60th season of the CONCACAF club football tournament
2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Tournament details Dates 4 February – 1 June Teams 27 (from 10 associations) Final positions Champions Cruz Azul (7th title) Runners-up Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tournament statistics Matches played 51 Goals scored 133 (2.61 per match) Attendance 844,867 (16,566 per match) Top scorer(s) Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) 9 goalsBest player Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul)[ 1] Best young player Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF)[ 1] Bestgoalkeeper Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul)[ 1]
International football competition
The2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup was the 60th season of theCONCACAF Champions Cup , the premier clubassociation football tournament for North, Central America, and the Caribbean's organized byCONCACAF . It was a five-roundknockout tournament , with 27 teams that qualified based on their national and zonal league and cup competitions; the first four rounds were played as atwo-legged series at the home stadiums of the respective teams.[ 2]
Cruz Azul won their record-tying seventh title, defeatingVancouver Whitecaps ofMLS in thefinal 5–0. As winners, they qualified for the2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup .[ 3]
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, the2024 Leagues Cup (three), and the existing regional or zonal championships in the Caribbean and Central America, theCONCACAF Caribbean Cup (three) andCONCACAF Central American Cup (six), respectively.[ 4]
TwoCanadian Premier League teams qualified automatically, while the United States-only2024 U.S. Open Cup knockout competition and the Canada-only equivalent, the2024 Canadian Championship , provided one berth each.
The winners of the three zonal championships, along with the winner ofMLS Cup 2024 and the champion of the2023–24 Liga MX season , received the five byes into the round of 16.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Location of teams of the
2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup North American Zone
Central American Zone
Caribbean Zone
A total of 27 teams (from 10 associations) qualified for the tournament.[ 7]
Five teams received a bye into the round of 16.
The champion of the regional competitions for each ofCONCACAF 's constituent zones; North American, Central American, and Caribbean The champions ofLiga MX of Mexico andMajor 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 following table includes the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best from the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament.
^ 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 .
^ 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.
[ 8] ^ The draw for the tournament took place on 10 December 2024 inMiami . The ceremony was streamed on CONCACAF'sYouTube channel and broadcast live onFox Sports in the United States and Mexico andESPN 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.[ 10]
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.
The competition schedule was as follows.[ 11]
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 areEST or EDT ,[ note 1] as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Round one was played during four weekly windows: on 4–6 February; 11–13 February; 18–20 February; and 25–27 February.[ 12]
18 February 2025 (2025-02-18 )
25 February 2025 (2025-02-25 )
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere (
Canada )
2–2 on aggregate. Los Angeles FC won on away goals.
25 February 2025 (2025-02-25 )
20:00
Inter Miami CF won 4–1 on aggregate.
5 February 2025 (2025-02-05 )
20:00
11 February 2025 (2025-02-11 )
Monterrey won 5–0 on aggregate.
20 February 2025 (2025-02-20 )
27 February 2025 (2025-02-27 )
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 SaprissaWhite 46' ,90+1' Report
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (
Mexico )
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
6 February 2025 (2025-02-06 )
13 February 2025 (2025-02-13 )
UNAM won 3–2 on aggregate.
6 February 2025 (2025-02-06 )
12 February 2025 (2025-02-12 )
Guadalajara won 4–1 on aggregate.
4 February 2025 (2025-02-04 )
11 February 2025 (2025-02-11 )
Cruz Azul won 7–0 on aggregate.
19 February 2025 (2025-02-19 )
Referee: Katia García (
Mexico )
26 February 2025 (2025-02-26 )
Seattle Sounders FC won 6–2 on aggregate.
5 February 2025 (2025-02-05 )
12 February 2025 (2025-02-12 )
UANL won 3–1 on aggregate.
19 February 2025 (2025-02-19 )
26 February 2025 (2025-02-26 )
18:30
Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández (
Mexico )
FC Cincinnati won 5–2 on aggregate.
19 February 2025 (2025-02-19 )
26 February 2025 (2025-02-26 )
Referee: Fernando Hernández (
Mexico )
Herediano won 2–1 on aggregate.
The first legs were played on 4–6 March, and the second legs were played on 11–13 March 2025.[ 12] [ 37]
4 March 2025 (2025-03-04 )
11 March 2025 (2025-03-11 )
20:30
Los Angeles FC won 4–2 on aggregate.
6 March 2025 (2025-03-06 )
20:00
13 March 2025 (2025-03-13 )
Cavalier 0–2 Inter Miami CFReport
Inter Miami CF won 4–0 on aggregate.
5 March 2025 (2025-03-05 )
12 March 2025 (2025-03-12 )
Monterrey 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FCReport
3–3 on aggregate. Vancouver Whitecaps FC won on away goals.
4 March 2025 (2025-03-04 )
13 March 2025 (2025-03-13 )
UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.
5 March 2025 (2025-03-05 )
12 March 2025 (2025-03-12 )
América won 4–1 on aggregate.
5 March 2025 (2025-03-05 )
11 March 2025 (2025-03-11 )
Cruz Azul won 4–1 on aggregate.
4 March 2025 (2025-03-04 )
18:30
11 March 2025 (2025-03-11 )
UANL won 4–2 on aggregate.
5 March 2025 (2025-03-05 )
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (
Mexico )
12 March 2025 (2025-03-12 )
LA Galaxy won 4–2 on aggregate.
Within each matchup, the team which had the better performance in the round of 16 hosted the second 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).
The first legs were played on 1 and 2 April, and the second legs were played on 8 and 9 April 2025.[ 55]
1 April 2025 (2025-04-01 )
8 April 2025 (2025-04-08 )
Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.
1 April 2025 (2025-04-01 )
8 April 2025 (2025-04-08 )
UANL won 3–2 on aggregate.
2 April 2025 (2025-04-02 )
9 April 2025 (2025-04-09 )
20:00
Inter Miami CF won 3–2 on aggregate.
2 April 2025 (2025-04-02 )
9 April 2025 (2025-04-09 )
UNAM 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FCReport
3–3 on aggregate. Vancouver Whitecaps FC won on away goals.
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.
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 first legs were played on 23 and 24 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April and 1 May 2025.[ 64]
24 April 2025 (2025-04-24 )
30 April 2025 (2025-04-30 )
20:00
Inter Miami CF 1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FCAlba 9' Report
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–1 on aggregate.
23 April 2025 (2025-04-23 )
Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.
The finalist with the better record during the competition's earlier stages (excluding round one), Cruz Azul, hosted the match atEstadio Olímpico Universitario inMexico City .[ 69]
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
CONCACAF selected the following players as the team of the tournament.[ 71]
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