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
Tijuana América LA Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes
Herediano Olimpia Comunicaciones Árabe Unido
Pot B
Toluca Cruz Azul Houston Dynamo Sporting Kansas City
Alajuelense Victoria Isidro Metapán Montreal Impact
Pot C
Heredia Luis Ángel Firpo Sporting San Miguelito Real Estelí
Cartaginés W Connection Valencia 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 ARA HOU WCO
Árabe Unido 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9 1–0 3–1
Houston Dynamo 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7 2–1 2–0
W Connection 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6 1 0–2 0–0
Source:
Árabe Unido 3–1 W Connection
Ward  21', 33'
González  53'		 Report Benjamin  76'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)
W Connection 0–0 Houston Dynamo
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Houston Dynamo 2–1 Árabe Unido
Weaver  23', 76' Report Arroyo  8' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,694[5]
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
W Connection 0–2 Árabe Unido
Report Fraiz  28'
Arroyo  61'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
Houston Dynamo 2–0 W Connection
Johnson  39'
Boswell  52'		 Report
Attendance: 11,933[6]
Árabe Unido 1–0 Houston Dynamo
González  61' Report
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KC OLI EST
Sporting Kansas City 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 8 0–0 1–1
Olimpia 4 2 1 1 2 2 0 7 0–2 1–0
Real Estelí 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1 0–2 0–1
Source:
Real Estelí 0–2 Sporting Kansas City
Report Opara  33'
Dwyer  76'
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Real Estelí 0–1 Olimpia
Report Méndez  47'
Attendance: 4,800
Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Estelí
Peterson  78' Report Calero  54'
Attendance: 18,467[7]
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)
Olimpia 1–0 Real Estelí
Lozano  67' Report
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Olimpia
Report
Attendance: 18,467[8]

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CA HER VAL
Cruz Azul 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12 3–0 3–0
Herediano 4 2 0 2 11 8 +3 6 1–2 4–2
Valencia 4 0 0 4 4 15 −11 0 1–2 1–6
Source:
Valencia 1–6 Herediano
R. Joseph  68' Report Gómez  39'
Ruiz  45'
Nuñez  55'
Sánchez  71'
Porras  81'
Duverger  85' (o.g.)
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
Cruz Azul 3–0 Herediano
Pereira  32'
Pavone  42'
Torrado  45+1'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Valencia 1–2 Cruz Azul
Amy  72' Report Amione  17'
Lara  86'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Óscar Dávila (Nicaragua)
Herediano 4–2 Valencia
Vargas  1'
Díaz  7'
Sánchez  52'
Porras  77'		 Report R. Joseph  50'
Amy  85'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Erick Andino (Honduras)
Cruz Azul 3–0 Valencia
Emaná  6', 31', 75' Report
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
Herediano 1–2 Cruz Azul
Porras  56' Report Emaná  6'
Lara  89'
Attendance: 6,000

Group 4
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ALA AME SM
Alajuelense 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 9 1–0 2–0
América 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2 6 0–1 3–0
Sporting San Miguelito 4 1 0 3 1 6 −5 3 1–0 0–1
Source:
Sporting San Miguelito 0–1 América
Report Bermúdez  24'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)
Sporting San Miguelito 1–0 Alajuelense
Pretelt  38' Report
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
Alajuelense 1–0 América
Sánchez  83' (pen.) Report
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
América 3–0 Sporting San Miguelito
Jiménez  40', 78'
Andrade  81'		 Report
Alajuelense 2–0 Sporting San Miguelito
Palacios  62'
Alpízar  76'		 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Juan Guzman (United States)
América 0–1 Alajuelense
Report Palacios  55'
Attendance: 20,000

Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SJ MTL HER
San Jose Earthquakes 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2 6[lower-alpha 1] 3–0 1–0
Montreal Impact 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 6[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 2–0
Heredia 4 2 0 2 2 3 −1 6[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 1–0
Source:
Notes:
  1. All three teams are tied on points, and so are ranked by overall goal difference, then overall goals scored.
Montreal Impact 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes
Camara  17' Report
Attendance: 15,115
Montreal Impact 2–0 Heredia
Paponi  4'
Wenger  54'		 Report
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Group 6
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TOL COM CAL
Toluca 4 4 0 0 15 4 +11 12 5–1 3–1
Comunicaciones 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6 1–2 2–0
Caledonia AIA 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0 1–5 0–3
Source:
Toluca 3–1 Caledonia AIA
Benítez  24'
Almazán  30'
Nava  61'		 Report Wade  88'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)
Comunicaciones 1–2 Toluca
López  19' Report Nava  17'
Cacho  26' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,000
Caledonia AIA 0–3 Comunicaciones
Report Suárez  11', 62', 90+4'
Referee: Erick Andino (Honduras)
Caledonia AIA 1–5 Toluca
Bain  46' Report Nava  18', 67'
Muhammad  28' (o.g.)
Brambila  41'
Sinha  72'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
Comunicaciones 2–0 Caledonia AIA
Arreola  30'
Benítez  42'		 Report
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
Toluca 5–1 Comunicaciones
Nava  5', 89'
Benítez  23', 72'
Trejo  67'		 Report Márquez  54'
Attendance: 6,000

Group 7
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TIJ FIR VIC
Tijuana 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 10 1–0 6–0
Luis Ángel Firpo 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7 0–0 2–1
Victoria 4 0 0 4 4 15 −11 0 2–3 1–4
Source:
Luis Ángel Firpo 0–0 Tijuana
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Victoria 2–3 Tijuana
Crisanto  48' (pen.)
Elvir  86'		 Report Arriola  12'
Olsina  41'
Pellerano  69'
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
Luis Ángel Firpo 2–1 Victoria
Guevara  72'
Rivera  82'		 Report Hoyos  19'
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Tijuana 6–0 Victoria
Olsina  17'
Arriola  32'
Cerda  35'
Gomez  60', 68', 85'		 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
Victoria 1–4 Luis Ángel Firpo
Vuelto  50' Report García  45+2' (pen.)
Canales  68', 81'
Guevara  86'
Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)

Group 8
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LA CAR MET
LA Galaxy 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9 2–0 1–0
Cartaginés 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 0–0
Isidro Metapán 4 1 1 2 6 5 +1 4[lower-alpha 1] 4–0 2–4
Source:
Notes:
  1. Cartaginés and Isidro Metapán are ranked on head-to-head record.
Isidro Metapán 2–4 Cartaginés
Sirias  45' (o.g.)
Muñoz  56'		 Report Herrera  41', 69', 80'
Flores  45+2'
Referee: Juan Guzman (United States)
LA Galaxy 2–0 Cartaginés
Keane  66', 90+4' Report
Attendance: 9,474
Cartaginés 0–0 Isidro Metapán
Report
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
LA Galaxy 1–0 Isidro Metapán
Courtois  7' Report
Attendance: 6,211[9]
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
Isidro Metapán 4–0 LA Galaxy
Muñoz  30', 31', 33', 41' Report

References
  1. "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2013/2014" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  2. "2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League Draw Takes Place in Miami". CONCACAF.com. June 3, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  3. "CONCACAF Champions League 2013/2014 Regulations". CONCACAF.com. June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  4. "2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  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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