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Leagues Cup 2024 bracket, schedule, standings as Lionel Messi, Inter Miami aim to defend MLS vs Liga MX title


Lionel Messi and Inter Miami look to defend their Leagues Cup title in 2024 as the competition enters the second year of its existence.

The Leagues Cup debuted in 2023, as both Major League Soccer and Liga MX clubs took a break from domestic league action to contest a knockout competition against one another.

Messi helped the Leagues Cup explode onto the U.S. soccer scene, leading Inter Miami to its first ever trophy as he made his club debut in the competition and pushed the team to silverware in dramatic fashion.

Now, details for the 2024 competition have been released as the two North American leagues have come together to tweak the format and layout of the tournament, hoping to build a response to criticism from last season’s inaugural edition.

The Sporting News brings you the groups, fixtures, and schedule for this year’s Leagues Cup as 46 clubs hope to dethrone Messi and Inter Miami.

MORE: How does the 2024 Leagues Cup work? A full breakdown of the new format with latest tweaks

How to watch 2024 Leagues Cup


As was the case in 2023, all Leagues Cup matches across the entirety of the tournament will stream on MLS Season Pass for all subscribers across the world.

In the United States, select matches will be broadcast on FOX Sports, while TSN and RDS will have select games for air on TV in Canada. For those games, FOX and FS1 are available to stream on Fubo USA, while TSN and RDS are available to stream on Fubo Canada.

There will also be Spanish-language broadcasts of select matches in the USA, with that channel also available on Fubo.

Leagues Cup 2024 schedule, format

The 2024 Leagues Cup will proceed largely as it did in its inaugural 2023 season, with a few format tweaks.

As was the case in its first year, all 47 teams from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico (29 from MLS and 18 from Liga MX) will take part in the tournament, first contesting a group stage before a 32-team knockout bracket determines the eventual winner.

The group stage consists of 45 teams, with the previous year’s league champions from both leagues — Columbus Crew and Club America — earning a bye to the knockout round. All other clubs were arranged into 15 groups of three by a selection process that included ranking the clubs into three tiers and crafting groups with one club from each tier, with geographical proximity taken into account.

The top two teams in each group will qualify for the knockout round, with all group matches played across 90 minutes. Three points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw, but with one additional quirk: all matches ending in a draw proceed to a penalty shootout, whereby the winner earns an additional point, much like the NHL.

Once the knockout-round bracket is set, play proceeds as usual in single-elimination competition until a winner is crowned, with a spot in next year’s CONCACAF Champions Cup on the line.

Round Dates Teams
Group Stage Jul. 26-Aug 6 47
Round of 32 Aug. 7-9 32
Round of 16 Aug. 12-13 16
Quarterfinals Aug. 16-17 8
Semifinals Aug. 20-21 4
3rd Place / Final Sun, Aug. 25 4

Leagues Cup 2024 standings, fixtures, results

Group Stage

The group stage of the 2024 Leagues Cup features 15 groups of three teams each, broken apart by East and West, crafted with geographical proximity in mind.

Hosting Rights

Unlike 2023, when group matches were contested in a single location, this year the MLS clubs will nearly all host group matches against Mexican opposition at their own stadiums, which will increase travel significantly for many Liga MX teams who have to travel across the U.S. to face multiple MLS sides.

Matches between two MLS clubs will be hosted by the higher-ranked side. Meanwhile, the four highest-ranked Liga MX clubs will have “hosting privileges,” having earned limited travel through specific rounds of play. Those four sides are:

Club Rank Venue 1 Venue 2 Thru Round
Club America 1 Snapdragon Stadium
(San Diego, CA)
 — Semifinals
Monterrey 2 Q2 Stadium
(Austin, TX)
 — Round of 16
Chivas Guadalajara 5 Levi’s Stadium
(Santa Clara, CA)
Dignity Health Sports Park
(Carson, CA)
Round of 32
Tigres 8 Shell Energy
(Houston, TX)
NRG Stadium
(Houston, TX)
Group Stage

That’s fine, until you look a little closer — Monterrey are in a group with Austin FC, whose home stadium is their “host” venue, meaning they’re essentially the road team for that game, and same goes for Chivas whose second match against the LA Galaxy will be played at their “host” venue of Dignity Health Sports Park, which is the Galaxy’s home stadium.

The lack of travel is nice and all, but they’re still basically playing on the road.

