List of CONCACAF Champions Cup and Champions League finals explained

Founded:1962
Region:CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean)
Number Of Teams:27 (first round)
2 (finalists)
Current Champions: Pachuca
(6th title)
Most Successful Club: América
(7 titles)
Current:2024 final

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.

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

Key
width=40px align=center style="background-color:#D0F0C0"Finals decided in a playoff
width=40px align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"Finals decided by a penalty shoot-out
width=40px align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"Match went to extra time
width=40px align=center style="background-color:#eeee00"&Finals decided on away goals
List of CONCACAF Champions' Cup and Champions League finals
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upVenue
NationTeamNationTeam
1962Guadalajara1–0ComunicacionesEstadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
5–0Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
1963Racing Club HaïtienGuadalajara
1964–65Not awarded
1966Not held
1967Alianza1–2Jong ColombiaErgilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
3–0Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador
5–3Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador
1968Toluca
1969Cruz Azul0–0ComunicacionesEstadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
1–0Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico
1970Cruz Azul
1971Cruz Azul5–1AlajuelenseEstadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico
1972Olimpia1–0RobinhoodEstadio General Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
0–0Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1973Transvaal
1974Municipal2–1TransvaalEstadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
2–1Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
1975Atlético Español3–0TransvaalNational Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
2–1National Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
1976Águila5–1RobinhoodEstadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador
3–2Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador
1977América1–0RobinhoodNational Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
1–1National Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
1978

Leones Negros UdeG
Comunicaciones
Defence Force
1979FAS1–1Jong ColombiaErgilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
7–1Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador
1980UNAMUniversidad
1981Transvaal1–0Atlético MarteNational Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
1–1National Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
1982UNAM0–0RobinhoodEstadio Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico
3–2Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico
1983Atlante1–1RobinhoodNational Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
5–0Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico
1984Violette
1985Defence Force2–0OlimpiaNational Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
0–1Estadio General Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
1986Alajuelense4–1TransvaalEstadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica
2–1Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica
1987América1–1Defence ForceNational Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
2–0Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
1988Olimpia2–0Defence ForceEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
2–0Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1989UNAM1–1Pinar del RíoEstadio La Bombonera, Pinar del Río, Cuba
3–1Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico
1990América2–2Pinar del RíoEstadio La Bombonera, Pinar del Río, Cuba
6–0Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
1991Puebla3–1PoliceEstadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico
1–1Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
1992América1–0AlajuelenseSanta Ana Stadium, Santa Ana, United States
1993SaprissaLeón
1994Cartaginés3–2AtlanteSpartan Stadium, San José, United States
1995SaprissaMunicipalEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
1996Cruz AzulNecaxa
1997Cruz Azul5–3LA GalaxyRobert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States
1998D.C. United1–0TolucaRobert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States
1999Necaxa2–1AlajuelenseSam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, United States
2000LA Galaxy3–2OlimpiaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States
2001Not held
2002Pachuca1–0Monarcas MoreliaEstadio Azul, Mexico City, Mexico
2003Toluca3–3Monarcas MoreliaEstadio Morelos, Morelia, Mexico
2–1Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico
2004Alajuelense1–1SaprissaEstadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica
4–0Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica
2005Saprissa2–0UNAMEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
1–2Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico
2006América0–0TolucaEstadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico
2–1Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
2007Pachuca2–2GuadalajaraEstadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
0–0*Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico
2008Pachuca1–1SaprissaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
2–1Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico
2008–09Atlante2–0Cruz AzulEstadio Azul, Mexico City, Mexico
0–0Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo, Cancún, Mexico
2009–10Pachuca1–2Cruz AzulEstadio Azul, Mexico City, Mexico
1–0&</sup>Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico
2010–11Monterrey2–2Real Salt LakeEstadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico
1–0Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States
2011–12Monterrey2–0Santos LagunaEstadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico
1–2Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico
2012–13Monterrey0–0Santos LagunaEstadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico
4–2Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico
2013–14Cruz Azul0–0TolucaEstadio Azul, Mexico City, Mexico
1–1&</sup>Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico
2014–15América1–1Montreal ImpactEstadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
4–2Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada
2015–16América2–0UANLEstadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
2–1Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
2016–17Pachuca1–1UANLEstadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
1–0Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico
2018Guadalajara2–1Toronto FCBMO Field, Toronto, Canada
1–2*Estadio Akron, Guadalajara, Mexico
2019Monterrey1–0UANLEstadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
1–1Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe, Mexico
2020UANL2–1Los Angeles FCExploria Stadium, Orlando, United States
2021Monterrey1–0AméricaEstadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico
2022Seattle Sounders FC2–2UNAMEstadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico
3–0Lumen Field, Seattle, United States
2023León2–1Los Angeles FCEstadio León, León, Mexico
1–0BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States
2024Pachuca3–0Columbus CrewEstadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico

Performances

See also: CONCACAF Champions' Cup and Champions League records and statistics.

By club

ClubTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
7 1 2021
6 2 2009, 2010
6 0
5 0
3 2 2004, 2008
3 2 2005, 2022
2 3 1974, 1975, 1986
2 3 1998, 2006, 2014
2 3 1971, 1992, 1999
2 2 1987, 1988
2 2 1985, 2000
2 2 1963, 2007
2 1 1994
2 1 1996
1 3 2016, 2017, 2019
1 2 1978† 1962, 1969
1 1 1995
1 1 1997
1 1 1993
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 0 1978†
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
0 5 1972, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983
0 2 1967, 1979
0 2 1989, 1990
0 2 2002, 2003
0 2 2012, 2013
0 2 2020, 2023
0 1 1980
0 1 1981
0 1 1991
0 1 2011
0 1 2015
0 1 2018
0 1 2024
†Title shared.

By nation

CountryWinnersRunners-up
39†20
65
35
31
28
23
2†3
2†3
20
02
02
02
†Including one title shared

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