The TFC Academy will welcome sides from Houston, Dallas, Columbus, Colorado and Chicago to the first two qualifying events that determine placement in next year's GA Cup, which will be held in Dallas next April.
The qualification is split into three regions - East, Central and West - and is comprised of a round-robin tournament over two weekends. The second is next February.
At those finals, as Tim Bezbatchenko explained on Thursday, “there is a championship division and a premier division”.
“Toronto FC, the last few years, has made the championship division. That's our goal - it gives the best test against the best international teams invited,” continued Bezbatchenko.