Association football tournament
2021 Leagues Cup Dates August 10 – September 22 Teams 8 (from 2 associations) Champions León (1st title) Runners-up Seattle Sounders FC Matches played 7 Goals scored 21 (3 per match) Attendance 98,635 (14,091 per match) Top scorer(s) Ángel Mena (3 goals)
International football competition
The 2021 Leagues Cup was the second edition of the Leagues Cup organized by Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX . The tournament was originally planned to include sixteen teams but was later reduced to eight teams.
The 2020 edition of the tournament was canceled in May 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in North America .[ 1] In the final at Allegiant Stadium , Paradise , Nevada , near Las Vegas , León defeated Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 to win their first title.
Qualification
The top two Major League Soccer teams from each conference in the 2020 season who did not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League qualified for the Leagues Cup.[ 2]
The top four Liga MX from the 2020–21 season aggregate table who are not competing in the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League semifinals or the 2021 Campeones Cup qualified for the Leagues Cup.[ 3]
Matchups and schedule
On July 7, 2021, Major League Soccer and Liga MX announced the Leagues Cup schedule as well as the opening round matches.[ 4] [ 5]
Results
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Top goalscorers
Club eliminated for this round.
References
^ "MLS All-Star Game, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup canceled for 2020" (Press release). Major League Soccer. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020 .
^ Straus, Brian. "MLS Reveals Leagues Cup Participants, Campeones Cup Date" . Sports Illustrated .
^ "Tigres, Pumas, León and Santos Laguna set to represent Liga MX in the 2021 Leagues Cup" . Leagues Cup. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021 .
^ "2021 Leagues Cup schedule and Liga MX participants announced" . Major League Soccer. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021 .
^ "2021 Leagues Cup: Semifinal matchups, locations & times" . Major League Soccer. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021 .
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