2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage

The championship stage of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League was played from March 5 to May 1, 2013. 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.

Group Winners
1 Mexico Santos Laguna
2 Costa Rica Herediano
3 United States Houston Dynamo
4 United States Seattle Sounders FC
5 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
6 Mexico UANL
7 Mexico Monterrey
8 Guatemala Xelajú

Seeding

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

Seed Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mexico Monterrey 4 4 0 0 15 0 +15 12
2 Mexico Santos Laguna 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 12
3 United States Seattle Sounders FC 4 4 0 0 12 5 +7 12
4 United States Los Angeles Galaxy 4 3 1 0 12 4 +8 10
5 Costa Rica Herediano 4 3 1 0 4 1 +3 10
6 Mexico UANL 4 2 2 0 12 3 +9 8
7 United States Houston Dynamo 4 2 2 0 9 3 +6 8
8 Guatemala Xelajú 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1. Points; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. Wins; 6. Away wins; 7. Drawing of lots.[1]

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: Seed 1 vs. Seed 8 (QF1), Seed 2 vs. Seed 7 (QF2), Seed 3 vs. Seed 6 (QF3), Seed 4 vs. Seed 5 (QF4), with seeds 1–4 hosting the second leg
  • Semifinals: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF4 (SF1), Winner QF2 vs. Winner QF3 (SF2), with winners QF1 and QF2 hosting the second leg
  • Finals: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2, with winner SF1 hosting the second leg
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
6 Mexico UANL 1 1 2
3 United States Seattle Sounders FC 0 3 3
3 United States Seattle Sounders FC 0 1 1
2 Mexico Santos Laguna 1 1 2
7 United States Houston Dynamo 1 0 1
2 Mexico Santos Laguna 0 3 3
2 Mexico Santos Laguna 0 2 2
1 Mexico Monterrey 0 4 4
5 Costa Rica Herediano 0 1 1
4 United States Los Angeles Galaxy 0 4 4
4 United States Los Angeles Galaxy 1 0 1
1 Mexico Monterrey 2 1 3
8 Guatemala Xelajú 1 1 2
1 Mexico Monterrey 3 1 4

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on March 5–7, 2013, and the second legs were played on March 12–13, 2013.[2]

First legs: All times U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5); Second legs: All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Xelajú Guatemala 2–4 Mexico Monterrey 1–3 1–1
Houston Dynamo United States 1–3 Mexico Santos Laguna 1–0 0–3
UANL Mexico 2–3 United States Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 1–3
Herediano Costa Rica 1–4 United States Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 1–4

First leg

Houston Dynamo United States1–0Mexico Santos Laguna
Davis 89' Report
Attendance: 17,454
Xelajú Guatemala1–3Mexico Monterrey
Estacuy 58' Report Mier 9'
De Nigris 43'
Corona 76'
Attendance: 4,553

Second leg

Monterrey Mexico1–1Guatemala Xelajú
Ayoví 64' Report Santiago 44'
Attendance: 30,440
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)

Monterrey won 4–2 on aggregate.

Seattle Sounders FC United States3–1Mexico UANL
Yedlin 53'
Traoré 60'
Johnson 75'		 Report Hernández 23'
Attendance: 20,520

Seattle Sounders FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna Mexico3–0United States Houston Dynamo
Rodríguez 23'
Gomez 28'
Crosas 76'		 Report
Attendance: 27,563

Santos Laguna won 3–1 on aggregate.

Los Angeles Galaxy United States4–1Costa Rica Herediano
Gonzalez 18'
Villarreal 69'
Keane 83'
McBean 90+3'		 Report Aguilar 85'
Attendance: 8,284

Los Angeles Galaxy won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

The first legs were played on April 2–3, 2013, and the second legs were played on April 9–10, 2013.[3]

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Los Angeles Galaxy United States 1–3 Mexico Monterrey 1–2 0–1
Seattle Sounders FC United States 1–2 Mexico Santos Laguna 0–1 1–1

First leg

Seattle Sounders FC United States0–1Mexico Santos Laguna
Report Gomez 54'
Attendance: 21,057
Los Angeles Galaxy United States1–2Mexico Monterrey
DeLaGarza 28' Report Suazo 82'
De Nigris 90'
Attendance: 21,745

Second leg

Santos Laguna Mexico1–1United States Seattle Sounders FC
Quintero 21' Report Neagle 73'
Attendance: 19,595

Santos Laguna won 2–1 on aggregate.

Monterrey Mexico1–0United States Los Angeles Galaxy
De Nigris 81' Report
Attendance: 32,234

Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.

Finals

Main article: 2013 CONCACAF Champions League Finals

The first leg was played on April 24, 2013, and the second leg was played on May 1, 2013.

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos Laguna Mexico 2–4 Mexico Monterrey 0–0 2–4

First leg

Santos Laguna Mexico0–0Mexico Monterrey
Report
Attendance: 21,401

Second leg

Monterrey Mexico4–2Mexico Santos Laguna
De Nigris 60', 87'
Cardozo 84'
Suazo 90+1'		 Report Quintero 38'
Baloy 50'
Attendance: 33,667

Monterrey won 4–2 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2012/2013" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  2. ^ "Champions League quarterfinal schedule announced". CONCACAF.com. 2012-12-19. Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  3. ^ "CCL semifinals schedule is set". CONCACAF.com. 2012-03-15. Archived from the original on 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2013-03-16.