Cruz Azul won the Concacaf Champions Cup with a 5-0 defeat of the Vancouver Whitecaps at Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City, completing a dominant final with four first-half goals. The victory gave the Mexican club its seventh title in the competition, equaling Club America's record.

Captain Ignacio Rivero opened the scoring in the eighth minute. Carlos Rotondi took advantage of a Vancouver turnover and supplied Rivero, who finished first time into the far corner. Lorenzo Faravelli doubled the advantage 20 minutes later after another loss of possession, driving a shot in off the post.

Angel Sepulveda made it 3-0 in the 37th minute, redirecting Rotondi's low cross after the Whitecaps were caught by a quick throw-in. Mateusz Bogusz then scored from outside the penalty area just before the interval. Cruz Azul reached half-time with four goals from four attempts on target, leaving Vancouver with little prospect of a recovery.

Five minutes after the restart, Sepulveda headed in a cross from Jorge Sanchez for his second goal of the match. The goal took his tournament total to nine and secured the competition's top-scorer honor. Vancouver did not register a shot during the final, according to USA Today.

The defeat ended the Whitecaps' bid to become the first Canadian club to win the continental trophy. Vancouver had reached its first Concacaf final after eliminating Monterrey and Pumas, as well as Inter Miami in the semifinal, but became the third Canadian finalist to lose. It was also the third consecutive season in which a Major League Soccer representative was beaten by a Mexican club in the deciding match.

Vancouver striker Daniel Rios said the 2,240-metre altitude affected the team and that Cruz Azul punished its mistakes. Coach Jesper Sorensen described the outcome as devastating after a strong tournament, while acknowledging that his side had not produced the performance required against a superior opponent.

For Cruz Azul coach Vicente Sanchez, appointed in January, the title delivered an international trophy within months of taking charge. The result also qualified Cruz Azul for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the 2029 Club World Cup. The broad margin reflected a final in which the hosts combined early pressure, sharp finishing and control of possession to settle the contest long before the closing whistle. Vancouver's route had raised expectations, but repeated turnovers allowed Cruz Azul to convert territorial control into an unusually decisive continental final.