2020 Minnesota United FC season

The 2020 Minnesota United FC season is the tenth season of Minnesota United FC's existence and their fourth season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of American soccer. United plays at Allianz Field and is coached by Adrian Heath. Outside of MLS, Minnesota United will also participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup, the 2020 Leagues Cup, as well as various preseason competitions.

Minnesota United FC
2020 season
OwnerBill McGuire
CEOChris Wright
Head CoachAdrian Heath
StadiumAllianz Field
Western ConferenceTBD
OverallTBD
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupCancelled
Leagues CupCancelled
MLS is Back TournamentSemi-finals

Club
As of February 17, 2020[1]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Tyler Miller GK (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 Los Angeles FC
18 Greg Ranjitsingh GK (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 Orlando City SC
99 Fred Emmings (HGP) GK (2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 MNUFC Academy
Defenders
2 Noah Billingsley DF (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 UC Santa Barbara
3 Ike Opara DF (1989-02-21) 21 February 1989 Sporting Kansas City
4 José Aja DF (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 Union Española
14 Brent Kallman DF (1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 Minnesota United FC (NASL)
15 Michael Boxall DF (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 SuperSport United
19 Romain Métanire DF (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 Stade Reims
41 James Musa DF (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 Phoenix Rising FC
77 Chase Gasper DF (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 University of Maryland
Midfielder
5 Jacori Hayes MF (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 FC Dallas
6 Osvaldo Alonso MF (1985-11-11) 11 November 1985 Seattle Sounders
7 Kevin Molino MF (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 Orlando City
8 Ján Greguš (DP) MF (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 F.C. Copenhagen
11 Thomás Chacón (DP) MF (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 Danubio F.C.
13 Ethan Finlay MF (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 Columbus Crew
16 Robin Lod MF (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 Sporting Gijón
31 Hassani Dotson MF (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 Oregon State University
44 Raheem Edwards MF (1995-07-17) 17 July 1995 Chicago Fire
94 Marlon Hairston MF (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 Houston Dynamo
Forwards
9 Luis Amarilla FW (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 Vélez Sarsfield
12 Aaron Schoenfeld FW (1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 Maccabi Tel Aviv
23 Mason Toye (GA) FW (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 Indiana University

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position No. Player From club Notes Ref.
November 13, 2019 MF 94 Marlon Hairston Houston Dynamo Trade [2]
November 25, 2019 GK 18 Greg Ranjitsingh Orlando City SC 2019 MLS Waiver Draft [3]
January 16, 2020 GK 1 Tyler Miller Los Angeles FC Trade [4]
January 17, 2020 MF 41 James Musa Phoenix Rising FC Transfer [5]
January 21, 2020 MF 5 Jacori Hayes FC Dallas Trade [6]
January 22, 2020 GK 99 Fred Emmings MNUFC Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP) [7]
February 11, 2020 MF 44 Raheem Edwards Chicago Fire Trade [8]
February 12, 2020 FW 12 Aaron Schoenfeld Maccabi Tel Aviv Transfer [9]
February 14, 2020 DF 4 José Aja Union Española Transfer [10]

MLS SuperDraft
See also: 2020 MLS SuperDraft
Round Pick Player Position Previous club Status Ref
1 18 Noah Billingsley Defender UC Santa Barbara Signed [11][12]
4 88 Matthew Bentley Forward Missouri State University Unsigned [A][13]
4 96 Andrew Booth Midfielder FIU Unsigned [13]
  1. ^
    Acquired from Chicago Fire along with $50,000 in 2020 General Allocation Money in exchange for $50,000 in 2019 General Allocation Money[14]

Transfers out
Date Position No. Player To club Notes Ref.
October 25, 2019 DF 2 Carter Manley Free agent Option declined [15]
October 25, 2019 MF 17 Collin Martin San Diego Loyal SC Option declined [15][16]
October 25, 2019 MF 20 Rasmus Schüller HJK Option declined [15][17]
October 25, 2019 MF 86 Wilfried Moimbé Free agent Option declined [15]
October 25, 2019 MF Ally Hamis Ng'anzi Loudoun United FC Option declined [15][18]
November 13, 2019 MF 25 Darwin Quintero Houston Dynamo Traded [2]
November 19, 2019 FW 99 Abu Danladi Nashville SC Selected in Expansion Draft [19]
November 21, 2019 MF 10 Miguel Ibarra Seattle Sounders Option declined [20][21]
November 21, 2019 MF 12 Lawrence Olum Miami FC Option declined [20][22]
January 1, 2020 GK 1 Vito Mannone Reading End of loan [23][24]
January 21, 2020 FW 9 Ángelo Rodríguez Deportivo Cali Contract buyout [25][26]
February 11, 2020 DF 22 Wyatt Omsberg Chicago Fire Traded [8]

Loans in
Start date End date Position No. Player From club Ref.
January 28, 2020 End of season FW 9 Luis Amarilla Vélez Sarsfield [27]

Loans out
Start date End date Position No. Player To club Ref.
May 21, 2019 June 2020 MF Romario Ibarra Pachuca [28][29]
February 12, 2020 End of Season GK 97 Dayne St. Clair San Antonio FC [30]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview
Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
MLS 5 3 2 0 12 6 +6 060.00
MLS is Back Tournament 6 2 3 1 10 8 +2 033.33
Total 11 5 5 1 22 14 +8 045.45

