2025 Leagues Cup

2025 Leagues Cup
Tournament details
Host countriesCanada
United States
DatesJuly 29 – August 31
Teams36 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States Seattle Sounders FC (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States Inter Miami CF
Third placeUnited States LA Galaxy
Fourth placeUnited States Orlando City SC
Tournament statistics
Matches played62
Goals scored200 (3.23 per match)
Attendance1,058,038 (17,065 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Ángel Correa
(5 goals)
Best playerArgentina Pedro de la Vega[1]
Best goalkeeperUnited States Andrew Thomas[1]
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The 2025 Leagues Cup was the fifth edition of the Leagues Cup, an international club soccer tournament contested by Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX clubs in North America. It was held from July 29 to August 31, 2025, and featured 36 teams. Unlike the previous editions, only the top 18 MLS teams from the 2024 season qualified for the tournament. All 18 Liga MX clubs participated.

Seattle Sounders FC won their first Leagues Cup title by defeating Inter Miami CF 3–0 in the final. The match, played at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, set a tournament record for attendance with 69,314 spectators.[2]

Format

The tournament consisted of a group stage, known as "Phase One", and a knockout phase. During phase one, teams played three games against teams in the other league (i.e., all games were MLS vs Liga MX).[3] The top four teams from each league advanced to the knockout stage, which consisted of the quarterfinals, semifinals and a final. Like previous editions of the Leagues Cup, the top three clubs qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[4]

In Phase One, teams earned three points for a win in regulation, two points for a win in a penalty shoot-out, or one point for a loss in a penalty shoot-out.[5] In the event two or more teams ended the group stage tied on points, these tiebreakers in order were used for ranking:[6]

  1. Greater number of wins in regular time.
  2. Greater goal difference.
  3. Greater number of goals scored.
  4. Fewer number of goals conceded.
  5. Fewer points in the team’s Fair Play Table.
  6. A draw organized by the Organizing Committee.

Teams

Thirty-six teams participated in the Leagues Cup, including all 18 Liga MX teams and 18 out of 30 MLS teams.[7] The 18 MLS teams qualified for Leagues Cup by reaching the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs, with one exception: San Diego FC replaced Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who did not participate because they were competing in two other cup competitions in 2025.[4]

Draw

To determine matchups, all teams were placed into a combined ranking that used the 2024 Supporters' Shield table for MLS teams and the most recent 34 matches in the 2024 Clausura and Apertura seasons for Liga MX teams. These teams were then divided into an East region and a West region based on geographical and performance criteria. Within each region, teams were assigned to tiers based on the combined ranking, with the restriction that each tier included three teams from each league.

Eastern clubs
RankTierTeamLeague
2Tier 1Inter Miami CFMLS
3Tier 1TolucaLiga MX
4Tier 1Columbus CrewMLS
8Tier 1MonterreyLiga MX
11Tier 1FC CincinnatiMLS
12Tier 1Pumas UNAMLiga MX
14Tier 2GuadalajaraLiga MX
16Tier 2Orlando City SCMLS
18Tier 2Charlotte FCMLS
19Tier 2New York City FCMLS
27Tier 2LeónLiga MX
28Tier 2NecaxaLiga MX
22Tier 3New York Red BullsMLS
25Tier 3CF MontréalMLS
29Tier 3Atlanta United FCMLS
30Tier 3AtlasLiga MX
32Tier 3JuárezLiga MX
35Tier 3PueblaLiga MX
Western clubs
RankTierTeamLeague
1Tier 1Cruz AzulLiga MX
5Tier 1Tigres UANLLiga MX
6Tier 1Los Angeles FCMLS
7Tier 1LA GalaxyMLS
9Tier 1AméricaLiga MX
10Tier 1Real Salt LakeMLS
13Tier 2Seattle Sounders FCMLS
15Tier 2Houston Dynamo FCMLS
17Tier 2Minnesota United FCMLS
23Tier 2Atlético San LuisLiga MX
24Tier 2TijuanaLiga MX
26Tier 2PachucaLiga MX
20Tier 3Colorado RapidsMLS
21Tier 3Portland TimbersMLS
31Tier 3QuerétaroLiga MX
33Tier 3MazatlánLiga MX
34Tier 3Santos LagunaLiga MX
36Tier 3San Diego FCMLS

