Liga MX president Mikel Arriola stated on Sunday that the Leagues Cup will undertake a brand new format in 2025, eliminating the month-long pause for the competitors and opting as an alternative for mid-week matches.
“We simply authorised the brand new Leagues Cup format. We’re not going to carry camps there [in the USA]. We’ll play midweek so Mexican groups do not battle, and Liga MX video games will probably be performed on the weekends,” stated Arriola earlier than the Liga MX last in Monterrey, Mexico.
The 2023 and 2024 editions of Leagues Cup compelled Liga MX and MLS to pause common season motion in the summertime for one month as groups confronted one another. Mexican groups traveled throughout the United States, with a couple of having fun with “hub privileges” in sure cities, whereas MLS groups performed at house.
Sources instructed ESPN that Mexican groups voiced issues over yet one more interruption by the inter-league event, actively demanding a change for 2025. Now, the upcoming version of the competitors will see all Liga MX and 18 MLS groups take part in mid-week matches all through the summer time.
Though the MLS members have but to be formally introduced, sure groups like Inter Miami CF independently confirmed their involvement within the 2025 version.
MLS leads Liga MX in Leagues Cup champions, after Inter Miami lifted the inaugural trophy in 2023 and the Columbus Crew triumphed towards LAFC in 2024.
In addition to the trophy, the ultimate two groups and winner of the third-place match earn prize cash in addition to locations within the subsequent version of the Concacaf Champions Cup.
