2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League was played from July 31 to October 25, 2012. A total of 24 teams competed in the group stage.[1]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on June 5, 2012, beginning at 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City.[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
UANL Santos Laguna Los Angeles Galaxy Seattle Sounders FC
Herediano Olimpia Xelajú Chorrillo
Pot B
Guadalajara Monterrey Houston Dynamo Real Salt Lake
Alajuelense Marathón Isidro Metapán Toronto FC
Pot C
Municipal Tauro Águila Real Estelí
FAS Caledonia AIA W Connection Puerto Rico Islanders

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 tie, 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 July 31–August 2, August 21–23, August 28–30, September 18–20, September 25–27, and October 23–25, 2012.[4]

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

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAN TOR ÁGU
Santos Laguna 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 12 Advance to championship round 1–0 5–0
Toronto FC 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 6 1–3 5–1
Águila 4 0 0 4 1 17 −16 0 0–4 0–3
Source:
Toronto FC 5–1 Águila
Silva 9'
Lambe 17', 48'
Dunfield 40'
Johnson 58'		 Report Pérez 37'
Attendance: 5,324
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
Santos Laguna 5–0 Águila
Quintero 6', 26', 47'
Lugo 30'
Ludueña 41'		 Report
Attendance: 4,662
Toronto FC 1–3 Santos Laguna
Amarikwa 68' Report Quintero 49'
Ludueña 90'
Ramírez 90+2'
Attendance: 10,951
Águila 0–4 Santos Laguna
Report Escoboza 49', 62'
Galindo 56'
Crosas 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 799
Águila 0–3 Toronto FC
Report Amarikwa 16'
Dunfield 40', 86'
Attendance: 319
Referee: José Luis Rodríguez (Panama)
Santos Laguna 1–0 Toronto FC
Gomez 73' Report
Attendance: 7,478

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HER RSL TAU
Herediano 4 3 1 0 4 1 +3 10 Advance to championship round 1–0 2–1
Real Salt Lake 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 7 0–0 2–0
Tauro 4 0 0 4 1 6 −5 0 0–1 0–1
Source:
Real Salt Lake 2–0 Tauro
Saborío 48'
Beckerman 58'		 Report
Attendance: 20,430
Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)
Tauro 0–1 Herediano
Report Francis 48'
Attendance: 2,398
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
Tauro 0–1 Real Salt Lake
Report Saborío 90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 674
Herediano 2–1 Tauro
Salazar 8' (pen.)
Pérez 36'		 Report Aguilar 18'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
Real Salt Lake 0–0 Herediano
Report
Attendance: 20,436
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOU OLI FAS
Houston Dynamo 4 2 2 0 9 3 +6 8 Advance to championship round 1–1 4–0
Olimpia 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 5 1–1 3–0
FAS 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 3 1–3 2–1
Source:
Olimpia 3–0 FAS
Luciano Emílio 2'
García 17'
Rojas 75'		 Report
Attendance: 4,898
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
FAS 1–3 Houston Dynamo
Águila 64' Report Ching 12'
Weaver 19'
Sarkodie 60'
Attendance: 2,510
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
Olimpia 1–1 Houston Dynamo
Caetano 6' Report Moffat 57'
Attendance: 3,645
Houston Dynamo 4–0 FAS
Barnes 21'
Boswell 44'
Weaver 49'
Carr 78'		 Report
Attendance: 16,117
FAS 2–1 Olimpia
Bentos 78'
Moscoso 90'		 Report Portillo 65'
Attendance: 1,640
Houston Dynamo 1–1 Olimpia
Hainault 65' Report Caetano 21'
Attendance: 19,462
Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEA MAR CAL
Seattle Sounders FC 4 4 0 0 12 5 +7 12 Advance to championship round 3–1 3–1
Marathón 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4 2–3 2–1
Caledonia AIA 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1 1–3 0–0
Source:
Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Caledonia AIA
Ochoa 19'
Montero 30'
Rose 43'		 Report Joseph 50' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,767
Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)
Caledonia AIA 0–0 Marathón
Report
Attendance: 491
Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)
Caledonia AIA 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC
Joseph 66' (pen.) Report Caskey 45'
Ochoa 60'
Montero 68'
Attendance: 556
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
Marathón 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC
Berríos 35' (pen.), 68' (pen.) Report Ochoa 11'
Johnson 62'
Evans 78'
Attendance: 968
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
Marathón 2–1 Caledonia AIA
Róchez 53'
Reyes 81'		 Report Gay 72'
Attendance: 67
Referee: Cristophel Stewart (Cayman Islands)
Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Marathón
Ochoa 23'
Zakuani 27'
Estrada 76'		 Report Brown 37'
Attendance: 7,874

