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. 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] QualificationTwenty-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] DistributionA total of 27 teams (from 10 associations) qualified for the tournament.[6]
Five teams received a bye into the round of 16.
The remaining 22 teams entered in round one.
TeamsThe following table includes the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best from the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament.
DrawThe 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.[8] 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.[9] Entering in the Round of 16
Entering in Round One
ScheduleThe competition was scheduled as follows.[9]
Times are EST or EDT,[note 1] as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses). Bracket
Round oneSummaryThe 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
Attendance: 15,955[10] Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández (Mexico) Philadelphia Union won 6–5 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate. Herediano won on away goals.
Attendance: 18,123[15] Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States) 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.
Attendance: 24,988[24] Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras) UANL won 4–1 on aggregate. Orlando City SC won 6–1 on aggregate.
Attendance: 11,118[28] Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Monterrey won 7–1 on aggregate.
FC Cincinnati won 6–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Nashville SC won 7–0 on aggregate. Round of 16SummaryThe 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.
América won 5–3 on aggregate.
New England Revolution won 5–1 on aggregate.
Columbus Crew won 2–1 on aggregate.
Attendance: 34,686[41] Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador) UANL won 4–2 on aggregate.
Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.
Inter Miami CF won 5–3 on aggregate. Quarter-finalsIn the quarter-finals, the matchups were determined as follows:
The quarter-finalists in each tie which had the better performance in previous rounds (excluding round one) hosted the second leg. SummaryThe first legs were played on 2 and 3 April, and the second legs were played on 9 and 10 April 2024.
Notes MatchesPachuca won 7–1 on aggregate. América won 9–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Columbus Crew won 4–3 on penalties.
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) Monterrey won 5–2 on aggregate. Semi-finalsIn 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. The semi-finalists in each tie which had the better performance in previous rounds hosted the second leg.
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.9.5). SummaryThe 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.
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) Columbus Crew won 5–2 on aggregate. FinalThe 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).[46]
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador) StatisticsTop goalscorers Team eliminated for this round.
Team was inactive for this round.
Awards
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