The tournament took place in two phases: qualifying round in November 2019 and final round from 1 to 12 January 2020 in Karachi.
[1] Defending champions Pakistan Army retained their title by beating Karachi United 7-1 in the final.
The qualifying round with 20 teams was held in November and December 2019 in three cities: Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore.
The following 8 teams qualified for the final round: For this edition, the qualifying round gathered 20 teams in November and December 2019 in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad[1] and 8 teams were selected for the final competition,[2] instead of 14 during the 2018 edition[3] and 20 during the 2021 edition starting in March.
[4] Football authorities were alleged to favour Karachi United as the competition took place in their home stadium and criticized because the playing field was not suitable for 11-a-side matches[5]