2020 in American soccer


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

WinsLossesDraws
301
Friendlies
Goalscorers
Goals are current as of December 9, 2020, after the match against.
PlayerGoals
Nicholas Gioacchini2
Sebastian Soto2
Sebastian Lletget2
Chris Mueller2
Giovanni Reyna1
Ulysses Llanez1
Paul Arriola1
Ayo Akinola1
Brenden Aaronson1

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. 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.
Group E

Women's

Senior

WinsLossesDraws
900
Friendlies
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
The draw for the tournament was on 7 November 2019, 14:30 EST, at the Mediapro Studio in Miami, Florida, United States.
Group A
Knockout stage
SheBelieves Cup
Goalscorers
Goals are current as of November 27, 2020, after the match against.
PlayerGoals
Lindsey Horan7
Christen Press7
Sam Mewis4
Lynn Williams3
Rose Lavelle3
Jessica McDonald2
Carli Lloyd2
Megan Rapinoe2
Tobin Heath1
Julie Ertz1
Kristie Mewis1

U–20

CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Group C
Knockout stage

Club competitions

Men's

League competitions

Major League Soccer
MLS is Back Tournament
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout stage
'''Final'''
Conference tables
; Eastern Conference
; Western Conference
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.
MLS Playoffs
MLS Cup
USL Championship
Renamed from United Soccer League after the 2018 season
Conference tables
;Eastern Conference
;Western Conference
USL League One
National Independent Soccer Association
Conference tables
;Eastern Conference
;Western Conference
Fall Championship
;Group A
;Group B
;Knock-Out Round
Final

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.
On August 17 the Cup was canceled.

International competitions

CONCACAF competitions
2020 CONCACAF Champions League
ClubCompetitionFinal round
Los Angeles FC2020 CONCACAF Champions LeagueRunners up
New York City FC2020 CONCACAF Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Atlanta United FC2020 CONCACAF Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Seattle Sounders FC2020 CONCACAF Champions LeagueRound of 16

teams in bold are still active in the competition
'''Round of 16'''
Leagues Cup
Major League Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on May 19, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
ClubCompetitionFinal round
Philadelphia Union2020 Leagues Cup
D.C. United2020 Leagues Cup
New York Red Bulls2020 Leagues Cup
Real Salt Lake2020 Leagues Cup
Minnesota United FC2020 Leagues Cup
LA Galaxy2020 Leagues Cup
Portland Timbers2020 Leagues Cup

teams in bold are still active in the competition.
Campeones Cup
Major League Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on May 19, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Women's

League competitions

National Women's Soccer League
NWSL Challenge Cup
Knockout round
Final
National Women's Soccer League season
Season canceled.
NWSL Fall Series
The NWSL announced the full schedule of the Fall Series on September 3, 2020. 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.
United Women's Soccer

Honors

Professional

CompetitionWinner
NWSL Challenge CupHouston Dash
National Women's Soccer Leagueregular season canceled
NWSL Fall seriesPortland Thorns FC
Women's Premier Soccer Leaguecanceled
United Women's Soccercanceled

Amateur

CompetitionTeam
USL League Twocanceled
National Premier Soccer Leaguecanceled
National Amateur Cupcanceled
NCAA Division I Soccer ChampionshipMarshall
NCAA Division II Soccer Championshipcanceled
NCAA Division III Soccer Championshipcanceled
NAIA Soccer ChampionshipMissouri Valley

CompetitionTeam
NCAA Division I Soccer ChampionshipSanta Clara
NCAA Division II Soccer Championshipcanceled
NCAA Division III Soccer Championshipcanceled
NAIA Soccer ChampionshipKeiser Seahawks