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2025 Leagues Cup Explainer: What You Need to Know

The Columbus Crew won the 2024 Leagues Cup against LAFC in an all-MLS final. | Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

It may look different this season, but the Leagues Cup is set to return for 2025, as all 20 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.

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