The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between two Mexican teams, Cruz Azul and Toluca. The first leg was hosted by Cruz Azul at Estadio Azul in Mexico City on April 15, 2014, while the second leg was hosted by Toluca at Estadio Nemesio Díez in Toluca on April 23, 2014.[1] The winner earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.[2]
The first leg ended in a 0–0 draw,[3] and the second leg ended in a 1–1 draw,[4] giving Cruz Azul a record-setting sixth CONCACAF club title (and their first during the Champions League era) on the away goals rule.
For the fifth time in six seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League, the final was played between two Mexican sides. This guaranteed a Mexican champion for the ninth straight year and 30th time since the confederation began staging the tournament in 1962 (including the tournament's predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup). Both clubs had won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, with Cruz Azul winning five times (1969, 1970, 1971, 1996, 1997), a record they shared with América, and Toluca winning twice (1968, 2003). During the Champions League era, Cruz Azul had lost in two finals (2009, 2010), while Toluca's previous best record was reaching the semifinals.
Cruz Azul finished top of Group 3 ahead of Herediano and Valencia in the group stage, and were seeded second for the championship stage, where they eliminated Sporting Kansas City in the quarterfinals and Tijuana in the semifinals.
Toluca finished top of Group 6 ahead of Comunicaciones and Caledonia AIA in the group stage, and were seeded first for the championship stage, where they eliminated San Jose Earthquakes in the quarterfinals and Alajuelense in the semifinals.
The final 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 the final was decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg.[2]
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The 2014 CONCACAF Champions League final was the final of the 2013 14 CONCACAF Champions League the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format and overall the 49th edition of the premium football club competition organized by CONCACAF the regional governing body of North America Central America and the Caribbean 2014 CONCACAF Champions League finalEvent2013 14 CONCACAF Champions LeagueCruz Azul Toluca1 1on aggregateCruz Azul won on away goalsFirst legCruz Azul Toluca0 0DateApril 15 2014VenueEstadio Azul Mexico CityRefereeRoberto Garcia Mexico Attendance24 329Second legToluca Cruz Azul1 1DateApril 23 2014VenueEstadio Nemesio Diez TolucaRefereeMarco Rodriguez Mexico Attendance20 675 20132015 The final was contested in two legged home and away format between two Mexican teams Cruz Azul and Toluca The first leg was hosted by Cruz Azul at Estadio Azul in Mexico City on April 15 2014 while the second leg was hosted by Toluca at Estadio Nemesio Diez in Toluca on April 23 2014 1 The winner earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup entering at the quarterfinal stage 2 The first leg ended in a 0 0 draw 3 and the second leg ended in a 1 1 draw 4 giving Cruz Azul a record setting sixth CONCACAF club title and their first during the Champions League era on the away goals rule Contents 1 Background 2 Road to the final 3 Rules 4 Matches 4 1 First leg 4 2 Second leg 5 References 6 External linksBackground editFor the fifth time in six seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League the final was played between two Mexican sides This guaranteed a Mexican champion for the ninth straight year and 30th time since the confederation began staging the tournament in 1962 including the tournament s predecessor the CONCACAF Champions Cup Both clubs had won the CONCACAF Champions Cup with Cruz Azul winning five times 1969 1970 1971 1996 1997 a record they shared with America and Toluca winning twice 1968 2003 During the Champions League era Cruz Azul had lost in two finals 2009 2010 while Toluca s previous best record was reaching the semifinals Cruz Azul finished top of Group 3 ahead of Herediano and Valencia in the group stage and were seeded second for the championship stage where they eliminated Sporting Kansas City in the quarterfinals and Tijuana in the semifinals Toluca finished top of Group 6 ahead of Comunicaciones and Caledonia AIA in the group stage and were seeded first for the championship stage where they eliminated San Jose Earthquakes in the quarterfinals and Alajuelense in the semifinals Road to the final editFurther information 2013 14 CONCACAF Champions League Note In all results below the score of the finalist is given first H home A away nbsp Cruz Azul Round nbsp Toluca Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result Bye Matchday 1 nbsp Caledonia AIA 3 1 H nbsp Herediano 3 0 H Matchday 2 nbsp Comunicaciones 2 1 A nbsp Valencia 2 1 A Matchday 3 Bye Bye Matchday 4 nbsp Caledonia AIA 5 1 A nbsp Valencia 3 0 H Matchday 5 Bye nbsp Herediano 2 1 A Matchday 6 nbsp