# 2024 Leagues Cup knockout stage

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.

## Format

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.

## Qualified teams

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 path :
| League | Team | Qualification |
| Liga MX | Club 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 |
Group stage path :
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
| W1 | Austin FC | Pumas UNAM |
| W2 | LA Galaxy | San Jose Earthquakes |
| W3 | FC Juárez | St. Louis City SC |
| W4 | C.D. Toluca | Sporting Kansas City |
| W5 | Portland Timbers | Colorado Rapids |
| W6 | Club Necaxa | Seattle Sounders FC |
| W7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Los Angeles FC |
| W8 | Houston Dynamo FC | Atlas F.C. |
| E1 | FC Cincinnati | New York City FC |
| E2 | Orlando City SC | CF Montréal |
| E3 | Tigres UANL | Inter Miami CF |
| E4 | Philadelphia Union | Cruz Azul |
| E5 | New England Revolution | Mazatlán F.C. |
| E6 | Toronto FC | C.F. Pachuca |
| E7 | D.C. United | Santos Laguna |

## Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| August 9 – San Diego, CA | August 9 – San Diego, CA | | | | | | | | | |
| Club América | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Club América | 2 | August 13 – Carson, CA | August 13 – Carson, CA | | | | | | | | |
| Atlas F.C. | 1 | August 13 – Carson, CA | August 13 – Carson, CA | | | | | | | |
| Atlas F.C. | 1 | Club América | 4 | | | | | | | |
| August 9 – St. Louis, MO | August 9 – St. Louis, MO | | Club América | 4 | | | | | | | |
| August 9 – St. Louis, MO | August 9 – St. Louis, MO | St. Louis City SC | 2 | | | | | | | |
| St. Louis City SC | 3 | St. Louis City SC | 2 | | | | | | | |
| St. Louis City SC | 3 | | | | August 17 – Carson, CA | August 17 – Carson, CA | | | | | |
| Portland Timbers | 1 | | | | August 17 – Carson, CA | August 17 – Carson, CA | | | | |
| Portland Timbers | 1 | | | | Club América | 0 (8) | | | | |
| August 9 – Houston, TX | August 9 – Houston, TX | | | | | Club América | 0 (8) | | | | |
| August 9 – Houston, TX | August 9 – Houston, TX | | | | Colorado Rapids (p) | 0 (9) | | | | |
| C.D. Toluca (p) | 2 (5) | | | | Colorado Rapids (p) | 0 (9) | | | | |
| C.D. Toluca (p) | 2 (5) | August 13 – Commerce City, CO | August 13 – Commerce City, CO | | | | | | | | |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 2 (4) | August 13 – Commerce City, CO | August 13 – Commerce City, CO | | | | | | | |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 2 (4) | C.D. Toluca | 1 | | | | | | | |
| August 9 – Commerce City, CO | August 9 – Commerce City, CO | | C.D. Toluca | 1 | | | | | | | |
| August 9 – Commerce City, CO | August 9 – Commerce City, CO | Colorado Rapids | 2 | | | | | | | |
| FC Juárez | 2 | Colorado Rapids | 2 | | | | | | | |
| FC Juárez | 2 | | | | | | | August 21 – Los Angeles, CA | August 21 – Los Angeles, CA | | |
| Colorado Rapids | 3 | | | | | | | August 21 – Los Angeles, CA | August 21 – Los Angeles, CA | |
| Colorado Rapids | 3 | | | | | | | Colorado Rapids | 0 | |
| August 8 – Seattle, WA | August 8 – Seattle, WA | | | | | | | | Colorado Rapids | 0 | |
| August 8 – Seattle, WA | August 8 – Seattle, WA | | | | | | | Los Angeles FC | 4 | |
| LA Galaxy | 1 | | | | | | | Los Angeles FC | 4 | |
| LA Galaxy | 1 | August 12 – Seattle, WA | August 12 – Seattle, WA | | | | | | | | |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | August 12 – Seattle, WA | August 12 – Seattle, WA | | | | | | | |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 4 | | | | | | | |
| August 7 – Vancouver, BC | August 7 – Vancouver, BC | | Seattle Sounders FC | 4 | | | | | | | |
| August 7 – Vancouver, BC | August 7 – Vancouver, BC | Pumas UNAM | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Pumas UNAM | 2 | Pumas UNAM | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Pumas UNAM | 2 | | | | August 17 – Seattle, WA | August 17 – Seattle, WA | | | | | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | | | | August 17 – Seattle, WA | August 17 – Seattle, WA | | | | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | | | | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | | | | |
| August 7 – Los Angeles, CA | August 7 – Los Angeles, CA | | | | | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | | | | |
| August 7 – Los Angeles, CA | August 7 – Los Angeles, CA | | | | Los Angeles FC | 3 | | | | |
| Los Angeles FC | 2 | | | | Los Angeles FC | 3 | | | | |
| Los Angeles FC | 2 | August 13 – Los Angeles, CA | August 13 – Los Angeles, CA | | | | | | | | |
| Austin FC | 0 | August 13 – Los Angeles, CA | August 13 – Los Angeles, CA | | | | | | | |
| Austin FC | 0 | Los Angeles FC | 4 | | | | | | | |
| August 8 – San Jose, CA | August 8 – San Jose, CA | | Los Angeles FC | 4 | | | | | | | |