East 1 standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. FC Cincinnati 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. NYCFC 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Queretaro 0 0 0-0-0 0

East 1 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 28 8 p.m. NYCFC vs. Queretaro Yankee Stadium
(New York City, NY)
Aug. 1 8 p.m. FC Cincinnati vs. Queretaro TQL Stadium
(Cincinnati, OH)
Aug. 5 8 p.m. FC Cincinnati vs. NYCFC TQL Stadium
(Cincinnati, OH)

East 2 standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Orlando City 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Atletico de San Luis 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. CF Montreal 0 0 0-0-0 0

East 2 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 26 8 p.m. Orlando City vs. CF Montreal Inter&Co Stadium
(Orlando, FL)
Jul. 30 7 p.m. CF Montreal vs. Atletico de San Luis Stade Saputo
(Montreal, Canada)
Aug. 4 8 p.m. Orlando City vs. Atletico de San Luis Inter&Co Stadium
(Orlando, FL)

East 3 standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Tigres 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Puebla 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Inter Miami 0 0 0-0-0 0

East 3 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 27 8 p.m. Inter Miami vs. Puebla Chase Stadium
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Jul. 31 9:30 p.m. Tigres vs. Puebla Shell Energy Stadium
(Houston, TX)
Aug. 3 8 p.m. Tigres vs. Inter Miami NRG Stadium
(Houston, TX)

East 4 standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Philadelphia Union 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Charlotte FC 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Cruz Azul 0 0 0-0-0 0

East 4 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 27 8 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Charlotte Subaru Park
(Chester, PA)
Jul. 31 8 p.m. Charlotte vs. Cruz Azul Bank of America Stadium
(Charlotte, NC)
Aug. 4 8 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Cruz Azul Subaru Park
(Chester, PA)

East 5 standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. New England Rev. 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Nashville SC 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Mazatlan 0 0 0-0-0 0

East 5 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 27 8 p.m. New England vs. Mazatlan Gillette Stadium
(Foxboro, MA)
Jul. 31 9 p.m. Nashville SC vs. Mazatlan GEODIS Park
(Nashville, TN)
Aug. 6 7:30 p.m. New England vs. Nashville Gillette Stadium
(Foxboro, MA)

East 6 standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Pachuca 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. NY Red Bulls 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Toronto FC 0 0 0-0-0 0

East 6 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 27 8 p.m. NY Red Bulls vs. Toronto FC Red Bull Arena
(Harrison, NJ)
Jul. 30 8 p.m. NY Red Bulls vs. Pachuca Red Bull Arena
(Harrison, NJ)
Aug. 4 8 p.m. Toronto FC vs. Pachuca BMO Field
(Toronto, Canada)

East 7

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Atlanta United 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Santos Laguna 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. DC United 0 0 0-0-0 0

East 7 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 26 8 p.m. Atlanta United vs. DC United Mercedes-Benz Stadium
(Atlanta, GA)
Jul. 31 8 p.m. DC United vs. Santos Laguna Audi Field
(Washington, DC)
Aug. 4 4 p.m. Atlanta United vs. Santos Laguna Mercedes-Benz Stadium
(Atlanta, GA)

West 1 standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Monterrey 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Pumas 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Austin FC 0 0 0-0-0 0

West 1 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 26 9 p.m. Austin FC vs. Pumas Q2 Stadium
(Austin, TX)
Jul. 30 9 p.m. Monterrey vs. Austin FC Q2 Stadium
(Austin, TX)
Aug. 3 10 p.m. Monterrey vs. Pumas Q2 Stadium
(Austin, TX)

West 2 standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Chivas Guadalajara 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. San Jose Earthquakes 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. LA Galaxy 0 0 0-0-0 0

West 2 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 27 10 p.m. Chivas vs. San Jose Levi’s Stadium
(Santa Clara, CA)
Jul. 31 10:30 p.m. San Jose vs. LA Galaxy PayPal Park
(San Jose, CA)
Aug. 4 10:30 p.m. Chivas vs. LA Galaxy Dignity Health Sports Park
(Santa Clara, CA)

West 3 standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. St. Louis City 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. FC Dallas 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Juarez 0 0 0-0-0 0

West 3 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 27 9 p.m. St. Louis City vs. FC Dallas CITYPARK
(St. Louis, MO)
Jul. 31 9 p.m. FC Dallas vs. Juarez Toyota Stadium
(Frisco, TX)
Aug. 4 9 p.m. St. Louis City vs. Juarez CITYPARK
(St. Louis, MO)

West 4 standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Toluca 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Sporting KC 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Chicago Fire 0 0 0-0-0 0

West 4 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 28 9 p.m. Sporting KC vs. Chicago Fire Children’s Mercy Park
(Kansas City, MO)
Aug. 1 9 p.m. Chicago Fire vs. Toluca SeatGeek Stadium
(Bridgeview, IL)
Aug. 5 9 p.m. Sporting KC vs. Toluca Children’s Mercy Park
(Kansas City, MO)

West 5 standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Club Leon 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Portland Timbers 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Colorado Rapids 0 0 0-0-0 0

West 5 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 28 10:30 p.m. Portland Timbers vs. Club Leon Providence Park
(Portland, OR)
Aug. 1 10:30 p.m. Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids Providence Park
(Portland, OR)
Aug. 5 9 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. Club Leon Dicks Sporting Goods Park
(Commerce City, CO)

West 6 standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Seattle Sounders 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Minnesota United 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Necaxa 0 0 0-0-0 0

West 6 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 26 10 p.m. Seattle Sounders vs. Minnesota United Lumen Field
(Seattle, WA)
Jul. 30 9 p.m. Minnesota United vs. Necaxa Allianz Field
(Saint Paul, MN)
Aug. 4 10:30 p.m. Seattle Sounders vs. Necaxa Lumen Field
(Seattle, WA)

West 7 schedule

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. LAFC 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Vancouver Whitecaps 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Tijuana 0 0 0-0-0 0

West 7 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 26 11 p.m. LAFC vs. Tijuana BMO Stadium
(Los Angeles, CA)
Jul. 30 10:30 p.m. LAFC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps BMO Stadium
(Los Angeles, CA)
Aug. 3 10 p.m. Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Tijuana BC Place
(Vancouver, Canada)

West 8 standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Houston Dynamo 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Real Salt Lake 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Atlas 0 0 0-0-0 0

West 8 fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Jul. 27 8 p.m. Houston Dynamo vs. Atlas Shell Energy Stadium
(Houston, TX)
Aug. 1 9 p.m. RSL vs. Atlas America First Field
(Sandy, UT)
Aug. 5 9 p.m. Houston Dynamo vs. RSL Shell Energy Stadium
(Houston, TX)

Knockout Stage

One new feature of the 2024 Leagues Cup is the “hub” system to give deserving Liga MX clubs a softer travel burden. The highest-ranking Liga MX clubs in the Leagues Cup tiered system are given “hosting rights” through various stages of the knockout bracket, seeing them designated with a “host city” that allows the club to avoid traveling up to a certain point should they reach deeper into the knockout round.

Club America have “hub” rights through the semifinal, Monterrey have “hub” rights through the Round of 16, Chivas have “hub” rights through the Round of 32, and Tigres have “hub” rights for the group stage. Each club will be designated a city in which they may remain through their maximum stage before having to travel to the home city of a potential MLS opponent.

Round of 32

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Aug. 7-9 TBD M1: Club America vs. 2nd, West 8  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M2: 2nd, West 3 vs. 1st, West 5  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M3: 1st, West 4 vs. 1st, West 8  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M4: 2nd, West 5 vs. 1st, West 3  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M5: 1st, West 2 vs. 2nd, West 6  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M6: 2nd, West 1 vs. 1st, West 7  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M7: 1st, West 6 vs. 2nd, West 2  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M8: 2nd, West 7 vs. 1st, West 1  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M9: 1st, East 1 vs. 2nd, East 7  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M10: 2nd, East 2 vs. 1st, East 4  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M11: 1st, East 7 vs. 2nd, East 5  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M12: 2nd, East 4 vs. 1st, East 2  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M13: 1st, East 3 vs. 2nd, East 6  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M14: 2nd, East 1 vs. 1st, East 5  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M15: 1st, East 6 vs. 2nd, East 3  
Aug. 7-9 TBD M16: 2nd, West 4 vs. Columbus Crew  

Round of 16

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Aug. 12-13 TBD M1: Winner, M1 vs. Winner, M2  
Aug. 12-13 TBD M2: Winner, M3 vs. Winner, M4  
Aug. 12-13 TBD M3: Winner, M5 vs. Winner, M6  
Aug. 12-13 TBD M4: Winner, M7 vs. Winner, M8  
Aug. 12-13 TBD M5: Winner, M9 vs. Winner, M10  
Aug. 12-13 TBD M6: Winner, M11 vs. Winner, M12  
Aug. 12-13 TBD M7: Winner, M13 vs. Winner, M14  
Aug. 12-13 TBD M8: Winner, M15 vs. Winner, M16  

Quarterfinals

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Aug. 16-17 TBD QF1: Winner, M1 vs. Winner, M2  
Aug. 16-17 TBD QF2: Winner, M3 vs. Winner, M4  
Aug. 16-17 TBD QF3: Winner, M5 vs. Winner, M6  
Aug. 16-17 TBD QF4: Winner, M7 vs. Winner, M8  

Semifinals

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Aug. 20 TBD SF1: Winner, QF1 vs. Winner, QF2  
Aug. 21 TBD SF2: Winner, QF3 vs. Winner, QF4  

Third Place

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Aug. 25 TBD Loser, SF1 vs. Loser, SF2  

Final

Date Time (ET) Match Location
Aug. 25 TBD Winner, SF1 vs. Winner, SF2  



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