2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage
# 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.

## 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 |

## 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 | UANL | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Monterrey | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Herediano | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Monterrey | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 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.

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 |

### Second leg

Monterrey won 4–2 on aggregate.

Seattle Sounders FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna won 3–1 on aggregate.

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.

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 |

### Second leg

Santos Laguna won 2–1 on aggregate.

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 |

### Second leg

Monterrey won 4–2 on aggregate.

