# 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 final 3–0. As winners, they 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. Pachuca also qualified for the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, held in December.

## 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) :
| Competition | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
| Caribbean Cup | Robinhood | 2023 Caribbean Cup champions | 14th (1994) | Runners-up (1983) |
| Central American Cup | Alajuelense | 2023 Central American Cup champions | 27th (2023) | Champions (2004) |
| 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 (2023) | Champions (2016–17) |
| Major League Soccer | Columbus Crew | MLS Cup 2023 champions | 5th (2021) | Quarter-finals (2021) |
Teams entering in round one (22) :
| Competition | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
| Canadian Championship (1 berth) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2023 Canadian Championship champions | 4th (2023) | Semi-finals (2016–17) |
| Canadian Premier League (2 berths) | Forge FC | 2023 Canadian Premier League champions | 2nd (2022) | Round of 16 (2022) |
| Canadian Premier League (2 berths) | Cavalry FC | 2023 Canadian Premier League CPL Shield winners | 1st | Debut |
| Caribbean Cup (2 berths) | Cavalier | 2023 Caribbean Cup runners-up | 1st | Debut |
| Caribbean Cup (2 berths) | Moca | 2023 Caribbean Cup third place | 1st | Debut |
| Central American Cup (5 berths) | Real Estelí | 2023 Central American Cup runners-up | 12th (2021) | Round of 16 (2021) |
| Central American Cup (5 berths) | Independiente | 2023 Central American Cup semi-finalists | 2nd (2019) | Quarter-finals (2019) |
| Central American Cup (5 berths) | Herediano | 2023 Central American Cup semi-finalists | 16th (2019) | Semi-finals (2014–15) |
| Central American Cup (5 berths) | Comunicaciones | 2023 Central American Cup play-in winners | 28th (2022) | Champions (1978) |
| Central American Cup (5 berths) | Saprissa | 2023 Central American Cup play-in winners | 37th (2022) | Champions (2005) |
| Leagues Cup (2 berths) | Nashville SC | 2023 Leagues Cup runners-up | 1st | Debut |
| Leagues Cup (2 berths) | Philadelphia Union | 2023 Leagues Cup third place | 3rd (2023) | Semi-finals (2023) |
| Liga MX (5 berths) | UANL | 2022–23 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura champions with lower aggregate table points | 11th (2023) | Champions (2020) |
| Liga MX (5 berths) | Toluca | 2022–23 Liga MX Apertura runners-up | 13th (2019) | Champions (2003) |
| Liga MX (5 berths) | Guadalajara | 2022–23 Liga MX Clausura runners-up | 9th (2018) | Champions (2018) |
| Liga MX (5 berths) | Monterrey | Next two best clubs in 2022–23 Liga MX aggregate table | 12th (2021) | Champions (2021) |
| Liga MX (5 berths) | América | Next two best clubs in 2022–23 Liga MX aggregate table | 15th (2021) | Champions (2015–16) |
| Major League Soccer (4 berths) | FC Cincinnati | 2023 Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield winners | 1st | Debut |
| Major League Soccer (4 berths) | St. Louis City SC | 2023 Major League Soccer Western Conference regular season winners | 1st | Debut |
| Major League Soccer (4 berths) | Orlando City SC | Next two best clubs in the 2023 Supporters' Shield standings | 2nd (2023) | Round of 16 (2023) |
| Major League Soccer (4 berths) | New England Revolution | Next two best clubs in the 2023 Supporters' Shield standings | 5th (2022) | Quarter-finals (2022) |
| U.S. Open Cup (1 berth) | Houston Dynamo FC | 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions | 8th (2019) | Semi-finals (2008) |
* ^ United States (USA): As the Columbus Crew had already qualified based on their regular season performance, this Supporters-Shield ranking berth was awarded to the next-best team that had not already qualified, New England Revolution.

## 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

| Seed | Team | Ranking points |
| 1 | Pachuca | 1207 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 1203 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 1182 |
| 4 | Alajuelense | 1145 |
| 5 | Robinhood | 1040 |

### Entering in Round One

Seeded teams :
| Seed | Team | Ranking points |
| 1 | América | 1254 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 1243 |
| 3 | UANL | 1235 |
Pot 1 :
| Team | Ranking points |
| 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 2 :
| Team | Ranking points |
| 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.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
| 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 at Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca | 1 June at Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca |
Times are EST or EDT, as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

