The knockout stage of the 2025 Leagues Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the league phase. The knockout stage began on August 20 and concluded with the final on August 31. The top 4 teams from each standings advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were 8 matches in the knockout stage, including a third-place playoff played between the two losing semifinalists.
Format The knockout stage of the 2025 Leagues Cup was contested between four teams from Liga MX and four teams from Major League Soccer (MLS). Out of all 36 teams that competed in this tournament, only eight teams advanced to the next round, four from each league. Matches in the knockout stage were played to a finish. If the score of a match is leveled at the end of 90 minutes, no extra time was played, and the match will decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Qualified teams The top four teams from each league qualified for the knockout stage.
Liga MX
Major League Soccer
Bracket The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
Times are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Quarterfinals Summary
Matches
Semifinals Summary
Matches
Third place playoff The winners of the third place playoff qualified for the first round of the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Summary
Matches
Final
Both clubs that made the final qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup, with the winners qualifying directly to the round of 16.
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