The knockout stage of the 2024 Leagues Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on August 7 and concluded with the final on August 25. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were 32 matches in the knockout stage, including a third-place playoff played between the two losing semifinalists. [1]
The knockout stage of the 2024 Leagues Cup was contested between the 30 teams that qualified from the group stage and two that received a bye. Matches in the knockout stage were played to a finish. If the score of a match was level at the end of 90 minutes, no extra time was played, and the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
The top two placed teams from each of the top fifteen groups qualified for the knockout stage, joining América and Columbus Crew, who both received byes to this round.
| League | Team | Qualification |
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| Liga MX |  América | Champion with the most points in the accumulated table of the 2023 Clausura and 2023 Apertura tournaments |
| MLS |  Columbus Crew | MLS Cup 2023 winner |
The tournament bracket[ how? ] is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
| Seattle Sounders FC | 3–1 | LA Galaxy |
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| FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | Santos Laguna |
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| 6–5 | ||
| D.C. United | 1–2 | Mazatlán |
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| New England Revolution | 1–1 | New York City FC |
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| 6–7 | ||
| Orlando City SC | 0–0 | Cruz Azul |
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| 4–5 | ||
| Philadelphia Union | 2–0 |  CF Montréal |
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| St. Louis City SC | 3–1 | Portland Timbers |
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| Toluca | 2–2 | Houston Dynamo FC |
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| 5–4 | ||
| Juárez | 2–3 | Colorado Rapids |
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| UANL | 1–2 | New York City FC |
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| Toluca | 1–2 | Colorado Rapids |
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| América | 4–2 | St. Louis City SC |
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| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Columbus Crew | 1–1 (4–3 p) | New York City FC |
| Philadelphia Union | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Mazatlán |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 0–3 | Los Angeles FC |
| América | 0–0 (8–9 p) | Colorado Rapids |
| Columbus Crew | 1–1 | New York City FC |
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| 4–3 | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 0–3 | Los Angeles FC |
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| América | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids |
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| 8–9 | ||
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Columbus Crew | 3–1 | Philadelphia Union |
| Los Angeles FC | 4–0 | Colorado Rapids |
| Columbus Crew | 3–1 | Philadelphia Union |
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| Los Angeles FC | 4–0 | Colorado Rapids |
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The winner of the third place match qualified for the first round of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Philadelphia Union | 2–2 (1–3 p) | Colorado Rapids |
| Philadelphia Union | 2–2 | Colorado Rapids |
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| 1–3 | ||
Both clubs that made the final qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, with the winner qualifying directly to the round of 16.
| Columbus Crew | 3–1 | Los Angeles FC |
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