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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.
Pachuca won their sixth title, defeating Columbus Crew of MLS in the final 3–0. As winners, they qualified for the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, held in December. Pachuca also 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. However, due to Pachuca and León sharing the same ownership, León was later disqualified from the tournament.
Qualification 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.
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.
Distribution A total of 27 teams (from 10 associations) qualified for the tournament. North American Zone: 18 teams (from 3 associations) Central American Zone: 6 teams (from 4 associations) Caribbean Zone: 3 teams (from 3 associations)
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. 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 runners-up, 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 winner with the lower point total, two 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 table
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)CompetitionTeamQualifying method Previous best Caribbean Cup Robinhood2023 Caribbean Cup champions14th Runners-up Central American Cup Alajuelense2023 Central American Cup champions27th Champions Leagues Cup Inter Miami CF2023 Leagues Cup champions1stDebutLiga MX Pachuca2022–23 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura champions with higher aggregate table points10th Champions Major League Soccer Columbus CrewMLS Cup 2023 champions5th Quarter-finals
+Teams entering in round one (22)CompetitionTeamQualifying method Previous best Canadian Championship Vancouver Whitecaps FC2023 Canadian Championship champions4th Semi-finals Canadian Premier League Forge FC2023 Canadian Premier League champions2nd Round of 16 Cavalry FC2023 Canadian Premier League CPL Shield winners1stDebutCaribbean Cup Cavalier2023 Caribbean Cup runners-up1stDebut Moca2023 Caribbean Cup third place1stDebutCentral American Cup Real Estelí2023 Central American Cup runners-up12th Round of 16 Independiente2023 Central American Cup semi-finalists2nd Quarter-finals Herediano16th Semi-finals Comunicaciones2023 Central American Cup play-in winners28th Champions Saprissa37th Champions Leagues Cup Nashville SC2023 Leagues Cup runners-up1stDebut Philadelphia Union2023 Leagues Cup third place3rd Semi-finals Liga MX Tigres UANL2022–23 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura champions with lower aggregate table points11th Champions Toluca2022–23 Liga MX Apertura runners-up13th Champions Guadalajara2022–23 Liga MX Clausura runners-up9th Champions MonterreyNext two best clubs in 2022–23 Liga MX aggregate table12th Champions América15th Champions Major League Soccer FC Cincinnati2023 Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield winners1stDebut St. Louis City SC2023 Major League Soccer Western Conference regular season winners1stDebut Orlando City SCNext two best clubs in the 2023 Supporters' Shield standings2nd Round of 16 New England Revolution5th Quarter-finals U.S. Open Cup Houston Dynamo FC2023 U.S. Open Cup champions8th Semi-finals
Draw 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. 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.
Entering in the Round of 16 SeedTeam1 Pachuca12072 Columbus Crew12033 Inter Miami CF11824 Alajuelense 11455 Robinhood1040
Entering in Round One +Seeded teamsSeedTeam1 América12542 Monterrey12433 Tigres UANL1235+Pot 1Team Philadelphia Union 1214 Toluca 1212 Guadalajara 1205 Orlando City SC 1200 Nashville SC 1191 FC Cincinnati 1189 New England Revolution 1179 Houston Dynamo FC 1178+Pot 2Team Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1170 Saprissa 1150 St. Louis City SC 1144 Herediano 1129 Comunicaciones 1122 Independiente 1117 Cavalry FC 1115 Forge FC 1111 Real Estelí 1071 Moca 1029 Cavalier 1028
Schedule The competition was scheduled as follows. RoundFirst legSecond legRound one6–8 and 20–22 February 13–15 and 27–29 FebruaryRound of 165–7 March12–14 MarchQuarter-finals2–3 April 9–10 April Semi-finals23–24 April30 April – 1 MayFinal1 June at Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca Times are EST or EDT, as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Bracket
Round one Summary 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).
Matches
Philadelphia Union won 6–5 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate. Herediano won on away goals.
América won 3–2 on aggregate.
Guadalajara won 5–2 on aggregate.
New England Revolution won 4–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Houston Dynamo FC won on away goals.
Tigres UANL won 4–1 on aggregate.
Orlando City SC won 6–1 on aggregate.
Monterrey won 7–1 on aggregate.
FC Cincinnati won 6–0 on aggregate.
Nashville SC won 7–0 on aggregate.
Round of 16 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.
Matches
Pachuca won 6–0 on aggregate.
Herediano won 3–1 on aggregate.
América won 5–3 on aggregate.
New England Revolution won 5–1 on aggregate.
Columbus Crew won 2–1 on aggregate.
Tigres UANL won 4–2 on aggregate.
Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.
Inter Miami CF won 5–3 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals 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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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.
Notes
Matches
Pachuca won 7–1 on aggregate.
América won 9–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Columbus Crew won 4–3 on penalties.
Monterrey won 5–2 on aggregate.
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.
Summary The first legs were played on 23 and 24 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April and 1 May 2024.
Matches
Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.
Columbus Crew won 5–2 on aggregate.
Final
Statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Salomón Rondón Pachuca92 Alejandro Zendejas América53 Julián Carranza Philadelphia Union4 Tomás Chancalay New England Revolution André-Pierre Gignac Tigres UANL Henry Martín América Brandon Vázquez Monterrey8 Cade Cowell Guadalajara3 Julián Quiñones América Diego Rossi Columbus Crew Jacob Shaffelburg Nashville SC Facundo Torres Orlando City SC Giacomo Vrioni New England Revolution
Best XI CONCACAF selected the following players as the team of the tournament. PlayerTeam Patrick Schulte Columbus Crew Igor Lichnovsky América Yevhen Cheberko Columbus Crew Bryan Gonzalez Pachuca Nelson Deossa Pachuca Emilio Rodríguez Pachuca Diego Valdés América Diego Rossi Columbus Crew Alejandro Zendejas América Salomón Rondón Pachuca Oussama Idrissi Pachuca
Awards Award Player Team Ref. Best Player Award Salomón Rondón Pachuca Best Goalkeeper Award Patrick Schulte Columbus Crew Young Player Award Emilio Rodríguez Pachuca Top Scorer Award Salomón Rondón Pachuca Fair Play Award Columbus Crew
Notes
See also 2024 Leagues Cup 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup 2024 CFU Club Shield 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
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