MLS, Liga MX announce groups for Leagues Cup
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Lionel Messi-led Inter Miami CF are the defending champions
(Reuters) - The groups for Leagues Cup 2024 were announced Wednesday featuring 47 teams from MLS and Liga MX.
The monthlong competition will be played in MLS stadiums across the U.S. and Canada from July 26 through Aug. 25.
Lionel Messi-led Inter Miami CF are the defending champions.
The top three finishers will qualify for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup.
Teams are divided into 15 groups of three -- eight groups in the West and seven in the East. Two teams received direct byes into the Round of 32: the 2023 MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew and reigning Liga MX winner Club America.
Each team will play two Group Stage matches, with the top two teams in each group (30 total) joining Columbus and Club America in the single-elimination Round of 32 knockout stage.
No group stage matches will end in a tie, but will be decided by penalty shootout. Regulation wins are worth three points, with PK shootout winners earning two points and PK shootout losers earning one.
The Leagues Cup 2024 groups:
--West
West 1: CF Monterrey, Pumas UNAM, Austin FC
West 2: Chivas de Guadalajara, San Jose Earthquakes, LA Galaxy
West 3: St. Louis City SC, FC Dallas, FC Juarez
West 4: Toluca FC, Sporting Kansas City, Chicago Fire FC
West 5: Club Leon, Portland Timbers, Colorado Rapids
West 6: Seattle Sounders FC, Minnesota United FC, Club Necaxa
West 7: LAFC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Club Tijuana
West 8: Houston Dynamo FC, Real Salt Lake, Atlas FC
--East
East 1: FC Cincinnati, New York City FC, Queretaro FC
East 2: Orlando City SC, Atletico de San Luis, CF Montreal
East 3: Tigres UANL, Puebla, Inter Miami CF
East 4: Philadelphia Union, Charlotte FC, Cruz Azul
East 5: New England Revolution, Nashville SC, Mazatlan FC
East 6: Pachuca, New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC
East 7: Atlanta United, Santos Laguna, D.C. United
