2024 Leagues Cup group stage

The 2024 Leagues Cup group stage consisted of a total of 45 teams competing across 15 groups to decide 30 of the 32 places in the knockout stage of the 2024 Leagues Cup.^[1]

Format

In each of the 15 groups, teams played against each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the round of 32.^[2]

Besides the teams receiving byes, the top 15 remaining teams from each league were placed into groups in reverse order (for example, the 2nd-ranked MLS club was drawn against the 16th-ranked Liga MX club). The remaining teams (13 MLS and 2 Liga MX) were drawn into groups and divided into geographical regions.^[3]

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regulation, 2 points for a win in a penalty shoot-out, 1 point for a loss in a penalty shoot-out, 0 points for a loss in regulation).^[2] If, at the end of the group stage, two or more clubs were tied in points, their positions in the table was determined according to a set of tie-breaking criteria.^[4]

Tiebreakers

1. In case only two teams were tied on points, the direct head-to-head match result between the tied clubs determined the ranking (for clarity, a victory on penalties was considered a win for purposes of this tiebreaker);
2. In case three teams were tied on points, the following criteria applied:
   1. Better overall goal differential between goals scored and goals conceded during the group stage;
   2. Greater number of goals scored during the group stage;
   3. Fewer number of goals conceded during the group stage;
   4. Clubs' fair-play table
      • First yellow card: –1 point
      • Second yellow card (indirect red card): –3 points (The first yellow card was not considered)
      • Direct red card: –3 points
      • Yellow card followed by a direct red card: –4 points;
   5. A draw organized by the organizing committee.

Groups

The matches were played on July 26–28, July 30–August 1, and August 3–6, 2024.

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

East 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CIN	NYC	QFC
1	FC Cincinnati	2	2	0	0	0	5	2	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage		—	5–2	1–0
2	New York City FC	2	0	1	0	1	2	4	−2	2			—	—	0–0
3	Querétaro	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1			—	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)

20:00

New York City FC	0–0	Querétaro
	Report
Penalties
Martínez Thiago Martins Moralez Mijatović	4–3	Barrera Sosa Lértora Escamilla Cisneros

Yankee Stadium, New York, New York

Attendance: 16,834

Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

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August 1, 2024 (2024-08-01)

20:00

FC Cincinnati	1–0	Querétaro
Asad 64'	Report

TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 24,566

Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)

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August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05)

20:00

FC Cincinnati	4–2	New York City FC
Bucha 79' Asad 82' Kubo 86' Sérgio Santos 89'	Report	Rodríguez 25' Mijatović 61'

TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 22,098

Referee: Ismael López (Mexico)

East 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ORL	MTL	ASL
1	Orlando City SC	2	1	1	0	0	5	2	+3	5	Advance to knockout stage		—	4–1	1–1
2	CF Montréal	2	1	0	0	1	4	6	−2	3			—	—	—
3	Atlético San Luis	2	0	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1			—	2–3	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26)

20:00

Orlando City SC	4–1	CF Montréal
Þórhallsson 7' Torres 37' Enrique 45+2' Ojeda 57'	Report	Martínez 69'

Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Attendance: 16,033

Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

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July 30, 2024 (2024-07-30)

19:00

Atlético San Luis	2–3	CF Montréal
Boli 77' (pen.) Damm 90+13' (pen.)	Report	Pearce 17' Cóccaro 27' Ibrahim 82'

Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

Attendance: 17,314

Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

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August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)

20:00

Orlando City SC	1–1	Atlético San Luis
Enrique 45+6'	Report	Dourado 71'
Penalties
Lodeiro McGuire Cartagena Rafael Santos Þórhallsson	5–4	Vitinho Salles-Lamonge Piccini Bonatini Boli

Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Attendance: 15,662

Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

East 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		UAN	MIA	PUE
1	UANL	2	2	0	0	0	4	2	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–1	2–1
2	Inter Miami CF	2	1	0	0	1	3	2	+1	3			—	—	—
3	Puebla	2	0	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0			—	0–2	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 27, 2024 (2024-07-27)

20:00

Puebla	0–2	Inter Miami CF
	Report	Rojas 9' Suárez 72'

Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Attendance: 16,490

Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

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July 31, 2024 (2024-07-31)

21:30 (20:30 UTC−5)

UANL	2–1	Puebla
Córdova 2' Reyes 85'	Report	De Buen 12'

Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

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August 3, 2024 (2024-08-03)

20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)

UANL	2–1	Inter Miami CF
Brunetta 18' Vigón 84'	Report	Campana 74' (pen.)

NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 46,080

Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

East 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PHI	CAZ	CLT
1	Philadelphia Union	2	1	0	1	0	2	1	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–1	1–0
2	Cruz Azul	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	3			—	—	—
3	Charlotte FC	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	−1	2			—	0–0	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 27, 2024 (2024-07-27)

20:00

Philadelphia Union	1–0	Charlotte FC
Baribo 33'	Report

Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 18,514

Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

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July 31, 2024 (2024-07-31)

20:00

Charlotte FC	0–0	Cruz Azul
	Report
Penalties
Świderski Westwood Agyemang Bronico	4–2	Antuna Rodríguez Rivero Romo

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Attendance: 13,367

Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

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August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)

20:00

Philadelphia Union	1–1	Cruz Azul
Gazdag 88'	Report	Rotondi 41'
Penalties
Gazdag Elliott Martínez Adeniran	3–5	Piovi Montaño Ditta Rotondi Sepúlveda

Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 18,680

Referee: Jorge Camacho (Mexico)

East 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NER	MAZ	NAS
1	New England Revolution	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–0	1–1
2	Mazatlán	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	+1	3			—	—	—
3	Nashville SC	2	0	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1			—	0–2	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 27, 2024 (2024-07-27)

20:00

New England Revolution	1–0	Mazatlán
Panayotou 69'	Report

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Attendance: 16,009

Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

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July 31, 2024 (2024-07-31)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)

Nashville SC	0–2	Mazatlán
	Report	Árciga 47', 54'

Geodis Park, Nashville, Tennessee

Attendance: 25,772

Referee: Lizzet García (Mexico)

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August 6, 2024 (2024-08-06)

19:30

New England Revolution	1–1	Nashville SC
Wood 3'	Report	Surridge 45+1'
Penalties
McNamara Polster Harkes Arreaga Boateng Bye	5–4	Mukhtar Sejdić Godoy Pérez Muyl Lovitz

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Attendance: 13,538

Referee: Alyssa Nichols (United States)

East 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TOR	PAC	NYR
1	Toronto FC	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage		—	—	—
2	Pachuca	2	0	1	0	1	2	3	−1	2			1–2	—	1–1
3	New York Red Bulls	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	2			0–0	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 27, 2024 (2024-07-27)

20:00

New York Red Bulls	0–0	Toronto FC
	Report
Penalties
Morgan Vanzeir Carmona Elias Manoel Burke Edelman Reyes	4–5	Insigne Longstaff Thompson Etienne Osorio Marshall-Rutty O'Neill

Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey

Attendance: 10,958

Referee: Víctor Cáceres (Mexico)

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July 30, 2024 (2024-07-30)

20:00

Pachuca	1–1	New York Red Bulls
Rondón 56'	Report	Elias Manoel 47'
Penalties
Rondón Cabral González Mena Deossa De los Ríos	5–4	Eile S. Nealis Carmona Elias Manoel Morgan D. Nealis

Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey

Attendance: 11,464

Referee: Jorge Camacho (Mexico)

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August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)

20:00

Pachuca	1–2	Toronto FC
Idrissi 59'	Report	Etienne 44' Franklin 78'

BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 24,202

Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States)

East 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DCU	SAN	ATL
1	D.C. United	2	1	1	0	0	6	3	+3	5	Advance to knockout stage		—	—	—
2	Santos Laguna	2	0	1	0	1	0	3	−3	2			0–3	—	—
3	Atlanta United FC	2	0	0	2	0	3	3	0	2			3–3	0–0	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26)

20:00

Atlanta United FC	3–3	D.C. United
Ríos 20', 81' (pen.) Lobjanidze 38'	Report	Benteke 4' Stroud 25', 32'
Penalties
McCarty Lennon Firmino Lobjanidze Thiaré Williams Slisz	5–6	Klich Benteke Herrera Dájome Pedro Santos McVey Pirani

