LOS ANGELES (Thursday, March 14, 2024) – The LA Galaxy’s Leagues Cup 2024 Group Stage Schedule was announced today for the second edition of this Concacaf-sanctioned competition. Leagues Cup 2024 will feature all 18 clubs from the Mexican league, LIGA MX, and all 29 clubs from Major League Soccer (MLS) representing the U.S. and Canada. These 47 clubs will compete in a World Cup-style club tournament from July 26 to August 25, 2024.
Competing in Group (West 2), the LA Galaxy will travel to face the San Jose Earthquakes at PayPal Park on Wednesday, July 31 (7:30 p.m. PT), before squaring off against LIGA MX side Club Deportivo Guadalajara at Dignity Health Sports Park on Sunday, Aug. 4 (7:30 p.m. PT).
Leagues Cup, to be held in Canada and the United States, will determine three qualifiers for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, with the winner of Concacaf Champions Cup representing the region at the FIFA Club World Cup.
LA Galaxy Season Ticket Members have this match included with their memberships and will be able to add on single-game tickets via a presale starting Wednesday, March 20 at 12:00 p.m. PT through their LA Galaxy FanAccount. Single-game tickets to this LA Galaxy Leagues Cup match will go on sale to the general public, Friday, March 22, beginning at 10:00 a.m. PT on www.lagalaxy.com/tickets.
2024 LA Galaxy Season Ticket Memberships include this Leagues Cup group stage LA Galaxy game and offer fans access to the best seats and rates, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV and exclusive events featuring LA Galaxy players and alumni. Prorated LA Galaxy Season Ticket Memberships currently include LA Galaxy regular season home games starting with the March 16 match vs. St. Louis CITY SC. For more information, fans can visit lagalaxy.com/seasontickets or call 877-3GALAXY (877-342-5299) and press 2 when prompted.
American Express Card Members can get more #withAmex with the opportunity to purchase early access tickets Wednesday, March 20 at 10:00 a.m. PT – Friday, March 22 at 9:59 a.m. PT – one of the many entertainment benefits Amex Card Members can access. Early Access tickets are subject to availability and supply may be limited *
Fans in over 100 countries and regions – including Canada, Mexico and the United States - will be able to watch all 77 Leagues Cup matches on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV , the subscription service from Apple and Major League Soccer. MLS Season Pass is available on billions of devices through the Apple TV app on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes and game consoles, as well as on the web at tv.apple.com. Fans can also access MLS Season Pass from the Apple TV app on Apple Vision Pro, where they can watch games alongside other apps in their physical space; within an Environment, so the screen feels 100 feet wide; and in Spatial Audio for an even more immersive viewing experience. In addition, TelevisaUnivision, TV Azteca, FOX Sports (FS1), TSN and RDS will be the linear broadcast home for selected matches in Mexico, United States and Canada.
As previously announced, Leagues Cup 2024 introduced a tournament ranking system and hub privileges for the highest-ranked LIGA MX clubs. The Leagues Cup ranking is based on combined MLS and LIGA MX club performance in the last 34 regular season matches. MLS teams are ranked based on the 2023 MLS Supporters’ Shield standings, while LIGA MX clubs are ranked based on the cumulative 34 matches in the 2023 Clausura and Apertura tournaments.
All participating clubs, except the two Leagues’ champions, are divided into three tiers based on the Leagues Cup Ranking (1-15, 16-30, 31-45), forming 15 groups of three clubs each, prioritizing geographical and competitive balance among the 45 clubs. For 2024, Leagues Cup will be played in two regions, East and West, with seven groups in the East and eight in the West, to regionalize travel for all participating clubs. Both LIGA MX and MLS Cup champions, Club America and Columbus Crew respectively, receive automatic byes to the Round of 32.
The LIGA MX Champion and the three top-ranked LIGA MX clubs will be granted hub privileges. The cities and venues, which minimize travel and rewards the Mexican clubs by playing in pre-determined locations, are as follows:
- Club America (LIGA MX league champion and No. 1 rank) will have hub privileges through the Semifinals in the state of California. Club America will debut at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on August 9. Tickets will be on sale on Tuesday, March 26th.
- C.F. Monterrey (No. 2 rank) will have hub privileges in the state of Texas through the Round of 16, including both group stage matches against Austin FC and Pumas hosted at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. Tickets will be on sale on Tuesday, March 19th.
- Chivas Guadalajara (ranked No. 5) will have hub privileges through the Round of 32 in the state of California, including their debut at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on July 27 against the San Jose Earthquakes and Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson on August 4 facing the LA Galaxy. Tickets to the Levi’s Stadium match will be on sale on Wednesday, March 27th .
- Tigres(No. 8 rank) will have hub privileges throughout the Group Stage in the state of Texas. Tigres will have both of its matches in Houston, including their debut at Shell Energy on July 31 against Puebla and have their second game at NRG Stadium against Inter Miami CF on August 3. Tickets to both Tigres matches will be on sale on Tuesday, March 26.
LA GALAXY 2024 LEAGUES CUP GROUP WEST 2 SCHEDULE |
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DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | TIME | BROADCAST |
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Wednesday, July 31 | San Jose Earthquakes | PayPal Park | 7:30 P.M. PT | MLS Season Pass |
Sunday, Aug. 4 | Club Deportivo Guadalajara | Dignity Health Sports Park | 7:30 P.M. PT | MLS Season Pass |
