2025 Concacaf Champions Cup: General [Multiple Rs]

We have our first upset of this Champions Cup! And it's the same "culprit" as before, with Herediano dropping RSL by winning on the road like they did to Toluca last year.

 

Per my XFinity guide, the US TV schedule for this round (home team first, all times US Eastern):

Tuesday, March 4

FC Cincinnati (USA) vs. Tigres UANL (MEX), 6:30 p.m., FS2
Pumas UNAM (MEX) vs. LD Alajuelense (CRC), 8:30 p.m., FS2 / TUDN
LAFC (USA) vs. Columbus Crew (USA), 10:30 p.m., FS2 / TUDN

Wednesday, March 5

Chivas (MEX) vs. Club América (MEX), 8:30 p.m., Unimás / TUDN
Herediano (CRC) vs. LA Galaxy (USA), 8:30 p.m., FS2
Seattle Sounders (USA) vs. Cruz Azul (MEX), 10:30 p.m., FS2
Vancouver Whitecaps (CAN) vs. CF Monterrey (MEX), 10:30 p.m., none AFAIK

Thursday, March 6

Inter Miami (USA) vs. Cavalier (JAM), 8:00 p.m., FS2

Tuesday, March 11

Cruz Azul (MEX) vs. Seattle Sounders (USA), 8:30 p.m., FS1
Tigres UANL (MEX) vs. FC Cincinnati (USA), 10:30 p.m., FS1 / TUDN
Columbus Crew (USA) vs. LAFC (USA), 10:30 p.m., none AFAIK

Wednesday, March 12

CF Monterrey (MEX) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps (MEX), 8:30 p.m., FS1 / TUDN
Club América (MEX) vs. Chivas (MEX), 10:30 p.m., TUDN
LA Galaxy (USA) vs. Herediano (CRC), 10:30 p.m., FS1

Thursday, March 13

Cavalier (JAM) vs. Inter Miami (USA), 8:00 p.m., FS2 / TUDN
LD Alajuelense (CRC) vs. Pumas UNAM (MEX), 10:00 p.m., FS2 / TUDN

...with the games not shown on TV most likely broadcast, at least in Spanish, through Concacaf's YouTube channel.

Meanwhile, in Mexico, where Champions Cup has been Tubi-exclusive so far...

Porque tu lo pediste... 😎🔥

No te pierdas el Clásico de Clásicos en la Ida de los Octavos de Final de la Concachampions.

¿Quién ganará? 👀

📆 Miércoles 5 de marzo
⏰ 7:30 PM
📺 @aztecasiete pic.twitter.com/61aEcF6HYl

— TV Azteca Deportes (@AztecaDeportes) March 3, 2025

 

Mark your calendars. Epic Battles are coming in April! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/vBJk9Rb5js

— Concacaf Champions Cup (@TheChampions) March 14, 2025

 

The US TV schedule for the quarterfinals:

- All the games will be on TUDN in Spanish; the 2nd leg of Cruz Azul-América will also be shown on Unimás.

- In English, the first legs of the quarterfinals will be on FOX Sports 2... until LAFC-Inter Miami. That game, and all the subsequent ones, will be on FS1.

 

I mean... they're down 1-0 on aggregate, so by definition they have to win to advance.

 

A quick note on the order of games for the semifinals:

- In the confirmed Cruz Azul/Tigres matchup, both teams arrive on 8 points (results from the first round are not taken into consideration); but thanks to their superior GD/Seattle collapsing on the road, Cruz Azul will host the second leg.

- On the other side of the bracket: LAFC and Miami are both on 6 pts., ahead of Pumas on 5 and Vancouver on 3. Thus, Vancouver are guaranteed to play the second leg on the road if they advance, unless they win by at least 2 while LAFC advance on penalties after a 1-0 loss. As for Pumas, their only chance of doing the honors would be to win tonight and LAFC advance with a tie or on penalties.

Wait - I forgot that we have extra time in the earlier rounds. For Pumas's possibilities, it makes no difference; as for Vancouver, they would have to win by three if LAFC advance with a loss in ET or on penalties, or deal with a Goals-For race if they win by two.

 

And now the order of games is official, with the host team for the return leg listed first:

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Inter Miami (USA) vs. Pumas UNAM (MEX)/Vancouver Whitecaps (CAN)

Cruz Azul (MEX) vs. Tigres UANL (MEX)

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Mind you, Miami have the best record from the R16 and QF (9 points) of any of the potential semifinalists, leaving them with the inside track on hosting the Final if Concacaf don't exercise their prerogative to schedule the game at a neutral venue.

 

We have the semifinals on Wednesday and Thursday in the next two weeks... and for those watching in the U.S., all the matches will be on FOX Sports 1 with the exception of the return leg of Cruz Azul/Tigres, bumped to FS2 in favor of LIV Golf

 

FINAL CONFIRMED 🏆

🗓️ June 1st
🏟️ Estadio Olímpico Universitario
📍 Mexico City

Read more: https://t.co/RlUF0M5ydP 🔗 pic.twitter.com/uODVh8d5au

— Concacaf Champions Cup (@TheChampions) May 5, 2025

 

Nope, not falling for the bait

 

As I said...

Now then, for those in the US, the Champions Cup Final will be shown live on Univisión and FOX Sports 1

 

Seems he didn't get the memo from Vancouver themselves that the sicknesses hit after the game

Awwwww yeah! There's a new (joint-) all-time Concacaf winner