The 2020 Major League Soccer season, the 25th season of the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, began on February 29, 2020. On March 12, the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, following the cancellation of several matches.[3] At the time of the cancellation, all 26 teams had played two league matches. On March 19, the suspension was extended until May 10,[4] and on April 17, was again extended to June 8.[5] On May 1, the league announced that players were allowed to resume individual outdoor training at MLS facilities on May 6.[6] The COVID-19 pandemic is the first interruption of regular season play since the 2001 season, in which many late regular season games were cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.
Format
The tournament was announced by Major League Soccer on June 10, 2020.[7] Teams could begin traveling to Florida on June 24, though they could arrive no later than seven days prior to their first match.[8] The tournament was planned to feature 54 matches (later reduced to 51 following the withdrawal of FC Dallas) played on 26 days, all taking place behind closed doors without spectators at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Bay Lake, Florida.
The 26 teams were originally split into six groups based on their conference, with one group containing six teams and five containing four teams. Each team will play three group stage matches, and the results will count toward the 2020 MLS regular season standings. However, following the withdrawal of FC Dallas and Nashville SC from the tournament, a revised structure for the group stage was announced on July 9, 2020. The tournament was split into six groups of four, with Chicago Fire FC moving from Group A to B.[9]
Following the group stage, sixteen teams advanced to the knockout stage: the top two teams from each of the six groups and the four best third-placed teams.[note 1] The knockout stage culminated in the tournament final on August 11. If a knockout match was tied at the end of regulation, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).[11]
During the tournament, teams were allowed to name a maximum of twelve substitutes, an increase from the MLS rule of seven. Additionally, teams were allowed to make up to five substitutions in a match, following a temporary amendment to the Laws of the Game by IFAB in order to lessen the impact of fixture congestion caused by the pandemic.[12] However, each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding those made at halftime.
The MLS is Back Tournament champions qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. As a one-time change, this berth replaced the one normally awarded to the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield. The berth was awarded regardless of whether the champion was from the United States or Canada. Were the winners from Canada, they would still have participated in the 2020 Canadian Championship.[13] The tournament also featured a $1.1 million prize pool for players to earn additional bonuses.
Following the tournament, the MLS regular season resumed with a revised schedule, which concluded with the playoffs and MLS Cup 2020.[2] The MLS is Back tournament in itself became a contingency plan for the MLS in the event of a future pandemic or major disease outbreak.[2]
Medical protocol
Major League Soccer announced a medical protocol, in consultation with experts, to be used for the tournament to ensure the health and safety of players, coaches, officials, and staff. This included testing for COVID-19 prior to and throughout the tournament, wearing a face covering or mask, and social distancing to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 from occurring. Players and staff who were deemed "high-risk individuals" were not permitted to attend the tournament unless medically cleared. Had anyone tested positive for COVID-19, they were required to isolate under a strict and detailed protocol to prevent transmission.[14]
Prior to travelling to Orlando, all players, coaches, referees, club personnel and league staff were required to complete two Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests 24 hours apart and 72 hours before travelling to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Upon arrival, all individuals were required to take another PCR test and are quarantined until the results of the tests arrive. All individuals who tested positive underwent a clinical assessment by a healthcare provider and moved to an isolation area of the hotel until they were medically cleared.[15]
Major League Soccer started producing updates on the testing results of the PCR tests performed in Orlando on June 28. Up to that point, 329 individuals were tested for COVID-19, and two players tested positive, both of whom had just arrived at the facility. Within the next two days, 392 more individuals were tested, of which four of them tested positive. FC Dallas then provided an update on July 1 confirming that six of their players had tested positive for COVID-19, and the rest of their delegation had been quarantined in their hotel rooms pending the results of additional testing. From July 1 to 2, 855 individuals were tested, six of whom were tested positive for COVID-19, four of which were players. From July 3 to 4, two more players tested positive for COVID-19. Between July 7 and 8, Major League Soccer reported that four individuals tested positive for COVID-19, out of 1888 individuals tested.[15]
On July 6, 2020, FC Dallas withdrew from the tournament due to ten players and one staff member of the club testing positive for COVID-19,[16] after their opening match was initially postponed.[17] On July 9, 2020, Nashville SC were also withdrawn from the tournament after nine players of the club tested positive for the virus,[9] after their opening match was initially postponed.[18]
On July 12, the match between Toronto FC and D.C. United was postponed just minutes prior to kickoff after at least one player was tested positive for COVID-19. The game was rescheduled for the following day on July 13, while the two players who received the positive and inconclusive test were both medically cleared to resume activities.[19] Meanwhile, on July 14, Major League Soccer announced that there were no individuals who were tested positive out of the teams still participating in the tournament, while there was a single positive case out of the two teams that had withdrawn from the tournament.[20] From July 16 onward, the MLS did not record a single positive test of COVID-19 within the delegation staying at the complex.[21]
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[22] Up to three matches took place each day during the group stage, with kick-off times at 9a.m., 8p.m., and 10:30p.m. EDT (UTC−4) due to the Florida climate.[23] Only one pair of matches overlapped during the tournament: Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids occurred simultaneously to D.C. United vs New England Revolution on adjacent fields on July 17, due to the latter match being rescheduled from an earlier date. The full match schedule for the tournament was announced on June 24, 2020.[24]
Phase
Round
Match dates
Group stage
Matchday 1
July 8 – July 13, 2020
Matchday 2
July 14 – July 18, 2020
Matchday 3
July 19 – July 23, 2020
Knockout stage
Round of 16
July 25 – July 28, 2020
Quarter-finals
July 30 – August 1, 2020
Semi-finals
August 5 – August 6, 2020
Final
August 11, 2020
Draw
The draw for the group stage took place on June 11, 2020, at 3:30p.m. EDT (UTC−4), hosted by Charlie Davies and Susannah Collins. The 26 teams were drawn into six groups based on their conference. To allow for an even number of teams in each group for the tournament, Nashville SC was moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference for the remainder of the 2020 season.[25] The fourteen teams of the Eastern Conference were drawn into one group of six teams (Group A) and two groups of four teams (Groups C and E). The twelve teams of the Western Conference were drawn into three groups of four teams (Group B, D, and F).
