2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup final

| other_titles =

| image = Estadio Olímpico Universitario - 5.jpg

| alt =

| event = 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

| caption = The Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City hosted the final

| team1 = Cruz Azul

| team1association = {{fbaicon|MEX|size=30px}}

| team1score = 5

| team2 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC

| team2association = {{fbaicon|CAN|size=30px}}

| team2score = 0

| details =

| date = {{Start date|2025|6|1|df=yes}}

| stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario

| city = Mexico City

| man_of_the_match1a = Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul)

| referee = Walter López (Guatemala)

| attendance = 33,046

| weather = Cloudy
{{convert|16|°C|°F|abbr=on}}
88% humidity{{cite web|title=Past Weather in Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico — May 2025|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/mexico/mexico-city/historic?month=5&year=2025|accessdate=7 June 2025 |work=timeanddate.com}}

| previous = 2024

| next = 2026

}}

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.{{cite news |title=These are the qualified clubs for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup/ |website=CONCACAF.com |publisher=Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football |date=4 October 2024|url=https://www.concacaf.com/champions-cup/news/these-are-the-qualified-clubs-for-the-2025-concacaf-champions-cup/ |access-date=6 October 2024}}

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. The winners qualified to the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup.{{cite web |title=Vancouver Whitecaps to face Cruz Azul in Concacaf Champions Cup final |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/vancouver-whitecaps-cruz-azul-concacaf-champions-cup-final-2025-matchup-set |website=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=7 May 2025 |publisher=Major League Soccer}}{{cite web |title=Cruz Azul and Vancouver Whitecaps FC to face off in 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Final on June 1 |url=https://www.concacaf.com/champions-cup/news/cruz-azul-and-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-to-face-off-in-2025-concacaf-champions-cup-final-on-june-1/ |website=CONCACAF.com |publisher=Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football|access-date=7 May 2025 |date=5 May 2025}}

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.{{cite news |last=Rueter |first=Jeff |date=30 April 2025 |title=Vancouver thrashes Messi's Miami to reach Concacaf Champions Cup final |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6325330/2025/04/30/vancouver-whitecaps-concacaf-champions-cup-semifinals-inter-miami-messi/ |work=The Athletic |url-access=subscription |access-date=30 April 2025}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Trujillo Alarcón |first=Rafael |date=1 May 2025|title=¿Cuántas finales de la Concacaf Champions Cup ha jugado Cruz Azul? |url=https://www.record.com.mx/futbol-liga-mx-cruz-azul/cuantas-finales-de-la-concacaf-champions-cup-ha-jugado-cruz-azul|access-date=2 May 2025|website=record.com.mx |language=es-mx}}

= Previous finals =

class="wikitable"

!Team

!Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)

{{fbaicon|MEX}} Cruz Azul

|8 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2014)

{{fbaicon|CAN}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2 May 2025|title=Cruz Azul and Vancouver Whitecaps FC to face off in 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Final on June 1 |url=https://www.concacaf.com/champions-cup/news/cruz-azul-and-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-to-face-off-in-2025-concacaf-champions-cup-final-on-june-1/ |access-date=8 May 2025|website=CONCACAF.com |publisher=Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Final Performance Table

|teamwidth=200

|source=[https://www.concacaf.com/champions-league/schedule-results/ CONCACAF]

|name_SF1={{fbaicon|CAN}} Vancouver Whitecaps FC

|name_SF2={{fbaicon|MEX}} Cruz Azul

|team_order=SF2, SF1

|update=complete

|res_col_header=Final

|result1=F

|col_F=green1 |text_F=Host

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots.

}}

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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! colspan="4" |{{fbaicon|MEX}} Cruz Azul

!Round

! colspan="4" |{{fbaicon|CAN}} Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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|Opponent

|{{abbrlink|Agg.|Aggregate score}}

|1st leg

|2nd leg

|Stages

|Opponent

|{{abbrlink|Agg.|Aggregate score}}

|1st leg

|2nd leg

style="text-align:left" |{{fbaicon|HAI}} Real Hope

|7–0

|{{nobr|2–0 (A)}}

|{{nobr|5–0 (H)}}

| style="background:#C1E0FF" |Round one

| style="text-align:left" |{{fbaicon|CRC}} Saprissa

|3–2

|1–2 (A)

|{{nobr|2–0 (H)}}

style="text-align:left" |{{nobr|{{fbaicon|USA}} Seattle Sounders}}

|4–1

|0–0 (A)

|4–1 (H)

| style="background:#C1E0FF" |Round of 16

| style="text-align:left" |{{fbaicon|MEX}} Monterrey

|3–3 (a)

|{{nobr|1–1 (H)}}

|2–2 (A)

style="text-align:left" |{{fbaicon|MEX}} América

|2–1

|0–0 (A)

|2–1 (H)

| style="background:#C1E0FF" |{{nobr|Quarter-finals}}

| style="text-align:left" |{{fbaicon|MEX}} UNAM

|3–3 (a)

|1–1 (H)

|2–2 (A)

style="text-align:left" |{{fbaicon|MEX}} UANL

|2–1

|1–1 (A)

|1–0 (H)

| style="background:#C1E0FF" |Semi-finals

| style="text-align:left" |{{nobr|{{fbaicon|USA}} Inter Miami}}

|5–1

|2–0 (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.{{cite press release |date=May 1, 2025 |title=Whitecaps FC to face Cruz Azul in Concacaf Champions Cup final |url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/vwfc-cruz-azul-ccc-final |publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC |accessdate=May 6, 2025}} 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.{{cite press release |date=May 5, 2025 |title=Cruz Azul and Vancouver Whitecaps FC to face off in 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Final on June 1 |url=https://www.concacaf.com/champions-cup/news/cruz-azul-and-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-to-face-off-in-2025-concacaf-champions-cup-final-on-june-1/ |website=CONCACAF.com |publisher=Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football |accessdate=May 6, 2025}}

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.