## Bracket

| Round one | Round one | Round one | Round one | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Independiente | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New England Revolution | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New England Revolution | 1 | 3 | 4 | New England Revolution | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Alajuelense | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | New England Revolution | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | América | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | |
| Forge FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | América | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | |
| Guadalajara | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Guadalajara | 3 | 2 | 5 | Guadalajara | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | América | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Real Estelí | 2 | 0 | 2 | América | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| América | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| América | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | América | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Pachuca | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | Herediano | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Robinhood | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Herediano (a) | 1 | 3 | 4 | Robinhood | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Toluca | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Toluca | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | Herediano | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Pachuca | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | Philadelphia Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Pachuca | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Saprissa | 2 | 3 | 5 | Pachuca | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Saprissa | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 June – Pachuca | 1 June – Pachuca | 1 June – Pachuca | 1 June – Pachuca |
| Philadelphia Union (a.e.t.) | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 June – Pachuca | 1 June – Pachuca | 1 June – Pachuca | 1 June – Pachuca |
| Philadelphia Union (a.e.t.) | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pachuca | Pachuca | Pachuca | 30 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew | 00 |
| St. Louis City SC | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew | 00 |
| Houston Dynamo FC (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Houston Dynamo FC (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | Houston Dynamo FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Columbus Crew | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Columbus Crew (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | UANL | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| Cavalry FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | UANL | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| Orlando City SC | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Orlando City SC | 3 | 3 | 6 | Orlando City SC | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | UANL | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | UANL | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Columbus Crew | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Moca | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nashville SC | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nashville SC | 3 | 4 | 7 | Nashville SC | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Inter Miami CF | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Inter Miami CF | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Monterrey | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Cavalier | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | Monterrey | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| FC Cincinnati | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Cincinnati | 2 | 4 | 6 | FC Cincinnati | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Monterrey | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Comunicaciones | 1 | 0 | 1 | Monterrey | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Monterrey | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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).
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Saprissa | 5–6 | Philadelphia Union | 2–3 | 3–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Herediano | 4–4 (a) | Toluca | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Real Estelí | 2–3 | América | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Forge FC | 2–5 | Guadalajara | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Independiente | 0–4 | New England Revolution | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| St. Louis City SC | 2–2 (a) | Houston Dynamo FC | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–4 | UANL | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Cavalry FC | 1–6 | Orlando City SC | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Comunicaciones | 1–7 | Monterrey | 1–4 | 0–3 |
| Cavalier | 0–6 | FC Cincinnati | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Moca | 0–7 | Nashville SC | 0–3 | 0–4 |

### 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.
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.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Philadelphia Union | 0–6 | Pachuca | 0–0 | 0–6 |
| Herediano | 3–1 | Robinhood | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Guadalajara | 3–5 | América | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| New England Revolution | 5–1 | Alajuelense | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Orlando City SC | 2–4 | UANL | 0–0 | 2–4 |
| FC Cincinnati | 1–3 | Monterrey | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Nashville SC | 3–5 | Inter Miami CF | 2–2 | 1–3 |

### 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.
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
| 1 (QF1) | Pachuca | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 | Second leg |
| 2 (QF1) | Herediano | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | First leg |
| 1 (QF2) | América | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | Second leg |
| 2 (QF2) | New England Revolution | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | First leg |
| 2 (QF3) | UANL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Second leg |
| 1 (QF3) | Columbus Crew | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | First leg |
| 1 (QF4) | Monterrey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Second leg |
| 2 (QF4) | Inter Miami | 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.

### Summary

The first legs were played on 2 and 3 April, and the second legs were played on 9 and 10 April 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Herediano | 1–7 | Pachuca | 0–5 | 1–2 |
| New England Revolution | 2–9 | América | 0–4 | 2–5 |
| Columbus Crew | 2–2 (4–3 p) | UANL | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Inter Miami CF | 2–5 | Monterrey | 1–2 | 1–3 |
Notes
* ↑ Due to the availability of their stadium, New England Revolution requested to play the first leg at home, followed by the second leg away. This switch request was accepted by CONCACAF and América.

### 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
| 1 (SF1) | Pachuca | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 10 | Second leg |
| 2 (SF1) | América | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 | First leg |
| 2 (SF2) | Monterrey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | Second leg |
| 1 (SF2) | Columbus Crew | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | First 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.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| América | 2–3 | Pachuca | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Columbus Crew | 5–2 | Monterrey | 2–1 | 3–1 |

### Matches

Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.
Columbus Crew won 5–2 on aggregate.

## Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final |
| 1 | Pachuca (H) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 14 | Host |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | |
The final was played on 1 June at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, Mexico. Pachuca hosted as they had an overall better performance in the competition (excluding the first round).

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Salomón Rondón | Pachuca | 9 |
| 2 | Alejandro Zendejas | América | 5 |
| 3 | Julián Carranza | Philadelphia Union | 4 |
| 3 | Tomás Chancalay | New England Revolution | 4 |
| 3 | André-Pierre Gignac | UANL | 4 |
| 3 | Henry Martín | América | 4 |
| 3 | Brandon Vázquez | Monterrey | 4 |
| 8 | Cade Cowell | Guadalajara | 3 |
| 8 | Julián Quiñones | América | 3 |
| 8 | Diego Rossi | Columbus Crew | 3 |
| 8 | Jacob Shaffelburg | Nashville SC | 3 |
| 8 | Facundo Torres | Orlando City SC | 3 |
| 8 | Giacomo Vrioni | New England Revolution | 3 |

### Best XI

CONCACAF selected the following players as the team of the tournament.
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| GK | Patrick Schulte | Columbus Crew |
| DF | Igor Lichnovsky | América |
| DF | Yevhen Cheberko | Columbus Crew |
| DF | Bryan Gonzalez | Pachuca |
| MF | Nelson Deossa | Pachuca |
| MF | Emilio Rodríguez | Pachuca |
| MF | Diego Valdes | América |
| MF | Diego Rossi | Columbus Crew |
| FW | Alejandro Zendejas | América |
| FW | Salomón Rondón | Pachuca |
| FW | Oussama Idrissi | Pachuca |

### 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