2019 Leagues Cup
Appearance
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | July 23 – September 18 |
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) |
The 2019 Leagues Cup was the inaugural edition of Leagues Cup, a club soccer 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 Whitney, Nevada, near Las Vegas, on September 18, 2019. Cruz Azul won the final, defeating UANL 2–1.
Qualification
[edit]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.[1]
Teams
[edit]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
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
July 23 – Carson, CA | ||||||||||
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August 20 – Carson, CA | ||||||||||
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July 23 – Bridgeview, IL | ||||||||||
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September 18 – Whitney, NV | ||||||||||
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July 24 – Houston, TX | ||||||||||
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August 20 – Houston, TX | ||||||||||
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July 24 – Sandy, UT | ||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
[edit]Real Salt Lake ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Semifinals
[edit]Final
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Top goalscorers
[edit] Club eliminated for this round.
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References
[edit]- ^ Santaromita, Dan (May 29, 2019). "MLS, Liga MX announce Leagues Cup 8-team tournament". Pro Soccer USA. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.