This is a list of American soccer clubs in international competitions. American clubs have participated in competitive international soccer competitions since 1963, when
New York Hungaria
New York Hungaria was an American soccer team which won the National Challenge Cup in 1962.
Honors
*National Challenge Cup (1): 1962
*Participations in CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1963
*Cosmopolitan Soccer League Champions (6): 1956–57, 1958– ...
entered the
1963 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The 1963 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 2nd edition of the top international club competition organized by CONCACAF for clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined the 1963 continental ...
.
Unlike other
major professional sports leagues in the United States, the winners of
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional Association football, soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanc ...
and
National Women's Soccer League
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a women's professional Association football, soccer league and the highest level of the United States soccer league system#Women's leagues, United States soccer league system (alongside the USL Supe ...
are not universally considered to be world champions in their respective sport. Yearly, MLS and NWSL teams will compete against other soccer clubs abroad in competitions to determine the champions of North America, the Americas, and the world.
Since 1963, American men's soccer clubs have won three
CONCACAF Champions' Cup/Champions League titles, and finished runners-up five times. since
2024
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Women's clubs competed in the
CONCACAF W Champions Cup
The CONCACAF W Champions Cup is an annual continental women's football club competition organized by CONCACAF that determines the club champion for the region encompassing North America, Central America and the Caribbean. It is comparable to ...
.
Gotham FC
Gotham Football Club is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in the New York metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sk ...
won the inaugural
2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
The 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup was the first season of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup, the annual continental women's football club competition organized by CONCACAF. The winner qualified for both the inaugural 2026 FIFA Women's Champio ...
.
Qualification for CONCACAF competitions
Men's clubs
For the
CONCACAF Champions Cup
The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, a ...
, up to nine American soccer clubs are eligible for entry into the competition. Starting in 2024, all MLS clubs (United States or Canada based) may qualify through MLS or Leagues Cup.
If one (or more) MLS club(s) were to qualify through multiple methods, then the next MLS club(s) with the most overall table points, regardless of conference, would qualify in the remaining slot(s). If the U.S. Open Cup champion has qualified through multiple methods, then the runner-up would fill the slot; should the runner-up have already qualified, then the next best MLS club in the overall table would earn the slot. If the Leagues Cup champion were to win the MLS Cup, then the MLS Cup runner-up would qualify to the round of 16; should the Leagues Cup slot(s) have already qualified, then MLS would be awarded with one additional slot to be given to the next best non-qualified team in the overall table.
In past competitions, such as the
North American SuperLiga
The SuperLiga was an annual association football competition in North America between four clubs from the Major League Soccer (United States and Canada) and four clubs from the Primera División (Mexico), the top professional league in each count ...
(held from 2007 to 2010), the best teams based on regular season record to not qualify for the Champions League participated.
Leagues Cup
For the
2025 Leagues Cup
The 2025 Leagues Cup is the upcoming fifth edition of the Leagues Cup, an international club soccer tournament contested by Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX clubs in North America. It will be held from July 29 to August 31, 2025, and feat ...
18 Major League Soccer clubs that reached
2024 MLS Cup playoffs qualified, with one exception.
San Diego FC
San Diego Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in San Diego. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home matches at Snapdragon Stadium. The club's ownersh ...
replaced Vancouver Whitecaps FC who will not participate because they will compete in two other cup competitions in 2025.
Women's clubs
For the
CONCACAF W Champions Cup
The CONCACAF W Champions Cup is an annual continental women's football club competition organized by CONCACAF that determines the club champion for the region encompassing North America, Central America and the Caribbean. It is comparable to ...
, three American soccer clubs qualify.
Cups and finals
Men's Competitive tournaments
CONCACAF Champions' Cup / Champions League
North American SuperLiga (defunct)
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup / Giants Cup (defunct)
Copa Interamericana (defunct)
Leagues Cup
FIFA Club World Championship / Club World Cup
No American club has reached the final of the FIFA Club World Cup or the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. The furthest a club has reached is the round of 16 by
Inter Miami CF
Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami (), commonly referred to as Inter Miami, is an American professional soccer club based in the Miami metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (M ...
in the
2025 edition.
Friendly tournaments
Emirates Cup
International Champions Cup
La Manga Cup (defunct)
Pan-Pacific Championship (defunct)
Women's tournaments
CONCACAF W Champions Cup
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
Full international record
''Competitive tournaments only.''
FIFA Club World Championship / Club World Cup
Copa Interamericana (defunct)
CONCACAF Champions' Cup / Champions League
The competition was named CONCACAF Champions' Cup until 2008 and CONCACAF Champions League until 2024, when it was renamed back to CONCACAF Champions Cup.
North American SuperLiga (defunct)
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup / Giants Cup (defunct)
Campeones Cup
Leagues Cup
Copa Sudamericana
Copa Merconorte (defunct)
CONCACAF W Champions Cup
FIFA Women's Champions Cup
FIFA Women's Club World Cup
Appearances in CONCACAF competitions
Men's clubs
''As of March 11, 2021.''
Women's clubs
Summer Olympics
Notes
See also
*
Canadian soccer clubs in international competitions
*
MLS performance in the CONCACAF Champions Cup
References
External links
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American soccer clubs records and statistics