# 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

The 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup is the ongoing 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 is a five-round knockout tournament, with 27 teams that qualified based on their national and zonal league and cup competitions; the first four rounds are played as a two-legged series at the home stadiums of the respective teams.
The final will be a single match played on 1 June 2025. The winners of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup will qualify for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the 2029 FIFA Club World 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 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. If one team win both Apertura and Clausura, they take 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) :
| Competition | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
| Caribbean Cup | Cavalier | 2024 Caribbean Cup champions | 2nd (2024) | First round (2024) |
| Central American Cup | Alajuelense | 2024 Central American Cup champions | 28th (2024) | Champions (2004) |
| Leagues Cup | Columbus Crew | 2024 Leagues Cup champions | 6th (2024) | Runners-up (2024) |
| Liga MX | América | 2023–24 Liga MX Apertura and Clausura champions | 16th (2024) | Champions (2015–16) |
| Major League Soccer | LA Galaxy | MLS Cup 2024 champions | 11th (2015–16) | Champions (2000) |
Teams entering in round one (22) :
| Competition | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
| Canadian Championship (1 berth) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2024 Canadian Championship winners | 5th (2024) | Semi-finals (2016–17) |
| Canadian Premier League (2 berths) | Cavalry FC | 2024 Canadian Premier League champions | 2nd (2024) | First round (2024) |
| Canadian Premier League (2 berths) | Forge FC | 2024 CPL Shield winners | 3rd (2024) | Round of 16 (2022) |
| Caribbean Cup (2 berths) | Cibao | 2024 Caribbean Cup finalists | 2nd (2018) | Round of 16 (2018) |
| Caribbean Cup (2 berths) | Real Hope | 2024 Caribbean Cup third place | 1st | Debut |
| Central American Cup (5 berths) | Real Estelí | 2024 Central American Cup runners-up | 13th (2024) | Round of 16 (2021) |
| Central American Cup (5 berths) | Antigua | 2024 Central American Cup semi-finalists | 2nd (2016–17) | Group stage (2016–17) |
| Central American Cup (5 berths) | Herediano | 2024 Central American Cup semi-finalists | 17th (2024) | Semi-finals (2014–15) |
| Central American Cup (5 berths) | Saprissa | 2024 Central American Cup play-in winners | 38th (2024) | Champions (2005) |
| Central American Cup (5 berths) | Motagua | 2024 Central American Cup play-in winners | 21st (2023) | Quarter-finals (2023) |
| Leagues Cup (2 berths) | Los Angeles FC | 2024 Leagues Cup runners-up | 3rd (2023) | Runners-up (2023) |
| Leagues Cup (2 berths) | Colorado Rapids | 2024 Leagues Cup third place | 4th (2022) | Round of 16 (2022) |
| Liga MX (5 berths) | Cruz Azul | 2023–24 Liga MX Clausura runners-up | 18th (2022) | Champions (2013–14) |
| Liga MX (5 berths) | UANL | 2023–24 Liga MX Apertura runners-up | 12th (2024) | Champions (2020) |
| Liga MX (5 berths) | Monterrey | Next three best clubs in 2023–24 Liga MX aggregate table | 13th (2024) | Champions (2021) |
| Liga MX (5 berths) | Guadalajara | Next three best clubs in 2023–24 Liga MX aggregate table | 10th (2024) | Champions (2018) |
| Liga MX (5 berths) | UNAM | Next three best clubs in 2023–24 Liga MX aggregate table | 12th (2022) | Champions (1989) |
| Major League Soccer (4 berths) | Inter Miami CF | 2024 Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield winners | 2nd (2024) | Quarter-finals (2024) |
| Major League Soccer (4 berths) | FC Cincinnati | Next best clubs in the 2024 Supporters' Shield standings | 2nd (2024) | Round of 16 (2024) |
| Major League Soccer (4 berths) | Real Salt Lake | Next best clubs in the 2024 Supporters' Shield standings | 4th (2015–16) | Runners-up (2010–11) |
| Major League Soccer (4 berths) | Seattle Sounders FC | Next best clubs in the 2024 Supporters' Shield standings | 8th (2022) | Champions (2022) |
| U.S. Open Cup (1 berth) | Sporting Kansas City | 2024 U.S. Open Cup runners-up | 7th (2019) | Semi-finals (2019) |
* ^ 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.
* ^ United States (USA2): Sporting Kansas City qualified as 2024 U.S. Open Cup runners-up as the champions Los Angeles FC already qualified via the 2024 Leagues Cup.

