2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup

2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup
Tournament details
Dates3 February – 30 May
Teams27 (from 10 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored46 (2.88 per match)
Attendance135,159 (8,447 per match)
Top scorer(s)Gabon Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC)
Argentina Luka Romero (Cruz Azul)
3 goals each
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 19 February 2026.

The 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup is the 61st season of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the premier club association football tournament for North, Central America, and the Caribbean organized by CONCACAF. It is a five-round knockout tournament, with 27 teams 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, ending with a one-legged final.[1]

The winner will qualify for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup.[1]

Qualification

Twenty-seven teams qualified for the tournament, with five qualifying directly to the round of 16. The remaining 22 teams enter in the first round.[1][2]

In addition to national league competitions in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, 12 of 27 berths were determined by international competitions, including the 2025 Leagues Cup (three), 2025 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup (three), and 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup (six).[1]

Two Canadian Premier League teams qualified automatically, while the United States-only 2025 U.S. Open Cup knockout competition and Canada-only equivalent, the 2025 Canadian Championship, provided one berth each.

The winners of the three international competitions, along with the winner of MLS Cup 2025 and champion of the 2024–25 Liga MX season, received the five byes into the round of 16.[1]

Location of teams of the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup
North American Zone Central American Zone Caribbean Zone

Distribution

Twenty-seven teams (from ten associations) qualified for the tournament.[1]

Five teams received a bye into the round of 16.[1]

  • 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 Apertura and Clausura system, so the champion team with the higher aggregate points took this place. If a team won both Apertura and Clausura, they took this place.)

The remaining 22 teams enter in the first round.[1]

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 Jamaica Mount Pleasant 2025 Caribbean Cup champions 1st Debut
Central American Cup Costa Rica Alajuelense 2025 Central American Cup champions 29th (2025) Champions (2004)
Leagues Cup United States Seattle Sounders FC 2025 Leagues Cup champions 9th (2025) Champions (2022)
Liga MX Mexico Toluca 2024–25 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura winners with the higher aggregate table points 14th (2024) Champions (2003)
Major League Soccer United States Inter Miami CF MLS Cup 2025 champions 3rd (2025) Semi-finals (2025)
Teams entering in the first round (22)
Competition Team Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
Canadian Championship Canada Vancouver FC 2025 Canadian Championship runners-up[Note CAN] 1st Debut
Canadian Premier League
(2 berths) 		Canada Atlético Ottawa 2025 Canadian Premier League champions 1st Debut
Canada Forge FC 2025 CPL Shield winners 4th (2025) Round of 16 (2022)
Caribbean Cup
(2 berths) 		Dominican Republic O&M 2025 Caribbean Cup finalists 1st Debut
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 2025 Caribbean Cup third place 13th (2002) Champions (1985)
Central American Cup
(5 berths) 		Guatemala Xelajú 2025 Central American Cup runners-up 7th (2012–13) Quarter-finals (2012–13)
Honduras Real España 2025 Central American Cup semi-finalists 14th (2023) First round (2023)
Honduras Olimpia 39th (2023) Champions (1988)
Costa Rica Cartaginés 2025 Central American Cup play-in winners 8th (2013–14) Champions (1994)
Panama Sporting San Miguelito 2nd (2013–14) Group stage (2013–14)
Leagues Cup
(1 berth) 		United States LA Galaxy 2025 Leagues Cup third place 12th (2025) Champions (2000)
Liga MX
(5 berths) 		Mexico América 2024–25 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura winners with the lower aggregate table points 17th (2025) Champions (2015–16)
Mexico Monterrey 2024–25 Liga MX Apertura runners-up 13th (2025) Champions (2021)
Mexico Cruz Azul Next three best clubs in 2024–25 Liga MX aggregate table[Note MEX] 19th (2025) Champions (2025)
Mexico UANL 13th (2025) Champions (2020)
Mexico UNAM 13th (2025) Champions (1989)
Major League Soccer
(5 berths) 		United States Philadelphia Union 2025 Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield winners 4th (2024) Semi-finals (2023)
United States San Diego FC 2025 Major League Soccer Western Conference regular season winners 1st Debut
Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Next best clubs in the 2025 Supporters' Shield standings 6th (2025) Runners-up (2025)
United States FC Cincinnati 3rd (2025) Round of 16 (2025)
United States Los Angeles FC[Note MLS] 4th (2025) Runners-up (2023)
U.S. Open Cup United States Nashville SC 2025 U.S. Open Cup winners 2nd (2024) Round of 16 (2024)
  1. ^
    Canada (CAN): Vancouver FC qualified as runners-up because champions Vancouver Whitecaps FC already qualified through MLS standings.
  2. ^
    Mexico (MEX): Since América won the Liga MX Apertura and were runners-up in the Clausura, a spot was passed to UNAM, the third-best team in the aggregate table not already qualified.
  3. ^
    Major League Soccer (MLS): Los Angeles FC, the next highest-ranked club in 2025 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified, have qualified for the first round in order to fill the vacancy left by both MLS Cup finalists.[2]

Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 9 December 2025 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.[3] Teams were seeded and placed in draw pots based on their CONCACAF club ranking as of 8 December 2025.[4]

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 first round bracket position.

