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2023–24 CONCACAF Champions League
Ohio Stadium in Columbus will host the final.
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
27 June – 30 August 2023
Competition proper:
19 September 2023 – 1 June 2024
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 78 (from 53 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played122
Attendance2,338,496 (19,168 per match)

The 2023–24 CONCACAF Champions League is the 59th season of North America's premier club football tournament organised by CONCACAF, and the 16th season since it was renamed from the Champions Cup to the CONCACAF Champions League.

The final will be played at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The winners of the 2023–24 CONCACAF Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, earn the right to play against the winners of the 2023–24 CONCACAF SuperLiga in the 2024 CONCACAF Super Cup, and also enter the 32-team 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.

UANL are the defending champions.

Association team allocation

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A total of 78 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA member associations are set to participate in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League (the exceptions being Liechtenstein,[Note LIE] which does not organise a domestic league and Russia[Note RUS]). The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[1]

Association ranking

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For the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2022 UEFA association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2017–18 to 2021–22.[2] The team allocation reflects Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.

Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations may have additional teams (a maximum of 5 per association) participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

  • (UEL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
Association ranking for 2023–24 CONCACAF Champions League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1   United States 106.641 5
2   Mexico 96.141
3   Canada 76.902 4
4   Costa Rica 75.213
5   Panama 60.081 3
6   Honduras 53.382
7   El Salvador 49.300
8   Jamaica 38.850
9   Trinidad and Tobago 36.900
10   Guatemala 34.482 2
11   Dominican Republic 33.375
12   Haiti 31.800
13   Suriname 30.600
14   Nicaragua 29.675
15   Guyana 28.200
16   Puerto Rico 27.800
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
17   Curaçao 27.250 2
18   Cayman Islands 27.175
19   Belize 27.150
20   Antigua and Barbuda 27.100 1
21   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.375
22   Aruba 24.375
23   Cuba 22.875
24   Bermuda 19.500
25   Saint Kitts and Nevis 17.150
26   Dominica 17.000
27   Bahamas 16.375
28   Martinique 15.875
29   Guadeloupe 15.750
30   Barbados 15.625
31   Grenada 15.000
32   U.S. Virgin Islands 12.500
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
33   British Virgin Islands 11.250 1
34   French Guiana 10.000
35   Bonaire 9.125
36   Greenland 8.875
37   Saint-Martin 8.750
38   Sint Maarten 8.625
39   Anguilla 8.166
40   San Andrés and Providencia 8.125
41   Nueva Esparta 8.125
42   Saint Luica 8.083
43   Statia 8.000
44   Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7.250
45   Montserrat 7.041
46   Saint Barthélemy 7.000
47   Saba 7.000
48   Corn Islands 4.665

Distribution

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The following is the default access list for the 2023–24 season.[3]

Access list for 2023–24 CONCACAF Champions League
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(30 teams)
Champions Path
(20 teams)
  • 4 champions from associations 45–48
League Path
(4 teams)
  • 2 third-placed teams from associations 8–9
  • 2 runners-up from associations 18–19
Second qualifying round
(24 teams)
Champions Path
(30 teams)
  • 28 champions from associations 17–44
  • 2 winners from the first qualifying round
League Path
(12 teams)
  • 10 runners-up from associations 8–17
  • 2 winners from the first qualifying round (League Path)
Third qualifying round
(20 teams)
Champions Path
(18 teams)
  • 3 champions from associations 14–16
  • 15 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path
(8 teams)
  • 2 second-placed teams from associations 5–7
  • 2 third-placed teams from associations 5–7
  • 6 winners from the second qualifying round (League Path)
Play-off round
(12 teams)
Champions Path
(6 teams)
  • 3 champions from associations 11–13
  • 9 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path
(6 teams)
  • 2 third-placed teams from associations 3–4
  • 2 fourth-placed teams from associations 3–4
  • 2 fifth-placed teams from associations 1–2
  • 6 winners from the third qualifying round (League Path)
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • SuperLiga title holder
  • Champions League title holder
  • 10 champions from associations 1–10
  • 4 runners-up from associations 1–4
  • 2 third-placed teams from associations 1–2
  • 2 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–2
  • 6 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 6 winners from the play-off round (League Path)
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

