2020 in American soccer

Soccer in the United States
Season	2020
Men's soccer
Supporters' Shield	Philadelphia Union
USL Championship	Tampa Bay Rowdies; (Eastern Conference); Phoenix Rising FC; (Western Conference)
USL League One	Greenville Triumph SC
NISA	Spring: Canceled; Fall: Detroit City FC
NPSL	Canceled
USL League Two	Canceled
US Open Cup	Canceled
MLS is Back Tournament	Portland Timbers
MLS Cup	Columbus Crew SC
Women's soccer
NWSL	Canceled
NWSL Fall series	Portland Thorns FC
WPSL	Canceled
NWSL Challenge Cup	Houston Dash

The 2020 season was the 108th season of competitive soccer in the United States. Many of the competitions were significantly altered, postponed, or cancelled in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

National teams

Men's

Senior

As of December 9, 2020.

Wins	Losses	Draws
3	0	1

Friendlies

January 15	United States	Canceled	Kosovo	Doha, Qatar
				Stadium: Aspire Academy
Note: The match was canceled after United States cancelled training camp in Aspire Academy due to the 2019–20 Persian Gulf crisis.

February 1	United States	1–0	Costa Rica	Carson, California
15:55 ET	Llanez 50' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 9,172 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

March 26	Netherlands	Cancelled	United States	Eindhoven, Netherlands
15:45 ET		Report		Stadium: Philips Stadion
Note: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 30	Wales	Cancelled	United States	Cardiff, Wales
14:30 ET		Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

November 12	Wales	0–0	United States	Swansea, Wales
14:45 ET		Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)

November 16	United States	6–2	Panama	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
14:45 ET	Reyna 18' Gioacchini 22', 26' Soto 83', 90+1' Lletget 87'	Report	Fajardo 8', 79'	Stadium: Wiener Neustadt Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

December 9	United States	6–0	El Salvador	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 ET	Arriola 17' Mueller 20', 25' Lletget 23' Akinola 27' Aaronson 50'	Report		Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jose Raul Torres Rivera (Puerto Rico)

Goalscorers

Goals are current as of December 9, 2020, after the match against El Salvador.

Player	Goals
Nicholas Gioacchini	2
Sebastian Soto	2
Sebastian Lletget	2
Chris Mueller	2
Giovanni Reyna	1
Ulysses Llanez	1
Paul Arriola	1
Ayo Akinola	1
Brenden Aaronson	1

U–23

CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

The tournament was moved to March 2021.

U–20

CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Honduras between 20 June and 5 July 2020.^[1] However, on 13 May 2020, CONCACAF announced the decision to postpone the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the new dates of the tournament to be confirmed later.^[2]

Group E

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	United States	Knockout stage
2	Costa Rica
3	Jamaica
4	Saint Kitts and Nevis

First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

TBD	United States	v	Saint Kitts and Nevis	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

TBD	United States	v	Jamaica	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

TBD	Costa Rica	v	United States	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

Women's

Senior

As of March 11, 2020.

Wins	Losses	Draws
9	0	0

Friendlies

April 10	United States	Cancelled	Australia	Sandy, Utah
21:30 ET		Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

April 14	United States	Cancelled	Brazil	San Jose, California
22:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium

November 27	Netherlands	0–2	United States	Breda, Netherlands
12:35 ET		Report	Lavelle 41' K. Mewis 70'	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Julia Demetrescu (Romania)

CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

The draw for the tournament was on 7 November 2019, 14:30 EST (UTC−5), at the Mediapro Studio in Miami, Florida, United States.^[3]

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	3	3	0	18	0	+18	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Costa Rica	3	2	1	8	7	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Haiti	3	1	2	6	6	0	3
4	Panama	3	0	3	1	20	−19	0

Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

January 28	United States	4–0	Haiti	Houston, Texas
20:30 ET	Press 2' Williams 67' Horan 73' Lloyd 90+3'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 4,363 Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

January 31	Panama	0–8	United States	Houston, Texas
20:30 ET		Report	Horan 3', 18', 81' Williams 16' Lavelle 21' Press 70' McDonald 72' Heath 79'	Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 14,121 Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

February 3	United States	6–0	Costa Rica	Houston, Texas
20:30 ET	Press 4', 36' Horan 10' Mewis 63', 82' McDonald 77'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 7,082 Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

Knockout stage

February 7 Semi-final	United States	4–0	Mexico	Carson, California
22:00 ET	Lavelle 5' Mewis 14', 67' Press 74'	Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 11,292 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

February 9 Final	Canada	0–3	United States	Carson, California
18:00 ET		Report	Williams 60' Horan 71' Rapinoe 87'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 17,489 Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

SheBelieves Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United States (H, C)	3	3	0	6	1	+5	9
2	Spain	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6
3	England	3	1	2	1	3	−2	3
4	Japan	3	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: US Soccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking^[4]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

March 5	United States	2–0	England	Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET	Press 53' Lloyd 56'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 16,531 Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

March 8	United States	1–0	Spain	Harrison, New Jersey
17:00 ET	Ertz 87'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 26,500 Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

March 11	United States	3–1	Japan	Frisco, Texas
20:00 ET	Rapinoe 7' Press 26' Horan 83'	Report	Iwabuchi 58'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Goalscorers

Goals are current as of November 27, 2020, after the match against Netherlands.

