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 CONCACAF Champions Cup Logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February - May |
| Teams | 27 (from 5–10 associations) |
← 2026 2028 → | |
The 2027 CONCACAF Champions Cup will be the 62nd 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 2027 FIFA Intercontinental Cup.
Qualification
[edit]Twenty-seven teams will qualify for the tournament, with five qualifying directly to the round of 16. The remaining 22 teams enter in round one.[1]
In addition to national league competitions in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, 12 of 27 berths are determined by international competitions, including the 2026 Leagues Cup (three), 2026 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup (three) and 2026 CONCACAF Central American Cup (six).[1]
Two Canadian Premier League teams qualify automatically, while the United States-only 2026 U.S. Open Cup knockout competition and Canada-only equivalent, the 2026 Canadian Championship, provide one berth each.[1]
The winners of the three international competitions, along with the winner of MLS Cup 2026 and the champion of the 2025–26 Liga MX season, receive byes into the round of 16.[1]
Monterrey Tigres UANLMexico City teams
América Cruz Azul Pumas UNAMCosta Rica teams
Alajuelense CartaginésTegucigalpa teams
Motagua Olimpia
Distribution
[edit]Twenty-seven teams qualify for the tournament.[1]
- North American Zone: 18 teams (from 3 associations)
- Central American Zone: 6 teams
- Caribbean Zone: 3 teams
Five teams receive a bye into the round of 16.[1]
- The champion of the regional competition 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 has a split Clausura and Apertura system, so the champion team with the higher aggregate points will take this place. If a team won both Apertura and Clausura, they will take this place.)
The remaining 22 teams enter in round one.[1]
- 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 semifinalists, 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
Teams
[edit]The following table includes the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best from the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament
| Competition | Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) |
Previous best (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Cup | 2026 Caribbean Cup champions | |||
| Central American Cup | 2026 Central American Cup champions | |||
| Leagues Cup |  Toluca |
2026 Leagues Cup champions | 15th (2026) | Champions (2026) |
| Liga MX | Cruz Azul |
2025–26 Liga MX Clausura winners with the higher aggregate table points | 20th (2026) | Champions (2025) |
| Major League Soccer | MLS Cup 2026 champions |
Draw
[edit]The draw will take place on a to be determined date.
Schedule
[edit]The competition scheule is as follows.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Round one | ||
| Round of 16 | ||
| Quarterfinals | ||
| Semifinals | ||
| Final | ||