May 2, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Columbus Crew SC News Release
Columbus – Concacaf has confirmed that the 2024 Champions Cup Final between CF Pachuca (MEX) and Columbus Crew (USA) will be played on Saturday, June 1 at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, Mexico. The match is scheduled to kick off at 9:15 pm ET (7:15 pm local).
The Final will crown the Confederation’s new club champion and culminate a revamped 59th edition of the Concacaf Champions Cup. For the first time in its history, the competition included 27 of the best clubs from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean and was played across five rounds.
The Crew earned a 3-1 win against CF Monterrey on Wednesday night in Leg 2 of the Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals at Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico. After reaching the Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals for the first time in Club history, the Crew advanced to the tournament’s Final for the first time after winning 5-2 on aggregate. The Club looks to become only the second MLS team to win the tournament (Seattle, 2022) and secure a spot in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Columbus becomes only the second MLS side to advance to the Final after defeating a LIGA MX club in the Semifinals since 2008-2009.
The 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Final was originally scheduled for Sunday, June 2, but as previously communicated by the Confederation, due to Mexico’s national elections taking place on the same day and CF Pachuca securing the hosting rights, it will be played on Saturday, June 1.
More information on pending adjustments to the Crew’s MLS regular season schedule will be shared as soon as details are finalized. When the 2024 MLS season was announced in December, Columbus was slated for home matches at Lower.com Field against the New England Revolution (Wednesday, May 29) and Seattle Sounders (Saturday, June 1).
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