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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
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions of the previous season
  • PW: League play-offs winner
  • Ap-C: Apertura champion
  • Ap-RU: Apertura runner-up
  • Cl-C: Clausura champion
  • Cl-RU: Clausura runner-up
  • LC: League Cup champion

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).

Qualified teams for 2023–24 CONCACAF Champions League
Entry round Teams
Group stage   UANL (TH/Cl-W)   Portland Timbers (SL)   Los Angeles FC (CW/1st)   Philadelphia Union (2nd)
  Austin FC (4th)[Note USA]   New York City FC (5th)   Pachuca (Ap-W)   Toluca (Ap-RU)
  Guadalajara (Cl-RU)   Monterrey (1st)[Note MEX]   Vancouver Whitecaps (LC)   Atlético Ottawa (PW)
  Saprissa (Ap-W)   Alajuelense (Cl-W)   Olimpia (1st)   Alianza (1st)
  FAS (1st)   Harbour View (1st)   Defence Force (1st)   Comunicaciones (1st)
Play-off round CH   Cibao (1st)   Arcahaie (1st)   Robinhood (1st)
LP   Inter Miami (LGC)   América (2nd)   CF Montréal (LC-RU)   Forge (1st)
  Herediano (Ap-RU)   Cartaginés (Cl-RU)
Third qualifying round CH   Real Estelí (1st)   Guyana Defence Force (1st)   Metropolitan FA (1st)
LP   Motagua (2nd)   Marathón (3rd)   Independiente (2nd)   Árabe Unido (3rd)
  Jocoro (2nd)   Águila (3rd)
Second qualifying round CH   Jong Holland (1st)   Scholars International (1st)   Verdes (1st)   Grenades (1st)
  Jebelle (1st)   RCA (1st)   Cienfuegos (1st)   PHC Zebras (1st)
  St. Paul's United (1st)   Dublanc (1st)   Western Warriors (1st)   Colonial (1st)
  Moulien (1st)   Weymouth Wales (1st)   Paradise (1st)   New Vibes (1st)
  One Love United (1st)   Etoile Matoury (1st)   Real Rincon (1st)   B-67 (1st)
  Concordia (1st)   SCSA Eagles (1st)   Roaring Lions (1st)   Real San Andrés (1st)
  Margarita (1st)   B1 (1st)   Golden Eagles (1st)   Saint Pierraise (1st)
LP   Dunbeholden (2nd)   Port of Spain (2nd)   Municipal (2nd)   Atlántico (2nd)
  Baltimore (2nd)   Inter Moengotapoe (2nd)   Diriangén (2nd)   Western Tigers (2nd)
  Quintana (2nd)   Jong Colombia (2nd)
First qualifying round CH   Police Force (1st)   Team FWI (1st)   SUSM (1st)   Long Bay (1st)
LP   Cavalier (3rd)   Sando (3rd)   Jong Colombia (2nd)   Elite (2nd)
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    United States (USA): The third-placed MLS team, CF Montréal, cannot qualify for CONCACAF competitions through Major League Soccer, but instead through the Canadian Championship, therefore the fourth-placed MLS finisher, Austin FC, took Montreal's place.
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    Mexico (MEX): The 2022–23 CONCACAF Champions League winners, UANL qualified automatically for the 2023–24 Champions League for winning last year's edition. Therefore, the highest aggregate team to not already qualify, Monterrey, took UANL's spot.

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.[4][5][6] All matches are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from the preliminary round final and the final.