Three teams from each conference were seeded and drawn into separate groups. Orlando City SC was considered the "host" of the tournament and was therefore seeded and automatically assigned to Group A. The remaining five seeds were determined based on results from the 2019 season.[26]Inter Miami CF was automatically assigned to Group A in order to face rival Florida club Orlando City SC in the opening match of the competition.[27]
^Inter Miami CF was automatically assigned to position A2 in order to face fellow Florida club Orlando City SC in the opening match of the tournament.
^Nashville SC was moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference for the remainder of the 2020 season.
The seeded teams were drawn first and allocated to position 1 of the first available group. The unseeded teams were subsequently drawn, with the representatives of the six seeded teams, in rotation, choosing a numbered ball to occupy the next available position in their group until all the groups were completed. The draw resulted in the following groups:[28]
Originally, the teams in Group A were scheduled to only face three out of the five teams within their group. However, after the group stage format was revised, all teams will face each other. The following were the initial pairings set prior to the draw:[26]
On July 9, 2020, following the withdrawal of FC Dallas and Nashville SC, Major League Soccer announced that Chicago Fire FC would move from Group A to B, with Group A therefore becoming a four-team group.[9] As a result, Chicago Fire was the only Eastern Conference team in an otherwise Western Conference group.
Group stage
The results of all the games in this stage were counted for points toward the 2020 regular season standings.[2]
Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[2][29]
Higher number of points obtained in all group matches;
Higher number of wins in all group matches;
Superior goal difference in all group matches;
Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
Lower disciplinary points total in all group matches:
Foul: 1 point;
Yellow card: 3 points;
Indirect red card (second yellow card): 7 points;
Direct red card: 7 points;
Coach dismissal: 7 points;
Any supplemental discipline: 8 points;
Coin toss (tie of two teams) or drawing of lots (tie of three or more teams).
The results of the third-placed teams from the six groups were compared against each other. The top four teams of this ranking advanced to the round of 16.
The Golden Boot was given to the top scorer of the tournament. If multiple players had been level on goals scored, the first tiebreaker for the award would have been assists. Audi donated $10,000 to the academy of the winning player's club.[38] The Player of the Tournament, Golden Glove, and Young Player of the Tournament were given out based on voting from the media (75%) and fans (25%). The Goal and Save of the Tournament were determined by the editorial team of MLSsoccer.com shortlisting eight candidates, with the final result chosen by online fan voting.[38]
MLS is Back Tournament Best XI
The media chose the best eleven players of the tournament in a 4–3–3 formation.[38]
The Goal of the Week determines the best goal during each week of the tournament. The editorial team of MLSsoccer.com shortlists goals for fans to vote for on Twitter.[38]
All games in the tournament were produced by ESPN as host broadcaster, and were televised by Major League Soccer's media partners in the United States, Canada, and worldwide. Per health protocols, few ESPN staff members had on-field access, on-site production staff were divided into smaller groups, and all games were called remotely (with ESPN's games being called from the network's headquarters in Bristol). ESPN decided against using simulated crowd noise for its broadcasts, instead placing a focus on "enhanced" in-game audio via microphones embedded in the field (Fox Sports and Univision/TUDN stated that, by contrast, they would use artificial crowd noise, with Fox offering options for crowd audio on the online streams of its matches).[99] ESPN employed 33 cameras each on the three fields, and also used drone cameras for aerial shots. A large chroma key wall was erected at each field in place of grandstands, which was used for displaying in-game sponsor logos.[100][101]Jon Champion and Taylor Twellman served as ESPN's lead broadcast team for the tournament, while Adrian Healey and Alejandro Moreno and Steve Cangialosi and Shep Messing called select games, with Stefano Fusaro served as the on-site reporter for all the matches. Fox Sports had John Strong and Stuart Holden commentate on all of their matches, while Rob Stone, Alexi Lalas, and Maurice Edu hosted the pregame and postgame shows for select matches.
^This was the format initially announced by Major League Soccer. However, on June 24, 2020, it was announced that the third-placed team of the larger Group A would also advance directly, and only three teams would advance (with the fourth-placed team of Group A also eligible to advance).[10] However, the original knockout qualification format was restored on July 9, after the group stage format was revised following the withdrawal of FC Dallas and Nashville SC.[9]
^ abcdThe group stage match between Toronto FC and D.C. United, originally scheduled for July 10, 2020, 8:00 p.m. EDT, was rescheduled to July 12, 9:00 a.m. EDT, due to Toronto FC's delayed arrival in Florida.[18] The match was later rescheduled to the July 13, 2020, after an unconfirmed positive COVID-19 test for one player and an inconclusive test for another player among the teams. As a result, three other group stage fixtures were rescheduled. The match between Montreal Impact and Toronto FC, originally scheduled for July 15, 2020, 8:00 p.m. EDT, was rescheduled to July 16. The match between D.C. United and New England Revolution, originally scheduled for July 16, 2020, 8:00 p.m. EDT, was rescheduled to July 17. The match between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes, originally scheduled for July 15, 2020, 10:30 p.m. EDT, was moved to 9:00 p.m. EDT.[19]