Sets

Finally, six "sets" were formed by drawing one team per league from each of the three tiers of a region. Teams played three matches against teams from their set who were not from their league.[4]

Eastern 1
TierTeamLeague
1TolucaLiga MX
1Columbus CrewMLS
2New York City FCMLS
2LeónLiga MX
3CF MontréalMLS
3PueblaLiga MX
Eastern 2
TierTeamLeague
1Inter Miami CFMLS
1Pumas UNAMLiga MX
2Orlando City SCMLS
2NecaxaLiga MX
3Atlanta United FCMLS
3AtlasLiga MX
Eastern 3
TierTeamLeague
1MonterreyLiga MX
1FC CincinnatiMLS
2GuadalajaraLiga MX
2Charlotte FCMLS
3New York Red BullsMLS
3JuárezLiga MX
Western 1
TierTeamLeague
1Tigres UANLLiga MX
1Los Angeles FCMLS
2Houston Dynamo FCMLS
2PachucaLiga MX
3MazatlánLiga MX
3San Diego FCMLS
Western 2
TierTeamLeague
1AméricaLiga MX
1Real Salt LakeMLS
2Minnesota United FCMLS
2Atlético San LuisLiga MX
3Portland TimbersMLS
3QuerétaroLiga MX
Western 3
TierTeamLeague
1Cruz AzulLiga MX
1LA GalaxyMLS
2Seattle Sounders FCMLS
2TijuanaLiga MX
3Colorado RapidsMLS
3Santos LagunaLiga MX

Round dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[8]

Schedule for 2025 Leagues Cup
Phase Round Date
League stage Matchday 1 July 29–31
Matchday 2 August 1–3
Matchday 3 August 5–7
Knockout stage Quarterfinals August 20
Semifinals August 27
Third place playoff August 31
Final

League phase

Table

Liga MX

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toluca 3 2 1 0 0 6 4 +2 8 Advance to knockout stage
2 Pachuca 3 2 0 1 0 6 4 +2 7
3 Tigres UANL 3 2 0 0 1 7 4 +3 6
4 Puebla 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
5 Juárez 3 1 1 1 0 7 4 +3 6
6 Guadalajara 3 1 1 0 1 4 4 0 5
7 Mazatlán 3 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 5
8 Pumas UNAM 3 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 5
9 Atlético San Luis 3 1 1 0 1 4 6 −2 5
10 América 3 0 2 1 0 6 6 0 5
11 Necaxa 3 1 0 1 1 6 8 −2 4
12 Cruz Azul 3 0 2 0 1 3 10 −7 4
13 Tijuana 3 1 0 0 2 5 8 −3 3
14 Monterrey 3 0 1 0 2 3 6 −3 2
15 León 3 0 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
16 Querétaro 3 0 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
17 Atlas 3 0 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
18 Santos Laguna 3 0 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: Leagues Cup

See above for tie-breaking criteria.

Major League Soccer

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Sounders FC 3 3 0 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Inter Miami CF 3 2 1 0 0 7 4 +3 8
3 LA Galaxy 3 2 0 1 0 10 3 +7 7
4 Orlando City SC 3 2 0 1 0 9 3 +6 7
5 Portland Timbers 3 2 0 1 0 6 1 +5 7
6 Columbus Crew 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7
7 Real Salt Lake 3 1 1 1 0 5 4 +1 6
8 Los Angeles FC 3 1 1 1 0 4 3 +1 6
9 New York Red Bulls 3 1 1 1 0 3 2 +1 6
10 Minnesota United FC 3 1 0 1 1 7 6 +1 4
11 FC Cincinnati 3 1 0 1 1 6 6 0 4
12 Colorado Rapids 3 1 0 1 1 5 5 0 4
13 Charlotte FC 3 1 0 1 1 5 6 −1 4
14 Atlanta United FC 3 1 0 0 2 7 7 0 3
15 San Diego FC 3 1 0 0 2 5 5 0 3
16 New York City FC 3 1 0 0 2 3 5 −2 3
17 CF Montréal 3 0 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
18 Houston Dynamo FC 3 0 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: Leagues Cup

See above for tie-breaking criteria.

