While Mount Pleasant Football Academy are the top Caribbean club according to this month’s Concacaf Club Rankings, the fastest-rising team in the region is Racing United.
Concacaf updated the rankings yesterday ahead of the start of the 2026 Champions Cup, revealing Deportivo Toluca FC as the top club, encompassing, North and Central America and the Caribbean.
LD Alajuelense lead Central America, and Mount Pleasant lead the Caribbean.
The index ranks clubs and leagues across the confederation, with clubs gaining points for results in official domestic league matches, regional cup matches, and Concacaf Champions Cup play.
The 2025 Concacaf Caribbean Cup winners, Mount Pleasant (1,084), and Defence Force (1,063) retained their places as the top two in the Caribbean. Cibao FC (1,051) and SV Robinhood (1,039) followed in third and fourth, while Montego Bay United FC (1,027) moved up two spots to fifth.
Racing (975) were the biggest movers of the month, moving up 15 places to 144th overall. Caribbean Cup third-place finishers and former Champions Cup winners Defence Force FC (1,063) were the next most improved side, moving up 12 places to 81st. Club Sando FC (998) climbed 11 places and are now 128th.
After winning the Liga MX Apertura 2025 in December, Deportivo Toluca FC (1,257) opened the year overtaking reigning Concacaf Champions Cup winners Cruz Azul (1,250) for first place. The Mexican side started the Clausura 2026 with an undefeated 2-2-0 record.
Reigning MLS Cup Champions Inter Miami CF (1,249) and Tigres UANL (1,238) held their place as third and fourth, respectively. Canadian Championship winners Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1,233), the runners-up in the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup and MLS Cup, moved up one spot to round out the top five.
Club América (1,230) fell one spot to sixth. The next four teams retained their same position in the ranking, with Columbus Crew (1,224) in seventh place, followed by Los Angeles FC (1,222), Leagues Cup champions Seattle Sounders FC (1,217), and CF Monterrey (1,216).
The 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup is set to get under way, with nine of the top-10 ranked teams featuring among the 27 qualified clubs, including defending champions Cruz Azul. Columbus Crew, the 2024 runners-up, are the only side in the top 10 that did not secure a place in the upcoming edition.
Three-time Concacaf Central American Cup champions LD Alajuelense (1,176) retained their place as the top Central American club after winning the Primera División de Costa Rica Torneo Apertura 2025 title. CD Olimpia (1,163) shortened the distance in second place after winning another domestic title.
CS Herediano (1,139) improved two spots in third place. Deportivo Saprissa (1,136) and CSD Municipal (1,134) both fell one place each to complete the top five.
Courtesy of concacaf.com