^ abThe group stage match between Atlanta United FC and New York Red Bulls, originally scheduled for July 11, 2020, 8:00 p.m. EDT, was delayed to 8:45 p.m. EDT due to inclement weather.[30] As a result, the match between FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC later that same day, originally scheduled for 10:30 p.m. EDT, was delayed to 11:20 p.m. EDT to prevent the matches from overlapping.[31]
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The MLS is Back Tournament took place during the 2020 Major League Soccer season to mark the league s return to action after being suspended as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic Of the 26 Major League Soccer teams 24 participated in the tournament FC Dallas and Nashville SC withdrew after several of their players tested positive for COVID 19 just before their first matches The tournament was held behind closed doors from July 8 to August 11 2020 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake Florida near Orlando The tournament featured a group stage which was counted toward the 2020 MLS regular season standings followed by knockout rounds The tournament champion Portland Timbers qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League 1 and the 2020 season resumed upon completion of the tournament 2 MLS is Back TournamentCountryUnited StatesOther club s fromCanadaDatesJuly 8 August 11 2020CityBay Lake Florida U S VenueESPN Wide World of Sports ComplexTeams24ChampionsPortland TimbersRunners upOrlando City SCChampions LeaguePortland TimbersMatches played51Goals scored146 2 86 per match Top goal scorer s Diego Rossi 7 goals Best playerSebastian Blanco Contents 1 Background 2 Format 3 Medical protocol 4 Schedule 5 Draw 6 Group stage 6 1 Tiebreakers 6 2 Group A 6 3 Group B 6 4 Group C 6 5 Group D 6 6 Group E 6 7 Group F 6 8 Ranking of third placed teams 7 Knockout stage 7 1 Bracket 7 2 Round of 16 7 3 Quarter finals 7 4 Semi finals 7 5 Final 8 Statistics 8 1 Top scorers 8 2 Top assists 8 3 Shutouts 9 Awards 9 1 Individual awards 9 2 MLS is Back Tournament Best XI 9 3 Man of the Match 9 4 Team of the Week 9 5 Goal of the Week 10 Media and broadcasting 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 External linksBackground EditSee also COVID 19 pandemic in North America COVID 19 pandemic in the United States COVID 19 pandemic in Canada Impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on sports and Impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on association football The 2020 Major League Soccer season the 25th season of the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada began on February 29 2020 On March 12 the season was suspended due to the COVID 19 pandemic in North America following the cancellation of several matches 3 At the time of the cancellation all 26 teams had played two league matches On March 19 the suspension was extended until May 10 4 and on April 17 was again extended to June 8 5 On May 1 the league announced that players were allowed to resume individual outdoor training at MLS facilities on May 6 6 The COVID 19 pandemic is the first interruption of regular season play since the 2001 season in which many late regular season games were cancelled due to the September 11 attacks Format EditThe tournament was announced by Major League Soccer on June 10 2020 7 Teams could begin traveling to Florida on June 24 though they could arrive no later than seven days prior to their first match 8 The tournament was planned to feature 54 matches later reduced to 51 following the withdrawal of FC Dallas played on 26 days all taking place behind closed doors without spectators at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Bay Lake Florida The 26 teams were originally split into six groups based on their conference with one group containing six teams and five containing four teams Each team will play three group stage matches and the results will count toward the 2020 MLS regular season standings However following the withdrawal of FC Dallas and Nashville SC from the tournament a revised structure for the group stage was announced on July 9 2020 The tournament was split into six groups of four with Chicago Fire FC moving from Group A to B 9 Following the group stage sixteen teams advanced to the knockout stage the top two teams from each of the six groups and the four best third placed teams note 1 The knockout stage culminated in the tournament final on August 11 If a knockout match was tied at the end of regulation a penalty shoot out was used to determine the winner no extra time was played 11 During the tournament teams were allowed to name a maximum of twelve substitutes an increase from the MLS rule of seven Additionally teams were allowed to make up to five substitutions in a match following a temporary amendment to the Laws of the Game by IFAB in order to lessen the impact of fixture congestion caused by the pandemic 12 However each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions excluding those made at halftime The MLS is Back Tournament champions qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League As a one time change this berth replaced the one normally awarded to the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield The berth was awarded regardless of whether the champion was from the United States or Canada Were the winners from Canada they would still have participated in the 2020 Canadian Championship 13 The tournament also featured a 1 1 million prize pool for players to earn additional bonuses Following the tournament the MLS regular season resumed with a revised schedule which concluded with the playoffs and MLS Cup 2020 2 The MLS is Back tournament in itself became a contingency plan for the MLS in the event of a future pandemic or major disease outbreak 2 Medical protocol EditMajor League Soccer announced a medical protocol in consultation with experts to be used for the tournament to ensure the health and safety of players coaches officials and staff This included testing for COVID 19 prior to and throughout the tournament wearing a face covering or mask and social distancing to prevent an outbreak of COVID 19 from occurring Players and staff who were deemed high risk individuals were not