The tournament serves as an official league qualifier for the FC Pro World Championship (formerly FIFA eWorld Cup).

The tournament was contested by representatives of 19 MLS clubs divided into their respective Eastern and Western Conferences.

An initial preliminary regular season saw players play each other twice in a round robin format before the top eight teams from each conference progressed to a knockout phase.

[1][2] The 2019 eMLS Cup Finals were held on March 30 at the PAX East gaming festival at The Castle at Park Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts.

The remaining players competed in a last chance qualifying bracket for the final place in each conference's knockout phase.