2020 in American soccer

Soccer in the United States
Season	2020
Men's soccer
NPSL	Cancelled
USL League Two	Cancelled
US Open Cup	Cancelled
MLS is Back Tournament	Portland Timbers
Women's soccer
NWSL	Cancelled
WPSL	Cancelled
UWS	Cancelled
NWSL Challenge Cup	Houston Dash

The 2020 season is the 108th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

National teams

Men's

Senior

As of February 1, 2020.

Wins	Losses	Draws
1	0	0

Friendlies

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.

2020 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

Moved to March 2021. The four teams are ranked based on their results in the group stage to determine the semi-final matchups.

Seed	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	B	Mexico	4	4	0	0	13	3	+10	12
2	C	Honduras	4	3	1	0	8	1	+7	10
3	A	United States	4	3	0	1	15	3	+12	9
4	D	Costa Rica	4	1	3	0	4	3	+1	6

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.9).

	Semi-finals				Final

	–

	Mexico
					–
	Costa Rica
					Semi-final 1 Winner
	–
					Semi-final 2 Winner
	Honduras

	United States
					Third place match

					–

					Semi-final 1 Loser

					Semi-final 2 Loser

March 2021 SF

Honduras

v

United States

TBD

March 2021 3rd/F

TBD

v

United States

TBD

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

CONCACAF Hexagonal Round

Moved to March 2021

Pos	Team	Qualification	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
1	TBD	Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup	—	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	TBD		TBD	—	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
3	TBD		TBD	TBD	—	TBD	TBD	TBD
4	TBD	Advance to play-off round	TBD	TBD	TBD	—	TBD	TBD
5	TBD		TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	—	TBD
6	TBD		TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	—

First match(es) will be played on May 2021. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Goalscorers

Goals are current as of February 1, 2020, after the match against Costa Rica.

Player	Goals
Ulysses Llanez	1

U–23

CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

The draw for the tournament took place on 9 January 2020, 19:00 CST (UTC−6), at the Estadio Akron, in Guadalajara, Mexico.[1][2] On March 13 CONCACAF suspended all upcoming Concacaf competitions scheduled to take place over the next 30 days.[3]

Group A

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Mexico (H)	Advance to knockout stage
2	United States	Advance to knockout stage
3	Costa Rica
4	Dominican Republic

First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source: CONCACAF
(H) Host.

TBD	United States	v	Costa Rica	Guadalajara, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

TBD	Dominican Republic	v	United States	Guadalajara, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio Akron

TBD	Mexico	v	United States	Guadalajara, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

U–20

CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Honduras between 20 June and 5 July 2020.[4] 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.[5]

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 on 21 June 2020. 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
8	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

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.[6]

Group A

Pos	Team	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) Host.

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	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.[7]
(C) Champion; (H) Host.

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)

Summer Olympics

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed to the summer of 2021. However, their official name remains 2020 Summer Olympics with the rescheduled 2021 dates have yet to be announced.[8]

Group

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	United States	Advance to knockout stage
2	TBD	Advance to knockout stage
3	TBD	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	TBD

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

TBD	United States	v	TBD	Japan
				Stadium: TBD

TBD	United States	v	TBD	Japan
				Stadium: TBD

TBD	United States	v	TBD	Japan
				Stadium: TBD

Goalscorers

Goals are current as of March 11, 2020, after the match against Japan.

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

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)

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in August/September 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA announced on 3 April 2020 that the tournament would be postponed and rescheduled.[9] On 12 May 2020, FIFA announced that the tournament will be held between 20 January – 6 February 2021, subject to further monitoring.[10]

Group

TBD

United States

v

TBD

Costa Rica/Panama

TBD

United States

v

TBD

Costa Rica/Panama

TBD

TBD

v

United States

Costa Rica/Panama

Club competitions

Men's

League competitions

Major League Soccer

MLS is Back Tournament

Group A

Pos	Team	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
(H) Host.

