2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

The 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage was played from August 5 to October 23, 2014. A total of 24 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight teams which advanced to the championship stage of the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on May 28, 2014, 19:00 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 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.[1]

Seeding

The following were the group stage seeding of the 24 teams which qualified for the Champions League:[3]

Pot A
León Pachuca Sporting Kansas City New York Red Bulls
Alajuelense Olimpia Comunicaciones Tauro
Pot B
América Cruz Azul Portland Timbers D.C. United
Saprissa Real España Isidro Metapán Montreal Impact[†]
Pot C
Municipal FAS Chorrillo Real Estelí
Herediano[‡] Puerto Rico Bayamón Waterhouse Alpha United
Notes
  1. ^
    † The identity of the representative of Canada was not known at the time of the draw, as the 2014 Canadian Championship final had not been played yet.
  2. ^
    ‡ Belmopan Bandits (Belize) were entered at the time of the draw, but they were later replaced by Herediano (Costa Rica) after failing stadium requirements.

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

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be 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 5–7, August 19–21, August 26–28, September 16–18, September 23–25, and October 21–23, 2014.[4]

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

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAC MUN ESP
1 Pachuca 4 3 0 1 17 8 +9 9 Advance to championship stage — 4–1 4–1
2 Municipal 4 1 1 2 8 12 −4 4[lower-alpha 1] 3–7 — 3–0
3 Real España 4 1 1 2 5 10 −5 4[lower-alpha 1] 3–2 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Municipal are ahead of Real España based on head-to-head points earned (4–1).
Pachuca 4–1 Real España
Gutiérrez  22', 53'
Lozano  27'
Nahuelpan  57'		 Report Mosquera  69' (o.g.)
Municipal 3–7 Pachuca
Ruiz  13', 75' (pen.)
De Souza  49'		 Report Hurtado  16'
Carreño  20', 45+2', 81'
Nahuelpan  38' (pen.), 90+1'
Gutiérrez  58'
Municipal 3–0 Real España
Ávila  35', 54', 66' Report
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
Pachuca 4–1 Municipal
De Buen  22' (pen.)
Nahuelpan  37'
Buonanotte  47'
Damm  61'		 Report López  65'
Real España 3–2 Pachuca
Delgado  3', 64'
Espinoza  35'		 Report Almeida  9'
Hurtado  45+2'

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAP SKC EST
1 Saprissa 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7[lower-alpha 1] Advance to championship stage — 2–0 3–0
2 Sporting Kansas City 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7[lower-alpha 1] 3–1 — 3–0
3 Real Estelí 4 0 2 2 2 8 −6 2 1–1 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Saprissa are ahead of Sporting Kansas City based on head-to-head away goals scored (1–0).
Real Estelí 1–1 Saprissa
Valiente  10' Report Rodríguez  65'
Referee: Raúl Castro (Honduras)
Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Saprissa
Dwyer  14' (pen.)
Toni  69', 76'		 Report Bustos  28'
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Real Estelí
Bieler  13', 70' (pen.)
Zizzo  79'		 Report
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MTL NYR FAS
1 Montreal Impact 4 3 1 0 6 3 +3 10 Advance to championship stage — 1–0 1–0
2 New York Red Bulls 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5 1–1 — 2–0
3 FAS 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 1 2–3 0–0 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Montreal Impact 1–0 FAS
Di Vaio  21' Report
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
FAS 2–3 Montreal Impact
Morán  33'
Teruel  51' (pen.)		 Report Romero  7'
Di Vaio  8', 60' (pen.)
New York Red Bulls 2–0 FAS
Sène  11'
Sam  70'		 Report
Attendance: 11,569[5]
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)
Montreal Impact 1–0 New York Red Bulls
Di Vaio  16' Report
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
FAS 0–0 New York Red Bulls
Report
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DCU WAT TAU
1 D.C. United 4 4 0 0 6 1 +5 12 Advance to championship stage — 1–0 2–0
2 Waterhouse 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 6 1–2 — 4–1
3 Tauro 4 0 0 4 2 9 −7 0 0–1 1–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Tauro 1–2 Waterhouse
Rentería  86' Report Campbell  2'
Earle  19'
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
Waterhouse 4–1 Tauro
Anderson  13', 55'
Samuels  34'
Williams  90+5'		 Report Garcés  64'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
Waterhouse 1–2 D.C. United
Gray  71' Report Espíndola  38', 50'
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
D.C. United 2–0 Tauro
Pontius  48'
Johnson  55'		 Report
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OLI POR ALP
1 Olimpia 4 3 0 1 12 5 +7 9[lower-alpha 1] Advance to championship stage — 3–1 6–0
2 Portland Timbers 4 3 0 1 15 6 +9 9[lower-alpha 1] 4–2 — 6–0
3 Alpha United 4 0 0 4 1 17 −16 0 0–1 1–4 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Olimpia are ahead of Portland Timbers based on head-to-head away goals scored (2–1).
Alpha United 0–1 Olimpia
Report Elis  17'
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
Alpha United 1–4 Portland Timbers
Lilo  45' Report Zakuani  18'
Urruti  34'
Adi  66'
Powell  84'
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
Olimpia 6–0 Alpha United
Lozano  19', 62'
Morazán  25'
Elvir  30', 55', 74'		 Report
Portland Timbers 4–2 Olimpia
Urruti  11', 57'
Johnson  26'
McKenzie  72'		 Report Álvarez  20'
Quioto  44'
Attendance: 16,238[6]
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)
Portland Timbers 6–0 Alpha United
Jewsbury  11'
Fernández  37'
Nanchoff  50'
Paparatto  61', 88'
Adi  75'		 Report
Attendance: 8,968[7]

Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALA CAZ CHO
1 Alajuelense 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 6 Advance to championship stage — 1–1 1–0
2 Cruz Azul 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 5 1–1 — 3–0
3 Chorrillo 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4 1–1 1–0 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Cruz Azul 1–1 Alajuelense
Giménez  54' (pen.) Report Alonso  64'
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Chorrillo 1–0 Cruz Azul
Arboleda  70' Report
Cruz Azul 3–0 Chorrillo
Formica  15'
Valadéz  34'
Fabián  90+5' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
Alajuelense 1–1 Cruz Azul
Alonso  2' Report Torrado  9'
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HER LEÓ MET
1 Herediano 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 10 Advance to championship stage — 2–1 4–0
2 León 4 2 1 1 10 6 +4 7 1–1 — 4–1
3 Isidro Metapán 4 0 0 4 5 16 −11 0 2–4 2–4 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Isidro Metapán 2–4 León
Ramos  13', 87' Report Derley  7'
Franco  15'
Cárdenas  69', 81'
Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)
Herediano 4–0 Isidro Metapán
Ruiz  33', 45+3'
Aguilar  42'
Núñez  83'		 Report
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
León 1–1 Herediano
Boselli  89' Report Calvo  65'
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)
Isidro Metapán 2–4 Herediano
Parkes  21'
Monterrosa  90+3'		 Report Núñez  33', 61'
Ruiz  73', 89'
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
León 4–1 Isidro Metapán
Ruíz  55', 65'
Rivera  81', 89'		 Report Muñoz  88'
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)

Group 8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AMÉ COM BAY
1 América 4 3 1 0 19 3 +16 10 Advance to championship stage — 2–0 6–1
2 Comunicaciones 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5 7 1–1 — 5–0
3 Puerto Rico Bayamón 4 0 0 4 2 23 −21 0 1–10 0–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Comunicaciones 5–0 Puerto Rico Bayamón
Blackburn  9', 28', 48'
Herrera  21'
Miranda  90+2'		 Report
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)
América 6–1 Puerto Rico Bayamón
Velasco  7'
Arroyo  8'
Alvarado  14'
Zúñiga  20', 90+3'
Burón  45+3'		 Report Walker  60'
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
Puerto Rico Bayamón 1–10 América
Ramos  48' Report Rey  3', 5', 35'
Burón  4'
G. Díaz  14'
Zúñiga  42', 58', 87'
Sánchez  67', 88'
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)
Puerto Rico Bayamón 0–2 Comunicaciones
Report Contreras  19'
Estrada  86' (o.g.)
Referee: Óscar Dávila (Nicaragua)
América 2–0 Comunicaciones
Peralta  34', 51' Report

References
  1. "CONCACAF Champions League 2014–15 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  2. "CCL draw sets 2014/15 groups". CONCACAF.com. May 28, 2014.
  3. "Pots, rules for Wednesday's CCL draw announced". CONCACAF.com. May 28, 2014. Archived from the original on May 30, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  4. "CONCACAF Sets Champions League Schedule for 2014/15 Season Group Phase". CONCACAF.com. July 4, 2014. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  5. "MATCH RECAP: Red Bulls 2, FAS 0". NewYorkRedBulls.com. August 26, 2014.
  6. "CONCACAF Champions League MATCH RECAP: Portland Timbers 4, CD Olimpia 2". Timbers.com. September 16, 2014.
  7. "CONCACAF Champions League MATCH RECAP: Portland Timbers 6, Alpha United FC 0". Timbers.com. September 23, 2014.
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