Its new version Concacaf Champions Cup 2024 will arrive renewed, with more teams participating and more action. From the last format, in which only 16 clubs played, it will expand to 27, giving more teams the chance to win glory, as contested by LAFC and León in California in 2023.
This new campaign doesn’t have an exact start date yet, but it does have ads. How did they get into the tournament and who are they? Next, details.
Which teams qualify for the Champions Cup 2024? The clubs that will play in the Champions Cup
Mexico – Liga MX
- Patsuka
- tigers
- Chivas
- America
- Monterey
For next year’s issue, as far as Mexico is concerned, the champions, runners-up and with the best position in the overall table between the last two semesters: Opening 2022 and Closing 2023. In this sense, the monarchs were Pachuca and Tigerswhich were imposed on Toluca and Chivas with global scandal 8-2.
However, America and Monterey they also entered by being the teams with the highest point total during the regular season between the two tournaments. The eagles they collected 72 points, three fewer than the Rayados between the two semesters.
United States – MLS
- Inter Miami
He Inter Miami of Lionel Messi the ticket was won entering the final of the League Cupwhich ranks the Concachampions for the first time.
New format of the Concachampions
To add to the other ads, you must first check the new format. First of all the rounds will be extended to advance. Instead of entering the round of 16 directly, one more will be added: it will be a general stage. then there will be the best 16 to later gather the quarter-finals, semi-finals (all in a double leg) and the final, which it will be a single game with registered office to be determined.
From 27 clubs, will be 22 play in the first phase and five qualified waiting for the next round round 16. Ranking in the first degree will be determined through three zonal tournaments: one in North America, another in Central America and the last in the Caribbean.
As for Mexico, direct qualification for the 16 will be Pachuca, is the champion who collected the most points between the two tournaments About the Tigers.
The other teams ranked in the Concacaf North zone will be drawn from the following competitions:
- MLS: The winner of the Supporters’ Shield, the highest-ranked team from the other conference and the next two highest-ranked teams in the 2023 Shield table
- US Open Cup: Champion 2023
- Canadian Championship: The winner of the 2023 tournament
- League Cup: the second and third winners 2023
- Canada League: the 2023 Regular Season champion and winner
For Central America there will be six seats distributed in the so-called Central America Cupwhere 20 teams will compete for the aforementioned available spots. In the Caribbean, meanwhile, they will have their own cup which will give three more tickets to the continental fair. These tournaments will be held at the end of 2023.
The teams qualified for the first round of the Concachampions 2024
| Competition | Equipment | Country | classification method |
| Canadian Championship | – | Canada | Champion 2023 |
| Canadian Premier League | – | Canada | Champion and runner-up 2023 |
| caribbean cup | – | – | runners-up and third place |
| Central America Cup | – | – | Runners-up, semi-finals and two best thirds |
| League Cup | – | – | runners-up and third place |
| MX League | Tigres, Chivas, Toluca, Monterrey and America | Mexico | Clausura 2023 champion, Clausura 2023 runner-up, Apertura 2022 champion, Apertura 2022 runner-up, best team in points, second best team in points |
| MLS | – | USA | Supporters’ Shield champion, conference champion, top two teams in the Supporters’ Shield race |
| US Open Cup | – | USA | Champion 2023 |
ANDteams qualifying directly to the round of 16 of Concachampions 2024
| Competition | Equipment | Country | classification method |
| caribbean cup | – | – | Champion 2023 |
| Central America Cup | – | – | Champion 2023 |
| League Cup | – | – | Champion 2023 |
| MX League | Patsuka | Mexico | Champion with the best score in the regular round between Apertura and Clausura |
| MLS | – | USA | Champion 2023 |