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LA PRI MET
Los Angeles Galaxy 4 3 1 0 12 4 +8 10 Advance to championship round 4–0 5–2
Puerto Rico Islanders 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4 0–0 3–0
Isidro Metapán 4 1 0 3 7 12 −5 3 2–3 3–1
Source:
Isidro Metapán 3–1 Puerto Rico Islanders
Muñoz 51', 59', 88' Report Addlery 25'
Attendance: 1,480
Referee: Raúl Castro (Honduras)
Los Angeles Galaxy 5–2 Isidro Metapán
Alvarado 20' (o.g.)
Keane 22'
Beckham 45+1'
Juninho 82', 90+3'		 Report Muñoz 17', 87' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,574
Los Angeles Galaxy 4–0 Puerto Rico Islanders
Meyer 7'
Villarreal 46'
McBean 80'
Stephens 82'		 Report
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Puerto Rico Islanders 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy
Report
Attendance: 2,905
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
Puerto Rico Islanders 3–0 Isidro Metapán
Ramos 40', 79'
Richardson 90+5'		 Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Isidro Metapán 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy
Suárez 55'
Muñoz 67'		 Report McBean 38', 62'
Stephens 79'
Attendance: 1,318
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UANL ALA EST
UANL 4 2 2 0 12 3 +9 8 Advance to championship round 5–0 4–0
Alajuelense 4 2 1 1 4 7 −3 7 2–2 1–0
Real Estelí 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6 1 1–1 0–1
Source:
UANL 4–0 Real Estelí
Edno 35'
Navarro 42'
Guarch 80'
Rivas 90'		 Report
Attendance: 31,650
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)
Alajuelense 2–2 UANL
Calvo 22'
Valle 90+1'		 Report Zamora 41'
Viniegra 58'
Attendance: 8,875
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
Real Estelí 0–1 Alajuelense
Report Guevara 42'
Attendance: 2,200
Real Estelí 1–1 UANL
Barrera 53' Report Espericueta 89'
Attendance: 875
Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)
Alajuelense 1–0 Real Estelí
Sánchez 49' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 6,162
UANL 5–0 Alajuelense
Hernández 6'
Juninho 25'
Pulido 34', 46', 59'		 Report
Attendance: 30,872
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MON MUN CHO
Monterrey 4 4 0 0 15 0 +15 12 Advance to championship round 3–0 5–0
Municipal 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 6 0–1 2–1
Chorrillo 4 0 0 4 2 15 −13 0 0–6 1–2
Source:
Monterrey 5–0 Chorrillo
Basanta 7'
Reyna 45', 78', 88'
Carreño 83'		 Report
Attendance: 15,260
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
Chorrillo 1–2 Municipal
Ruiz 75' Report L. Rodríguez 70'
Arias 87'
Attendance: 575
Municipal 0–1 Monterrey
Report Suazo 79'
Attendance: 7,859
Municipal 2–1 Chorrillo
M. Rodríguez 23'
Leandrinho 81'		 Report Addles 2'
Attendance: 2,000
Monterrey 3–0 Municipal
Carreño 13'
Solórzano 53' (o.g.)
Cardozo 81'		 Report
Attendance: 24,721
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Chorrillo 0–6 Monterrey
Report Carreño 11'
Suazo 25', 50'
Corona 28'
Cardozo 58'
Madrigal 90+3'
Attendance: 130
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification XEL GUA WCO
Xelajú 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7[a] Advance to championship round 1–0 3–2
Guadalajara 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7[a] 2–1 4–0
W Connection 4 0 2 2 5 10 −5 2 2–2 1–1
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Xelajú are ranked ahead of Guadalajara on head-to-head away goals.
Tiebreaker
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD AG Pts
Xelajú 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 3
Guadalajara 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 3
Source:
W Connection 2–2 Xelajú
Arcia 23'
Britto 33'		 Report Chinchilla 73', 88'
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
Xelajú 1–0 Guadalajara
Chinchilla 67' Report
Attendance: 4,733
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
Guadalajara 4–0 W Connection
Fabián 53', 68', 90+3'
Fierro 64'		 Report
Attendance: 5,310
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Xelajú 3–2 W Connection
Cupid 4' (o.g.)
Silva 38'
Santiago 76'		 Report Britto 9'
Jones 50'
Attendance: 2,669
Referee: Rolando Vidal (Panama)
W Connection 1–1 Guadalajara
Leon 66' Report Torres 39'
Attendance: 233
Referee: David Rubalcaba (Cuba)
Guadalajara 2–1 Xelajú
Sánchez 43'
Morales 65'		 Report Alemán 79'
Attendance: 7,736

References

  1. ^ a b "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2012/2013" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  2. ^ "Monterrey draws Chorillo, Municipal for CCL". CONCACAF.com. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  3. ^ "CCL Draw procedures unveiled". CONCACAF.com. 6 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  4. ^ "Monterrey to open Champions League". CONCACAF.com. June 22, 2012. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
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