2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
Tournament details
Dates4 February – 1 June
Teams27 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions Cruz Azul (7th title)
Runners-up Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played51
Goals scored133 (2.61 per match)
Attendance844,867 (16,566 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul)
9 goals
Best player(s) Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul)[1]
Best young player Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF)[1]
Best goalkeeper Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul)[1]
2024
2026

The 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup was the 60th season of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the premier club association football tournament for North, Central America, and the Caribbean's organized by CONCACAF. It was a five-round knockout tournament, with 27 teams that qualified based on their national and zonal league and cup competitions; the first four rounds were played as a two-legged series at the home stadiums of the respective teams.[2]

Cruz Azul won their record-tying seventh title, defeating Vancouver Whitecaps of MLS in the final 5–0. As winners, they qualified for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup.

Qualification

Twenty-seven teams qualified for the tournament, with five qualifying directly to the round of 16. The remaining 22 teams entered in round one.[2]

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 2024 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.[3]

Two Canadian Premier League teams qualified automatically, while the United States-only 2024 U.S. Open Cup knockout competition and the Canada-only equivalent, the 2024 Canadian Championship, provided one berth each.

The winners of the three zonal championships, along with the winner of MLS Cup 2024 and the champion of the 2023–24 Liga MX season, received the five byes into the round of 16.[3][4][5]

Location of teams of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
North American Zone Central American Zone Caribbean Zone

Distribution

A total of 27 teams (from 10 associations) qualified for the tournament.[6]

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. If a team won both Apertura and Clausura, they took this place.)

The remaining 22 teams entered in round one.

Teams

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

Teams entering in round of 16 (5)
Competition Team Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
Caribbean Cup Cavalier 2024 Caribbean Cup champions 2nd (2024) First round (2024)
Central American Cup Alajuelense 2024 Central American Cup champions 28th (2024) Champions (2004)
Leagues Cup Columbus Crew 2024 Leagues Cup champions 6th (2024) Runners-up (2024)
Liga MX América 2023–24 Liga MX Apertura and Clausura champions 16th (2024) Champions (2015–16)
Major League Soccer LA Galaxy MLS Cup 2024 champions 11th (2015–16) Champions (2000)
Teams entering in round one (22)
Competition Team Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
Canadian Championship
(1 berth)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024 Canadian Championship winners 5th (2024) Semi-finals (2016–17)
Canadian Premier League
(2 berths)
Cavalry FC 2024 Canadian Premier League champions 2nd (2024) First round (2024)
Forge FC 2024 CPL Shield winners 3rd (2024) Round of 16 (2022)
Caribbean Cup
(2 berths)
Cibao 2024 Caribbean Cup finalists 2nd (2018) Round of 16 (2018)
Real Hope 2024 Caribbean Cup third place 1st Debut
Central American Cup
(5 berths)
Real Estelí 2024 Central American Cup runners-up 13th (2024) Round of 16 (2021)
Antigua 2024 Central American Cup semi-finalists 2nd (2016–17) Group stage (2016–17)
Herediano 17th (2024) Semi-finals (2014–15)
Saprissa 2024 Central American Cup play-in winners 38th (2024) Champions (2005)
Motagua 21st (2023) Quarter-finals (2023)
Leagues Cup
(2 berths)
Los Angeles FC 2024 Leagues Cup runners-up 3rd (2023) Runners-up (2023)
Colorado Rapids 2024 Leagues Cup third place 4th (2022) Round of 16 (2022)
Liga MX
(5 berths)
Cruz Azul 2023–24 Liga MX Clausura runners-up 18th (2022) Champions (2013–14)
UANL 2023–24 Liga MX Apertura runners-up 12th (2024) Champions (2020)
Monterrey Next three best clubs in 2023–24 Liga MX aggregate table[Note MEX] 13th (2024) Champions (2021)
Guadalajara 10th (2024) Champions (2018)
UNAM 12th (2022) Champions (1989)
Major League Soccer
(4 berths)
Inter Miami CF 2024 Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield winners 2nd (2024) Quarter-finals (2024)
FC Cincinnati Next best clubs in the 2024 Supporters' Shield standings[Note USA] 2nd (2024) Round of 16 (2024)
Real Salt Lake 4th (2015–16) Runners-up (2010–11)
Seattle Sounders FC 8th (2022) Champions (2022)
U.S. Open Cup
(1 berth)
Sporting Kansas City 2024 U.S. Open Cup runners-up[Note USA2] 7th (2019) Semi-finals (2019)
  1. ^
    Mexico (MEX): Since América won both the Liga MX, Apertura and Clausura, a spot was passed to the third-best team in the aggregate table not already qualified, UNAM.
  2. ^
    United States (USA): As the Columbus Crew, Los Angeles FC, and LA Galaxy already qualified based on their performances in other competitions, these berths were awarded to teams that finished 5th, 6th, and 7th in the overall standings.[7]
  3. ^
    United States (USA2): Sporting Kansas City qualified as 2024 U.S. Open Cup runners-up as the champions Los Angeles FC already qualified via the 2024 Leagues Cup.[8]

Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 10 December 2024 in Miami. The ceremony was streamed on CONCACAF's YouTube channel and broadcast live on Fox Sports in the United States and Mexico and ESPN in most of the Americas.[2] Teams were seeded and placed in draw pots based on their CONCACAF club ranking as of 9 December 2024.[9]

The champions of CONCACAF's three regional cup competitions, as well as the Liga MX winners with the most accumulated points and the MLS Cup winners, received a bye to the round of 16. The three remaining highest-ranked clubs were pre-seeded into a round one bracket position.

Entering in round of 16
Seed Team Ranking points
1 Columbus Crew 1252
2 América 1242
3 LA Galaxy 1203
4 Alajuelense 1157
5 Cavalier 1057
Seeded in round one
Seed Team Ranking points
1 Monterrey 1229
2 UANL 1227
3 Cruz Azul 1223
Pot 1
Team Ranking points
Los Angeles FC 1222
Inter Miami CF 1216
Seattle Sounders FC 1202
UNAM 1200
Guadalajara 1199
FC Cincinnati 1194
Real Salt Lake 1191
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1173
Pot 2
Team Ranking points
Colorado Rapids 1166
Sporting Kansas City 1159
Saprissa 1142
Herediano 1128
Cavalry FC 1117
Motagua 1110
Antigua 1108
Forge FC 1106
Real Estelí 1076
Cibao 1060
Real Hope 1025

Round dates

The competition schedule was as follows.[10]

Round First leg Second leg
Round one 4–6 and 18–20 February 11–13 and 25–27 February
Round of 16 4–6 March 11–13 March
Quarter-finals 1–2 April 8–9 April
Semi-finals 23–24 April 30 April – 1 May
Final 1 June

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

Bracket

 
Round oneRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                            
 
 
 
 
Cibao101
 
 
 
Guadalajara134
 
Guadalajara101
 
 
América044
 
 
 
 
 
América011
 
 
 
Cruz Azul022
 
Antigua112
 
 
 
Seattle Sounders FC336
 
Seattle Sounders FC011
 
 
 
Cruz Azul044
 
Real Hope000
 
 
 
Cruz Azul257
 
Cruz Azul112
 
 
 
UANL101
 
Herediano022
 
 
 
Real Salt Lake011
 
Herediano112
 
 
 
LA Galaxy044
 
Motagua112
 
 
 
FC Cincinnati415
 
LA Galaxy022
 
 
 
UANL033
 
Real Estelí101
 
 
 
UANL033
 
FC Cincinnati112
 
 
UANL134
 
 
1 June – Mexico City
 
 
Cruz Azul5
 
 
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC0
 
Colorado Rapids202
 
 
 
Los Angeles FC (a)112
 
Los Angeles FC314
 
 
Columbus Crew022
 
 
 
 
 
Los Angeles FC112
 
 
 
Inter Miami CF033
 
Sporting Kansas City011
 
 
 
Inter Miami CF134
 
Inter Miami CF224
 
 
Cavalier000
 
 
 
 
 
Inter Miami CF011
 
 
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC235
 
Saprissa202
 
 
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC123
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (a)123
 
 
 
Monterrey123
 
Forge FC000
 
 
 
Monterrey235
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (a)123
 
 
UNAM123
 
 
 
 
 
UNAM213
 
 
 
Alajuelense011
 
Cavalry FC202
 
 
UNAM123
 


Round one

Summary

Round one was played during four weekly windows: on 4–6 February; 11–13 February; 18–20 February; and 25–27 February.[11]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Colorado Rapids 2–2 (a) Los Angeles FC2–10–1
Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Inter Miami CF0–11–3
Forge FC 0–5 Monterrey0–20–3
Saprissa 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–10–2
Cavalry FC 2–3 UNAM2–10–2
Cibao 1–4 Guadalajara1–10–3
Real Hope 0–7 Cruz Azul0–20–5
Antigua 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC1–31–3
Real Estelí 1–3 UANL1–00–3
Motagua 2–5 FC Cincinnati1–41–1
Herediano 2–1 Real Salt Lake0–02–1

Matches

Colorado Rapids 2–1 Los Angeles FC
Mihailovic 48' (pen.), 80' Report Long 87'
Attendance: 1,811[12]
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Los Angeles FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids
Delgado 49' Report
Attendance: 11,200[13]
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere (Canada)

2–2 on aggregate. Los Angeles FC won on away goals.


Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Inter Miami CF
Report Messi 56'
Attendance: 15,178[15]
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
Inter Miami CF 3–1 Sporting Kansas City
Report Rodríguez 63'
Attendance: 18,280[16]
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Inter Miami CF won 4–1 on aggregate.


Forge FC 0–2 Monterrey
Report
Attendance: 5,413[17]
Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)
Monterrey 3–0 Forge FC
Report
Attendance: 24,630[18]

Monterrey won 5–0 on aggregate.


Saprissa 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report Gauld 21'
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Saprissa
White 46', 90+1' Report
Attendance: 14,059[20]
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 3–2 on aggregate.


Cavalry FC 2–1 UNAM
Report López 44'
UNAM 2–0 Cavalry FC
Martínez 53', 74' Report
Attendance: 8,778[23]
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

UNAM won 3–2 on aggregate.


Cibao 1–1 Guadalajara
Díaz 1' Report Mejía 90+10'
Attendance: 3,008[24]
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
Guadalajara 3–0 Cibao
Report
Attendance: 14,939[25]
Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States)

Guadalajara won 4–1 on aggregate.


Real Hope 0–2 Cruz Azul
Report
Attendance: 1,017[26]
Cruz Azul 5–0 Real Hope
Report
Attendance: 4,293[27]
Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)

Cruz Azul won 7–0 on aggregate.


Antigua 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC
Santis 24' Report
Attendance: 2,200[28]
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Antigua
Report Gálvez 45+2'
Attendance: 24,714[29]
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Seattle Sounders FC won 6–2 on aggregate.


Real Estelí 1–0 UANL
Grahl 83' Report
Attendance: 3,771[30]
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
UANL 3–0 Real Estelí
Report

UANL won 3–1 on aggregate.


Motagua 1–4 FC Cincinnati
Auzmendi 41' Report
Attendance: 2,917[32]
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
FC Cincinnati 1–1 Motagua
Denkey 19' Report Auzmendi 10'
Attendance: 21,280[33]
Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández (Mexico)

FC Cincinnati won 5–2 on aggregate.


Herediano 0–0 Real Salt Lake
Report
Real Salt Lake 1–2 Herediano
Ajago 26' Report
Attendance: 9,000[35]
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

Herediano won 2–1 on aggregate.

Round of 16

Summary

The first legs were played on 4–6 March, and the second legs were played on 11–13 March 2025.[11][36]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Los Angeles FC 4–2 Columbus Crew3–01–2
Inter Miami CF 4–0 Cavalier2–02–0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–3 (a) Monterrey1–12–2
UNAM 3–1 Alajuelense2–01–1
Guadalajara 1–4 América1–00–4
Seattle Sounders FC 1–4 Cruz Azul0–01–4
FC Cincinnati 2–4 UANL1–11–3
Herediano 2–4 LA Galaxy1–01–4

Matches

Los Angeles FC 3–0 Columbus Crew
Report
Attendance: 7,285[37]
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Columbus Crew 2–1 Los Angeles FC
Report Bouanga 90+6'

Los Angeles FC won 4–2 on aggregate.


Inter Miami CF 2–0 Cavalier
Report
Cavalier 0–2 Inter Miami CF
Report
Attendance: 35,000[40]
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Inter Miami CF won 4–0 on aggregate.


Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Monterrey
Halbouni 86' Report De la Rosa 25'
Attendance: 9,613[41]
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
Monterrey 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
Attendance: 10,420[43]
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

3–3 on aggregate. Vancouver Whitecaps FC won on away goals.


UNAM 2–0 Alajuelense
Report
Alajuelense 1–1 UNAM
Campos 39' Report Suárez 73'
Attendance: 12,052[45]
Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)

UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.


Guadalajara 1–0 América
Cáceres 77' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 41,695[46]
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
América 4–0 Guadalajara
Report

América won 4–1 on aggregate.


Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Cruz Azul
Report
Attendance: 27,844[48]
Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)
Cruz Azul 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC
Report Musovski 75'
Attendance: 7,473[49]
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Cruz Azul won 4–1 on aggregate.


FC Cincinnati 1–1 UANL
Bucha 3' Report Ibáñez 17'
Attendance: 14,298[50]
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
UANL 3–1 FC Cincinnati
Report Evander 18'

UANL won 4–2 on aggregate.