Entering in round of 16
Seed Team Ranking points
1 Mexico Toluca 1253
2 United States Inter Miami CF 1249
3 United States Seattle Sounders FC 1217
4 Costa Rica Alajuelense 1175
5 Jamaica Mount Pleasant 1082
Seeded in the first round
Seed Team Ranking points
1 Mexico Cruz Azul 1262
2 Mexico UANL 1241
3 Mexico América 1234
Pot 1
Team Ranking points
Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1233
United States Los Angeles FC 1222
Mexico Monterrey 1216
United States Philadelphia Union 1205
United States FC Cincinnati 1202
United States LA Galaxy 1184
United States Nashville SC 1182
Mexico UNAM 1182
Pot 2
Team Ranking points
United States San Diego FC 1171
Honduras Olimpia 1155
Canada Forge FC 1121
Canada Atlético Ottawa 1111
Costa Rica Cartaginés 1106
Guatemala Xelajú 1102
Panama Sporting San Miguelito 1093
Honduras Real España 1088
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 1051
Canada Vancouver FC 1041
Dominican Republic O&M 996

Schedule

The competition schedule is as follows.[1]

Round First leg Second leg
First round 3–4 and 17–19 February 10–12 and 24–26 February
Round of 16 10–12 March 17–19 March
Quarter-finals 7–9 April 14–16 April
Semi-finals 28–30 April 5–7 May
Final 30 May

Times are EST or EDT,[note 1] as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Bracket

First roundRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
United States San Diego FC404
Mexico UNAM112
United States San Diego FC
Mexico Toluca
Panama Sporting San Miguelito1
United States LA Galaxy1
Winner FR–2
Jamaica Mount Pleasant
Canada Vancouver FC000
Mexico Cruz Azul358
Mexico Cruz Azul
Mexico Monterrey
Guatemala Xelajú101
Mexico Monterrey123
Mexico
Honduras Real España1
United States Los Angeles FC6
Winner FR–5
Costa Rica Alajuelense
30 May
Highest-ranked finalist
Next highest-ranked finalist
Canada Atlético Ottawa0
United States Nashville SC2
Winner FR–6
United States Inter Miami CF
Honduras Olimpia101
Mexico América202
Mexico América
Winner FR–7
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force0
United States Philadelphia Union5
Canada Forge FC011
Mexico UANL044
Mexico UANL
Winner FR–9
Dominican Republic O&M0
United States FC Cincinnati4
Costa Rica Cartaginés0
Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC0
Winner FR–11
United States Seattle Sounders FC

First round

Summary

The first round will be played during four weekly windows: on 3–4 February; 10–12 February; 17–19 February; and 24–26 February.[5][6]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
San Diego FC United States4–2Mexico UNAM4–10–1
Sporting San Miguelito PanamaFR-2United States LA Galaxy1–125 Feb
Vancouver FC Canada0–8Mexico Cruz Azul0–30–5
Xelajú Guatemala1–3Mexico Monterrey1–10–2
Real España HondurasFR-5United States Los Angeles FC1–624 Feb
Atlético Ottawa CanadaFR-6United States Nashville SC0–224 Feb
Olimpia Honduras1–2Mexico América1–20–0
Defence Force Trinidad and TobagoFR-8United States Philadelphia Union0–526 Feb
Cartaginés Costa RicaFR-9Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC0–025 Feb
O&M Dominican RepublicFR-10United States FC Cincinnati0–425 Feb
Forge FC Canada1–4Mexico UANL0–01–4

Matches

San Diego FC United States4–1Mexico UNAM
  • Duah 68'
  • Vazquez 76'
  • Mighten 81'
  • Bombino 86'
 Report Morales 11'
Attendance: 19,133[7]
UNAM Mexico1–0United States San Diego FC
Vite 47' Report
Attendance: 11,934[8]

San Diego FC won 4–2 on aggregate.

Sporting San Miguelito Panama1–1United States LA Galaxy
  • Tello 37'
 Report
Estadio Universitario, Penonomé
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Guatemala)
LA Galaxy United StatesvPanama Sporting San Miguelito
Vancouver FC Canada0–3Mexico Cruz Azul
Report
Attendance: 6,038[9]
Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)
Cruz Azul Mexico5–0Canada Vancouver FC
 Report
Attendance: 4,647[10]

Cruz Azul won 8–0 on aggregate

Xelajú Guatemala1–1Mexico Monterrey
Escobar 83' Report Corona 90+2'
Attendance: 3,086[11]
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
Monterrey Mexico2–0Guatemala Xelajú
 Report
Attendance: 16,448[12]
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.