| August 8 – San Jose, CA | August 8 – San Jose, CA | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Club Necaxa | 0 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Club Necaxa | 0 | | | | | | | | | | August 25 – Columbus, OH | August 25 – Columbus, OH |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | | | | | | | | | | August 25 – Columbus, OH | August 25 – Columbus, OH |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Los Angeles FC | 1 |
| August 9 – Cincinnati, OH | August 9 – Cincinnati, OH | | | | | | | | | | | Los Angeles FC | 1 |
| August 9 – Cincinnati, OH | August 9 – Cincinnati, OH | | | | | | | | | | Columbus Crew | 3 |
| FC Cincinnati (p) | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | | | Columbus Crew | 3 |
| FC Cincinnati (p) | 1 (6) | August 13 – Cincinnati, OH | August 13 – Cincinnati, OH | | | | | | | | | |
| Santos Laguna | 1 (5) | August 13 – Cincinnati, OH | August 13 – Cincinnati, OH | | | | | | | | | |
| Santos Laguna | 1 (5) | FC Cincinnati | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| August 9 – Chester, PA | August 9 – Chester, PA | | FC Cincinnati | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| August 9 – Chester, PA | August 9 – Chester, PA | Philadelphia Union | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| CF Montréal | 0 | Philadelphia Union | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| CF Montréal | 0 | | | | August 17 – Chester, PA | August 17 – Chester, PA | | | | | | | |
| Philadelphia Union | 2 | | | | August 17 – Chester, PA | August 17 – Chester, PA | | | | | | |
| Philadelphia Union | 2 | | | | Philadelphia Union (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| August 9 – Washington, D.C. | August 9 – Washington, D.C. | | | | | Philadelphia Union (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| August 9 – Washington, D.C. | August 9 – Washington, D.C. | | | | Mazatlán F.C. | 1 (3) | | | | | | |
| D.C. United | 1 | | | | Mazatlán F.C. | 1 (3) | | | | | | |
| D.C. United | 1 | August 13 – Washington, D.C. | August 13 – Washington, D.C. | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mazatlán F.C. | 2 | August 13 – Washington, D.C. | August 13 – Washington, D.C. | | | | | | | | | |
| Mazatlán F.C. | 2 | Mazatlán F.C. (p) | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| August 9 – Orlando, FL | August 9 – Orlando, FL | | Mazatlán F.C. (p) | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| August 9 – Orlando, FL | August 9 – Orlando, FL | Cruz Azul | 2 (1) | | | | | | | | | |
| Cruz Azul (p) | 0 (5) | Cruz Azul | 2 (1) | | | | | | | | | |
| Cruz Azul (p) | 0 (5) | | | | | | | August 21 – Columbus, OH | August 21 – Columbus, OH | | | | |
| Orlando City SC | 0 (4) | | | | | | | August 21 – Columbus, OH | August 21 – Columbus, OH | | | |
| Orlando City SC | 0 (4) | | | | | | | Philadelphia Union | 1 | | | |
| August 8 – Austin, TX | August 8 – Austin, TX | | | | | | | | Philadelphia Union | 1 | | | |
| August 8 – Austin, TX | August 8 – Austin, TX | | | | | | | Columbus Crew | 3 | | Third place playoff | Third place playoff |
| Tigres UANL | 1 | | | | | | | Columbus Crew | 3 | | Third place playoff | Third place playoff |
| Tigres UANL | 1 | August 13 – Harrison, NJ | August 13 – Harrison, NJ | | | | | | | | August 25 – Chester, PA | August 25 – Chester, PA |
| C.F. Pachuca | 0 | August 13 – Harrison, NJ | August 13 – Harrison, NJ | | | | | | | | August 25 – Chester, PA | August 25 – Chester, PA |
| C.F. Pachuca | 0 | Tigres UANL | 1 | | | | | | | | Colorado Rapids (p) | 2 (3) |
| August 9 – Foxborough, MA | August 9 – Foxborough, MA | | Tigres UANL | 1 | | | | | | | | Colorado Rapids (p) | 2 (3) |
| August 9 – Foxborough, MA | August 9 – Foxborough, MA | New York City FC | 2 | | | | | | | | Philadelphia Union | 2 (1) |
| New York City FC (p) | 1 (7) | New York City FC | 2 | | | | | | | | Philadelphia Union | 2 (1) |
| New York City FC (p) | 1 (7) | | | | August 17 – Columbus, OH | August 17 – Columbus, OH | | | | | | |
| New England Revolution | 1 (6) | | | | August 17 – Columbus, OH | August 17 – Columbus, OH | | | | | | |
| New England Revolution | 1 (6) | | | | New York City FC | 1 (3) | | | | | | |
| August 9 – Columbus, OH | August 9 – Columbus, OH | | | | | New York City FC | 1 (3) | | | | | | |
| August 9 – Columbus, OH | August 9 – Columbus, OH | | | | Columbus Crew (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| Sporting Kansas City | 0 | | | | Columbus Crew (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| Sporting Kansas City | 0 | August 13 – Columbus, OH | August 13 – Columbus, OH | | | | | | | | | | |
| Columbus Crew | 4 | August 13 – Columbus, OH | August 13 – Columbus, OH | | | | | | | | | |
| Columbus Crew | 4 | Columbus Crew | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| August 8 – Fort Lauderdale, FL | August 8 – Fort Lauderdale, FL | | Columbus Crew | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| August 8 – Fort Lauderdale, FL | August 8 – Fort Lauderdale, FL | Inter Miami CF | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Toronto FC | 3 | Inter Miami CF | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Inter Miami CF | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 32
### Summary