Herediano 1–0 LA Galaxy
Aguilar 64' Report
Attendance: 7,773[52]
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
LA Galaxy 4–1 Herediano
Report González 83'
Attendance: 9,011[53]
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

LA Galaxy won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Within each matchup, the team which had the better performance in the round of 16 hosted the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 (QF1) Inter Miami CF 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Second leg
2 (QF1) Los Angeles FC 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3 First leg
1 (QF2) UNAM 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Second leg
2 (QF2) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 First leg
1 (QF3) Cruz Azul 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Second leg
2 (QF3) América 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3 First leg
1 (QF4) UANL 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Second leg
2 (QF4) LA Galaxy 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3 First leg
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; 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.9.5).

Summary

The first legs were played on 1 and 2 April, and the second legs were played on 8 and 9 April 2025.[54]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Los Angeles FC 2–3 Inter Miami CF1–01–3
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–3 (a) UNAM1–12–2
América 1–2 Cruz Azul0–01–2
LA Galaxy 2–3 UANL0–02–3

Matches

América 0–0 Cruz Azul
Report
Attendance: 19,720[55]
Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States)
Cruz Azul 2–1 América
Sepúlveda 12', 85' Report Fidalgo 57'
Attendance: 27,923[56]
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.


LA Galaxy 0–0 UANL
Report
Attendance: 13,434[57]
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
UANL 3–2 LA Galaxy
Report
Attendance: 34,435[58]
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

UANL won 3–2 on aggregate.


Los Angeles FC 1–0 Inter Miami CF
Ordaz 57' Report
Attendance: 22,207[59]
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Inter Miami CF 3–1 Los Angeles FC
Report Long 9'

Inter Miami CF won 3–2 on aggregate.


Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 UNAM
White 71' Report Carrasquilla 87'
Attendance: 12,356[61]
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
UNAM 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report

3–3 on aggregate. Vancouver Whitecaps FC won on away goals.

Semi-finals

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 (SF1) Inter Miami CF 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 9 Second leg
2 (SF1) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 0 4 0 6 6 0 4 First leg
1 (SF2) Cruz Azul 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 8 Second leg
2 (SF2) UANL 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 8 First leg
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 2025.[63]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–1 Inter Miami CF2–03–1
UANL 1–2 Cruz Azul1–10–1

Matches

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Inter Miami CF
Report
Attendance: 53,837[64]
Inter Miami CF 1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Alba 9' Report

Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–1 on aggregate.


UANL 1–1 Cruz Azul
Purata 84' Report Rotondi 68'
Cruz Azul 1–0 UANL
Sepúlveda 82' (pen.) Report

Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

The finalist with the better record during the competition's earlier stages (excluding round one), Cruz Azul, hosted the match at Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City.[68]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final
1 Cruz Azul (H) 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 12 Host
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6 2 4 0 11 7 +4 10
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; 8) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts

Match

Cruz Azul 5–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals[69]
1 Ángel Sepúlveda Cruz Azul 9
2 Brian White Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6
3 Lionel Messi Inter Miami CF 5
4 Sebastian Berhalter Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3
Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC
Pavel Bucha FC Cincinnati
Pedro de la Vega Seattle Sounders FC
Nicolás Ibáñez UANL
Luis Suárez Inter Miami CF
10 Elías Aguilar Herediano 2
Tadeo Allende Inter Miami CF
Paul Arriola Seattle Sounders FC
Rodrigo Auzmendi Motagua
Germán Berterame Monterrey
Jordi Cortizo Monterrey
Kévin Denkey FC Cincinnati
Gabriel Fernández Cruz Azul
Álvaro Fidalgo América
Jonathan Herrera UANL
Aaron Long Los Angeles FC
Guillermo Martínez UNAM
Djordje Mihailovic Colorado Rapids
Nathan Ordaz Los Angeles FC

Awards

Award Player Team Ref.
Best Player Award Ángel Sepúlveda Cruz Azul [1]
Best Goalkeeper Award Kevin Mier Cruz Azul
Young Player Award Noah Allen Inter Miami CF
Top Scorer Award Ángel Sepúlveda Cruz Azul
Fair Play Award Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Notes

  1. ^ EST (UTC−5) for dates up to 8 March 2024 (Round one and first legs of Round of 16), and EDT (UTC−4) for dates thereafter.
  2. ^ Due to expected winter weather issues in the Kansas City metropolitan area, the game was pushed back a day.[14]
  3. ^ Due to expected winter weather issues in Calgary, Cavalry FC played their first round match in Langford, British Columbia.[21]
  4. ^ Due to a Shakira concert at Estadio BBVA, Monterrey played their home round of 16 match in Torreón.[42]

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