Player	Goals
Lindsey Horan	7
Christen Press	7
Sam Mewis	4
Lynn Williams	3
Rose Lavelle	3
Jessica McDonald	2
Carli Lloyd	2
Megan Rapinoe	2
Tobin Heath	1
Julie Ertz	1
Kristie Mewis	1

U–20

CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	24	0	+24	9	Knockout stage
2	Dominican Republic (H)	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	4
3	Cuba	3	1	1	1	6	10	−4	4
4	Honduras	3	0	0	3	1	24	−23	0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

February 22	United States	9–0	Cuba	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
15:00 ET	Fishel 9', 13', 42', 45+1' Pinto 16', 90' Spaanstra 37' Duong 67' Meza 68'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)

February 24	Dominican Republic	0–4	United States	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
15:00 ET		Report	Fishel 3', 12' Jarrett 8' Pinto 65'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

February 26	United States	11–0	Honduras	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
18:00 ET	Rodman 14', 34', 37', 72' Holmes 17' Duong 18' Reyes 21' (o.g.) Yates 30', 52', 70' Chicas 73' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

Knockout stage

February 29 Round of 16	United States	6–0	Saint Lucia	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
16:00 ET	Fishel 8', 76' Francis 14' (o.g.) Enge 24' Pinto 35', 90'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Falone Dieurisma (Haiti)

March 4 QF	United States	4–0	Canada	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
15:00 ET	Fishel 35', 67' Pinto 41' Wesley 54'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

March 6 SF	United States	6–0	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
15:00 ET	Pinto 2', 4', 21' Rodman 16', 62' Fishel 57'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

March 8 F	United States	4–1	Mexico	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
14:00 ET	Rodman 12', 88' Fishel 49', 57'		Flores 5'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)

Club competitions

Men's

League competitions

Major League Soccer

MLS is Back Tournament

Group A

Group A results
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Orlando City SC (H)	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Philadelphia Union	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
3	New York City FC	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Inter Miami CF	3	0	0	3	2	5	−3	0

Source: MLS^[5]
(H) Hosts

Group B

Group B results
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Jose Earthquakes	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Seattle Sounders FC	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
4	Chicago Fire	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3

Source: MLS^[5]

Group C

Group C results
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toronto FC	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	5	Advanced to knockout stage
2	New England Revolution	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3	Montreal Impact	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
4	D.C. United	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2

Source: MLS^[5]

Group D

Group D results
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sporting Kansas City	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Minnesota United FC	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
3	Real Salt Lake	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Colorado Rapids	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

Source: MLS^[5]

Group E

Group E results
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew SC	3	3	0	7	0	+7	9	Advanced to knockout stage
2	FC Cincinnati	3	2	1	3	4	−1	6	Advanced to knockout stage
3	New York Red Bulls	3	1	2	1	4	−3	3
4	Atlanta United	3	0	3	0	3	−3	0

Source: MLS^[5]

Group F

Group F results
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portland Timbers	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Los Angeles FC	3	1	2	0	11	7	+4	5	Advanced to knockout stage
3	Houston Dynamo	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	2
4	LA Galaxy	3	0	1	2	4	9	−5	1

Source: MLS^[5]

Ranking of third-placed teams

3rd place ranking
Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D	Real Salt Lake	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	Advanced to knockout stage
2	C	Montreal Impact	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
3	B	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
4	A	New York City FC	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
5	E	New York Red Bulls	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	3
6	F	Houston Dynamo	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	2

Source: MLS^[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fewest disciplinary points

Knockout stage

July 25

Philadelphia Union

1

July 30

New England Revolution

0

Philadelphia Union

3

July 26

Sporting Kansas City

1

Sporting Kansas City

0 (3)

August 5

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0 (1)

Philadelphia Union

1

July 26

Portland Timbers

2

Toronto FC

1

August 1

New York City FC

3

New York City FC

1

July 28

Portland Timbers

3

Portland Timbers

1 (4)

August 11

FC Cincinnati

1 (2)

