2024 Leagues Cup knockout stage

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]

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.

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	Club América	Champion with the most points in the accumulated table of the 2023 Clausura and 2023 Apertura tournaments
MLS	Columbus Crew	MLS Cup 2023 winner

Group stage path

Group	Winners	Runners-up
W1	Austin FC	Pumas UNAM
W2	LA Galaxy	San Jose Earthquakes
W3	FC Juárez	St. Louis City SC
W4	C.D. Toluca	Sporting Kansas City
W5	Portland Timbers	Colorado Rapids
W6	Club Necaxa	Seattle Sounders FC
W7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Los Angeles FC
W8	Houston Dynamo FC	Atlas F.C.
E1	FC Cincinnati	New York City FC
E2	Orlando City SC	CF Montréal
E3	Tigres UANL	Inter Miami CF
E4	Philadelphia Union	Cruz Azul
E5	New England Revolution	Mazatlán F.C.
E6	Toronto FC	C.F. Pachuca
E7	D.C. United	Santos Laguna

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

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

August 9 – San Diego, CA

Club América

2

August 13 – Carson, CA

Atlas F.C.

1

Club América

4

August 9 – St. Louis, MO

St. Louis City SC

2

St. Louis City SC

3

August 17 – Carson, CA

Portland Timbers

1

Club América

0 (8)

August 9 – Houston, TX

Colorado Rapids (p)

0 (9)

C.D. Toluca (p)

2 (5)

August 13 – Commerce City, CO

Houston Dynamo FC

2 (4)

C.D. Toluca

1

August 9 – Commerce City, CO

Colorado Rapids

2

FC Juárez

2

August 21 – Los Angeles, CA

Colorado Rapids

3

Colorado Rapids

0

August 8 – Seattle, WA

Los Angeles FC

4

LA Galaxy

1

August 12 – Seattle, WA

Seattle Sounders FC

3

Seattle Sounders FC

4

August 7 – Vancouver, BC

Pumas UNAM

0

Pumas UNAM

2

August 17 – Seattle, WA

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0

Seattle Sounders FC

0

August 7 – Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles FC

3

Los Angeles FC

2

August 13 – Los Angeles, CA

Austin FC

0

Los Angeles FC

4

August 8 – San Jose, CA

San Jose Earthquakes

1

Club Necaxa

0

August 25 – Columbus, OH

San Jose Earthquakes

5

Los Angeles FC

1

August 9 – Cincinnati, OH

Columbus Crew

3

FC Cincinnati (p)

1 (6)

August 13 – Cincinnati, OH

Santos Laguna

1 (5)

FC Cincinnati

2

August 9 – Chester, PA

Philadelphia Union

4

CF Montréal

0

August 17 – Chester, PA

Philadelphia Union

2

Philadelphia Union (p)

1 (4)

August 9 – Washington, D.C.

Mazatlán F.C.

1 (3)

D.C. United

1

August 13 – Washington, D.C.

Mazatlán F.C.

2

Mazatlán F.C. (p)

2 (3)

August 9 – Orlando, FL

Cruz Azul

2 (1)

Cruz Azul (p)

0 (5)

August 21 – Columbus, OH

Orlando City SC

0 (4)

Philadelphia Union

1

August 8 – Austin, TX

Columbus Crew

3

Third place playoff

Tigres UANL

1

August 13 – Harrison, NJ

August 25 – Chester, PA

C.F. Pachuca

0

Tigres UANL

1

Colorado Rapids (p)

2 (3)

August 9 – Foxborough, MA

New York City FC

2

Philadelphia Union

2 (1)

New York City FC (p)

1 (7)

August 17 – Columbus, OH

New England Revolution

1 (6)

New York City FC

1 (3)

August 9 – Columbus, OH

Columbus Crew (p)

1 (4)

Sporting Kansas City

0

August 13 – Columbus, OH

Columbus Crew

4

Columbus Crew

3

August 8 – Fort Lauderdale, FL

Inter Miami CF

2

Toronto FC

3

Inter Miami CF

4

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

August 7, 2024 (2024-08-07)

22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)

Los Angeles FC	2–0	Austin FC
Bouanga 11' Olivera 61'	Report

BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Attendance: 12,930

Referee: Jon Freemon (United States)

August 7, 2024 (2024-08-07)

22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–2	Pumas UNAM
	Report	Huerta 36' Ruvalcaba 57'

BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

Attendance: 9,691

Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)

19:30

Inter Miami CF	4–3	Toronto FC
Rojas 3', 59' Gómez 11' Suárez 20'	Report	Insigne 15' (pen.), 41' (pen.) Allen 79' (o.g.)

Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Attendance: 10,543

Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)

Tigres UANL	1–0	C.F. Pachuca
Flores 65'	Report

Q2 Stadium, Austin, Texas

Attendance: 5,520

Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)

22:30 ET

Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	LA Galaxy
Yeimar 4' Ragen 7' A. Roldán 45+4'	Report	Pec 83'

Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Attendance: 17,242

Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)

August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)

23:00 ET

San Jose Earthquakes	5–0	Club Necaxa
Yueill 5' López 17' Ebobisse 29', 35' Marie 88'	Report

PayPal Park, San Jose, California

Attendance: 10,227

Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)

19:30

FC Cincinnati	1–1	Santos Laguna
Orellano 11'	Report	Lozano 5'
Penalties
Acosta Kelsy Orellano Baird Bucha Sérgio Santos	6–5	Villalba Amione Núñez Naveda Macías A. López

TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 18,014

Referee: Victor Cáceres (Mexico)

August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)

19:30

Columbus Crew	4–0	Sporting Kansas City
Rossi 44', 57' Jones 77' Chambost 79'	Report

Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 20,397

Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)

19:30

D.C. United	1–2	Mazatlán F.C.
Klich 74'	Report	Bárcenas 34' Rubio 43'

Audi Field, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 8,808

Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)

19:30

New England Revolution	1–1	New York City FC
Wood 40'	Report	Rodríguez 35' (pen.)
Penalties
McNamara Polster Harkes Arreaga Bye Panayotou Kaye	6–7	Martínez Martins Moralez Sands Rodríguez Fernández Haak

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Attendance: 7,267

Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)

August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)

19:30

Orlando City SC	0–0	Cruz Azul
	Report
Penalties
Jansson Lodeiro Muriel McGuire Torres Þórhallsson	4–5	Rivero Montaño Ditta Piovi Sepúlveda Antuna

Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Attendance: 17,057

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)

19:30

Philadelphia Union	2–0	CF Montréal
Baribo 45+1', 90+6'	Report

Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 7,214

Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)

August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)

20:30 ET

St. Louis City SC	3–1	Portland Timbers
Teuchert 51' Hartel 83' Becher 88'	Report	Bravo 54'

CityPark, St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 10,833

Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)

20:30 (19:30 UTC−5)

C.D. Toluca	2–2	Houston Dynamo FC
Angulo 39' López 90+6'	Report	Ponce 41' Micael 62'
Penalties
Volpi Morales Paulinho Gallardo López	5–4	Dorsey Kowalczyk Ferreira Ennali Sviatchenko

Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 13,053

Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)

21:30 ET

FC Juárez	2–3	Colorado Rapids
Zaldívar 18' Hurtado 71' (pen.)	Report	Lewis 28' Mihailovic 45' (pen.) Harris 59'

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado

Attendance: 11,442

Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)

22:00 (19:00 UTC−7)

Club América	2–1	Atlas F.C.
É. Sánchez 20' Martín 73'	Report	R. Lozano 59'

Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California

Attendance: 21,311

Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Seattle Sounders FC	4–0	Pumas UNAM
Columbus Crew	3–2	Inter Miami CF
FC Cincinnati	2–4	Philadelphia Union
Cruz Azul	2–2 (1–3 p)	Mazatlán F.C.
Tigres UANL	1–2	New York City FC
C.D. Toluca	1–2	Colorado Rapids
Club América	4–2	St. Louis City SC
Los Angeles FC	4–1	San Jose Earthquakes

August 12, 2024 (2024-08-12)

22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)

Seattle Sounders FC	4–0	Pumas UNAM
Rothrock 32' Morris 58', 90+5' (pen.) Rusnák 71' (pen.)	Report

Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Attendance: 23,189

Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States)

August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13)

19:30 ET

Columbus Crew	3–2	Inter Miami CF
Ramirez 67' Rossi 69', 80'	Report	Rojas 10' Gómez 62'

Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 14,031

Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13)

19:30 ET

FC Cincinnati	2–4	Philadelphia Union
Bucha 66' Yedlin 80'	Report	Uhre 51' Baribo 61', 81' Sullivan 84'

TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 15,710

Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13)

20:00 ET

Cruz Azul	2–2	Mazatlán F.C.
Antuna 84' Ditta 90+1'	Report	Colula 40' Bárcenas 45+1'
Penalties
Antuna Rotondi Ditta Giakoumakis	1–3	Bárcenas Colula Torres

Audi Field, Washington, D.C.

Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico)

August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13)

20:00 ET

Tigres UANL	1–2	New York City FC
Pizarro 18'	Report	Moralez 20' Rodríguez 65'

Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey

Attendance: 12,041

Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13)

22:00 ET

C.D. Toluca	1–2	Colorado Rapids
Paulinho 83'	Report	Rafael Navarro 45' Yapi 90+6'

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado

Attendance: 9,742

Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13)

22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)

Club América	4–2	St. Louis City SC
B. Rodríguez 18', 86' (pen.) Valdés 79' Aguirre 90+8'	Report	Vassilev 49' Löwen 55' (pen.)

Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California

Attendance: 11,553

Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13)

22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)

Los Angeles FC	4–1	San Jose Earthquakes
Olivera 18' Bouanga 45+5' (pen.), 66' Bogusz 61'	Report	López 41'

BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Attendance: 14,911

Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Columbus Crew	1–1 (4–3 p)	New York City FC
Philadelphia Union	1–1 (4–3 p)	Mazatlán F.C.
Seattle Sounders FC	0–3	Los Angeles FC
Club América	0–0 (8–9 p)	Colorado Rapids

August 17, 2024 (2024-08-17)

18:00 ET

Columbus Crew	1–1	New York City FC
Hernández 41'	Report	Martínez 1'
Penalties
Camacho Russell-Rowe Rossi Hernández Jones	4–3	Thiago Martins Bakrar Moralez Sands Rodríguez

Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 14,071

Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States)

August 17, 2024 (2024-08-17)

19:30 ET

Philadelphia Union	1–1	Mazatlán F.C.
Uhre 45+3'	Report	Escoboza 59'
Penalties
Martínez Elliott Lowe Adeniran Bueno	4–3	Colman Árciga Torres Escoboza Camacho

Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 9,336

Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

August 17, 2024 (2024-08-17)

20:00 ET

Seattle Sounders FC	0–3	Los Angeles FC
	Report	Hollingshead 14' Kamara 25' Bouanga 53'

Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Attendance: 19,643

Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

August 17, 2024 (2024-08-17)

22:00 ET

Club América	0–0	Colorado Rapids
	Report
Penalties
Martín Reyes Sánchez Cáceres Lichnovsky Calderón Fidalgo Hernández Espinoza Malagón	8–9	Mihailovic Bassett Rafael Navarro Maxsø Ronan Rosenberry Larraz Vines Harris Steffen

Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California

Attendance: 22,462

Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Columbus Crew	3–1	Philadelphia Union
Los Angeles FC	4–0	Colorado Rapids

August 21, 2024 (2024-08-21)

19:30 ET

Columbus Crew	3–1	Philadelphia Union
Rossi 12', 43' Hernández 53'	Report	Gazdag 32'

Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 12,784

Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

August 21, 2024 (2024-08-21)

22:00 ET

Los Angeles FC	4–0	Colorado Rapids
Bogusz 42' Kamara 45' Bouanga 59' O'Brien 75'	Report

BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

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

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Philadelphia Union	2–2 (1–3 p)	Colorado Rapids

August 25, 2024 (2024-08-25)

16:30 ET

Philadelphia Union	2–2	Colorado Rapids
Baribo 41', 44'	Report	Harris 38' Larraz 49'
Penalties
Gazdag Baribo Elliott Mbaizo	1–3	Mihailovic Bassett Maxsø Ronan

Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 8,417

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Both clubs that made the final qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, with the winner qualifying directly to the round of 16.

August 25, 2024 (2024-08-25)

7:15 pm EDT

Columbus Crew	3–1	Los Angeles FC
Hernández 45', 90+2' Russell-Rowe 90+4'	Report	Giroud 57'

Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 20,190

Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)