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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

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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

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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 Mexico América Champion with the most points in the accumulated table of the 2023 Clausura and 2023 Apertura tournaments
MLS United States Columbus Crew MLS Cup 2023 winner
Group stage path
Group Winners Runners-up
W1 United States Austin FC Mexico UNAM
W2 United States LA Galaxy United States San Jose Earthquakes
W3 Mexico Juárez United States St. Louis City SC
W4 Mexico Toluca United States Sporting Kansas City
W5 United States Portland Timbers United States Colorado Rapids
W6 Mexico Necaxa United States Seattle Sounders FC
W7 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC United States Los Angeles FC
W8 United States Houston Dynamo FC Mexico Atlas
E1 United States FC Cincinnati United States New York City FC
E2 United States Orlando City SC Canada CF Montréal
E3 Mexico UANL United States Inter Miami CF
E4 United States Philadelphia Union Mexico Cruz Azul
E5 United States New England Revolution Mexico Mazatlán
E6 Canada Toronto FC Mexico Pachuca
E7 United States D.C. United Mexico Santos Laguna

Bracket

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

 
Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                  
 
August 9 – San Diego, CA
 
 
Mexico América2
 
August 13 – Carson, CA
 
Mexico Atlas1
 
Mexico América4
 
August 9 – St. Louis, MO
 
United States St. Louis City SC2
 
United States St. Louis City SC3
 
August 17 – Carson, CA
 
United States Portland Timbers1
 
Mexico América0 (8)
 
August 9 – Houston, TX
 
United States Colorado Rapids (p)0 (9)
 
Mexico Toluca (p)2 (5)
 
August 13 – Commerce City, CO
 
United States Houston Dynamo FC2 (4)
 
Mexico Toluca1
 
August 9 – Commerce City, CO
 
United States Colorado Rapids2
 
Mexico Juárez2
 
August 21 – Los Angeles, CA
 
United States Colorado Rapids3
 
United States Colorado Rapids0
 
August 8 – Seattle, WA
 
United States Los Angeles FC4
 
United States LA Galaxy1
 
August 12 – Seattle, WA
 
United States Seattle Sounders FC3
 
United States Seattle Sounders FC4
 
August 7 – Vancouver, BC
 
Mexico UNAM0
 
Mexico UNAM2
 
August 17 – Seattle, WA
 
Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC0
 
United States Seattle Sounders FC0
 
August 7 – Los Angeles, CA
 
United States Los Angeles FC3
 
United States Los Angeles FC2
 
August 13 – Los Angeles, CA
 
United States Austin FC0
 
United States Los Angeles FC4
 
August 8 – San Jose, CA
 
United States San Jose Earthquakes1
 
Mexico Necaxa0
 
August 25 – Columbus, OH
 
United States San Jose Earthquakes5
 
United States Los Angeles FC1
 
August 9 – Cincinnati, OH
 
United States Columbus Crew3
 
United States FC Cincinnati (p)1 (6)
 
August 13 – Cincinnati, OH
 
Mexico Santos Laguna1 (5)
 
United States FC Cincinnati2
 
August 9 – Chester, PA
 
United States Philadelphia Union4
 
Canada CF Montréal0
 
August 17 – Chester, PA
 
United States Philadelphia Union2
 
United States Philadelphia Union (p)1 (4)
 
August 9 – Washington, D.C.
 
Mexico Mazatlán1 (3)
 
United States D.C. United1
 
August 13 – Washington, D.C.
 
Mexico Mazatlán2
 
Mexico Mazatlán (p)2 (3)
 
August 9 – Orlando, FL
 
Mexico Cruz Azul2 (1)
 
Mexico Cruz Azul (p)0 (5)
 
August 21 – Columbus, OH
 
United States Orlando City SC0 (4)
 
United States Philadelphia Union1
 
August 8 – Austin, TX
 
United States Columbus Crew3 Third place playoff
 
Mexico UANL1
 
August 13 – Harrison, NJAugust 25 – Chester, PA
 
Mexico Pachuca0
 
Mexico UANL1United States Colorado Rapids (p)2 (3)
 
August 9 – Foxborough, MA
 
United States New York City FC2 United States Philadelphia Union2 (1)
 
United States New York City FC (p)1 (7)
 
August 17 – Columbus, OH
 
United States New England Revolution1 (6)
 
United States New York City FC 1 (3)
 
August 9 – Columbus, OH
 
United States Columbus Crew (p)1 (4)
 
United States Sporting Kansas City0
 
August 13 – Columbus, OH
 
United States Columbus Crew4
 
United States Columbus Crew3
 
August 8 – Fort Lauderdale, FL
 
United States Inter Miami CF2
 
Canada Toronto FC3
 
 
United States Inter Miami CF4
 

Round of 32

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Summary

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Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Los Angeles FC United States2–0United States Austin FC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada0–2Mexico UNAM
Inter Miami CF United States4–3Canada Toronto FC
UANL Mexico1–0Mexico Pachuca
Seattle Sounders FC United States3–1United States LA Galaxy
San Jose Earthquakes United States5–0Mexico Necaxa
FC Cincinnati United States1–1 (6–5 p)Mexico Santos Laguna
Columbus Crew United States4–0United States Sporting Kansas City
D.C. United United States1–2Mexico Mazatlán
New England Revolution United States1–1 (6–7 p)United States New York City FC
Orlando City SC United States0–0 (4–5 p)Mexico Cruz Azul
Philadelphia Union United States2–0Canada CF Montréal
St. Louis City SC United States3–1United States Portland Timbers
Toluca Mexico2–2 (5–4 p)United States Houston Dynamo FC
Juárez Mexico2–3United States Colorado Rapids
América Mexico2–1Mexico Atlas

Matches

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Los Angeles FC United States2–0United States Austin FC
 Report
Attendance: 12,930
Referee: Jon Freemon (United States)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada0–2Mexico UNAM
Report
Attendance: 9,691
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Inter Miami CF United States4–3Canada Toronto FC
 Report
Attendance: 10,543
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
UANL Mexico1–0Mexico Pachuca
 Report
Attendance: 5,520
Seattle Sounders FC United States3–1United States LA Galaxy
 Report
Attendance: 17,242
Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)
San Jose Earthquakes United States5–0Mexico Necaxa
 Report
Attendance: 10,227
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
FC Cincinnati United States1–1Mexico Santos Laguna
 Report
Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 18,014
Referee: Victor Cáceres (Mexico)
Columbus Crew United States4–0United States Sporting Kansas City
 Report
Attendance: 20,397
Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)
D.C. United United States1–2Mexico Mazatlán
 Report
Attendance: 8,808
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Philadelphia Union United States2–0Canada CF Montréal
 Report
Attendance: 7,214
Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)
St. Louis City SC United States3–1United States Portland Timbers
 Report
Attendance: 10,833
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)
Toluca Mexico2–2United States Houston Dynamo FC
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 13,053
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
Juárez Mexico2–3United States Colorado Rapids
 Report
Attendance: 11,442
América Mexico2–1Mexico Atlas
 Report
Attendance: 21,311
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Round of 16

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Summary

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Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Seattle Sounders FC United States4–0Mexico UNAM
Columbus Crew United States3–2United States Inter Miami CF
FC Cincinnati United States2–4United States Philadelphia Union
Cruz Azul Mexico2–2 (1–3 p)Mexico Mazatlán
UANL Mexico1–2United States New York City FC
Toluca Mexico1–2United States Colorado Rapids
América Mexico4–2United States St. Louis City SC
Los Angeles FC United States4–1United States San Jose Earthquakes

Matches

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Seattle Sounders FC United States4–0Mexico UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 23,189
Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States)
Columbus Crew United States3–2United States Inter Miami CF
 Report
Attendance: 14,031
FC Cincinnati United States2–4United States Philadelphia Union
 Report
Attendance: 15,710
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
UANL Mexico1–2United States New York City FC
 Report
Attendance: 12,041
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Toluca Mexico1–2United States Colorado Rapids
 Report
Attendance: 9,742
América Mexico4–2United States St. Louis City SC
 Report
Attendance: 11,553
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
Los Angeles FC United States4–1United States San Jose Earthquakes
 Report
Attendance: 14,911
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Quarterfinals

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Summary

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Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Columbus Crew United States1–1 (4–3 p)United States New York City FC
Philadelphia Union United States1–1 (4–3 p)Mexico Mazatlán
Seattle Sounders FC United States0–3United States Los Angeles FC
América Mexico0–0 (8–9 p)United States Colorado Rapids

Matches

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Philadelphia Union United States1–1Mexico Mazatlán
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 9,336
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Seattle Sounders FC United States0–3United States Los Angeles FC
Report
Attendance: 19,643
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Semifinals

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Summary

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Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Columbus Crew United States3–1United States Philadelphia Union
Los Angeles FC United States4–0United States Colorado Rapids

Matches

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Columbus Crew United States3–1United States Philadelphia Union
 Report
Attendance: 12,784
Los Angeles FC United States4–0United States Colorado Rapids
 Report

Third place playoff

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

Summary

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Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Philadelphia Union United States2–2 (1–3 p)United States Colorado Rapids

Matches

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Philadelphia Union United States2–2United States Colorado Rapids
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Attendance: 8,417

Final

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Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup 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 United States3–1United States Los Angeles FC
 Report
Attendance: 20,190
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Notes

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References

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