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.
| 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.[1] 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 winner.[2][3][4]
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).
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico(1 berth) |
Pachuca or TBD | 2022–23 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura champions with higher aggregate table points | 5th (2023) | Champions (2016–17) |
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2023 MLS Cup champions | |||
| Canada Mexico United States (1 berth) |
2023 Leagues Cup champions | |||
 TBD(1 berth) |
2023 CFU Cup champions | |||
 Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama(1 berth) |
2023 Central American Cup champions |
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico (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 | ||||
| Next best clubs in 2022–23 Liga MX aggregate table | ||||
| Canada United States (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 | ||||
| United States (1 berth) |
2023 U.S. Open Cup champions | |||
| Canada (3 berths) |
2023 Canadian Championship champions | |||
| 2023 Canadian Premier League champions | ||||
| 2023 Canadian Premier League regular season champions | ||||
| Canada Mexico United States (2 berths) |
2023 Leagues Cup runners-up | |||
| 2023 Leagues Cup third place | ||||
| Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama (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 winner | ||||
| 2023 Central American Cup play-in winner | ||||
| TBD (2 berths) |
2023 CFU Cup runners-up | |||
| 2023 CFU Cup third place | ||||
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
- "Concacaf announces expanded Champions League starting in 2024". MLSsoccer.com. September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- mlssoccer. "Concacaf announces expanded Champions League starting in 2024". MLS. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- mlssoccer. "How clubs can qualify for the expanded 2024 Concacaf Champions League | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- "Concacaf announces qualification criteria for Confederation's expanded Champions League starting in 2024". Concacaf. June 1, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- "Concacaf announces qualification criteria for Confederation's expanded Champions League starting in 2024". Concacaf. June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- "Concacaf Champions League to expand with innovative new format starting 2023/24". Concacaf. March 7, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2023.