permitted to attend the tournament unless medically cleared Had anyone tested positive for COVID 19 they were required to isolate under a strict and detailed protocol to prevent transmission 14 Prior to travelling to Orlando all players coaches referees club personnel and league staff were required to complete two Polymerase Chain Reaction PCR tests 24 hours apart and 72 hours before travelling to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Upon arrival all individuals were required to take another PCR test and are quarantined until the results of the tests arrive All individuals who tested positive underwent a clinical assessment by a healthcare provider and moved to an isolation area of the hotel until they were medically cleared 15 Major League Soccer started producing updates on the testing results of the PCR tests performed in Orlando on June 28 Up to that point 329 individuals were tested for COVID 19 and two players tested positive both of whom had just arrived at the facility Within the next two days 392 more individuals were tested of which four of them tested positive FC Dallas then provided an update on July 1 confirming that six of their players had tested positive for COVID 19 and the rest of their delegation had been quarantined in their hotel rooms pending the results of additional testing From July 1 to 2 855 individuals were tested six of whom were tested positive for COVID 19 four of which were players From July 3 to 4 two more players tested positive for COVID 19 Between July 7 and 8 Major League Soccer reported that four individuals tested positive for COVID 19 out of 1888 individuals tested 15 On July 6 2020 FC Dallas withdrew from the tournament due to ten players and one staff member of the club testing positive for COVID 19 16 after their opening match was initially postponed 17 On July 9 2020 Nashville SC were also withdrawn from the tournament after nine players of the club tested positive for the virus 9 after their opening match was initially postponed 18 On July 12 the match between Toronto FC and D C United was postponed just minutes prior to kickoff after at least one player was tested positive for COVID 19 The game was rescheduled for the following day on July 13 while the two players who received the positive and inconclusive test were both medically cleared to resume activities 19 Meanwhile on July 14 Major League Soccer announced that there were no individuals who were tested positive out of the teams still participating in the tournament while there was a single positive case out of the two teams that had withdrawn from the tournament 20 From July 16 onward the MLS did not record a single positive test of COVID 19 within the delegation staying at the complex 21 Schedule EditThe schedule of the competition was as follows 22 Up to three matches took place each day during the group stage with kick off times at 9 a m 8 p m and 10 30 p m EDT UTC 4 due to the Florida climate 23 Only one pair of matches overlapped during the tournament Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids occurred simultaneously to D C United vs New England Revolution on adjacent fields on July 17 due to the latter match being rescheduled from an earlier date The full match schedule for the tournament was announced on June 24 2020 24 Phase Round Match datesGroup stage Matchday 1 July 8 July 13 2020Matchday 2 July 14 July 18 2020Matchday 3 July 19 July 23 2020Knockout stage Round of 16 July 25 July 28 2020Quarter finals July 30 August 1 2020Semi finals August 5 August 6 2020Final August 11 2020Draw EditThe draw for the group stage took place on June 11 2020 at 3 30 p m EDT UTC 4 hosted by Charlie Davies and Susannah Collins The 26 teams were drawn into six groups based on their conference To allow for an even number of teams in each group for the tournament Nashville SC was moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference for the remainder of the 2020 season 25 The fourteen teams of the Eastern Conference were drawn into one group of six teams Group A and two groups of four teams Groups C and E The twelve teams of the Western Conference were drawn into three groups of four teams Group B D and F Three teams from each conference were seeded and drawn into separate groups Orlando City SC was considered the host of the tournament and was therefore seeded and automatically assigned to Group A The remaining five seeds were determined based on results from the 2019 season 26 Inter Miami CF was automatically assigned to Group A in order to face rival Florida club Orlando City SC in the opening match of the competition 27 Pot Eastern Conference Western ConferenceSeeded Orlando City SC a Atlanta United FC b Toronto FC b Los Angeles FC b Seattle Sounders FC b Real Salt Lake c Unseeded Chicago Fire FCFC CincinnatiColumbus Crew SCD C UnitedInter Miami CF d Montreal ImpactNashville SC e New England RevolutionNew York City FCNew York Red BullsPhiladelphia Union Colorado RapidsFC DallasHouston Dynamo FCLA GalaxyMinnesota United FCPortland TimbersSan Jose EarthquakesSporting Kansas CityVancouver Whitecaps FC Orlando City SC designated as the tournament hosts was seeded and automatically assigned to position A1 a b c d Seeded as a semi finalist in the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs Seeded as the next highest ranked team in the 2019 season Western Conference Inter Miami CF was automatically assigned to position A2 in order to face fellow Florida club Orlando City SC in the opening match of the tournament Nashville SC was moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference for the remainder of the 2020 season The seeded teams were drawn first and allocated to position 1 of the first available group The unseeded teams were subsequently drawn with the representatives of the six seeded teams in rotation choosing a numbered ball to occupy the next available position in their group until all the groups were completed The draw resulted in the following groups 28 Group A East Pos TeamA1 Orlando City SCA2 Inter Miami CFA3 New York City FCA4 Philadelphia UnionA5 Chicago Fire FC a A6 Nashville SC b Group B West Pos TeamB1 Seattle Sounders FCB2 FC