On March 12 it was announced that the 2020 Major League Soccer season had been temporarily suspended for 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[1] On April 17 the MLS announced that the suspension was extended until at least June 8.

[2] On May 6, MLS allowed voluntary individual workouts on outdoor fields for the first time since the suspension.

[3] Only matches numbered in the left column apply to the season standings Due to their final standings for the 2019 season, the Revolution were scheduled to enter the competition in the Fourth Round, to be played May 19–20.

[11] The ongoing coronavirus pandemic, however, forced the U.S. Soccer Federation to cancel the tournament on August 17, 2020.