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2019 Leagues Cup

The 2019 Leagues Cup was the inaugural edition of Leagues Cup, a club soccer competition featuring four clubs from Major League Soccer and Liga MX in an eight-team single-elimination tournament hosted in the United States. It began on July 23, 2019, with the first set of quarterfinals, and culminated in a final match played in Whitney, Nevada, near Las Vegas, on September 18, 2019. Cruz Azul won the final, defeating UANL 2–1.

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2019 Leagues Cup
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Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesJuly 23 – September 18
Teams8 (from 2 associations)
Final positions
Champions Cruz Azul
(1st title)
Runners-up UANL
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored19 (2.71 per match)
Attendance122,884 (17,555 per match)
Top scorer(s) Andrés Ibargüen
(2 goals)
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Qualification

The inaugural edition of the Leagues Cup featured eight teams—four invitees from Major League Soccer and four Liga MX clubs chosen based on competitive results.[1]

Teams

The following 8 teams (from two associations) participated in the tournament.

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
July 23 – Carson, CA
 
 
United States LA Galaxy (p)2 (3)
 
August 20 – Carson, CA
 
Mexico Tijuana2 (1)
 
United States LA Galaxy1
 
July 23 – Bridgeview, IL
 
Mexico Cruz Azul2
 
United States Chicago Fire0
 
September 18 – Whitney, NV
 
Mexico Cruz Azul2
 
Mexico Cruz Azul2
 
July 24 – Houston, TX
 
Mexico UANL1
 
United States Houston Dynamo1 (5)
 
August 20 – Houston, TX
 
Mexico América (p)1 (6)
 
Mexico América2 (3)
 
July 24 – Sandy, UT
 
Mexico UANL (p)2 (5)
 
United States Real Salt Lake0
 
 
Mexico UANL1
 

Quarterfinals

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Attendance: 14,213
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Attendance: 10,421
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)


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Attendance: 15,136
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Semifinals

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Attendance: 22,532
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Mexico)

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Attendance: 20,135
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Final

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Attendance: 20,132
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava (Mexico)
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Top goalscorers

  Club eliminated for this round.

References

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