Whitecaps Fall in Concacaf Champions Cup Final
Vancouver Whitecaps FC fell 0-5 to LIGA MX side Cruz Azul at Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City on Sunday in the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup final.
Whitecaps at the Concacaf Champions Cup Final
Over 800 Whitecaps supporters traveled to Mexico for the match and in Vancouver there were watch parties across the region. The stakes were high, as the ‘Caps would have been the first Canadian club to win the prestigious championship as the best team in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Whitecaps FC entered the Concacaf Champions Cup Final on a club MLS-era record 15-match unbeaten run in all competitions and sitting atop the Western Conference, as well as the overall MLS Supporters’ Shield standings on points-per-game.
Whitecaps Concacaf - Team - Scott Graham for Miss604
The ‘Caps had an epic run in the Concacaf Champions Cup, most knocking out the record-breaking defending MLS Supporters’ Shield champions Inter Miami CF 5-1 on aggregate in the semifinals. Prior to the last round, the ‘Caps eliminated three-time champions Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica in round one, then five-time champions CF Monterrey of Mexico in the round of 16, and three-time champions Pumas UNAM in the quarterfinals.
The winner of the Concacaf Champions Cup, Cruz Azul, now qualifies for this year’s 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup – disputed amongst the Confederations’ club champions – and the second edition of the new and expanded FIFA Club World Cup, set for 2029.
Moving Forward
Vancouver is back in MLS action on Sunday, June 8th at BC Place vs Seattle Sounders, albeit with 10 players away on International Duty with their respective nations.
Thanks to Scott Graham for taking photos on behalf of Miss604.com in Mexico.
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