MIAMI – The first Concacaf Club Rankings (CCR) update of the year features several of the Concacaf Champions Cup participants ahead of the tournament kickoff.
The Concacaf Club Rankings Index grades all clubs and leagues across the confederation. Teams gain points for results in official domestic league matches, regional cup matches, and Concacaf Champions Cup play.
Further details explaining the rankings and how clubs earn points can be found here: Concacaf launches new ranking system for region’s clubs and leagues.
Here are the top stories from the recent moves.
Columbus leads the Top 10 at the start of the 2025 Champions Cup
Columbus Crew (1,252), runners-up in the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup and champions of the 2024 Leagues Cup, begins the year in first place in the latest CCR.
Defending Liga MX champion Club América (1,248) follows in second place as they strive to extend to its record seven CCC titles.
Tigres UANL (1,229) improved one spot to third, while the reigning Concacaf Champions Cup winners CF Pachuca (1,228) are fourth. CF Monterrey (1,222) completes the top five.
LAFC (1,222), Cruz Azul (1,222), Inter Miami CF (1,216), Deportivo Toluca (1,212), and Club León (1,205) round out the top ten.
Seven of Top 10 will fight for the Champions Cup title
Seven teams from the top ten are among the 27 participants in the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup.
#1 Columbus Crew and #2 Club América are among the five champions that receive a bye to the Round of 16. #3 Tigres UANL and #5 CF Monterrey will kick off their campaigns as part of the first matchweek.
#7 Cruz Azul will feature in the tournament’s opening match at Real Hope FA. #8 Inter Miami CF will lead the second wave of matchups in Round One on February 18.
For kickoff times and additional match information click HERE.
Alajuelense on top of Central America after back-to-back CAC titles
Reigning and back-to-back Concacaf Central American Cup champion LD Alajuelense (1,150) leads all Central American sides at 43rd overall.
CS Herediano (1,143) is second and improved four places to 47th overall. Deportivo Saprissa (1,141) is next at 49th overall for an all-Costa Rica top three.
Two Honduran sides complete the top five in Central America, with CD Olimpia (1,138) at 50th and FC Motagua (1,115) at 53rd overall.
Five Guatemalan clubs round out the top ten with #54 CSD Municipal (1,112), #55 Antigua GFC (1,112), #57 CSD Xelajú MC (1,101), #58 Comunicaciones FC (1,093) and #59 CSD Cobán Imperial (1,091).
Cibao in top position of the Caribbean ahead of the Champions Cup
Dominican Republic side Cibao FC (1,060) leads all Caribbean clubs at 83rd overall ahead of participating in the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup.
Jamaican clubs Mount Pleasant FA (1,052) at 87th and defending Concacaf Caribbean Cup champion Cavalier FC (1,049) at 90th overall.
SV Robinhood (1,042) of Suriname follows at 99th, and Trinidad and Tobago side Defence Force FC (1,035) at 103rd, complete the top five.
Haiti side Real Hope FA (1,025) is 109th ahead of its Concacaf Champions Cup debut. Jamaican and Haitian clubs complete the Caribbean top ten one after another with #114 Arnett Gardens FC (1,020), #115 AS Capoise (1,019), #117 Portmore United FC (1,015), and #118 Cavaly (1,014).