Dallas b B3 Vancouver Whitecaps FCB4 San Jose Earthquakes Group C East Pos TeamC1 Toronto FCC2 New England RevolutionC3 Montreal ImpactC4 D C United Group D West Pos TeamD1 Real Salt LakeD2 Sporting Kansas CityD3 Colorado RapidsD4 Minnesota United FC Group E East Pos TeamE1 Atlanta United FCE2 FC CincinnatiE3 New York Red BullsE4 Columbus Crew SC Group F West Pos TeamF1 Los Angeles FCF2 LA GalaxyF3 Houston Dynamo FCF4 Portland Timbers Chicago Fire was later moved to Group B following the withdrawal of FC Dallas and Nashville SC a b Withdrawn from the tournament Originally the teams in Group A were scheduled to only face three out of the five teams within their group However after the group stage format was revised all teams will face each other The following were the initial pairings set prior to the draw 26 Original Group A fixturesTeam OpponentsA1 Orlando City SC A2 A3 A6A2 Inter Miami CF A1 A4 A5A3 New York City FC A1 A4 A5A4 Philadelphia Union A2 A3 A6A5 Chicago Fire FC A2 A3 A6A6 Nashville SC A1 A4 A5On July 9 2020 following the withdrawal of FC Dallas and Nashville SC Major League Soccer announced that Chicago Fire FC would move from Group A to B with Group A therefore becoming a four team group 9 As a result Chicago Fire was the only Eastern Conference team in an otherwise Western Conference group Group stage EditThe results of all the games in this stage were counted for points toward the 2020 regular season standings 2 Tiebreakers Edit The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows 2 29 Higher number of points obtained in all group matches Higher number of wins in all group matches Superior goal difference in all group matches Higher number of goals scored in all group matches Lower disciplinary points total in all group matches Foul 1 point Yellow card 3 points Indirect red card second yellow card 7 points Direct red card 7 points Coach dismissal 7 points Any supplemental discipline 8 points Coin toss tie of two teams or drawing of lots tie of three or more teams Group A Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Orlando City SC H 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 7 Advanced to knockout stage2 Philadelphia Union 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 73 New York City FC 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 34 Inter Miami CF 3 0 0 3 2 5 3 0Source MLS H Host July 8 2020 2020 07 08 8 00 p m EDTOrlando City SC2 1Inter Miami CFMueller 70 Nani 90 7 Report Agudelo 47 Referee Rubiel Vazquez July 9 2020 2020 07 09 9 00 a m EDTNew York City FC0 1Philadelphia UnionReport Bedoya 63 Referee Armando Villarreal July 14 2020 2020 07 14 8 00 p m EDTNew York City FC1 3Orlando City SCMedina 38 Report Mueller 4 10 Akindele 81 Referee Robert Sibiga July 14 2020 2020 07 14 10 30 p m EDTPhiladelphia Union2 1Inter Miami CFWagner 5 Przybylko 63 Report Pizarro 36 Referee Silviu Petrescu July 20 2020 2020 07 20 9 00 a m EDTInter Miami CF0 1New York City FCReport Tajouri Shradi 64 Referee Rosendo Mendoza July 20 2020 2020 07 20 8 00 p m EDTPhiladelphia Union1 1Orlando City SCIlsinho 68 Report Pereyra 70 Referee Rubiel Vazquez Group B Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 San Jose Earthquakes 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 7 Advanced to knockout stage2 Seattle Sounders FC 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 43 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 34 Chicago Fire 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 3Source MLS July 10 2020 2020 07 10 9 00 p m EDT note 2 Seattle Sounders FC0 0San Jose EarthquakesReportReferee Drew Fischer July 14 2020 2020 07 14 9 00 a m EDTChicago Fire FC2 1Seattle Sounders FCBeric 52 Pineda 84 Report Bwana 77 Referee Rosendo Mendoza July 15 2020 2020 07 15 9 00 p m EDT note 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC3 4San Jose EarthquakesAdnan 7 Judson 22 o g Dajome 59 Report Rios 45 2 Wondolowski 72 Alanis 81 Salinas 90 8 Referee Marcos de Oliveira July 19 2020 2020 07 19 8 00 p m EDTChicago Fire FC0 2San Jose EarthquakesReport Espinoza 56 Wondolowski 83 Referee Ramy Touchan July 19 2020 2020 07 19 note 4 10 30 p m EDTSeattle Sounders FC3 0Vancouver Whitecaps FCLodeiro 16 pen Morris 34 Ruidiaz 51 ReportReferee Robert Sibiga July 23 2020 2020 07 23 9 00 a m EDTChicago Fire FC0 2Vancouver Whitecaps FCReport Reyna 65 Dajome 71 Referee Armando Villarreal Group C Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Toronto FC 3 1 2 0 6 5 1 5 Advanced to knockout stage2 New England Revolution 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 53 Montreal Impact 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 34 D C United 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 2Source MLS July 9 2020 2020 07 09 8 00 p m EDTMontreal Impact0 1New England RevolutionReport Bou 56 Referee Guido Gonzales Jr July 13 2020 2020 07 13 note 3 9 00 a m EDTToronto FC2 2D C UnitedAkinola 12 44 Report Higuain 84 Brillant 90 1 Referee Fotis Bazakos July 16 2020 2020 07 16 note 3 8 00 p m EDTMontreal Impact3 4Toronto FCQuioto 14 Taider 37 pen 90 5 pen Report Laryea 8 Akinola 25 37 83 Referee Jair Marrufo July 17 2020 2020 07 17 note 3 8 00 p m EDTD C United1 1New England RevolutionHiguain 72 Report Buksa 51 Referee Joseph Dickerson July 21 2020 2020 07 21 9 00 a m EDTToronto FC0 0New England RevolutionReportReferee Jair Marrufo July 21 2020 2020 07 21 10 30 p m EDTMontreal Impact1 0D C UnitedTaider 31 ReportReferee Alex Chilowicz Group D Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Sporting Kansas City 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 6 Advanced to knockout stage2 Minnesota United FC 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 53 Real Salt Lake 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 44 Colorado Rapids 3 0 1 2 4 7 3 1Source MLS July 12 2020 2020 07 12 8 00 p m EDTSporting Kansas City1 2Minnesota United FCShelton 43 Report Shelton 90 2 o g Molino 90 7 Referee Joseph Dickerson July 12 2020 2020 07 12 10 30 p m EDTReal Salt Lake2 0Colorado RapidsRusnak 27 Kreilach 76 ReportReferee Jair Marrufo July 17 2020 2020 07 17 8 00 p m EDTSporting Kansas City3 2Colorado RapidsShelton 65 Pulido 72 pen