Group B

Pos	Team	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

Group C

Pos	Team	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

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

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew	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

Group F

Pos	Team	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

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	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
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

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	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew SC	5	4	0	1	9	1	+8	13	Conference semi-finals
2	Toronto FC[lower-alpha 1]	6	3	0	3	12	7	+5	12	First round & 2021 Leagues Cup
3	Orlando City SC	5	2	1	2	7	5	+2	8
4	Philadelphia Union	5	2	1	2	7	7	0	8
5	Montreal Impact[lower-alpha 1]	5	2	2	1	8	8	0	7
6	New York Red Bulls	5	2	2	1	5	7	−2	7	First round
7	Atlanta United FC	5	2	3	0	4	5	−1	6	First round
8	FC Cincinnati	5	2	3	0	6	9	−3	6
9	New England Revolution	5	1	1	3	4	4	0	6
10	D.C. United	5	1	2	2	6	7	−1	5
11	Nashville SC[lower-alpha 2]	4	1	2	1	2	3	−1	4
12	Chicago Fire FC	5	1	3	1	4	8	−4	4
13	New York City FC	5	1	4	0	2	6	−4	3
14	Inter Miami CF	5	0	5	0	3	8	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on August 18, 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.
Notes:

Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
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.[11]

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
6	San Jose Earthquakes	5	2	1	2	10	10	0	8	First round
7	Colorado Rapids	5	2	2	1	8	9	−1	7	First round
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC[lower-alpha 1]	6	2	4	0	7	13	−6	6
9	Real Salt Lake	5	1	1	3	3	3	0	6
10	FC Dallas	4	1	1	2	4	3	+1	5
11	Houston Dynamo	5	0	2	3	6	11	−5	3
12	LA Galaxy	5	0	3	2	5	11	−6	2

Updated to match(es) played on August 18, 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
Notes:

Canadian clubs cannot 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.

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	Toronto FC	6	3	0	3	12	7	+5	12
4	Minnesota United FC	5	3	0	2	12	6	+6	11
5	Portland Timbers (M)	5	3	1	1	8	7	+1	10	2021 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2]
6	Los Angeles FC	5	2	0	3	15	10	+5	9
7	Seattle Sounders FC	5	2	1	2	7	4	+3	8
8	Orlando City SC	5	2	1	2	7	5	+2	8
9	San Jose Earthquakes	5	2	1	2	10	10	0	8
10	Philadelphia Union	5	2	1	2	7	7	0	8
11	Montreal Impact	5	2	2	1	8	8	0	7
12	Colorado Rapids	5	2	2	1	8	9	−1	7
13	New York Red Bulls	5	2	2	1	5	7	−2	7
14	Atlanta United FC	5	2	3	0	4	5	−1	6
15	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	6	2	4	0	7	13	−6	6
16	FC Cincinnati	5	2	3	0	6	9	−3	6
17	New England Revolution	5	1	1	3	4	4	0	6
18	Real Salt Lake	5	1	1	3	3	3	0	6
19	FC Dallas	4	1	1	2	4	3	+1	5
20	D.C. United	5	1	2	2	6	7	−1	5
21	Nashville SC	4	1	2	1	2	3	−1	4
22	Chicago Fire FC	5	1	3	1	4	8	−4	4
23	New York City FC	5	1	4	0	2	6	−4	3
24	Houston Dynamo	5	0	2	3	6	11	−5	3
25	LA Galaxy	5	0	3	2	5	11	−6	2
26	Inter Miami CF	5	0	5	0	3	8	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on August 18, 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:

As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)
As MLS is Back Tournament champions (USA3)

USL Championship

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

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indy Eleven	9	6	1	2	15	7	+8	19	Conference Quarterfinals
2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	8	5	3	0	14	5	+9	18
3	Birmingham Legion FC	9	5	2	2	14	5	+9	17
4	Hartford Athletic	6	5	0	1	14	9	+5	15
5	Saint Louis FC	8	4	1	3	10	8	+2	13
6	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	7	4	0	3	18	6	+12	12
7	Charleston Battery	7	3	2	2	10	8	+2	11	Play-In Round
8	Charlotte Independence	6	3	2	1	10	11	−1	11
9	Louisville City FC	7	3	1	3	7	7	0	10
10	North Carolina FC	5	2	1	2	4	5	−1	7
11	Sporting Kansas City II	7	2	1	4	7	10	−3	7
12	New York Red Bulls II	8	2	0	6	12	15	−3	6
13	Memphis 901 FC	6	1	2	3	7	12	−5	5
14	Atlanta United 2	9	1	2	6	10	18	−8	5
15	Loudoun United FC	5	1	1	3	4	10	−6	4
16	Philadelphia Union II	6	1	1	4	6	20	−14	4
17	Miami FC	4	0	1	3	5	12	−7	1

