The knockout stage of the 2023 Leagues Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on August 2 and concluded with the final on August 19. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were 32 matches in the knockout stage, including a third-place play-off played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.
Format The knockout stage of the 2023 Leagues Cup was contested between 30 teams that qualified from the group stage and two that received a bye. Matches in the knockout stage were played to a finish. If the score of a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of playing time, no extra time was played, and the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the fifteen groups qualified for the knockout stage, joining Los Angeles FC and Pachuca, who received byes to this round.
+ League path League Team Qualification Liga MX Pachuca Champion with the most points in the accumulated table of the 2022 Clausura and Apertura tournaments MLS Los Angeles FC MLS Cup 2022 winner
+ Group stage path Group Winners Runners-up W1 UANL Portland Timbers W2 Monterrey Real Salt Lake W3 León C1 Columbus Crew América C2 Chicago Fire FC Minnesota United FC C3 FC Cincinnati Sporting Kansas City C4 Toluca Nashville SC S1 Mazatlán Juárez S2 Orlando City SC Houston Dynamo FC S3 Inter Miami CF Cruz Azul S4 Charlotte FC FC Dallas E1 Philadelphia Union Querétaro E2 UNAM D.C. United E3 Atlas New York City FC E4 New England Revolution
Bracket The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
Round of 32 Summary
The matches were played from August 2 to 4, 2023.
Matches
Round of 16 Summary
The matches were played from August 6 to 8, 2023.
Matches
Quarter-finals Summary
The matches were played on August 11, 2023.
Matches
Semi-finals Summary
The matches were played on August 15, 2023.
Matches
Third place play-off
The winner of the third place play-off qualified for the first round of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Final
Both clubs in the final qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, with the winners qualifying directly to the round of 16.
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