Concacaf has confirmed important details about the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup, including the eight clubs that will be pre-seeded in the competition's first two rounds and the pots for the official draw on Tuesday, December 9.
Based on the Concacaf Club Rankings, where Philadelphia Union rank No. 11, they are been put into Pot 1 which means the Boys in Blue will face off against one of the following teams in Round One:
San Diego FC, Club Olimpia Deportivo, Forge FC, Atlético Ottawa, CS Cartaginés, CSD Xelajú M.C., Sporting San Miguelito, Real CD España, Defence Force FC, Vancouver FC, O&M FC.
Philadelphia Union earned its place in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup as the 2025 MLS Supporters' Shield winner.
The draw will start by randomly drawing a sphere from Pot 1, followed by a Round One bracket position sphere from Pot A. This process will be repeated for the remaining seven spheres in Pot 1, always using the available bracket positions in Pot A.
After all Pot 1 clubs have been drawn and assigned a bracket position, the draw for clubs in Pot 2 will begin, following the same procedure using Pot 2 and Pot B. Once all clubs have been assigned a bracket position, the draw will conclude.
the draw will start by randomly drawing a sphere from Pot 1, followed by a Round One bracket position sphere from Pot A. This process will be repeated for the remaining seven spheres in Pot 1, always using the available bracket positions in Pot A.
After all Pot 1 clubs have been drawn and assigned a bracket position, the draw for clubs in Pot 2 will begin, following the same procedure using Pot 2 and Pot B. Once all clubs have been assigned a bracket position, the draw will conclude.
