It may look different this season, but the Leagues Cup is set to return for 2025, as all 18 Liga MX sides and 18 of 30 MLS clubs take on the annual midsummer tournament.
Unlike the past two years, when every club from both leagues competed, the 2025 edition sees 10 MLS teams not participating, as clubs balance their duties in the U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship. However, only the top nine teams in each MLS conference qualified, which included CF Montréal, therefore keeping the Leagues Cup a three-nation affair.
Expansion side San Diego FC is also in the competition, taking the place of Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who participated in the Concacaf Champions Cup as well as the Canadian Championship.
The 2025 tournament is set to kick off on July 29, before culminating in a final on Aug. 31, although the MLS season will not pause entirely, as it has in the past.
Here is everything you need to know about the tournament.






