2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
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 2024 [CONCACAF Champions Cup final|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, and the existing regional or zonal championships in the Caribbean and Central America, the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup and CONCACAF [Central American Cup], 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, 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 qualified for the tournament.- North American Zone: 18 teams
- Central American Zone: 6 teams
- Caribbean Zone: 3 teams
- 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
- 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.| Competition | Team | Qualifying method | Previous best | |
| Caribbean Cup | Robinhood | 2023 Caribbean Cup champions | 14th | Runners-up |
| Central American Cup | Alajuelense | 2023 Central American Cup champions | 27th | Champions |
| Leagues Cup | Inter Miami CF | 2023 Leagues Cup champions | 1st | Debut |
| Liga MX | Pachuca | 2022–23 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura champions with higher aggregate table points | 10th | Champions |
| Major League Soccer | Columbus Crew | MLS Cup 2023 champions | 5th | Quarter-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.Schedule
The competition was scheduled as follows.Times are EST or EDT, as listed by CONCACAF.
Bracket
Round one
Summary
The first legs were played on 6 and 7 February and 20, 21, and 22 February, and the second legs were played on 13, 14, and 15 February and 27, 28, and 29 February 2024.Matches
Philadelphia Union won 6–5 on aggregate.----
4–4 on aggregate. Herediano won on away goals.
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América won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Guadalajara won 5–2 on aggregate.
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New England Revolution won 4–0 on aggregate.
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2–2 on aggregate. Houston Dynamo FC won on away goals.
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UANL won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Orlando City SC won 6–1 on aggregate.
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Monterrey won 7–1 on aggregate.
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FC Cincinnati won 6–0 on aggregate.
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''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.
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América won 5–3 on aggregate.
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New England Revolution won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Columbus Crew won 2–1 on aggregate.
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UANL won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.
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''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
The quarter-finalists in each tie which had the better performance in previous rounds 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.
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2–2 on aggregate. Columbus Crew won 4–3 on penalties.
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''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
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.''