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.
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.
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.
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.
Distribution A total of 27 teams (from 10 associations) qualified for the tournament.
North American Zone: 18 teams (from three associations) Central American Zone: Six teams (from four associations) Caribbean Zone: Three teams (from three 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. If a team won both Apertura and Clausura, they took this place.)
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 remaining winner with the worse record, 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 Cavalier2024 Caribbean Cup champions2nd First round Central American Cup Alajuelense2024 Central American Cup champions28th Champions Leagues Cup Columbus Crew2024 Leagues Cup champions6th Runners-up Liga MX América2023–24 Liga MX Apertura and Clausura champions16th Champions Major League Soccer LA GalaxyMLS Cup 2024 champions 11th Champions
+Teams entering in round one (22)CompetitionTeamQualifying method Previous best Canadian Championship Vancouver Whitecaps FC2024 Canadian Championship winners5th Semi-finals Canadian Premier League Cavalry FC2024 Canadian Premier League champions2nd First round Forge FC2024 CPL Shield winners3rd Round of 16 Caribbean Cup Cibao2024 Caribbean Cup finalists2nd Round of 16 Real Hope2024 Caribbean Cup third place1stDebutCentral American Cup Real Estelí2024 Central American Cup runners-up13th Round of 16 Antigua2024 Central American Cup semi-finalists2nd Group stage Herediano17th Semi-finals Saprissa2024 Central American Cup play-in winners38th Champions Motagua21st Quarter-finals Leagues Cup Los Angeles FC2024 Leagues Cup runners-up3rd Runners-up Colorado Rapids2024 Leagues Cup third place4th Round of 16 Liga MX Cruz Azul2023–24 Liga MX Clausura runners-up18th Champions Tigres UANL2023–24 Liga MX Apertura runners-up12th Champions MonterreyNext three best clubs in 2023–24 Liga MX aggregate table13th Champions Guadalajara10th Champions Pumas UNAM12th Champions Major League Soccer Inter Miami CF2024 Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield winners2nd Quarter-finals FC CincinnatiNext best clubs in the 2024 Supporters' Shield standings2nd Round of 16 Real Salt Lake4th Runners-up Seattle Sounders FC8th Champions U.S. Open Cup Sporting Kansas City2024 U.S. Open Cup runners-up7th (2019)Semi-finals (2019)
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. Teams were seeded and placed in draw pots based on their CONCACAF club ranking as of 9 December 2024.
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 16SeedTeam1 Columbus Crew12522 América12423 LA Galaxy12034 Alajuelense 11575 Cavalier1057+Seeded in round oneSeedTeam1 Monterrey12292 Tigres UANL12273 Cruz Azul1223
+Pot 1Team Los Angeles FC 1222 Inter Miami CF 1216 Seattle Sounders FC 1202 Pumas UNAM 1200 Guadalajara 1199 FC Cincinnati 1194 Real Salt Lake 1191 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1173+Pot 2Team 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
Schedule The competition schedule was as follows.
+RoundFirst legSecond legRound one4–6 and 18–20 February 11–13 and 25–27 FebruaryRound of 164–6 March11–13 MarchQuarter-finals1–2 April 8–9 April Semi-finals23–24 April30 April – 1 MayFinal1 June Times are EST or EDT, as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Bracket
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.
Matches
2–2 on aggregate. Los Angeles FC won on away goals.
Inter Miami CF won 4–1 on aggregate.
Monterrey won 5–0 on aggregate.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
Pumas UNAM won 3–2 on aggregate.
Guadalajara won 4–1 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul won 7–0 on aggregate.
Seattle Sounders FC won 6–2 on aggregate.
Tigres UANL won 3–1 on aggregate.
FC Cincinnati won 5–2 on aggregate.
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.
Matches
Los Angeles FC won 4–2 on aggregate.
Inter Miami CF won 4–0 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Vancouver Whitecaps FC won on away goals.
Pumas UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.
América won 4–1 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul won 4–1 on aggregate.
Tigres UANL won 4–2 on aggregate.
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.
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Summary
The first legs were played on 1 and 2 April, and the second legs were played on 8 and 9 April 2025.
Matches
Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.
Tigres UANL won 3–2 on aggregate.
Inter Miami CF won 3–2 on aggregate.
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.
Summary The first legs were played on 23 and 24 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April and 1 May 2025.
Matches
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–1 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Match
Statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Ángel Sepúlveda Cruz Azul92 Brian White63 Lionel Messi Inter Miami CF54 Vancouver Whitecaps FC3 Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC Pavel Bucha FC Cincinnati Seattle Sounders FC Nicolás Ibáñez Tigres UANL Luis Suárez Inter Miami CF10Multiple players (14)2
Best XI CONCACAF selected the following players as the team of the tournament. PlayerTeam Kevin Mier Cruz Azul Noah Allen Inter Miami CF Willer Ditta Cruz Azul Gonzalo Piovi Cruz Azul Carlos Rotondi Cruz Azul Ignacio Rivero Cruz Azul Sebastian Berhalter Vancouver Whitecaps FC Juan Brunetta Tigres UANL Carlos Rodríguez Cruz Azul Brian White Vancouver Whitecaps FC Ángel Sepúlveda Cruz Azul
Awards Award Player Team Ref. Best Player Award Ángel Sepúlveda Cruz Azul 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
References
External links
Official website