Portland Timbers

2

July 25

Orlando City SC

1

Orlando City SC

1

July 31

Montreal Impact

0

Orlando City SC

1 (5)

July 27

Los Angeles FC

1 (4)

Seattle Sounders FC

1

August 6

Los Angeles FC

4

Orlando City SC

3

July 27

Minnesota United FC

1

San Jose Earthquakes

5

August 1

Real Salt Lake

2

San Jose Earthquakes

1

July 28

Minnesota United FC

4

Columbus Crew SC

1 (3)

Minnesota United FC

1 (5)

Final

August 11, 2020

8:30 p.m. EDT

Portland Timbers	2–1	Orlando City SC
Mabiala 27' Župarić 66'	Report	Pereyra 39'

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida

Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Referee: Ismail Elfath

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Philadelphia Union	23	14	4	5	44	20	+24	47	2.04	Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League^[a]
2	Toronto FC^[b]	23	13	5	5	33	26	+7	44	1.91	Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League^[c]
3	Columbus Crew SC (C)	23	12	6	5	36	21	+15	41	1.78	Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League^[d]
4	Orlando City SC	23	11	4	8	40	25	+15	41	1.78	Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
5	New York City FC	23	12	8	3	37	25	+12	39	1.70	Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
6	New York Red Bulls	23	9	9	5	29	31	−2	32	1.39	Qualification for the playoffs first round
7	Nashville SC^[e]	23	8	7	8	24	22	+2	32	1.39	Qualification for the playoffs play-in round
8	New England Revolution	23	8	7	8	26	25	+1	32	1.39
9	Montreal Impact^[b]	23	8	13	2	33	43	−10	26	1.13
10	Inter Miami CF	23	7	13	3	25	35	−10	24	1.04
11	Chicago Fire FC	23	5	10	8	33	39	−6	23	1.00
12	Atlanta United FC	23	6	13	4	23	30	−7	22	0.96	Qualification for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League^[f]
13	D.C. United	23	5	12	6	25	41	−16	21	0.91
14	FC Cincinnati	23	4	15	4	12	36	−24	16	0.70

Source: MLS^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ As Supporters' Shield winners
^ ^a ^b Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
^ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer)
^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions
^ On June 10, 2020, Major League Soccer announced that Nashville SC would switch from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference for the remainder of the 2020 season.^[6]
^ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Sporting Kansas City	21	12	6	3	38	25	+13	39	1.86	Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
2	Seattle Sounders FC	22	11	5	6	44	23	+21	39	1.77	Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
3	Portland Timbers	23	11	6	6	46	35	+11	39	1.70	Qualification for the playoffs first round and 2021 CONCACAF Champions League^[a]
4	Minnesota United FC	21	9	5	7	36	26	+10	34	1.62	Qualification for the playoffs first round
5	Colorado Rapids	18	8	6	4	32	28	+4	28	1.56
6	FC Dallas	22	9	6	7	28	24	+4	34	1.55
7	Los Angeles FC	22	9	8	5	47	39	+8	32	1.45
8	San Jose Earthquakes	23	8	9	6	35	51	−16	30	1.30
9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC^[b]	23	9	14	0	27	44	−17	27	1.17
10	LA Galaxy	22	6	12	4	27	46	−19	22	1.00
11	Real Salt Lake	22	5	10	7	25	35	−10	22	1.00
12	Houston Dynamo	23	4	10	9	30	40	−10	21	0.91

Source: MLS^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:

^ As MLS is Back tournament winners
^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

Overall 2020 table

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, the Supporters' Shield trophy, seeding in the 2021 Canadian Championship, and 2021 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying for the playoffs.