Comunicaciones 5 1 H Group 3 winner Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Cruz Azul 4 4 0 0 10 2 8 12 nbsp Herediano 4 2 0 2 11 8 3 6 nbsp Valencia 4 0 0 4 4 15 11 0Source citation needed Final standings Group 6 winner Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Toluca 4 4 0 0 15 4 11 12 nbsp Comunicaciones 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6 nbsp Caledonia AIA 4 0 0 4 2 13 11 0Source citation needed Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Championship stage Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg nbsp Sporting Kansas City 5 2 0 1 A 5 1 H Quarterfinals nbsp San Jose Earthquakes 2 2 5 4 p 1 1 A 1 1 a e t H nbsp Tijuana 2 1 0 1 A 2 0 H Semifinals nbsp Alajuelense 3 0 1 0 A 2 0 H Rules editThe final 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 the final was decided by penalty shoot out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg 2 Matches editFirst leg edit April 15 201419 00 UTC 5Cruz Azul nbsp 0 0 nbsp TolucaReportEstadio Azul Mexico CityAttendance 24 329Referee Roberto Garcia Mexico nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Cruz Azul nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Toluca GK 12 nbsp Guillermo Allison DF 5 nbsp Alejandro Castro DF 4 nbsp Julio Dominguez DF 15 nbsp Gerardo Flores DF 57 nbsp Emanuel Loeschbor DF 28 nbsp Rogelio Chavez MF 6 nbsp Gerardo Torrado c nbsp 40 MF 8 nbsp Marco Fabian MF 33 nbsp Mauro Formica nbsp 66 FW 9 nbsp Mariano Pavone nbsp 67 FW 11 nbsp Joao Rojas nbsp 81 Substitutions GK 37 nbsp Javier Caso DF 55 nbsp David Stringel DF 53 nbsp Horacio Cervantes MF 7 nbsp Pablo Barrera nbsp 81 MF 10 nbsp Christian Gimenez nbsp 67 MF 20 nbsp Achille Emana nbsp 66 MF 58 nbsp Hector Gutierrez Manager nbsp Luis Fernando Tena GK 1 nbsp Alfredo Talavera DF 2 nbsp Francisco Gamboa DF 6 nbsp Miguel Ponce nbsp 31 DF 8 nbsp Aaron Galindo DF 4 nbsp Paulo da Silva c MF 5 nbsp Wilson Mathias MF 15 nbsp Antonio Rios nbsp 71 MF 11 nbsp Carlos Esquivel nbsp 90 2 MF 17 nbsp Juan Manuel Salgueiro nbsp 86 FW 27 nbsp Isaac Brizuela nbsp 84 nbsp 84 FW 7 nbsp Pablo Velazquez nbsp 36 Substitutions GK 22 nbsp Cesar Lozano DF 20 nbsp Miguel Almazan DF 14 nbsp Edgar Duenas MF 16 nbsp oscar Rojas nbsp 90 2 MF 18 nbsp Emilio Orrantia FW 23 nbsp Edgar Benitez nbsp 84 FW 29 nbsp Raul Nava nbsp 86 Manager nbsp Jose Cardozo Assistant referees 5 Jose Luis Camargo Mexico Alberto Morin Mexico Fourth official Cesar Ramos Mexico Second leg edit April 23 201419 00 UTC 5Toluca nbsp 1 1 nbsp Cruz AzulBenitez nbsp 63 Report Pavone nbsp 41 Estadio Nemesio Diez TolucaAttendance 20 675Referee Marco Rodriguez Mexico nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Toluca nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Cruz Azul GK 1 nbsp Alfredo Talavera DF 4 nbsp Paulo da Silva c DF 6 nbsp Miguel Ponce nbsp 29 DF 8 nbsp Aaron Galindo nbsp 87 MF 16 nbsp oscar Rojas nbsp 78 MF 5 nbsp Wilson Mathias MF 15 nbsp Antonio Rios nbsp 55 MF 11 nbsp Carlos Esquivel nbsp 53 MF 17 nbsp Juan Manuel Salgueiro nbsp 46 FW 27 nbsp Isaac Brizuela FW 7 nbsp Pablo Velazquez Substitutions GK 22 nbsp Cesar Lozano DF 14 nbsp Edgar Duenas MF 2 nbsp Francisco Gamboa nbsp 78 MF 19 nbsp Edy Brambila MF 21 nbsp Gabriel Velasco FW 23 nbsp Edgar Benitez nbsp 53 FW 29 nbsp Raul Nava nbsp 46 Manager nbsp Jose Cardozo GK 1 nbsp Jose de Jesus Corona DF 4 nbsp Julio Dominguez DF 15 nbsp Gerardo Flores DF 57 nbsp Emanuel Loeschbor DF 28 nbsp Rogelio Chavez MF 5 nbsp Alejandro Castro nbsp 68 MF 6 nbsp Gerardo Torrado c MF 8 nbsp Marco Fabian nbsp 89 MF 33 nbsp Mauro Formica nbsp 67 FW 11 nbsp Joao Rojas nbsp 58 nbsp 71 FW 9 nbsp Mariano Pavone Substitutions GK 12 nbsp Guillermo Allison DF 14 nbsp Luis Amaranto Perea nbsp 72 nbsp 71 DF 53 nbsp Horacio Cervantes nbsp 89 MF 7 nbsp Pablo Barrera MF 10 nbsp Christian Gimenez nbsp 67 MF 18 nbsp Sergio Napoles MF 70 nbsp Ismael Valadez Manager nbsp Luis Fernando Tena Assistant referees 6 Marvin Torrentera Mexico Marcos Quintero Mexico Fourth official Fernando Guerrero Mexico References edit Television Broadcast Schedule Confirmed for CCL Finals CONCACAF com April 10 2014 Archived from the original on April 18 2014 Retrieved April 14 2014 a b CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2013 2014 PDF CONCACAF com Archived from the original PDF on 2013 11 08 Retrieved 2014 04 14 Cruz Azul Toluca play to CCL stalemate CONCACAF com April 15 2014 Archived from the original on April 17 2014 Retrieved April 16 2014 Cruz Azul wins CCL title qualifies for FCWC CONCACAF com April 24 2014 Archived from the original on April 25 2014 Retrieved April 24 2014 Champions League Appointments Finals Week 1 CONCACAF com April 14 2014 Archived from the original on April 13 2015 Retrieved April 15 2014 Champions League Appointments Finals Week 2 CONCACAF com April 21 2014 Archived from the original on April 23 2014 Retrieved April 22 2014 External links editCONCACAF Champions League CONCACAF com 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