2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage
# 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage

The championship stage of the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League was played from March 10 to April 24, 2014. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage.

## Qualified teams

The winners of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the championship stage.

| Group | Winners |
| - | - |
| 1 | Árabe Unido |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City |
| 3 | Cruz Azul |
| 4 | Alajuelense |
| 5 | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 6 | Toluca |
| 7 | Tijuana |
| 8 | LA Galaxy |

## 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 | Toluca | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | Tijuana | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | Árabe Unido | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 5 | Alajuelense | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
| 6 | LA Galaxy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 |
| 7 | Sporting Kansas City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |

## 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.

## Bracket

The bracket of the championship stage was determined by the seeding as follows:

* 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | LA Galaxy | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tijuana | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tijuana | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Tijuana | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 7 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | Cruz Azul (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Toluca | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Alajuelense | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Toluca | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Árabe Unido | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Árabe Unido | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Alajuelense | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Toluca | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | 1 | Toluca | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 1 | Toluca (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on March 10–12, 2014, and the second legs were played on March 18–20, 2014.

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

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Toluca | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Sporting Kansas City | 2–5 | Cruz Azul | 1–0 | 1–5 |
| LA Galaxy | 3–4 | Tijuana | 1–0 | 2–4 |
| Alajuelense | 2–0 | Árabe Unido | 0–0 | 2–0 |

### Second leg

Tijuana won 4–3 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate. Toluca won 5–4 on penalties.

Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregate.

Alajuelense won 2–0 on aggregate.

## Semifinals

The first legs were played on April 1, 2014, and the second legs were played on April 8–9, 2014.

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

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Alajuelense | 0–3 | Toluca | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Tijuana | 1–2 | Cruz Azul | 1–0 | 0–2 |

### Second leg

Toluca won 3–0 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Finals

The first leg was played on April 15, 2014, and the second leg was played on April 23, 2014.

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

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Cruz Azul | 1–1 (a) | Toluca | 0–0 | 1–1 |

### Second leg

1–1 on aggregate. Cruz Azul won on away goals.