2020 MLS overall standings
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Philadelphia Union (S)	23	14	4	5	44	20	+24	47	2.04	2021 CONCACAF Champions League^[a]
2	Toronto FC (V)	23	13	5	5	33	26	+7	44	1.91	2021 CONCACAF Champions League^[b]
3	Sporting Kansas City	21	12	6	3	38	25	+13	39	1.86	2021 Leagues Cup^[c]
4	Columbus Crew SC (C)	23	12	6	5	36	21	+15	41	1.78	2021 CONCACAF Champions League^[d]
5	Orlando City SC	23	11	4	8	40	25	+15	41	1.78	2021 Leagues Cup^[e]
6	Seattle Sounders FC	22	11	5	6	44	23	+21	39	1.77	2021 Leagues Cup^[f]
7	New York City FC	23	12	8	3	37	25	+12	39	1.70	2021 Leagues Cup^[g]
8	Portland Timbers (M)	23	11	6	6	46	35	+11	39	1.70	2021 CONCACAF Champions League^[h]
9	Minnesota United FC	21	9	5	7	36	26	+10	34	1.62
10	Colorado Rapids	18	8	6	4	32	28	+4	28	1.56
11	FC Dallas	22	9	6	7	28	24	+4	34	1.55
12	Los Angeles FC	22	9	8	5	47	39	+8	32	1.45
13	New York Red Bulls	23	9	9	5	29	31	−2	32	1.39
14	Nashville SC	23	8	7	8	24	22	+2	32	1.39
15	New England Revolution	23	8	7	8	26	25	+1	32	1.39
16	San Jose Earthquakes	23	8	9	6	35	51	−16	30	1.30
17	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	23	9	14	0	27	44	−17	27	1.17
18	Montreal Impact	23	8	13	2	33	43	−10	26	1.13
19	Inter Miami CF	23	7	13	3	25	35	−10	24	1.04
20	LA Galaxy	22	6	12	4	27	46	−19	22	1.00
21	Real Salt Lake	22	5	10	7	25	35	−10	22	1.00
22	Chicago Fire FC	23	5	10	8	33	39	−6	23	1.00
23	Atlanta United FC (U)	23	6	13	4	23	30	−7	22	0.96	2021 CONCACAF Champions League^[i]
24	D.C. United	23	5	12	6	25	41	−16	21	0.91
25	Houston Dynamo	23	4	10	9	30	40	−10	21	0.91
26	FC Cincinnati	23	4	15	4	12	36	−24	16	0.70

Source: MLS^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (M) MLS is Back tournament champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winners; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship finalists
Notes:

^ As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)
^ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer) (CAN1)
^ As 1st, Western Conference (MLS1)
^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions (USA1)
^ As 4th, Eastern Conference (MLS2)
^ As 2nd, Western Conference (MLS3)
^ As 5th, Eastern Conference (MLS4)
^ As MLS is Back tournament winners (USA3)
^ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)

MLS Playoffs

First round
November 21–22, 24

Conference semifinals
November 29, December 1–3

Conference finals
December 6–7

MLS Cup
December 12

E1

Philadelphia Union

0

E8

New England Revolution

2

E8

New England Revolution

3

E4

Orlando City SC

1

E4

Orlando City SC (p)

1 (6)

E5

New York City FC

1 (5)

E8

New England Revolution

0

Eastern Conference

E3

Columbus Crew SC

1

E3

Columbus Crew SC

3

E6

New York Red Bulls

2

E3

Columbus Crew SC (a.e.t.)

2

E7

Nashville SC

0

E2

Toronto FC

0

E7

Nashville SC (a.e.t.)

1

E3

Columbus Crew SC

3

W2

Seattle Sounders FC

0

W1

Sporting Kansas City (p)

3 (3)

W8

San Jose Earthquakes

3 (0)

W1

Sporting Kansas City

0

W4

Minnesota United FC

3

W4

Minnesota United FC

3

W5

Colorado Rapids

0

W4

Minnesota United FC

2

Western Conference

W2

Seattle Sounders FC

3

W3

Portland Timbers

1 (7)

W6

FC Dallas (p)

1 (8)

W6

FC Dallas

0

W2

Seattle Sounders FC

1

W2

Seattle Sounders FC

3

W7

Los Angeles FC

1

Note: The higher-seeded team hosted matches in the first three rounds. The team with the better regular season record hosted the final.
Source: 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Bracket

MLS Cup

December 12, 2020

8:30 PM EST

Columbus Crew SC	3–0	Seattle Sounders FC
Zelarayán 25', 82' Etienne 31'	Report

Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Jair Marrufo

USL Championship

Renamed from United Soccer League (USL) after the 2018 season

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Louisville City FC	16	11	3	2	28	12	+16	35	2.19	Conference Quarterfinals
2	Hartford Athletic	16	11	3	2	31	24	+7	35	2.19
3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	16	11	4	1	39	10	+29	34	2.13
4	Tampa Bay Rowdies	16	10	3	3	25	11	+14	33	2.06
5	Charleston Battery	15	9	3	3	26	15	+11	30	2.00
6	Charlotte Independence	16	8	4	4	24	22	+2	28	1.75
7	Birmingham Legion FC	16	7	5	4	29	19	+10	25	1.56
8	Saint Louis FC	16	7	5	4	22	21	+1	25	1.56
9	Indy Eleven	16	7	7	2	21	19	+2	23	1.44
10	North Carolina FC	15	6	8	1	17	21	−4	19	1.27
11	Memphis 901 FC	15	4	7	4	24	31	−7	16	1.07
12	Sporting Kansas City II	16	5	10	1	21	30	−9	16	1.00
13	Miami FC	16	4	8	4	20	34	−14	16	1.00
14	New York Red Bulls II	16	5	11	0	30	37	−7	15	0.94
15	Atlanta United 2	16	3	10	3	23	33	−10	12	0.75
16	Philadelphia Union II	16	2	11	3	20	45	−25	9	0.56
17	Loudoun United FC	13	1	9	3	10	28	−18	6	0.46

Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) points; 3) total wins; 4) total goal differential; 5) total goals scored; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Reno 1868 FC	16	11	2	3	43	21	+22	36	2.25	Conference Quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Rising FC	16	11	3	2	46	17	+29	35	2.19
3	San Antonio FC	16	10	3	3	30	14	+16	33	2.06
4	El Paso Locomotive FC	16	9	2	5	24	14	+10	32	2.00
5	Sacramento Republic	16	8	2	6	27	17	+10	30	1.88
6	New Mexico United	15	8	4	3	23	17	+6	27	1.80
7	FC Tulsa	15	6	2	7	21	16	+5	25	1.67
8	LA Galaxy II	16	8	6	2	29	32	−3	26	1.63
9	Orange County SC	16	7	6	3	18	18	0	24	1.50
10	San Diego Loyal SC	16	6	5	5	17	18	−1	23	1.44
11	Austin Bold FC	16	5	4	7	30	26	+4	22	1.38
12	Tacoma Defiance	16	4	10	2	25	32	−7	14	0.88
13	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	16	2	7	7	19	28	−9	13	0.81
14	Real Monarchs	16	3	11	2	14	25	−11	11	0.69
15	Las Vegas Lights FC	16	2	9	5	24	34	−10	11	0.69
16	Rio Grande Valley Toros	14	2	9	3	17	28	−11	9	0.64
17	OKC Energy FC	16	1	8	7	12	29	−17	10	0.63
18	Portland Timbers 2	16	3	13	0	20	50	−30	9	0.56

Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) points; 3) total wins; 4) total goal differential; 5) total goals scored; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.

USL League One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Greenville Triumph SC	16	11	3	2	24	11	+13	35	2.19	Final, 2021 U.S. Open Cup
2	Union Omaha	16	8	3	5	20	15	+5	29	1.81	Final
3	North Texas SC^[a]	16	7	3	6	27	19	+8	27	1.69
4	Richmond Kickers	16	8	6	2	22	22	0	26	1.63
5	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	15	6	5	4	21	17	+4	22	1.47
6	FC Tucson	16	6	6	4	21	19	+2	22	1.38
7	Forward Madison FC	16	5	5	6	20	14	+6	21	1.31
8	Tormenta FC	16	5	7	4	19	22	−3	19	1.19
9	New England Revolution II^[a]	16	5	8	3	19	26	−7	18	1.13
10	Fort Lauderdale CF^[a]	16	4	9	3	19	28	−9	15	0.94
11	Orlando City B^[a]	15	1	11	3	10	29	−19	6	0.40

Source: 2020 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.

National Independent Soccer Association

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chattanooga FC	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	9
2	Michigan Stars FC	4	2	2	0	6	2	+4	8
3	New York Cosmos	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	5
4	Detroit City FC	4	1	2	1	3	2	+1	5
5	New Amsterdam FC	4	0	0	4	1	12	−11	0

Source: NISAofficial.com

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Oakland Roots SC	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
2	California United Strikers FC	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
3	Los Angeles Force	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1

Source: NISAofficial.com

Fall Championship

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Oakland Roots SC	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6	Advance to semifinals
2	Detroit City FC	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6	Advance to semifinals
3	Michigan Stars FC	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
4	New Amsterdam FC	3	0	1	2	4	9	−5	1

Source: NISAofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differential, 3) Goals scored, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Coin toss

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles Force	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6	Advance to semifinals
2	Chattanooga FC	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5	Advance to semifinals
3	California United Strikers FC	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
4	New York Cosmos	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on September 28, 2020. Source: NISAofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differential, 3) Goals scored, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Coin toss

Knock-Out Round

Semifinals September 30, 2020			Finals October 2, 2020

A1	Oakland Roots SC	3

B2	Chattanooga FC	2
			A1	Oakland Roots SC	1

			A2	Detroit City FC	2
B1	Los Angeles Force	0

A2	Detroit City FC	1

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Source: nisaofficial.com

Final

October 2, 2020	Oakland Roots SC	1–2	Detroit City FC	Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, Michigan
6:00pm (EDT)	Rodriguez 26' Harish 54' Navarro 77' Wier 80' Irwin 90'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Saydee 16' Lawson 65' Peterson 85'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicole Green
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cup competitions

US Open Cup

Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic across the world, U.S. Soccer's Open Cup Committee temporarily suspended the 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer's National Championship.^[9]

On August 17 the Cup was canceled.

