LAFC ANNOUNCES 2025 LEAGUES CUP
LAFC and Leagues Cup today announced the club’s 2025 Phase One Leagues Cup Schedule. The Black & Gold will kick off the tournament when it hosts Liga MX’s Mazatlán FC on Tuesday, Jul. 29, then face Pachuca on Friday, Aug. 1, and will conclude Phase One against Tigres on Tuesday, Aug. 5. All matches will be played at BMO Stadium and will be available to stream on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
In 2024, LAFC advanced to the Leagues Cup Final against Columbus Crew after defeating Colorado Rapids 4-0 in the Semifinals, Seattle Sounders 3-0 in the Quarterfinals, San Jose Earthquakes 4-1 in the Round of 16, and Austin FC 2-0 in the Round of 32.
The Leagues Cup 2025 competition, being held in the United States and Canada, will feature 36 clubs – all 18 Liga MX teams, and 18 qualifying Major League Soccer (MLS) teams. The top nine teams from 2024 in each MLS conference – Western Conference and Eastern Conference – will qualify for the tournament, which takes place from Jul. 29 through Aug. 31.
Leagues Cup 2025 awards three spots in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup, where the winner will represent the region at FIFA international club competitions.
New for this year, the tournament will be played in two rounds: Phase One and the Knockout Rounds. Phase One will feature three consecutive matches per club (54 matches total), played between MLS and Liga MX clubs (Jul. 29 – Aug. 7). The matchups in Phase One are determined by the League’s Cup ranking and by region. The competition will feature exclusively interleague matches between MLS and Liga MX clubs through the Quarterfinals.
The Leagues Cup ranking is determined by combining MLS and Liga MX league performance across 34 regular season matches. MLS teams are ranked based on the 2024 MLS Supporters’ Shield standings, while Liga MX clubs are ranked based on the cumulative 34 matches in the 2024 Clausura and Apertura competitions.
Regional Tiers will be assigned to each club, combining Leagues Cup ranking and geographical location. Clubs will be divided evenly into two regions of 18 teams: Eastern and Western. Within each region, the teams are sorted into three tiers.
