🚨 MLS reveals domestic & continental cup entries ahead of 2025 season

MLS has revealed which of it's clubs will be participating in the various domestic and continental club competitions for the 2025 season.

With structural changes to both the Leagues Cup and the U.S. Open Cup, plenty of clubs headed into the 2025 season unsure over which competitions they may be participating in.

Here is a full breakdown of the MLS entries for the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the Leagues Cup, and the U.S. Open Cup.

After just eight MLS first-teams participated in the U.S. Open Cup in 2024, the 2025 campaign will see an increase with 16 total MLS first-teams, and 10 MLS Next Pro teams.

Meanwhile, MLS has reduced their entries in the Leagues Cup to just 18 teams, matching Liga MX with that tally. The teams that finished in the top-nine from each conference in the 2024 season have qualified for the 2025 edition of the tournament.

As usual, all three Canadian clubs will compete in the Canadian Championship.

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