The knockout stage of the 2024 Leagues Cup is the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on August 7 and will conclude with the final on August 25. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There will be 32 matches in the knockout stage, including a third-place playoff played between the two losing semifinalists.[1]
The knockout stage of the 2024 Leagues Cup will be contested between the 30 teams that qualified from the group stage and two that received a bye. Matches in the knockout stage are played to a finish. If the score of a match is level at the end of 90 minutes, no extra time will be played, and the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
The top two placed teams from each of the top fifteen groups qualified for the knockout stage, joining América and Columbus Crew, who both received byes to this round.
| League | Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liga MX | América | Champion with the most points in the accumulated table of the 2023 Clausura and 2024 Apertura tournaments | |
| MLS | Columbus Crew | MLS Cup 2023 winner |
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | Austin FC | UNAM | |
| W2 | LA Galaxy | ||
| W3 | Juárez | St. Louis City SC | |
| W4 | Toluca | Sporting Kansas City | |
| W5 | Portland Timbers | ||
| W6 | Necaxa | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| W7 | Los Angeles FC | ||
| W8 | |||
| E1 | FC Cincinnati | New York City FC | |
| E2 | |||
| E3 | UANL | Inter Miami CF | |
| E4 | Philadelphia Union | Cruz Azul | |
| E5 | New England Revolution | Mazatlán | |
| E6 | Toronto FC | Pachuca | |
| E7 | D.C. United | Santos Laguna |
The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
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See main article: 2024 Leagues Cup Third Place Playoff. The winner of the third place match will qualify for the first round of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
See main article: 2024 Leagues Cup final. Both clubs that make the final will qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, with the winner qualifying directly to the round of 16.