The 2021 Leagues Cup was the second edition of the Leagues Cup organized by Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX. The tournament was originally planned to include sixteen teams but was later reduced to eight teams.
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| Dates | August 10 – September 22 |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  León (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Seattle Sounders FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 21 (3 per match) |
| Attendance | 98,635 (14,091 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ángel Mena(3 goals) |
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The 2020 edition of the tournament was canceled in May 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in North America.[1] In the final at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada, near Las Vegas, León defeated Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 to win their first title.
Qualification
editThe top two Major League Soccer teams from each conference in the 2020 season who did not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League qualified for the Leagues Cup.[2]
The top four Liga MX from the 2020–21 season aggregate table who are not competing in the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League semifinals or the 2021 Campeones Cup qualified for the Leagues Cup.[3]
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Matchups and schedule
editOn July 7, 2021, Major League Soccer and Liga MX announced the Leagues Cup schedule as well as the opening round matches.[4][5]
Results
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| August 12 – Orlando, FL | ||||||||||
| Orlando City SC | 0 | |||||||||
| September 14 – Seattle, WA | ||||||||||
| Santos Laguna | 1 | |||||||||
| Santos Laguna | 0 | |||||||||
| August 10 – Seattle, WA | ||||||||||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | |||||||||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | |||||||||
| September 22 – Paradise, NV | ||||||||||
| UANL | 0 | |||||||||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | |||||||||
| August 11 – New York, NY | ||||||||||
| León | 3 | |||||||||
| New York City FC | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| September 15 – Houston, TX | ||||||||||
| UNAM (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| UNAM | 0 | |||||||||
| August 10 – Kansas City, KS | ||||||||||
| León | 2 | |||||||||
| Sporting Kansas City | 1 | |||||||||
| León | 6 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit| Orlando City SC | 0–1 | Santos Laguna |
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| New York City FC | 1–1 | UNAM |
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| Sporting Kansas City | 1–6 | León |
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Semifinals
edit| Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Santos Laguna |
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| León | 2–0 | UNAM |
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Top goalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | By round | |||||||
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| 1 | Ángel Mena
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León
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3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2 |  Santiago Colombatto
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2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
 Omar Fernández
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León
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 Raúl Ruidíaz
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Seattle Sounders FC
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1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 |  Nicolas Benezet
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1 | 1 | |||||||
| Valentín Castellanos
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New York City FC
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 Víctor Dávila
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León
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| Cameron Duke
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Sporting Kansas City
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| Emmanuel Gigliotti
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León
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 Nicolás Lodeiro
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Seattle Sounders FC
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| Jean Meneses
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León
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| Fredy Montero
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Seattle Sounders FC
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| Santiago Ormeño
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León
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| Juan Ferney Otero
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Santos Laguna
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| Cristian Roldan
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Seattle Sounders FC
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 Rogério
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UNAM
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References
edit- ^ "MLS All-Star Game, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup canceled for 2020" (Press release). Major League Soccer. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Straus, Brian. "MLS Reveals Leagues Cup Participants, Campeones Cup Date". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2021 Leagues Cup schedule and Liga MX participants announced". Major League Soccer. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Leagues Cup: Semifinal matchups, locations & times". Major League Soccer. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.