Results

Matchday 1
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Toluca Mexico2–2 (4–2 p)United States Columbus Crew
Tigres UANL Mexico4–1United States Houston Dynamo FC
Los Angeles FC United States1–1 (10–11 p)Mexico Mazatlán
CF Montréal Canada1–1 (7–6 p)Mexico León
New York City FC United States0–3Mexico Puebla
Pachuca Mexico3–2United States San Diego FC
Necaxa Mexico3–1United States Atlanta United FC
Inter Miami CF United States2–1Mexico Atlas
Minnesota United FC United States4–1Mexico Querétaro
Pumas UNAM Mexico1–1 (4–3 p)United States Orlando City SC
Portland Timbers United States4–0Mexico Atlético San Luis
América Mexico2–2 (1–3 p)United States Real Salt Lake
Monterrey Mexico2–3United States FC Cincinnati
Charlotte FC United States1–4Mexico Juárez
Colorado Rapids United States2–1Mexico Santos Laguna
LA Galaxy United States5–2Mexico Tijuana
Guadalajara Mexico0–1United States New York Red Bulls
Cruz Azul Mexico0–7United States Seattle Sounders FC
Matchday 2
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Columbus Crew United States3–1Mexico Puebla
Houston Dynamo FC United States0–2Mexico Mazatlán
Los Angeles FC United States1–1 (4–2 p)Mexico Pachuca
Toluca Mexico2–1Canada CF Montréal
New York City FC United States2–0Mexico León
Tigres UANL Mexico2–1United States San Diego FC
Pumas UNAM Mexico3–2United States Atlanta United FC
Inter Miami CF United States2–2 (5–4 p)Mexico Necaxa
América Mexico3–3 (8–7 p)United States Minnesota United FC
Orlando City SC United States3–1Mexico Atlas
Portland Timbers United States1–0Mexico Querétaro
Real Salt Lake United States2–2 (1–4 p)Mexico Atlético San Luis
FC Cincinnati United States2–2 (3–4 p)Mexico Juárez
Guadalajara Mexico2–2 (4–2 p)United States Charlotte FC
Colorado Rapids United States1–2Mexico Tijuana
LA Galaxy United States1–1 (7–8 p)Mexico Cruz Azul
Monterrey Mexico1–1 (5–3 p)United States New York Red Bulls
Seattle Sounders FC United States2–1Mexico Santos Laguna
Matchday 3
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Columbus Crew United States1–0Mexico León
Houston Dynamo FC United States1–2Mexico Pachuca
Tigres UANL Mexico1–2United States Los Angeles FC
CF Montréal Canada1–2Mexico Puebla
Toluca Mexico2–1United States New York City FC
Mazatlán Mexico0–2United States San Diego FC
Atlanta United FC United States4–1Mexico Atlas
Inter Miami CF United States3–1Mexico Pumas UNAM
Minnesota United FC United States0–2Mexico Atlético San Luis
Orlando City SC United States5–1Mexico Necaxa
América Mexico1–1 (5–3 p)United States Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake United States1–0Mexico Querétaro
Seattle Sounders FC United States2–1Mexico Tijuana
FC Cincinnati United States1–2Mexico Guadalajara
Monterrey Mexico0–2United States Charlotte FC
Cruz Azul Mexico2–2 (5–4 p)United States Colorado Rapids
LA Galaxy United States4–0Mexico Santos Laguna
New York Red Bulls United States1–1 (5–3 p)Mexico Juárez

