2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 6 February – 1 June |
Teams | 27 (from 10 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Mexico Pachuca (6th title) |
Runners-up | United States Columbus Crew |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 51 |
Goals scored | 161 (3.16 per match) |
Attendance | 791,543 (15,520 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Venezuela Salomón Rondón (9 goals) |
Best player(s) | Venezuela Salomón Rondón |
Best young player | Mexico Miguel Rodríguez |
Best goalkeeper | United States Patrick Schulte |
Fair play award | United States Columbus Crew |
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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. As winners of the final, Pachuca 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.[1][2] The winner also qualified for the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup to be held in December.[3]
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.[4] 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.[4][5][6]
Distribution
A total of 27 teams (from 10 associations) qualified for the tournament.[6]
- 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.)
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, 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 | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
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Caribbean Cup | Suriname Robinhood | 2023 Caribbean Cup champions | 14th (1994) | Runners-up (1983) |
Central American Cup | Costa Rica Alajuelense | 2023 Central American Cup champions | 27th (2023) | Champions (2004) |
Leagues Cup | United States Inter Miami CF | 2023 Leagues Cup champions | 1st | Debut |
Liga MX | Mexico Pachuca | 2022–23 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura champions with higher aggregate table points | 10th (2023) | Champions (2016–17) |
Major League Soccer | United States Columbus Crew | MLS Cup 2023 champions | 5th (2021) | Quarter-finals (2021) |
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.[7] 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.[8]
Entering in the round of 16
Seed | Team | Ranking points |
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1 | Mexico Pachuca | 1207 |
2 | United States Columbus Crew | 1203 |
3 | United States Inter Miami CF | 1182 |
4 | Costa Rica Alajuelense | 1145 |
5 | Suriname Robinhood | 1040 |
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Schedule
The competition was scheduled as follows.[8]
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 at Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca |
Times are EST or EDT,[note 1] as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Bracket
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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.
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Matches
Saprissa Costa Rica | 2–3 | United States Philadelphia Union |
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Philadelphia Union United States | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Costa Rica Saprissa |
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Philadelphia Union won 6–5 on aggregate.
Toluca Mexico | 2–3 | Costa Rica Herediano |
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4–4 on aggregate. Herediano won on away goals.
América Mexico | 2–0 | Nicaragua Real Estelí |
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América won 3–2 on aggregate.
Forge FC Canada | 1–3 | Mexico Guadalajara |
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Guadalajara won 5–2 on aggregate.
New England Revolution United States | 3–0 | Panama Independiente |
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New England Revolution won 4–0 on aggregate.
Houston Dynamo FC United States | 1–0 | United States St. Louis City SC |
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2–2 on aggregate. Houston Dynamo FC won on away goals.
UANL Mexico | 3–0 | Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
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UANL won 4–1 on aggregate.
Cavalry FC Canada | 0–3 | United States Orlando City SC |
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Orlando City SC United States | 3–1 | Canada Cavalry FC |
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Orlando City SC won 6–1 on aggregate.
Comunicaciones Guatemala | 1–4 | Mexico Monterrey |
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Monterrey won 7–1 on aggregate.
FC Cincinnati United States | 4–0 | Jamaica Cavalier |
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FC Cincinnati won 6–0 on aggregate.
Moca Dominican Republic | 0–3 | United States Nashville SC |
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Nashville SC United States | 4–0 | Dominican Republic Moca |
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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.
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Matches
Pachuca Mexico | 6–0 | United States Philadelphia Union |
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Pachuca won 6–0 on aggregate.
Robinhood Suriname | 1–1 | Costa Rica Herediano |
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Herediano won 3–1 on aggregate.
América won 5–3 on aggregate.
Alajuelense Costa Rica | 1–1 | United States New England Revolution |
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New England Revolution won 5–1 on aggregate.
Columbus Crew United States | 1–1 | United States Houston Dynamo FC |
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Columbus Crew won 2–1 on aggregate.
