The 2024 Leagues Cup group stage consisted of a total of 45 teams competing across 15 groups to decide 30 of the 32 places in the knockout stage of the 2024 Leagues Cup.[1]
Format
In each of the 15 groups, teams played against each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the round of 32.[2]
Besides the teams receiving byes, the top 15 remaining teams from each league were placed into groups in reverse order (for example, the 2nd-ranked MLS club was drawn against the 16th-ranked Liga MX club). The remaining teams (13 MLS and 2 Liga MX) were drawn into groups and divided into geographical regions.[3]
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regulation, 2 points for a win in a penalty shoot-out, 1 point for a loss in a penalty shoot-out, 0 points for a loss in regulation).[2] If, at the end of the group stage, two or more clubs were tied in points, their positions in the table was determined according to a set of tie-breaking criteria.[4]
Tiebreakers
- In case only two teams were tied on points, the direct head-to-head match result between the tied clubs determined the ranking (for clarity, a victory on penalties was considered a win for purposes of this tiebreaker);
- In case three teams were tied on points, the following criteria applied:
- Better overall goal differential between goals scored and goals conceded during the group stage;
- Greater number of goals scored during the group stage;
- Fewer number of goals conceded during the group stage;
- Clubs' fair-play table
- First yellow card: –1 point
- Second yellow card (indirect red card): –3 points (The first yellow card was not considered)
- Direct red card: –3 points
- Yellow card followed by a direct red card: –4 points;
- A draw organized by the organizing committee.
Groups
The matches were played on July 26–28, July 30–August 1, and August 3–6, 2024.
Times are EDT, as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
East 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CIN | NYC | QFC | |
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| 1 |  FC Cincinnati
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 5–2 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | New York City FC
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | — | — | 0–0 | ||
| 3 |  Querétaro
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| New York City FC | 0–0 | Querétaro |
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| 4–3 | ||
| FC Cincinnati | 1–0 | Querétaro |
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| FC Cincinnati | 4–2 | New York City FC |
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East 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ORL | MTL | ASL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando City SC
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| 2 |  CF Montréal
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Atlético San Luis
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | — | 2–3 | — |
| Orlando City SC | 4–1 | CF Montréal |
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| Orlando City SC | 1–1 | Atlético San Luis |
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| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
East 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UAN | MIA | PUE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UANL
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Inter Miami CF
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Puebla
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | — | 0–2 | — |
| UANL | 2–1 | Puebla |
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Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
| UANL | 2–1 | Inter Miami CF |
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East 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PHI | CAZ | CLT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Cruz Azul
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Charlotte FC
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | — | 0–0 | — |
| Philadelphia Union | 1–0 | Charlotte FC |
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| Charlotte FC | 0–0 | Cruz Azul |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Attendance: 13,367
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
East 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NER | MAZ | NAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Revolution
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Mazatlán
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Nashville SC
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | — | 0–2 | — |
| Nashville SC | 0–2 | Mazatlán |
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| New England Revolution | 1–1 | Nashville SC |
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| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
Attendance: 13,538
Referee: Alyssa Nichols (United States)
East 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOR | PAC | NYR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto FC
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Pachuca
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | New York Red Bulls
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0–0 | — | — |
| New York Red Bulls | 0–0 | Toronto FC |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
| Pachuca | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls |
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| 5–4 | ||
| Pachuca | 1–2 | Toronto FC |
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East 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DCU | SAN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.C. United
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Santos Laguna
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 | 0–3 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Atlanta United FC
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | — |
| Atlanta United FC | 3–3 | D.C. United |
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| Penalties | ||
| 5–6 | ||
| Santos Laguna | 0–3 | D.C. United |
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West 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AUS | UNM | MTY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin FC
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | |
| 2 | UNAM
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | 2–3 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Monterrey
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Monterrey | 1–1 | UNAM |
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| Penalties | ||
| 0–3 | ||
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
West 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LAX | SJE | GUA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Galaxy
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Guadalajara
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Guadalajara | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | LA Galaxy |
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| Guadalajara | 2–2 | LA Galaxy |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
Attendance: 25,174
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)
West 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUA | STL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juárez
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | |
| 2 | St. Louis City SC
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | FC Dallas
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 0–1 | — | — |
| St. Louis City SC | 2–1 | FC Dallas |
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| St. Louis City SC | 1–1 | Juárez |
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| Penalties | ||
| 1–4 | ||
West 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOL | SKC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Chicago Fire FC
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | Chicago Fire FC |
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| Toluca | 3–1 | Chicago Fire FC |
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| Toluca | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City |
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West 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | COL | LEO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland Timbers
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | — | |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | León
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
| León | 1–2 | Portland Timbers |
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| León | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||
Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)
West 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NEC | SEA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Necaxa
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Minnesota United FC
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | 1–0 | — | — |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 1–3 | Necaxa |
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West 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAN | LFC | TIJ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Tijuana
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Los Angeles FC | 3–0 | Tijuana |
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Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
| Los Angeles FC | 2–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
West 8
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HOU | ATL | RSL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Dynamo FC
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Atlas
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Real Salt Lake
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | — | 2–1 | — |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 0–1 | Atlas |
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| Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Atlas |
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Notes
- ^ On July 26, 2024, D.C. United announced that their match against Santos Laguna would be moved to Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, due to extensive field damage at their home stadium, Audi Field.[5]
References
- ^ "Leagues Cup 2024: Groups for MLS and LIGA MX teams". MLSSoccer.com. January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Straus, Brian (October 6, 2022). "How MLS, Liga MX's Leagues Cup Competition Will Work". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Leagues Cup 2023 dates and structure announced". Major League Soccer. October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Leagues Cup 2024 Tournament Regulations" (PDF). Leagues Cup. p. 10. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (July 26, 2024). "Subaru Park will host D.C. United-Santos Laguna Leagues Cup game in last minute change". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 26, 2024.