Cruz Azul thrashed the Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 on Sunday night at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in the final of the Concacaf Champions Cup to lift the trophy for a record-tying seventh time.

First-half goals from Ignacio Rivero, Lorenzo Faravelli, Ángel Sepúlveda and Mateusz Bogusz put the result out of sight for the Liga MX side with a 4-0 lead at the break.

The Whitecaps were without 2024-25 talisman Sebastian Berhalter, who was out due to yellow card accumulation, and the rout continued in the second half with Sepúlveda heading home his second goal of the night minutes after the restart.

With the crowd already celebrating, Cruz Azul manager Vicente Sánchez began to rotate out his top players and despite several good chances down the stretch the hosts did not add to their lead.

Cruz Azul is now tied with Club América, which it beat on the way to the final, for the most titles in the history of the competition with seven, and Sepúlveda secured the Golden Boot in this season’s Champions Cup with his two goals giving him nine for the campaign.

Despite its historical domination of the competition, it was the first trophy for Cruz Azul in Concacaf’s elite club tournament since 2013-14.

The result ends an admirable run for Vancouver in the Champions Cup, despite the Canadian side coming up short in its quest for a first win in the competition. The Whitecaps are in the midst of a stellar season in MLS, sitting atop the Western Conference with 32 points from 15 games.