Leagues Cup 2019 official rosters released ahead of semifinals

Leagues Cup - 2019 - semifinal teams

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)



Leagues Cup 2019 official rosters released ahead of semifinals - AME

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



Leagues Cup 2019 official rosters released ahead of semifinals - CZA

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



Leagues Cup 2019 official rosters released ahead of semifinals - LA

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



Leagues Cup 2019 official rosters released ahead of semifinals - TIG

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