The lists of 23-man rosters have been released ahead of the semifinals of the first-annual Leagues Cup on Tuesday, August 20.
After progressing through the quarterfinals, the clubs involved in semis have officially submitted their squads for the competition pitting MLS and Liga MX clubs in head-to-head competition. The semifinal matchups follow below:
- August 19: Club America vs. Tigres UANL (8 pm ET on ESPN2, TUDN, TSN)
- August 19: LA Galaxy vs. Cruz Azul (10:30 pm ET on ESPN2, TUDN, TSN)
Club América
Goalkeepers (3): Oscar Jimenez, Guillermo Ochoa, Luis Zamudio
Defenders (8): Paul Aguilar, Emanuel Aguilera, Israel Garcia, Ramon Juarez, Jesus Quintero, Jorge Sanchez, Carlos Vargas, Bruno Valdez
Midfielders (9): Nicolas Benedetti, Sebastian Cordova, Fernando Gonzalez, Andres Ibarguen, Renato Ibarra, Emiliano Lara, Antonio Lopez, Leonel Lopez, Guido Rodriguez
Forwards (3): Giovani dos Santos, Roger Martinez, Arturo Sanchez
Head Coach: Miguel Herrera
Cruz Azul
Goalkeepers (2): Guillermo Allison, Jose de Jesus Corona
Defenders (7): Pablo Aguilar, Adrian Aldrete, Julio Cesar Dominguez, Juan Escobar, Igor Lichnovsky, Jose Madueña, Josue Reyes
Midfielders (8): Roberto Alvarado, Rafael Baca, Misael Dominguez, Guillermo Fernandez, Alexis Gutierrez, Elias Hernandez, Orbelin Pineda, Yoshimar Yotun
Forwards (6): Bryan Angelo, Milton Caraglio, Martin Cauteruccio, Santiago Gimenez, Edgar Mendez, Jonathan Rodriguez
Head Coach: Pedro Caixinha
LA Galaxy
Goalkeepers (3): David Bingham, Matt Lampson, Eric Lopez
Defenders (7): Nick DePuy, Giancarlo Gonzalez, Tomas Hilliard-Arce, Diego Polenta, David Romney, Jorgen Skjelvik, Daniel Steres
Midfielders (10): Efrain Alvarez, Favio Alvarez, Uriel Antuna, Servando Carrasco, Joe Corona, Emil Cuello, Perry Kitchen, Kai Koreniuk, Sebastian Lletget, Chris Pontius
Forwards (3): Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Cristian Pavon, Ethan Zubak
Head Coach: Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Tigres UANL
Goalkeepers (3): Eduardo Fernandez, Nahuel Guzman, Miguel Ortega
Defenders (9): Hugo Ayala, Jair Diaz, Aldo Mota, Juanjo Purata, Luis Rodriguez, Carlos Salcedo, Eduardo Tercero, Jorge Torres, Francisco Venegas
Midfielders (8): Javier Aquino, Rafael Carioca, Jurgen Damm, Jesus Dueñas, Guido Pizarro, Luis Quiñones, Damian Torres, Lucas Zelarayan
Forwards (3): Andre-Pierre Gignac, Enner Valencia, Eduardo Vargas
Head Coach: Tuca Ferretti