2019 Leagues Cup

2019 Leagues Cup
Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesJuly 23 – September 18
Teams8 (from 2 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Cruz Azul
(1st title)
Runners-upMexico UANL
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored19 (2.71 per match)
Attendance122,884 (17,555 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colombia Andrés Ibargüen
(2 goals)
2020 →

The 2019 Leagues Cup was the inaugural edition of Leagues Cup, a club soccer competition featuring four clubs from Major League Soccer and Liga MX in an eight-team single-elimination tournament hosted in the United States. It began on July 23, 2019, with the first set of quarterfinals, and culminated in a final match played in Whitney, Nevada, near Las Vegas, on September 18, 2019. Cruz Azul won the final, defeating UANL 2–1.

Qualification

The inaugural edition of the Leagues Cup featured eight teams—four invitees from Major League Soccer and four Liga MX clubs chosen based on competitive results.[1]

Teams

The following 8 teams (from two associations) participated in the tournament.

Association Team
 Mexico (4 teams) América
Cruz Azul
UANL
Tijuana
 United States (4 teams) Chicago Fire
Houston Dynamo
LA Galaxy
Real Salt Lake

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
July 23 – Carson, CA
 
 
United States LA Galaxy (p)2 (3)
 
August 20 – Carson, CA
 
Mexico Tijuana2 (1)
 
United States LA Galaxy1
 
July 23 – Bridgeview, IL
 
Mexico Cruz Azul2
 
United States Chicago Fire0
 
September 18 – Whitney, NV
 
Mexico Cruz Azul2
 
Mexico Cruz Azul2
 
July 24 – Houston, TX
 
Mexico UANL1
 
United States Houston Dynamo1 (5)
 
August 20 – Houston, TX
 
Mexico América (p)1 (6)
 
Mexico América2 (3)
 
July 24 – Sandy, UT
 
Mexico UANL (p)2 (5)
 
United States Real Salt Lake0
 
 
Mexico UANL1
 

Quarterfinals

Chicago Fire United States0–2Mexico Cruz Azul
Report
  • Alvarado 43'
  • Hernández 90'
Attendance: 14,213
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
LA Galaxy United States2–2Mexico Tijuana
 Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 10,421
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Houston Dynamo United States1–1Mexico América
Beasley 85' Report Benedetti 73'
Penalties
 5–6
Attendance: 20,315
Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala)
Real Salt Lake United States0–1Mexico UANL
Report
Attendance: 15,136
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Semifinals

América Mexico2–2Mexico UANL
  • Ibargüen 36' (pen.), 83'
 Report
Penalties
 3–5
Attendance: 22,532
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Mexico)
LA Galaxy United States1–2Mexico Cruz Azul
 Report
Attendance: 20,135
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Final

Cruz Azul Mexico2–1Mexico UANL
 Report
Attendance: 20,132
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava (Mexico)

Top goalscorers

  Club eliminated for this round.
Rank Player Club Goals By round
QF SF F
1 Colombia Andrés Ibargüen Mexico América 2 2
2 Mexico Roberto Alvarado Mexico Cruz Azul 1 1
United States DaMarcus Beasley United States Houston Dynamo 1
Colombia Nicolás Benedetti Mexico América 1
Ghana Emmanuel Boateng United States LA Galaxy 1
Uruguay Washington Camacho Mexico Tijuana 1
Argentina Emil Cuello United States LA Galaxy 1
Mexico Elías Hernández Mexico Cruz Azul 1
Mexico José Madueña Mexico Cruz Azul 1
Argentina Ariel Nahuelpán Mexico Tijuana 1
Mexico Orbelín Pineda Mexico Cruz Azul 1
Argentina Guido Pizarro Mexico UANL 1
Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez Mexico Cruz Azul 1
United States David Romney United States LA Galaxy 1
Chile Eduardo Vargas Mexico UANL 1
Peru Yoshimar Yotún Mexico Cruz Azul 1

References

  1. ^ Santaromita, Dan (May 29, 2019). "MLS, Liga MX announce Leagues Cup 8-team tournament". Pro Soccer USA. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
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