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2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League
Tournament details
DatesTBA
Teams24 (from 13 associations)

The 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League will be the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 50th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The winner will qualify as the CONCACAF representative at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup. Cruz Azul are the defending champions.

Qualification

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Locations of teams from the North American Zone and Caribbean Zone that have qualified thus far for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League
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Locations of teams from the Central American Zone that qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League

Twenty-four teams participate in the CONCACAF Champions League: nine from the North American Zone, twelve from the Central American Zone, and three from the Caribbean Zone.

Clubs may be disqualified and replaced by a club from another association if the club does not have an available stadium that meets CONCACAF regulations for safety. If a club's own stadium fails to meet the set standards then it may find a suitable replacement stadium within its own country. However, if it is still determined that the club cannot provide the adequate facilities then it runs the risk of being replaced.

North America

Nine teams from the North American Football Union qualify to the Champions League. Mexico and the United States are each allocated four spots, the most of any of CONCACAF's member associations, while Canada is granted one spot in the tournament.

For Mexico, the winners of the Liga MX Apertura and Clausura tournaments earn berths in Pot A of the tournament's group stage, while the Apertura and Clausura runners-up earn berths in Pot B.

For the United States, three of its four spots are allocated through the Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season and playoffs, while the fourth spot is allocated to whoever wins the domestic cup competition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The MLS Cup winner and the Supporters' Shield winner (if U.S.-based) are placed in Pot A; the regular season conference winner that is not the Supporters' Shield champion (if U.S.-based) and the U.S. Open Cup winner are placed in Pot B.

For Canada, the winner of the domestic cup competition, the Voyageurs Cup competed for in the Canadian Championship, earns the lone Canadian berth into the tournament, in Pot B. Despite the inclusion of Canadian teams in MLS, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS, and if a Canadian-based MLS team is the MLS Cup winner or any regular season conference winner, the Champions League place is allocated to the U.S.-based team with the best MLS regular season record who has failed to otherwise qualify.

Central America

Twelve teams from the Central American Football Union qualify to the Champions League. The allocation is as follows: two teams from each of Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama and El Salvador, and one team from each of Nicaragua and Belize.

For the Central American teams that qualify via split seasons, the aggregate record of the two tournaments within the season is used to determine which team gains the association's top spot. The pots of the teams are as follows:

  • The top teams from the leagues of Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama are placed in Pot A.
  • The top team from the league of El Salvador, and the second teams from the leagues of Costa Rica and Honduras are placed in Pot B.
  • The second teams from the leagues of Guatemala, Panama and El Salvador, and the teams from the leagues of Nicaragua and Belize are placed in Pot C.

If one or more clubs is precluded, it is supplanted by a club from another Central American association. The reallocation is based on results from previous Champions League tournaments.

Caribbean

Three teams from the Caribbean Football Union qualify to the Champions League. The three berths, in Pot C, are allocated to the top three finishers of the CFU Club Championship, a subcontinental tournament for clubs from associations of the Caribbean Football Union. In order for a team to qualify for the CFU Club Championship, they usually need to finish as the champion or runner-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, but professional teams may also be selected by their associations if they play in the league of another country.

If any Caribbean club is precluded, it is supplanted by the fourth place finisher from the CFU Club Championship.

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from 2008–09 (not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from 1962 to 2008).

