# 2020 Birmingham Legion FC season

The 2020 Birmingham Legion FC season was the club's second season of existence and their second in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.

## Roster

    As of January 22, 2020
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 0 | Joe Nasco | GK | (1984-06-18) June 18, 1984 (age 40) | 2019 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Matt Van Oekel | GK | (1986-09-20) September 20, 1986 (age 38) | 2019 | OKC Energy | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Trevor Spangenberg | GK | (1991-04-21) April 21, 1991 (age 33) | 2019 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 3 | Kyle Fisher | DF | (1994-06-19) June 19, 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | Montreal Impact | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Eric Avila | DF | (1987-11-24) November 24, 1987 (age 37) | 2019 | Las Vegas Lights | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Akeem Ward | DF | (1996-01-06) January 6, 1996 (age 29) | 2019 | D.C. United | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Gael Mabiala | DF | (1994-06-07) June 7, 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | UAB Blazers | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Mathieu Laurent | DF | (1996-02-28) February 28, 1996 (age 29) | 2019 | UAB Blazers | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Benjamin Kucera | DF | (1994-08-10) August 10, 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | Birmingham Hammers | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Razak Cromwell | DF | (1994-10-03) October 3, 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | Dreams FC (loan) | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Kyle Culbertson | DF | (1992-11-03) November 3, 1992 (age 32) | 2019 | Saint Louis FC | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 2 | Marcos Ugarte | MF | (1992-12-02) December 2, 1992 (age 32) | 2019 | Ringkøbing | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Mikey Lopez | MF | (1993-02-20) February 20, 1993 (age 32) | 2019 | San Antonio FC | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Anderson Asiedu | MF | (1996-06-12) June 12, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | Atlanta United FC | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Joe Holland | MF | (1993-04-21) April 21, 1993 (age 31) | 2019 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Daniel Johnson | MF | (1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 29) | 2019 | Chicago Fire | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Daigo Kobayashi | MF | (1983-02-19) February 19, 1983 (age 42) | 2019 | Las Vegas Lights | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Zachary Herivaux | MF | (1996-02-01) February 1, 1996 (age 29) | 2019 | New England Revolution (loan) | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Brian Wright | FW | (1995-03-24) March 24, 1995 (age 29) | 2019 | New England Revolution (loan) | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Chandler Hoffman | FW | (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990 (age 34) | 2019 | Real Monarchs | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Prosper Kasim | FW | (1996-12-15) December 15, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | IFK Göteborg | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | JJ Williams | FW | (1998-01-04) January 4, 1998 (age 27) | 2019 | Columbus Crew SC (loan) | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tyler Savitsky | FW | (1996-07-05) July 5, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | Næstved | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Edward Opoku | FW | (1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | Columbus Crew SC (loan) | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Femi Hollinger-Janzen | FW | (1993-12-14) December 14, 1993 (age 31) | 2019 | New England Revolution | 0 | 0 |

## Competitions
### USL Championship
#### Standings — Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Charlotte Independence | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 28 | 1.75 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 25 | 1.56 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 3 | North Carolina FC | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 19 | 1.27 | |
| 4 | Memphis 901 FC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 16 | 1.07 | |

#### Match results

In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Birmingham's schedule was announced on July 7.

#### USL Cup Playoffs
### U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Birmingham will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.