Main club tournament within the CONCACAF region. Format underwent many changes, so did enthusiasm from the clubs, and past selection criteria for participation are best described as byzantine. An attempt to change the format for 2002 to a 'Champions' League', for which the 2001 tournament was abandoned, was given up before the draw. It was revived again in 2008.
In 1959 and 1961 unofficial tournaments were held which can be considered forerunners of the series; winners were Guadalajara and Alajuelense respectively.
unofficial tournaments 1959 Olimpia 1961 LD Alajuelense official tournaments 1962 Guadalajara 1963 Racing Club Haïtien 1964 tournament abandoned 1965 tournament abandoned 1966 tournament not held 1967 Alianza 1968 Toluca 1969 Cruz Azul 1970 Cruz Azul 1971 Cruz Azul 1972 Olimpia 1973 Transvaal 1974 Municipal 1975 Atlético Español 1976 Águila 1977 América 1978 Universidad Guadalajara, Comunicaciones, Defence Force 1979 Deportivo FAS 1980 U.N.A.M. 1981 Transvaal 1982 U.N.A.M. 1983 Atlante 1984 Violette 1985 Defence Force 1986 LD Alajuelense 1987 América 1988 Olimpia 1989 U.N.A.M. 1990 América 1991 Puebla 1992 América 1993 Deportivo Saprissa 1994 CS Cartaginés 1995 Deportivo Saprissa 1996 Cruz Azul 1997 Cruz Azul 1998 DC United 1999 Necaxa 2000 Los Angeles Galaxy 2001 tournament abandoned 2002 Pachuca 2002/03 Toluca 2003/04 LD Alajuelense 2004/05 Deportivo Saprissa 2005/06 América 2006/07 Pachuca 2007/08 Pachuca 2008/09 Atlante 2009/10 Pachuca 2010/11 Monterrey 2011/12 Monterrey 2012/13 Monterrey 2013/14 Cruz Azul 2014/15 América 2015/16 América 2016/17 Pachuca 2017/18 Guadalajara 2019 Monterrey 2020 Tigres 2021 Monterrey 2022 Seattle Sounders 2023 León 2024 Pachuca 2025
América 7 Cruz Azul 6 Pachuca 6 Monterrey 5 Deportivo Saprissa 3 U.N.A.M. 3 LD Alajuelense 2 (without 1961) Atlante 2 Defence Force 2 Guadalajara 2 Olimpia 2 (without 1959) Toluca 2 Transvaal 2 Águila 1 Alianza 1 Atlético Español 1 CS Cartaginés 1 Comunicaciones 1 DC United 1 Deportivo FAS 1 León 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 Municipal 1 Necaxa 1 Puebla 1 Racing Club Haïtien 1 Seattle Sounders 1 Tigres 1 Universidad Guadalajara 1 Violette 1
Mexico 39 Costa Rica 6 El Salvador 3 USA 3 Guatemala 2 Haiti 2 Honduras 2 Surinam 2 Trinidad and Tobago 2
1962 Comunicaciones 0-1 Guadalajara
Guadalajara 5-0 Comunicaciones
1963 Racing Club H. w/o Guadalajara
1964 tournament abandoned
1965 tournament abandoned
1966 tournament not held
1967 Jong Colombia 2-1 Alianza
Alianza 3-0 Jong Colombia
Alianza 5-3 Jong Colombia
1968 Toluca w/o [Transvaal and Aurora suspended]
1969 Comunicaciones 0-0 Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul 1-0 Comunicaciones
1970 Cruz Azul w/o [Transvaal and Deportivo Saprissa withdrew]
1971 Cruz Azul 5-1 LD Alajuelense
1972 Robin Hood 0-1 Olimpia
Olimpia 0-0 Robin Hood
1973 Transvaal w/o [northern and central region teams withdrew]
1974 Municipal 2-1 Transvaal
Transvaal 1-2 Municipal
1975 Transvaal 0-3 Atlético Español
Atlético Español 2-1 Transvaal
1976 Águila 5-1 Robin Hood
Robin Hood 2-3 Águila [aet]
1977 Robin Hood 0-1 América
América 1-1 Robin Hood
1978 Universidad Guadalajara, Comunicaciones and Defence Force declared joint winners
