Who’s going to win? Columbus Crew vs. Club América in Campeones Cup final
The Columbus Crew have a chance to add another championship in a historic run under coach Wilfred Nancy.
The Crew, reigning 2023 MLS Cup champions, will host Club América, which won the 2023 Apertura and 2024 Clausura LIGA MX seasons, in the 2024 Campeones Cup on Wednesday night in Columbus, Ohio.
Columbus, which also won Leagues Cup 2024 a month ago, could win its third title in a year with a victory tonight.
We’ll provide live updates below throughout the match. Here’s everything you need to know:
What time is the Campeones Cup?
The Campones Cup begins at 7:30 p.m. ET inside Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio – home of the Columbus Crew.
How to watch Columbus Crew vs. Club América in Campeones Cup live stream?
The match will be streamed live via MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and on TUDN exclusively in Spanish.
What is the Campeones Cup?
The Campeones Cup is an annual competition that pits the winners of the previous MLS and LIGA MX seasons against each other for a trophy. This will be the sixth edition.
Think of it as a North American version of the Finalissima, the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions, which sees the Copa America winner take on the UEFA Euro champions in a match.
Columbus Crew on title run
The Columbus Crew beat LAFC 2-1 in the 2023 MLS Cup, lost to Pachuca 3-0 in the Concacaf Champions Cup final June 1, and beat LAFC 3-1 in the Leagues Cup final Aug. 25.
The Campeones Cup is the fourth chance for Columbus Crew to win a trophy before the MLS season ends and the MLS Cup playoffs begin to end the 2024 season.
The Crew has also been here before: After winning the MLS Cup in 2020, the Crew won the Campeones Cup in 2021.
Campeones Cup winners
MLS teams have won three of the five Campeones Cups:
2018: Tigres UANL 3, Toronto FC 1
2019: Atlanta United 3, Club América 2
2021: Columbus Crew 2, Cruz Azul 0
2022: New York City FC 2, Atlas FC 0
2023: Tigres UNAL 0 (4), LAFC 0 (2)
Columbus Crew vs. Club América recent history
These teams last met during Leagues Cup 2023 group play, where the Crew beat Club América 4-1 on July 31, 2023. Cucho Hernández scored twice, while Christian Ramirez and Steven Moreira scored for Columbus, while Kevin Álvarez scored for Club América.
Columbus Crew vs. Inter Miami on Oct. 2
The Crew is still in contention for the MLS Supporters Shield, and will be one of the most feared teams, along with Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami, for the MLS Cup this year. They’ll meet at Lower.com Field on Oct. 2.
Top 3 MLS Eastern Conference standings: Inter Miami (64 points), Cincinnati (56) and Columbus (56).
Top 4 MLS Supporters Shield standings: Inter Miami (64), LA Galaxy (58), Cincinnati (56) and Columbus (56).
Columbus Crew has four regular season matches remaining, while Inter Miami, LA Galaxy and Cincinnati have three games left this season.