# 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

    As of December 9, 2020.
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 3 | 0 | 1 |

##### 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. 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### Women's
#### Senior

    As of March 11, 2020.
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 9 | 0 | 0 |

##### 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.

###### Group A

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

###### Knockout stage
##### SheBelieves Cup

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

##### 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 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 | |

###### Knockout stage
## Club competitions
### Men's
#### League competitions
##### Major League Soccer
###### MLS is Back Tournament

Group A
Group A results :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | New York City FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | Inter Miami CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |
Group B
Group B results :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
Group C
Group C results :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | D.C. United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
Group D
Group D results :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |
Group E
Group E results :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Columbus Crew SC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Atlanta United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |
Group F
Group F results :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |
Ranking of third-placed teams
3rd place ranking :
| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | 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 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | B | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | A | New York City FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 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 | |
Knockout stage
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| July 25 | July 25 | | | | | | |
| Philadelphia Union | 1 | | | | | | |
| Philadelphia Union | 1 | July 30 | July 30 | | | | | |
| New England Revolution | 0 | July 30 | July 30 | | | | |
| New England Revolution | 0 | Philadelphia Union | 3 | | | | |
| July 26 | July 26 | | Philadelphia Union | 3 | | | | |
| July 26 | July 26 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | | | | |
| Sporting Kansas City | 0 (3) | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | | | | |
| Sporting Kansas City | 0 (3) | | | | August 5 | August 5 | | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 (1) | | | | August 5 | August 5 | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 (1) | | | | Philadelphia Union | 1 | |
| July 26 | July 26 | | | | | Philadelphia Union | 1 | |
| July 26 | July 26 | | | | Portland Timbers | 2 | |
| Toronto FC | 1 | | | | Portland Timbers | 2 | |
| Toronto FC | 1 | August 1 | August 1 | | | | | |
| New York City FC | 3 | August 1 | August 1 | | | | |
| New York City FC | 3 | New York City FC | 1 | | | | |
| July 28 | July 28 | | New York City FC | 1 | | | | |
| July 28 | July 28 | Portland Timbers | 3 | | | | |
| Portland Timbers | 1 (4) | Portland Timbers | 3 | | | | |
| Portland Timbers | 1 (4) | | | | | | | August 11 | August 11 |
| FC Cincinnati | 1 (2) | | | | | | | August 11 | August 11 |
| FC Cincinnati | 1 (2) | | | | | | | Portland Timbers | 2 |
| July 25 | July 25 | | | | | | | | Portland Timbers | 2 |
| July 25 | July 25 | | | | | | | Orlando City SC | 1 |
| Orlando City SC | 1 | | | | | | | Orlando City SC | 1 |
| Orlando City SC | 1 | July 31 | July 31 | | | | | | |
| Montreal Impact | 0 | July 31 | July 31 | | | | | | |
| Montreal Impact | 0 | Orlando City SC | 1 (5) | | | | | | |
| July 27 | July 27 | | Orlando City SC | 1 (5) | | | | | | |
| July 27 | July 27 | Los Angeles FC | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | Los Angeles FC | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | | | | August 6 | August 6 | | | | |
| Los Angeles FC | 4 | | | | August 6 | August 6 | | | |
| Los Angeles FC | 4 | | | | Orlando City SC | 3 | | | |
| July 27 | July 27 | | | | | Orlando City SC | 3 | | | |
| July 27 | July 27 | | | | Minnesota United FC | 1 | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | | | | Minnesota United FC | 1 | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | August 1 | August 1 | | | | | |
| Real Salt Lake | 2 | August 1 | August 1 | | | | |
| Real Salt Lake | 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | | | | |
| July 28 | July 28 | | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | | | | |
| July 28 | July 28 | Minnesota United FC | 4 | | | | |
| Columbus Crew SC | 1 (3) | Minnesota United FC | 4 | | | | |
| Minnesota United FC | 1 (5) | | | | | | |
Final

###### Conference tables
####### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 2 | Toronto FC | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 44 | 1.91 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | Qualification for the playoffs play-in round |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | 1.13 | Qualification for the playoffs play-in round |
| 10 | Inter Miami CF | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 24 | 1.04 | Qualification for the playoffs play-in round |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
* ↑ As Supporters' Shield winners
* 1 2 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.
* ↑ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions

####### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 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 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 7 | Los Angeles FC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 32 | 1.45 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 30 | 1.30 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 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 | |
* ↑ 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 | Teamvte | 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 |
| 2 | Toronto FC (V) | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 44 | 1.91 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 39 | 1.86 | 2021 Leagues Cup |
| 4 | Columbus Crew SC (C) | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Orlando City SC | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 | 2021 Leagues Cup |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 39 | 1.77 | 2021 Leagues Cup |
| 7 | New York City FC | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 39 | 1.70 | 2021 Leagues Cup |
| 8 | Portland Timbers (M) | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 39 | 1.70 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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 | First round November 21–22, 24 | First round November 21–22, 24 | | | Conference semifinals November 29, December 1–3 | Conference semifinals November 29, December 1–3 | Conference semifinals November 29, December 1–3 | Conference finals December 6–7 | Conference finals December 6–7 | Conference finals December 6–7 | | MLS Cup December 12 | MLS Cup December 12 | MLS Cup December 12 |
| E1 | Philadelphia Union | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | New England Revolution | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | New England Revolution | 2 | | | E8 | New England Revolution | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E4 | Orlando City SC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Orlando City SC (p) | 1 (6) | | | E4 | Orlando City SC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | New York City FC | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | New York City FC | 1 (5) | | | | | | E8 | New England Revolution | 0 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E8 | New England Revolution | 0 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E3 | Columbus Crew SC | 1 | | | | |
| E3 | Columbus Crew SC | 3 | | | | | | | | | E3 | Columbus Crew SC | 1 | | | | |
| E6 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Nashville SC (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Nashville SC (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | E3 | Columbus Crew SC | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 |
| W1 | Sporting Kansas City (p) | 3 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 |
| W8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 (0) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 (0) | | | W1 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W4 | Minnesota United FC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Minnesota United FC | 3 | | | W4 | Minnesota United FC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | | | | W4 | Minnesota United FC | 2 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W4 | Minnesota United FC | 2 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | | | | |
| W3 | Portland Timbers | 1 (7) | | | | | | | | | W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | | | | |
| W6 | FC Dallas (p) | 1 (8) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | FC Dallas (p) | 1 (8) | | | W6 | FC Dallas | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | | | W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 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
##### USL Championship

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

###### Conference tables
####### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 34 | 2.13 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 33 | 2.06 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Charleston Battery | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 30 | 2.00 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Charlotte Independence | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 28 | 1.75 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Birmingham Legion FC | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 25 | 1.56 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 8 | Saint Louis FC | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 25 | 1.56 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 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 | |

####### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 3 | San Antonio FC | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 33 | 2.06 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 4 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 32 | 2.00 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Sacramento Republic | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 30 | 1.88 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 6 | New Mexico United | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 27 | 1.80 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 7 | FC Tulsa | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 25 | 1.67 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 8 | LA Galaxy II | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 26 | 1.63 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 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 | |

##### USL League One

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 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 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 18 | 1.13 | |
| 10 | Fort Lauderdale CF | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 15 | 0.94 | |
| 11 | Orlando City B | 15 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 6 | 0.40 | |
* 1 2 3 4 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 | Teamvte | 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 |

####### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

###### Fall Championship
####### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

####### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

####### Knock-Out Round

| Semifinals September 30, 2020 | Semifinals September 30, 2020 | Semifinals September 30, 2020 | Finals October 2, 2020 | Finals October 2, 2020 | Finals October 2, 2020 |
| A1 | Oakland Roots SC | 3 | | | |
| B2 | Chattanooga FC | 2 | | | |
| B2 | Chattanooga FC | 2 | A1 | Oakland Roots SC | 1 |
| | | | A2 | Detroit City FC | 2 |
| B1 | Los Angeles Force | 0 | A2 | Detroit City FC | 2 |
| A2 | Detroit City FC | 1 | | | |
Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score Source: nisaofficial.com

###### 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

| Club | Competition | Final round |
| Los Angeles FC | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League | Runners up |
| New York City FC | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarter-finals |
| Atlanta United FC | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarter-finals |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League | 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||colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, #2C2C2C); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | |
| 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

##### Leagues Cup

Major League Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on May 19, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
| Club | Competition |
| Philadelphia Union | 2020 Leagues Cup |
| D.C. United | 2020 Leagues Cup |
| New York Red Bulls | 2020 Leagues Cup |
| Real Salt Lake | 2020 Leagues Cup |
| Minnesota United FC | 2020 Leagues Cup |
| LA Galaxy | 2020 Leagues Cup |
| Portland Timbers | 2020 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.

