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2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup
| Tournament details |
|---|
| 3 February – 30 May |
| 27 (from 10 associations) |
| 42 |
| 128 (3.05 per match) |
| 539,016 (12,834 per match) |
| Paulinho (Toluca)Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy)6 goals each |
| ← 2025 2027 → |
| All statistics correct as of 8 April 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.
The winner will qualify for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup.
Twenty-seven teams qualified for the tournament, with five qualifying directly to the round of 16. The remaining 22 teams enter in Round one.
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).
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.
Twenty-seven teams (from ten associations) qualified for the tournament.
- North American Zone: 18 teams (from three associations)
- Central American Zone: 6 teams (from four associations)
- Caribbean Zone: 3 teams (from three associations)
Five teams received a bye into the round of 16.
- 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 Round one.
- The runners-up and third-place team from the MLS–Liga MX Leagues Cup
- The runners-up and third-place team from the Caribbean Cup
- The runners-up, remaining semi-finalists, and two play-in winners from the Central American Cup
- The U.S. Open Cup winners
- The Canadian Championship winners
- The Canadian Premier League regular season winners and playoff champions
- The remaining winner with the worse record, two runners-up, and the two best next clubs by season aggregate from Liga MX
- The MLS Supporters' Shield winners
- The remaining MLS Conference regular-season leader, and the next two teams in the Supporters' Shield table
The following table includes the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best from the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament.
| Competition | Team | Qualifying method | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Cup | Mount Pleasant | 2025 Caribbean Cup champions | 1st | Debut |
| Central American Cup | Alajuelense | 2025 Central American Cup champions | 29th (2025) | Champions (2004) |
| Leagues Cup | Seattle Sounders FC | 2025 Leagues Cup champions | 9th (2025) | Champions (2022) |
| Liga MX | Toluca | 2024–25 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura winners with the higher aggregate table points | 14th (2024) | Champions (2003) |
| Major League Soccer | Inter Miami CF | MLS Cup 2025 champions | 3rd (2025) | Semi-finals (2025) |
| Competition | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Previous best (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Championship | Vancouver FC | 2025 Canadian Championship runners-up | 1st | Debut |
| Canadian Premier League(2 berths) | Atlético Ottawa | 2025 Canadian Premier League champions | 1st | Debut |
| Forge FC | 2025 CPL Shield winners | 4th (2025) | Round of 16 (2022) | |
| Caribbean Cup(2 berths) | O&M | 2025 Caribbean Cup finalists | 1st | Debut |
| Defence Force | 2025 Caribbean Cup third place | 13th (2002) | Champions (1985) | |
| Central American Cup(5 berths) | Xelajú | 2025 Central American Cup runners-up | 7th (2012–13) | Quarter-finals (2012–13) |
| Real España | 2025 Central American Cup semi-finalists | 14th (2023) | Round of 16 (2023) | |
| Olimpia | 39th (2023) | Champions (1988) | ||
| Cartaginés | 2025 Central American Cup play-in winners | 8th (2013–14) | Champions (1994) | |
| Sporting San Miguelito | 2nd (2013–14) | Group stage (2013–14) | ||
| Leagues Cup(1 berth) | LA Galaxy | 2025 Leagues Cup third place | 12th (2025) | Champions (2000) |
| Liga MX(5 berths) | América | 2024–25 Liga MX Apertura or Clausura winners with the lower aggregate table points | 17th (2025) | Champions (2015–16) |
| Monterrey | 2024–25 Liga MX Apertura runners-up | 13th (2025) | Champions (2021) | |
| Cruz Azul | Next three best clubs in 2024–25 Liga MX aggregate table | 19th (2025) | Champions (2025) | |
| UANL | 13th (2025) | Champions (2020) | ||
| UNAM | 13th (2025) | Champions (1989) | ||
| Major League Soccer(5 berths) | Philadelphia Union | 2025 Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield winners | 4th (2024) | Semi-finals (2023) |
| San Diego FC | 2025 Major League Soccer Western Conference regular season winners | 1st | Debut | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Next best clubs in the 2025 Supporters' Shield standings | 6th (2025) | Runners-up (2025) | |
| FC Cincinnati | 3rd (2025) | Round of 16 (2025) | ||
| Los Angeles FC | 4th (2025) | Runners-up (2023) | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Nashville SC | 2025 U.S. Open Cup winners | 2nd (2024) | Round of 16 (2024) |
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. Teams were seeded and placed in draw pots based on their CONCACAF club ranking as of 8 December 2025.
