MLS is Back Tournament Final
The MLS is Back Tournament Final, known as the MLS is Back Tournament Final presented by Wells Fargo for sponsorship reasons, was a soccer match held on August 11, 2020 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida. It was the final match of the MLS is Back Tournament, a competition marking the resumption of the 2020 Major League Soccer season following the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The match was played behind closed doors due to the pandemic and was broadcast on ESPN beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Bay Lake hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | MLS is Back Tournament | ||||||
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| Date | August 11, 2020 | ||||||
| Venue | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida, US | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) | ||||||
| Referee | Ismail Elfath | ||||||
| Attendance | 0 (behind closed doors) | ||||||
Portland Timbers won the match 2–1 to win the MLS is Back Tournament and were presented the trophy after the game. As winners, Portland received $300,000 in prize money and also earned a spot in the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. They qualified for the United States' third berth, replacing the 2020 MLS Eastern or Western Conference regular season champions which are not the Supporters' Shield champions.
The match was the first MLS final refereed by a woman, with Kathryn Nesbitt acting as an Assistant Referee.