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List of CONCACAF Champions Cup and Champions League finals

CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is the top continental football competition organized by CONCACAF for clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The participating clubs qualify for the tournament, based on their performance in its national leagues. The competition has been held in 60 editions, from 1962 to 2025, with 62 titles awarded due to the shared title for three clubs in the 1978 edition. The tournament has had 30 clubs from nine nations, that have won at least one title, with Mexican clubs being the most successful with 14 clubs winning 40 titles in total.

From 1962 to 1991, the final was contested over two legs, one match at each stadium of the finalist clubs. Guadalajara won the inaugural edition in 1962, defeating Comunicaciones 6–0 on aggregate score. The first edition with a single final match played at a neutral venue was held in 1992, in which América defeated Alajuelense at the Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California. The format returned to two-legged matches from the 2003 edition, except for the 2020 edition that was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2021 and starting with the 2024 editions, a single-leg final match was played at the home of the club with the best performance in the tournament.

In 10 editions of the tournament, a final match for the title was not held (1963, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1993, 1995 and 1996). In 15 editions, the final was contested between clubs from the same national association, with 14 finals between Mexican clubs (1996, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021) and one final between Costa Rican clubs (2004).

América and Cruz Azul, followed by Pachuca, are the most successful in titles won, América and Cruz Azul winning seven titles each, followed by Pachuca with six titles. Only four clubs have won two or more consecutive titles and all of them Mexican clubs, Cruz Azul is the only club to achieve it twice (1969, 1970, 1971 and 1996, 1997), Pachuca (2007, 2008), Monterrey (2011, 2012, 2013), and América (2015, 2016).

Pachuca were the last champions before the competition was renamed as CONCACAF Champions League in 2008, defeating Saprissa 3–2 on aggregate score in the 2008 finals. Under the Champions League format, only clubs from Liga MX and Major League Soccer (three clubs from the United States and two from Canada) have reached the final. From 2006 to 2021, all titles were won by Mexican clubs. Seattle Sounders FC became the first and only non-Mexican club to win the title under the name Champions League, defeating UNAM in the 2022 final.

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