Updated to match(es) played on August 16, 2020. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Phoenix Rising FC	7	5	1	1	21	6	+15	16	Conference Quarterfinals
2	Reno 1868 FC	7	5	0	2	15	7	+8	15
3	San Antonio FC	7	4	3	0	11	4	+7	15
4	Sacramento Republic	8	4	3	1	10	6	+4	15
5	New Mexico United	7	4	1	2	12	10	+2	13
6	Orange County SC	5	3	2	0	5	1	+4	11
7	El Paso Locomotive FC	7	3	2	2	10	9	+1	11	Play-In Round
8	San Diego Loyal SC	8	3	2	3	6	8	−2	11
9	FC Tulsa	5	2	3	0	6	3	+3	9
10	LA Galaxy II	4	3	0	1	7	5	+2	9
11	Tacoma Defiance	7	2	1	4	14	13	+1	7
12	Austin Bold FC	5	2	1	2	9	9	0	7
13	OKC Energy FC	6	1	2	3	6	11	−5	5
14	Real Monarchs	5	1	1	3	5	7	−2	4
15	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	6	1	1	4	9	13	−4	4
16	Rio Grande Valley Toros	8	0	3	5	5	15	−10	3
17	Las Vegas Lights FC	4	0	1	3	2	5	−3	1
18	Portland Timbers 2	6	0	0	6	4	27	−23	0

Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

USL League One

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greenville Triumph SC	5	4	1	0	7	2	+5	13	Finals
2	Union Omaha	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7	Finals
3	Richmond Kickers	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	7
4	FC Tucson	5	2	0	3	8	7	+1	6
5	North Texas SC	4	1	2	1	7	7	0	5
6	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
7	South Georgia Tormenta FC	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5
8	Forward Madison FC	4	1	1	2	5	3	+2	4
9	Fort Lauderdale CF	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	4
10	Orlando City B	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	4
11	New England Revolution II	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2

Updated to match(es) played on August 18, 2020. Source: 2020 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

National Independent Soccer Association

Cup competitions

US Open Cup

Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic across the world, U.S. Soccer's Open Cup Committee has temporarily suspended the 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer's National Championship.[12]

On August 17 the Cup was cancelled.

International competitions

CONCACAF competitions

2020 CONCACAF Champions League

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

teams in bold are still active in the competition

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.	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	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
América	Atlanta United FC	3–0	TBD
Los Angeles FC	Cruz Azul	TBD	TBD
New York City FC	UANL	0–1	TBD

Leagues Cup

Major League Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on May 19, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

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.[14]

Campeones Cup

Major League Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on May 19, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

August 12, 2020

(cancelled)

Seattle Sounders FC	N.P.	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	Fired	October 7, 2019	Pre-season	Óscar Pareja[16]	December 4, 2019
Houston Dynamo	Davy Arnaud	End of interim period	October 24, 2019		Tabaré Ramos[17]	October 25, 2019
Montreal Impact	Wilmer Cabrera	End of contract	October 24, 2019		Thierry Henry[18]	November 14, 2019
New York City FC	Domènec Torrent	Mutual consent	November 8, 2019		Ronny Deila[19]	January 6, 2020
Chicago Fire FC	Veljko Paunović	Fired	November 13, 2019		Raphaël Wicky[20]	December 27, 2019
FC Cincinnati	Ron Jans	Resigned	February 18, 2020[21]

Women's

League competitions

National Women's Soccer League

NWSL Challenge Cup

Pos	Team	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[lower-alpha 1]
7	Sky Blue FC	4	1	1	2	2	3	−1	4[lower-alpha 1]
8	Portland Thorns FC	4	0	3	1	2	3	−1	3