Updated to match played August 6, 2020
Source: Competitions

Exhibitions

Preseason
February 1, 2020 1FIU Panthers0–5Minnesota United FCMelbourne, Florida
CST Report Toye ,
Molino
Hairston
Booth 		Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
February 5, 2020 2Charleston Battery2–3Minnesota United FCMelbourne, Florida
4:30 p.m. CST Lewis  5', 19' Report
Report		 Dotson  9'
Lod  25'
Chacón 		Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
February 8, 2020 3Miami FC0–5Minnesota United FCMelbourne, Florida
2:30 p.m. CST Report Amarilla  11'
Greguš  24'
Booth
Toye  84', 		Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex

Portland Tournament
Standings
Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 321053+26
2 Minnesota United FC 311176+14
3 New England Revolution 31115504
4 Portland Timbers 310258–33

Last updated: February 23, 2020.
Source:

February 16, 2020 1New England Revolution2–2Minnesota United FCPortland, Oregon
4:30 p.m. CST Buksa  28' (Penilla)
Bou  71'		 Report Amarilla  23' (Molino), 35' (pen.) Stadium: Providence Park
February 19, 2020 2Portland Timbers2–4Minnesota United FCPortland, Oregon
9:30 p.m. CST Asprilla  29'
Krolicki  85'		 Report Edwards  35', 54'
Chacón  63'
Amarilla  74'		 Stadium: Providence Park
February 22, 2020 3Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–1Minnesota United FCPortland, Oregon
4:30 p.m. CST Cavallini  64'
Montero  90'		 Report Finlay  7' Stadium: Providence Park

Major League Soccer

Standings
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting Kansas City 5 4 1 0 13 5 +8 12 Conference semi-finals
2 Minnesota United FC 5 3 0 2 12 6 +6 11 First round & 2021 Leagues Cup
3 Portland Timbers 5 3 1 1 8 7 +1 10
4 Los Angeles FC 5 2 0 3 15 10 +5 9
5 Seattle Sounders FC 5 2 1 2 7 4 +3 8
Updated to match(es) played on August 12, 2020. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
MLS is Back Tournament – Group D
Pos Team 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
Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew SC 5 4 0 1 9 1 +8 13 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
2 Sporting Kansas City 5 4 1 0 13 5 +8 12
3 Minnesota United FC 5 3 0 2 12 6 +6 11
4 Portland Timbers (M) 5 3 1 1 8 7 +1 10 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2]
5 Los Angeles FC 5 2 0 3 15 10 +5 9
Updated to match(es) played on August 12, 2020. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(M) MLS is Back Tournament champions.
Notes:
  1. As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)
  2. As MLS is Back Tournament champions (USA3)

Results

All times are Central.

March 1, 2020 Match 1Portland Timbers1–3Minnesota United FCPortland, Oregon
6:30 p.m. CST Paredes  43'
Valeri  56' (pen.),  61'
Chará  71'		 Report Alonso  31'
Métanire  38'
Molino  51', 78'
Amarilla  76'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 7, 2020 Match 2San Jose Earthquakes2–5Minnesota United FCSan Jose, California
7:00 p.m. CST Eriksson  19' (pen.)
Qazaishvili  53'		 Report Opara  13', 71'
Gregus  26'
Amarilla  32',  67'
Lod  45+3'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 12,223
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 12, 2020 Match 3 MLSiBT Group StageSporting Kansas City1–2Minnesota United FCBay Lake, Florida
7:00 p.m. CDT Shelton  43'
Melia  74'
Espinoza  83'
Ilie  90+1'		 Report Gasper  34'
Aja  60'
Greguš  70'
Shelton  90+2' (o.g.)
Molino  90+7'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[31]
July 17, 2020 Match 4 MLSiBT Group StageReal Salt Lake0–0Minnesota United FCBay Lake, Florida
9:30 p.m. CDT Herrera  43'
Meram  45+2'
Baird  69'		 Report Chacón  53'
Lod  66'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[31]
July 22, 2020 Match 5 MLSiBT Group StageColorado Rapids2–2Minnesota United FCBay Lake, Florida
9:30 p.m. CDT Kamara  19'
Moor  52'
Lewis  59'
Acosta  71'
Abubakar  85'		 Report Amarilla  12'
Dotson  15'
Finlay  36',  43'
Lod  58'
Alonso  85'
Aja  90+3'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[31]
July 28, 2020 MLSiBT Round of 16Columbus Crew SC1–1
(3–5 p)		Minnesota United FCBay Lake, Florida
7:00 p.m. CDT Zardes  79'
Mensah  84'		 Report Lod  18' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Allen Chapman
Penalties
Adi
Santos
Cadden
Zelarayán 		Alonso
Greguš
Schoenfeld
Edwards
Gasper
August 1, 2020 MLSiBT Quarter-finalsSan Jose Earthquakes1–4Minnesota United FCBay Lake, Florida
7:00 p.m. CDT Judson  41'
Eriksson  50' (pen.)
Ríos  64'
Yueill  85'
Wondolowski  88'		 Report Lod  20'
Hayes  21'
Amarilla  56'
Hairston  86'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 6, 2020 MLSiBT Semi-finalsOrlando City SC3–1Minnesota United FCBay Lake, Florida
7:00 p.m. CDT Nani  36', 42'
Michel  90+6'		 Report Toye  83' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, US Soccer cancelled the competition.[32]

TBD Round 4Cancelled

Leagues Cup
Main article: 2020 Leagues Cup
July 21–22 Round of 16Minnesota United FC CancelledSaint Paul, Minnesota
Stadium: Allianz Field

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