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2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
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The 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup was the 59th season of the North, Central America, and the Caribbean's premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF, and the first since it was rebranded as the CONCACAF Champions Cup. This was the first season under a new format featuring 27 teams and a five-round knockout phase.

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Pachuca won their sixth title, defeating Columbus Crew of MLS in the final 3–0. As winners, they qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States, alongside the 2021 winners Monterrey, the 2022 winners Seattle Sounders FC, and the 2023 winners León.[3][4] Pachuca also qualified for the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, held in December.[5]

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Qualification

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Twenty-seven teams qualified for the tournament, with five of them earning direct qualification to the round of 16. The remaining twenty-two teams entered in round one.

In addition to national league competitions in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, 12 of 27 berths were determined by international competitions, including the revamped North American zonal competition, the 2023 Leagues Cup (three), and the existing regional or zonal championships in the Caribbean and Central America, the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup (three) and CONCACAF Central American Cup (six), respectively.[6]

Unlike in previous years, the three MLS teams based in Canada were eligible to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup through slots allocated to MLS (five), in addition to the slot for the Canadian Championship winners, while two Canadian Premier League teams qualified automatically for the first time. The United States-only 2023 U.S. Open Cup knockout competition and the Canada-only equivalent, the 2023 Canadian Championship, provided one berth each.

The winners of the three zonal championships, along with the winner of MLS Cup 2023 and the highest-scored champion from the 2022–23 Liga MX season, received the five byes into the round of 16.[6][7][8]

Distribution

A total of 27 teams (from 10 associations) qualified for the tournament.[8]

Five teams received a bye into the round of 16.

  • The champion of the regional competitions for each of CONCACAF's constituent zones; North American, Central American and Caribbean
  • The champions of Liga MX of Mexico and Major League Soccer of the United States and Canada (Liga MX had a split Clausura and Apertura system, so the champion team with the higher aggregate points took this place. However, if one team wins both Apertura and Clausura, they took that slot.)

The remaining 22 teams entered in round one.

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Teams

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The following table includes the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best from the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament.

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    United States (USA): As the Columbus Crew had already qualified based on their regular season performance, this Supporters-Shield ranking berth was awarded to the next-best team that had not already qualified, New England Revolution.[9]
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Draw

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The draw for the tournament was held on 13 December 2023. Teams were seeded based on their CONCACAF club ranking as of 11 December 2023. This ranking formula replaced the CONCACAF club index which was used in past editions.[10] Eight teams – the five receiving byes and the top-three ranked teams entering in the first round – were directly assigned positions in the bracket based on their club ranking. The remaining nineteen teams were divided into two pots and then randomly drawn into positions.[11]

Entering in the Round of 16

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Entering in Round One

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Schedule

The competition was scheduled as follows.[11][12]

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Times are EST or EDT,[note 1] as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

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Bracket

 
Round oneRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                            
 
 
 
 
Panamanian Football Federation Independiente000
 
 
 
United States Soccer Federation New England Revolution134
 
United States Soccer Federation New England Revolution415
 
 
Costa Rican Football Federation Alajuelense011
 
 
 
 
 
United States Soccer Federation New England Revolution022
 
 
 
Mexican Football Federation América459
 
Canadian Soccer Association Forge FC112
 
 
 
Mexican Football Federation Guadalajara325
 
Mexican Football Federation Guadalajara033
 
 
 
Mexican Football Federation América325
 
Nicaraguan Football Federation Real Estelí202
 
 
 
Mexican Football Federation América123
 
Mexican Football Federation América 112
 
 
Mexican Football Federation Pachuca 123
 
 
 
 
 
Costa Rican Football Federation Herediano213
 
 
 
Surinamese Football Association Robinhood011
 
Costa Rican Football Federation Herediano (a)134
 
 
 
Mexican Football Federation Toluca224
 
Costa Rican Football Federation Herediano011
 
 
Mexican Football Federation Pachuca527
 
 
 
