2024 Leagues Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Canada United States |
Dates | July 26 – August 25 |
Teams | 47 (from 3 associations) |
Venue(s) | 31 (in 31 host cities) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 51 (2.55 per match) |
The 2024 Leagues Cup is the ongoing 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 taking 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]
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, 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 (América, Monterrey, Guadalajara, and 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
[edit]Draw
[edit]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
[edit]Team | Rank |
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Club América | Bye |
Monterrey | 1 |
FC Cincinnati | 2 |
Orlando City SC | 3 |
C.D. Guadalajara | 4 |
Columbus Crew | Bye |
St. Louis City SC | 5 |
UANL | 6 |
Philadelphia Union | 7 |
New England Revolution | 8 |
Toluca | 9 |
Club León | 10 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 11 |
Pachuca | 12 |
Los Angeles FC | 13 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 14 |
Atlanta United FC | 15 |
Team | Rank |
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Real Salt Lake | 16 |
Nashville SC | 17 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 18 |
FC Dallas | 19 |
UNAM | 20 |
Puebla | 21 |
Sporting Kansas City | 22 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 23 |
New York Red Bulls | 24 |
Charlotte FC | 25 |
Portland Timbers | 26 |
Atlético San Luis | 27 |
Santos Laguna | 28 |
New York City FC | 29 |
Minnesota United FC | 30 |
Team | Rank |
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Cruz Azul | 31 |
CF Montréal | 32 |
D.C. United | 33 |
Chicago Fire FC | 34 |
Austin FC | 35 |
Querétaro | 36 |
Atlas | 37 |
Tijuana | 38 |
LA Galaxy | 39 |
Inter Miami CF | 40 |
Juárez | 41 |
Necaxa | 42 |
Mazatlán | 43 |
Colorado Rapids | 44 |
Toronto FC | 45 |
Group stage
[edit]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]
- América will play in California starting at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego in the Round of 32; hub privilege to last through the semifinal.
- Monterrey will play in Texas with both group games at Q2 Stadium in Austin; hub privilege to last through the Round of 16.
- Guadalajara will play in California starting at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara; hub privilege to last through the Round of 32.
- UANL will play in Texas starting at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston; hub privilege for group stage games only.
East
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Updated to match(es) played on July 28, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
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Updated to match(es) played on July 30, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
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Updated to match(es) played on July 27, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
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Updated to match(es) played on July 27, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
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Updated to match(es) played on July 27, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
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Updated to match(es) played on July 30, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
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West
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Updated to match(es) played on July 28, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
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Updated to match(es) played on July 30, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
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Updated to match(es) played on July 27, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
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Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
August 9 – San Diego, CA | ||||||||||||||||||
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August - Austin, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up West 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
August 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Austin FC | ||||||||||||||||||
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Winner East 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Third place play-off | ||||||||||||||||||
Winner East 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
August | August 25 | |||||||||||||||||
Runner-up East 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 9 – Columbus, OH | ||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up West 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Columbus Crew | ||||||||||||||||||
Statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]See also
[edit]- 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
- 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup
- 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup
- 2024 CFU Club Shield
- 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "MLS unveils 2024 Regular Season schedule". MLSSoccer.com. December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Leagues Cup 2024: Groups for MLS and LIGA MX teams". MLSSoccer.com. January 31, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Jason (January 31, 2024). "MLS, Liga MX announce modified 2024 Leagues Cup". Pro Soccer Wire. USA Today. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ a b c Cardenas, Felipe (January 31, 2024). "MLS, Liga MX announce Leagues Cup changes to reduce travel, add regional hubs". The Athletic. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ a b "Leagues Cup 2024: Schedule, bracket & hubs for MLS-LIGA MX competition". MLSSoccer.com. March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Leagues Cup 2023 » Top Scorer". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.