## 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 16 :
| Seed | Team | Ranking points |
| 1 | Columbus Crew | 1252 |
| 2 | América | 1242 |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 1203 |
| 4 | Alajuelense | 1157 |
| 5 | Cavalier | 1057 |
Seeded in round one :
| Seed | Team | Ranking points |
| 1 | Monterrey | 1229 |
| 2 | UANL | 1227 |
| 3 | Cruz Azul | 1223 |
Pot 1 :
| Team | Ranking points |
| Los Angeles FC | 1222 |
| Inter Miami CF | 1216 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 1202 |
| UNAM | 1200 |
| Guadalajara | 1199 |
| FC Cincinnati | 1194 |
| Real Salt Lake | 1191 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1173 |
Pot 2 :
| Team | Ranking points |
| 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 |

## Round dates

The competition schedule is as follows.
| 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 | 1–3 April | 8–10 April |
| Semi-finals | 22–24 April | 29 April – 1 May |
| Final | 1 June | 1 June |
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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Colorado Rapids | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Los Angeles FC (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Los Angeles FC (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | Los Angeles FC | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Columbus Crew | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Los Angeles FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Inter Miami CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Sporting Kansas City | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | Inter Miami CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Inter Miami CF | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Inter Miami CF | 1 | 3 | 4 | Inter Miami CF | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Cavalier | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saprissa | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Monterrey | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Forge FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | Monterrey | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Monterrey | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Monterrey | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | UNAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Cavalry FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | UNAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| UNAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UNAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | UNAM | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Alajuelense | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 June | 1 June | 1 June | 1 June |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Cibao | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Guadalajara | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Guadalajara | 1 | 3 | 4 | Guadalajara | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | América | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | América | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Cruz Azul | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Antigua | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Cruz Azul | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 3 | 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Cruz Azul | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Hope | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cruz Azul | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cruz Azul | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herediano | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Salt Lake | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Salt Lake | 0 | 1 | 1 | Herediano | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | LA Galaxy | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | LA Galaxy | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | UANL | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Motagua | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | UANL | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| FC Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 5 | FC Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Real Estelí | 1 | 0 | 1 | UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| UANL | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Colorado Rapids | 2–2 (a) | Los Angeles FC | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1–4 | Inter Miami CF | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Forge FC | 0–5 | Monterrey | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Saprissa | 2–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Cavalry FC | 2–3 | UNAM | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Cibao | 1–4 | Guadalajara | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Real Hope | 0–7 | Cruz Azul | 0–2 | 0–5 |
| Antigua | 2–6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Real Estelí | 1–3 | UANL | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Motagua | 2–5 | FC Cincinnati | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Herediano | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | 2–1 |

### 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.
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.
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.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Los Angeles FC | 4–2 | Columbus Crew | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Inter Miami CF | 4–0 | Cavalier | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–3 (a) | Monterrey | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| UNAM | 3–1 | Alajuelense | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Guadalajara | 1–4 | América | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 1–4 | Cruz Azul | 0–0 | 1–4 |
| FC Cincinnati | 2–4 | UANL | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Herediano | 2–4 | LA Galaxy | 1–0 | 1–4 |

### 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.
UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.
América won 4–1 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul won 4–1 on aggregate.
UANL won 4–2 on aggregate.
LA Galaxy won 4–2 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) | Inter Miami | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Second leg |
| 2 (QF1) | Los Angeles FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | First leg |
| 1 (QF2) | UNAM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Second leg |
| 2 (QF2) | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | First leg |
| 1 (QF3) | Cruz Azul | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Second leg |
| 2 (QF3) | América | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | First leg |
| 1 (QF4) | UANL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Second leg |
| 2 (QF4) | LA Galaxy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 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 will be played on 1–2 April, and the second legs will be played on 8–9 April 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Los Angeles FC | QF1 | Inter Miami CF | Apr 2 | Apr 9 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | QF2 | UNAM | Apr 2 | Apr 9 |
| América | QF3 | Cruz Azul | Apr 1 | Apr 8 |
| LA Galaxy | QF4 | UANL | Apr 1 | Apr 8 |

### Matches
## Semi-finals
### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| | SF1 | | Apr | May |
| | SF2 | | Apr | May |

### Matches
## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

There have been 100 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 2.63 goals per match (as of 13 March 2025). Source: CONCACAF
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Ángel Sepúlveda | Cruz Azul | 4 |
| 2 | Denis Bouanga | Los Angeles FC | 3 |
| 2 | Pavel Bucha | FC Cincinnati | 3 |
| 2 | Pedro de la Vega | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 |
| 2 | Lionel Messi | Inter Miami CF | 3 |
| 2 | Luis Suárez | Inter Miami CF | 3 |
| 2 | Brian White | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 |
| 8 | Elías Aguilar | Herediano | 2 |
| 8 | Tadeo Allende | Inter Miami CF | 2 |
| 8 | Paul Arriola | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 |
| 8 | Rodrigo Auzmendi | Motagua | 2 |
| 8 | Germán Berterame | Monterrey | 2 |
| 8 | Jordi Cortizo | Monterrey | 2 |
| 8 | Kévin Denkey | FC Cincinnati | 2 |
| 8 | Gabriel Fernández | Cruz Azul | 2 |
| 8 | Jonathan Herrera | UANL | 2 |
| 8 | Nicolás Ibáñez | UANL | 2 |
| 8 | Guillermo Martínez | UNAM | 2 |
| 8 | Djordje Mihailovic | Colorado Rapids | 2 |