Real España Honduras1–6United States Los Angeles FC
Jean-Baptiste 51' Report
Attendance: 11,530[13]
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
Los Angeles FC United StatesvHonduras Real España
Atlético Ottawa Canada0–2United States Nashville SC
Report
Attendance: 290[15]
Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica)
Nashville SC United StatesvCanada Atlético Ottawa
Olimpia Honduras1–2Mexico América
Álvarez 50' Report
Attendance: 13,274[16]
América Mexico0–0Honduras Olimpia
Report
Attendance: 19,889[17]
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

América won 2–1 on aggregate.

Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago0–5United States Philadelphia Union
Report
Attendance: 1,428[18]
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Philadelphia Union United StatesvTrinidad and Tobago Defence Force
Cartaginés Costa Rica0–0Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC CanadavCosta Rica Cartaginés
O&M Dominican Republic0–4United States FC Cincinnati
Report
Attendance: 252[19]
Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica)
FC Cincinnati United StatesvDominican Republic O&M
Forge FC Canada0–0Mexico UANL
Report
Attendance: 4,560[20]
UANL Mexico4–1Canada Forge FC
 Report Wright 80' (pen.)
Attendance: 22,902[21]
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

UANL won 4–1 on aggregate.

Round of 16

Summary


Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
San Diego FC United States1Mexico TolucaMarMar
2Jamaica Mount PleasantMarMar
Monterrey Mexico3Mexico Cruz AzulMarMar
4Costa Rica AlajuelenseMarMar
5United States Inter Miami CFMarMar
6Mexico AméricaMarMar
7Mexico UANLMarMar
8United States Seattle Sounders FCMarMar

Matches

San Diego FC United StatesvMexico Toluca
Toluca MexicovUnited States San Diego FC
vJamaica Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Jamaicav
Monterrey MexicovMexico Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul MexicovMexico Monterrey
vCosta Rica Alajuelense
Alajuelense Costa Ricav
vUnited States Inter Miami CF
Inter Miami CF United Statesv
vMexico América
América Mexicov
vMexico UANL
UANL Mexicov
vUnited States Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC United Statesv

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals[22]
1 Gabon Denis Bouanga United States Los Angeles FC 3
Argentina Luka Romero Mexico Cruz Azul
3 Uruguay Rodrigo Aguirre Mexico UANL 2
Uruguay Bruno Damiani United States Philadelphia Union
Morocco Ayoub Jabbari United States FC Cincinnati

Notes

  1. ^ EST (UTC−5) for dates up to 8 March 2026 (First round), and EDT (UTC−4) for dates thereafter.
  2. ^ Atlético Ottawa played their home first round match at Hamilton Stadium instead of their regular stadium, TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, which is being renovated.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2026 Champions Cup Key Details and Qualified Teams" (Press release). Miami, FL: CONCACAF. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Concacaf Chamions Cup - 2026 Regulations - English". CONCACAF. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Concacaf Reveals Draw Procedures for 2026 Champions Cup Draw" (Press release). CONCACAF. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Concacaf Announces 2026 Champions Cup Official Draw Pots and Procedures" (Press release). Miami, FL: CONCACAF. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  5. ^ "2026 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One Matchups Revealed Following Draw". CONCACAF. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  6. ^ "2026 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One and Round of 16 Schedule Released". CONCACAF. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  7. ^ "San Diego 4-1 UNAM (Feb 3, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  8. ^ "UNAM 1-0 San Diego (Feb 10, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Vancouver FC 0-3 Cruz Azul (Feb 4, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Cruz Azul 5-0 Vancouver FC (Feb 12, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Xelaju 1-1 Monterrey (Feb 4, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Monterrey 2-0 Xelaju (Feb 12, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Real Espana 1-6 LAFC (Feb 17, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Atlético Ottawa frozen out of TD Place for major match in February". CBC. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  15. ^ "Atl Ottawa 0-2 Nashville (Feb 17, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Olimpia 1-2 América (Feb 3, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  17. ^ "América 0-0 Olimpia (Feb 11, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  18. ^ "Defence Force 0-5 Philadelphia (Feb 18, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  19. ^ "O&M FC 0-4 Cincinnati (Feb 18, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  20. ^ "Forge 0-0 Tigres (Feb 3, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  21. ^ "Tigres 4-1 Forge (Feb 10, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  22. ^ "Champions Cup stats". CONCACAF. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
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