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 14,428

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

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July 31, 2024 (2024-07-31)

20:00

Santos Laguna	0–3	D.C. United
	Report	Benteke 28' Ku-DiPietro 48' Dájome 58'

Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania^[a]

Attendance: 1,070

Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

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August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)

16:00

Atlanta United FC	0–0	Santos Laguna
	Report
Penalties
Lobjanidze McCarty Firmino Thiaré	3–5	Muñóz Lozano Núñez Fagúndez Macías

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 29,118

Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

West 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AUS	UNM	MTY
1	Austin FC	2	2	0	0	0	5	2	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage		—	—	—
2	UNAM	2	0	1	0	1	3	4	−1	2			2–3	—	—
3	Monterrey	2	0	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1			0–2	1–1	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)

UNAM	2–3	Austin FC
Ávila 45+5' Martínez 72'	Report	Ring 8' Zardes 45' Driussi 55'

Q2 Stadium, Austin, Texas

Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)

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July 30, 2024 (2024-07-30)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)

Monterrey	0–2	Austin FC
	Report	Obrian 61' Pereira 79'

Q2 Stadium, Austin, Texas

Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)

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August 3, 2024 (2024-08-03)

22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)

Monterrey	1–1	UNAM
Corona 53'	Report	Funes Mori 80'
Penalties
Vázquez Medina Rojas	0–3	Quispe Huerta Nathan Ergas

Q2 Stadium, Austin, Texas

Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

West 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LAX	SJE	GUA
1	LA Galaxy	2	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage		—	—	—
2	San Jose Earthquakes	2	0	1	0	1	2	3	−1	2			1–2	—	—
3	Guadalajara	2	0	0	2	0	3	3	0	2			2–2	1–1	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 27, 2024 (2024-07-27)

22:00 (19:00 UTC−7)

Guadalajara	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes
Alvarado 90+8'	Report	Ebobisse 6'
Penalties
Alvarado Mozo Gutiérrez Cowell Beltrán	3–4	Skahan Marie Rodrigues Morales Vítor Costa

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Attendance: 50,675

Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

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July 31, 2024 (2024-07-31)

22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)

San Jose Earthquakes	1–2	LA Galaxy
Ebobisse 75'	Report	Fagúndez 41' Berry 89'

PayPal Park, San Jose, California

Attendance: 12,554

Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)

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August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)

22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)

Guadalajara	2–2	LA Galaxy
Mozo 8' Cowell 90+1'	Report	Paintsil 11' Pec 67'
Penalties
Cowell Mozo Alvarado Govea Gutiérrez Sepúlveda	4–5	Pec Fagúndez Delgado Paintsil Puig Yamane

Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California

Attendance: 25,174

Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

West 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		JUA	STL	DAL
1	Juárez	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage		—	—	—
2	St. Louis City SC	2	1	0	1	0	3	2	+1	4			1–1	—	2–1
3	FC Dallas	2	0	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0			0–1	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 27, 2024 (2024-07-27)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)

St. Louis City SC	2–1	FC Dallas
Teuchert 27' Hartel 49' (pen.)	Report	Junqua 18'

CityPark, St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 17,584

Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

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July 31, 2024 (2024-07-31)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)

FC Dallas	0–2	Juárez
	Report	Zaldívar 23' Hurtado 83' (pen.)

Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas

Attendance: 13,367

Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

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August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)

St. Louis City SC	1–1	Juárez
Becher 58'	Report	Villalpando 62'
Penalties
Teuchert Þórisson Hartel	1–4	Hurtado Calvo Zaldívar Ortega

CityPark, St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 16,256

Referee: Jesús López (Mexico)

West 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TOL	SKC	CHI
1	Toluca	2	2	0	0	0	5	2	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–1	3–1
2	Sporting Kansas City	2	1	0	0	1	3	3	0	3			—	—	2–1
3	Chicago Fire FC	2	0	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0			—	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)

Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Chicago Fire FC
Castellanos 39' Agada 76'	Report	Koutsias 22'

Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

Attendance: 14,047

Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

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August 1, 2024 (2024-08-01)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)

Toluca	3–1	Chicago Fire FC
Angulo 30' Ruiz 45', 66'	Report	Koutsias 8'

SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Illinois

Attendance: 16,228

Referee: Josué Ugalde (Costa Rica)

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August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)

Toluca	2–1	Sporting Kansas City
Angulo 40' Araújo 66'	Report	Afrifa 45+1'

Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

Attendance: 14,797

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

West 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		POR	COL	LEO
1	Portland Timbers	2	2	0	0	0	6	1	+5	6	Advance to knockout stage		—	3–0	—
2	Colorado Rapids	2	0	1	0	1	1	5	−4	2			—	—	—
3	León	2	0	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1			1–2	1–1	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)

22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)

León	1–2	Portland Timbers
Medina 12'	Report	McGraw 41', 90'

Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

Attendance: 21,668

Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

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August 1, 2024 (2024-08-01)

22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)

Portland Timbers	4–0	Colorado Rapids
Antony 30' Ayala 52' Toye 69' Moreno 71'	Report

Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

Attendance: 12,453

Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica)

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August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05)

21:00 (19:00 UTC−6)

León	1–1	Colorado Rapids
Guerra 77'	Report	Rafael Navarro 90+7'
Penalties
Cádiz Barreiro Guardado Mendoza Reyes	3–4	Mihailovic Bassett Rafael Navarro Bombito Maxsø

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado

Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)

West 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NEC	SEA	MIN
1	Necaxa	2	1	0	0	1	3	2	+1	3	Advance to knockout stage		—	—	—
2	Seattle Sounders FC	2	1	0	0	1	3	3	0	3			1–3	—	2–0
3	Minnesota United FC	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	3			1–0	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26)

22:00 (19:00 UTC−7)

Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Minnesota United FC
Morris 87' Rothrock 90+4'	Report

Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Attendance: 28,526

Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States)

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July 30, 2024 (2024-07-30)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)

Minnesota United FC	1–0	Necaxa
Lod 10' (pen.)	Report

Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Attendance: 18,128

Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)

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August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)

22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)

Seattle Sounders FC	1–3	Necaxa
Vargas 8'	Report	Palavecino 24' Cambindo 44' Rosero 90+2'

Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Attendance: 26,513

Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

West 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VAN	LFC	TIJ
1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2	1	1	0	0	5	3	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage		—	—	3–1
2	Los Angeles FC	2	1	0	1	0	5	2	+3	4			2–2	—	3–0
3	Tijuana	2	0	0	0	2	1	6	−5	0			—	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26)

23:00 (20:00 UTC−7)

Los Angeles FC	3–0	Tijuana
Olivera 9', 51' Bouanga 43'	Report

BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

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July 30, 2024 (2024-07-30)

22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)

Los Angeles FC	2–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Kamara 88' Bogusz 90+5'	Report	Berhalter 5' Veselinović 17'
Penalties
Atuesta Kamara Bogusz Olivera	2–4	Kreilach Berhalter Raposo Laborda

BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Attendance: 18,351

Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

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August 3, 2024 (2024-08-03)

22:00 (19:00 UTC−7)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3–1	Tijuana
Picault 49' Johnson 77' Vite 83'	Report	Castañeda 8'

BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

Attendance: 18,896

Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

West 8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HOU	ATL	RSL
1	Houston Dynamo FC	2	1	0	0	1	3	1	+2	3	Advance to knockout stage		—	0–1	3–0
2	Atlas	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	3			—	—	—
3	Real Salt Lake	2	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	3			—	2–1	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 27, 2024 (2024-07-27)

20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)

Houston Dynamo FC	0–1	Atlas
	Report	R. Lozano 83'

Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 15,398

Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

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August 1, 2024 (2024-08-01)

21:00 (19:00 UTC−6)

Real Salt Lake	2–1	Atlas
Julio 45+2' Palacio 79'	Report	Reyes 26'

America First Field, Sandy, Utah

Attendance: 20,956

Referee: Jon Freemon (United States)

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August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)

Houston Dynamo FC	3–0	Real Salt Lake
Herrera 7' Micael 24' Glad 42' (o.g.)	Report

Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 11,062

Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Notes

1. On July 26, 2024, D.C. United announced that their match against Santos Laguna would be moved to Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, due to extensive field damage at their home stadium, Audi Field.^[5]