Overview

• Phase One begins today with 36 teams—18 from MLS and 18 from Liga MX—each playing three interleague group-stage matches.
• Regulation wins earn three points, shootout victories yield two points and shootout losses grant one point in league-specific tables.
• Quarterfinal matchups pit top-four finishers from each league against each other in single-elimination MLS-Liga MX contests.
• Defending champion Columbus Crew lead the field, with the top three Leagues Cup finishers qualifying for the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup and the champion advancing to its Round of 16.
• All 62 matches stream live on MLS Season Pass via Apple TV, with select games airing on FS1.