The lists of 23-man rosters have been released ahead of the launch of the first-annual Leagues Cup on Tuesday, July 23.
The clubs involved in quarterfinal action have officially submitted their squads for the competition pitting MLS and Liga MX clubs in head-to-head competition. The quarterfinal matchups follow below:
- July 23: Chicago Fire vs. Cruz Azul (8:30ET on ESPN+, TUDN, TSN GO)
- July 23: LA Galaxy vs. Club Tijuana (11ET on ESPN. TUDN, TSN1/4)
- July 24: Houston Dynamo vs. Club America (8:30ET on ESPN+, TUDN, TSN GO)
- July 24: Real Salt Lake vs. Tigres UANL (10:30ET on ESPN+, TUDN, TSN GO)
The Mexican club rosters feature several names that will be familiar to MLS fans: Club America's Giovani dos Santos, RSL homegrowns Lalo Fernandez and Carlos Salcedo at Tigres, Cruz Azul's duo of ex-MLS midfielders Rafael Baca and Yoshi Yotun and former MLS forwards Miller Bolaños, Camilo Sanvezzo and Erick "El Cubo" Torres feature for former FC Dallas manager Oscar Pareja at Club Tijuana.
Chicago Fire
Goalkeepers (3): Kenneth Kronholm, David Ousted, Richard Sanchez
Defenders (9): Jonathan Bornstein, Francisco Calvo, Diego Campos, Marcelo Ferreira, Jeremiah Gutjahr, Johan Kappelhof, Grant Lillard, Andre Reynolds, Bastian Schweinsteiger
Midfielders (9): Brandt Bronico, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Nicolas Gaitan, Fabian Herbers, Aleksandar Katai, Cristian Martinez, Dax McCarty, Djordje Mihailovic, Amando Moreno
Forwards (2): Nemanja Nikolic, CJ Sapong
Head Coach: Veljko Paunovic
Club América
Goalkeepers (3): Oscar Jimenez, Agustin Marchesin, Luis Zamudio
Defenders (6): Paul Aguilar, Emanuel Aguilera, Haret Ortega, Jorge Sanchez, Carlos Vargas, Bruno Valdez
Midfielders (10): Nicolas Benedetti, Sebastian Cordova, Fernando Gonzalez, Andres Ibarguen, Renato Ibarra, Antonio Lopez, Leonel Lopez, Jeremy Menez, Guido Rodriguez, Mateus Uribe
Forwards (4): Nicolas Castillo, Giovani dos Santos, Henry Martin, Roger Martinez
Head Coach: Miguel Herrera
Cruz Azul
Goalkeepers (3): Guillermo Allison, Jose de Jesus Corona, Andres Gudiño
Defenders (6): Pablo Aguilar, Adrian Aldrete, Julio Cesar Dominguez, Juan Escobar, Igor Lichnovsky, Jose Madueña
Midfielders (8): Rafael Baca, Misael Dominguez, Guillermo Fernandez, Jorge Garcia, Alexis Gutierrez, Elias Hernandez, Orbelin Pineda, Yoshimar Yotun
Forwards (6): Roberto Alvarado, Martin Cauteruccio, Milton Caraglio, Santiago Gimenez, Edgar Mendez, Jonathan Rodriguez
Head Coach: Pedro Caixinha
Houston Dynamo
Goalkeepers (3): Tyler Deric, Michael Nelson, Joe Willis
Defenders (8): Kyle Adams, DaMarcus Beasley, Chris Duvall, Alejandro Fuenmayor, Kevin Garcia, Sam Junqua, Adam Lundkvist, Erik McCue
Midfielders (5): Eric Bird, Juan David Cabezas, Darwin Ceren, Boniek Garcia, Isidro Martinez
Forwards (7): Alberth Elis, Marlon Hairston, Romell Quioto, Ronaldo Peña, Memo Rodriguez, Michael Salazar, Carlos Small
Head Coach: Wilmer Cabrera
LA Galaxy
Goalkeepers (3): David Bingham, Matt Lampson, Justin Vom Steeg
Defenders (8): Julian Araujo, Nick DePuy, Giancarlo Gonzalez, Tomas Hilliard-Arce, Diego Polenta, David Romney, Jorgen Skjelvik, Diedie Traore
Midfielders (9): Efrain Alvarez, Favio Alvarez, Uriel Antuna, Emmanuel Boateng, Servando Carrasco, Joe Corona, Emil Cuello, Jonathan Dos Santos, Kai Koreniuk
Forwards (3): Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Don Tchilao, Ethan Zubak
Head Coach: Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Real Salt Lake
Goalkeepers (2): Andrew Putna, Nick Rimando
Defenders (6): Justen Glad, Aaron Herrera, Erik Holt, Noah Powder, Marcelo Silva, Donny Toia
Midfielders (8): Kyle Beckerman, Nick Besler, Damir Kreilach, Everton Luiz, Luke Mulholland, Justin Portillo, Albert Rusnak, Tate Schmitt
Forwards (7): Luis Arriaga, Corey Baird, Brooks Lennon, Joao Plata, Sebastian Saucedo, Jefferson Savarino, Julian Vazquez
Head Coach: Mike Petke
Tigres UANL
Goalkeepers (3): Eduardo Fernandez, Nahuel Guzman, Miguel Ortega
Defenders (7): Hugo Ayala, Jair Diaz, Aldo Mota, Luis Rodriguez, Carlos Salcedo, Juan Jose Sanchez, Jorge Torres
Midfielders (10): Javier Aquino, Rafael Carioca, Jurgen Damm, Jesus Dueñas, Luis Garcia, Jesus Garza, Guido Pizarro, Luis Quiñones, Damian Torres, Lucas Zelarayan
Forwards (3): Andre-Pierre Gignac, Enner Valencia, Eduardo Vargas
Head Coach: Tuca Ferretti
Club Tijuana
Goalkeepers (3): Carlos Higuera, Gibran Lajud, Luis Michel
Defenders (6): Diego Braghieri, Luis Fuentes, Omar Mendoza, Jordan Silva, Victor Torres, Julian Velazquez
Midfielders (8): Fernando Arce, Kevin Balanta, Washington Camacho, Luis Gamiz, Leonel Miranda, Antonio Nava, Jose Ignacio Rivero, Jorge Rojas
Forwards (6): Miller Bolaños, Ivan Lopez, Camilo Sanvezzo, Ariel Nahuelpan, Angel Sepulveda, Erick Torres
Head Coach: Oscar Pareja
