The 2021 Leagues Cup was the second edition of the

Leagues Cup The Leagues Cup is an annual association football competition between clubs from Major League Soccer and Liga MX in North America. It debuted in July 2019 with four teams participating from each league. The first edition was a single-eliminati ...

organized by

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and the

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. The tournament was originally planned to include sixteen teams but was later reduced to eight teams. The 2020 edition of the tournament was canceled in May 2020 due to the ongoing

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. In the final, León defeated

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3–2 to win their first title.

Qualification

The top two Major League Soccer teams from each conference in the 2020 season who did not qualify for the

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qualified for the Leagues Cup. The top four

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from the 2020–21 aggregate table who are not competing in the

semifinals or the 2021 Campeones Cup qualified for the Leagues Cup.

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.

Results

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

Top goalscorers

References

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