2021 Leagues Cup

The 2021 Leagues Cup was the second edition of the Leagues Cup organized by Major League Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation. The tournament was originally planned to include sixteen teams but was later reduced to eight teams.

2021 Leagues Cup
Tournament details
DatesAugust 10 – September 22, 2021
Teams8 (from 2 associations)
Final positions
Champions León
(1st title)
Runners-up Seattle Sounders FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored21 (3 per match)
Attendance97,885 (13,984 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ángel Mena
(3 goals)

The defending champions were Cruz Azul, who won the 2019 edition of the tournament. The 2020 edition of the tournament was canceled in May 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in North America.[1]

Qualification

Matchups and schedule

On July 7, 2021, Major League Soccer and Liga MX announced the Leagues Cup schedule as well as the opening round matches.[4][5]

Results

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
August 12 – Orlando
 
 
Orlando City SC0
 
September 14 – Seattle
 
Santos Laguna1
 
Santos Laguna 0
 
August 10 – Seattle
 
Seattle Sounders FC 1
 
Seattle Sounders FC3
 
September 22 – Paradise
 
UANL0
 
Seattle Sounders FC 2
 
August 11 – New York City
 
León 3
 
New York City FC1 (2)
 
September 15 – Houston
 
UNAM (p)1 (3)
 
UNAM0
 
August 10 – Kansas City
 
León 2
 
Sporting Kansas City1
 
 
León6
 

Quarterfinals

Orlando City SC 0–1 Santos Laguna
Report
  • Otero 30'
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)


Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 UANL
Report
Attendance: 17,077
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Sporting Kansas City 1–6 León
Report
Attendance: 15,579
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Semifinals

Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Santos Laguna
Report
Attendance: 12,201
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

León 2–0 UNAM
Report
Attendance: 10,928

Final

Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 León
Report
Attendance: 24,824
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Top goalscorers

  Club eliminated for this round.
Rank Player Club Goals By round
QF SF F
1 Ángel Mena León 3 12
2 Santiago Colombatto León 2 11
Omar Fernández León 2
Raúl Ruidíaz Seattle Sounders FC 11
5 Nicolas Benezet Seattle Sounders FC 1 1
Valentín Castellanos New York City FC 1
Víctor Dávila León 1
Cameron Duke Sporting Kansas City 1
Emmanuel Gigliotti León 1
Nicolás Lodeiro Seattle Sounders FC 1
Jean Meneses León 1
Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC 1
Santiago Ormeño León 1
Juan Ferney Otero Santos Laguna 1
Cristian Roldan Seattle Sounders FC 1
Rogério UNAM 1

References

  1. "MLS All-Star Game, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup canceled for 2020" (Press release). Major League Soccer. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. Straus, Brian. "MLS Reveals Leagues Cup Participants, Campeones Cup Date". Sports Illustrated.
  3. "Tigres, Pumas, León and Santos Laguna set to represent Liga MX in the 2021 Leagues Cup". Leagues Cup. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  4. "2021 Leagues Cup schedule and Liga MX participants announced". Major League Soccer. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. "2021 Leagues Cup: Semifinal matchups, locations & times". Major League Soccer. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
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