Vancouver Whitecaps FC will face Club Sport Cartaginés in Round One of the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup. The official draw for the tournament was held on Tuesday night in Miami, Florida. The ‘Caps will play the first leg on the road in Costa Rica on Wednesday, February 18 (kickoff at 7 p.m. PT), with the second leg set for BC Place on Wednesday, February 25 (kickoff at 6:30 p.m. PT). The complete schedule will be announced in the coming days. Concacaf Club Rankings: ‘Caps are sixth as of December 8 This will be the first ever meeting between Whitecaps FC and Club Sport Cartaginés, but the second consecutive year that the ‘Caps open the tournament against a club from Costa Rica. Last year, Whitecaps FC advanced past Deportivo Saprissa in Round One. Cartaginés are in the Concacaf Champions Cup for the eighth time, but the first time since 2013-14. They finished in fifth place in the most recent Clausura season in Costa Rica, and qualified for the Concacaf Champions Cup as a play-in winner in the 2025 Central American Cup. The winner will move on to face Leagues Cup champions Seattle Sounders FC in the Round of 16, to be played between March 10 to 12 and March 17 to 19.