2020 Leagues Cup


The 2020 Leagues Cup was planned to be the second edition of the Leagues Cup organized by Major League Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation. The tournament would have featured 16 teams, an increase from the inaugural edition that had eight teams. Cruz Azul won the previous tournament.
Major League Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on May 19, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Qualification

The top four Major League Soccer teams from each conference in the 2019 season who did not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League qualified for the Leagues Cup.
SeedTeamQualification method
MLS 1 Philadelphia Union3rd, Eastern Conference
MLS 2 Real Salt Lake3rd, Western Conference
MLS 3 Minnesota United FC4th, Western Conference
MLS 4 LA Galaxy5th, Western Conference
MLS 5 Toronto FC4th, Eastern Conference
MLS 6 D.C. United5th, Eastern Conference
MLS 7 Portland Timbers6th, Western Conference
MLS 8 New York Red Bulls6th, Eastern Conference

The 2019 Apertura, 2020 Clausura, and 2019–20 Copa MX champions would have qualified for the Leagues Cup, plus the top five teams from the combined 2019–20 Liga MX standings who had not already qualified.
SeedTeamQualification method
LMX 1Monterrey2019 Apertura champion
LMX 22020 Clausura champion
LMX 32019–20 Copa MX champion
LMX 41st, aggregate table
LMX 52nd, aggregate table
LMX 63rd, aggregate table
LMX 74th, aggregate table
LMX 85th, aggregate table

Draw

The 2020 edition of the Leagues Cup was planned to be the first to use a draw and seeding for participating teams. The initial draw would have matched up an MLS team against a Liga MX team in the Round of 16, while a second draw before the quarterfinals would have allowed for reseeding and adjustments to allow for interleague play.

Fixtures

Round of 16

Quarterfinals and beyond

The schedule for the final rounds of the tournament was as follows: