2026 Leagues Cup league phase

The 2026 Leagues Cup league phase began on August 4 and ended on August 13. A total of 36 teams competed in the league phase to decide the 8 places in the knockout stage of the 2026 Leagues Cup.[1] The league phase schedule was announced on March 5. This edition of the tournament had four matches played in Mexico unlike previous editions, where all matches were played in the United States and Canada.[2]

League phase table

Liga MX

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

Major League Soccer

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chicago Fire FC 3 3 0 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Austin FC 3 2 1 0 0 6 1 +5 8
3 Columbus Crew 3 2 1 0 0 6 3 +3 8
4 Real Salt Lake 3 2 0 1 0 8 1 +7 7
5 Los Angeles FC 3 1 2 0 0 3 2 +1 7
6 Charlotte FC 3 2 0 0 1 5 1 +4 6
7 Portland Timbers 3 2 0 0 1 9 6 +3 6
8 FC Cincinnati 3 2 0 0 1 6 3 +3 6
9 FC Dallas 3 2 0 0 1 4 3 +1 6
10 San Diego FC 3 2 0 0 1 5 5 0 6
11 Orlando City SC 3 1 1 0 1 5 5 0 5
12 Minnesota United FC 3 1 0 1 1 4 3 +1 4
13 Nashville SC 3 1 0 0 2 5 4 +1 3
14 Inter Miami CF 3 1 0 0 2 7 7 0 3
15 New York City FC 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 3
16 Seattle Sounders FC 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
17 Philadelphia Union 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 −1 3
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 0 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: Leagues Cup

Results summary

The matches were played on August 4–6, August 7–9, and August 11–13, 2026.

Times are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Matchday 1
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Columbus Crew United States3–1Mexico Atlas
FC Cincinnati United States3–1Mexico Pachuca
Charlotte FC United States3–0Mexico Pumas UNAM
Minnesota United FC United States1–2Mexico Juárez
Tigres UANL Mexico1–1 (6–5 p)United States Real Salt Lake
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada0–1Mexico Atlante
Inter Miami CF United States4–2Mexico Atlético San Luis
Monterrey Mexico1–2United States Orlando City SC
Nashville SC United States0–1Mexico León
FC Dallas United States2–0Mexico Querétaro
Los Angeles FC United States1–1 (5–4 p)Mexico Guadalajara
Toluca Mexico3–0United States Seattle Sounders FC
New York City FC United States2–0Mexico Santos Laguna
Cruz Azul Mexico1–0United States Philadelphia Union
Chicago Fire FC United States2–0Mexico Necaxa
Austin FC United States2–0Mexico Tijuana
Portland Timbers United States5–2Mexico Puebla
América Mexico3–1United States San Diego FC
Matchday 2
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Charlotte FC United States2–0Mexico Atlas
Columbus Crew United States2–1Mexico Pachuca
FC Cincinnati United States2–0Mexico Pumas UNAM
Tigres UANL Mexico0–0 (4–2 p)United States Minnesota United FC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada1–3Mexico Juárez
Orlando City SC United States1–2Mexico León
Inter Miami CF United States1–2Mexico Monterrey
Guadalajara Mexico0–1United States FC Dallas
Real Salt Lake United States4–0Mexico Atlante
Toluca Mexico0–1United States Los Angeles FC
Seattle Sounders FC United States3–0Mexico Querétaro
Cruz Azul Mexico2–1United States New York City FC
Philadelphia Union United States3–1Mexico Necaxa
Chicago Fire FC United States3–1Mexico Santos Laguna
Nashville SC United States4–1Mexico Atlético San Luis
Austin FC United States3–0Mexico Puebla
América Mexico3–1United States Portland Timbers
San Diego FC United States1–0Mexico Tijuana
Matchday 3
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Columbus Crew United States1–1 (3–2 p)Mexico Pumas UNAM
Charlotte FC United States0–1Mexico Pachuca
FC Cincinnati United States1–2Mexico Atlas
Minnesota United FC United States3–1Mexico Atlante
Real Salt Lake United States3–0Mexico Juárez
Tigres UANL Mexico1–1 (5–4 p)Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Orlando City SC United States2–2 (5–3 p)Mexico Atlético San Luis
Inter Miami CF United States2–3Mexico León
Monterrey Mexico2–1United States Nashville SC
Toluca Mexico3–1United States FC Dallas
Los Angeles FC United States1–1 (5–3 p)Mexico Querétaro
San Diego FC United States3–2Mexico Puebla
Seattle Sounders FC United States1–2Mexico Guadalajara
Philadelphia Union United States0–2Mexico Santos Laguna
New York City FC United States1–2Mexico Necaxa
Cruz Azul Mexico1–2United States Chicago Fire FC
América Mexico1–1 (5–6 p)United States Austin FC
Portland Timbers United States3–1Mexico Tijuana

