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 entered the 1963 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
Unlike other major professional sports leagues in the United States, the winners of Major League Soccer and National Women's Soccer League 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, women's clubs have competed in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup. Gotham FC won the inaugural 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup.
Qualification for CONCACAF competitions Men's clubs For the CONCACAF Champions Cup, 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.
CompetitionDetailsSinceEligible clubsRef. MLS Cup champion Major League Soccer (Division I) championship 1996 MLS-only Supporters' Shield winner Major League Soccer regular season winner 2006 Conference regular season winner MLS Conference regular season champion of conference opposite of Shield winner 2013 Next best clubs Two highest-ranked clubs in MLS regular season standings that have not already qualified 2023 Leagues Cup champion, runner-up, and third-place finisher Competition between clubs from MLS and Liga MX 2023 U.S. Open Cup champion Domestic cup competition 1963 All U.S. clubs
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 (held from 2007 to 2010), the best teams based on regular season record to not qualify for the Champions League participated. Leagues Cup since the 2025 Leagues Cup 18 Major League Soccer clubs that reached MLS Cup playoffs qualified, with exceptions for team who are competing in two other cup competitions.
Women's clubs
For the CONCACAF W Champions Cup, three American soccer clubs qualify. CompetitionDetailsSinceEligible clubsref National Women's Soccer League playoff champion National Women's Soccer League (Women's Division 1) championship 2023NWSL National Women's Soccer League Shield winners National Women's Soccer League regular season winners 2023National Women's Soccer League Shield runners-up NWSL that finished second in regular season 2023
Cups and finals
Men's Competitive tournaments
CONCACAF Champions' Cup / Champions League
Team Winners Runners-upYears wonYears runner-upLA Galaxy 1 1 2000 1997D.C. United 1 0 1998 Seattle Sounders FC 1 0 2022 Los Angeles FC 0 2 2020, 2023 New York Pancyprian-Freedoms 0 1 1984Real Salt Lake 0 1 2011Columbus Crew 0 1 2024
North American SuperLiga (defunct)
Team Winners Runners-upYears wonYears runner-upNew England Revolution 1 1 2008 2010Houston Dynamo012008 LA Galaxy012007 Chicago Fire0 12009
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup / Giants Cup (defunct)
Team Winners Runners-upYears wonYears runner-upD.C. United 0 1 2001
Copa Interamericana (defunct)
Team Winners Runners-upYears wonYears runner-upD.C. United 1 0 1998
Leagues Cup
Team Winners Runners-upYears wonYears runner-upInter Miami CF 1 1 2023 2025Seattle Sounders FC 1 1 2025 2021Columbus Crew 1 0 2024 Nashville SC 0 1 2023Los Angeles FC 0 1 2024
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 in the 2025 edition. The only two clubs from CONCACAF that have reached the final are Tigres UANL in 2020, and Pachuca in 2024.
Friendly tournaments
Emirates Cup
Team Winners Runners-upYears wonYears runner-upNew York Red Bulls 1 0 2011
International Champions Cup
Team Winners Runners-upYears wonYears runner-upNew York Red Bulls 0 1 2015
La Manga Cup (defunct)
Team Winners Runners-upYears wonYears runner-upMetroStars 1 0 2004
Pan-Pacific Championship (defunct)
Team Winners Runners-upYears wonYears runner-upHouston Dynamo012008LA Galaxy012009
Women's tournaments
CONCACAF W Champions Cup
Team Winners Runners-upYears wonYears runner-upGotham FC 1 0 2024–25 Washington Spirit 0 1 2025–26
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup(defunct)
Team Winners Runners-upYears wonYears runner-upKansas City Current102024NJ/NY Gotham FC012024
Full international record Competitive tournaments only.
FIFA Club World Championship / Club World Cup
Year Team Progress Result Opponents 2001 LA Galaxy Group stage Canceled Hearts of Oak, Júbilo Iwata, Real Madrid 2022 Seattle Sounders FC Second round 0–1 Al Ahly 2025 Inter Miami CF Round of 16 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain Seattle Sounders FC 4th in group stage Atlético Madrid, Botafogo, Paris Saint-Germain Los Angeles FC 4th in group stage Chelsea, Espérance de Tunis, Flamengo
Copa Interamericana (defunct)
Year Team Progress Aggregate Opponents Results 1998 D.C. United Winners 2–1 Vasco da Gama 0–1 at home, 2–0 away
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.