The Crew won the MLS Cup and were given a bye through the Leagues Cup group stage. They defeated Sporting Kansas City, Inter Miami CF, New York City FC, and the Philadelphia Union in the knockout rounds at home to reach their third tournament final in nine months.[4][5] Los Angeles FC finished second in their group and outscored their knockout stage opponents by a combined scoreline of 13–1.[6] They played all but one of their matches at home.[7]
Road to the final
Summary of results
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). All matches were decided through a penalty shoot-out (p) if scores were tied after regulation time.
