Concacaf announces schedule for 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One and Round of 16 matches | OneFootball

Miami, FL (Monday, December 17, 2023) – Concacaf has announced the schedule for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One and Round of 16 matches.

The Concacaf Champions Cup 59th edition, which has been revamped to include 27 of the best clubs from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean and five rounds, crowns the Confederation's club champion and is the sole qualification route for the region's clubs to the new and expanded FIFA Club World Cup.

The matchups for Round One and the Round of 16, as well as each club's path to the Final were determined at the official draw on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, and are as follows (bracket available here and below):

RO Matchup #1: Philadelphia Union (USA) vs Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) RO Matchup #2: Deportivo Toluca (MEX) vs  CS Herediano (CRC)  RO Matchup #3: Club América (MEX) vs Real Estelí FC (NCA) RO Matchup #4: CD Guadalajara (MEX) vs Forge FC (CAN) RO Matchup #5: New England Revolution (USA) vs CA Independiente (PAN) RO Matchup #6: Houston Dynamo FC (USA) vs St. Louis CITY SC (USA) RO Matchup #7: Tigres UANL (MEX) vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN) RO Matchup #8: Orlando City SC (USA) vs Cavalry FC (CAN) RO Matchup #9: CF Monterrey (MEX) vs Comunicaciones FC (GUA) RO Matchup #10: FC Cincinnati (USA) vs Cavalier FC (JAM) RO Matchup #11: Nashville SC (USA) vs Moca FC (DOM)

Following home and away play, the aggregate score winner in each Round One matchup will advance to the Round of 16.The Round of 16 includes five pre-seeded clubs (three regional cup winners and the champions of the two best-ranked domestic leagues) and the 11 Round One winners. The Round of 16 matchups are as follow: R16 Matchup #1: CF Pachuca (MEX) vs W1 R16 Matchup #2: SV Robinhood (SUR) vs W2 R16 Matchup #3: W3 vs W4 R16 Matchup #4: LD Alajuelense (CRC) vs W5 R16 Matchup #5: Columbus Crew (USA) vs W6 R16 Matchup #6: W7 vs W8 R16 Matchup #7: W9 vs W10 R16 Matchup #8: Inter Miami CF (USA) vs W11

The Round of 16 will be played in March 2024, followed by the Quarterfinals and Semifinals in April, and the single-leg Final on Sunday, June 2.

2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One*Kickoff times listed in ET (local) and home club listed first

WEEK 1

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 20:00 (19:00) Comunicaciones FC vs CF Monterrey  - Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, GUA22:00 (21:00) Real Estelí FC vs Club América - Estadio Independencia, Estelí, NCA

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 18:00 (17:00) CS Herediano vs Deportivo Toluca FC - Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, CRC20:00 (20:00) Forge FC vs CD Guadalajara -Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, CAN22:00 (19:00) Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Tigres UANL - Starlight Stadium, Langford, CAN

WEEK 2Tuesday, February 13, 2024 22:00 (21:00) CD Guadalajara vs Forge FC - Estadio Akron, Guadalajara, MEXWednesday, February 14, 2024 20:00 (19:00) Tigres UANL vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC - Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, MEX22:15 (21:15) Club América vs. Real Estelí FC - Estadio Ciudad de Deportes, Mexico City, MEX

Thursday, February 15, 2024 20:00 (19:00) Deportivo Toluca FC vs CS Herediano - Estadio Nemesio Diez, Toluca, MEX22:15 (21:15) CF Monterrey vs Comunicaciones FC - Estadio BBVA, Monterrey, MEXWEEK 3

Wednesday, February 20, 2024 20:00 (19:00) St. Louis CITY SC vs Houston Dynamo FC - CITYPARK, St. Louis, MO, USA22:00 (21:00) Deportivo Saprissa vs Philadelphia Union -  Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, CRC

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 20:00 (20:00) CA Independiente vs New England Revolution -  Estadio Universitario, Penonomé, PAN22:00 (19:00) Cavalry FC vs Orlando City SC - Starlight Stadium, Langford, CAN

