2024 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2024 CONCACAF Champions League will be the 16th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 59th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The tournament will be the first under a revised format featuring 27 teams and a five-round knockout phase. The winner of the final will qualify for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup alongside the winners from 2021 to 2023.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | TBC |
| Teams | 27 (from TBD associations) |
Qualification
A total of 27 teams will qualify for the tournament. Five of the teams will qualify directly for the Round of 16, while the remaining 22 teams will qualify for Round One. In addition to national league and cup competitions, several berths will be determined by international competitions, including the 2023 Leagues Cup and regional championships in the Caribbean and Central America.[2] Unlike in previous years, the three MLS teams based in Canada will be eligible to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through slots allocated to MLS, in addition to the slot for the Canadian Championship winners.[3][4][5]
Teams
The following 27 teams (from TBD associations) qualify for the tournament.[5]
- North American Zone: 18 teams (from three associations)
- Central American Zone: 6 teams (from TBD associations)
- Caribbean Zone: 3 teams (from TBD associations)
In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from 2008–09 (not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from 1962 to 2008).
| Competition | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Cup | 2023 Caribbean Cup champions | |||
| Central American Cup | 2023 Central American Cup champions | |||
| Leagues Cup | 2023 Leagues Cup champions | |||
| Liga MX |  Pachuca or TBD |
2022–23 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura champions with higher aggregate table points | 5th (2023) | Champions (2016–17) |
| Major League Soccer | 2023 MLS Cup champions |
| Competition | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Championship (1 berth) |
2023 Canadian Championship champions | |||
| Canadian Premier League (2 berths) |
2023 Canadian Premier League champions | |||
| 2023 Canadian Premier League regular season champions | ||||
| Caribbean Cup (2 berths) |
2023 Caribbean Cup runners-up | |||
| 2023 Caribbean Cup third place | ||||
| Central American Cup (5 berths) |
2023 Central American Cup runners-up | |||
| 2023 Central American Cup losing semi-finalist | ||||
| 2023 Central American Cup losing semi-finalist | ||||
| 2023 Central American Cup play-in winners | ||||
| 2023 Central American Cup play-in winners | ||||
| Leagues Cup (2 berths) |
2023 Leagues Cup runners-up | |||
| 2023 Leagues Cup third place | ||||
| Liga MX (5 berths) |
Pachuca or TBD |
2022–23 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura champions with lower aggregate table points | 5th (2023) | Champions (2016–17) |
| Toluca |
2022–23 Liga MX Apertura runners-up | 5th (2019) | Runners-up (2013–14) | |
| 2022–23 Liga MX Clausura runners-up | ||||
| Monterrey
or |
Next best club in 2022–23 Liga MX aggregate table or Clausura finalist[Note MEX][Note MEX2] | 7th (2021)
8th (2023) |
Champions (2021)
Champions (2020) | |
| América
or |
Next best club in 2022–23 Liga MX aggregate table or Clausura finalist[Note MEX][Note MEX3] | 7th (2021)
3rd (2018) |
Champions (2015–16)
Champions (2018) | |
| Major League Soccer (4 berths) |
2023 Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield winners | |||
| 2023 Major League Soccer conference regular season champions | ||||
| Next best clubs in the 2023 Supporters' Shield standings | ||||
| U.S. Open Cup (1 berth) |
2023 U.S. Open Cup champions | |||
- Notes
- ^ Mexico (MEX): América and Monterrey may still qualify directly for the Round of 16. Should this happen, the next best available club in the 2022–23 Liga MX aggregate table will qualify for Round One.
- ^ Mexico (MEX2): Both Monterrey and UANL are qualified. The winner of the Clausura semifinal between them will advance to occupy the position for either the Clausura Champion or Runner up; the loser of the Clausura Semifinal between Monterrey and UANL will occupy the position for next best club of the 2022-23 Liga MX Season aggregate table.
- ^ Mexico (MEX3): Both America and CD Guadalajara are qualified. The winner of the Clausura semifinal between them will advance to occupy the position for either the Clausura Champion or Runner up; the loser of the Clausura Semifinal between America and CD Guadalajara will occupy the position for next best club of the 2022-23 Liga MX Season aggregate table.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Round One | TBD 2024 | TBD 2024 |
| Round of 16 | TBD 2024 | TBD 2024 |
| Quarterfinals | TBD 2024 | TBD 2024 |
| Semifinals | TBD 2024 | TBD 2024 |
| Final | TBD 2024 | |
Bracket
| Round One | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matches
Final
The championship will be a single-legged match, played on a weekend date, to crown the regional club champions for the 2023–24 season.[6]
| TBD | v | TBD |
|---|---|---|
References
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- "Concacaf announces qualification criteria for Confederation's expanded Champions League starting in 2024". Concacaf. June 1, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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