2025 version of the Legs Cup Tournament will return this summer with a modified format for group episodes and knockouts, as well as in more guaranteed matches MLS And Liga MXThe competition was announced on Thursday.
The tournament, which is re -organized in the United States and Canada with the Liga MX team and 4 MLS representatives on July 25, now includes a “Phase One” group episode that will participate in each club three games from each club. League
Groupings are decided by rankings that are determined by Liga MX and MLS team performances in regular seasonal season matches.
San Diego FC The latest place will be achieved in MLS as the expansion team is still starting to play in the league.
After playing three games in the first phase, the top four best performance teams from Liga MX and MLS will go to the single-Elimination quarter-finals, where they will be placed in a fixed bracket with their inter-league duo.
According to the Legs Cup, guaranteeing the MLS vs Liga MX conflict in the first phase and quarter-finals mean that there will be a minimum of 58 inter-leg of 62 matches of the competition.
The championship game will be played on August 7, with two final contestants, as well as the winner of the third place, with the 2226 ConcackF Champions Cup.
Early in the week, MLS confirmed that only 18 teams would participate in the tournament against the completeness of the league involved in the previous two versions. This year MLS participants were decided by the top nine clubs from each conference last season.
The Vancouver WhitecapsHe who is in eighth place in the Western Conference was replaced by San Diego in 2025 because of the involvement in the ConcackF Champions Cup and the Canadian Championship.
According to MLS, San Diego’s inclusion is allowed “All 30 MLS teams to compete in at least one, but not more than two in the North American Cup competition.”
There will be no break in regular season games for both Liga MX or MLS while the tournament is running.
