| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 6 – June 2 |
| Teams | 27 (from 10 associations) |
The 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup will be the 59th edition of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The tournament will be the first under a revised format featuring 27 teams and a five-round knockout phase, and the first since being renamed from the CONCACAF Champions League.
The winner of the final will qualify 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.[1][2] The winner will also qualify for the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup to be held in December.[3]
León are the title holders, but they did not qualify for this tournament and are unable to defend their title.
Qualification
Twenty-seven teams will qualify for the tournament, with five of them earning direct qualification to the Round of 16. The remaining 22 teams will enter in Round One.
In addition to national league competitions in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, 12 of 27 berths will be 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.[4]
Unlike in previous years, the three MLS teams based in Canada will be 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 will qualify 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, provide 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 receive the five byes into the round of 16.[4][5][6]
North American Zone 
Central American Zone 
Caribbean ZoneDistribution
A total of 27 teams (from 9 or 10 associations) qualify for the tournament.[6]
- North American Zone: 18 teams (from 3 associations)
- Central American Zone: 6 teams (from 2–6 associations)
- Caribbean Zone: 3 teams (from 1–3 associations)
Five teams receive 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 has a split Clausura and Apertura system, so the champion team with the higher aggregate points takes this place.)
The remaining 22 teams enter in Round One.
- The runners-up and third-place team from the MLS–Liga MX Leagues Cup
- The runners-up and third-place team from the Caribbean Cup
- The remaining semi-finalists and two play-in winners from the Central American Cup
- The U.S. Open Cup champion
- The Canadian Championship winner
- The Canadian Premier League regular season winner and playoff champion
- The remaining winner, runners-up, and the two best next clubs by season aggregate from Liga MX
- The MLS Supporters' Shield winner
- The remaining MLS Conference regular season leader, and the next two teams in the Supporters Shield competition
Teams
The following table includes the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best from the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament.
| Competition | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Cup |  Robinhood |
2023 Caribbean Cup champions | 14th (1994) | Runners-up (1983) |
| Central American Cup |  Alajuelense |
2023 Central American Cup champions | 27th (2023) | Champions (2004) |
| Leagues Cup |  Inter Miami CF |
2023 Leagues Cup champions | 1st | Debut |
| Liga MX |  Pachuca |
2022–23 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura champions with higher aggregate table points | 10th (2023) | Champions (2016–17) |
| Major League Soccer | Columbus Crew |
MLS Cup 2023 champions | 5th (2021) | Quarter-finals (2021) |
| Competition | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Championship (1 berth) |
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2023 Canadian Championship champions | 4th (2023) | Semi-finals (2016–17) |
| Canadian Premier League (2 berths) |
Forge FC |
2023 Canadian Premier League champions | 2nd (2022) | Round of 16 (2022) |
| Cavalry FC |
2023 Canadian Premier League CPL Shield winners | 1st | Debut | |
| Caribbean Cup (2 berths) |
 Cavalier |
2023 Caribbean Cup runners-up | 1st | Debut |
 Moca |
2023 Caribbean Cup third place | 1st | Debut | |
| Central American Cup (5 berths) |
 Real Estelí |
2023 Central American Cup runners-up | 8th (2021) | Round of 16 (2021) |
 Independiente |
2023 Central American Cup semi-finalists | 2nd (2019) | Quarter-finals (2019) | |
| Herediano |
14th (2019) | Semi-finals (2014–15) | ||
 Comunicaciones |
2023 Central American Cup play-in winners | 29th (2022) | Quarter-finals (2022) | |
| Saprissa |
36th (2022) | Champions (2005) | ||
| Leagues Cup (2 berths) |
Nashville SC |
2023 Leagues Cup runners-up | 1st | Debut |
| Philadelphia Union |
2023 Leagues Cup third place | 3rd (2023) | Semi-finals (2023) | |
| Liga MX (5 berths) |
UANL |
2022–23 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura champions with lower aggregate table points | 10th (2023) | Champions (2020) |
| Toluca |
2022–23 Liga MX Apertura runners-up | 13th (2019) | Champions (2003) | |
| Guadalajara |
2022–23 Liga MX Clausura runners-up | 9th (2018) | Champions (2018) | |
| Monterrey |
Next two best clubs in 2022–23 Liga MX aggregate table | 12th (2021) | Champions (2021) | |
| América |
16th (2021) | Champions (2015–16) | ||
| Major League Soccer (4 berths) |
FC Cincinnati |
2023 Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield winners | 1st | Debut |
| St. Louis City SC |
2023 Major League Soccer Western Conference regular season winners | 1st | Debut | |
| Orlando City SC |
Next two best clubs in the 2023 Supporters' Shield standings | 2nd (2023) | Round of 16 (2023) | |
| New England Revolution |
5th (2022) | Quarter-finals (2022) | ||
| U.S. Open Cup (1 berth) |
Houston Dynamo FC |
2023 U.S. Open Cup champions | 8th (2019) | Semi-finals (2008) |
Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on December 13, 2023. Teams will be seeded based on their CONCACAF club ranking as of December 11, 2023. This ranking formula replaces the CONCACAF club index which was used in past editions.[7] Eight teams – the five receiving byes and the top-three ranked teams entering in the first round – will be directly assigned positions in the bracket based on their Club Ranking. The remaining 19 teams will be divided into two pots and then randomly drawn into positions.[8]
Entering in the Round of 16