Association Team Pot Qualifying method App Last App Previous Best
North America (9 teams)
Mexico Mexico
4 berths 		León A 2013 Apertura champion
2014 Clausura champion 		1st N/A N/A
América B 2013 Apertura runner-up 2nd 2013–14 Group stage
Pachuca A 2014 Clausura runner-up 2nd 2009–10 Champion
Cruz Azul B Non-finalist with best regular season record in 2014 Clausura 5th 2013–14 Champion
United States United States
4 berths 		Sporting Kansas City A 2013 MLS Cup champion 2nd 2013–14 Quarterfinals
New York Red Bulls A 2013 MLS Supporters' Shield champion 2nd 2009–10 Preliminary round
Portland Timbers B 2013 MLS regular season Western Conference winner[A] 1st N/A N/A
D.C. United B 2013 U.S. Open Cup champion 3rd 2009–10 Group stage
Canada Canada
1 berth 		B 2014 Canadian Championship champion
Central America (12 teams)
Costa Rica Costa Rica
2 berths 		Alajuelense A 2013 Invierno champion 5th 2013–14 Semifinals
Saprissa B 2014 Verano champion 4th 2010–11 Semifinals
Honduras Honduras
2 berths 		Real España B 2013 Apertura champion 3rd 2011–12 Group stage
Olimpia A 2014 Clausura champion 7th 2013–14 Quarterfinals
Guatemala Guatemala
2 berths 		Comunicaciones A 2013 Apertura champion
2014 Clausura champion 		4th 2013–14 Quarterfinals
Municipal C Runner-up with better aggregate record in 2013–14 season 5th 2012–13 Group stage
Panama Panama
2 berths 		Tauro A 2013 Apertura champion 5th 2012–13 Group stage
Chorrillo C 2014 Clausura champion 2nd 2012–13 Group stage
El Salvador El Salvador
2 berths 		Isidro Metapán B 2013 Apertura champion
2014 Clausura champion 		7th 2013–14 Quarterfinals
FAS C Runner-up with better aggregate record in 2013–14 season 3rd 2012–13 Group Stage
Nicaragua Nicaragua
1 berth 		Real Estelí C 2013 Apertura champion
2014 Clausura champion 		5th 2013–14 Group stage
Belize Belize
1 berth 		Belmopan Bandits C 2013–14 Opening Season champion
2014 Closing Season champion 		1st N/A N/A
Caribbean (3 teams)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Bayamón FC C 2014 CFU Club Championship Group 1 winner[B] 1st N/A N/A
Jamaica Jamaica Waterhouse C 2014 CFU Club Championship Group 2 winner[B] 1st N/A N/A
Guyana Guyana Alpha United C 2014 CFU Club Championship Group 3 winner[B] 2nd 2011–12 Preliminary round
Notes
  1. ^
    Prior to the 2013 season, Major League Soccer proposed to change the qualification rules for U.S. clubs, so that the spot previously reserved for the MLS Cup runner-up is instead awarded to the regular season conference winner that is not the Supporters' Shield champion. The United States Soccer Federation submitted the proposal to CONCACAF, and it was approved on December 13, 2013, and enacted starting from the 2014–15 tournament.[1][2]
  2. ^ a b c
    On March 31, 2014, the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) announced that Valencia, which were given a bye to the final round of the 2014 CFU Club Championship, could not participate in the competition after the Haitian Football Federation failed to confirm the club as an active member of the federation due to a fallout between the club and the federation. After consultation with CONCACAF and the three first round group winners which were to play with Valencia in the final round, the three group winners, Puerto Rico Bayamón FC, Waterhouse, and Alpha United, were chosen to represent the CFU in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, subject to the clubs meeting the minimum standards for participation. Moreover, the final round was cancelled to save expenses for the three teams.[3][4]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on May 28, 2014 at Doral, Florida, United States.[5][6]

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 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.[7]

Pot A
Mexico León Mexico Pachuca United States Sporting Kansas City United States New York Red Bulls
Costa Rica Alajuelense Honduras Olimpia Guatemala Comunicaciones Panama Tauro
Pot B
Mexico América Mexico Cruz Azul United States Portland Timbers United States D.C. United
Costa Rica Saprissa Honduras Real España El Salvador Isidro Metapán Canada Canada 1
Pot C
Guatemala Municipal El Salvador FAS Panama Chorrillo Nicaragua Real Estelí
Belize Belmopan Bandits Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Bayamón FC Jamaica Waterhouse Guyana Alpha United

Draw Result[8]

Group 1
Mexico Pachuca Honduras Real España Guatemala Municipal
Group 2
United States Sporting Kansas City Costa Rica Saprissa Nicaragua Real Estelí
Group 3
United States New York Red Bulls Canada Toronto FC or Impact de Montreal El Salvador FAS
Group 4
Panama Tauro United States D.C. United Jamaica Waterhouse
Group 5
Honduras Olimpia United States Portland Timbers Guyana Alpha United
Group 6
Costa Rica Alajuelense Mexico Cruz Azul Panama Chorrillo
Group 7
Mexico León El Salvador Isidro Metapán Belize Belmopan Bandits
Group 8
Guatemala Comunicaciones Mexico América Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Bayamón FC

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.

