2020 Leagues Cup

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.

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.

Major League Soccer (8 berths) Seed Team Qualification method MLS 1 Philadelphia Union 3rd, Eastern Conference MLS 2 Real Salt Lake 3rd, Western Conference MLS 3 Minnesota United FC 4th, Western Conference MLS 4 LA Galaxy 5th, Western Conference MLS 5 Toronto FC 4th, Eastern Conference MLS 6 D.C. United 5th, Eastern Conference MLS 7 Portland Timbers 6th, Western Conference MLS 8 New York Red Bulls 6th, Eastern Conference Toronto FC is a member of the Canadian Soccer Association; however, their method of qualification for this competition is through the U.S.-sanctioned Major League Soccer.

Mexican Football Federation (8 berths) Seed Team Qualification method LMX 1 or 2 Monterrey 2019 Apertura champions LMX 1 or 2 Cruz Azul 2020 Clausura first place LMX 3 Undetermined[lower-alpha 1] 2019–20 Copa MX champions LMX 4 León 1st, aggregate table LMX 5 Santos Laguna 2nd, aggregate table LMX 6 América 3rd, aggregate table LMX 7 UANL 4th, aggregate table LMX 8 Querétaro 5th, aggregate table 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.

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]