List of CONCACAF Champions Cup and Champions League finals

The CONCACAF Champions Cup (known as the Champions League from 2008 to 2023) is an association football competition established in 1962 by CONCACAF. It is considered the most important international competition for North American clubs. Clubs qualify for the Champions Cup based on their performance in national leagues. The competition has been completed 59 times through the 2024 event, with 61 champions due to a three-way shared title in the 1978 competition.

List of CONCACAF Champions Cup and Champions League finals
Founded1962
RegionCONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean)
Number of teams27 (first round)
2 (finalists)
Current championsMexico Pachuca
(6th title)
Most successful club(s)Mexico América
(7 titles)
2024 final

For the first 30 years, the final was contested over two legs, one at each participating club's stadium. Mexican team Guadalajara won the inaugural competition in 1962, defeating Guatemalan CSD Comunicaciones 6–0 on aggregate. For the 1992 edition, Club América from Mexico defeated Alajuelense from Costa Rica in the first single-legged final held at a neutral venue, the City Stadium in Santa Ana, California. The format returned to a two-legged series from the 2003 edition, excepting for the shortened 2020 edition that was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fourteen finals have featured teams from the same national association: Mexico (1996, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2019) and Costa Rica (2004). América holds the record for the most victories, having won the competition seven times since its inception. Only four teams, all Mexican, have been able to retain their titles. This includes Monterrey (2011, 2012, 2013), Pachuca (2007, 2008), Cruz Azul twice (1969, 1970, 1971 and 1996, 1997), and América (2015, 2016). Teams from Mexico have won the most titles, winning 38 of the tournament's 59 editions. Robinhood from Suriname hold the record for the most losses in the final, having been runners-up on five occasions (1972, 1976, 1977, 1982, and 1983).

The last champions before the competition was renamed to CONCACAF Champions League were Pachuca, who beat Saprissa 3–2 on aggregate in the 2008 finals. Since the rebranding and change of format to Champions League in 2008–09, only clubs from Liga MX and Major League Soccer have reached the final. Since 2005, every final has featured at least one Mexican club and from 2006 to 2021, every final had been won by a Mexican club. In 2022, Seattle Sounders FC became the first non-Mexican team to win the Champions League in 17 years when they defeated Mexican side UNAM in the final.