Schedule for 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 20 June 2023 11–12 July 2023 18–19 July 2023
Second qualifying round 21 June 2023 25–26 July 2023 1–2 August 2023
Third qualifying round 24 July 2023 8–9 August 2023 15 August 2023
Play-offs Play-off round 7 August 2023 22–23 August 2023 29–30 August 2023
Group stage Matchday 1 31 August 2023 19–20 September 2023
Matchday 2 3–4 October 2023
Matchday 3 24–25 October 2023
Matchday 4 7–8 November 2023
Matchday 5 28–29 November 2023
Matchday 6 12–13 December 2023
Knockout phase Round of 16 18 December 2023 20–21 February 2024 12–13 March 2024
Quarter-finals 15 March 2024 9–10 April 2024 16–17 April 2024
Semi-finals 30 April – 1 May 2024 7–8 May 2024
Final 1 June 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London

Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2023–24 CONCACAF Champions League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

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The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 20 June 2023. The first legs were played on 11 and 12 July, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 July 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. 13 of the 15 losers were transferred to the Confederations League Champions Path second qualifying round and 2 losers received a bye and were transferred to the Confederations Champions Path third qualifying round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Police Force   11–2   SUSM 4–0 7–2
Long Bay   3–6   Team FWI 3–5 0–1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Cavalier   3–1   Jong Colombia 1–1 2–0
Sando   1–1 (8–7 (p))   Elite 0–0 1–1 (a.e.t.)

Second qualifying round

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The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023. The first legs were played on 25 and 26 July, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path third qualifying round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Jong Holland   7–1   Weymouth Wales 4–1 3–0
Moulien   2–0   Paradise 0–0 2–0
Cienfuegos   4–3   Western Warriors 3–2 1–1
Grenades   3–2   Jebelle 0–1 3–1 (a.e.t.)
St. Paul's United   10–1   BAYS 3–0 7–1
Margarita   2–0   Real Rincon 1–0 1–0
PHC Zebras   4–0   Roaring Lions 4–0 0–0
Dublanc   3–5   New Vibes 3–3 0–2
Verdes   13–2   One Love United 5–0 8–2
Scholars International   9–0   Real San Andrés 8–0 1–0
B-67   5–4   Saint Pierraise 4–2 1–2
RCA   0–0 (6–5 (p))   Etoile Matoury 0–0 0–0 (a.e.t.)
SCSA Eagles   3–2   Concordia 1–2 2–0
Golden Eagles   1–4   FWI 1–1 0–3
Colonial   17–1   Police Force 6–1 11–0
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Municipal   9–1   Quintana 3–1 6–0
Inter Moengotapoe   4–1   Jong Colombia 1–1 3–0
Dunbeholden   2–0   Diriangén 0–0 2–0
Atlántico   2–3   Sando 0–1 2–2
Port of Spain   2–2 (2–4 (p))   Western Tigers 1–0 1–2
Cavalier   1–5   Baltimore 0–2 1–3

Third qualifying round

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The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023. The first legs were played on 8 and 9 August, and the second legs were played on 14 and 15 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions or League Path play-off round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Real Estelí   2–5   Metropolitan FA 0–1 2–4
PHC Zebras   2–2 (12–11 p)   New Vibes 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Grenades   4–1   Cienfuegos 2–0 2–1
Scholars International   3–2   B-67 2–1 1–1
Verdes   7–1   St. Paul's United 6–0 1–1
RCA   9–3   SCSA Eagles 5–3 4–0
Guyana Defence Force   4–0   Moulien 2–0 2–0
Margarita   0–1   Colonial 0–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Jong Holland   16–1   FWI 6–0 10–1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Árabe Unido   3–4   Baltimore 1–3 2–1
Motagua   5–2   Sando 1–0 4–1
Águila   5–3   Municipal 2–3 3–0
Marathón   3–1   Western Tigers 1–1 2–0
Inter Moengotapoe   4–2   Dunbeholden 2–2 2–0
Independiente   2–1   Jocoro 2–1 0–0