#### 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 | Pre-season | Óscar Pareja | December 4, 2019 |
| Houston Dynamo | Davy Arnaud | End of interim period | October 24, 2019 | Pre-season | Tab Ramos | October 25, 2019 |
| Montreal Impact | Wílmer Cabrera | Contract expired | October 24, 2019 | Pre-season | Thierry Henry | November 14, 2019 |
| New York City FC | Domènec Torrent | Mutual consent | November 8, 2019 | Pre-season | Ronny Deila | January 6, 2020 |
| Chicago Fire FC | Veljko Paunović | Sacked | November 13, 2019 | Pre-season | Raphaël Wicky | December 27, 2019 |
| FC Cincinnati | Ron Jans | Resigned | February 18, 2020 | Pre-season | Yoann Damet (interim) | February 18, 2020 |
| FC Cincinnati | Yoann Damet | End of interim period | May 21, 2020 | 11th in East, 23rd overall | Jaap Stam | May 21, 2020 |
| Atlanta United FC | Frank de Boer | Sacked | July 24, 2020 | 7th in East, 14th overall | Stephen Glass (interim) | July 27, 2020 |
| New York Red Bulls | Chris Armas | Sacked | September 4, 2020 | 7th in East, 12th overall | Bradley Carnell (interim) | September 5, 2020 |
| New York Red Bulls | Bradley Carnell | End of interim period | October 6, 2020 | 7th in East, 12th overall | Gerhard Struber | October 6, 2020 |
| D.C. United | Ben Olsen | Sacked | October 8, 2020 | 14th in East, 26th overall | Chad Ashton (interim) | October 8, 2020 |

### Women's
#### League competitions
##### National Women's Soccer League
###### NWSL Challenge Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 7 | Sky Blue FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| 8 | Portland Thorns FC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
* 1 2 Chicago Red Stars won the tiebreaker against Sky Blue FC on fewer yellow cards (1 to 4).

###### Knockout round

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Championship | Championship |
| July 17 – Zions Bank Stadium | July 17 – Zions Bank Stadium | | | |
| Q1 North Carolina Courage | 0 | | | |
| Q1 North Carolina Courage | 0 | July 22 – Rio Tinto Stadium | July 22 – Rio Tinto Stadium | | |
| Q8 Portland Thorns FC | 1 | July 22 – Rio Tinto Stadium | July 22 – Rio Tinto Stadium | |
| Q8 Portland Thorns FC | 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 0 | |
| July 17 – Zions Bank Stadium | July 17 – Zions Bank Stadium | | Portland Thorns FC | 0 | |
| July 17 – Zions Bank Stadium | July 17 – Zions Bank Stadium | Houston Dash | 1 | |
| Q4 Houston Dash (p) | 0 (3) | Houston Dash | 1 | |
| Q4 Houston Dash (p) | 0 (3) | | | | July 26 – Rio Tinto Stadium | July 26 – Rio Tinto Stadium |
| Q5 Utah Royals FC | 0 (2) | | | | July 26 – Rio Tinto Stadium | July 26 – Rio Tinto Stadium |
| Q5 Utah Royals FC | 0 (2) | | | | Houston Dash | 2 |
| July 18 – Zions Bank Stadium | July 18 – Zions Bank Stadium | | | | | Houston Dash | 2 |
| July 18 – Zions Bank Stadium | July 18 – Zions Bank Stadium | | | | Chicago Red Stars | 0 |
| Q3 OL Reign | 0 (3) | | | | Chicago Red Stars | 0 |
| Q3 OL Reign | 0 (3) | July 22 – Rio Tinto Stadium | July 22 – Rio Tinto Stadium | | | |
| Q6 Chicago Red Stars (p) | 0 (4) | July 22 – Rio Tinto Stadium | July 22 – Rio Tinto Stadium | | | |
| Q6 Chicago Red Stars (p) | 0 (4) | Chicago Red Stars | 3 | | | |
| July 18 – Zions Bank Stadium | July 18 – Zions Bank Stadium | | Chicago Red Stars | 3 | | | |
| July 18 – Zions Bank Stadium | July 18 – Zions Bank Stadium | Sky Blue FC | 2 | |
| Q2 Washington Spirit | 0 (3) | Sky Blue FC | 2 | |
| Q7 Sky Blue FC (p) | 0 (4) | | | |

###### 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.
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

##### United Women's Soccer
#### Coaching changes

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

## Honors
### Professional

Men :
| Competition | Competition | Winner |
| U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | canceled |
| MLS Supporters' Shield | MLS Supporters' Shield | Philadelphia Union |
| MLS Cup | MLS Cup | Columbus Crew SC |
| MLS is Back Tournament | 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 |