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | Austin FC |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–2 | Pumas UNAM |
| Inter Miami CF | 4–3 | Toronto FC |
| UANL | 1–0 | C.F. Pachuca |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 3–1 | LA Galaxy |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 5–0 | Club Necaxa |
| FC Cincinnati | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Santos Laguna |
| Columbus Crew | 4–0 | Sporting Kansas City |
| D.C. United | 1–2 | Mazatlán F.C. |
| New England Revolution | 1–1 (6–7 p) | New York City FC |
| Orlando City SC | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Cruz Azul |
| Philadelphia Union | 2–0 | CF Montréal |
| St. Louis City SC | 3–1 | Portland Timbers |
| C.D. Toluca | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Houston Dynamo FC |
| FC Juárez | 2–3 | Colorado Rapids |
| Club América | 2–1 | Atlas F.C. |

### Matches
## Round of 16
### Summary

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 4–0 | Pumas UNAM |
| Columbus Crew | 3–2 | Inter Miami CF |
| FC Cincinnati | 2–4 | Philadelphia Union |
| Cruz Azul | 2–2 (1–3 p) | Mazatlán F.C. |
| Tigres UANL | 1–2 | New York City FC |
| C.D. Toluca | 1–2 | Colorado Rapids |
| Club América | 4–2 | St. Louis City SC |
| Los Angeles FC | 4–1 | San Jose Earthquakes |

### Matches
## Quarterfinals
### Summary

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Columbus Crew | 1–1 (4–3 p) | New York City FC |
| Philadelphia Union | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Mazatlán F.C. |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 0–3 | Los Angeles FC |
| Club América | 0–0 (8–9 p) | Colorado Rapids |

### Matches
## Semifinals
### Summary

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Columbus Crew | 3–1 | Philadelphia Union |
| Los Angeles FC | 4–0 | Colorado Rapids |

### Matches
## Third place playoff

The winner of the third place match qualified for the first round of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

### Summary

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Philadelphia Union | 2–2 (1–3 p) | Colorado Rapids |

### Matches
## Final

Both clubs that made the final qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, with the winner qualifying directly to the round of 16.