 
 
United States Soccer Federation Philadelphia Union000
 
 
 
Mexican Football Federation Pachuca066
 
Costa Rican Football Federation Saprissa235
 
1 June – Pachuca
 
United States Soccer Federation Philadelphia Union (a.e.t.)336
 
Mexican Football Federation Pachuca 3
 
 
 
United States Soccer Federation Columbus Crew 0
 
United States Soccer Federation St. Louis City SC202
 
 
 
United States Soccer Federation Houston Dynamo FC (a)112
 
United States Soccer Federation Houston Dynamo FC011
 
 
United States Soccer Federation Columbus Crew112
 
 
 
 
 
United States Soccer Federation Columbus Crew (p)112 (4)
 
 
 
Mexican Football Federation UANL112 (3)
 
Canadian Soccer Association Cavalry FC011
 
 
 
United States Soccer Federation Orlando City SC336
 
United States Soccer Federation Orlando City SC022
 
 
 
Mexican Football Federation UANL044
 
Canadian Soccer Association Vancouver Whitecaps FC101
 
 
 
Mexican Football Federation UANL134
 
United States Soccer Federation Columbus Crew 235
 
 
 
Mexican Football Federation Monterrey 112
 
Dominican Football Federation Moca000
 
 
 
United States Soccer Federation Nashville SC347
 
United States Soccer Federation Nashville SC213
 
 
United States Soccer Federation Inter Miami CF235
 
 
 
 
 
United States Soccer Federation Inter Miami CF112
 
 
 
Mexican Football Federation Monterrey235
 
Jamaica Football Federation Cavalier000
 
 
 
United States Soccer Federation FC Cincinnati246
 
United States Soccer Federation FC Cincinnati011
 
 
 
Mexican Football Federation Monterrey123
 
National Football Federation of Guatemala Comunicaciones101
 
 
Mexican Football Federation Monterrey437
 
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Round one

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The first legs were played on 6 and 7 February (for Group 1) and 20, 21, and 22 February (for Group 2), and the second legs were played on 13, 14, and 15 February (for Group 1) and 27, 28, and 29 February 2024 (for Group 2).[13]

Matches

More information Saprissa, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 15,955[14]
Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández (Mexico)
More information Philadelphia Union, 3–3 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 18,513[15]
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Philadelphia Union won 6–5 on aggregate.


More information Herediano, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 3,372[16]
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)
More information Toluca, 2–3 ...

4–4 on aggregate. Herediano won on away goals.


More information Real Estelí, 2–1 ...
More information América, 2–0 ...

América won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Forge FC, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 11,513[20]
Referee: Víctor Rivas (United States)
More information Guadalajara, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 25,059[21]

Guadalajara won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Independiente, 0–1 ...
Estadio Universitario, Penonomé
Attendance: 1,107[22]
More information New England Revolution, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 5,943[23]
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

New England Revolution won 4–0 on aggregate.


More information St. Louis City SC, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 20,900[24]
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
More information Houston Dynamo FC, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 5,007[25]
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)

2–2 on aggregate. Houston Dynamo FC won on away goals.


More information Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 5,763[27]
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
More information UANL, 3–0 ...

UANL won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Cavalry FC, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 2,484[30]
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
More information Orlando City SC, 3–1 ...

Orlando City SC won 6–1 on aggregate.


More information Comunicaciones, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 11,118[32]
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
More information Monterrey, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 21,307[33]

Monterrey won 7–1 on aggregate.


More information Cavalier, 0–2 ...
More information FC Cincinnati, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 15,307[35]
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

FC Cincinnati won 6–0 on aggregate.


More information Moca, 0–3 ...
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
More information Nashville SC, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 6,289[36]
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Nashville SC won 7–0 on aggregate.

