Firpo — 0–0 2–1
Tijuana 1–0 — 6–0
Victoria 1–4 2–3 —

August 20, 2013
22:00
Victoria Honduras 2–3 Mexico Tijuana
Crisanto  48' (pen.)
Elvir  86' 		Report Arriola  12'
Olsina  41'
Pellerano  69'
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

September 19, 2013
22:00
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador 2–1 Honduras Victoria
Guevara  72'
Rivera  82' 		Report Hoyos  19'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

September 26, 2013
22:00
Tijuana Mexico 6–0 Honduras Victoria
Olsina  17'
Arriola  32'
Cerda  35'
Gomez  60', 68', 85' 		Report
Estadio Caliente, Tijuana
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

October 23, 2013
22:00
Victoria Honduras 1–4 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
Vuelto  50' Report García  45+2' (pen.)
Canales  68', 81'
Guevara  86'

Group 8

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
United States LA Galaxy 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9
Costa Rica Cartaginés 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4
El Salvador Isidro Metapán 4 1 1 2 6 5 +1 4
  CAR MET LA
Cartaginés — 0–0 0–3
Isidro Metapán 2–4 — 4–0
LA Galaxy 2–0 1–0 —
Tiebreakers

August 8, 2013
22:00
Isidro Metapán El Salvador 2–4 Costa Rica Cartaginés
Sirias  45' (o.g.)
Muñoz  56' 		Report Herrera  41', 69', 80'
Flores  45+2'

August 20, 2013
22:00
LA Galaxy United States 2–0 Costa Rica Cartaginés
Keane  66', 90+4' Report
StubHub Center, Carson
Attendance: 9,474
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

September 18, 2013
22:00
LA Galaxy United States 1–0 El Salvador Isidro Metapán
Courtois  7' Report
StubHub Center, Carson
Attendance: 6,211[9]
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

October 24, 2013
22:00
Isidro Metapán El Salvador 4–0 United States LA Galaxy
Muñoz  30', 31', 33', 41' Report
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Mexico)

References

  1. 1 2 "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2013/2014" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
  2. ↑ "2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League Draw Takes Place in Miami". CONCACAF.com. June 3, 2013.
  3. ↑ "CONCACAF Champions League 2013/2014 Regulations". CONCACAF.com. June 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ "2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
  5. ↑ "Match Recap: Houston Dynamo 2, Árabe Unido 1". Houston Dynamo. August 27, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Match Recap: Houston Dynamo 2, W Connection 0". Houston Dynamo. September 25, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Recap: Sporting KC stays unbeaten in Champions League with 1-1 draw against Nicaragua's Real Esteli FC". Sporting Kansas City. September 17, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Recap: Sporting KC advances to quarterfinals of 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League". Sporting Kansas City. October 23, 2013.
  9. ↑ "CCL Match Recap: LA Galaxy 1, Isidro Metapan 0". LA Galaxy. September 18, 2013.

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