Estadio Hidalgo inPachuca hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 6 February – 1 June |
| Teams | 27 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 161 (3.16 per match) |
| Attendance | 808,688 (15,857 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 9 goals |
| Best player | |
| Best young player | |
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The2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup was the 59th season of the North, Central America, and the Caribbean's premier clubfootball tournament organized byCONCACAF, and the first since it was rebranded as theCONCACAF 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, defeatingColumbus Crew ofMLS in thefinal 3–0. As winners, they qualified for the2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, held in December. Pachuca also qualified for the2025 FIFA Club World Cup in theUnited States, alongside the 2021 winnersMonterrey, the 2022 winnersSeattle Sounders FC, and the 2023 winnersLeón.[3][4][5] However, due to Pachuca and León sharing the same ownership, León was later disqualified from the tournament.[6]
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, the2023 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.[7]
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 twoCanadian Premier League teams qualified automatically for the first time. The United States-only2023 U.S. Open Cup knockout competition and the Canada-only equivalent, the2023 Canadian Championship, provided one berth each.
The winners of the three zonal championships, along with the winner ofMLS Cup 2023 and the highest-scored champion from the2022–23 Liga MX season, received the five byes into the round of 16.[7][8][9]
A total of 27 teams (from 10 associations) qualified for the tournament.[9]
Five teams received a bye into the round of 16.
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.
| Competition | Team | Qualifying method | App.(last) | Previous best(last) |
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| Caribbean Cup | 2023 Caribbean Cup champions | 14th(1994) | Runners-up(1983) | |
| Central American Cup | 2023 Central American Cup champions | 27th(2023) | Champions(2004) | |
| Leagues Cup | 2023 Leagues Cup champions | 1st | Debut | |
| Liga MX | 2022–23 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura champions with higher aggregate table points | 10th(2023) | Champions(2016–17) | |
| Major League Soccer | MLS Cup 2023 champions | 5th(2021) | Quarter-finals(2021) |
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.[11] 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.[12]
| Seed | Team | Ranking points |
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| 1 | 1207 | |
| 2 | 1203 | |
| 3 | 1182 | |
| 4 | 1145 | |
| 5 | 1040 |
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The competition was scheduled as follows.[12][13]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
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| Round one | 6–8 and 20–22 February | 13–15 and 27–29 February |
| Round of 16 | 5–7 March | 12–14 March |
| Quarter-finals | 2–3 April | 9–10 April |
| Semi-finals | 23–24 April | 30 April – 1 May |
| Final | 1 June atEstadio Hidalgo,Pachuca | |
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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).[14]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Saprissa | 5–6 | 2–3 | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | |
| Herediano | 4–4 (a) | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| Real Estelí | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Forge FC | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Independiente | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| St. Louis City SC | 2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Cavalry FC | 1–6 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| Comunicaciones | 1–7 | 1–4 | 0–3 | |
| Cavalier | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 | |
| Moca | 0–7 | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| Saprissa | 2–3 | |
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Philadelphia Union won 6–5 on aggregate.
| Toluca | 2–3 | |
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4–4 on aggregate. Herediano won on away goals.
| Real Estelí | 2–1 | |
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| América | 2–0 | |
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América won 3–2 on aggregate.
Guadalajara won 5–2 on aggregate.
| New England Revolution | 3–0 | |
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New England Revolution won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Houston Dynamo FC | 1–0 | |
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2–2 on aggregate. Houston Dynamo FC won on away goals.
| UANL | 3–0 | |
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UANL won 4–1 on aggregate.
Orlando City SC won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Comunicaciones | 1–4 | |
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| Monterrey | 3–0 | |
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Monterrey won 7–1 on aggregate.
| FC Cincinnati | 4–0 | |
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FC Cincinnati won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Moca | 0–3 | |
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| Nashville SC | 4–0 | |
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Nashville SC won 7–0 on aggregate.
The first legs were played on 5, 6, and 7 March, and the second legs were played on 12, 13, and 14 March 2024.[14]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Philadelphia Union | 0–6 | 0–0 | 0–6 | |
| Herediano | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Guadalajara | 3–5 | 0–3 | 3–2 | |
| New England Revolution | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Orlando City SC | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–4 | |
| FC Cincinnati | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Nashville SC | 3–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Pachuca | 6–0 | |
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Pachuca won 6–0 on aggregate.
Herediano won 3–1 on aggregate.
| América | 2–3 | |
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América won 5–3 on aggregate.
| New England Revolution | 4–0 | |
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New England Revolution won 5–1 on aggregate.
Columbus Crew won 2–1 on aggregate.
| UANL | 4–2 | |
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UANL won 4–2 on aggregate.
Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.
Inter Miami CF won 5–3 on aggregate.
In the quarter-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
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| 1(QF1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 | Second leg | |
| 2(QF1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | First leg | |
| 1(QF2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | Second leg | |
| 2(QF2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | First leg | |
| 2(QF3) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Second leg | |
| 1(QF3) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | First leg | |
| 1(QF4) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Second leg | |
| 2(QF4) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | First leg |
The quarter-finalists in each tie which had the better performance in previous rounds (excluding round one) hosted the second leg.
The first legs were played on 2 and 3 April, and the second legs were played on 9 and 10 April 2024.[49]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Herediano | 1–7 | 0–5 | 1–2 | |
| New England Revolution | 2–9[A] | 0–4 | 2–5 | |
| Columbus Crew | 2–2(4–3p) | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| Inter Miami CF | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
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Pachuca won 7–1 on aggregate.
América won 9–2 on aggregate.
| Columbus Crew | 1–1 | |
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2–2 on aggregate. Columbus Crew won 4–3 on penalties.
Monterrey won 5–2 on aggregate.
In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:
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 |
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| 1(SF1) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 10 | Second leg | |
| 2(SF1) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 | First leg | |
| 2(SF2) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | Second leg | |
| 1(SF2) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | First leg |
The first legs were played on 23 and 24 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April and 1 May 2024.[52]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| América | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Columbus Crew | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Pachuca | 2–1 | |
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Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Columbus Crew | 2–1 | |
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| Monterrey | 1–3 | |
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Columbus Crew won 5–2 on aggregate.
In the final (winners of SF1 vs. winners of SF2), the finalist which had the better performances in previous rounds (excluding round one), Pachuca, hosted the single-leg match.[53]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 14 | Host | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 |
Due to2024 Mexican general election taking place that day, CONCACAF announced that if aMexican team were to host the final, CONCACAF would move the match and/or venue to another date.[54]
| Pachuca | 3–0 | |
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CONCACAF selected the following players as the team of the tournament.[56]
| Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
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| Best Player Award | [1] | ||
| Best Goalkeeper Award | [57] | ||
| Young Player Award | [2] | ||
| Top Scorer Award | [57] | ||
| Fair Play Award | — | [57] |