CONCACAF Champions Cup fixtures, schedule, results: 2024 club tournament featuring Lionel Messi, Inter Miami

By | February 21, 2024

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.

MORE: MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey selected to host 2026 FIFA World Cup final

How to watch 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

  TV channel Streaming
USA
(English)
FS1, FS2 Fubo USA, Tubi
USA
(Spanish)
TUDN, Univision, UniMas Fubo USA, TUDN app/website, Univision NOW, ViX
Canada OneSoccer Fubo Canada

In the United States, the main partner for English-language broadcasts of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup is FOX Sports, with select early round matches slated for televised broadcast on FS2, and later round matches likely to be televised on FS1. Both channels are available to stream on Fubo, which features a free trial for new users.

FOX also will stream every single CONCACAF Champions League match on its dedicated streaming service Tubi.

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.

In Canada, OneSoccer will broadcast select matches, including many of those featuring Canadian participants such as the Vancouver Whitecaps. OneSoccer is available to stream on Fubo Canada.

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.

First team listed in matchup is on road in the first leg and home in the second leg. Home team listed first in all single-match scorelines, while all aggregate scorelines are written with winning score first.

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 2-3 Tue, Feb. 27
8:15 p.m.
 
M2: Toluca vs. Herediano 1-2 3-2 4-4*
M3: Club America vs. Real Esteli 2-1 2-0 3-2
M4: Forge FC vs Guadalajara 3-1 2-1 5-2
M5: New England Rev. vs. Independiente 0-1 Thu, Feb. 29
8:15 p.m.
 
M6: Houston Dynamo vs. St. Louis City SC 2-1 Tue, Feb. 27
10:30 p.m.
 
M7: Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Tigres UNAL 1-1 0-3 4-1
M8: Orlando City SC vs. Cavalry FC Wed, Feb. 21
10 p.m.
Tue, Feb. 27
6 p.m.
 
M9: Monterrey vs. Comunicaciones 1-4 3-0 7-1
M10: FC Cincinnati vs. Cavalier Thu, Feb. 22
9 p.m.
Wed, Feb. 28
7 p.m.
 
M11: Nashville SC vs. Moca Thu, Feb. 22
7 p.m.
Wed, Feb. 28
7:15 p.m.
 

* Team advanced via away goals rule

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.
 
M2: Robinhood vs. Herediano Tue, Mar. 5
10 p.m.
Wed, Mar. 13
6 p.m.
 
M3: Club America vs. Guadalajara Wed, Mar. 6
10 p.m.
Wed, Mar. 13
10:30 p.m.
 
M4: Alajuelense vs. M5 winner Wed, Mar. 6
6 p.m.
Thu, Mar. 14
8 p.m.
 
M5: Columbus Crew vs. M6 winner Wed, Mar. 6
8 p.m.
Tue, Mar. 12
6 p.m.
 
M6: Tigres UNAL vs. M8 winner Tue, Mar. 5
8 p.m.
Tue, Mar. 12
10:30 p.m.
 
M7: Monterrey vs. M10 winner Thu, Mar. 7
9 p.m.
Thu, Mar. 14
10:15 p.m.
 
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  

Source