Houston Dynamo punch ticket to 2024 Champions Cup

The Houston Dynamo have secured a place in the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup after defeating Real Salt Lake 3-1 in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals.

It is the eighth time that the Dynamo have qualified for the Concacaf Champions Cup and their first since a quarterfinal finish in the 2019 edition.

Here is the full list of teams currently qualified for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup:

MEXICO

Pachuca

Five-time Concacaf champions Pachuca are back in the tournament for a second straight season after qualifying directly to the Round of 16 as 2022 Liga MX Apertura champions with the highest aggregate regular season points. Pachuca were Concacaf Champions Cup winners in 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009-10 and 2016-17.

Toluca

As 2022 Liga MX Apertura runners-up, Toluca have qualified for their first Concacaf Champions Cup since the 2019 edition. Toluca were winners of the Concacaf Champions Cup in 1968 and 2003 and runners-up in 2013-14.

Club America

No team is more decorated in the Concacaf region than seven-time champions Club America, who claimed the Concacaf Champions Cup in 1977, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2006, 2014-15 and 2015-16.

Monterrey

Monterrey return to Concacaf play for a seventh time and are five-time Concacaf Champions Cup champions, having lifted the trophy in 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2019 and 2021.

Chivas

Chivas return to the Concacaf Champions Cup for the first time since their last title conquest in 2018 after qualifying as 2023 Liga MX Clausura runners-up. The Guadalajara-based club were also the very first Concacaf club champions in 1962, while finishing as runners-up in 1963 and 2007.

Tigres

Tigres will appear in the Concacaf Champions Cup for an eighth time and will attempt to win their first title since 2020 after qualifying as 2023 Liga MX Clausura champions. Tigres have appeared in four Champions Cup finals overall, finishing as runners-up in the 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2019 editions.

UNITED STATES

Inter Miami

Inter Miami have qualified for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup as the champion of 2023 Leagues Cup. Inter Miami will begin the tournament in the Round of 16. It marks the first ever Concacaf Champions Cup qualification for Inter Miami.

Nashville SC

Nashville SC have qualified for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup as the 2023 Leagues Cup runners-up. Nashville SC will begin the tournament in Round One. It marks the first ever Concacaf Champions Cup qualification for Nashville SC.

Philadelphia Union

The Philadelphia Union have qualified for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup as the Third-Place finisher in the 2023 Leagues Cup. The Union will begin the tournament in Round One. It marks the third Concacaf Champions Cup qualification for the Union.

Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo have qualified for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup after reaching the Final of the 2023 U.S. Open Cup, where they will play against Inter Miami, a team already qualified for the 2024 Champions Cup.

CANADA

Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver have qualified for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup by virtue of winning the 2023 Canadian Championship. It will mark Vancouver’s fourth appearance in the Champions Cup, with their best finish coming in the 2016-17 edition as semifinalists.