The winner of a preliminary round match between a club from Canada and El Salvador will join the remaining nine teams in the group stage.

The top two clubs from each group will advance to the knockout stage, played at a centralized location in May 2025.

The knockout stage will feature semi-finals, a third place play-off and a final to determine the champions of the competition.

The qualification criteria, confirmed on 24 April 2024,[4] were proposed by each member association and ratified by CONCACAF.

On 26 December 2024, CONCACAF announced that Estadio Universitario in Nuevo León, Mexico would host the knockout stage of the tournament.