The knockout stage of the 2024 Leagues Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on August 7 and concluded with the final on August 25. 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 playoff played between the two losing semifinalists.
Format The knockout stage of the 2024 Leagues Cup was contested between the 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, 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 top fifteen groups qualified for the knockout stage, joining América and Columbus Crew, who both received byes to this round.
+ League path League Team Qualification Liga MX América Champion with the most points in the accumulated table of the 2023 Clausura and 2023 Apertura tournaments MLS Columbus Crew MLS Cup 2023 winner
+ Group stage path Group Winners Runners-up W1 Austin FC UNAM W2 LA Galaxy W3 Juárez St. Louis City SC W4 Toluca Sporting Kansas City W5 Portland Timbers Colorado Rapids W6 Necaxa Seattle Sounders FC W7 Los Angeles FC W8 Houston Dynamo FC Atlas E1 FC Cincinnati New York City FC E2 Orlando City SC CF Montréal E3 UANL Inter Miami CF E4 Philadelphia Union Cruz Azul E5 New England Revolution Mazatlán E6 Toronto FC Pachuca E7 D.C. United Santos Laguna
Bracket The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
Round of 32 Summary
Matches
Round of 16 Summary
Matches
Quarterfinals Summary
Matches
Semifinals Summary
Matches
Third place playoff The winner of the third place match qualified for the first round of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Summary
Matches
Final
Both clubs that made the final qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, with the winner qualifying directly to the round of 16.
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