| Event | 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 15 April 2014 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Azul,Mexico City | ||||||
| Referee | Roberto García (Mexico) | ||||||
| Attendance | 24,329 | ||||||
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| Date | 23 April 2014 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Nemesio Díez,Toluca | ||||||
| Referee | Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) | ||||||
| Attendance | 20,675 | ||||||
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The2014 CONCACAF Champions League final was the final of the2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, the 6th edition of theCONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 49th edition of the premiumfootball club competition organized byCONCACAF, the regional governing body ofNorth America,Central America, and theCaribbean.
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between two Mexican teams,Cruz Azul andToluca. The first leg was hosted by Cruz Azul atEstadio Azul inMexico City on 15 April 2014, while the second leg was hosted by Toluca atEstadio Nemesio Díez inToluca on 23 April 2014.[1] The winner earned the right to representCONCACAF at the2014 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 withAmérica, 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 ofHerediano andValencia in the group stage, and were seeded second for the championship stage, where they eliminatedSporting Kansas City in the quarterfinals andTijuana in the semifinals.
Toluca finished top of Group 6 ahead ofComunicaciones andCaledonia AIA in the group stage, and were seeded first for the championship stage, where they eliminatedSan Jose Earthquakes in the quarterfinals andAlajuelense in the semifinals.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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| Bye | Matchday 1 |  Caledonia AIA | 3–1 (H) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Herediano | 3–0 (H) | Matchday 2 |  Comunicaciones | 2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Valencia | 2–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | Matchday 4 | Caledonia AIA | 5–1 (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valencia | 3–0 (H) | Matchday 5 | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herediano | 2–1 (A) | Matchday 6 | Comunicaciones | 5–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group 3 winner
Source:[citation needed] | Final standings | Group 6 winner
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Championship stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sporting Kansas City | 5–2 | 0–1 (A) | 5–1 (H) | Quarterfinals | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–2 (5–4p) | 1–1 (A) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tijuana | 2–1 | 0–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Semifinals | Alajuelense | 3–0 | 1–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The final was played on a home-and-awaytwo-legged basis. Theaway goals rule was used if the aggregate score was level after normal time of the second leg, but not afterextra time, and so the final was decided bypenalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg.[2]
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