2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup final
| Event | 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | 30 May 2026 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca | ||||||
The 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup final will be the final match of the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup, the 61st season of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean's premier club association football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It will be played on 30 May 2026.[1]
The final will be a single match contested by Toluca FC and Tigres UANL, both of Liga MX. Toluca will host the match due to their better record during the competition's earlier stages.[1] The winners will qualify for the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup.[2]
Background
[edit]Toluca FC will make their fifth appearance in a CONCACAF Champions Cup final. The club has won the competition twice, in 1968 and 2003.[3] Tigres UANL will also make their fifth appearance in a Champions Cup final.[4] They have won the title once, in 2020.[5]
Previous finals
[edit]| Team | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|
 Toluca
|
5 (1968, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2014) |
| Tigres UANL
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4 (2016, 2017, 2019, 2020) |
Venue
[edit]Host selection
[edit]The finalist with the better record during the competition's earlier stages (excluding round one), Toluca, will host the match at Estadio Nemesio Díez in Toluca. [2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca (H)
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 12 | Host |
| 2 | Tigres UANL
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 |
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
[edit]Summary of results
[edit]- Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: Home; A: Away).
| Toluca
|
Round | UANL
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Stages | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bye | Round one |  Forge FC
|
4–1 | 0–0 (A) | 4–1 (H) | |||
 San Diego FC
|
6–3 | 2–3 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Round of 16 | FC Cincinnati
|
5–4 | 0–3 (A) | 5–1 (H) |
| LA Galaxy
|
7–2 | 4–2 (H) | 3–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | Seattle Sounders FC
|
3–3 (a) | 2–0 (H) | 1–3 (A) |
| Los Angeles FC
|
5–2 | 1–2 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Nashville SC
|
2–0 | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
Format
[edit]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.[1]
Match
[edit]Details
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2026 Champions Cup Key Details and Qualified Teams/". CONCACAF.com. Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ a b "Toluca and Tigres Set for Epic 2026 Champions Cup Final Matchup". Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ Codocea, Mauricio (May 2026). "¿Cuántas Concachampions tiene el Toluca? Títulos, finales y la última vez que la ganó". MSN Noticias (in Spanish).
- ^ "Football: Concacaf Champions Cup Champions by Year". Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ Creditor, Avi (6 May 2026). "Toluca comes back on LAFC to set up all-Mexican Concacaf Champions Cup final". The Athletic. The New York Times.