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.

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2014 CONCACAF Champions League final

Event	2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League
Cruz Azul Toluca 1 1
on aggregate Cruz Azul won on away goals
First leg
Cruz Azul Toluca 0 0
Date	15 April 2014
Venue	Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Referee	Roberto García (Mexico)
Attendance	24,329
Second leg
Toluca Cruz Azul 1 1
Date	23 April 2014
Venue	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Referee	Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Attendance	20,675
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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 15 April 2014, while the second leg was hosted by Toluca at Estadio Nemesio Díez in Toluca on 23 April 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.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

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Cruz Azul				Round	Toluca
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
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 Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cruz Azul 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12 Herediano 4 2 0 2 11 8 +3 6 Valencia 4 0 0 4 4 15 −11 0 Source: [citation needed]				Final standings	Group 6 winner Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Toluca 4 4 0 0 15 4 +11 12 Comunicaciones 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6 Caledonia AIA 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0 Source: [citation needed]
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 (5–4 p)	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)

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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]