Zusi 90 1 Report Acosta 6 Lewis 84 Referee David Gantar July 17 2020 2020 07 17 10 30 p m EDTReal Salt Lake0 0Minnesota United FCReportReferee Alex Chilowicz July 22 2020 2020 07 22 9 00 a m EDTReal Salt Lake0 2Sporting Kansas CityReport Russell 1 Gerso 86 Referee Fotis Bazakos July 22 2020 2020 07 22 10 30 p m EDTColorado Rapids2 2Minnesota United FCKamara 19 Lewis 59 Report Finlay 36 43 Referee Guido Gonzales Jr Group E Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Columbus Crew SC 3 3 0 0 7 0 7 9 Advanced to knockout stage2 FC Cincinnati 3 2 0 1 3 4 1 63 New York Red Bulls 3 1 0 2 1 4 3 34 Atlanta United 3 0 0 3 0 3 3 0Source MLS July 11 2020 2020 07 11 8 45 p m EDT note 5 Atlanta United FC0 1New York Red BullsReport Valot 4 Referee Allen Chapman July 11 2020 2020 07 11 11 20 p m EDT note 5 FC Cincinnati0 4Columbus Crew SCReport Zelarayan 27 Zardes 30 49 Mokhtar 60 Referee Ismail Elfath July 16 2020 2020 07 16 9 00 a m EDTAtlanta United FC0 1FC CincinnatiReport Amaya 76 Referee Victor Rivas July 16 2020 2020 07 16 10 30 p m EDTColumbus Crew SC2 0New York Red BullsZardes 22 Zelarayan 47 ReportReferee Ramy Touchan July 21 2020 2020 07 21 8 00 p m EDTAtlanta United FC0 1Columbus Crew SCReport Mokhtar 18 Referee Timothy Ford July 22 2020 2020 07 22 8 00 p m EDTFC Cincinnati2 0New York Red BullsKubo 43 Valot 56 o g ReportReferee Marcos de Oliveira Group F Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Portland Timbers 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 7 Advanced to knockout stage2 Los Angeles FC 3 1 2 0 11 7 4 53 Houston Dynamo 3 0 2 1 5 6 1 24 LA Galaxy 3 0 1 2 4 9 5 1Source MLS July 13 2020 2020 07 13 8 00 p m EDTLos Angeles FC3 3Houston Dynamo FCWright Phillips 19 Rossi 63 B Rodriguez 69 Report M Rodriguez 8 30 Elis 45 5 Referee Timothy Ford July 13 2020 2020 07 13 10 30 p m EDTLA Galaxy1 2Portland TimbersChicharito 88 Report Ebobisse 59 Blanco 66 Referee Ramy Touchan July 18 2020 2020 07 18 8 00 p m EDTPortland Timbers2 1Houston Dynamo FCEbobisse 35 Valeri 61 Report Elis 86 pen Referee Ismail Elfath July 18 2020 2020 07 18 10 30 p m EDTLos Angeles FC6 2LA GalaxyRossi 13 pen 45 2 75 90 2 Wright Phillips 56 El Monir 80 Report Blessing 5 o g Pavon 31 pen Referee Allen Chapman July 23 2020 2020 07 23 8 00 p m EDTLA Galaxy1 1Houston Dynamo FCPavon 90 1 pen Report Quintero 17 Referee Victor Rivas July 23 2020 2020 07 23 10 30 p m EDTLos Angeles FC2 2Portland TimbersWright Phillips 36 Kaye 40 Report Niezgoda 7 Ebobisse 81 Referee Drew Fischer Ranking of third placed teams Edit The results of the third placed teams from the six groups were compared against each other The top four teams of this ranking advanced to the round of 16 Pos Grp Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 D Real Salt Lake 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 Advanced to knockout stage2 C Montreal Impact 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 33 B Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 34 A New York City FC 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 35 E New York Red Bulls 3 1 0 2 1 4 3 36 F Houston Dynamo 3 0 2 1 5 6 1 2Source MLSRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal differential 3 Goals scored 4 Fewest disciplinary pointsKnockout stage EditIn this stage if a match was tied at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time a penalty shoot out was used to determine the winners 2 Bracket Edit Round of 16Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal July 25 Philadelphia Union1 July 30 New England Revolution0 Philadelphia Union3 July 26 Sporting Kansas City1 Sporting Kansas City0 3 August 5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC0 1 Philadelphia Union1 July 26 Portland Timbers2 Toronto FC1 August 1 New York City FC3 New York City FC1 July 28 Portland Timbers3 Portland Timbers1 4 August 11 FC Cincinnati1 2 Portland Timbers2 July 25 Orlando City SC1 Orlando City SC1 July 31 Montreal Impact0 Orlando City SC1 5 July 27 Los Angeles FC1 4 Seattle Sounders FC1 August 6 Los Angeles FC4 Orlando City SC3 July 27 Minnesota United FC1 San Jose Earthquakes5 August 1 Real Salt Lake2 San Jose Earthquakes1 July 28 Minnesota United FC4 Columbus Crew SC1 3 Minnesota United FC1 5 Round of 16 Edit July 25 2020 2020 07 25 8 00 p m EDTOrlando City SC1 0Montreal ImpactAkindele 60 ReportReferee Marcos de Oliveira July 25 2020 2020 07 25 10 30 p m EDTPhiladelphia Union1 0New England RevolutionSantos 63 ReportReferee Ismail Elfath July 26 2020 2020 07 26 note 6 8 30 p m EDTToronto FC1 3New York City FCMullins 87 Report Medina 5 Castellanos 55 Moralez 81 Referee Alex Chilowicz July 26 2020 2020 07 26 11 00 p m EDTSporting Kansas City0 0Vancouver Whitecaps FCReportPenaltiesPulido Ilie Salloi Busio 3 1 Dajome Owusu Cornelius ReynaReferee Victor Rivas July 27 2020 2020 07 27 note 7 8 30 p m EDTSan Jose Earthquakes5 2Real Salt LakeEspinoza 21 Eriksson 49 pen 90 6 pen Vako 61 Wondolowski 86 Report Martinez 22 Kreilach 75 Referee Drew Fischer July 27 2020 2020 07 27 11 00 p m EDTSeattle Sounders FC1 4Los Angeles FCBruin 75 Report Rossi 14 pen 82 Blessing 39 Rodriguez 89 Referee Jair Marrufo July 28 2020 2020 07 28 8 00 p m EDTColumbus Crew SC1 1Minnesota United FCZardes 79 Report Lod 18 PenaltiesAdi Pedro Santos Cadden Zelarayan 3 5 Alonso Gregus Schoenfeld Edwards GasperReferee Allen Chapman July 28 2020 2020 07 28 10 30 p m EDTPortland Timbers1 1FC CincinnatiNiezgoda 67 Report Locadia 81 pen PenaltiesValeri Mora Blanco Niezgoda 4 2 De Jong Cruz Locadia WastonReferee Armando Villarreal Quarter finals Edit July 30 2020 2020 07 30 8 00 p m EDTPhiladelphia Union3 1Sporting Kansas CityMonteiro 24 Santos 26 39 Report Pulido 45 1 Referee Ramy Touchan July 31 2020 2020 07 31 7 30 p m EDTOrlando City SC1 1Los Angeles FCMoutinho 90 Report Wright Phillips 60 PenaltiesPereyra Smith Moutinho Carlos Nani 5 4 Ginella Harvey Rossi Rodriguez BlessingReferee Joseph Dickerson August 1 2020 2020 08 01 8 00 p m EDTSan Jose Earthquakes1 4Minnesota United FCEriksson 50 pen Report Lod 20 Hayes 21 Amarilla 56 Hairston 86 Referee Jair Marrufo August 1 2020 2020 08 01 10 30 p m EDTNew York City FC1 3Portland TimbersMedina 27 pen Report