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CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is the top continental football competition organized by CONCACAF for clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The participating clubs qualify for the tournament, based on their performance in its national leagues. The competition has been held in 59 editions, from 1962 to 2024, with 61 titles awarded due to the shared title for three clubs in the 1978 edition. The tournament has had 30 clubs from 9 nations, that have won at least one title, with Mexican clubs being the most successful with 14 clubs winning 39 titles in total.
From 1962 to 1991, the final was contested over two legs, one match at each stadium of the finalist clubs. Guadalajara won the inaugural edition in 1962, defeating Comunicaciones 6–0 on aggregate score. The first edition with a single final match played at a neutral venue was held in 1992, in which América defeated Alajuelense at the Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California. The format returned to two-legged matches from the 2003 edition, except for the 2020 edition that was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2021 and starting with the 2024 editions, a single-leg final match was played at the home of the club with the best performance in the tournament...
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