# 2020 FC Dallas season

The 2020 FC Dallas season was the club's 25th season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. FC Dallas was also to participate in the U.S. Open Cup before its cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.
On March 12, the season entered a month-long suspension due to COVID-19, following the cancellation of several matches. On March 19, the suspension was extended until May 10, and on April 17, the suspension was extended further to June 8. On May 1, the league announced that players will be allowed to resume individual outdoor training at MLS facilities on May 6. On June 10, MLS announced that a bracket format dubbed the "MLS is Back Tournament" would begin July 8 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Walt Disney World, and end with the final on August 11.
On July 6, MLS announced FC Dallas would not be participating in the MLS is Back Tournament due to a high number of players and technical staff testing positive for COVID-19.
On August 8, MLS unveiled the framework of a revised schedule for the remainder of the 2020 season, with the League's 25th season continuing in the home markets of the 26 clubs beginning August 12 and continuing till September 20 with plans to announce the balance of the regular season schedule by early September. Attendance at matches was determined by MLS and club leadership in accordance with applicable state and local guidelines.
On September 11, MLS announced the regular season match schedule and national broadcast details that cover matches through the end of September along with the qualification and competition format for the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs. Additional regular season matches were announced at a later date pending further developments regarding travel protocols.
On September 22, FC Dallas announced nine additional matches that Major League Soccer released for the remainder of its 2020 regular season schedule. FC Dallas played one additional match against Nashville SC to complete the 23-game regular season schedule. That match was announced at a later date.
On October 8, Major League Soccer announced the third and final makeup match from the MLS is Back Tournament between FC Dallas and Nashville SC that was played Wednesday, November 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Both Dallas and Nashville were forced to withdraw from the MLS is Back Tournament after players and staff from both teams contracted COVID-19.
On October 31, Major League Soccer confirmed that qualification for the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs would be determined by points per game. The league had indicated it would use points per game to determine playoff qualifiers in the case clubs played an uneven number of matches. As a result, the Minnesota United FC game originally scheduled on October 14 was canceled.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 9 | MF | Fafà Picault | 28 | Philadelphia Union | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Allocation money |
| 5 | MF | Thiago Santos | 30 | Palmeiras | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Allocation money |
| 27 | DF | Eddie Munjoma | 21 | FC Dallas Academy | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | HGP contract |
| 29 | FW | Franco Jara | 31 | C.F. Pachuca | Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 28 | MF | Nkosi Burgess | 22 | Seattle University | Signed Draft Pick | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 15 | MF | Tanner Tessmann | 18 | FC Dallas Academy | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | HGP contract |
| 40 | GK | Carlos Avilez | 21 | FC Dallas Academy | Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed | HGP contract |
| 10 | MF | Andrés Ricaurte | 28 | Independiente Medellín | Loan | Mid-season | Undisclosed | Allocation money |
| 99 | GK | Phelipe Megiolaro | 21 | Grêmio | Loan | Mid-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 46 | DF | Justin Che | 16 | FC Dallas Academy | Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed | HGP contract |

#### Draft picks

| Round | Selection | Pos. | Name | College | Signed |
| 1 | 14 | DF | Nkosi Burgess | Seattle | Signed |
| 1 | 17 | FW | Cal Jennings | UCF | Signed with Memphis 901 FC |
| 2 | 40 | MF | Manuel Ferriol | James Madison | Signed with FC Tucson |
| 3 | 66 | MF | Derek Waldeck | Stanford | Signed with North Texas SC |
| 4 | 79 | FW | Anders Engebretsen | Saint Mary's College | Signed with North Texas SC |
| 4 | 92 | MF | Aidan Megally | Loyola | Unsigned |

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 7 | FW | Edwin Gyasi | 28 | PFC CSKA Sofia | End of Loan | Pre-season | Free |
| 6 | MF | Eric Alexander | 31 | none | Out of Contract | Pre-season | Free |
| 5 | DF | Moisés Hernández | 27 | Antigua GFC | Option Declined | Pre-season | Free |
| 9 | FW | Cristian Colmán | 25 | Barcelona S.C. | Option Declined | Pre-season | Free |
| 16 | FW | Dominique Badji | 27 | Nashville SC | Trade | Pre-season | Allocation money |
| 15 | MF | Jacori Hayes | 24 | Minnesota United FC | Trade | Pre-season | 2021 third-round pick |
| 1 | GK | Jesse González | 25 | none | Contract Terminated | Mid-season | Free |
| 2 | DF | Reggie Cannon | 22 | Boavista | Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed |
| 13 | FW | Zdeněk Ondrášek | 31 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed |

## Club
### Roster

As of October 7, 2020.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | SUI | Reto Ziegler |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Bressan |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Thiago Santos |
| 7 | FW | USA | Jesús Ferreira (HGP) |
| 8 | MF | HON | Bryan Acosta (DP) |
| 9 | MF | USA | Fafà Picault |
| 10 | MF | COL | Andrés Ricaurte (on loan from Independiente Medellín) |
| 11 | MF | COL | Santiago Mosquera (DP) |
| 12 | MF | USA | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 14 | DF | USA | Bryan Reynolds (HGP) |
| 15 | MF | USA | Tanner Tessmann (HGP) |
| 16 | FW | USA | Ricardo Pepi (HGP) |
| 17 | FW | GHA | Francis Atuahene |
| 18 | MF | USA | Brandon Servania (HGP) |
| 19 | MF | USA | Paxton Pomykal (HGP) |
| 20 | GK | USA | Jimmy Maurer |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | COL | Michael Barrios |
| 22 | FW | GHA | Ema Twumasi |
| 23 | MF | USA | Thomas Roberts (HGP) |
| 24 | DF | USA | Matt Hedges |
| 25 | DF | CAN | Callum Montgomery |
| 26 | DF | USA | John Nelson (GA) |
| 27 | DF | USA | Eddie Munjoma (HGP) |
| 28 | DF | USA | Nkosi Burgess |
| 29 | FW | ARG | Franco Jara (DP) |
| 30 | GK | USA | Kyle Zobeck |
| 31 | FW | USA | Dante Sealy (HGP) |
| 33 | MF | USA | Edwin Cerrillo (HGP) |
| 40 | GK | USA | Carlos Avilez (HGP) |
| 46 | DF | USA | Justin Che (HGP) |
| 99 | GK | BRA | Phelipe Megiolaro (on loan from Grêmio) |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | MF | CHI | Pablo Aránguiz (DP) (on loan to Club Universidad de Chile) |

## Competitions
### Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise

### MLS
#### Western Conference standings

Western Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 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 |

#### Overall standings

2020 MLS overall standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 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 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: November 8, 2020. Source: Regular Season

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Stadium | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | W | D | L | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | C | W | L | D | W | W | W | L |

#### Regular season

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

#### MLS is Back Tournament
### U.S. Open Cup

The 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Statistics
### Appearances

    Numbers outside parentheses denote appearances as starter.
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
    As of final match played December 1, 2020
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps |
| 3 | DF | SWI | Reto Ziegler | 17(3) |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Bressan | 13(7) |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Thiago Santos | 21(1) |
| 7 | FW | USA | Jesús Ferreira | 14(7) |
| 8 | MF | HON | Bryan Acosta | 10(1) |
| 9 | MF | USA | Fafà Picault | 13(7) |
| 10 | MF | COL | Andrés Ricaurte | 15(1) |
| 11 | FW | COL | Santiago Mosquera | 5(8) |
| 12 | DF | USA | Ryan Hollingshead | 21(1) |
| 14 | DF | USA | Bryan Reynolds | 16(3) |
| 15 | MF | USA | Tanner Tessmann | 10(11) |
| 16 | FW | USA | Ricardo Pepi | 4(15) |
| 18 | MF | USA | Brandon Servania | 4(8) |
| 19 | MF | USA | Paxton Pomykal | 1(4) |
| 20 | GK | USA | Jimmy Maurer | 18 |
| 21 | MF | COL | Michael Barrios | 19(4) |
| 22 | FW | GHA | Ema Twumasi | (5) |
| 24 | DF | USA | Matt Hedges | 20(1) |
| 26 | DF | USA | John Nelson | 10(3) |
| 29 | FW | ARG | Franco Jara | 18(3) |
| 30 | GK | USA | Kyle Zobeck | 3(1) |
| 31 | FW | USA | Dante Sealy | (5) |
| 33 | MF | USA | Edwin Cerrillo | (2) |
| 99 | GK | BRA | Phelipe Megiolaro | 1 |
| Player(s) exiting club mid-season that made appearance |||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Jesse González | 2 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Reggie Cannon | 5 |
| 13 | FW | CZE | Zdeněk Ondrášek | 4(1) |

### Goals and assists

    As of final match played December 1, 2020
    Player name(s) in italics transferred out mid-season.
| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Goals | Assists |
| 2 | DF | Reggie Cannon | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Reto Ziegler | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Bressan | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Thiago Santos | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Jesús Ferreira | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Bryan Acosta | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | Fafà Picault | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Andrés Ricaurte | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Santiago Mosquera | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Ryan Hollingshead | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | Zdeněk Ondrášek | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Bryan Reynolds | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | MF | Tanner Tessmann | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | Ricardo Pepi | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Paxton Pomykal | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Michael Barrios | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | DF | Matt Hedges | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | John Nelson | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | Franco Jara | 7 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 29 | 25 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of final match played December 1, 2020
    Player name(s) in italics transferred out mid-season.
| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS |
| 2 | DF | Reggie Cannon | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Reto Ziegler | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Bressan | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Thiago Santos | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Jesús Ferreira | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Bryan Acosta | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | Fafà Picault | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Andrés Ricaurte | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Ryan Hollingshead | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Zdeněk Ondrášek | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Bryan Reynolds | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Brandon Servania | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Paxton Pomykal | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Michael Barrios | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Ema Twumasi | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Franco Jara | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 43 | 1 |

### Goalkeeper stats

    As of final match played December 1, 2020
    Player name(s) in italics transferred out mid-season.
| No. | Name | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer |
| No. | Name | MIN | GA | GAA | SV |
| 1 | Jesse González | 180 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Jimmy Maurer | 1602 | 15 | 0.83 | 62 |
| 30 | Kyle Zobeck | 318 | 6 | 1.50 | 11 |
| 99 | Phelipe Megiolaro | 90 | 3 | 3.00 | 6 |
| | TOTALS | 2190 | 26 | 1.07 | 82 |

## Kits

| Primary | Secondary | Secondary Alt. |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Primary | Red / Blue hoops | Blue | Red / Blue hoops | MLS, February 29, 2020 against Philadelphia Union |
| Secondary | White | White | White / Blue hoops | MLS, September 23, 2020 against Atlanta United FC |
| Secondary Alternate | White | Blue | White / Blue hoops | MLS, August 21, 2020 against Houston Dynamo |