International competitions

CONCACAF competitions

2020 CONCACAF Champions League

Club	Competition	Final round
Los Angeles FC	2020 CONCACAF Champions League	Runners up
New York City FC		Quarter-finals
Atlanta United FC		Quarter-finals
Seattle Sounders FC		Round of 16

teams in bold are still active in the competition

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Motagua	1–4	Atlanta United FC	1–1	0–3
León	2–3	Los Angeles FC	2–0	0–3
San Carlos	3–6	New York City FC	3–5	0–1
Olimpia	4–4 (4–2 p)	Seattle Sounders FC	2–2	2–2

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
América	3–1	Atlanta United FC	3–0	0–1
Los Angeles FC	2–1	Cruz Azul
New York City FC	0–5	UANL	0–1	0–4

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Los Angeles FC	3–1	América

Final

22 December 2020

22:00

UANL	2–1	Los Angeles FC
Ayala 72' Gignac 84'	Report	Rossi 61'

Exploria Stadium, Orlando

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Leagues Cup

Major League Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on May 19, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[11]

Club	Competition	Final round
Philadelphia Union	2020 Leagues Cup
D.C. United
New York Red Bulls
Real Salt Lake
Minnesota United FC
LA Galaxy
Portland Timbers

teams in bold are still active in the competition.^[12]

Campeones Cup

Major League Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on May 19, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[11]

August 12, 2020

Seattle Sounders FC	Canceled	2020 Campeón de Campeones winner

CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Orlando City SC	James O'Connor	Sacked	October 7, 2019^[13]	Pre-season	Óscar Pareja	December 4, 2019^[14]
Houston Dynamo	Davy Arnaud	End of interim period	October 24, 2019		Tab Ramos	October 25, 2019^[15]
Montreal Impact	Wílmer Cabrera	Contract expired	October 24, 2019^[16]		Thierry Henry	November 14, 2019^[17]
New York City FC	Domènec Torrent	Mutual consent	November 8, 2019^[18]		Ronny Deila	January 6, 2020^[19]
Chicago Fire FC	Veljko Paunović	Sacked	November 13, 2019^[20]		Raphaël Wicky	December 27, 2019^[21]
FC Cincinnati	Ron Jans	Resigned	February 18, 2020		Yoann Damet (interim)	February 18, 2020^[22]
FC Cincinnati	Yoann Damet	End of interim period	May 21, 2020	11th in East, 23rd overall	Jaap Stam	May 21, 2020^[23]
Atlanta United FC	Frank de Boer	Sacked	July 24, 2020^[24]	7th in East, 14th overall	Stephen Glass (interim)	July 27, 2020^[25]
New York Red Bulls	Chris Armas	Sacked	September 4, 2020^[26]	7th in East, 12th overall	Bradley Carnell (interim)	September 5, 2020^[27]
New York Red Bulls	Bradley Carnell	End of interim period	October 6, 2020	7th in East, 12th overall	Gerhard Struber	October 6, 2020^[28]
D.C. United	Ben Olsen	Sacked	October 8, 2020^[29]	14th in East, 26th overall	Chad Ashton (interim)	October 8, 2020^[29]

Women's

League competitions

National Women's Soccer League

NWSL Challenge Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	North Carolina Courage	4	4	0	0	7	1	+6	12
2	Washington Spirit	4	2	1	1	4	4	0	7
3	OL Reign	4	1	2	1	1	2	−1	5
4	Houston Dash	4	1	1	2	5	6	−1	4
5	Utah Royals FC (H)	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4
6	Chicago Red Stars	4	1	1	2	2	3	−1	4^[a]
7	Sky Blue FC	4	1	1	2	2	3	−1	4^[a]
8	Portland Thorns FC	4	0	3	1	2	3	−1	3

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Chicago Red Stars won the tiebreaker against Sky Blue FC on fewer yellow cards (1 to 4).

Knockout round

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Championship

July 17 – Zions Bank Stadium

Q1 North Carolina Courage	0
		July 22 – Rio Tinto Stadium
Q8 Portland Thorns FC	1
		Portland Thorns FC	0
July 17 – Zions Bank Stadium
		Houston Dash	1
Q4 Houston Dash (p)	0 (3)
				July 26 – Rio Tinto Stadium
Q5 Utah Royals FC	0 (2)
				Houston Dash	2
July 18 – Zions Bank Stadium
				Chicago Red Stars	0
Q3 OL Reign	0 (3)
		July 22 – Rio Tinto Stadium
Q6 Chicago Red Stars (p)	0 (4)
		Chicago Red Stars	3
July 18 – Zions Bank Stadium
		Sky Blue FC	2
Q2 Washington Spirit	0 (3)

