# 2021 Leagues Cup

The 2021 Leagues Cup was the second edition of the Leagues Cup organized by Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX. The tournament was originally planned to include sixteen teams but was later reduced to eight teams.
The 2020 edition of the tournament was canceled in May 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in North America. In the final at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada, near Las Vegas, León defeated Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 to win their first title.

## Qualification

The top two Major League Soccer teams from each conference in the 2020 season who did not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League qualified for the Leagues Cup.
The top four Liga MX from the 2020–21 season aggregate table who are not competing in the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League semifinals or the 2021 Campeones Cup qualified for the Leagues Cup.
Major League Soccer (4 berths) :
| Team | Qualification method |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1st, Western Conference |
| Orlando City SC | 4th, Eastern Conference |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2nd, Western Conference |
| New York City FC | 5th, Eastern Conference |
Liga MX (4 berths) :
| Team | Qualification method |
| León | 3rd, aggregate table |
| UANL | 5th, aggregate table |
| Santos Laguna | 6th, aggregate table |
| UNAM | 7th, aggregate table |

## Matchups and schedule

On July 7, 2021, Major League Soccer and Liga MX announced the Leagues Cup schedule as well as the opening round matches.

## Results

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| August 12 – Orlando, FL | August 12 – Orlando, FL | | | |
| Orlando City SC | 0 | | | |
| Orlando City SC | 0 | September 14 – Seattle, WA | September 14 – Seattle, WA | | |
| Santos Laguna | 1 | September 14 – Seattle, WA | September 14 – Seattle, WA | |
| Santos Laguna | 1 | Santos Laguna | 0 | |
| August 10 – Seattle, WA | August 10 – Seattle, WA | | Santos Laguna | 0 | |
| August 10 – Seattle, WA | August 10 – Seattle, WA | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | | | | September 22 – Paradise, NV | September 22 – Paradise, NV |
| UANL | 0 | | | | September 22 – Paradise, NV | September 22 – Paradise, NV |
| UANL | 0 | | | | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 |
| August 11 – New York, NY | August 11 – New York, NY | | | | | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 |
| August 11 – New York, NY | August 11 – New York, NY | | | | León | 3 |
| New York City FC | 1 (2) | | | | León | 3 |
| New York City FC | 1 (2) | September 15 – Houston, TX | September 15 – Houston, TX | | | |
| UNAM (p) | 1 (3) | September 15 – Houston, TX | September 15 – Houston, TX | | | |
| UNAM (p) | 1 (3) | UNAM | 0 | | | |
| August 10 – Kansas City, KS | August 10 – Kansas City, KS | | UNAM | 0 | | | |
| August 10 – Kansas City, KS | August 10 – Kansas City, KS | León | 2 | |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1 | León | 2 | |
| León | 6 | | | |

### Final

Team details :
León
Seattle Sounders FC
GK1 Rodolfo Cota
DF4 Andrés Mosquera 59'
DF21 Jaine Barreiro
DF6 William Tesillo
DF24 Osvaldo Rodríguez
MF25 Omar Fernández 71'
MF8 José Rodríguez
MF22 Santiago Colombatto  23'
MF13 Ángel Mena
FW7 Víctor Dávila 60'
FW16 Jean Meneses 60'
Substitutes:
DF28 David Ramírez 59'
MF10 Luis Montes 90+3' 71'
FW20 Emanuel Gigliotti 60'
MF11 Elías Hernández 60'
Manager:
Ariel Holan
GK24 Stefan Frei
DF28 Yeimar Gómez
DF3 Xavier Arreaga 10'
DF27 Shane O'Neill 83'
MF16 Alex Roldán
MF6 João Paulo 15'
MF22 Kelyn Rowe 83'
MF94 Jimmy Medranda 68'
MF7 Cristian Roldan 82'
MF12 Fredy Montero 77'
FW9 Raúl Ruidíaz 27'
Substitutes:
MF20 Nicolas Benezet 83'
MF84 Josh Atencio 83'
DF11 Brad Smith 68'
FW17 Will Bruin 77'
Manager:
Brian Schmetzer :

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | By round | By round | By round |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | QF | SF | F |
| 1 | Ángel Mena | León | 3 | 1 | | 2 |
| 2 | Santiago Colombatto | León | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Omar Fernández | León | 2 | 2 | | |
| 2 | Raúl Ruidíaz | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Nicolas Benezet | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | | | 1 |
| 5 | Valentín Castellanos | New York City FC | 1 | 1 | | |
| 5 | Víctor Dávila | León | 1 | 1 | | |
| 5 | Cameron Duke | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | 1 | | |
| 5 | Emmanuel Gigliotti | León | 1 | | | 1 |
| 5 | Nicolás Lodeiro | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | 1 | | |
| 5 | Jean Meneses | León | 1 | 1 | | |
| 5 | Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | 1 | | |
| 5 | Santiago Ormeño | León | 1 | | 1 | |
| 5 | Juan Ferney Otero | Santos Laguna | 1 | 1 | | |
| 5 | Cristian Roldan | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | | | 1 |
| 5 | Rogério | UNAM | 1 | 1 | | |