List of finals

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Key
Finals decided in a playoff
* Finals decided by a penalty shoot-out
Match went to extra time
& Finals decided on away goals
  • The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
  • Finals are listed in the order they were played.
List of CONCACAF Champions' Cup and Champions League finals
Season Winners Score Runners-up Venue
Nation Team Nation Team
1962   MEX Guadalajara 1–0   GUA Comunicaciones Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
5–0 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
1963   HAI Racing Club Haïtien [a]   MEX Guadalajara
1964 Not awarded
1965 Not awarded
1966 Not held
1967   SLV Alianza 1–2   ANT Jong Colombia Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
3–0 Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador
5–3 Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador
1968   MEX Toluca [b]
1969   MEX Cruz Azul 0–0   GUA Comunicaciones Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
1–0 Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico
1970   MEX Cruz Azul [c]
1971   MEX Cruz Azul 5–1[d]   CRC Alajuelense Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico
1972   HON Olimpia 1–0   NGY Robinhood Estadio General Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
0–0 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1973   NGY Transvaal [e]
1974   GUA Municipal 2–1   NGY Transvaal Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
2–1 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
1975   MEX Atlético Español 3–0   SUR Transvaal National Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
2–1 National Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
1976   SLV Águila 5–1   SUR Robinhood Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador
3–2 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador
1977   MEX América 1–0   SUR Robinhood National Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
1–1 National Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
1978   MEX
  GUA
  TRI
Leones Negros UdeG
Comunicaciones
Defence Force
[f]
1979   SLV FAS 1–1   ANT Jong Colombia Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
7–1 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador
1980   MEX UNAM [g]   HON Universidad
1981   SUR Transvaal 1–0   SLV Atlético Marte National Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
1–1 National Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
1982   MEX UNAM 0–0   SUR Robinhood Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico
3–2 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico
1983   MEX Atlante 1–1   SUR Robinhood National Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
5–0 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico
1984   HAI Violette [h]
1985   TRI Defence Force 2–0   HON Olimpia National Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
0–1 Estadio General Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
1986   CRC Alajuelense 4–1   SUR Transvaal Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica
2–1 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica
1987   MEX América 1–1   TRI Defence Force National Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
2–0 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
1988   HON Olimpia 2–0   TRI Defence Force Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
2–0 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1989   MEX UNAM 1–1   CUB Pinar del Río Estadio La Bombonera, Pinar del Río, Cuba
3–1 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico
1990   MEX América 2–2   CUB Pinar del Río Estadio La Bombonera, Pinar del Río, Cuba
6–0 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
1991   MEX Puebla 3–1   TRI Police Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico
1–1 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
1992   MEX América 1–0   CRC Alajuelense Santa Ana Stadium, Santa Ana, United States
1993   CRC Saprissa [i]   MEX León
1994   CRC Cartaginés 3–2   MEX Atlante Spartan Stadium, San José, United States
1995   CRC Saprissa [i]   GUA Municipal Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
1996   MEX Cruz Azul [i]   MEX Necaxa
1997   MEX Cruz Azul 5–3   USA LA Galaxy Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States
1998   USA D.C. United 1–0   MEX Toluca Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States
1999   MEX Necaxa 2–1   CRC Alajuelense Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, United States
2000   USA LA Galaxy 3–2   HON Olimpia Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States
2001 Not held
2002   MEX Pachuca 1–0   MEX Monarcas Morelia Estadio Azul, Mexico City, Mexico
2003   MEX Toluca 3–3   MEX Monarcas Morelia Estadio Morelos, Morelia, Mexico
2–1 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico
2004   CRC Alajuelense 1–1   CRC Saprissa Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica
4–0 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica
2005   CRC Saprissa 2–0   MEX UNAM Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
1–2 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico
2006   MEX América 0–0   MEX Toluca Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico
2–1 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
2007   MEX Pachuca 2–2   MEX Guadalajara Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
0–0*[j] Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico
2008   MEX Pachuca 1–1   CRC Saprissa Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
2–1 Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico
2008–09   MEX Atlante 2–0   MEX Cruz Azul Estadio Azul, Mexico City, Mexico
0–0 Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo, Cancún, Mexico
2009–10   MEX Pachuca 1–2   MEX Cruz Azul Estadio Azul, Mexico City, Mexico
1–0& Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico
2010–11   MEX Monterrey 2–2   USA Real Salt Lake Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico
1–0 Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States
2011–12   MEX Monterrey 2–0   MEX Santos Laguna Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico
1–2 Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico
2012–13   MEX Monterrey 0–0   MEX Santos Laguna Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico
4–2 Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico
2013–14   MEX Cruz Azul 0–0   MEX Toluca Estadio Azul, Mexico City, Mexico
1–1& Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico
2014–15   MEX América 1–1   CAN Montreal Impact Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
4–2 Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada
2015–16   MEX América 2–0   MEX UANL Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
2–1 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
2016–17   MEX Pachuca 1–1   MEX UANL Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
1–0 Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico
2018   MEX Guadalajara 2–1   CAN Toronto FC BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
1–2*[k] Estadio Akron, Guadalajara, Mexico
2019   MEX Monterrey 1–0   MEX UANL Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
1–1 Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe, Mexico
2020   MEX UANL 2–1   USA Los Angeles FC Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States
2021   MEX Monterrey 1–0   MEX América Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico
2022   USA Seattle Sounders FC 2–2   MEX UNAM Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico
3–0 Lumen Field, Seattle, United States
2023   MEX León 2–1   USA Los Angeles FC Estadio León, León, Mexico
1–0 BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States
2024   MEX Pachuca 3–0   USA Columbus Crew Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico

Performances

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By club

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Club Titles Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
  América 7 1 1977, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2006, 2015, 2016 2021
  Cruz Azul 6 2 1969, 1970, 1971, 1996, 1997, 2014 2009, 2010
  Pachuca 6 0 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2024
  Monterrey 5 0 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021
  Saprissa 3 2 1993, 1995, 2005 2004, 2008
  UNAM 3 2 1980, 1982, 1989 2005, 2022
  Transvaal 2 3 1973, 1981 1974, 1975, 1986
  Toluca 2 3 1968, 2003 1998, 2006, 2014
  Alajuelense 2 3 1986, 2004 1971, 1992, 1999
  Defence Force 2 2 1978†, 1985 1987, 1988
  Olimpia 2 2 1972, 1988 1985, 2000
  Guadalajara 2 2 1962, 2018 1963, 2007
  Atlante 2 1 1983, 2009 1994
  UANL 1 3 2020 2016, 2017, 2019
  Comunicaciones 1 2 1978 1962, 1969
  Municipal 1 1 1974 1995
  Necaxa 1 1 1999 1996
  LA Galaxy 1 1 2000 1997
  León 1 1 2023 1993
  Racing 1 0 1963
  Alianza 1 0 1967
  Atlético Español 1 0 1975
  Águila 1 0 1976
  UdeG 1 0 1978
  FAS 1 0 1979
  Violette 1 0 1984
  Puebla 1 0 1991
  Cartaginés 1 0 1994
  D.C. United 1 0 1998
  Seattle Sounders FC 1 0 2022
  Robinhood 0 5 1972, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983
  Jong Colombia 0 2 1967, 1979
  Pinar del Río 0 2 1989, 1990
  Morelia 0 2 2002, 2003
  Santos Laguna 0 2 2012, 2013
  Los Angeles FC 0 2 2020, 2023
  Universidad 0 1 1980
  Atlético Marte 0 1 1981
  Police 0 1 1991
  Real Salt Lake 0 1 2011
  CF Montréal 0 1 2015
  Toronto FC 0 1 2018
  Columbus Crew 0 1 2024

†Title shared.

By nation

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Country Winners Runners-up
  Mexico 39† 20
  Costa Rica 6 5
  United States 3 5
  El Salvador 3 1
  Suriname 2 8
  Honduras 2 3
  Trinidad and Tobago 2† 3
  Guatemala 2† 3
  Haiti 2 0
  Cuba 0 2
  Netherlands Antilles 0 2
  Canada 0 2

†Including one title shared.

Notes

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  1. ^ Difficulties in securing passports for Racing players in time for the September final in Guadalajara caused the match to be postponed three times. After Guadalajara protested to CONCACAF in February 1964, they were declared champions, but after a counter-protest, CONCACAF decided in April that both legs of the final should be played within two months. This forced Guadalajara to withdraw because they were on a tour of Europe at that time: therefore, the final was scratched, and Racing were declared champions.
  2. ^ The final was scratched and Toluca were declared champions after Aurora and Transvaal were ejected from the competition.
  3. ^ The semi-finals and final were scratched and Cruz Azul were declared champions after Saprissa and Transvaal withdrew.
  4. ^ The championship was to be decided by a final hexagonal, but Cruz Azul and Alajuelense finished level on points, meaning a playoff match was required.
  5. ^ The semi-finals and final were scratched and Transvaal were declared champions after Saprissa and Alajuelense withdrew.
  6. ^ The final triangular was scratched and Universidad de Guadalajara, Comunicaciones, and Defence Force were declared joint winners due to administrative problems and disagreement on match dates.
  7. ^ The championship was decided by a final triangular.
  8. ^ The final triangular was scratched and Violette were awarded the championship after CD Guadalajara and New York Pancyprian-Freedoms were both disqualified for failing to agree on match dates.
  9. ^ a b c The championship was decided by a final quadrangular.
  10. ^ Score was 2–2 aggregate after 90 minutes and extra time. Pachuca won the penalty shoot-out 7–6.
  11. ^ Score was 3–3 aggregate after 90 minutes. Guadalajara won the penalty shoot-out 4–2.

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