The 2020 Leagues Cup was planned to be the second edition of the
Leagues Cup organized by
Major League Soccer and
Liga MX.[1] The tournament would have featured 16 teams, an increase from the inaugural edition that had eight teams. Unlike the
previous tournament, teams would have qualified based on league performance rather than by invitation.
Major League Soccer and Liga MX announced the cancelation of the tournament on May 19, 2020, due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
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 would have qualified for the Leagues Cup.
^Monterrey had already qualified for the Leagues Cup prior to its cancellation, as the 2019 Liga MX Apertura champions. They later also won the
2019–20 Copa MX, but it is unclear how the Leagues Cup berth awarded to the Copa MX champions would have been reallocated.
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.[3][4]