1979 Jong Colombia 1-1 Deportivo FAS
Deportivo FAS 7-1 Jong Colombia
1980 UNAM (winner of final tournament)
1981 Transvaal 1-0 Atlético Marte
Transvaal 1-1 Atlético Marte
1982 Robin Hood 0-0 UNAM
U.N.A.M. 3-2 Robin Hood
1983 Robin Hood 1-1 Atlante
Atlante 5-0 Robin Hood
1984 Violette w/o [Guadalajara and New York Freedoms disqualified]
1985 Defence Force 2-0 Olimpia
Olimpia 1-0 Defence Force
1986 LD Alajuelense 4-1 Transvaal
Transvaal 1-2 LD Alajuelense
1987 Defence Force 1-1 América
América 2-0 Defence Force
1988 Olimpia 2-0 Defence Force
Defence Force 0-2 Olimpia
1989 UNAM 1-1 Pinar del Río
Pinar del Río 1-3 UNAM
1990 Pinar del Río 2-2 América
América 6-0 Pinar del Río
1991 Puebla 3-1 Police FC
Police FC 1-1 Puebla
1992 América 1-0 LD Alajuelense
1993 Deportivo Saprissa (winner of final tournament)
1994 CS Cartaginés 3-2 Atlante
1995 Deportivo Saprissa (winner of final tournament)
1996 Cruz Azul (winner of final tournament)
1997 Cruz Azul 5-3 Los Angeles Galaxy
1998 DC United 1-0 Toluca
1999 Necaxa 2-1 LD Alajuelense
2000 Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 Olimpia
2001 tournament abandoned
2002 Pachuca 1-0 Morelia
2002/03 Morelia 3-3 Toluca
Toluca 2-1 Morelia
2003/04 Deportivo Saprissa 1-1 LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense 4-0 Deportivo Saprissa
2004/05 Deportivo Saprissa 2-0 Pumas UNAM
Pumas UNAM 2-1 Deportivo Saprissa
2005/06 Toluca 0-0 América
América 2-1 Toluca [aet]
2006/07 Guadalajara 2-2 Pachuca
Pachuca 0-0 Guadalajara [7-6 pen]
2007/08 Deportivo Saprissa 1-1 Pachuca
Pachuca 2-1 Deportivo Saprissa
2008/09 Cruz Azul 0-2 Atlante
Atlante 0-0 Cruz Azul
2009/10 Cruz Azul 2-1 Pachuca
Pachuca 1-0 Cruz Azul
2010/11 Monterrey 2-2 Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake 0-1 Monterrey
2011/12 Monterrey 2-0 Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna 2-1 Monterrey
2012/13 Santos Laguna 0-0 Monterrey
Monterrey 4-2 Santos Laguna
2013/14 Cruz Azul 0-0 Toluca
Toluca 1-1 Cruz Azul
2014/15 América 1-1 Montréal Impact
Montréal Impact 2-4 América
2015/16 Tigres 0-2 América
América 2-1 Tigres
2016/17 Tigres 1-1 Pachuca
Pachuca 1-0 Tigres
2017/18 Toronto FC 1-2 Guadalajara
Guadalajara 1-2 Toronto FC [4-2 pen]
2019 Tigres 0-1 Monterrey
Monterrey 1-1 Tigres
2020 Tigres 2-1 Los Angeles FC
2021 Monterrey 1-0 América
2022 Pumas UNAM 2-2 Seattle Sounders
Seattle Sounders 3-0 Pumas UNAM
2023 León 2-1 Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles FC 0-1 León
2024 Pachuca 3-0 Columbus Crew
win fin
Mexico 39 57
Costa Rica 6 11
USA 3 8
El Salvador 3 4
Surinam 2 10
Trinidad/T 2 5
Guatemala 2 4
Honduras 2 4
Haiti 2 2
Canada 2
Cuba 2
Dutch Antilles 2
61 111
1964 Tournament abandoned. Known results Northern Section Round 1 América Mex Ukrainian Nationals USA x x América withdrew Guadalajara bye to Second Round NB: Guadalajara also withdrew, Ukrainian Nationals qualified. Caribbean Section NB: Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals seeded into Caribbean Zone Preliminary Round (Apr 1964) Deportivo Industriales Cub Racing Club Haïtienne Hai x x Racing Club Haïtienne withdrew. Round 1 (Sep 24 & 29) YMCA Jam Deportivo Industriales Cub 1-2 2-4 3-6 [George