Nemesio Diez Stadium in Toluca hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 3 February – 30 May |
| Teams | 27 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 149 (2.92 per match) |
| Attendance | 730,216 (14,318 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 8 goals |
| Best player | |
| Best young player | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
| Fair play award | |
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The 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup was the 61st season of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the premier men's club association football tournament for North, Central America, and the Caribbean organized by CONCACAF. It was a five-round knockout tournament, with 27 teams 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, ending with a one-legged final.
Toluca and Tigres UANL met in the final at the Nemesio Diez Stadium, with the host earning the right to stage the match for a superior goal difference in the earlier rounds. The match finished 1–1 after extra time. Toluca prevailed 6–5 on penalties, earning a direct qualification to 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 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 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.
Five teams received a bye into the round of 16.
The remaining 22 teams entered in round one.
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) |
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| Caribbean Cup | 2025 Caribbean Cup champions | 1st | Debut | |
| Central American Cup | 2025 Central American Cup champions | 29th (2025) | Champions (2004) | |
| Leagues Cup | 2025 Leagues Cup champions | 9th (2025) | Champions (2022) | |
| Liga MX | 2024–25 Liga MX Clausura winners with the higher aggregate table points | 14th (2024) | Champions (2003) | |
| Major League Soccer | MLS Cup 2025 champions | 3rd (2025) | Semi-finals (2025) |
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.
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The competition schedule was as follows.
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| 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 | 7–8 April | 14–15 April |
| Semi-finals | 28–29 April | 5–6 May |
| Final | 30 May | |
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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 |
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| San Diego FC | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
| Sporting San Miguelito | 1–1 (a) | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Vancouver FC | 0–8 | 0–3 | 0–5 | |
| Xelajú | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Real España | 1–7 | 1–6 | 0–1 | |
| Atlético Ottawa | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–5 | |
| Olimpia | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Defence Force | 0–12 | 0–5 | 0–7 | |
| Cartaginés | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| O&M | 0–13 | 0–4 | 0–9 | |
| Forge FC | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 |
| San Diego FC | 4–1 | |
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San Diego FC won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Sporting San Miguelito | 1–1 | |
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| LA Galaxy | 0–0 | |
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1–1 on aggregate. LA Galaxy won on away goals.
| Vancouver FC | 0–3 | |
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| Cruz Azul | 5–0 | |
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Cruz Azul won 8–0 on aggregate.
| Monterrey | 2–0 | |
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Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Real España | 1–6 | |
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Los Angeles FC won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Nashville SC | 5–0 | |
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Nashville SC won 7–0 on aggregate.
| América | 0–0 | |
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América won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Philadelphia Union | 7–0 | |
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Philadelphia Union won 12–0 on aggregate.
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | |
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 2–0 on aggregate.
| O&M | 0–4 | |
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| FC Cincinnati | 9–0 | |
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FC Cincinnati won 13–0 on aggregate.
| Tigres UANL | 4–1 | |
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Tigres 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 |
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| San Diego FC | 3–6 | 3–2 | 0–4 | |
| LA Galaxy | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Monterrey | 3–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Los Angeles FC | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Nashville SC | 1–1 (a) | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Philadelphia Union | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| FC Cincinnati | 4–5 | 3–0 | 1–5 | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| San Diego FC | 3–2 | |
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| Toluca | 4–0 | |
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Toluca won 6–3 on aggregate.
| LA Galaxy | 3–0 | |
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| Mount Pleasant | 0–3 | |
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LA Galaxy won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Monterrey | 2–3 | |
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| Cruz Azul | 1–1 | |
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Cruz Azul won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | |
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Los Angeles FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Nashville SC won on away goals.
| Philadelphia Union | 0–1 | |
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América won 2–1 on aggregate.
Tigres 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 hosted the second leg.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
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| 1 (QF1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Second leg | |
| 2 (QF1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | First leg | |
| 1 (QF2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Second leg | |
| 2 (QF2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | First leg | |
| 1 (QF3) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Second leg | |
| 2 (QF3) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | First leg | |
| 1 (QF4) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Second leg | |
| 2 (QF4) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | First leg |
The first legs were played on 7 and 8 April, and the second legs were played on 14 and 15 April 2026.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Toluca | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
| Los Angeles FC | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Nashville SC | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Tigres UANL | 3–3 (a) | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Toluca | 4–2 | |
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| LA Galaxy | 0–3 | |
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Toluca won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Los Angeles FC | 3–0 | |
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| Cruz Azul | 1–1 | |
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Los Angeles FC won 4–1 on aggregate.
Nashville SC won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Tigres UANL | 2–0 | |
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3–3 on aggregate. Tigres UANL won on away goals.
The semi-finalists in each tie which had the better performance in previous rounds (excluding round one) hosted the second leg.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
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| 1 (SF1) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Second leg | |
| 2 (SF1) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | First leg | |
| 1 (SF2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | Second leg | |
| 2 (SF2) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | First leg |
The first legs were played on 28 and 29 April, and the second legs were played on 5 and 6 May 2026.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Los Angeles FC | 2–5 | 2–1 | 0–4 | |
| Nashville SC | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Los Angeles FC | 2–1 | |
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| Toluca | 4–0 | |
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Toluca won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Nashville SC | 0–1 | |
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Tigres UANL won 2–0 on aggregate.
The finalist with the better record during the competition's earlier stages (excluding round one), Toluca, hosted the match, at Nemesio Diez Stadium in Toluca.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 12 | Host | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 |
CONCACAF selected the following players as the team of the tournament.
| Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
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| Best Player Award | |||
| Best Goalkeeper Award | |||
| Young Player Award | |||
| Top Scorer Award | |||
| Fair Play Award | N/a |