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 Santos Laguna
2 Herediano
3 Houston Dynamo
4 Seattle Sounders FC
5 Los Angeles Galaxy
6 UANL
7 Monterrey
8 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 Monterrey 4 4 0 0 15 0 +15 12
2 Santos Laguna 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 12
3 Seattle Sounders FC 4 4 0 0 12 5 +7 12
4 Los Angeles Galaxy 4 3 1 0 12 4 +8 10
5 Herediano 4 3 1 0 4 1 +3 10
6 UANL 4 2 2 0 12 3 +9 8
7 Houston Dynamo 4 2 2 0 9 3 +6 8
8 Xelajú 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7
Source:
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 UANL 1 1 2  
3 Seattle Sounders FC 0 3 3  
  3 Seattle Sounders FC 0 1 1  
  2 Santos Laguna 1 1 2  
7 Houston Dynamo 1 0 1
2 Santos Laguna 0 3 3  
  2 Santos Laguna 0 2 2
  1 Monterrey 0 4 4
5 Herediano 0 1 1  
4 Los Angeles Galaxy 0 4 4  
  4 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 0 1
  1 Monterrey 2 1 3  
8 Xelajú 1 1 2
1 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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Xelajú 2–4 Monterrey 1–3 1–1
Houston Dynamo 1–3 Santos Laguna 1–0 0–3
UANL 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 1–3
Herediano 1–4 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 1–4

First leg
Houston Dynamo 1–0 Santos Laguna
Davis  89' Report
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 17,454
Xelajú 1–3 Monterrey
Estacuy  58' Report Mier  9'
de Nigris  43'
Corona  76'
Attendance: 4,553
UANL 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC
Pulido  74' Report
Attendance: 32,810
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
Herediano 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy
Report
Attendance: 4,314
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

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

Monterrey won 4–2 on aggregate.

Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 UANL
Yedlin  53'
Traoré  60'
Johnson  75'		 Report Hernández  23'
Attendance: 20,520
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

Seattle Sounders FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna 3–0 Houston Dynamo
Rodríguez  23'
Gomez  28'
Crosas  76'		 Report
Attendance: 27,563

Santos Laguna won 3–1 on aggregate.

Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Herediano
Gonzalez  18'
Villarreal  69'
Keane  83'
McBean  90+3'		 Report Aguilar  85'
The Home Depot Center, Carson
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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Monterrey 1–2 0–1
Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Santos Laguna 0–1 1–1

First leg
Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Santos Laguna
Report Gomez  54'
Attendance: 21,057
Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Monterrey
DeLaGarza  28' Report Suazo  82'
de Nigris  90'
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 21,745
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

Second leg
Santos Laguna 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC
Quintero  21' Report Neagle  73'
Attendance: 19,595
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Santos Laguna won 2–1 on aggregate.

Monterrey 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy
de Nigris  81' Report
Attendance: 32,234

Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.

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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos Laguna 2–4 Monterrey 0–0 2–4

First leg
Santos Laguna 0–0 Monterrey
Report
Attendance: 21,401
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

Second leg
Monterrey 4–2 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. "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.
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