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

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 cancelled.[22]

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	[23][24]
Sky Blue FC	Freya Coombe	End of interim period	December 17, 2019	Freya Coombe	December 17, 2019	[25]
Utah Royals FC	Laura Harvey	Mutual separation	January 6, 2020	Scott Parkinson (interim)	January 6, 2020	[26]
Utah Royals FC	Scott Parkinson (interim)	End of interim period	February 7, 2020	Craig Harrington	February 7, 2020	[27]

Honors

Professional

Men
Competition		Winner
U.S. Open Cup		Cancelled
MLS Supporters' Shield
MLS Cup
MLS is Back Tournament		Portland Timbers
USL Championship	Regular season
USL Championship	Playoffs
USL League One	Regular season
USL League One	Playoffs

Women
Competition	Winner
NWSL Challenge Cup	Houston Dash
National Women's Soccer League	regular season cancelled
Women's Premier Soccer League	cancelled
United Women's Soccer	cancelled

Amateur

Men
Competition	Team
USL League Two	cancelled
National Premier Soccer League	cancelled
NCAA Division I Soccer Championship	cancelled
NCAA Division II Soccer Championship	cancelled
NCAA Division III Soccer Championship	cancelled
NAIA Soccer Championship

Women
Competition	Team
NCAA Division I Soccer Championship	cancelled
NCAA Division II Soccer Championship	cancelled
NCAA Division III Soccer Championship	cancelled
NAIA Soccer Championship

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"Draw Reveals Groups for 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". CONCACAF.com. 9 January 2020.
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[table_note_MTL0.081104822960265-11] Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

[table_note_NSH0.081104822960265-13] 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.[11]

[table_note_VAN0.65442652425469-14] Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

[table_note_res_CCL20.61278756689876-15] As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)

[table_note_res_CCL30.61278756689876-16] As MLS is Back Tournament champions (USA3)

[table_hth_CHI0.3840365188122-27] Chicago Red Stars won the tiebreaker against Sky Blue FC on fewer yellow cards (1 to 4).

[1] "Concacaf to Host 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Draw on January 9 in Guadalajara". CONCACAF.com. 22 November 2019.

[2] "Draw Reveals Groups for 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". CONCACAF.com. 9 January 2020.

[3] "2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Schedule". CONCACAF. 13 March 2020.

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

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

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "2020 SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa". US Soccer. Retrieved February 19, 2020.

[Postponement-8] McCurry, Justin; Ingle, Sean (2020-03-24). "Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-24.

[9] "Dedicated COVID-19 working group proposes recommendations after first meeting". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 April 2020.

[10] "Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 May 2020.

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

[17] "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.

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

[19] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/07/18/leagues-cup-expands-16-teams-2020-new-qualification-format

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

[21] "Oscar Pareja announced as Orlando City SC's new head coach". Major League Soccer. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

[22] Liljenwall, Ari (October 25, 2019). "Houston Dynamo name Tab Ramos as Head Coach". Major League Soccer. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

[23] "Thierry Henry named head coach of the Montreal Impact". Montreal Impact. November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.

[24] "Ronny Deila Named New York City FC Head Coach". New York City FC. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.

[25] "Chicago Fire FC Names Raphaël Wicky Head Coach". Chicago Fire FC. December 27, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.

[26] "Head coach Ron Jans resigns". FC Cincinnati. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[28] ttps://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/statement-from-nwsl-commissioner-lisa-baird-regarding-the-2020-season

[29] "ANDONOVSKI DEPARTS REIGN FC; NAMED USWNT HEAD COACH". Reign FC. October 28, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.

[30] "FARID BENSTITI APPOINTED HEAD COACH OF REIGN FC". Reign FC. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

[31] "Sky Blue FC Names Freya Coombe Head Coach". Sky Blue FC. December 17, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.

[32] "UTAH ROYALS FC PARTS WAYS WITH HEAD COACH LAURA HARVEY". Real Salt Lake. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[33] "Utah Royals FC Appoints Craig Harrington as Head Coach". Real Salt Lake. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.