América discover their Leagues Cup 2026 opponents | OneFootball

Today, the teams that will be competing in the Leagues Cup 2026 have been determined, and with that, we now know Club América's opponents in this international tournament.

Club América will be facing San Diego FC, Austin FC, and Portland Timbers in the first phase of the Leagues Cup, marking the first time one of these matches will be played in Mexico.

More specifically, the match against San Diego will be played at the Azteca Stadium (now Banorte), being one of the four matches that will take place in Mexico for this edition of the Leagues Cup.

This is how América's schedule is defined:

The qualification system.

The qualifiers for the next round will also be determined in a very different way, eliminating the groups that previously included all the teams in the competition.

While competing on the field against teams from the other league, MLS and Liga MX teams will compete in a specific Leagues Cup table against teams from their own league. For example, a victory by an MLS club awards points in the MLS Leagues Cup table, while a LIGA MX victory contributes to the LIGA MX Leagues Cup table.

The top four (4) clubs from each specific Leagues Cup table advance to the quarterfinals. The tables were designed to ensure more direct matches between the leagues up to the Quarterfinals.

Draws have also been eliminated, so if a match ends in a tie, each team will receive one point, but there will be penalties to determine a winner, and the winning club will receive an extra point.

Knockout stage.

The top-ranked team from the Liga MX table will face the lowest-ranked team from the MLS (1st vs 4th) and vice versa with the top MLS table team.

From the quarterfinals onwards, the matches will be single-elimination, and in case of a tie, there will be penalties to determine who advances to the next round.

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