Round First leg Second leg
Group stage Matchday 1 TBA
Matchday 2 TBA
Matchday 3 TBA
Matchday 4 TBA
Matchday 5 TBA
Matchday 6 TBA
Championship stage Quarterfinals TBA TBA
Semifinals TBA TBA
Finals TBA TBA

Group stage

Main article: 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advance to the championship stage.

Tiebreakers

The 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
  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

Group 1

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Pachuca — Date TBA Date TBA
Real España Date TBA — Date TBA
Municipal Date TBA Date TBA —

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Group 2

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  KC SAP EST
Sporting Kansas City — Date TBA Date TBA
Saprissa Date TBA — Date TBA
Real Estelí Date TBA Date TBA —

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Group 3

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  NY TOR/MTL FAS
New York Red Bulls — Date TBA Date TBA
Toronto FC/Montreal Impact Date TBA — Date TBA
FAS Date TBA Date TBA —

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Group 4

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  TAU DC WAT
Tauro — Date TBA Date TBA
D.C. United Date TBA — Date TBA
Waterhouse Date TBA Date TBA —

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Group 5

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  OLI POR ALP
Olimpia — Date TBA Date TBA
Portland Timbers Date TBA — Date TBA
Alpha United Date TBA Date TBA —

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Group 6

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  ALA CA CHO
Alajuelense — Date TBA Date TBA
Cruz Azul Date TBA — Date TBA
Chorrillo Date TBA Date TBA —

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Group 7

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  LEO MET BEL
León — Date TBA Date TBA
Isidro Metapán Date TBA — Date TBA
Belmopan Bandits Date TBA Date TBA —

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Group 8

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  COM AME BAY
Comunicaciones — Date TBA Date TBA
América Date TBA — Date TBA
Puerto Rico Bayamón FC Date TBA Date TBA —

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Championship stage

Main article: 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage

In the championship stage, the eight teams play a single-elimination tournament. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule is used if the aggregate score is level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so a tie is decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score is level after extra time of the second leg.

Seeding

The qualified teams are seeded 1–8 in the championship stage according to their results in the group stage.

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Ranking rules: 1. Points; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. Wins; 6. Away wins; 7. Drawing of lots.

Bracket

The bracket of the championship stage is 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 Semifinals Finals
               
6 Seed 6
3 Seed 3
Winner QF3
Winner QF2
7 Seed 7
2 Seed 2
Winner SF2
Winner SF1
5 Seed 5
4 Seed 4
Winner QF4
Winner QF1
8 Seed 8
1 Seed 1

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Seed 8 QF1 Seed 1 Date TBA Date TBA
Seed 7 QF2 Seed 2 Date TBA Date TBA
Seed 6 QF3 Seed 3 Date TBA Date TBA
Seed 5 QF4 Seed 4 Date TBA Date TBA

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner QF4 SF1 Winner QF1 Date TBA Date TBA
Winner QF3 SF2 Winner QF2 Date TBA Date TBA

Finals

Main article: 2015 CONCACAF Champions League Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner SF2 Winner SF1 Date TBA Date TBA

See also

References

  1. ^ "Portland Timbers headed to 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League after USSF rule change approved". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ "CONCACAF Approves U.S. Soccer's/MLS Request to Amend Their Qualification Process to CONCACAF Champions League". CONCACAF.com. December 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "CFU Gives Club Championship Group Winners Good News". CFU. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  4. ^ "CFU to send trio of group winners to CCL". CONCACAF.com. April 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "CONCACAF Champions League: MLS teams to learn fate for 2014-15 group stage in May 28 draw". mlssoccer.com. May 21, 2014.
  6. ^ "CCL draw sets 2014/15 groups". CONCACAF.com. May 28, 2014.
  7. ^ "Pots, rules for Wednesday's CCL draw announced". CONCACAF.com. May 28, 2014.
  8. ^ http://www.concacaf.com/article/ccl-draw-sets-201415-groups
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