The Seattle Sounders are visiting Liga MX’s Tigres UANL on Wednesday in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal tie. Here is everything you need to know:
WHEN AND WHERE: Kickoff is at 6 p.m. PT (7 p.m. local time) at Estadio Universitario in Monterrey, Mexico.
WHERE TO WATCH: The match will be available to watch on FS2 and TUDN.
LEG 2 SCHEDULE: The Sounders will host Tigres in the return leg at Lumen Field on Wednesday, April 15 (8:30 p.m. PT; FS2, TUDN | TICKETS).
2026 CCC FORMAT: Twenty-seven clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean will play in a tournament consisting of five rounds: Round One, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final. Each round up until the final consists of a two-leg series using aggregate scoring to determine a winner. The final will be a single match on May 30.
TIEBREAKERS: If the two teams’ aggregate score is tied after two legs, whichever team scored more away goals will advance. If still tied, two 15-minute extra time periods will be played with the away goals rule no longer in effect. If still tied, a penalty shootout will determine a winner.
PATHWAY TO GLOBAL COMPETITION: The winner of the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup will take place in the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup as well as earn a berth into the next edition of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2029.
ABOUT TIGRES:
Full name: Club Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Founded: 1967
Stadium: Estadio Universitario (Capacity: 41,886)
Achievements:
- Concacaf Champions Cup (1)
- Liga MX (8)
- Mexican Cup (3)
HOW THEY QUALIFIED:
Sounders: 2025 Leagues Cup winner
Tigres: 2024-25 Liga MX standings
HOW THEY GOT HERE:
Sounders: Bye via Leagues Cup title, defeated Vancouver Whitecaps 5-1 on aggregate
Tigres: Defeated Canada’s Forge FC 4-1 on aggregate, defeated FC Cincinnati 5-4 on aggregate
BEST CCC FINISH:
Sounders: Winner (2022)
Tigres: Winner (2020)
LEAGUE STANDINGS:
Sounders: 4-1-1 (5th MLS Western Conference)
Tigres: 5-6-2 (8th Liga MX Clausura)
FORM GUIDE (all competitions, most recent first):
Sounders: WDWWW
Tigres: LLWDL​
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DEFENSIVE FORTITUDE: The Sounders enter Wednesday on the heels of five clean sheets in their last six matches in all competitions.
ROTHROCKING: Sounders winger Paul Rothrock scored the late match-winner in a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday and now has four goals in his last five matches in all competitions.
EPIC COMEBACK: After falling 3-0 to Cincinnati in Southern Ohio in the first leg of their Round of 16 series, Tigres stormed back to win 5-1 in Leg 2 at home, including an incredible goal from Fernando Gorriarán in the eighth minute of stoppage time to advance.
