# 2024 Leagues Cup

The 2024 Leagues Cup was the 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 was held from July 26 to August 25, 2024, with all 77 matches played in Canada and the United States.
Columbus Crew won the tournament after defeating Los Angeles FC in the final at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio. The three highest-placing teams qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, with Columbus Crew qualifying directly to the tournament's round of 16 stage.
The groups and format for the 2024 edition were announced on January 31. Unlike the 2023 edition, only two regions were 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 were 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. Seeding for the group stage was divided into three pots (named "tiers") with geographical balance also considered. 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.
All matches were played in Canada and United States at MLS venues. The top four teams in the Liga MX table used for seeding (América, Monterrey, Guadalajara, and UANL) had hub privileges that allowed them to be the designated home team in certain rounds. The predetermined venues for the hubs were announced on March 14, 2024.
Inter Miami were defending champions, but failed to defend the title after being eliminated by Columbus Crew in the round of 16; Columbus Crew went on to win the tournament for the first time.

## Teams
### Draw

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.

#### Seeding

Pot 1 :
| Team | Rank |
| Club América | Bye |
| C.F. Monterrey | 1 |
| FC Cincinnati | 2 |
| Orlando City SC | 3 |
| C.D. Guadalajara | 4 |
| Columbus Crew | Bye |
| St. Louis City SC | 5 |
| Tigres UANL | 6 |
| Philadelphia Union | 7 |
| New England Revolution | 8 |
| C.D. Toluca | 9 |
| Club León | 10 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 11 |
| C.F. Pachuca | 12 |
| Los Angeles FC | 13 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 14 |
| Atlanta United FC | 15 |
Pot 2 :
| Team | Rank |
| Real Salt Lake | 16 |
| Nashville SC | 17 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 18 |
| FC Dallas | 19 |
| Pumas UNAM | 20 |
| Club 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 |
Pot 3 :
| Team | Rank |
| Cruz Azul | 31 |
| CF Montréal | 32 |
| D.C. United | 33 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 34 |
| Austin FC | 35 |
| Querétaro F.C. | 36 |
| Atlas | 37 |
| Club Tijuana | 38 |
| LA Galaxy | 39 |
| Inter Miami CF | 40 |
| FC Juárez | 41 |
| Club Necaxa | 42 |
| Mazatlán F.C. | 43 |
| Colorado Rapids | 44 |
| Toronto FC | 45 |

## Group stage

The top four Liga MX clubs had "hub rights" that allowed them to host in a fixed region with priority over most MLS teams:
* América played in California starting at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego in the round of 32; hub privilege lasted through the semifinals.
* Monterrey played in Texas with both group games at Q2 Stadium in Austin; hub privilege lasted through the round of 16.
* Guadalajara played in California starting at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara; hub privilege lasted through the round of 32.
* UANL played in Texas starting at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston; hub privilege lasted for group stage games only.

### East

| East 1 | East 2 | East 3 |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 FC Cincinnati 2 6 2 New York City FC 2 2 3 Querétaro 2 1 Source: Leagues Cup | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Orlando City SC 2 5 2 CF Montréal 2 3 3 Atlético San Luis 2 1 Source: Leagues Cup | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 UANL 2 6 2 Inter Miami CF 2 3 3 Puebla 2 0 Source: Leagues Cup |
| East 4 | East 5 | East 6 |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Philadelphia Union 2 4 2 Cruz Azul 2 3 3 Charlotte FC 2 2 Source: Leagues Cup | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 New England Revolution 2 5 2 Mazatlán 2 3 3 Nashville SC 2 1 Source: Leagues Cup | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Toronto FC 2 5 2 Pachuca 2 2 3 New York Red Bulls 2 2 Source: Leagues Cup |
| East 7 |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 D.C. United 2 5 2 Santos Laguna 2 2 3 Atlanta United FC 2 2 Source: Leagues Cup |

### West

| West 1 | West 2 | West 3 |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Austin FC 2 6 2 UNAM 2 2 3 Monterrey 2 1 Source: Leagues Cup | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 LA Galaxy 2 5 2 San Jose Earthquakes 2 2 3 Guadalajara 2 2 Source: Leagues Cup | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Juárez 2 5 2 St. Louis City SC 2 4 3 FC Dallas 2 0 Source: Leagues Cup |
| West 4 | West 5 | West 6 |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Toluca 2 6 2 Sporting Kansas City 2 3 3 Chicago Fire FC 2 0 Source: Leagues Cup | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Portland Timbers 2 6 2 Colorado Rapids 2 2 3 León 2 1 Source: Leagues Cup | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Necaxa 2 3 2 Seattle Sounders FC 2 3 3 Minnesota United FC 2 3 Source: Leagues Cup |
| West 7 | West 8 |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 5 2 Los Angeles FC 2 4 3 Tijuana 2 0 Source: Leagues Cup | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Houston Dynamo FC 2 3 2 Atlas 2 3 3 Real Salt Lake 2 3 Source: Leagues Cup |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| 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

| 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. |

### Round of 16

| 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 |

### Quarterfinals

| 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 |

### Semifinals

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

### Third place playoff

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

### Final

Both finalists qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, with the winners advancing directly to the round of 16.

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | 3rd | F | Total |
| 1 | Tai Baribo | Philadelphia Union | 1 | | | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | | 7 |
| 2 | Denis Bouanga | Los Angeles FC | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 6 |
| 2 | Diego Rossi | Columbus Crew | | | | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | | 6 |
| 4 | Jeremy Ebobisse | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | 4 |
| 4 | Cucho Hernández | Columbus Crew | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Cristian Olivera | Los Angeles FC | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 4 |
| 4 | Matías Rojas | Inter Miami CF | 1 | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 4 |
| 8 | Jesús Angulo | Toluca | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 3 |
| 8 | Mateusz Bogusz | Los Angeles FC | | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 3 |
| 8 | Kei Kamara | Los Angeles FC | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 3 |
| 8 | Jordan Morris | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 |
| 8 | Santiago Rodríguez | New York City FC | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 3 |

## Controversies

Some pointed out that the Leagues Cup interrupted the schedules of both Liga MX and MLS. French player André-Pierre Gignac stated: "I don't think that in Europe Marseille would have agreed to stop the local tournament for a month to go to another country to compete in an international one, but it is part of the growth of two leagues, of a rivalry. The United States is a spectacle and is great."
He also added: "It would be good if American clubs could come to play in Mexico because in Mexico there are different altitudes and climates, which would be beneficial."
In a similar way, Toluca's Portuguese trainer Renato Paiva declared: “For me it doesn't make sense to cut the tournament. Who am I to teach people to organize tournaments, but I think these types of strikes should be for national teams. Today you start the Leagues Cup, you finish it and start the championship later or you start the championship, you finish it and you start the Leagues Cup later."
Additionally, a reporter from the newspaper Récord reported that the Leagues Cup would impose a $25,000 fine on anyone who spoke negatively about the tournament, which was slightly more than 450,000 Mexican pesos. This decision was reportedly due to the negative feedback received by the event's organizers in 2023, when León players spent an extended period at the airport due to logistical problems.
Following Tijuana's defeat to Los Angeles FC on July 26, and regarding a controversial expulsion during the match, goalkeeper Antonio Rodríguez limited his comments to the press area, as he admitted that he could face punishment: “I don't have the slightest idea, I was far away and I only saw that they gave him the red card (…) We can't speak badly about the Leagues Cup because they'll fine us”, the goalkeeper told Salvadoran journalist Rodrigo Serrano.