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Round of 16

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Summary

The first legs were played on 5, 6, and 7 March, and the second legs were played on 12, 13, and 14 March 2024.[13]

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Matches

More information Philadelphia Union, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 16,558[37]
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
More information Pachuca, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 19,658[38]
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

Pachuca won 6–0 on aggregate.


More information Herediano, 2–0 ...
More information Robinhood, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 2,000[40]
Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)

Herediano won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Guadalajara, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 43,111
More information América, 2–3 ...

América won 5–3 on aggregate.


More information New England Revolution, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 6,391[42]
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
More information Alajuelense, 1–1 ...

New England Revolution won 5–1 on aggregate.


More information Houston Dynamo FC, 0–1 ...
More information Columbus Crew, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 12,420
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Columbus Crew won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Orlando City SC, 0–0 ...
More information UANL, 4–2 ...

UANL won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information FC Cincinnati, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 21,175
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
More information Monterrey, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 45,221[46]
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Nashville SC, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 30,109
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
More information Inter Miami CF, 3–1 ...

Inter Miami CF won 5–3 on aggregate.

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Quarter-finals

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In the quarter-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

  • QF1: Winner R16-1 vs. Winner R16-2
  • QF2: Winner R16-3 vs. Winner R16-4
  • QF3: Winner R16-5 vs. Winner R16-6
  • QF4: Winner R16-7 vs. Winner R16-8

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Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.9.5).

The quarter-finalists in each tie which had the better performance in previous rounds (excluding round one) hosted the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 2 and 3 April, and the second legs were played on 9 and 10 April 2024.[48]

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Notes

  1. Due to the availability of their stadium, New England Revolution requested to play the first leg at home, followed by the second leg away. This switch request was accepted by CONCACAF and América.[49]

Matches

More information Herediano, 0–5 ...
More information Pachuca, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 19,083
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Pachuca won 7–1 on aggregate.


More information New England Revolution, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 11,978
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
More information América, 5–2 ...
Attendance: 18,636

América won 9–2 on aggregate.


More information Columbus Crew, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 8,587
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
More information UANL, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 36,611
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

2–2 on aggregate. Columbus Crew won 4–3 on penalties.


More information Inter Miami CF, 1–2 ...
More information Monterrey, 3–1 ...

Monterrey won 5–2 on aggregate.

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Semi-finals

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In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:

  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
  • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4

The semi-finalists in each tie which had the better performance in previous rounds (excluding round one) hosted the second leg.

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.9.5).

Summary

The first legs were played on 23 and 24 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April and 1 May 2024.[51]

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Matches

More information América, 1–1 ...
More information Pachuca, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 16,768
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Columbus Crew, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 17,145
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
More information Monterrey, 1–3 ...
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Columbus Crew won 5–2 on aggregate.

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Final

In the final (winners of SF1 vs. winners of SF2), the finalist which had the better performances in previous rounds (excluding round one), Pachuca, hosted the single-leg match.[52]

Standings

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Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.9.5).
(H) Hosts

Due to 2024 Mexican general election taking place that day, CONCACAF announced that if a Mexican team were to host the final, CONCACAF would move the match and/or venue to another date.[53]

More information Pachuca, 3–0 ...
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Statistics

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Top goalscorers

Best XI

CONCACAF selected the following players as the team of the tournament.[55]

Awards

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Notes

  1. EST (UTC−5) for dates up to 7 March 2024 (Round one and first legs of Round of 16), and EDT (UTC−4) for dates thereafter.
  2. Due to scheduling conflicts, the Vancouver Whitecaps could not host the match at their usual home stadium of BC Place.[26]
  3. Due to expected winter weather issues in Calgary, Cavalry FC played their first round match in Langford, British Columbia.[29]
  4. The Columbus Crew v UANL match, originally scheduled to be played at 19:00, was postponed to 21:00 due to thunderstorms in the area.
  5. The final match (originally scheduled for 2 June 2024) was moved back to 1 June 2024 due to a Mexican team hosting the final due to the 2024 Mexican general election taking place that day.[52]

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