Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league's commencement, originally scheduled for March 21, was postponed at two times. First, the league's opening match was moved to April 18, and was later moved again to late-May. The league will adopt a double home-and-away format for the 2020 seasons, with each club playing against each other four times for a total of 60 matches. The Philippine Football Federation is planning to start the league on July 15 with practice sessions for the league's member clubs planned to commence on June 15. The PFF has submitted a 27-page document outlying the protocols on how to organize the league amidst the pandemic to the Games and Amusements Board on May 30 for approval prior to sending the same to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases on June 1. The Copa Paulino Alcantara for the 2020 season is cancelled due to the time constraints caused by the postponement of the league. Due to this, the league second placers will qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League playoffs. The IATF-EID announced on July 3, that it has allowed the clubs of the PFL to conduct training. The PFF plans to start the season on August 15. Staff and players of the member PFL clubs underwent RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 on July 8, 2020. Start of actual training, originally planned to start on July 15, had to be postponed pending the release of a joint administration order by GAB, the Department of Health, and the Philippine Sports Commission. It is planned that the league will adopt a single round robin format, instead of a double round robin format, for the 2020 season. Several situational calendars have been prepared for the planning of the league's schedule.
Teams
Six clubs, including the Azkals Development Team, are set to participate in the 2020 season. Ceres-Negros renamed as United City and will compete under that name starting the 2020 season. Green Archers United and Philippine Air Force decided not to participate for this season. A Luzon-based club is also planning to joining the PFL, with appropriate licensing fees waived due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most league matches were originally planned to be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium instead of the club's designated home stadiums for the 2020 season. However, due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches are planned to be held outside Metro Manila at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite. The clubs will also be requested to hold their training sessions at the venue. The Rizal Memorial Stadium and the Biñan Football Stadium where ruled out as possible primary venue for the 2020 season due to the venues being closed to COVID-19 quarantine/isolation facilities. Although the PFF is considering to allow Stallion to hold some of their games at Biñan as soon as the conditions become favorable. Spectators will not be allowed inside the venue.
Personnel and kits
Coaching changes
Foreign players
A maximum of four foreigners are allowed per club which follows the Asian Football Confederation's '3+1 rule'; three players of any nationality and a fourth coming from an AFC member nation. Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
