The 2024 edition of CONCACAF’s top international club competition has been given a face-lift as the old CONCACAF Champions League has been rebranded as the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
With the new name also comes an expanded field, as the 2024 competition has grown to feature 27 participants from across North and Central America.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will compete in the tournament, slotted into the Round of 16 as a seeded team thanks to their victory in the inaugural 2023 Leagues Cup. They join MLS Cup champions Columbus Crew as MLS clubs with byes to the Round of 16, while the likes of FC Cincinnati, St. Louis City SC, the Vancouver Whitecaps, and others must navigate matchups in the first round.
An American club will hope to claim the continental title for just the second time since 2000, with the Seattle Sounders’ victory in 2022 standing alone as the only MLS victory in the competition’s modern age. The rest of the winners have all been from Mexico, outside of a pair of Costa Rican clubs winning in 2004 and 2005.
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How to watch 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA (English) |
FS1 | Fubo, Fox Sports GO |
| USA (Spanish) |
TUDN, Univision, UniMas | Fubo, TUDN app/website, Univision NOW, ViX |
| Canada | TBD | TBD |
In the United States, the main partner for English-language broadcasts of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup is Fox Sports, with most games likely to be shown on FS1. Fox has yet to release its broadcast schedule for any stage of the tournament, but FS1 is available to stream on Fubo, which features a free trial for new users.
Spanish-language broadcasts of the tournament can be found in the United States on TUDN and its sister channels Univision and UniMas, which are all available to stream on Fubo as well.
A broadcast partner for Canada has not yet been announced by CONCACAF. The Sporting News will update this page when such information is made available.
What teams qualified for 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup?
The CONCACAF Champions Cup is the North American continental club championship, or the equivalent of Europe’s UEFA Champions League.
The CONCACAF Champions Cup is meant to compile all the top clubs in North and Central America from the previous year into one knockout tournament, which crowns a continental club champion. As it has been since its inception, the tournament is a straight knockout bracket, with no group stage to start things off.
While recent years featured 16 teams in the knockout tournament, the 2024 competition will expand to 27. Five champions of various competitions will earn a bye to the Round of 16, while everyone else enters the tournament in the first round.
| Nation/League | Qualified Via | Round Entered | 2024 Qualifier |
| Liga MX | Apertura/Clausura Champions (with higher aggregate points) |
Round of 16 | Pachuca |
| Liga MX | Apertura/Clausura Champions (with lower aggregate points) |
First Round | Tigres UNAL |
| Liga MX | Apertura runner-up | First Round | Toluca |
| Liga MX | Clausura runner-up | First Round | Chivas Guadalajara |
| Liga MX | Next-best club in agg. table | First Round | Monterrey |
| Liga MX | Next-best club in agg. table | First Round | Club America |
| MLS | MLS Cup Champions | Round of 16 | Columbus Crew |
| MLS | MLS Supporters’ Shield winner | First Round | FC Cincinnati |
| MLS | MLS other Conference winner | First Round | St. Louis City SC |
| MLS | Next-best club in agg. table | First Round | Orlando City SC |
| MLS | Next-best club in agg. table | First Round | New England Revolution |
| MLS | U.S. Open Cup winner | First Round | Houston Dynamo |
| LigaMX/MLS | Leagues Cup winner | Round of 16 | Inter Miami |
| LigaMX/MLS | Leagues Cup runner-up | First Round | Nashville SC |
| LigaMX/MLS | Leagues Cup third place | First Round | Philadelphia Union |
| Canada | Canadian PL title winner | First Round | Forge FC |
| Canada | Canadian PL regular season champion | First Round | Cavalry FC |
| Canada | Canadian Championship | First Round | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Caribbean | Caribbean Cup winner | Round of 16 | Robinhood (SUR) |
| Caribbean | Caribbean Cup runner-up | First Round | Cavalier (JAM) |
| Caribbean | Caribbean Cup third-place | First Round | Moca (DOM) |
| Central America | Central American Cup winner | Round of 16 | Alajuelense (CRC) |
| Central America | Central American Cup runner-up | First Round | Real Esteli (NIC) |
| Central America | Central American Cup semifinalist | First Round | Independiente (PAN) |
| Central America | Central American Cup semifinalist | First Round | Herediano (CRC) |
| Central America | Central American Cup play-in winner | First Round | Comunicaciones (GUA) |
| Central America | Central American Cup play-in winner | First Round | Saprissa (CRC) |
2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup fixtures, schedule
The dates and bracket for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup have been officially set as of October 24. The matchups were set by the draw, which took place on December 13. Seeded teams entering the Round of 16 were ranked by CONCACAF and slotted into the bracket automatically before the draw.
All stages prior to the final will be contested across two legs, while the final will be a single match. It is not yet determined where the final will take place, either hosted by one of the participants or contested at a neutral venue.