Matchday 1

FC Cincinnati United States3–1Mexico Pachuca
 Report
  • Alcaraz 7'
Attendance: 23,687
Columbus Crew United States3–1Mexico Atlas
 Report
Attendance: 9,528
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
Charlotte FC United States3–0Mexico Pumas UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 22,530
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
Minnesota United FC United States1–2Mexico Juárez
 Report
Attendance: 16,022
Tigres UANL Mexico1–1United States Real Salt Lake
 Report
Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 16,155
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada0–1Mexico Atlante
Report
Attendance: 19,824
Inter Miami CF United States4–2Mexico Atlético San Luis
 Report
Attendance: 23,999
Monterrey Mexico1–2United States Orlando City SC
 Report
Attendance: 16,603
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Nashville SC United States0–1Mexico León
Report
  • Arcila 79'
Attendance: 18,436
Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)
FC Dallas United States2–0Mexico Querétaro
 Report
Attendance: 4,335
Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)
Toluca Mexico3–0United States Seattle Sounders FC
 Report
Attendance: 23,467
New York City FC United States2–0Mexico Santos Laguna
 Report
Attendance: 12,275
Referee: Andrew Samuel (Trinidad and Tobago)
Cruz Azul Mexico1–0United States Philadelphia Union
 Report
Attendance: 14,958
Chicago Fire FC United States2–0Mexico Necaxa
 Report
Attendance: 9,005
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza (United States)
Austin FC United States2–0Mexico Tijuana
 Report
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
América Mexico3–1United States San Diego FC
 Report
Attendance: 39,993
Portland Timbers United States5–2Mexico Puebla
 Report
Attendance: 11,330

Matchday 2

Charlotte FC United States2–0Mexico Atlas
 Report
Attendance: 15,579
Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)
Columbus Crew United States2–1Mexico Pachuca
 Report
Attendance: 19,443
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
FC Cincinnati United States2–0Mexico Pumas UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 20,767
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
Tigres UANL Mexico0–0United States Minnesota United FC
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 16,705
Referee: José Carlos Rivero (United States)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada1–3Mexico Juárez
 Report
Attendance: 13,328
Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)
Orlando City SC United States1–2Mexico León
 Report
  • Guevara 54'
  • Arcila 72'
Attendance: 12,021
Referee: Jose Espinoza (Honduras)
Inter Miami CF United States1–2Mexico Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 26,543
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Guadalajara Mexico0–1United States FC Dallas
Report
Referee: Josué Ugalde (Costa Rica)
Real Salt Lake United States4–0Mexico Atlante
 Report
Attendance: 19,510
Referee: Lizzet García (Mexico)
Toluca Mexico0–1United States Los Angeles FC
Report
Attendance: 22,111
Referee: Víctor Cáceres (Mexico)
Seattle Sounders FC United States3–0Mexico Querétaro
 Report
Attendance: 28,306
Philadelphia Union United States3–1Mexico Necaxa
 Report
  • Espindola 79'
Attendance: 6,504
Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras)
Cruz Azul Mexico2–1United States New York City FC
 Report
  • Murray 45+1'
Attendance: 20,969
Referee: Jesús López (Mexico)
Chicago Fire FC United States3–1Mexico Santos Laguna
 Report
Attendance: 14,341
Referee: Reginald Gumbs (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Nashville SC United States4–1Mexico Atlético San Luis
 Report
Attendance: 11,887
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)
Austin FC United States3–0Mexico Puebla
 Report
Referee: Jon Freemon (United States)
San Diego FC United States1–0Mexico Tijuana
  • Zamblé 22'
 Report
Attendance: 31,538
Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica)
América Mexico3–1United States Portland Timbers
 Report
Attendance: 20,897

Matchday 3

Columbus Crew United States1–1Mexico Pumas UNAM
  • Karumanchi 9'
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Attendance: 9,100
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Charlotte FC United States0–1Mexico Pachuca
Report
Attendance: 15,561
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
FC Cincinnati United States1–2Mexico Atlas
 Report
Attendance: 15,765
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
Minnesota United FC United States3–1Mexico Atlante
 Report
Attendance: 11,453
Real Salt Lake United States3–0Mexico Juárez
 Report
Attendance: 14,099
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Inter Miami CF United States2–3Mexico León
 Report
Attendance: 21,318
Monterrey Mexico2–1United States Nashville SC
 Report
Toluca Mexico3–1United States FC Dallas
 Report
San Diego FC United States3–2Mexico Puebla
 Report
Attendance: 18,212
Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)
Seattle Sounders FC United States1–2Mexico Guadalajara
  • Sandnes 13'
 Report
Lumen Field, Seattle
Attendance: 35,286
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
Philadelphia Union United States0–2Mexico Santos Laguna
Report
Attendance: 5,820
New York City FC United States1–2Mexico Necaxa
 Report
  • Valencia 58'
  • Torres 79'
Attendance: 11,281
Referee: Fernando Moron (Panama)
Cruz Azul Mexico1–2United States Chicago Fire FC
 Report
Attendance: 18,567
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)
Portland Timbers United States3–1Mexico Tijuana
 Report
Attendance: 21,586
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

References

  1. ↑ "Leagues Cup Unveils 2026 Schedule, Sets Stage for Major Club Competition Post World Cup". Leagues Cup. Soccer United Marketing, LLC. March 5, 2026. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  2. ↑ Cardenas, Felipe (March 5, 2026). "Leagues Cup's 2026 edition includes four Mexico games in structural shift". The Athletic. The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
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