Blanco 43 Valeri 65 Polo 76 Referee Allen Chapman Semi finals Edit August 5 2020 2020 08 05 8 00 p m EDTPhiladelphia Union1 2Portland TimbersWooten 85 Report Ebobisse 13 Blanco 70 Referee Allen Chapman August 6 2020 2020 08 06 9 14 p m EDTOrlando City SC3 1Minnesota United FCNani 36 42 Michel 90 6 Report Toye 83 Referee Drew Fischer Final Edit Main article MLS is Back Tournament Final August 11 2020 2020 08 11 8 30 p m EDTPortland Timbers2 1Orlando City SCMabiala 27 Zuparic 66 Report Pereyra 39 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Bay Lake FloridaAttendance 0 behind closed doors Referee Ismail ElfathStatistics EditTop scorers Edit Rank Player Club Goals1 Diego Rossi Los Angeles FC 72 Ayo Akinola Toronto FC 53 Jeremy Ebobisse Portland Timbers 4 Bradley Wright Phillips Los Angeles FC Gyasi Zardes Columbus Crew SC6 Sebastian Blanco Portland Timbers 3 Magnus Eriksson San Jose Earthquakes Jesus Medina New York City FC Chris Mueller Orlando City SC Nani Orlando City SC Sergio Santos Philadelphia Union Saphir Taider Montreal Impact Chris Wondolowski San Jose EarthquakesTop assists Edit Rank Player Club Assists1 Sebastian Blanco Portland Timbers 5 Alejandro Pozuelo Toronto FC3 Nani Orlando City SC 3 Alan Pulido Sporting Kansas City Brian Rodriguez Los Angeles FC Diego Valeri Portland Timbers7 Brenden Aaronson Philadelphia Union 2 Jose Aja Minnesota United FC Corey Baird Real Salt Lake Alejandro Bedoya Philadelphia Union Felipe D C United Francisco Ginella Los Angeles FC Heber New York City FC Romain Metanire Minnesota United FC Jordan Morris Seattle Sounders FC Matias Pellegrini Inter Miami CF Lucas Zelarayan Columbus Crew SCShutouts Edit Rank Player Club Shutouts1 Andre Blake Philadelphia Union 2 Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders FC Thomas Hasal Vancouver Whitecaps FC Zac MacMath Real Salt Lake Tim Melia Sporting Kansas City Eloy Room Columbus Crew SC Matt Turner New England Revolution Przemyslaw Tyton FC Cincinnati Daniel Vega San Jose Earthquakes10 Alex Bono Toronto FC 1 Clement Diop Montreal Impact Pedro Gallese Orlando City SC David Jensen New York Red Bulls Sean Johnson New York City FC Tyler Miller Minnesota United FC Andrew Tarbell Columbus Crew SCAwards EditIndividual awards Edit The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament Player of the Tournament Sebastian Blanco Portland Timbers 32 Golden Boot Diego Rossi Los Angeles FC 33 Golden Glove Andre Blake Philadelphia Union 34 Young Player of the Tournament Diego Rossi Los Angeles FC 35 Goal of the Tournament Andy Polo Portland Timbers 36 Save of the Tournament Steve Clark Portland Timbers 37 The Golden Boot was given to the top scorer of the tournament If multiple players had been level on goals scored the first tiebreaker for the award would have been assists Audi donated 10 000 to the academy of the winning player s club 38 The Player of the Tournament Golden Glove and Young Player of the Tournament were given out based on voting from the media 75 and fans 25 The Goal and Save of the Tournament were determined by the editorial team of MLSsoccer com shortlisting eight candidates with the final result chosen by online fan voting 38 MLS is Back Tournament Best XI Edit The media chose the best eleven players of the tournament in a 4 3 3 formation 38 Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref Andre Blake Joao Moutinho Mark McKenzie Larrys Mabiala Ruan Diego Chara Sebastian Blanco Brenden Aaronson Nani Jeremy Ebobisse Diego Rossi 39 Man of the Match Edit The Man of the Match was named after each match by the editorial team of MLSsoccer com 38 Man of the MatchMatch Player Club Opponent Ref 1 Nani Orlando City SC Inter Miami CF 40 2 Andre Blake Philadelphia Union New York City FC 41 3 Gustavo Bou New England Revolution Montreal Impact 42 4 Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders FC San Jose Earthquakes 43 5 Florian Valot New York Red Bulls Atlanta United FC 44 6 Lucas Zelarayan Columbus Crew SC FC Cincinnati 45 7 Kevin Molino Minnesota United FC Sporting Kansas City 46 8 Everton Luiz Real Salt Lake Colorado Rapids 47 9 Alejandro Pozuelo Toronto FC D C United 48 10 Memo Rodriguez Houston Dynamo FC Los Angeles FC 49 11 Sebastian Blanco Portland Timbers LA Galaxy 50 12 Mauricio Pineda Chicago Fire FC Seattle Sounders FC 51 13 Chris Mueller Orlando City SC New York City FC 52 14 Brenden Aaronson Philadelphia Union Inter Miami CF 53 15 Shea Salinas San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver Whitecaps FC 54 16 Frankie Amaya FC Cincinnati Atlanta United FC 55 17 Ayo Akinola Toronto FC Montreal Impact 56 18 Gyasi Zardes Columbus Crew SC New York Red Bulls 57 19 Adam Buksa New England Revolution D C United 58 20 Khiry Shelton Sporting Kansas City Colorado Rapids 59 21 Zac MacMath Real Salt Lake Minnesota United FC 60 22 Larrys Mabiala Portland Timbers Houston Dynamo FC 61 23 Diego Rossi Los Angeles FC LA Galaxy 62 24 Jackson Yueill San Jose Earthquakes Chicago Fire FC 63 25 Jordan Morris Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC 64 26 Ismael Tajouri Shradi New York City FC Inter Miami CF 65 27 Andre Blake Philadelphia Union Orlando City SC 66 28 Matt Turner New England Revolution Toronto FC 67 29 Darlington Nagbe Columbus Crew SC Atlanta United FC 68 30 Clement Diop Montreal Impact D C United 69 31 Johnny Russell Sporting Kansas City Real Salt Lake 70 32 Yuya Kubo FC Cincinnati New York Red Bulls 71 33 Ethan Finlay Minnesota United FC Colorado Rapids 72 34 Yordy Reyna Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chicago Fire FC 73 35 Cristian Pavon LA Galaxy Houston Dynamo FC 74 36 Jeremy Ebobisse Portland Timbers Los Angeles FC 75 37 Jhegson Mendez Orlando City SC Montreal Impact 76 38 Sergio Santos Philadelphia Union New England Revolution 77 39 Maximiliano Moralez New York City FC Toronto FC 78 40 Thomas Hasal Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sporting Kansas City 79 41 Cristian Espinoza San Jose Earthquakes Real Salt Lake 80 42 Diego Rossi Los Angeles FC Seattle Sounders FC 81 43 Tyler Miller Minnesota United FC Columbus Crew SC 82 44 Przemyslaw Tyton FC Cincinnati Portland Timbers 83 45 Sergio