The 2025 Leagues Cup is here, with Club América facing Real Salt Lake on Wednesday in both teams’ tournament opener.
The competition has a new format this year, which is designed to feature more matchups between MLS and Liga MX teams. Phase One of the competition will exclusively feature matchups with one team from each league, as will the quarterfinals.
18 MLS teams and 18 teams from Liga MX will be involved this year, in contrast to the previous two years when every team from each league was involved.
The teams will be split into two league-specific tables. The top four MLS teams and top four Liga MX teams will advance to the quarterfinal.
Games won’t end in ties. If matches are level after 90 minutes, the teams will go to a penalty shootout.
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América is aiming to get past the disappointment of last year, when it received an automatic bye to the round of 32 but fell to the Colorado Rapids in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinal.
Real Salt Lake also had a frustrating 2024 Leagues Cup, falling short of the knockout phase after finishing bottom of its three-team group.
Pablo Mastroeni’s side enters this match with some momentum, having posted a 5W-1D-1L record in its past seven league matches. América has started the Liga MX season with one win and two draws in three games.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Club America vs. Real Salt Lake (Leagues Cup)
- When:
- Wednesday, July 30
- Where: America First Field (Sandy, UT)
- Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
- Channel/streaming: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV (Watch here)
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