2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on June 5, 2012, beginning at 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City.

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 (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another 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.

Seeding

The following were the group stage seeding of the 24 teams which qualified for the Champions League:

Format

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

Tiebreakers

In each group, 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

Groups

The matchdays were July 31–August 2, August 21–23, August 28–30, September 18–20, September 25–27, and October 23–25, 2012.

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

Group 1

Lambe Dunfield Johnson

Lugo Ludueña

Ludueña Ramírez

Galindo Crosas

Dunfield

Group 2

Beckerman

Pérez

Group 3

García Rojas

Weaver Sarkodie

Boswell Weaver Carr

Moscoso

Group 4

Montero Rose

Ochoa Montero

Johnson Evans

Reyes

Zakuani Estrada

Group 5

Keane Beckham Juninho

Villarreal McBean Stephens

Richardson

Muñoz Stephens

Group 6

Navarro Guarch Rivas

Valle Viniegra

Juninho Pulido

Group 7

Reyna Carreño

Arias

Leandrinho

Solórzano Cardozo

Suazo Corona Cardozo Madrigal

Group 8

Britto

Fierro

Silva Santiago Jones

Morales

References

References

1. "CONCACAF Champions League Regulations 2012/2013". CONCACAF.com.
2. (6 May 2012). "Monterrey draws Chorillo, Municipal for CCL". CONCACAF.com.
3. (6 April 2012). "CCL Draw procedures unveiled". CONCACAF.com.
4. (June 22, 2012). "Monterrey to open Champions League". CONCACAF.com.