2024 Leagues Cup

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2024 Leagues Cup
Tournament details
Host countriesCanada
United States
DatesJuly 26 – August 25
Teams47 (from 3 associations)
Venue(s)29 (in 29 host cities)
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The 2024 Leagues Cup is the upcoming fourth edition of the Leagues Cup, an international club soccer tournament contested by Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX clubs in North America. It is scheduled to take place between July 26 and August 25, 2024, with all matches played in the United States and Canada. The three highest-placing teams will qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup. [1]

Contents

The groups and format for the 2024 edition were announced on January 31. [2] Unlike the 2023 edition, only two regions are used for the tournament's group stage, divided into eight groups in the West and seven in the East. The 45 teams in the group stage are seeded in a combined table based on the 2023 regular season for MLS teams and most recent 34 matches in the Clausura and Apertura for Liga MX teams. [3] Seeding for the group stage was divided into three pots (named "tiers") with geographical balance also considered. [2] MLS Cup 2023 champions Columbus Crew and the top Liga MX team by aggregate points in 2023, Club América, both earned a bye to the round of 32. [2] [4]

All matches will be played in the United States and Canada at MLS venues. The top four teams in the Liga MX table used for seeding—Club América, CF Monterrey, C.D. Guadalajara, and Tigres UANL—have hub privileges that allow them to be the designated home team in certain rounds. The predetermined venues for the hubs were announced on March 14, 2024. [2] [4] [5]

Teams

Draw

For the 2024 edition of the Leagues Cup, the 45 teams participating in the group stage were drawn into groups based on a combined ranking that used the 2023 Supporters' Shield table for MLS teams and the most recent 34 matches in the 2023 Clausura and Apertura seasons for Liga MX teams. These teams were divided into three pots from which the groups were drawn. [2] [4]

Seeding

Pot 1
TeamRank
Flag of Mexico.svg Club América Bye
Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 1
Flag of the United States.svg FC Cincinnati 2
Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City SC 3
Flag of Mexico.svg C.D. Guadalajara 4
Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew Bye
Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis City SC 5
Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 6
Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union 7
Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution 8
Flag of Mexico.svg Toluca 9
Flag of Mexico.svg Club León 10
Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC 11
Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca 12
Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 13
Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo FC 14
Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United FC 15
Pot 2
TeamRank
Flag of the United States.svg Real Salt Lake 16
Flag of the United States.svg Nashville SC 17
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC 18
Flag of the United States.svg FC Dallas 19
Flag of Mexico.svg UNAM 20
Flag of Mexico.svg Puebla 21
Flag of the United States.svg Sporting Kansas City 22
Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Earthquakes 23
Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls 24
Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte FC 25
Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers 26
Flag of Mexico.svg Atlético San Luis 27
Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Laguna 28
Flag of the United States.svg New York City FC 29
Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota United FC 30
Pot 3
TeamRank
Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul 31
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal 32
Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United 33
Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire FC 34
Flag of the United States.svg Austin FC 35
Flag of Mexico.svg Querétaro 36
Flag of Mexico.svg Atlas 37
Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana 38
Flag of the United States.svg LA Galaxy 39
Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF 40
Flag of Mexico.svg Juárez 41
Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa 42
Flag of Mexico.svg Mazatlán 43
Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids 44
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC 45
  Teams receiving bye to knockout stage.

Group stage

The top four Liga MX clubs will have "hub rights" that will allow them to host in a fixed region with priority over most MLS teams: [5]

East

East 1East 2East 3

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg FC Cincinnati 00
2 Flag of the United States.svg New York City FC 00
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Querétaro 00
First match(es) will be played: July 28, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City SC 00
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Atlético San Luis 00
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal 00
First match(es) will be played: July 26, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 00
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Puebla 00
3 Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF 00
First match(es) will be played: July 27, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
East 4East 5East 6

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union 00
2 Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte FC 00
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul 00
First match(es) will be played: July 27, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution 00
2 Flag of the United States.svg Nashville SC 00
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Mazatlán 00
First match(es) will be played: July 27, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca 00
2 Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls 00
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC 00
First match(es) will be played: July 27, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
East 7

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United FC 00
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Laguna 00
3 Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United 00
First match(es) will be played: July 26, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup

West

West 1West 2West 3

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 00
2 Flag of Mexico.svg UNAM 00
3 Flag of the United States.svg Austin FC 00
First match(es) will be played: July 26, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 00
2 Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Earthquakes 00
3 Flag of the United States.svg LA Galaxy 00
First match(es) will be played: July 27, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis City SC 00
2 Flag of the United States.svg FC Dallas 00
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Juárez 00
First match(es) will be played: July 27, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
West 4West 5West 6

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Toluca 00
2 Flag of the United States.svg Sporting Kansas City 00
3 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire FC 00
First match(es) will be played: July 28, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Mexico.svg León 00
2 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers 00
3 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids 00
First match(es) will be played: July 28, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC 00
2 Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota United FC 00
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa 00
First match(es) will be played: July 26, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
West 7West 8

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 00
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC 00
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana 00
First match(es) will be played: July 26, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo FC 00
2 Flag of the United States.svg Real Salt Lake 00
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Atlas 00
First match(es) will be played: July 27, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                  
 
August 9 – San Diego
 
 
 Flag of Mexico.svg América 0
 
August
 
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August
 
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August
 
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August
 
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August
 
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August
 
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Flag placeholder.svg Runner-up West 50
 
August
 
Flag placeholder.svg Winner West 30
 
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August
 
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Flag placeholder.svg Winner West 20
 
August
 
Flag placeholder.svg Runner-up West 60
 
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August
 
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Flag placeholder.svg Runner-up West 10
 
August
 
Flag placeholder.svg Winner West 70
 
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August
 
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Flag placeholder.svg Winner West 60
 
August
 
Flag placeholder.svg Runner-up West 20
 
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August
 
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Flag placeholder.svg Runner-up West 70
 
August 25
 
Flag placeholder.svg Winner West 10
 
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August
 
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Flag placeholder.svg Winner East 10
 
August
 
Flag placeholder.svg Runner-up East 70
 
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August
 
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Flag placeholder.svg Runner-up East 20
 
August
 
Flag placeholder.svg Winner East 40
 
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August
 
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Flag placeholder.svg Winner East 70
 
August
 
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August
 
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Flag placeholder.svg Runner-up East 40
 
August
 
Flag placeholder.svg Winner East 20
 
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August
 
Flag placeholder.svg0 Third place play-off
 
Flag placeholder.svg Winner East 30
 
August August 25
 
Flag placeholder.svg Runner-up East 60
 
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August
 
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Flag placeholder.svg Runner-up East 10
 
August
 
Flag placeholder.svg Winner East 50
 
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August
 
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Flag placeholder.svg Winner East 60
 
August
 
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August 9 – Columbus
 
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Flag placeholder.svg Runner-up West 40
 
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 0
 

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