The knockout stage of the 2023 Leagues Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on August 2 and concluded with the final on August 19. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were 32 matches in the knockout stage, including a third-place play-off played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.[1]
The knockout stage of the 2023 Leagues Cup was contested between 30 teams that qualified from the group stage and two that received a bye. Matches in the knockout stage were played to a finish. If the score of a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of playing time, no extra time was played, and the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
The top two placed teams from each of the fifteen groups qualified for the knockout stage, joining Los Angeles FC and Pachuca, who received byes to this round.
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Liga MX | Pachuca | Champion with the most points in the accumulated table of the 2022 Clausura and Apertura tournaments |
MLS | Los Angeles FC | MLS Cup 2022 winner |
The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
The matches were played from August 2–4, 2023.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Inter Miami CF | 3–1 | Orlando City SC |
Mazatlán | 1–2 | FC Dallas |
Pachuca | 0–0 (3–5 p) | Houston Dynamo FC |
Los Angeles FC | 7–1 | Juárez |
Atlas | 2–2 (7–8 p) | New England Revolution |
Philadelphia Union | 0–0 (5–4 p) | D.C. United |
UNAM | 0–1 | Querétaro |
New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | New York City FC |
Charlotte FC | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Cruz Azul |
León | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake |
Columbus Crew | 3–3 (3–4 p) | Minnesota United FC |
FC Cincinnati | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Nashville SC |
Chicago Fire FC | 0–1 | América |
Toluca | 4–1 | Sporting Kansas City |
Monterrey | 1–0 | Portland Timbers |
UANL | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Inter Miami CF | 3–1 | Orlando City SC |
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Pachuca | 0–0 | Houston Dynamo FC |
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3–5 |
Los Angeles FC | 7–1 | Juárez |
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Atlas | 2–2 | New England Revolution |
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7–8 |
Philadelphia Union | 0–0 | D.C. United |
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5–4 |
Charlotte FC | 0–0 | Cruz Azul |
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4–3 |
FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | Nashville SC |
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4–5 |
Toluca | 4–1 | Sporting Kansas City |
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León | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake |
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Monterrey | 1–0 | Portland Timbers |
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The matches were played from August 6 to 8, 2023.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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FC Dallas | 4–4 (3–5 p) | Inter Miami CF |
Querétaro | 1–1 (4–3 p) | New England Revolution |
Charlotte FC | 2–1 | Houston Dynamo FC |
América | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Nashville SC |
Philadelphia Union | 1–1 (4–3 p) | New York Red Bulls |
Toluca | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Minnesota United FC |
UANL | 0–1 | Monterrey |
Los Angeles FC | 4–0 | Real Salt Lake |
FC Dallas | 4–4 | Inter Miami CF |
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3–5 |
Querétaro | 1–1 | New England Revolution |
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4–3 |
Charlotte FC | 2–1 | Houston Dynamo FC |
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Philadelphia Union | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls |
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4–3 |
América | 2–2 | Nashville SC |
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5–6 |
Toluca | 2–2 | Minnesota United FC |
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2–4 |
The matches were played on August 11, 2023.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Inter Miami CF | 4–0 | Charlotte FC |
Nashville SC | 5–0 | Minnesota United FC |
Philadelphia Union | 2–1 | Querétaro |
Los Angeles FC | 2–3 | Monterrey |
Philadelphia Union | 2–1 | Querétaro |
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Los Angeles FC | 2–3 | Monterrey |
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The matches were played on August 15, 2023.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Philadelphia Union | 1–4 | Inter Miami CF |
Monterrey | 0–2 | Nashville SC |
Philadelphia Union | 1–4 | Inter Miami CF |
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The winner of the third place match qualified for the first round of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup final |
Both clubs in the final qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, with the winners qualifying directly to the round of 16.
Nashville SC | 1–1 | Inter Miami CF |
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