Q7 Sky Blue FC (p)	0 (4)

Final

July 26, 2020

12:30 ET

Houston Dash	2–0	Chicago Red Stars
Schmidt 5' (pen.) Groom 90+1'	Report

Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah

Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Referee: Katja Koroleva

National Women's Soccer League season

Season canceled.^[30]

NWSL Fall Series

The NWSL announced the full schedule of the Fall Series on September 3, 2020.^[31] One day later, the NWSL announced that the winners of the Fall Series would receive the Verizon Community Shield and a grant of $25,000 to present to their chosen community partner; $15,000 and $10,000 would be presented to community partners of the second- and third-place teams, respectively.^[32]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portland Thorns FC (C)	4	3	1	0	10	3	+7	10	Community Shield
2	Houston Dash	4	3	0	1	12	7	+5	9	Runners-up
3	Washington Spirit	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	7	Third place
4	Sky Blue FC	4	2	0	2	6	7	−1	6
5	North Carolina Courage	4	1	2	1	8	10	−2	5
6	Chicago Red Stars	4	1	1	2	7	7	0	4
7	OL Reign	4	1	1	2	6	8	−2	4
8	Orlando Pride	4	0	2	2	5	8	−3	2
9	Utah Royals FC	4	0	2	2	3	8	−5	2

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

United Women's Soccer

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Ref.
Reign FC	Vlatko Andonovski	Resignation	October 28, 2019	Farid Benstiti	January 17, 2020	^[33]^[34]
Sky Blue FC	Freya Coombe	End of interim period	December 17, 2019	Freya Coombe	December 17, 2019	^[35]
Utah Royals FC	Laura Harvey	Mutual separation	January 6, 2020	Scott Parkinson (interim)	January 6, 2020	^[36]
Utah Royals FC	Scott Parkinson (interim)	End of interim period	February 7, 2020	Craig Harrington	February 7, 2020	^[37]

Honors

Professional

Men
Competition		Winner
U.S. Open Cup		canceled
MLS Supporters' Shield		Philadelphia Union
MLS Cup		Columbus Crew SC
MLS is Back Tournament		Portland Timbers
USL Championship	Regular season	not awarded
USL Championship	Playoffs	Tampa Bay Rowdies (Eastern Conference) Phoenix Rising FC (Western Conference)
USL League One	Regular season	Greenville Triumph SC
USL League One	Playoffs	Greenville Triumph SC
NISA	Spring 2020	suspended
NISA	Fall 2020	Detroit City FC

Women
Competition	Winner
NWSL Challenge Cup	Houston Dash
National Women's Soccer League	regular season canceled
NWSL Fall series	Portland Thorns FC
Women's Premier Soccer League	canceled
United Women's Soccer	canceled

Amateur

Men
Competition	Team
USL League Two	canceled
National Premier Soccer League	canceled
National Amateur Cup	canceled
NCAA Division I Soccer Championship	Marshall
NCAA Division II Soccer Championship	canceled
NCAA Division III Soccer Championship	canceled
NAIA Soccer Championship	Missouri Valley

Women
Competition	Team
NCAA Division I Soccer Championship	Santa Clara
NCAA Division II Soccer Championship	canceled
NCAA Division III Soccer Championship	canceled
NAIA Soccer Championship	Keiser Seahawks

Notes

^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.^[10]

External links

References

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^ "Concacaf Statement – 2020 Men's Under-20 Championships". CONCACAF. May 13, 2020.
^ "United States Set to Host 2020 Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament". Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
^ "2020 SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa". US Soccer. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "MLS is Back Group Stage Standings". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
^ "Nashville SC moves to Eastern Conference for remainder of 2020 season". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Conference Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
^ "Supporters' Shield Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
^ "U.S. SOCCER TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS 2020 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK" (Press release). U.S. Soccer. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
^ Marshall, Tom (November 10, 2020). "CONCACAF Champions League set to play out at Orlando in December bubble". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "MLS All-Star Game, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup canceled for 2020" (Press release). Major League Soccer. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ "Leagues Cup expands to 16 teams in 2020 with new qualification format | MLSSoccer.com".
^ "Orlando City SC Parts Ways With James O'Connor". Orlando City SC. October 7, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
^ Carlialse, Jeff (December 4, 2019). "Orlando City names Oscar Pareja as manager". ESPN. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
^ "Ex-U.S. star Tab Ramos appointed Houston Dynamo manager". ESPN. October 25, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
^ Peters, Dave (October 24, 2019). "Montreal Impact cut ties with head coach Wilmer Cabrera". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
^ "Thierry Henry appointed coach of Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact". BBC Sport. November 14, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
^ Nisse, Jake (November 8, 2019). "NYCFC and coach Domenec Torrent 'mutually part ways'". New York Post. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
^ Nisse, Jake (January 6, 2020). "NYCFC announces Ronny Deila as new head coach". New York Post. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
^ Mikula, Jeremy (November 13, 2019). "Chicago Fire fires coach Veljko Paunovic and his staff after 4 seasons". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
^ Mikula, Jeremy (December 27, 2019). "Chicago Fire hire Raphael Wicky as the team's new coach: 'He has a fresh, modern approach to football'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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^ "FC Cincinnati name Jaap Stam new head coach". MLSSoccer.com. May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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^ "New York Red Bulls Part Ways with Chris Armas". New York Red Bulls. September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ Andrew Vazzano (September 5, 2020). "Bradley Carnell Named Interim Head Coach". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
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^ ^a ^b "D.C. United Announce the Departure of Head Coach Ben Olsen". D.C. United. October 8, 2020.
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^ "FARID BENSTITI APPOINTED HEAD COACH OF REIGN FC". Reign FC. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Sky Blue FC Names Freya Coombe Head Coach". Sky Blue FC. December 17, 2019. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
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^ "Utah Royals FC Appoints Craig Harrington as Head Coach". Real Salt Lake. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[table_note_res_CCL10.21500180299161-6] As Supporters' Shield winners