Santos Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City 84 46 Joao Moutinho Orlando City SC Los Angeles FC 85 47 Hassani Dotson Minnesota United FC San Jose Earthquakes 86 48 Sebastian Blanco Portland Timbers New York City FC 87 49 Diego Chara Portland Timbers Philadelphia Union 88 50 Nani Orlando City SC Minnesota United FC 89 51 Diego Valeri Portland Timbers Orlando City SC 90 Team of the Week Edit The Team of the Week included the top players and coach during each week of the tournament as chosen by the editorial team of MLSsoccer com 38 Week Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Bench Coach Ref 1 Andre Blake Frederic Brillant Justen Glad Kyle Duncan Memo Rodriguez Darlington Nagbe Lucas Zelarayan Kevin Molino Gyasi Zardes Ayo Akinola Gustavo Bou Brad Guzan Sebastian Blanco Mark McKenzie Jackson Yueill Alejandro Pozuelo Carles Gil Diego Rossi Caleb Porter 91 2 Pedro Gallese Richie Laryea Mauricio Pineda Jonathan Mensah Alejandro Pozuelo Darlington Nagbe Brenden Aaronson Chris Mueller Diego Rossi Jeremy Ebobisse Ayo Akinola Zac MacMath Larrys Mabiala Aaron Herrera Oriol Rosell Osvaldo Alonso Lucas Zelarayan Frankie Amaya oscar Pareja 92 3 Matt Turner Nick Lima Mark McKenzie Kendall Waston Anton Tinnerholm Jordan Morris Matias Vera Ethan Finlay Yordy Reyna Jeremy Ebobisse Alan Pulido Andre Blake Ranko Veselinovic Osvaldo Alonso Darlington Nagbe Yuya Kubo Ismael Tajouri Shradi Jonahan Lewis Jaap Stam 93 4 Thomas Hasal Kai Wagner Mark McKenzie Alexander Callens Vako Eduard Atuesta Osvaldo Alonso Maximiliano Moralez Cristian Espinoza Valentin Castellanos Diego Rossi Tim Melia Latif Blessing Sebastian Mendez Hassani Dotson Magnus Eriksson Brian Rodriguez Sebastian Blanco Adrian Heath 94 Goal of the Week Edit The Goal of the Week determines the best goal during each week of the tournament The editorial team of MLSsoccer com shortlists goals for fans to vote for on Twitter 38 Week Player Club Scored against Score Date Ref 1 Lucas Zelarayan Columbus Crew SC FC Cincinnati 1 0 27 July 11 2020 95 2 Frankie Amaya FC Cincinnati Atlanta United FC 1 0 76 July 16 2020 96 3 Gerso Fernandes Sporting Kansas City Real Salt Lake 2 0 86 July 22 2020 97 4 Sergio Santos Philadelphia Union New England Revolution 1 0 63 July 25 2020 98 Media and broadcasting EditAll games in the tournament were produced by ESPN as host broadcaster and were televised by Major League Soccer s media partners in the United States Canada and worldwide Per health protocols few ESPN staff members had on field access on site production staff were divided into smaller groups and all games were called remotely with ESPN s games being called from the network s headquarters in Bristol ESPN decided against using simulated crowd noise for its broadcasts instead placing a focus on enhanced in game audio via microphones embedded in the field Fox Sports and Univision TUDN stated that by contrast they would use artificial crowd noise with Fox offering options for crowd audio on the online streams of its matches 99 ESPN employed 33 cameras each on the three fields and also used drone cameras for aerial shots A large chroma key wall was erected at each field in place of grandstands which was used for displaying in game sponsor logos 100 101 Jon Champion and Taylor Twellman served as ESPN s lead broadcast team for the tournament while Adrian Healey and Alejandro Moreno and Steve Cangialosi and Shep Messing called select games with Stefano Fusaro served as the on site reporter for all the matches Fox Sports had John Strong and Stuart Holden commentate on all of their matches while Rob Stone Alexi Lalas and Maurice Edu hosted the pregame and postgame shows for select matches See also Edit2020 NBA Bubble a similar concept for the National Basketball Association also held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports ComplexNotes Edit This was the format initially announced by Major League Soccer However on June 24 2020 it was announced that the third placed team of the larger Group A would also advance directly and only three teams would advance with the fourth placed team of Group A also eligible to advance 10 However the original knockout qualification format was restored on July 9 after the group stage format was revised following the withdrawal of FC Dallas and Nashville SC 9 Following the initial delay of the Toronto FC and D C United match the group stage match between San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC originally scheduled for July 10 2020 10 30 p m EDT was moved to 9 00 p m EDT 18 a b c d The group stage match between Toronto FC and D C United originally scheduled for July 10 2020 8 00 p m EDT was rescheduled to July 12 9 00 a m EDT due to Toronto FC s delayed arrival in Florida 18 The match was later rescheduled to the July 13 2020 after an unconfirmed positive COVID 19 test for one player and an inconclusive test for another player among the teams As a result three other group stage fixtures were rescheduled The match between Montreal Impact and Toronto FC originally scheduled for July 15 2020 8 00 p m EDT was rescheduled to July 16 The match between D C United and New England Revolution originally scheduled for July 16 2020 8 00 p m EDT was rescheduled to July 17 The match between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes originally scheduled for July 15 2020 10 30 p m EDT was moved to 9 00 p m EDT 19 The group stage match between Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC originally scheduled for July 20 2020 10 30 p m EDT was rescheduled to July 19 9 a b The group stage match between Atlanta United FC and New York Red Bulls originally scheduled for July 11 2020 8 00 p m EDT was delayed to 8 45 p m EDT due to inclement weather 30 As a result the match between FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC later that same day originally scheduled for 10 30 p m EDT was delayed to 11 20 p m EDT to prevent the matches from overlapping 31 The match was moved from July 27 to 26 The match was moved from July 26 to 27 References Edit MLS is Back Tournament Major League Soccer June 10 2020 Retrieved June 10 2020 a b c d e f a, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
