2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
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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:
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]
- Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
- Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
- Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams concerned
- Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
- Greater goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in group matches
- Greater number of goals scored away in all group matches
- 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 |
| Toronto FC | 1–3 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
Amarikwa  68' |
Report | Quintero 49' Ludueña 90'Ramírez 90+2' |
| Águila | 0–3 | Toronto FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report[link removed] | Amarikwa 16' Dunfield 40', 86' |
| Santos Laguna | 1–0 | Toronto FC |
|---|---|---|
| Gomez 73' |
Report |
Group 2
Herediano  | 1–0 |  Real Salt Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Aguilar 14' |
Report |
| Real Salt Lake | 2–0 |  Tauro |
|---|---|---|
| Saborío 48' Beckerman 58' |
Report |
| Tauro | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Saborío 90+4' (pen.) |
Group 3
Olimpia  | 1–1 | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Caetano 6' |
Report | Moffat 57' |
| Houston Dynamo | 1–1 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Hainault 65' |
Report | Caetano 21' |
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 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 3–1 | Caledonia AIA |
|---|---|---|
| Ochoa 19' Montero 30'Rose 43' |
Report | Joseph 50' (pen.) |
| Caledonia AIA | 1–3 | Seattle Sounders FC |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph 66' (pen.) |
Report | Caskey 45' Ochoa 60'Montero 68' |
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 |
| Isidro Metapán | 3–1 | Puerto Rico Islanders |
|---|---|---|
| Muñoz 51', 59', 88' |
Report | Addlery 25' |
| 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.) |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 4–0 | Puerto Rico Islanders |
|---|---|---|
| Meyer 7' Villarreal 46'McBean 80'Stephens 82' |
Report |
| Puerto Rico Islanders | 3–0 | Isidro Metapán |
|---|---|---|
| Ramos 40', 79' Richardson 90+5' |
Report |
| Isidro Metapán | 2–3 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
|---|---|---|
| Suárez 55' Muñoz 67' |
Report | McBean 38', 62' Stephens 79' |
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 |
| Real Estelí | 0–1 | Alajuelense |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Guevara 42' |
| Real Estelí | 1–1 | UANL |
|---|---|---|
| Barrera 53' |
Report | Espericueta 89' |
| Alajuelense | 1–0 | Real Estelí |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez 49' (pen.) |
Report |
Group 7
Municipal  | 2–1 | Chorrillo |
|---|---|---|
| M. Rodríguez 23' Leandrinho 81' |
Report | Addles 2' |
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 |
- Tiebreakers: Xelajú are ranked ahead of Guadalajara on head-to-head away goals.
| 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 |
| W Connection | 2–2 | Xelajú |
|---|---|---|
| Arcia 23' Britto 33' |
Report | Chinchilla 73', 88' |
| Xelajú | 1–0 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
| Chinchilla 67' |
Report |
| Guadalajara | 4–0 | W Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Fabián 53', 68', 90+3' Fierro 64' |
Report |
| W Connection | 1–1 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
| Leon 66' |
Report | Torres 39' |