# 2020 Los Angeles FC season

The 2020 Los Angeles FC season was the club's third season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. Los Angeles FC played their home matches at the Banc of California Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Outside of MLS play, the team planned to participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup tournament (before the tournament's cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, reaching the final.

## Squad
### First-team roster

    As of November 8, 2020.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Pos | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | Kenneth Vermeer (INTL) | Netherlands | GK | (1986-01-10) January 10, 1986 (age 38) | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Pablo Sisniega | Mexico | GK | (1995-07-07) July 7, 1995 (age 29) | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Phillip Ejimadu | United States | GK | (1999-08-31) August 31, 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jordan Harvey | United States | DF | (1984-01-28) January 28, 1984 (age 40) | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | Mohamed Traore | Senegal | DF | (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Eddie Segura (INTL) | Colombia | DF | (1997-02-02) February 2, 1997 (age 27) | 22 | 2 |
| 12 | Diego Palacios (INTL) | Ecuador | DF | (1999-07-12) July 12, 1999 (age 25) | 17 | 0 |
| 18 | Erik Dueñas (HG) | United States | DF | (2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 (age 19) | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Tony Leone (HG) | United States | DF | (2004-04-28) April 28, 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Mohamed El Monir (INTL) | Libya | DF | (1992-04-08) April 8, 1992 (age 32) | 13 | 1 |
| 43 | Mark Segbers | United States | DF | (1996-04-18) April 18, 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Tristan Blackmon | United States | DF | (1996-08-12) August 12, 1996 (age 28) | 14 | 0 |
| 5 | Dejan Jaković | Canada | DF | (1985-07-16) July 16, 1985 (age 39) | 14 | 1 |
| 94 | Jesús David Murillo | Colombia | DF | (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30) | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Francisco Ginella (INTL) | Uruguay | MF | (1999-01-21) January 21, 1999 (age 25) | 22 | 1 |
| 7 | Latif Blessing | Ghana | MF | (1996-12-30) December 30, 1996 (age 27) | 21 | 1 |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye | Canada | MF | (1994-12-02) December 2, 1994 (age 29) | 16 | 3 |
| 15 | Alejandro Guido | United States | MF | (1994-03-22) March 22, 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta | Colombia | MF | (1997-06-18) June 18, 1997 (age 27) | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | José Cifuentes (INTL) | Ecuador | MF | (1999-03-12) March 12, 1999 (age 25) | 18 | 1 |
| 19 | Bryce Duke (HG) | United States | MF | (2001-02-28) February 28, 2001 (age 23) | 11 | 0 |
| 16 | Danny Musovski | United States | FW | (1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 (age 28) | 15 | 5 |
| 9 | Diego Rossi (DP) | Uruguay | FW | (1998-03-05) March 5, 1998 (age 26) | 19 | 14 |
| 10 | Carlos Vela (DP) | Mexico | FW | (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989 (age 35) | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | Brian Rodríguez (DP, INTL) | Uruguay | FW | (2000-05-20) May 20, 2000 (age 24) | 19 | 2 |
| 26 | Adrien Perez | United States | FW | (1995-10-13) October 13, 1995 (age 28) | 10 | 0 |
| 66 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | England | FW | (1985-03-12) March 12, 1985 (age 39) | 18 | 8 |
| 24 | Andy Najar | Honduras | DF | (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 31) | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | Christian Torres (HG) | United States | FW | (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 20) | 9 | 1 |
| 22 | Kwadwo Opoku | Ghana | FW | (2001-07-13) July 13, 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | Player | From club | Notes |
| December 10, 2019 | FW | Danny Musovski | Reno 1868 FC | Transfer |
| December 16, 2019 | MF | Francisco Ginella | Montevideo Wanderers | Transfer |
| January 13, 2020 | MF | José Cifuentes | América de Quito | Transfer, $100,000 in GAM paid to Orlando City SC for player rights |
| January 15, 2020 | GK | Kenneth Vermeer | Feyenoord | Transfer |
| January 25, 2020 | MF | Bryce Duke | Real Salt Lake | Transfer for $50,000 in GAM for 2021 for Homegrown rights |
| February 14, 2020 | FW | Bradley Wright-Phillips | New York Red Bulls | Free Agent |
| July 8, 2020 | FW | Christian Torres | LAFC Academy | Homegrown Signing |
| July 8, 2020 | MF | Erik Dueñas | LAFC Academy | Homegrown Signing |
| July 8, 2020 | DF | Tony Leone | LAFC Academy | Homegrown Signing |
| October 13, 2020 | DF | Mark Segbers | Memphis 901 FC | Loan |
| October 14, 2020 | DF | Jesús David Murillo | Independiente Medellín | Loan |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | Player | To club | Notes |
| November 21, 2019 | DF | Lamar Batista | North Texas SC | Option declined |
| November 21, 2019 | DF | Steven Beitashour | Colorado Rapids | Contract not renewed |
| November 21, 2019 | GK | Phillip Ejimadu | Nacional | Loan Ended |
| November 21, 2019 | MF | Javier Pérez | | Option declined |
| November 21, 2019 | MF | Peter-Lee Vassell | | Option declined |
| January 7, 2020 | FW | Rodolfo Zelaya | Celaya | Mutually agreed to part ways |
| January 16, 2020 | GK | Tyler Miller | Minnesota United FC | Traded for $150,000 in GAM in 2020 and $50,000 in TAM in 2021 |
| February 7, 2020 | FW | Joshua Perez | | Mutually agreed to part ways |
| February 11, 2020 | DF | Walker Zimmerman | Nashville SC | Traded for $600,000 in GAM in 2020 and $350,000 in GAM in 2021, and up to $150,000 each in 2020 and 2021 based on appearances |
| August 13, 2020 | FW | Adama Diomande | | Mutually agreed to part ways |
| September 1, 2020 | MF | Alejandro Guido | San Diego Loyal SC | Loan |
| September 23, 2020 | DF | Danilo Silva | | Retired |
| September 23, 2020 | GK | Phillip Ejimadu | San Diego Loyal SC | Loan |
| December 23, 2020 | FW | Bradley Wright-Phillips | Columbus Crew SC | Free agent |

