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Comprising the best clubs from across CONCACAF, the 59th edition of the North & Central American club football championship, rebranded as the Champions Cup, will take the field in 2024.

After securing the first trophy in club history last season in the Leagues Cup, Inter Miami hope Lionel Messi can lead them further up the North American club food chain with their first appearance in the competition.

They are challenged by teams from across the confederation, including defending champions Club Leon, who reestablished Mexico's stranglehold on the competition after MLS won its first crown in decades the previous edition. Nobody has repeated as title winners since Club America won two in a row in 2015 and 2016, while Monterrey won three straight from 2011 to 2013.

With this year's champion set to earn a place at the highly anticipated 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, it's a race to the finish, culminating with the one-off final in early June.

Where to watch CONCACAF Champions Cup in 2024

  TV channel Streaming
USA (English) FS1, FS2 Fubo USA, Tubi
USA (Spanish) TUDN, Univision, UniMas Fubo USA, 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 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.

MORE: Full fixture schedule for all teams and rounds of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

CONCACAF Champions League 2024 schedule, dates

The dates and bracket for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup were officially set by the draw on December 13, 2023. 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

CONCACAF Champions League qualified teams

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)

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Kyle Bonn, is a Syracuse University broadcast journalism graduate with over a decade of experience covering soccer globally. Kyle specializes in soccer tactics and betting, with a degree in data analytics. Kyle also does TV broadcasts for Wake Forest soccer, and has had previous stops with NBC Soccer and IMG College. When not covering the game, he has long enjoyed loyalty to the New York Giants, Yankees, and Fulham. Kyle enjoys playing racquetball and video games when not watching or covering sports.