San Diego FC will be one of the 18 clubs to compete in Leagues Cup 2025, Major League Soccer (MLS) announced Tuesday.
The top nine teams in each MLS Conference from the prior season qualify for the tournament, but San Diego, despite being an expansion club, will take Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s place.
Vancouver will participate in the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup and defend their Canadian Championship title instead.
The Leagues Cup is from July 29 to Aug. 31.
The switch allows for all 30 MLS teams to compete in at least one, but not more than two, North American cup competitions.
MLS also announced the club qualification criteria for the competitions during the 2025 and 2026 seasons, and the 2025 participants. The four tournaments – the Concacaf Champions Cup, Leagues Cup, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, and Canadian Championship – provide opportunities for clubs to compete for championships outside of MLS play.
This qualification structure provides a guideline for MLS’ qualification parameters in the period leading up to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and FIFA World Cup 2026, which both are being played in North America.
In the case of the Leagues Cup, 18 MLS clubs qualify to match the 18 participating LIGA MX clubs.
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup will grow, with the number of MLS first teams participating increasing from 8 to 16. In addition, 10 MLS NEXT Pro teams will compete in the tournament.
Only U.S.-based clubs are eligible to participate in the U.S. Open Cup, with MLS teams not competing in either Leagues Cup or Concacaf Champions Cup automatically qualifying. For the 2025 tournament, this accounts for nine of the 16 MLS teams.
The remaining teams are determined by Supporters’ Shield standings, excluding teams competing in the Concacaf Champions Cup, which begins Feb. 4 and features 10 MLS clubs, including the MLS Cup Champion LA Galaxy.
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