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 Round one bracket position.
| Seed | Team | Ranking points | Seed | Team | Ranking points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 1253 | |||
| 2 | Inter Miami CF | 1249 | |||
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1217 | |||
| 4 | Alajuelense | 1175 | |||
| 5 | Mount Pleasant | 1082 | |||
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 1262 | |||
| 2 | UANL | 1241 | |||
| 3 | América | 1234 |
| Team | Ranking points | Team | Ranking points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1233 | ||
| Los Angeles FC | 1222 | ||
| Monterrey | 1216 | ||
| Philadelphia Union | 1205 | ||
| FC Cincinnati | 1202 | ||
| LA Galaxy | 1184 | ||
| Nashville SC | 1182 | ||
| UNAM | 1182 | ||
| San Diego FC | 1171 | ||
| Olimpia | 1155 | ||
| Forge FC | 1121 | ||
| Atlético Ottawa | 1111 | ||
| Cartaginés | 1106 | ||
| Xelajú | 1102 | ||
| Sporting San Miguelito | 1093 | ||
| Real España | 1088 | ||
| Defence Force | 1051 | ||
| Vancouver FC | 1041 | ||
| O&M | 996 |
The competition schedule is as follows.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Round one | 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, as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Round one was played during four weekly windows: on 3–4 February, 10–12 February, 17–19 February, and 24–26 February.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego FC | 4–2 | UNAM | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Sporting San Miguelito | 1–1 (a) | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Vancouver FC | 0–8 | Cruz Azul | 0–3 | 0–5 |
| Xelajú | 1–3 | Monterrey | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Real España | 1–7 | Los Angeles FC | 1–6 | 0–1 |
| Atlético Ottawa | 0–7 | Nashville SC | 0–2 | 0–5 |
| Olimpia | 1–2 | América | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Defence Force | 0–12 | Philadelphia Union | 0–5 | 0–7 |
| Cartaginés | 0–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| O&M | 0–13 | FC Cincinnati | 0–4 | 0–9 |
| Forge FC | 1–4 | UANL | 0–0 | 1–4 |
San Diego FC won 4–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. LA Galaxy won on away goals.
Cruz Azul won 8–0 on aggregate.
Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.
Los Angeles FC won 7–1 on aggregate.
Nashville SC won 7–0 on aggregate.
América won 2–1 on aggregate.
Philadelphia Union won 12–0 on aggregate.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 2–0 on aggregate.
FC Cincinnati won 13–0 on aggregate.
UANL won 4–1 on aggregate.
The first legs were played on 10–12 March, and the second legs were played on 17–19 March 2026.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego FC | 3–6 | Toluca | 3–2 | 0–4 |
| LA Galaxy | 6–0 | Mount Pleasant | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Monterrey | 3–4 | Cruz Azul | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Los Angeles FC | 3–2 | Alajuelense | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Nashville SC | 1–1 (a) | Inter Miami CF | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Philadelphia Union | 1–2 | América | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| FC Cincinnati | 4–5 | UANL | 3–0 | 1–5 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–5 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Toluca won 6–3 on aggregate.
LA Galaxy won 6–0 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul won 4–3 on aggregate.
Los Angeles FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Nashville SC won on away goals.
América won 2–1 on aggregate.
UANL won 5–4 on aggregate.
Seattle Sounders FC won 5–1 on aggregate.
Within each matchup, the team which had the better performance in the round of 16 hosts the second leg.
The first legs were played on 7 and 8 April, and the second legs will be played on 14 and 15 April 2026.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toluca | 7–2 | LA Galaxy | 4–2 | 3–0 |
| Los Angeles FC | 4–1 | Cruz Azul | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Nashville SC | 1–0 | América | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| UANL | 3–3 (a) | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Toluca won 7–2 on aggregate.
Los Angeles FC won 4–1 on aggregate.
Nashville SC won 1–0 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Tigres UANL advance on away goals.
As of matches played 14 April 2026
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Pec | LA Galaxy | 6 |
| 2 | Denis Bouanga | Los Angeles FC | 5 |
| 3 | Rodrigo Aguirre | UANL | 4 |
| Kévin Denkey | FC Cincinnati | ||
| David Martínez | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Paulinho | Toluca | ||
| 7 | Tom Barlow | FC Cincinnati | 3 |
| Ozziel Herrera | UANL | ||
| Luka Romero | Cruz Azul | ||
| David Vazquez | San Diego FC |
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