User:Rylesbourne/sandbox/2024–25 CONCACAF Champions League
 Protective Stadium in Birmingham will host the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 27 June – 30 August 2024 Competition proper: 19 September 2024 – 1 June 2025 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 78 (from 53 associations) |
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The 2024–25 CONCACAF Champions League is the 59th season of North Americas's premier club football tournament organised by CONCACAF, and the 16th season since it was renamed from the CONCACAF Champions' Cup to the CONCACAF Champions League.
This will be the first season under a new format, with 36 participating teams that play eight games each against different opponents in a league phase, all the teams being ranked in a joint group. The top sixteen finishers will qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League where they will face eight Liga MX teams and eight MLS teams that received a bye to the round of 16. This will make the first edition of the tournament MLS nor Liga MX teams will play in the qualifying of league stage of the tournament.
Teams
[edit]The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- TH: Champions League title holders
- SL: SuperLiga title holders
- PW: League playoffs winner
- Ap: Apertura
- Cl: Clausura
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions of the previous season
The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).
Notes
- ^ Dominica (DOM): The 2021 Dominica Premier League was suspended during the season due to issues pertaining to the COVID-19. The team with the best record at the time of suspension, Dublanc, qualified for the Champions League.
- ^ El Salvador (SLV): FAS qualified by having the best aggregate record during the 2021–22 Primera División de El Salvador that did not win the Apertura or Clausura final.
- ^ Guatemala (GUA): Clausura winners, Comunicaciones, qualified for the group stage by having the better aggregate record over Apertura winners, Malacateco.
- ^ French Guiana (GYF): The 2021–22 French Guiana Honor Division was suspended during the season due to issues pertaining to the COVID-19. The team with the best record at the time of suspension, Etiole Matoury, qualified for the Champions League.
- ^ Mexico (MEX): UANL qualified in the Clausura playoff spot for having the best aggregate record during the 2021–22 Liga MX season.
- ^ Panama (PAN): Tauro qualified by having the best aggregate record during the 2021–22 Liga Panameña de Fútbol that did not reach the Apertura or Clausura final.
- ^ Saint-Martin (SMT): The 2021–22 Saint-Martin Senior League was suspended during the season due to issues pertaining to the COVID-19. The team with the best record at the time of suspension, Junior Stars, qualified for the Champions League.
- ^ Suriname (SUR): Due to persitant issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname, the 2021–22 edition of the SVB Eerste Divisie was temporary switched to a summer season. The two teams with the best records by 30 June 2022, Inter Moengotapoe and Robinhood, qualified.
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago (TRI): The 2021–22 TT Pro League was cancelled due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Central and Defence Force, who had won league titles in the last five seasons received Champions League licenses by CONCACAF to compete in the 2022–23 Champions League.
Schedule
[edit]The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1] Compared to past seasons, one "exclusive week" will be introduced in which Thursday will also be a matchday.[2][3][4] All matches in other weeks will be played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from the final.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 18 June 2024 | 9–10 July 2024 | 16–17 July 2024 |
| Second qualifying round | 19 June 2024 | 23–24 July 2024 | 30–31 July 2024 | |
| Third qualifying round | 22 July 2024 | 6–7 August 2024 | 13 August 2024 | |
| Play-offs | Play-off round | 5 August 2024 | 20–21 August 2024 | 27–28 August 2024 |
| League phase | Matchday 1 | 29 August 2024 | 17–19 September 2024 | |
| Matchday 2 | 1–2 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 22–23 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 5–6 November 2024 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 26–27 November 2024 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 10–11 December 2024 | |||
| Matchday 7 | 21–22 January 2025 | |||
| Matchday 8 | 29 January 2025 | |||
| Knockout phase | Knockout phase play-offs | 31 January 2025 | 11–12 February 2025 | 18–19 February 2025 |
| Round of 16 | 21 February 2025 | 4–5 March 2025 | 11–12 March 2025 | |
| Quarter-finals | 8–9 April 2025 | 15–16 April 2025 | ||
| Semi-finals | 29–30 April 2025 | 6–7 May 2025 | ||
| Final | 31 May 2025 at Protective Stadium, Birmingham | |||
Qualifying rounds
[edit]First qualifying round
[edit]The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2024. The first legs were played on 9 and 10 July, and the second legs were played on 16 and 17 July 2024.
The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. 12 of the 14 losers were transferred to the Confederations League Champions Path second qualifying round and 2 were transferred to the ConfederationsLeague Champions Path qualifying and received a bye to the third qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions Path | ||||
Wolues  | 4–5 |  Real Santander | 2–5 | 2–0 |
SCSA Eagles  | 1–0 |  Junior Stars | 0–0 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
Western Warriors  | 8–1 |  MVO Tremors | 6–1 | 2–0 |
B-67  | 7–3 |  Miquelonnaise | 3–2 | 4–1 |
Paradise  | 14–1[a] |  Saba Youth | 10–1 | 4–1 |
Étoile Matoury  | 5–1 |  Arawak | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Margarita  | 1–0 |  Real Rincon | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Moulien  | 3–1 |  Deportivo Bluefields | 1–1 | 2–0 |
New Vibes  | 11–4 |  Golden Eagles | 6–3 | 5–1 |
Academy Eagles  | 5–4 |  Doc's United | 3–3 | 3–2 |
| League Path | ||||
Metropolitan  | 4–1 |  Britannia | 1–1 | 3–0 |
O&M  | 3–2 |  Herrera | 1–2 | 2–0 |
Transvaal  | 4–2 |  Ouanaminthe | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Real Estelí  | 5–0 |  Slingerz | 2–0 | 3–0 |
Arnett Gardens  | 3–2 |  Port of Spain | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Scherpenheuvel  | 0–2 |  Port Layola | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Victoria  | 8–0 |  345 | 4–0 | 4–0 |
FAS  | 6–2 |  Mixco | 1–2 | 5–0 |
- ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Second qualifying round
[edit]The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2024. The first legs were played on 23 and 24 July, and the second legs were played on 30 and 31 July 2024.
The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Champions Path third qualifying round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Main Path third qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions Path | ||||
Weymouth Wales  | 3–2 | Moulien | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Cienfuegos  | 4–1 | SCSA Eagles | 2–0 | 2–1 |
PHC Zebras  | 2–0 |  Dublanc | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| B-67 | 5–3 | Paradise | 5–1 | 0–2 |
St. Paul's United  | 4–2 | Real Santander | 2–1 | 2–1 |
Grenades  | 6–1 | New Vibes | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Margarita | 3–0 |  JeBelle | 0–0 | 3–0 |
Franciscain  | 7–2 | Academy Eagles | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Dakota | 4–5 | Étoile Matoury | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Western Warriors | 2–3 |  Central Castries | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| League Path | ||||
Cruz Azul  | 10–0 | Transvaal | 3–0 | 7–0 |
| Tauro | 5–1 | Metropolitan | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Victoria | 3–2 | O&M | 0–2 | 3–0 (a.e.t.) |
Cartaginés  | 4–3 | Firpo | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| FAS | 3–2 | Guastatoya | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Arnett Gardens | 1–4 |  Pacific | 1–4 | 0–0 |
| Real España | 6–0 | Port Layola | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Real Estelí | 0–4 |  New England Revolution | 0–3 | 0–1 |
Third qualifying round
[edit]The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 22 July 2024. The first legs were played on 6 and 7 August, and the second legs were played on 13 August 2024.
The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective paths. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League play-off round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League league phase.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions Path | ||||
| Weymouth Wales | 3–2 | Franciscain | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Grenades | 3–0 | Margarita | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Central Castries | 1–5 | B-67 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Étoile Matoury | 0–1 | PHC Zebras | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| St. Paul's United | 1–3 | Cienfuegos | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| League Path | ||||
| UNAM | 3–4 | St. Louis City | 2–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Herediano | 5–2 | Toluca | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Cruz Azul | 3–0 | Orlando City | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Real España | 5–1 | Pacific | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Tauro | 0–5 | New England Revolution | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Cartaginés | 2–3 | FAS | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Pachuca | 6–2 | Forge | 1–2 | 5–0 |
| Philadelphia Union | 5–0 | Victoria | 2–0 | 3–0 |
League phase
[edit]
The league phase draw for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League took place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 29 August 2024, 18:00 CEST.[5][6] The 36 teams were divided into four pots of nine teams each based on their UEFA club coefficient, except for the Champions League title holders, who were automatically placed as the top seed in pot 1.
