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, the premier club

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tournament for North, Central America, and the Caribbean's organized by

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. It was a five-round

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, with 27 teams that qualified based on their national and zonal league and cup competitions; the first four rounds were played as a two-legged series at the home stadiums of the respective teams.

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won their record-tying seventh title, defeating

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Qualification

Twenty-seven teams qualified for the tournament, with five qualifying directly to the round of 16. The remaining 22 teams entered 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 revamped North American zonal competition, the

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(three), and the existing regional or zonal championships in the Caribbean and Central America, the

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(three) and

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(six), respectively. Two

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teams qualified automatically, while the United States-only

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knockout competition and the Canada-only equivalent, the

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, provided one berth each. The winners of the three zonal championships, along with the winner of

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and the champion of the

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, received the five byes into the round of 16.

Distribution

A total of 27 teams (from 10 associations) qualified for the tournament. * North American Zone: 18 teams (from three associations) * Central American Zone: Six teams (from four associations) * Caribbean Zone: Three teams (from three associations) Five teams received a bye into the round of 16. * The champion of the regional competitions for each of

's constituent zones; North American, Central American, and Caribbean * The champions of

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of Mexico and

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of the United States and Canada (Liga MX had a split Clausura and Apertura 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 entered in round one. * The runners-up and third-place team from the MLS–Liga MX

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* The runners-up and third-place team from the

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* The runners-up, remaining semi-finalists, and two play-in winners from the Central American Cup * The

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champion * The

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winner * The

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* The

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winner * The remaining MLS Conference regular-season leader, and the next two teams in the Supporters' Shield table

Teams

''The following table includes the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best from the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament.''

Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 10 December 2024 in

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. The ceremony was streamed on CONCACAF's

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channel and broadcast live on

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in the United States and Mexico and

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in most of the Americas. Teams were seeded and placed in draw pots based on their CONCACAF club ranking as of 9 December 2024. 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.

Round dates

The competition schedule was as follows. Times are EST or EDT, as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Bracket

Round one

Summary

Round one was played during four weekly windows: on 4–6 February; 11–13 February; 18–20 February; and 25–27 February.

Matches

''2–2 on aggregate. Los Angeles FC won on away goals.'' ---- ''Inter Miami CF won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Monterrey won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''UNAM won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Guadalajara won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Cruz Azul won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Seattle Sounders FC won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''UANL won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''FC Cincinnati won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Herediano won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Round of 16

Summary

The first legs were played on 4–6 March, and the second legs were played on 11–13 March 2025.

Matches

''Los Angeles FC won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Inter Miami CF won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate. Vancouver Whitecaps FC won on away goals.'' ---- ''UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''América won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Cruz Azul won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''UANL won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''LA Galaxy won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

Within each matchup, the team which had the better performance in the round of 16 hosted the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 1 and 2 April, and the second legs were played on 8 and 9 April 2025.

Matches

''Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''UANL won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Inter Miami CF won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate. Vancouver Whitecaps FC won on away goals.''

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined as follows: * SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2 * SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4 The semi-finalists in each tie which had the better performance in previous rounds (excluding round one) hosted the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 23 and 24 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April and 1 May 2025.

Matches

''Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Qualification

Distribution

Teams

Draw

Round dates

Bracket

Round one

Summary

Matches

Round of 16

Summary

Matches

Quarter-finals

Summary

Matches

Semi-finals

Summary

Matches

Final

Match

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Awards

Notes

References

External links