Liga MX giants Cruz Azul will host Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the Concacaf Champions Cup final on June 1 at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, the usual home of rivals Pumas UNAM.
While the Whitecaps knocked off Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami CF in the semifinal and Cruz Azul pushed past Tigres UANL, the Mexico City club earned hosting honors after topping the Concacaf Champions Cup points table.
The points table measured each team’s points through their final six games after the first round of the Champions Cup, with Cruz Azul’s Leg 2 win over Tigres putting them on 11 points, ahead of Vancouver’s nine.
If Cruz Azul and Tigres had tied through 90 minutes, Vancouver would have hosted, having a better goal differential. Yet, the 82nd-minute penalty kick goal from Ángel Sepúlveda ensured the final would head to Mexico City.
Cruz Azul has played at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, with their usual home, the Estadio Azteca, currently under renovations ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
The stadium, which has Pumas UNAM as a primary tenant, could suit Vancouver just fine, too. In the quarterfinals, the Whitecaps eliminated Pumas on the same pitch with a 2–2 second-leg draw.
