2019 Leagues Cup

2019 Leagues Cup
Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesJuly 23 – September 18, 2019
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)
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International football competition

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 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
 
 
United States LA Galaxy (p)2 (3)
 
August 20 – Carson
 
Mexico Tijuana2 (1)
 
United States LA Galaxy1
 
July 23 – Bridgeview
 
Mexico Cruz Azul2
 
United States Chicago Fire0
 
September 18 – Las Vegas
 
Mexico Cruz Azul2
 
Mexico Cruz Azul2
 
July 24 – Houston
 
Mexico UANL1
 
United States Houston Dynamo1 (5)
 
August 20 – Houston
 
Mexico América (p)1 (6)
 
Mexico América2 (3)
 
July 24 – Sandy
 
Mexico UANL (p)2 (5)
 
United States Real Salt Lake0
 
 
Mexico UANL1
 

Quarterfinals

Chicago Fire United States0–2Mexico Cruz Azul
Report
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
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
  • Yotún 73' (pen.)
  • Rodríguez 75'
 Report
Attendance: 20,132
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava (Mexico)
Team details
Cruz Azul
Tigres UANL

GK 1 Mexico José de Jesús Corona Yellow card 30'
DF 4 Mexico Julio César Domínguez
DF 23 Paraguay Pablo Aguilar
DF 5 Chile Igor Lichnovsky Yellow card 23'
DF 16 Mexico Adrián Aldrete
MF 25 Mexico Roberto Alvarado downward-facing red arrow 68'
MF 22 Mexico Rafael Baca
MF 31 Mexico Orbelín Pineda
MF 19 Peru Yoshimar Yotún
MF 21 Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez Yellow card 30' downward-facing red arrow 87'
FW 9 Argentina Milton Caraglio downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutes:
MF 11 Mexico Elías Hernández upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 13 Ecuador Bryan Angulo upward-facing green arrow 89'
MF 17 Spain Édgar Méndez Yellow card 90+4' upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Uruguay Robert Siboldi
GK 1 Argentina Nahuel Guzmán Red card 90+8'
DF 29 Mexico Jesús Dueñas Yellow card 37'
DF 4 Mexico Hugo Ayala
DF 18 Mexico Diego Reyes downward-facing red arrow 74'
DF 6 Mexico Jorge Torres Nilo
MF 23 Colombia Luis Quiñones downward-facing red arrow 85'
MF 19 Argentina Guido Pizarro
MF 8 Argentina Lucas Zelarayán downward-facing red arrow 62'
MF 5 Brazil Rafael Carioca Yellow card 30'
MF 20 Mexico Javier Aquino
FW 10 France André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutes:
FW 9 Chile Eduardo Vargas upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 22 Mexico Jürgen Damm upward-facing green arrow 85'
DF 28 Mexico Luis A. Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Mexico Ricardo Ferretti

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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