Play-off round

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The first legs were played on 22 and 23 August, and the second legs were played on 29 and 30 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were transferred to the SuperLiga group stage.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Arcahaie   4–5   Cibao 2–2 2–3
Colonial   1–0   Scholars International 1–0 0–0
PHC Zebras   0–2   Metropolitan FA 0–1 0–1
Jong Holland   5–8   Verdes 4–6 1–2
Grenades   1–5   Robinhood 0–2 1–3
RCA   4–2   Guyana Defence Force 3–1 1–1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Marathón   0–1   Independiente 0–0 0–1
Inter Moengotapoe   3–4   Motagua 2–0 1–4
Herediano   3–6   Inter Miami 2–4 1–2
América   5–2   Forge 1–2 4–0
Baltimore   3–1   Cartaginés 1–1 2–0
CF Montréal   3–0   Águila 0–0 3–0

Group stage

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Main page: 2023–24 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
 
 
Monterrey
 
Mexico City
 
San José
 
Panama City
 
Tegucigalpa
 
 
 
Mexico City region teams
  América   Toluca
Monterrey region teams
  Monterrey   UANL
Panama City region teams
  Alianza   Independiente
San José region teams
  Alajuelense   Saprissa
Tegucigalpa region teams
  Motagua   Olimpia
Location of teams that have qualified for the group stage of the 2023–24 CONCACAF Champions League
  Brown: Group A;   Red: Group B;   Orange: Group C;   Yellow: Group D;   Green: Group E;   Blue: Group F;   Purple: Group G;   Pink: Group H.

The group stage draw for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League took place at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, on 31 August at 18:00 CEST. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots, each of eight teams, based on the following principles:

Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

Atlético Ottawa, Austin FC, and Inter Miami made their debut appearances in the group stage.

A total of 17 national associations were represented in the group stage.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOL AZA MTL ATX
1   Toluca 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 1–1 3–0
2   Alianza 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10 1–0 0–3 4–1
3   CF Montréal 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–2 0–0 2–4
4   Austin FC 6 1 1 4 9 15 −6 4 Transfer to Confederations League 1–2 2–3 1–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PHI VAN MOT COM
1   Philadelphia Union 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 13 Advance to knockout stage 3–0 1–0 5–0
2   Vancouver Whitecaps 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10 3–2 1–0 2–0
3   Motagua 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 Transfer to SuperLiga 2–2 2–1 2–1
4   Comunicaciones 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4 Transfer to Confederations League 0–2 1–1 3–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AME MIA SPR CIB
1   América 6 3 3 0 12 6 +6 12 Advance to knockout stage 3–3 2–0 4–0
2   Inter Miami 6 3 2 1 21 12 +9 11 2–2 3–2 6–0
3   Saprissa 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–0 2–1 2–0
4   Cibao 6 0 0 6 5 21 −16 0 Transfer to Confederations League 1–3 3–6 1–2
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LAFC OTA OLI DEF
1   Los Angeles FC 6 4 1 1 15 4 +11 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 3–1 5–0
2   Atlético Ottawa 6 4 0 2 8 7 +1 12 2–1 2–1 1–0
3   Olimpia 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–0 1–0 2–0
4   Defence Force 6 0 1 5 4 16 −12 1 Transfer to Confederations League 1–4 2–3 1–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAI RCA PAC POR
1   Independiente 6 3 1 2 13 14 −1 10 Advance to knockout stage 2–4 4–0 1–1
2   RCA 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9 3–4 0–2 3–0
3   Pachuca 6 3 0 3 5 8 −3 9 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–2 1–0 0–1
4   Portland Timbers 6 2 1 3 10 8 +2 7 Transfer to Confederations League 6–0 1–2 1–2
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GDL HBR VER COL
1   Guadalajara 6 5 1 0 14 1 +13 16 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 4–0 3–0
2   Harbour View 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 13 0–0 4–0 5–1
3   Verdes 6 1 1 4 4 12 −8 4 Transfer to SuperLiga 0–1 1–2 2–0
4   Colonial 6 0 1 5 4 18 −14 1 Transfer to Confederations League 0–4 2–3 1–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MTY NYC FAS MET
1   Monterrey 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 15 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 4–0 3–0
2   New York City FC 6 4 1 1 15 3 +12 13 2–1 6–1 4–0
3   FAS 6 1 2 3 8 14 −6 5 Transfer to SuperLiga 1–1 0–2 4–0
4   Metropolitan FA 6 0 1 5 2 16 −14 1 Transfer to Confederations League 1–3 0–2 1–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UANL ALA RBH BAL
1   UANL 6 6 0 0 28 3 +25 18 Advance to knockout stage 5–0 8–0 3–2
2   Alajuelense 6 3 1 2 6 11 −5 10 0–4 1–0 1–0
3   Robinhood 6 1 1 4 4 18 −14 4 Transfer to SuperLiga 1–6 0–0 2–1
4   Baltimore 6 1 0 5 7 13 −6 3 Transfer to Confederations League 0–2 2–4 2–1
Source: CONCACAF.com

