NEW YORK AND MEXICO CITY (April 17, 2024) – In celebration of the 100 Days milestone from the start of Leagues Cup 2024 this summer, the tournament announced today its pool of venues for the Knockout Round stages.
Leagues Cup 2024 is the second edition of the exciting Concacaf-sanctioned World Cup-style club tournament, featuring all 18 clubs from the Mexican league, LIGA MX, and all 29 clubs from Major League Soccer (MLS), representing the United States and Canada. Leagues Cup 2024 to be played July 26 to August 25, 2024, will determine three qualifiers for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup.
Leagues Cup 2024 Format
As previously announced, Leagues Cup will be played with seven groups in the East and eight groups in the West, regionalizing travel for all participating clubs.
The LIGA MX champion and the three top-ranked LIGA MX clubs will be granted hub privileges, which will minimize LIGA MX club travel and reward clubs by allowing them to play in pre-determined venues as the home team. Hub privileges are based on the Leagues Cup Ranking.
For more information on Leagues Cup 2024 format, please visit LeaguesCup.com
Leagues Cup 2024 Venues
In Leagues Cup 2024 Knockout Round matches, LIGA MX clubs with hub privileges will play in venues from the pool below in their hub state, when ranked higher than their opponent, through the duration of their hub privilege. All other LIGA MX clubs will play at the stadium of their MLS opponent. Any Knockout Round matches between two LIGA MX clubs will be played at a regional venue, also from the pool below. Regional venues for the Group Stage have been previously announced.
The pool of regional venues is as follows (in alphabetical order):
- Audi Field (Washington, D.C.)
- BMO Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)
- DICK’S Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, CO)
- Dignity Health Sports Park (Carson, CA)
- GEODIS Park (Nashville, TN)
- PayPal Park (San Jose, CA)
- Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX)
- Red Bull Arena (Harrison, NJ)
- Shell Energy Stadium (Houston, TX)
- Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, CA)
- Subaru Park (Chester, PA)
- PayPal Park (San Jose, CA)
- Toyota Stadium (Frisco, TX)
- TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, OH)
Schedule Highlights and Broadcast Assignments
How to watch Leagues Cup
For full schedule and broadcast assignments, please visit LeaguesCup.com
Fans in over 100 countries and regions will be able to watch Leagues Cup on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app. MLS Season Pass is available on billions of devices through the Apple TV app on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes, and game consoles, as well as on the web at tv.apple.com. Fans can also access MLS Season Pass from the Apple TV app on Apple Vision Pro for an even more immersive viewing experience. To learn more about how to subscribe to MLS Season Pass, visit apple.co/\_MLS\_. In addition, TelevisaUnivision, FOX Sports (FS1), TSN and RDS will be the linear broadcast home for select Leagues Cup matches.
July 26 Opening Matches
The Leagues Cup Group Stage kicks off with five matches on Friday, July 26 (8:00 p.m. ET) with two MLS matches, Orlando City SC facing CF Montréal at Inter&Co Stadium and Atlanta United against D.C. United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, followed by LIGA MX’s Pumas against Austin FC (9:00 p.m. ET) at Q2 Stadium, the first in the highly-anticipated series of matchups between the two leagues. Also on opening night, Seattle Sounders FC hosts Minnesota United FC at Lumen Field (10:00 p.m. ET) and LAFC battles their Mexican neighbors Club Tijuana at BMO Stadium (11:00 p.m. ET).
30 LIGA MX vs. MLS Matches in the Group Stage
Leagues Cup 2024 Group Stage will feature 30 MLS vs. LIGA MX showdowns, including the highly-expected matches on Saturday, July 27 between Chivas Guadalajara and San Jose Earthquakes at Levi’s Stadium (10:00 p.m. ET), and Houston Dynamo FC hosting Atlas at Shell Energy Stadium (8:00 p.m. ET). The LIGA MX giants Monterrey have a key matchup against Austin FC at Q2 Stadium on Tuesday, July 30 (9:00 p.m. ET), while Tigres measures up against the Leagues Cup defending champions Inter Miami CF on Saturday, August 3 at NRG Stadium (8:00 p.m. ET). On Sunday, August 4, Chivas Guadalajara faces LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park (10:30 p.m. ET) and Philadelphia Union will host Cruz Azul at Subaru Park (8:00 p.m. ET).