Thursday, February 22, 2024 19:00 (20:00) Moca FC vs Nashville SC - Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago, DOM21:00 (21:00) Cavalier FC vs FC Cincinnati - National Stadium, Kingston, JAM

WEEK 4

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 18:00 (18:00) Orlando City SC vs Cavalry FC - Exploria Stadium, Orlando, FL, USA20:15 (20:15) Philadelphia Union vs Deportivo Saprissa  - Subaru Park, Chester, PA, USA 22:30 (21:30) Houston Dynamo FC vs St. Louis CITY SC - Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX, USA

Wednesday, February 28, 202419:00 (19:00) FC Cincinnati vs. Cavalier FC - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, OH, USA21:15 (20:15) Nashville SC vs Moca FC - GEODIS Park, Nashville, TN, USA

Thursday, February 29, 2024 20:15 (20:15) New England Revolution vs CA Independiente - Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA, USA

2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16*Kickoff times listed in ET (local) and home club listed first.First Leg MatchesTuesday, March 5, 2024 18:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #1 vs CF Pachuca - TBC20:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #8 vs Winner RO Matchup #7 - TBC22:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #2 vs SV Robinhood - TBC

Wednesday, March 6, 2024  18:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #5 vs LD Alajuelense - TBC20:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #6 vs Columbus Crew - TBC22:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #4 vs Winner RO Matchup #3 - TBC

Thursday, March 7, 2024 19:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #10 vs Winner RO Matchup #9 - TBC21:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #11 vs Inter Miami CF - TBCSecond Leg Matches

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 18:00 (18:00) Columbus Crew vs Winner RO Matchup #6 - Lower.com Field, Columbus, OH, USA20:15 (18:15) CF Pachuca vs Winner RO Matchup #1 - Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, MEX22:30 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #7 vs Winner RO Matchup #8 - TBC

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 18:00 (19:00) SV Robinhood vs Winner RO Matchup #2 - Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, SUR20:15 (20:15) Inter Miami CF vs Winner RO Matchup #11 - DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA22:30 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #3 vs Winner RO Matchup #4 - TBC

Thursday, March 14, 2024 20:00 (18:00) LD Alajuelense vs Winner RO Matchup #5 - Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, CRC22:15 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #9 vs Winner RO Matchup #10 - TBC

2024 Concacaf Champions Cup WindowsRound One: February 6-8 (Week 1), 13-15 (Week 2), 20-22 (Week 3) and 27-29 (Week 4)  Round of 16: March 5-7 (First Legs) and 12-14 (Second Legs)  Quarterfinals: April 2-4 (First Legs) and 9-11 (Second Legs)  Semifinals: April 23-25 (First Legs) and April 30 - May 2 (Second Legs)  Final: Sunday, June 2 (Single Leg)

Financial distributions

In addition to expanding the competition format, Concacaf has significantly increased the financial distributions for all participating clubs in the Concacaf Champions Cup. Starting in 2024, for each edition, the tournament’s champion will receive USD $5m+ in financial distributions, an increase of close to five times compared with the Concacaf Champions League era.

Broadcast Information

Fans will be able to follow and enjoy the competition through the Confederation's TV partner networks, including FOX Sports | Tubi (USA-English), TUDN | ViX (USA-Spanish), Fox Sports Mexico (Mexico-Spanish), ESPN | Star+ (Central America, Caribbean, and South America), and the Concacaf Official Platforms for all other territories (subject to territory restrictions).

In the previous edition of the Concacaf Champions Cup, Club Leon of Mexico won its first continental title after defeating LAFC 3-1 in the Final on aggregate. By winning the title, Club Leon secured a berth in this year's FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia and the 2025 expanded edition. The 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup winner will join Club Leon, Seattle Sounders FC (2022), and CF Monterrey (2021) as the region's four representatives in the 32-club 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.