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2023–24 CONCACAF Champions League knockout phase

Bracket

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Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
  Toluca257
 
 
 
  Alianza011
 
  Toluca213 (6)
 
 
 
  UANL (p)213 (7)
 
  Harbour View213 (3)
 
 
 
  UANL (p)033 (5)
 
  UANL022
 
 
 
  América (a.e.t.)123
 
  América167
 
 
 
  New York City FC112
 
  América044
 
 
 
  Philadelphia Union112
 
  Atlético Ottawa011
 
1 June – Columbus
 
  Philadelphia Union134
 
  América0
 
 
 
  Inter Miami1
 
  Vancouver Whitecaps202
 
 
 
  Guadalajara123
 
  Guadalajara022
 
 
 
  Los Angeles FC314
 
  RCA000
 
 
 
  Los Angeles FC448
 
  Los Angeles FC336
 
 
 
  Inter Miami347
 
  Independiente022
 
 
 
  Alajuelense314
 
  Alajuelense000
 
 
 
  Inter Miami224
 
  Monterrey022
 
 
  Inter Miami224
 

Round of 16

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Toluca   7–1   Alianza 2–0 5–1
UANL   3–3 (5–3 p)   Harbour View 0–2 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Los Angeles FC   8–0   RCA 4–0 4–0
Independiente   2–4   Alajuelense 0–3 2–1
Guadalajara   3–2   Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 2–0
Monterrey   2–4   Inter Miami 0–2 2–2
América   7–2   New York City FC 1–1 6–1
Philadelphia Union   4–1   Atlético Ottawa 1–0 3–1

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América   4–2   Philadelphia Union 0–1 4–1
Inter Miami   4–0   Alajuelense 2–0 2–0
Guadalajara   2–4   Los Angeles FC 0–3 2–1
UANL   3–3 (7–6 p)   Toluca 2–2 1–1 (a.e.t.)

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Inter Miami   7–6   Los Angeles FC 3–3 4–3
UANL   2–3   América 0–1 2–2 (a.e.t.)

Final

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Inter Miami  1–0  América
Messi   83' Report
Attendance: 89,292
Referee: Referee (nation)

See also

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Continental competitions
Continental Super Cups
Regional competitions

References

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  1. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League, 2023/24 Season". Nyon: UEFA. 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Association coefficients 2021/22". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Access list 2021–24" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Champions League: Matches, final, key dates". UEFA. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. ^ "International match calendar and access list for the 2023/24 season". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 65/2022. Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  6. ^ "2023 European football calendar: Match and draw dates for all UEFA competitions". UEFA. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Club coefficients | UEFA Coefficients". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.