Match

=Details=

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|time = 21:00 {{small|({{UTZ|19:00|-6}})}}

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|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|CAN}} Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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Faravelli {{goal|28}}
Sepúlveda {{goal|37||50}}
Bogusz {{goal|45}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

|attendance = 33,046

|referee = Walter López (Guatemala)

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GK	23	{{flagicon\|COL}} Kevin Mier
RB	2	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Jorge Sánchez
CB	4	{{flagicon\|COL}} Willer Ditta
CB	33	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Gonzalo Piovi
LB	29	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Carlos Rotondi
CM	19	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Carlos Rodríguez	{{suboff\|86}}
CM	6	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Érik Lira
CM	8	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Lorenzo Faravelli	{{suboff\|77}}
RF	15	{{flagicon\|URU}} Ignacio Rivero (c)	{{suboff\|67}}
CF	9	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Ángel Sepúlveda	{{suboff\|77}}
LF	7	{{flagicon\|POL}} Mateusz Bogusz	{{suboff\|67}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Andrés Gudiño
GK	30	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Emmanuel Ochoa
DF	3	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Omar Campos
DF	5	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Jesús Orozco	{{subon\|67}}
DF	26	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Carlos Vargas
MF	14	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Alexis Gutiérrez	{{subon\|86}}
MF	17	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Amaury García
MF	18	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Luka Romero	{{subon\|77}}
MF	31	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Amaury Morales	{{subon\|77}}
MF	32	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Cristian Jiménez
FW	11	{{flagicon\|GRE}} Giorgos Giakoumakis	{{subon\|67}}
FW	21	{{flagicon\|URU}} Gabriel Fernández
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|URU}} Vicente Sánchez

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yohei Takaoka
RB	18	{{flagicon\|COL}} Édier Ocampo		{{suboff\|46}}
CB	4	{{flagicon\|SRB}} Ranko Veselinović (c)	{{yel\|65}}	{{suboff\|86}}
CB	33	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tristan Blackmon
LB	3	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Sam Adekugbe
CM	45	{{flagicon\|ECU}} Pedro Vite		{{suboff\|63}}
CM	20	{{flagicon\|PAR}} Andrés Cubas
CM	26	{{flagicon\|CMR}} J.C. Ngando		{{suboff\|80}}
RF	22	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Ali Ahmed
CF	24	{{flagicon\|USA}} Brian White
LF	7	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Jayden Nelson		{{suboff\|46}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	30	{{flagicon\|USA}} Adrian Zendejas
GK	32	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Isaac Boehmer
DF	2	{{flagicon\|URU}} Mathías Laborda		{{subon\|46}}
DF	12	{{flagicon\|SYR}} Belal Halbouni
DF	15	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Bjørn Inge Utvik		{{subon\|86}}
DF	27	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Giuseppe Bovalina
DF	28	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tate Johnson
MF	13	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Ralph Priso		{{subon\|63}}
MF	59	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Jeevan Badwal
FW	11	{{flagicon\|USA}} Emmanuel Sabbi		{{subon\|46}}
FW	14	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Daniel Ríos		{{subon\|80}}
FW	19	{{flagicon\|CRO}} Damir Kreilach
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|DEN}} Jesper Sørensen

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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)

{{nobr|Assistant video assistant referee}}:

Iván Barton (El Salvador)

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{{Match rules

|ref = {{cite web |url=https://www.concacaf.com/media/2joeidva/2025-ccc-regulations-eng-ic.pdf |title=Regulations of the CONCACAF Champions Cup 2025 |website=CONCACAF.com |publisher=Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football |format=pdf |access-date=10 April 2025}}

|extra time = y

|penalties = y

|named subs = 12

|additional sub ET = y

|subs allowed = 5

|sub opportunities = y

}}

Notes

References

External links

[https://www.concacaf.com/champions-cup/ CONCACAF Champions Cup website]

{{2024–25 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF)}}

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*Final

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Category:2025 in Canadian soccer

Category:Cruz Azul matches

Category:Vancouver Whitecaps FC matches

Category:June 2025 sports events in Mexico

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GK	23	{{flagicon\|COL}} Kevin Mier
RB	2	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Jorge Sánchez
CB	4	{{flagicon\|COL}} Willer Ditta
CB	33	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Gonzalo Piovi
LB	29	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Carlos Rotondi
CM	19	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Carlos Rodríguez	{{suboff\|86}}
CM	6	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Érik Lira
CM	8	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Lorenzo Faravelli	{{suboff\|77}}
RF	15	{{flagicon\|URU}} Ignacio Rivero (c)	{{suboff\|67}}
CF	9	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Ángel Sepúlveda	{{suboff\|77}}
LF	7	{{flagicon\|POL}} Mateusz Bogusz	{{suboff\|67}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Andrés Gudiño
GK	30	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Emmanuel Ochoa
DF	3	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Omar Campos
DF	5	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Jesús Orozco	{{subon\|67}}
DF	26	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Carlos Vargas
MF	14	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Alexis Gutiérrez	{{subon\|86}}
MF	17	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Amaury García
MF	18	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Luka Romero	{{subon\|77}}
MF	31	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Amaury Morales	{{subon\|77}}
MF	32	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Cristian Jiménez
FW	11	{{flagicon\|GRE}} Giorgos Giakoumakis	{{subon\|67}}
FW	21	{{flagicon\|URU}} Gabriel Fernández
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|URU}} Vicente Sánchez