Knockout stage

The quarterfinal pairings were determined as follows:[4]

  • MLS 1 vs Liga MX 4
  • MLS 2 vs Liga MX 3
  • MLS 3 vs Liga MX 2
  • MLS 4 vs Liga MX 1

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
August 20 – Seattle
 
 
United States Seattle Sounders FC (p)0 (4)
 
August 27 – Carson
 
Mexico Puebla0 (3)
 
United States Seattle Sounders FC2
 
August 20 – Carson
 
United States LA Galaxy0
 
United States LA Galaxy2
 
August 31 – Seattle
 
Mexico Pachuca1
 
United States Seattle Sounders FC3
 
August 20 – Carson
 
United States Inter Miami CF0
 
Mexico Toluca0 (5)
 
August 27 – Fort Lauderdale
 
United States Orlando City SC (p)0 (6)
 
United States Orlando City SC1
 
August 20 – Fort Lauderdale
 
United States Inter Miami CF3 Third place playoff
 
United States Inter Miami CF2
 
August 31 – Carson
 
Mexico Tigres UANL1
 
United States LA Galaxy2
 
 
United States Orlando City SC1
 

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Inter Miami CF United States2–1Mexico Tigres UANL
Toluca Mexico0–0 (5–6 p)United States Orlando City SC
Seattle Sounders FC United States0–0 (4–3 p)Mexico Puebla
LA Galaxy United States2–1Mexico Pachuca

Semifinals

Semifinals
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Inter Miami CF United States3–1United States Orlando City SC
LA Galaxy United States0–2United States Seattle Sounders FC

Third place playoff

The winners of the third place playoff qualified as the last seed to the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Third place playoff
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
LA Galaxy United States2–1United States Orlando City SC

Final

Both clubs that made the final qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup, with the winners qualifying directly to the round of 16.

Seattle Sounders FC United States3–0United States Inter Miami CF
 Report
Attendance: 69,314

Statistics

Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated for / did not play this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 QF SF 3rd F Total
1 Argentina Ángel Correa Mexico Tigres UANL 221 5
2 Guyana Osaze De Rosario United States Seattle Sounders FC 1111 4
Argentina Martín Ojeda United States Orlando City SC 121
Ghana Joseph Paintsil United States LA Galaxy 211
Portugal Paulinho Mexico Toluca 211
6 Argentina Tomás Badaloni Mexico Necaxa 21 3
Panama Adalberto Carrasquilla Mexico Pumas UNAM 12
Argentina Pedro de la Vega United States Seattle Sounders FC 21
Venezuela David Martínez United States Los Angeles FC 12
Colombia Luis Muriel United States Orlando City SC 3
Brazil Matheus Nascimento United States LA Galaxy 12
Brazil Rafael Navarro United States Colorado Rapids 21
Paraguay Braian Ojeda United States Real Salt Lake 21
Germany Marco Reus United States LA Galaxy 111
Venezuela Telasco Segovia United States Inter Miami CF 111
Uruguay Luis Suárez United States Inter Miami CF 12

References

  1. 1 2 "Seattle Sounders: Pedro de la Vega, Andrew Thomas earn Leagues Cup awards". Major League Soccer. August 31, 2025. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  2. ↑ Evans, Jayda (August 31, 2025). "Sounders top Messi, Inter Miami for Leagues Cup title; brawl mars finish". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Hernandez, Cesar (January 30, 2025). "MLS vs. Liga MX to dominate Leagues Cup lineup". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Leagues Cup 2025 format & competition details: What to know". January 30, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Leagues Cup 2025 Guide: Everything fans need to know". Major League Soccer. July 25, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Standings | Phase One Standings". Leagues Cup. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ Deen, Safid (January 30, 2025). "Leagues Cup: Here's what's new about the 2025 tournament featuring MLS, LIGA MX teams". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Leagues Cup 2025 Schedule is Here!". February 11, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Leagues Cup 2025 » Top Scorer". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
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