2021 Leagues Cup

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2021 Leagues Cup
Tournament details
DatesAugust 10 – September 22, 2021
Teams8 (from 2 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico León
(1st title)
Runners-upUnited States Seattle Sounders FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored21 (3 per match)
Attendance97,885 (13,984 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ecuador Ángel Mena
(3 goals)
← 2020
2022 →

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.

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

Quarterfinals[]

Orlando City SC United States0–1Mexico Santos Laguna
Report
  • Otero Goal 30'
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
New York City FC United States1–1Mexico UNAM
 Report
Penalties
 2–3
Yankee Stadium, New York City
Attendance: 17,276
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Seattle Sounders FC United States3–0Mexico UANL
 Report
Lumen Field, Seattle
Attendance: 17,077
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Sporting Kansas City United States1–6Mexico León
 Report
Attendance: 15,579
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Semifinals[]

Seattle Sounders FC United States1–0Mexico Santos Laguna
 Report
Lumen Field, Seattle
Attendance: 12,201
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
León Mexico2–0Mexico UNAM
 Report
BBVA Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 10,928

Final[]

Seattle Sounders FC United States2–3Mexico 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 Ecuador Ángel Mena Mexico León 3 1 2
2 Argentina Santiago Colombatto Mexico León 2 1 1
Colombia Omar Fernández Mexico León 2
Peru Raúl Ruidíaz United States Seattle Sounders FC 1 1
5 France Nicolas Benezet United States Seattle Sounders FC 1 1
Argentina Valentín Castellanos United States New York City FC 1
Chile Víctor Dávila Mexico León 1
United States Cameron Duke United States Sporting Kansas City 1
Argentina Emmanuel Gigliotti Mexico León 1
Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro United States Seattle Sounders FC 1
Chile Jean Meneses Mexico León 1
Colombia Fredy Montero United States Seattle Sounders FC 1
Peru Santiago Ormeño Mexico León 1
Colombia Juan Ferney Otero Mexico Santos Laguna 1
United States Cristian Roldan United States Seattle Sounders FC 1
Brazil Rogério Mexico 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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