The first edition with this format boasted an economic improvement for the competition champion.
The Pachuca Tuzos they beat 3-0 Columbus Crew in the final of the Concacaf Champions Cup in its first edition. The Hidalgo team will receive a financial prize, in addition to the trophy and the ticket to next year’s Club World Cup.
The first edition of the Concacaf Champions Cup presumed an economic improvement for the champion of the competition after the change of format, a tournament previously called Concacaf Champions League.
“In each edition, starting in 2024, the champion of the Concacaf Champions Cup will receive more than 5 million dollars in financial distributions and prize money,” the Concacaf Confederation mentioned prior to the start of the competition.
Concacaf assured that the economic compensation had an improvement: “An increase of more than five times compared to the era of the Concacaf Champions League“, they explained in the statement.
With this, the Pachuca Tuzos They secured 5 million dollars after being crowned in the Concacaf Champions Cup.
The Hidalgo team enjoys three awards after beating Columbus Crew of the MLS in the final of the competition. He lifted one more Confederation trophy, secured his ticket to the 2025 Club World Cup and received financial compensation of 5 million dollars.
Besides, Pachuca He equaled Cruz Azul in Concacaf with six titles, both placing themselves as the second most winners in the tournament.
The teams of the Liga MX They continue as monarchs of the tournament. America remains in first place with seven trophies, Cruz Azul and Pachuca with six, Rayados de Monterrey with five championships and Pumas shares the next step with Saprissa with three titles.
On the other hand, the Columbus Crew of the MLS lived his first final of the Concacaf Champions Cupbeing humiliated by Pachuca after the 3-0 win at the Hidalgo Stadium.
After the participation of the Mexican team, the players will take a rest period for the Apertura 2024 of the Liga MX.
