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Las Vegas Lights FC to Play in Expanded Jägermeister Cup in the 2025 Season

December 12, 2024 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Las Vegas Lights FC News Release


Las Vegas, NV - The United Soccer League (USL) today announced the expansion of the USL Jägermeister Cup, uniting clubs from the USL Championship and League One in a groundbreaking interleague competition.

Las Vegas Lights FC, a member of the USL Championship, will match up against other Championship clubs and USL League One sides in the new cup competition to be played over the course of the 2025 season.

The USL Jägermeister Cup will consist of six regional groups (see below), with six or seven teams assigned by league or conference affiliation per group. Each team will play four matches - two home, two away - in group play with home assignments randomly drawn.

Following the conclusion of group play, the first-place team from each group (six teams) will advance to the single-elimination knockout rounds. Two wild card qualifiers will also advance, determined by the highest points totals amongst teams who did not top their group.

The Lights were drawn into Group 1, which features Championship and fellow Western Conference clubs Monterey Bay F.C., Oakland Roots SC, Orange County SC, and Sacramento Republic FC, as well as USL League One teams AV Alta FC and Spokane Velocity FC.

The full schedule of group stage matches will be announced at a later date alongside the 2025 USL Championship regular season. The USL Jägermeister Cup and the regular season will run concurrently throughout 2025.

The group stage kicks off on April 26 and concludes the weekend of July 26. After the group stage, a draw will set the matchups for the single-elimination knockout rounds, which will begin three weeks later. The USL Jägermeister Cup will conclude with the Final on the weekend of October 11.

Entering its second year after a successful launch exclusively with League One clubs last season, the 2025 USL Jägermeister Cup will feature all 38 professional men's clubs competing in a World Cup-style tournament throughout the regular season. The tournament represents a significant milestone for domestic soccer, as it marks the first time a U.S. soccer league has established its own interleague cup.

Group 1: AV Alta FC, Las Vegas Lights FC, Monterey Bay F.C., Oakland Roots SC, Orange County SC, Sacramento Republic FC, Spokane Velocity FC

Group 2: Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, El Paso Locomotive FC, New Mexico United, Phoenix Rising FC, San Antonio FC, Texoma FC, Union Omaha

Group 3: Birmingham Legion FC, Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, Forward Madison FC, Indy Eleven, One Knoxville SC, FC Tulsa

Group 4: Detroit City FC, Hartford Athletic, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, Portland Hearts of Pines, Rhode Island FC, Westchester SC

Group 5: Charlotte Independence, Lexington SC, Loudoun United FC, Louisville City FC, North Carolina FC, Richmond Kickers

Group 6: Charleston Battery, Greenville Triumph, Miami FC, FC Naples, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Tormenta FC

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