2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup schedule
| Stage | First Leg | 2nd Leg |
| First Round | Feb. 6-15 | Feb. 20-29 |
| Round of 16 | Mar. 5-7 | Mar. 12-14 |
| Quarterfinals | Apr. 2-4 | Apr. 9-11 |
| Semifinals | Apr. 23-25 | Apr. 30-May 2 |
| Final | June 2 | |
2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup fixtures
In all two-legged matchups listed below, the first team shown will be on the road for the first leg, and home for the second leg.
Home team listed first in all scorelines.
Round One
The first round schedule is constructed on the basis of weeks, with the matchups distributed across four different pairings in February. Week 1 is the week of February 5, Week 2 is the week of February 12, Week 3 is the week of February 18, and Week 4 is the week of February 26.
Each matchup has the first leg scheduled for Weeks 1, 2, or 3, and the second leg scheduled for the subsequent week.
| Matchup | First Leg (Times ET) |
Second Leg (Times ET) |
Aggregate |
| M1: Philadelphia Union vs. Saprissa | Wed, Feb. 20 10 p.m. |
Tue, Feb. 27 8:15 p.m. |
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| M2: Toluca vs. Herediano | Wed, Feb. 7 6 p.m. |
Thu, Feb. 15 8 p.m. |
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| M3: Club America vs. Real Esteli | Tue, Feb. 6 10 p.m. |
Wed, Feb. 14 10:15 p.m. |
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| M4: Guadalajara vs. Forge FC | Wed, Feb. 7 8 p.m. |
Tue, Feb. 13 8 p.m. |
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| M5: New England Rev. vs. Independiente | Wed, Feb. 20 8 p.m. |
Thu, Feb. 29 8:15 p.m. |
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| M6: Houston Dynamo vs. St. Louis City SC | Wed, Feb. 20 8 p.m. |
Tue, Feb. 27 10:30 p.m. |
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| M7: Pumas UNAL vs. Vancouver Whitecaps | Wed, Feb. 7 10 p.m. |
Wed, Feb. 14 8 p.m. |
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| M8: Orlando City SC vs. Cavalry FC | Wed, Feb. 21 10 p.m. |
Tue, Feb. 27 6 p.m. |
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| M9: Monterrey vs. Comunicaciones | Tue, Feb. 6 8 p.m. |
Thu, Feb. 15 10:15 p.m. |
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| M10: FC Cincinnati vs. Cavalier | Thu, Feb. 22 9 p.m. |
Wed, Feb. 28 7 p.m. |
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| M11: Nashville SC vs. Moca | Thu, Feb. 22 7 p.m. |
Wed, Feb. 28 7:15 p.m. |
Round of 16
| Matchup | First Leg | Second Leg | Aggregate |
| M1: Pachuca vs. M1 winner | Tue, Mar. 5 6 p.m. |
Tue, Mar. 12 8:15 p.m. |
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| M2: Robinhood vs. M2 winner | Tue, Mar. 5 10 p.m. |
Wed, Mar. 13 6 p.m. |
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| M3: M3 winner vs. M4 winner | Wed, Mar. 6 10 p.m. |
Wed, Mar. 13 10:30 p.m. |
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| M4: Alajuelense vs. M5 winner | Wed, Mar. 6 6 p.m. |
Thu, Mar. 14 8 p.m. |
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| M5: Columbus Crew vs. M6 winner | Wed, Mar. 6 8 p.m. |
Tue, Mar. 12 6 p.m. |
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| M6: M7 winner vs. M8 winner | Tue, Mar. 5 8 p.m. |
Tue, Mar. 12 10:30 p.m. |
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| M7: M9 winner vs. M10 winner | Thu, Mar. 7 9 p.m. |
Thu, Mar. 14 10:15 p.m. |
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| M8: Inter Miami vs. M11 winner | Thu, Mar. 7 9 p.m. |
Wed, Mar. 13 8:15 p.m. |
Quarterfinals
| Matchup | First Leg | Second Leg | Aggregate |
| QF1: M1 winner vs. M2 winner | Apr. 2-4 | Apr. 9-11 | |
| QF2: M3 winner vs. M4 winner | Apr. 2-4 | Apr. 9-11 | |
| QF3: M5 winner vs. M6 winner | Apr. 2-4 | Apr. 9-11 | |
| QF4: M7 winner vs. M8 winner | Apr. 2-4 | Apr. 9-11 |
Semifinals
| Matchup | First Leg | Second Leg | Aggregate |
| SF1: QF1 winner vs. QF2 winner | Apr. 23-25 | Apr. 30-May 2 | |
| SF2: QF3 winner vs. QF4 winner | Apr. 23-25 | Apr. 30-May 2 |
Final
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location |
| June 2, 2024 | TBD | SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner |
