2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup final

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The 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup final was the final match of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, the 60th season of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean's premier club association football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was played on 1 June 2025.[2]

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2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup final
Event2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
Date1 June 2025 (2025-06-01)
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Man of the MatchÁngel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul)
RefereeWalter López (Guatemala)
Attendance33,046
WeatherCloudy
16 °C (61 °F)
88% humidity[1]
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The final was a single match contested by Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer and Cruz Azul of Liga MX. Cruz Azul hosted the match due to their better record during the competition's earlier stages.[2] The winners qualified to the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup.[3][4]

Cruz Azul defeated Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–0, which was the most lopsided Champions Cup final since 1990, where Club América defeated FC Pinar del Río 8–2.

Background

Vancouver Whitecaps FC made their first appearance in a CONCACAF Champions Cup final and were the third Canadian team to do so, following the Montreal Impact in 2015 and Toronto FC in 2018.[5]

Cruz Azul made their seventh appearance in a Champions Cup final. Including editions won without a final match in 1970 and 1996, this marks their ninth title-deciding participation.[6]

Previous finals

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Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Mexico Cruz Azul 8 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2014)
Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 (debut)
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Venue

Host selection

The finalist with the better record during the competition's earlier stages (excluding round one), Cruz Azul, hosted the match at Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City.[7]

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final
1 Mexico Cruz Azul (H) 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 12 Host
2 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6 2 4 0 11 7 +4 10
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Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts

Road to the final

Summary of results

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: Home; A: Away).
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Mexico Cruz Azul Round Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Opponent Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 1st leg 2nd leg Stages Opponent Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 1st leg 2nd leg
Haiti Real Hope 7–0 2–0 (A) 5–0 (H) Round one Costa Rica Saprissa 3–2 1–2 (A) 2–0 (H)
United States Seattle Sounders 4–1 0–0 (A) 4–1 (H) Round of 16 Mexico Monterrey 3–3 (a) 1–1 (H) 2–2 (A)
Mexico América 2–1 0–0 (A) 2–1 (H) Quarter-finals Mexico UNAM 3–3 (a) 1–1 (H) 2–2 (A)
Mexico UANL 2–1 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Semi-finals United States Inter Miami 5–1 2–0 (H) 3–1 (A)
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Broadcasting

In Canada, the match was broadcast on OneSoccer, a subscription streaming service that also has a linear feed on Telus TV.[8] Other broadcasters included Fox Sports and TUDN in the United States; Tubi in Mexico; Star+ in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America; and CONCACAF's YouTube channel in certain territories.[9]

Format

While the rest of the tournament was played as a home-and-away two-legged match pairing, the final was a single-leg match where the winners would be crowned the champions. The home team for the match would be the team with the better performance from the round of 16 to the semi-finals.[2]

Match

Details

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Cruz Azul Mexico5–0Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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Cruz Azul
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
GK23Colombia Kevin Mier
RB2Mexico Jorge Sánchez
CB4Colombia Willer Ditta
CB33Argentina Gonzalo Piovi
LB29Argentina Carlos Rotondi
CM19Mexico Carlos Rodríguezdownward-facing red arrow 86'
CM6Mexico Érik Lira
CM8Argentina Lorenzo Faravellidownward-facing red arrow 77'
RF15Uruguay Ignacio Rivero (c)downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF9Mexico Ángel Sepúlvedadownward-facing red arrow 77'
LF7Poland Mateusz Boguszdownward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutes:
GK1Mexico Andrés Gudiño
GK30Mexico Emmanuel Ochoa
DF3Mexico Omar Campos
DF5Mexico Jesús Orozcoupward-facing green arrow 67'
DF26Mexico Carlos Vargas
MF14Mexico Alexis Gutiérrezupward-facing green arrow 86'
MF17Mexico Amaury García
MF18Argentina Luka Romeroupward-facing green arrow 77'
MF31Mexico Amaury Moralesupward-facing green arrow 77'
MF32Mexico Cristian Jiménez
FW11Greece Giorgos Giakoumakisupward-facing green arrow 67'
FW21Uruguay Gabriel Fernández
Manager:
Uruguay Vicente Sánchez
GK1Japan Yohei Takaoka
RB18Colombia Édier Ocampodownward-facing red arrow 46'
CB4Serbia Ranko Veselinović (c)Yellow card 65'downward-facing red arrow 86'
CB33United States Tristan Blackmon
LB3Canada Sam Adekugbe
CM45Ecuador Pedro Vitedownward-facing red arrow 63'
CM20Paraguay Andrés Cubas
CM26Cameroon J.C. Ngandodownward-facing red arrow 80'
RF22Canada Ali Ahmed
CF24United States Brian White
LF7Canada Jayden Nelsondownward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
GK30United States Adrian Zendejas
GK32Canada Isaac Boehmer
DF2Uruguay Mathías Labordaupward-facing green arrow 46'
DF12Syria Belal Halbouni
DF15Norway Bjørn Inge Utvikupward-facing green arrow 86'
DF27Australia Giuseppe Bovalina
DF28United States Tate Johnson
MF13Canada Ralph Prisoupward-facing green arrow 63'
MF59Canada Jeevan Badwal
FW11United States Emmanuel Sabbiupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW14Mexico Daniel Ríosupward-facing green arrow 80'
FW19Croatia Damir Kreilach
Manager:
Denmark Jesper Sørensen

Man of the Match:
Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul)

Assistant referees:
Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua)
Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic)
Fourth official:
Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Video assistant referee:
Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Match rules[10]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time
  • Maximum of three substitution opportunities, with a fourth allowed in extra time


Notes

References

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