Davison; Enrique Ricabal, Pedro Navarro] [Nicolás Martínez 4, 65, Pedro Navarro 56, 79; Carter 5, Henry Largie] (Sep 27 & Oct 1) Maple Tri Leo Victor Sur 4-1 0-4 4-5x [Taylor, McDeigan, Kenny Furlonge, Andy Aleong; Marcet] [Emile Esajas, Edmund Griffith (2), Marcet] (Oct 8 & 10) Aigle Noir Hai Veendam DAn 4-1 2-2 6-3y x 1st leg on or around Sep 24 y both matches on Haiti Round 2 Deportivo Industriales Cub Ukrainian Nationals USA x (Dec 1 & 15) Leo Victor Sur Aigle Noir Hai 2-1 1-1 3-2 x Both teams withdrew; Leo Victor declared Caribbean winners. Central Section Semifinals (Sep 20 & 27) Aguila ElS Municipal Gua 1-2 2-1 3-3x (Sep 26 & 27) Olimpia Hon Uruguay (Coronado) CRi 0-2 1-2 1-4y [Tarcicio Rodríguez 26, Eduardo Chavarría 62] [Eduardo Chavarrìa 22, Tarcicio Rodríguez 72; Ricardo Taylor 69] x second match in Antigua (Guatemala) y both matches in Tegucigalpa Semifinal Playoff (Oct 11) Municipal Gua Águila ElS 2-1x [Ricardo Clark (2); Mena] x played in Ciudad de Guatemala Final Central Section (Nov 1 & 4) Municipal Gua Uruguay (Coronado) CRi 1-3 1-2 2-5x [Ricardo Clark 28; López 15, 70, Tarcisio Rodríguez 35] [Eduardo Chavarrìa 5, 72; Valdez] x 1st leg in Mazatenango; 2nd leg in San José Final (to be played in 1965) Leo Victor Sur Uruguay (Coronado) CRi x x final series not played, tournament abandoned 1965 Tournament abandoned. Central Section Round 1 (Oct 3 & 10) Aguila ElS Aurora Gua 4-1 2-1 6-2 [Barraza 29, Walter Pearson 32, Méndez 80, 87; Carlos Herrera 6] [Corán 24; Walter Pearson 16, Méndez] Santa Cecilia Nic Olimpia Hon 2-1 0-3 2-4 [Gerardo Barrios 20, Rudy Sobalvarro 25; René Rodríguez 12] [Julio Iglesias 27, 51, Ricardo Rodríguez 85] (Oct 17 & Nov 5) Unión Española Pan Deportivo Saprissa CRi 1-1 0-8 1-9 [Santamaría; Grant] [Eduardo Umaña 20, 37, 41, 88, Edgar Marín 35, 48, 51, Miguel Zúñiga 40] Round 2 (Oct 23 & 31) Águila ElS Olimpia Hon 4-2 0-1 4-3 [Walter Pearson 13, 62, Sergio Méndez 50, 87; Conrado Flores 19, 39] [Ricardo Taylor 75] Deportivo Saprissa bye Final Central Section (Mar 27 & 31, 1966) Águila ElS Deportivo Saprissa CRi 1-2 0-0 1-2 [Pearson 55; Fernando Hernández 40, Eduardo Umaña 70] Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) won the Central section. Caribbean Section The Caribbean section comprised two groups: Group A (Rifstadion, Curaçao) Railways (Kingston, Jamaica) Aigle Noir (Port-au-Prince, Haiti) Industriales (La Habana, Cuba) Schedule announced on Nov 29, 1965: Dec 13: Railways vs Industriales Dec 15: Railways vs Aigle Noir Dec 17: Industriales vs Aigle Noir Group B (Wilhelminastadion, Aruba) RCA (Oranjestad, Aruba) Transvaal (Paramaribo, Surinam) Paragon (Trinidad and Tobago) Schedule announced on Nov 29, 1965: Dec 13: Paragon vs Transvaal Dec 15: RCA vs Transvaal Dec 17: RCA vs Paragon Final between group winners on Dec 19 at Wilhelminastadion However, the tournament was cancelled for unknown reasons. 1966 Tournament not held.
Sources: [Oli 95], [Pla 83], [Par 89]
Additional information thanks to Colin Jose, Gerardo Coto, Erik Garin, Dirk Karsdorp, Neil Morrison, Alfonso Moncada, José Ismael Ramos, Piet Veroeveren, Ian King and Osvaldo José Gorgazzi;
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