The 36 teams were manually drawn and then automated software digitally drew their eight different opponents at random, determining which of their matches were at home and which ones away. Each team will face two opponents from each of the four pots, one at home and one away. Teams could not face opponents from their own association, and could only be drawn against a maximum of two sides from the same association.[7]
Aston Villa, Bologna, Brest, Girona and Slovan Bratislava made their debut appearances since the introduction of the group stage. Brest and Girona also made their debut appearances in European football.[8][9]
A total of 16 national associations are represented in the league phase.
Table
[edit]The top eight ranked teams will receive a bye to the round of 16. The teams ranked from 9th to 24th will contest the knockout phase play-offs, with the teams ranked from 9th to 16th seeded for the draw. Teams ranked from 25th to 30th transfer to the 2024–25 CONCACAF SuperLiga knockout phase, while teams ranked 31st through 36th transfer to the 2024–25 CONCACAF Confederations League knockout phase
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 6 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) |
| 2 | Guadalajara
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | UANL
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
| 4 | Monterrey
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | |
| 5 | Alajuelense
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
| 6 | América
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
| 7 | Columbus Crew
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 10 | St. Louis City
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 11 | Toronto FC
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 4 | |
| 12 | Pachuca
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | |
| 14 | Inter Miami
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 15 | B-67
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 16 | Comunicaciones
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 17 | Herediano
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 18 | Olimpia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 19 | Saprissa
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 20 | Mount Pleasant
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 21 | Sporting San Miguelito
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 22 | Academia Quintana
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
| 23 | Defence Force
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 24 | Municipal
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 25 | Aguila
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Transfer to SuperLiga (seeded) |
| 26 | Diriangén
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 | |
| 27 | Alianza
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | |
| 28 | Cavalier
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |
| 29 | Robinhood
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
| 30 | Independiente
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |
| 31 | Guyana Defence Force
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | Transfer to Confederations League (seeded) |
| 32 | Altitude
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |
| 33 | Cibao
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | |
| 34 | Real Hope
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |
| 35 | Scholars International
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |
| 36 | Weymouth Wales
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Results
[edit]| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
Extra 1  | – | Extra 2 |
| Extra 3 | – | Extra 4 |
| Extra 5 | – | Extra 6 |
| Extra 7 | – | Extra 8 |
| Extra 9 | – | Extra 10 |
| Extra 11 | – | Extra 12 |
| Extra 13 | – | Extra 14 |
| Extra 15 | – | Extra 16 |
| Extra 17 | – | Extra 18 |
| Extra 19 | – | Extra 20 |
| Extra 21 | – | Extra 22 |
| Extra 23 | – | Extra 24 |
| Extra 25 | – | Extra 26 |
| Extra 27 | – | Extra 28 |
| Extra 29 | – | Extra 30 |
| Extra 31 | – | Extra 32 |
| Extra 33 | – | Extra 34 |
| Extra 35 | – | Extra 36 |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Extra 1 | – | Extra 2 |
| Extra 3 | – | Extra 4 |
| Extra 5 | – | Extra 6 |
| Extra 7 | – | Extra 8 |
| Extra 9 | – | Extra 10 |
| Extra 11 | – | Extra 12 |
| Extra 13 | – | Extra 14 |
| Extra 15 | – | Extra 16 |
| Extra 17 | – | Extra 18 |
| Extra 19 | – | Extra 20 |
| Extra 21 | – | Extra 22 |
| Extra 23 | – | Extra 24 |
| Extra 25 | – | Extra 26 |
| Extra 27 | – | Extra 28 |
| Extra 29 | – | Extra 30 |
| Extra 31 | – | Extra 32 |
| Extra 33 | – | Extra 34 |
| Extra 35 | – | Extra 36 |
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