2024 Leagues Cup final

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2024 Leagues Cup final
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Lower.com Field in Columbus hosted the final
Event 2024 Leagues Cup
Columbus Crew Los Angeles FC
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the United States.svg
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DateAugust 25, 2024
Venue Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio
Man of the Match Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew)
Referee Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Attendance20,190
WeatherPartly Cloudy, 91 °F (33 °C) [1]
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The 2024 Leagues Cup final was the final match of the fourth edition of the Leagues Cup, a soccer tournament played between clubs from Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX. The match was played on August 25, 2024 at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, United States, by host Columbus Crew and Los Angeles FC. Columbus won 3–1 with two goals from Cucho Hernández; the match was attended by 20,190 spectators. [2] It was a rematch of MLS Cup 2023, which was also hosted by the Columbus Crew. [3]

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The Crew won the MLS Cup and were given a bye through the Leagues Cup group stage. They defeated Sporting Kansas City, Inter Miami CF, New York City FC, and the Philadelphia Union in the knockout rounds at home to reach their third tournament final in nine months. [4] [5] Los Angeles FC finished second in their group and outscored their knockout stage opponents by a combined scoreline of 13–1. [6] They played all but one of their matches at home. [7]

Road to the final

Summary of results

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). All matches were decided through a penalty shoot-out (p) if scores were tied after regulation time.
Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew Round Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
ByeMatchday 1 Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana 3–0 (H)
Matchday 2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 (2–4 p) (H)
Matchday 3Bye
Final standingsGroup West 7 runners-up

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC 25
2 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 24
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana 20
Source: Leagues Cup
OpponentResult Knockout stage OpponentResult
Flag of the United States.svg Sporting Kansas City 4–0 (H) Round of 32 Flag of the United States.svg Austin FC 2–0 (H)
Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF 3–2 (H) Round of 16 Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 (H)
Flag of the United States.svg New York City FC 1–1 (4–3 p) (H) Quarterfinals Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 (A)
Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union 3–1 (H) Semifinals Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids 4–0 (H)

Match

Details

Columbus Crew Flag of the United States.svg 3–1 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
Report
Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 20,190
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)


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References

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