The draw for the tournament took place on 11 December 2018. 27 teams were drawn into nine groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots. Unlike other tournaments, the draw was carried out virtually, instead of being drawn from a pot. The Liga MX teams in
Pot 1 are the four best teams in the
Apertura 2018 classification table not participating in the
2019 CONCACAF Champions League. The
Apertura 2018 winner
Cruz Azul (who is also first in classification table) is also in Pot 1.
Pot 1 also contained the top four
Ascenso MX teams in the
Apertura 2018 classification table.
Pot 2 contained the next four best placed Liga MX clubs in the
Apertura 2018 classification table not participating in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League and Ascenso MX clubs who ended 5–9 in the
Aggregate table. '
Pot 3 contains the next five best Liga MX clubs in the
Apertura 2018 classification table not participating in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Pot 3 also contains the Ascenso MX clubs who ended 10–13 in the
Apertura 2018 classification table. ==Tiebreakers==