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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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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[a] 3–7 — 3–0
3   Real España 4 1 1 2 5 10 −5 4[a] 3–2 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Municipal finished 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
Pachuca  4–1  Municipal
De Buen   22' (pen.)
Nahuelpan   37'
Buonanotte   47'
Damm   61'		 Report López   65'

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAP SKC EST
1   Saprissa 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7[a] Advance to championship stage — 2–0 3–0
2   Sporting Kansas City 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7[a] 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. ^ a b Saprissa finished ahead of Sporting Kansas City based on head-to-head away goals scored (1–0).
Sporting Kansas City  3–1  Saprissa
Dwyer   14' (pen.)
Toni   69', 76'		 Report Bustos   28'
Sporting Kansas City  3–0  Real Estelí
Bieler   13', 70' (pen.)
Zizzo   79'		 Report

Group 3 edit

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
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: John Pitti (Panama)

Group 4 edit

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
Waterhouse  4–1  Tauro
Anderson   13', 55'
Samuels   34'
Williams   90+5'		 Report Garcés   64'
Waterhouse  1–2  D.C. United
Gray   71' Report Espíndola   38', 50'
D.C. United  2–0  Tauro
Pontius   48'
Johnson   55'		 Report

Group 5 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OLI POR ALP
1   Olimpia 4 3 0 1 12 5 +7 9[a] Advance to championship stage — 3–1 6–0
2   Portland Timbers 4 3 0 1 15 6 +9 9[a] 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. ^ a b Olimpia finished ahead of Portland Timbers based on head-to-head away goals scored (2–1).
Alpha United  1–4  Portland Timbers
Lilo   45' Report Zakuani   18'
Urruti   34'
Adi   66'
Powell   84'
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: John 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 edit

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)
Cruz Azul  3–0  Chorrillo
Formica   15'
Valadéz   34'
Fabián   90+5' (pen.)		 Report

Group 7 edit

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'
León  1–1  Herediano
Boselli   89' Report Calvo   65'
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: John Pitti (Panama)

Group 8 edit

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
América  6–1  Puerto Rico Bayamón
Velasco   7'
Arroyo   8'
Alvarado   14'
Zúñiga   20', 90+3'
Burón   45+3'		 Report Walker   60'
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'

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  6. ^ "CONCACAF Champions League MATCH RECAP: Portland Timbers 4, CD Olimpia 2". Timbers.com. September 16, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "CONCACAF Champions League MATCH RECAP: Portland Timbers 6, Alpha United FC 0". Timbers.com. September 23, 2014. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

External links edit

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