Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Canada United States |
Dates | July 29 – August 31 |
Teams | 36 (from 3 associations) |
Venue(s) | TBD |
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The 2025 Leagues Cup is the upcoming fifth edition of the Leagues Cup, an international club soccer tournament contested by Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX clubs in North America. It will be held from July 29 to August 31, 2025, and feature 36 teams. Unlike the previous editions, only the top 18 MLS teams from the 2024 season qualified for the tournament. All 18 Liga MX clubs will participate.
The tournament will consist of a league phase, known as "phase one", and a knockout phase. During phase one, teams will play three games against teams in the other league (i.e. all games will be MLS vs Liga MX). [1] The top four teams from each league will advance to the knockout stage which will consist of the quarterfinals, semifinals and a final. Like previous editions of the Leagues Cup the top three clubs will qualify the CONCACAF Champions Cup. [2]
Thirty-six teams will participate in the Leagues Cup including all 18 Liga MX teams and 18 out of 30 MLS teams. [3] The 18 MLS teams qualified for Leagues Cup by reaching the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs, with one exception. San Diego FC replaced Vancouver Whitecaps FC who will not participate because they will compete in two other cup competitions in 2025. [2]
To determine matchups, all teams were placed into a combined ranking that used the 2024 Supporters' Shield table for MLS teams and the most recent 34 matches in the 2024 Clausura and Apertura seasons for Liga MX teams. These teams were then divided into an East region and a West region based on geographical and performance criteria. Within each region, teams were assigned to Tier 1, 2, or 3 based on the combined ranking with the restriction that each tier includes three teams from each league.
Finally, six "sets" will be formed by drawing one team from each tier of each region such that two teams from the same tier cannot be from the same league. Teams will play three matches against teams from their set who are not from their league. [2]
Rank | Tier | Team | League |
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2 | Tier 1 | Inter Miami CF | MLS |
3 | Tier 1 | Toluca | Liga MX |
4 | Tier 1 | Columbus Crew | MLS |
8 | Tier 1 | C.F. Monterrey | Liga MX |
11 | Tier 1 | FC Cincinnati | MLS |
12 | Tier 1 | UNAM | Liga MX |
14 | Tier 2 | C.D. Guadalajara | Liga MX |
16 | Tier 2 | Orlando City SC | MLS |
18 | Tier 2 | Charlotte FC | MLS |
19 | Tier 2 | New York City FC | MLS |
27 | Tier 2 | Club León | Liga MX |
28 | Tier 2 | Club Necaxa | Liga MX |
22 | Tier 3 | New York Red Bulls | MLS |
25 | Tier 3 | CF Montréal | MLS |
29 | Tier 3 | Atlanta United FC | MLS |
30 | Tier 3 | Atlas F.C. | Liga MX |
32 | Tier 3 | FC Juárez | Liga MX |
35 | Tier 3 | Club Puebla | Liga MX |
Rank | Tier | Team | League |
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1 | Tier 1 | Cruz Azul | Liga MX |
5 | Tier 1 | UANL | Liga MX |
6 | Tier 1 | Los Angeles FC | MLS |
7 | Tier 1 | LA Galaxy | MLS |
9 | Tier 1 | Club América | Liga MX |
10 | Tier 1 | Real Salt Lake | MLS |
13 | Tier 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | MLS |
15 | Tier 2 | Houston Dynamo FC | MLS |
17 | Tier 2 | Minnesota United FC | MLS |
23 | Tier 2 | Atlético San Luis | Liga MX |
24 | Tier 2 | Club Tijuana | Liga MX |
26 | Tier 2 | C.F. Pachuca | Liga MX |
20 | Tier 3 | Colorado Rapids | MLS |
21 | Tier 3 | Portland Timbers | MLS |
31 | Tier 3 | Querétaro F.C. | Liga MX |
33 | Tier 3 | Mazatlán F.C. | Liga MX |
34 | Tier 3 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX |
36 | Tier 3 | San Diego FC | MLS |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlanta United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | FC Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Charlotte FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Columbus Crew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Houston Dynamo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | LA Galaxy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Los Angeles FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Inter Miami CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Minnesota United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | CF Montréal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | New York City FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | New York Red Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | Orlando City SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | Portland Timbers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | San Diego FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | América | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Atlas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Atlético San Luis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Guadalajara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Juárez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | León | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Mazatlán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Monterrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Necaxa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Pachuca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Puebla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | Querétaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | Toluca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | UANL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | UNAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The quarterfinal pairings will be determined as follows: [2]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
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MLS 1 | ||||||||||
August – | ||||||||||
LMX 4 | ||||||||||
August – | ||||||||||
LMX 2 | ||||||||||
August 31 – | ||||||||||
MLS 3 | ||||||||||
August – | ||||||||||
LMX 1 | ||||||||||
August – | ||||||||||
MLS 4 | ||||||||||
August – | ||||||||||
Third place play-off | ||||||||||
MLS 2 | ||||||||||
August – | ||||||||||
LMX 3 | ||||||||||
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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MLS 1 | Liga MX 4 | |
MLS 2 | Liga MX 3 | |
Liga MX 1 | MLS 4 | |
Liga MX 2 | MLS 3 |
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