Leagues Cup
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The Leagues Cup is an annual soccer competition between clubs from Major League Soccer, the main soccer league in the United States and Canada, and Liga MX, the main soccer league in Mexico. It is hosted in the United States and Canada. It debuted in July 2019 with four teams from both leagues participating. The first edition was a single-elimination tournament hosted in the United States with a final played in Las Vegas on September 18, 2019.[1]
Founded | 2019; 5 years ago (2019) |
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Region | NAFU (United States, Canada, Mexico) |
Number of teams | 47 |
Qualifier for | CONCACAF Champions Cup |
Related competitions | CONCACAF Caribbean Cup CONCACAF Central American Cup |
Current champions | Inter Miami CF (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Cruz Azul León Inter Miami CF (1 title each) |
Television broadcasters | MLS Season Pass FS1 (English) Univision (Spanish) |
Motto | New world. New game. |
Website | leaguescup.com |
2024 Leagues Cup |
In 2023, the tournament was expanded to include all clubs from MLS and Liga MX, and now functions as a regional cup for CONCACAF between the top division leagues in Mexico and the United States, and includes MLS teams that are based in Canada. The top three Leagues Cup teams, regardless of nation, qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup, with the champions receiving a bye to the round of 16.