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.[1]

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 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 UNAM
W2 LA Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes
W3 Juárez St. Louis City SC
W4 Toluca Sporting Kansas City
W5 Portland Timbers Colorado Rapids
W6 Necaxa Seattle Sounders FC
W7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Los Angeles FC
W8 Houston Dynamo FC Atlas
E1 FC Cincinnati New York City FC
E2 Orlando City SC CF Montréal
E3 UANL Inter Miami CF
E4 Philadelphia Union Cruz Azul
E5 New England Revolution Mazatlán
E6 Toronto FC Pachuca
E7 D.C. United Santos Laguna

Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.

 
Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                  
 
August 9 – San Diego, CA
 
 
América2
 
August 13 – Carson, CA
 
Atlas1
 
América4
 
August 9 – St. Louis, MO
 
St. Louis City SC2
 
St. Louis City SC3
 
August 17 – Carson, CA
 
Portland Timbers1
 
América0 (8)
 
August 9 – Houston, TX
 
Colorado Rapids (p)0 (9)
 
Toluca (p)2 (5)
 
August 13 – Commerce City, CO
 
Houston Dynamo FC2 (4)
 
Toluca1
 
August 9 – Commerce City, CO
 
Colorado Rapids2
 
Juárez2
 
August 21 – Los Angeles, CA
 
Colorado Rapids3
 
Colorado Rapids0
 
August 8 – Seattle, WA
 
Los Angeles FC4
 
LA Galaxy1
 
August 12 – Seattle, WA
 
Seattle Sounders FC3
 
Seattle Sounders FC4
 
August 7 – Vancouver, BC
 
UNAM0
 
UNAM2
 
August 17 – Seattle, WA
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC0
 
Seattle Sounders FC0
 
August 7 – Los Angeles, CA
 
Los Angeles FC3
 
Los Angeles FC2
 
August 13 – Los Angeles, CA
 
Austin FC0
 
Los Angeles FC4
 
August 8 – San Jose, CA
 
San Jose Earthquakes1
 
Necaxa0
 
August 25 – Columbus, OH
 
San Jose Earthquakes5
 
Los Angeles FC1
 
August 9 – Cincinnati, OH
 
Columbus Crew3
 
FC Cincinnati (p)1 (6)
 
August 13 – Cincinnati, OH
 
Santos Laguna1 (5)
 
FC Cincinnati2
 
August 9 – Chester, PA
 
Philadelphia Union4
 
CF Montréal0
 
August 17 – Chester, PA
 
Philadelphia Union2
 
Philadelphia Union (p)1 (4)
 
August 9 – Washington, D.C.
 
Mazatlán1 (3)
 
D.C. United1
 
August 13 – Washington, D.C.
 
Mazatlán2
 
Mazatlán (p)2 (3)
 
August 9 – Orlando, FL
 
Cruz Azul2 (1)
 
Cruz Azul (p)0 (5)
 
August 21 – Columbus, OH
 
Orlando City SC0 (4)
 
Philadelphia Union1
 
August 8 – Austin, TX
 
Columbus Crew3 Third place playoff
 
UANL1
 
August 13 – Harrison, NJAugust 25 – Chester, PA
 
Pachuca0
 
UANL1 Colorado Rapids (p)2 (3)
 
August 9 – Foxborough, MA
 
New York City FC2 Philadelphia Union2 (1)
 
New York City FC (p)1 (7)
 
August 17 – Columbus, OH
 
New England Revolution1 (6)
 
New York City FC 1 (3)
 
August 9 – Columbus, OH
 
Columbus Crew (p)1 (4)
 
Sporting Kansas City0
 
August 13 – Columbus, OH
 
Columbus Crew4
 
Columbus Crew3
 
August 8 – Fort Lauderdale, FL
 
Inter Miami CF2
 
Toronto FC3
 
 
Inter Miami CF4
 

Round of 32

Summary

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Los Angeles FC 2–0 Austin FC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 UNAM
Inter Miami CF 4–3 Toronto FC
UANL 1–0 Pachuca
Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 LA Galaxy
San Jose Earthquakes 5–0 Necaxa
FC Cincinnati 1–1 (6–5 p) Santos Laguna
Columbus Crew 4–0 Sporting Kansas City
D.C. United 1–2 Mazatlán
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
Toluca 2–2 (5–4 p) Houston Dynamo FC
Juárez 2–3 Colorado Rapids
América 2–1 Atlas

Matches

Los Angeles FC 2–0 Austin FC
  • Bouanga 11'
  • Olivera 61'
Report
Attendance: 12,930
Referee: Jon Freemon (United States)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 UNAM
Report

Inter Miami CF 4–3 Toronto FC
Report
Attendance: 10,543
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

UANL 1–0 Pachuca
Report
Attendance: 5,520

Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 LA Galaxy
Report
Attendance: 17,242
Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)

San Jose Earthquakes 5–0 Necaxa
Report
Attendance: 10,227
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

FC Cincinnati 1–1 Santos Laguna
Report
Penalties
6–5
Attendance: 18,014
Referee: Victor Cáceres (Mexico)

Columbus Crew 4–0 Sporting Kansas City
Report
Attendance: 20,397
Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

D.C. United 1–2 Mazatlán
Report
Attendance: 8,808
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)



Philadelphia Union 2–0 CF Montréal
Report
Attendance: 7,214
Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)

St. Louis City SC 3–1 Portland Timbers
Report
Attendance: 10,833
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Toluca 2–2 Houston Dynamo FC
Report
Penalties
5–4
Attendance: 13,053
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

Juárez 2–3 Colorado Rapids
Report

América 2–1 Atlas
Report
Attendance: 21,311
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Round of 16

Summary

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

Matches

Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 UNAM
Report
Attendance: 23,189
Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States)

Columbus Crew 3–2 Inter Miami CF
Report
Attendance: 14,031

FC Cincinnati 2–4 Philadelphia Union
Report
Attendance: 15,710
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)


UANL 1–2 New York City FC
Report
Attendance: 12,041
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Toluca 1–2 Colorado Rapids
Report

América 4–2 St. Louis City SC
Report
Attendance: 11,553
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

Los Angeles FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes
Report
Attendance: 14,911
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Quarterfinals

Summary

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

Matches


Philadelphia Union 1–1 Mazatlán
Report
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 9,336
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 Los Angeles FC
Report
Attendance: 19,643
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Semifinals

Summary

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

Matches

Columbus Crew 3–1 Philadelphia Union
Report

Los Angeles FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids
Report

Third place playoff

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

Summary

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

Matches

Philadelphia Union 2–2 Colorado Rapids
Report
Penalties
1–3

Final

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

Columbus Crew 3–1 Los Angeles FC
Report
Attendance: 20,190
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Regulations – Leagues Cup 2024". Leagues Cup. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.