[table_note_MTL0.21500180299161-7] Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

[table_note_res_CAN0.21500180299161-8] As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer)

[table_note_res_CCL20.21500180299161-9] As MLS Cup 2020 champions

[table_note_NSH0.21500180299161-11] On June 10, 2020, Major League Soccer announced that Nashville SC would switch from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference for the remainder of the 2020 season.^[6]

[table_note_res_CCL30.21500180299161-12] As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions

[table_note_res_MIB0.20653857719458-14] As MLS is Back tournament winners

[table_note_VAN0.20653857719458-15] Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

[table_note_res_CCL10.55310302858851-16] As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)

[table_note_res_CCL50.55310302858851-17] As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer) (CAN1)

[table_note_res_LC10.55310302858851-18] As 1st, Western Conference (MLS1)

[table_note_res_CCL20.55310302858851-19] As MLS Cup 2020 champions (USA1)

[table_note_res_LC20.55310302858851-20] As 4th, Eastern Conference (MLS2)

[table_note_res_LC30.55310302858851-21] As 2nd, Western Conference (MLS3)

[table_note_res_LC40.55310302858851-22] As 5th, Eastern Conference (MLS4)

[table_note_res_CCL30.55310302858851-23] As MLS is Back tournament winners (USA3)

[table_note_res_CCL40.55310302858851-24] As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)

[table_note_FTL0.90750918393373-26] Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.

[table_hth_CHI0.74776881548938-49] Chicago Red Stars won the tiebreaker against Sky Blue FC on fewer yellow cards (1 to 4).

[29] The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.^[10]

[1] "Honduras Named Host for 2020 Concacaf Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF.com. January 23, 2020.

[2] "Concacaf Statement – 2020 Men's Under-20 Championships". CONCACAF. May 13, 2020.

[3] "United States Set to Host 2020 Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament". Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.

[4] "2020 SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa". US Soccer. Retrieved February 19, 2020.

[MLS-Standings-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "MLS is Back Group Stage Standings". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[10] "Nashville SC moves to Eastern Conference for remainder of 2020 season". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[ConferenceStandings-13] "Conference Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[Standings-Shield-25] "Supporters' Shield Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[27] "U.S. SOCCER TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS 2020 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK" (Press release). U.S. Soccer. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.

[resumption-28] Marshall, Tom (November 10, 2020). "CONCACAF Champions League set to play out at Orlando in December bubble". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

[mls_cancel-30] "MLS All-Star Game, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup canceled for 2020" (Press release). Major League Soccer. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[31] "Leagues Cup expands to 16 teams in 2020 with new qualification format | MLSSoccer.com".

[32] "Orlando City SC Parts Ways With James O'Connor". Orlando City SC. October 7, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

[33] Carlialse, Jeff (December 4, 2019). "Orlando City names Oscar Pareja as manager". ESPN. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

[34] "Ex-U.S. star Tab Ramos appointed Houston Dynamo manager". ESPN. October 25, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

[35] Peters, Dave (October 24, 2019). "Montreal Impact cut ties with head coach Wilmer Cabrera". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

[36] "Thierry Henry appointed coach of Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact". BBC Sport. November 14, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

[37] Nisse, Jake (November 8, 2019). "NYCFC and coach Domenec Torrent 'mutually part ways'". New York Post. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

[38] Nisse, Jake (January 6, 2020). "NYCFC announces Ronny Deila as new head coach". New York Post. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

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