| Seed | Team | Ranking points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pachuca |
1207 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew |
1203 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF |
1182 |
| 4 | Alajuelense |
1145 |
| 5 | Robinhood |
1040 |
Entering in Round one
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[8]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Round one | February 6–8 and 20–22 | February 13–15 and 27–29 |
| Round of 16 | March 5–7 | March 12–14 |
| Quarter-finals | April 2–4 | April 9–11 |
| Semi-finals | April 23–25 | April 30 – May 2 |
| Final | June 2 | |
Bracket
Round one
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saprissa |
R1-1 | Philadelphia Union |
Feb 20 | Feb 27 |
| Herediano |
R1-2 | Toluca |
Feb 7 | Feb 15 |
| Real Estelí |
R1-3 | América |
Feb 6 | Feb 14 |
| Forge FC |
R1-4 | Guadalajara |
Feb 7 | Feb 13 |
| Independiente |
R1-5 | New England Revolution |
Feb 21 | Feb 29 |
| St. Louis City SC |
R1-6 | Houston Dynamo FC |
Feb 20 | Feb 27 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
R1-7 | UANL |
Feb 7 | Feb 14 |
| Cavalry FC |
R1-8 | Orlando City SC |
Feb 21 | Feb 27 |
| Comunicaciones |
R1-9 | Monterrey |
Feb 6 | Feb 15 |
| Cavalier |
R1-10 | FC Cincinnati |
Feb 22 | Feb 28 |
| Moca |
R1-11 | Nashville SC |
Feb 22 | Feb 28 |
Matches
| Philadelphia Union | v | Saprissa |
|---|---|---|
| Toluca | v | Herediano |
|---|---|---|
| América | v | Real Estelí |
|---|---|---|
| Guadalajara | v | Forge FC |
|---|---|---|
| Independiente | v | New England Revolution |
|---|---|---|
| New England Revolution | v | Independiente |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Dynamo FC | v | St. Louis City SC |
|---|---|---|
| UANL | v | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando City SC | v | Cavalry FC |
|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | v | Comunicaciones |
|---|---|---|
| FC Cincinnati | v | Cavalier |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville SC | v | Moca |
|---|---|---|
Round of 16
Summary
The first legs will be played on 5, 6, or March 7, and the second legs will be played on 12, 13, or March 14, 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | R16-1 | Pachuca |
Mar 5 | Mar 12 |
| TBD | R16-2 | Robinhood |
Mar 5 | Mar 13 |
| TBD | R16-3 | TBD | Mar 6 | Mar 13 |
| TBD | R16-4 | Alajuelense |
Mar 6 | Mar 14 |
| TBD |
R16-5 | Columbus Crew |
Mar 6 | Mar 12 |
| TBD | R16-6 | TBD | Mar 5 | Mar 12 |
| TBD | R16-7 | TBD | Mar 7 | Mar 14 |
| TBD | R16-8 | Inter Miami CF |
Mar 7 | Mar 13 |
Matches
| TBD | v | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
| Pachuca | v | TBD |
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| TBD | v | Robinhood |
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| Robinhood | v | TBD |
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| TBD | v | Alajuelense |
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| Alajuelense | v | TBD |
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| TBD | v | Columbus Crew |
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| Columbus Crew | v | TBD |
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| TBD | v | Inter Miami CF |
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| Inter Miami CF | v | TBD |
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Quarter-finals
Summary
The first legs will be played on 2, 3, or April 4, and the second legs will be played on 9, 10, or April 11, 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | QF1 | TBD | 2/3/4 Apr | 9/10/11 Apr |
| TBD | QF2 | TBD | 2/3/4 Apr | 9/10/11 Apr |
| TBD |
QF3 | TBD | 2/3/4 Apr | 9/10/11 Apr |
| TBD | QF4 | TBD | 2/3/4 Apr | 9/10/11 Apr |
Matches
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Semi-finals
Summary
The first legs will be played on April 23, 24 or 25, and the second legs will be played on April 30, May 1 or 2, 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | SF1 | TBD | 23/24/25 Apr | Apr 30/May 1/2 |
| TBD | SF2 | TBD | 23/24/25 Apr | Apr 30/May 1/2 |
Matches
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Final
The championship will be a single-legged match, played on a weekend date, to crown the regional club champions for the 2024 season.[11]
| TBD | v | TBD |
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Notes
References
- ↑ Evans, Jayda (March 14, 2023). "Sounders qualify for 2025 men's Club World Cup". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ↑ Mather, Victor (June 23, 2023). "U.S. Will Host Club World Cup in 2025". The New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ↑ "FIFA Council confirms key details for FIFA Club World Cup 2025" (Press release). FIFA. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- 1 2 "Concacaf announces expanded Champions League starting in 2024". MLSsoccer.com. September 21, 2021. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ↑ "How clubs can qualify for the expanded 2024 Concacaf Champions League". MLSsoccer.com. June 1, 2022. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- 1 2 "Concacaf announces qualification criteria for Confederation's expanded Champions League starting in 2024". CONCACAF. June 1, 2022. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Q&A: Club Index for 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Draw". CONCACAF.com. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- 1 2 "Concacaf confirms important details for 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup". Concacaf. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC to host Tigres UANL at Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC on February 7". Whitecaps FC. December 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Club Statement Regarding 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One Venue". Cavalry FC. December 15, 2023. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Concacaf Champions League to expand with innovative new format starting 2023/24". CONCACAF. March 7, 2021. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2023.