The 2023 League Cup will see the participation of 15 groups football League And Liga MX Teams compete in a “World Cup-style” competition from July 21 to August 19.
For the first time ever, all teams from both leagues will compete in the month-long event.
Each group consists of three teams, and stands divided into four different regions: West (three groups), Central (four groups), South (four groups) and East (four groups). The MLS and Liga MX champions will not participate in the group stage and advance directly to the knockout round of 32.
According to league rules, the place of the top 15 MLS teams was determined by their matching region and their position in the 2022 Supporters’ Shield standings. Then, the Liga MX teams were seeded by the 2022 aggregate table, and placed into the groups through reverse order so that team no. 1 with the #15 MLS side.
The remaining MLS clubs were drawn into their respective region first and then organized into groups by their position in the Supporters’ Shield standings.
All clubs will play two matches each, with the group stage schedule to be decided at a later date.
The top 15 MLS teams included in the group stage will serve as hosts for the two matches to ensure that all 77 matches in the competition will be played in the United States of Canada. Three points will be awarded for victories in the group stage, and one point for each match that ends in a draw during regulation time. But every tie will be forced into a penalty shootout, with the winner earning an extra point.
Tie-breaking details of the group standings have not been revealed yet.
the West
West 1: Tigres UANL, Portland Timbers, San Jose Earthquakes
West 2: Monterrey, Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders FC
West 3: Los Angeles Galaxy, Club Leon, Vancouver Whitecaps
middle
Central 1: America, Columbus Crew, St. Louis City
Central 2: Puebla, Minnesota United, Chicago Fire
Central 3: Chivas Guadalajara, FC Cincinnati, Sporting Kansas City
Central 4: Nashville SC, Toluca, Colorado Rapids
South
South 1: Austin FC, Mazatlan FC, FC Juarez
South 2: Santos Laguna, Orlando City, Houston Dynamo
South 3: Cruz Azul, Inter Miami, Atlanta United
South 4: FC Dallas, Necaxa, Charlotte
east
East 1: Philadelphia Union, Club Tijuana, Queretaro
East 2: CF Montreal, Pumas, DC United
East 3: New York City FC, Atlas, Toronto FC
East 4: New York Red Bulls, Atletico de San Luis, New England Revolution
