Leagues Cup: New York City Football Club Drawn Alongside Atlas F.C. and Toronto FC
January 20, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS) - New York City FC News Release
New York City Football Club will face Atlas F.C. and Toronto FC in the inaugural edition of Leagues Cup 2023.
The highly-anticipated Concacaf competition will see 47 clubs - 18 from LIGA MX and 29 from MLS - compete in a World Cup style tournament, with three places in the 2024 Concacaf Champions League at stake.
The action begins July 21 and will continue until August 19, 2023. The Leagues Cup 2023 groups are based on clubs' 2022 performance along with their geographic regions. The 15 groups will be broken up into four regions: West, Central, South and East.
NYCFC have been drawn alongside Atlas F.C. and Toronto FC. The Liga MX outfit are a familiar opponent to the Boys in Blue, with 2022 seeing the two teams square off in the Campeones Cup - a match in which NYCFC emerged 2-0 victors to secure the crown.
Elsewhere, the Boys in Blue will also square off against fellow MLS outfit Toronto FC. The two teams met twice last season, with both tasting victory once. A narrow 2-1 defeat at BMO Field was followed by an entertaining 5-4 victory at Citi Field in late April.
Every team will play two matches in the Group Stage, with the top two teams from each group, as determined by points, advancing to the Knockout Stage Round of 32. No matches in the Leagues Cup Group Stage will end in a tie. If a game is tied after 90 minutes, the game will proceed to a penalty shootout.
Fans around the world 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 â¯tv.apple.com.
In addition, TelevisaUnivision, FOX Sports, TSN, and RDS will be the linear broadcast home for select Leagues Cup matches. The Leagues Cup Final will be available on Univision in Spanish.
*This excludes viewers in Mexico
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