### Draft picks

| Round | # | Position | Player | College/Club Team |
| 1 | 24 | GK | Paulo Pita | Marshall |
| 2 | 50 | MF | Jack Hallahan | Michigan |
| 3 | 76 | MF | Jorge Gonzalez | SIUE |
| 4 | 102 | DF | Younes Boudadi | Creighton |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Major League Soccer
#### Standings
##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

##### MLS is Back – 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 | |

##### Overall

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

#### Results

All times are Pacific.

### U.S. Open Cup

Due to their final standings position for the 2019 MLS season, Los Angeles FC was to enter the competition in the Fourth Round, to be played May 19–20. However, it was announced on August 14, 2020, that the tournament would be canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on November 1, 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS is Back Playoffs | MLS is Back Playoffs | CONCACAF Champions League | CONCACAF Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | NED | Kenneth Vermeer | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | MEX | Pablo Sisniega | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | USA | Phillip Ejimadu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | Jordan Harvey | 11 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SEN | Mohamed Traore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | COL | Eddie Segura | 24 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Dejan Jakovic | 19 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ECU | Diego Palacios | 19 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | LBY | Mohamed El Monir | 13 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | HON | Andy Najar | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | USA | Tristan Blackmon | 16 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | MEX | Tony Leone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | USA | Mark Segbers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | COL | Jesús David Murillo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | GHA | Latif Blessing | 23 | 1 | 16+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | URU | Francisco Ginella | 24 | 1 | 13+7 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ECU | José Cifuentes | 17 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Mark-Anthony Kaye | 19 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | USA | Erik Dueñas | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Alejandro Guido | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Bryce Duke | 10 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | COL | Eduard Atuesta | 18 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | URU | Diego Rossi | 21 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | MEX | Carlos Vela | 7 | 5 | 3+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | FW | USA | Danny Musovski | 17 | 5 | 6+9 | 5 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | URU | Brian Rodríguez | 21 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | USA | Christian Torres | 6 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | GHA | Kwadwo Opoku | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | USA | Adrien Perez | 11 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 66 | FW | ENG | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 20 | 9 | 14+4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club ||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | BRA | Danilo Silva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | NOR | Adama Diomande | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |