2019 Leagues Cup
The 2019 Leagues Cup was the inaugural edition of Leagues Cup, a club competition featuring four clubs from Major League Soccer and Liga MX in an eight-team single-elimination tournament hosted in the United States. It began on July 23, 2019, with the first set of quarterfinals, and culminated in a final match played in Las Vegas on September 18, 2019. Cruz Azul won the final, defeating UANL 2–1.
 Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 23 – September 18, 2019 |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  (1st title) |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 19 (2.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 122,884 (17,555 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  (2 goals) |
Qualification
The inaugural edition of the Leagues Cup featured eight teams—four invitees from Major League Soccer and four Liga MX clubs chosen based on competitive results. Future editions are planned to use league results to determine the participating teams from MLS.[1]
Teams
The following 8 teams (from two associations) participated in the tournament.
| Association | Team |
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América |
| Cruz Azul | |
| UANL | |
| Tijuana | |
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Chicago Fire |
| Houston Dynamo | |
| LA Galaxy | |
| Real Salt Lake |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| July 23 – Carson | ||||||||||
| 2 (3) | |||||||||
| August 20 – Carson | ||||||||||
| 2 (1) | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| July 23 – Bridgeview | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| September 18 – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| July 24 – Houston | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 1 (5) | |||||||||
| August 20 – Houston | ||||||||||
| 1 (6) | |||||||||
| 2 (3) | |||||||||
| July 24 – Sandy | ||||||||||
| 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
Results
Quarterfinals
| Real Salt Lake | 0–1 | |
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Top goalscorers
Team eliminated for this round.
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References
- Santaromita, Dan (May 29, 2019). "MLS, Liga MX announce Leagues Cup 8-team tournament". Pro Soccer USA. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
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