NEW YORK AND MEXICO CITY – The New England Revolution will face the New York Red Bulls and LIGA MX side Club Atlético de San Luis in the group stage of the highly-anticipated Leagues Cup 2023, the official Concacaf competition where 47 clubs – all 18 from LIGA MX and 29 from MLS – will play in a World Cup-style tournament that will qualify three clubs for the 2024 Concacaf Champions League. The New England Revolution open the group stage on Saturday, July 22 against the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. The Revolution will then host Atlético de San Luis at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday, July 26. Kickoff times will be announced at a later date.
The Group Stage kicks off on July 21 and runs through July 31. Advancing teams will compete in the single-game elimination Knockout Rounds, beginning with the Round of 32 on August 2-4 (16 matches), followed by the Round of 16 on August 6-8 (eight matches). The eight advancing teams will compete in the Quarterfinals from August 11-12 (four matches) before the two Semifinal matches on August 15.
The Leagues Cup 2023 Final and third-place game will be played on Saturday, August 19 and determine the three clubs that will qualify for the 2024 Concacaf Champions League. Knockout Round match locations and kickoff times will be announced at the conclusion of the Group Stage.
Fans in over 100 countries and regions will be able to watch Leagues Cup* on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app, which is available on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices from Roku, Amazon, and Google, game consoles, and the web at tv.apple.com. In addition, TelevisaUnivision, FOX Sports, TSN and RDS will be the linear broadcast home for select Leagues Cup matches in the United States and Canada.
The complete Leagues Cup 2023 schedule can be found here. As previously announced, the Leagues Cup 2023 groups can be viewed here.
Revolution Ticket Information
Revolution Season Members already have access to the club’s first Leagues Cup 2023 home match, July 26 vs. Atlético de San Luis, as part of their full-season membership plans. Individual match tickets for the Revolution’s home match on July 26 go on sale Friday, March 10 at 10:00 a.m. ET at revolutionsoccer.net/tickets. Every Revolution Season Membership also includes one MLS Season Pass subscription per account, giving members access to every Leagues Cup and MLS match.
About Leagues Cup 2023
Beginning in 2023, MLS and LIGA MX will pause their respective league seasons each summer and all 47 first division clubs in Canada, Mexico and the United States will compete in Leagues Cup, an official Concacaf competition. The inaugural Leagues Cup will consist of 77 matches, kicking off on Friday, July 21, with the final taking place on Saturday, August 19. The tournament will be played across the U.S. and Canada. The champion, as well as the second and third-place finishers, will qualify for the Concacaf Champions League and have an opportunity to earn a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup.
Atlético de San Luis is participating in continental competition for the first time after finishing 13th in the LIGA MX Apertura 2022. The Mexican side based in San Luis Potosí began play in 2013 and was promoted to LIGA MX in 2019. In the 2022 Clausura, San Luis finished 10th, its best finish at the top-flight level. After 10 matches in the Clausura 2023, San Luis sits 15th in the LIGA MX table with nine points.
The New York Red Bulls are 0-1-1 (1 point) through Matchday 2 of the 2023 MLS season. New York last played an international club competition in 2019 when they reached the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League. The Red Bulls have qualified for the Concacaf Champions League five times. Last season, the Red Bulls finished fourth in the Eastern Conference, falling in the first round of the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs to FC Cincinnati.
New England, off to a 2-0-0 start in the 2023 regular season, makes its Leagues Cup debut this summer after making its return to the Concacaf Champions League in 2022. This marks the seventh time New England has played in a continental tournament, having previous participated in Concacaf Champions League, Concacaf Champions Cup, and North American SuperLiga. The Revolution won the North American SuperLiga title in 2008.
For more tournament information, visit LeaguesCup.com and follow @LeaguesCup on social.
About MLS Season Pass
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