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Columbus Crew's 2025 Leagues Cup schedule announced, includes games vs Liga MX teams
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The Crew will face three teams from Mexico's Liga MX in the first stage of the 2025 Leagues Cup.
Columbus starts the tournament against Toluca FC on July 29. On Aug. 1, the Crew face Club Puebla. They finish the first stage against Club Leon on Aug. 5.
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All three games will take place at Lower.com Field.
MLS announced in January the new format of Leagues Cup for its third year. Teams from the two competing leagues are broken up into Eastern and Western regions. Nine MLS teams and nine Liga MX teams make up each region. In the first stage of the tournament, each team plays three games against opponents from the opposite league within its region.
The top four teams from each region at the end of the first stage will enter the knockout stage of the tournament, starting at the quarterfinals.
Games for the tournament take place from July 29 to Aug. 31. For the first time, MLS regular-season games will continue during the tournament.
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The Crew won the 2024 Leagues Cup , defeating Los Angeles FC 3-1.
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As the 2023 MLS Cup champions , the Crew advanced into the Leagues Cup knockout stage last year. Under the old format, Columbus never saw a Liga MX team during its run.
The times for the Crew's first stage games have yet to be announced, though tickets are available for each game. Tickets for the second game against Club Puebla is included in season ticket holders' packages.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: 2025 Leagues Cup: Columbus Crew set to battle these Liga MX teams
