Minnesota United’s Leagues Cup 2024 Group Stage Schedule Announced

March 14, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Minnesota United FC News Release

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. – Minnesota United announced today its schedule for the second edition of the expanded Leagues Cup 2024 tournament. The 2024 edition will feature all 47 clubs from both LIGA MX and Major League Soccer in the World Cup-style competition from July 26 – August 25.

Minnesota United will travel to face West Region Group 6 opponent Seattle Sounders FC on July 26 at 9:00 p.m. CT at Lumen Field before returning to Allianz Field to take on Club Necaxa at 8:00 p.m. CT on July 30.

The Concacaf-sanctioned competition will be held in Canada and the United States and will determine three qualifiers for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, with the winner of Concacaf Champions Cup representing the region at the FIFA Club World Cup.

The Group Stage round will take place from July 26 to August 6. Advancing teams will compete in the single-game elimination knockout rounds, beginning with the Round of 32 from August 7-9 (16 matches), followed by the Round of 16 from August 12-13 (eight matches). The eight advancing teams will compete in the Leagues Cup Quarterfinals on August 16-17 (four matches) before the two semifinal matches on August 20 or 21.

The Leagues Cup 2024 Final and the Third-place match will be played on Saturday, August 25, which will determine the three clubs that will qualify for the 2025 Concacaf Champions League. The game times and broadcast details for the elimination rounds and Finals will be announced once the match ups are known.

Leagues Cup 2024 Bracket and Venues

As part of today’s Leagues Cup 2024 Bracket Announcement presented by Coors Light, the official tournament bracket – which confirms the East and West region matchups and pathway to the grand final – can be downloaded here.

As previously announced, Leagues Cup 2024 introduced a tournament ranking system and hub privileges for the highest-ranked LIGA MX clubs. The Leagues Cup ranking is based on combined MLS and LIGA MX club performance in the last 34 regular season matches. MLS teams are ranked based on the 2023 MLS Supporters’ Shield standings, while LIGA MX clubs are ranked based on the cumulative 34 matches in the 2023 Clausura and Apertura tournaments.

All participating clubs, except the two Leagues’ champions, are divided into three tiers based on the Leagues Cup Ranking (1-15, 16-30, 31-45), forming 15 groups of three clubs each, prioritizing geographical and competitive balance among the 45 clubs….