2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup final

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2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup final
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The Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City hosted the final
Event 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
Cruz Azul Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
50
Date1 June 2025 (2025-06-01)
Venue Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Man of the Match Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul)
Referee Walter López (Guatemala)
Attendance33,046
WeatherCloudy
16 °C (61 °F)
88% humidity [1]
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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]

Contents

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

TeamPrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul 8 ( 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1996 , 1997 , 2009, 2010, 2014 )
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 (debut)

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]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul (H)633083+512Host
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6240117+410
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).
Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul Round Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Opponent Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score1st leg2nd legStagesOpponent Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score1st leg2nd leg
Flag of Haiti.svg Real Hope 7–02–0 (A)5–0 (H)Round one Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 3–21–2 (A)2–0 (H)
Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders 4–10–0 (A)4–1 (H)Round of 16 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 3–3 (a)1–1 (H)2–2 (A)
Flag of Mexico.svg América 2–10–0 (A)2–1 (H)Quarter-finals Flag of Mexico.svg UNAM 3–3 (a)1–1 (H)2–2 (A)
Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 2–11–1 (A)1–0 (H)Semi-finals Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami 5–12–0 (H)3–1 (A)

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

Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico.svg 5–0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 33,046
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
GK23 Flag of Colombia.svg Kevin Mier
RB2 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Sánchez
CB4 Flag of Colombia.svg Willer Ditta
CB33 Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Piovi
LB29 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Rotondi
CM19 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Rodríguez Sub off.svg 86'
CM6 Flag of Mexico.svg Érik Lira
CM8 Flag of Argentina.svg Lorenzo Faravelli Sub off.svg 77'
RF15 Flag of Uruguay.svg Ignacio Rivero (c)Sub off.svg 67'
CF9 Flag of Mexico.svg Ángel Sepúlveda Sub off.svg 77'
LF7 Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Bogusz Sub off.svg 67'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Mexico.svg Andrés Gudiño
GK30 Flag of Mexico.svg Emmanuel Ochoa
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Omar Campos
DF5 Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Orozco Sub on.svg 67'
DF26 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Vargas
MF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Alexis Gutiérrez Sub on.svg 86'
MF17 Flag of Mexico.svg Amaury García
MF18 Flag of Argentina.svg Luka Romero Sub on.svg 77'
MF31 Flag of Mexico.svg Amaury Morales Sub on.svg 77'
MF32 Flag of Mexico.svg Cristian Jiménez
FW11 Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Giakoumakis Sub on.svg 67'
FW21 Flag of Uruguay.svg Gabriel Fernández
Manager:
Flag of Uruguay.svg Vicente Sánchez
GK1 Flag of Japan.svg Yohei Takaoka
RB18 Flag of Colombia.svg Édier Ocampo Sub off.svg 46'
CB4 Flag of Serbia.svg Ranko Veselinović (c)Yellow card.svg 65'Sub off.svg 86'
CB33 Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Blackmon
LB3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sam Adekugbe
CM45 Flag of Ecuador.svg Pedro Vite Sub off.svg 63'
CM20 Flag of Paraguay.svg Andrés Cubas
CM26 Flag of Cameroon.svg J.C. Ngando Sub off.svg 80'
RF22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ali Ahmed
CF24 Flag of the United States.svg Brian White
LF7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jayden Nelson Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutes:
GK30 Flag of the United States.svg Adrian Zendejas
GK32 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Isaac Boehmer
DF2 Flag of Uruguay.svg Mathías Laborda Sub on.svg 46'
DF12 Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Belal Halbouni
DF15 Flag of Norway.svg Bjørn Inge Utvik Sub on.svg 86'
DF27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Giuseppe Bovalina
DF28 Flag of the United States.svg Tate Johnson
MF13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ralph Priso Sub on.svg 63'
MF59 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeevan Badwal
FW11 Flag of the United States.svg Emmanuel Sabbi Sub on.svg 46'
FW14 Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Ríos Sub on.svg 80'
FW19 Flag of Croatia.svg Damir Kreilach
Manager:
Flag of Denmark.svg 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

    1. ↑ "Past Weather in Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico — May 2025". timeanddate.com. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
    2. 1 2 3 "These are the qualified clubs for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup/". CONCACAF.com. Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
    3. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps to face Cruz Azul in Concacaf Champions Cup final". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
    4. ↑ "Cruz Azul and Vancouver Whitecaps FC to face off in 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Final on June 1". CONCACAF.com. Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
    5. ↑ Rueter, Jeff (30 April 2025). "Vancouver thrashes Messi's Miami to reach Concacaf Champions Cup final" . The Athletic . Retrieved 30 April 2025.
    6. ↑ Trujillo Alarcón, Rafael (1 May 2025). "¿Cuántas finales de la Concacaf Champions Cup ha jugado Cruz Azul?". record.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
    7. ↑ "Cruz Azul and Vancouver Whitecaps FC to face off in 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Final on June 1". CONCACAF.com. Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
    8. ↑ "Whitecaps FC to face Cruz Azul in Concacaf Champions Cup final" (Press release). Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
    9. ↑ "Cruz Azul and Vancouver Whitecaps FC to face off in 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Final on June 1". CONCACAF.com (Press release). Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
    10. ↑ "Regulations of the CONCACAF Champions Cup 2025" (pdf). CONCACAF.com. Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
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