UANL Mexico | 4–2 | United States Orlando City SC |
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UANL won 4–2 on aggregate.
Monterrey Mexico | 2–1 | United States FC Cincinnati |
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Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.
Nashville SC United States | 2–2 | United States Inter Miami CF |
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Inter Miami CF United States | 3–1 | United States Nashville SC |
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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 (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.
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Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Herediano Costa Rica | 1–7 | Mexico Pachuca | 0–5 | 1–2 |
New England Revolution United States | 2–9[upper-alpha 1] | Mexico América | 0–4 | 2–5 |
Columbus Crew United States | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Mexico UANL | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Inter Miami CF United States | 2–5 | Mexico Monterrey | 1–2 | 1–3 |
Notes
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Matches
Herediano Costa Rica | 0–5 | Mexico Pachuca |
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Pachuca Mexico | 2–1 | Costa Rica Herediano |
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Pachuca won 7–1 on aggregate.
América Mexico | 5–2 | United States New England Revolution |
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América won 9–2 on aggregate.
UANL Mexico | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | United States Columbus Crew |
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2–2 on aggregate. Columbus Crew won 4–3 on penalties.
Inter Miami CF United States | 1–2 | Mexico Monterrey |
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Monterrey Mexico | 3–1 | United States Inter Miami CF |
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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
The semi-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 23 and 24 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April and 1 May 2024.
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Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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América Mexico | 2–3 | Mexico Pachuca | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Columbus Crew United States | 5–2 | Mexico Monterrey | 2–1 | 3–1 |
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Matches
Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.
Monterrey Mexico | 1–3 | United States Columbus Crew |
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Columbus Crew won 5–2 on aggregate.
Final
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).[45]
Pachuca Mexico | 3–0 | United States Columbus Crew |
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Statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Team | Goals[48] | By round | |||||||||
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1R1 | 1R2 | 2R1 | 2R2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F | |||||
1 | Venezuela Salomón Rondón | Mexico Pachuca | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
2 | United States Alejandro Zendejas | Mexico América | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
3 | Argentina Julián Carranza | United States Philadelphia Union | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
Argentina Tomás Chancalay | United States New England Revolution | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
France André-Pierre Gignac | Mexico UANL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Mexico Henry Martín | Mexico América | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
United States Brandon Vázquez | Mexico Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
8 | United States Cade Cowell | Mexico Guadalajara | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
Mexico Julián Quiñones | Mexico América | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Uruguay Diego Rossi | United States Columbus Crew | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Canada Jacob Shaffelburg | United States Nashville SC | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
Uruguay Facundo Torres | United States Orlando City SC | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
Albania Giacomo Vrioni | United States New England Revolution | 1 | 2 |
Awards
Award | Player | Club |
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Golden Ball | Venezuela Salomón Rondón | Mexico Pachuca |
Golden Boot | Venezuela Salomón Rondón | Mexico Pachuca |
Best Young Player | Mexico Miguel Rodríguez | Mexico Pachuca |
Golden Glove | United States Patrick Schulte | United States Columbus Crew |
Fair Play Award | — | United States Columbus Crew |
Notes
- ↑ EST (UTC−5) for dates up to 7 March 2024 (Round one and first legs of Round of 16), and EDT (UTC−4) for dates thereafter.
- ↑ Due to scheduling conflicts, the Vancouver Whitecaps could not host the match at their usual home stadium of BC Place.[21]
- ↑ Due to expected winter weather issues in Calgary, Cavalry FC played their first round match in Langford, British Columbia.[24]
- ↑ The Columbus Crew v UANL match, originally scheduled to be played at 19:00, was postponed to 21:00 due to thunderstorms in the area.
- ↑ The final match (originally scheduled for 2 June 2024) was moved back to 1 June 2024 due to a Mexican team hosting the final due to the 2024 Mexican general election taking place that day.[46]
See also
- 2024 Leagues Cup
- 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup
- 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup
- 2024 CFU Club Shield
- 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
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- ↑ "Inter Miami v Nashville SC". Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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