Below are the competition guidelines for the MLS is Back Tournament that was announced Wednesday morning.
Competition Format
This Competition is an official MLS competition forming part of the 2020 MLS Season. The Competition consists of a Group Stage and Knockout Stage.
Group Draw Procedure
MLS will conduct a group draw for the Competition (the “Group Draw”), whereby Clubs will be divided into 6 groups: 1 group of 6 teams and 5 groups of 4 teams.
The Group Draw procedure will be as follows:
The Eastern Conference will have 1 group of 6 teams and 2 groups of 4 teams Nashville will be included in the Eastern Conference for purposes of this Competition and the remainder of the 2020 MLS Season
The Western Conference will have 3 groups of 4 teams.