# 2020 USL League One season

The 2020 USL League One season was the second season of USL League One. The regular season was scheduled to begin on March 27 and end on October 3. On March 13, it was announced the regular season start would be delayed to April 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This delay was extended to May 10. The delay was extended for a third time with the USL awaiting guidance and clarity from various authorities before announcing a new date. On June 5, the league announced a provisional return date of July 18. On July 2, the league announced a modified 20-game schedule (but changed to a 16-game schedule on July 17) with a modified playoffs. Now, only the top two teams will go straight to the League Finals, on the weekend of October 31. On July 8, Toronto FC II announced they would not play in 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions. They remain a member club of the league, and plan to return for the 2021 season. Nine teams return from the inaugural season, while three new teams enter for the first time; MLS reserve teams Fort Lauderdale CF and New England Revolution II, and expansion club Union Omaha.
North Texas SC was the defending champion. They were unable to defend the title after finishing third in the regular season, eliminating them from the Championship game.
The Championship game was canceled on October 29, 2020, after several Union Omaha players tested positive for COVID-19. Greenville Triumph SC was awarded the title based on points per game average (2.188 to 1.825).

## Teams

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Head coach | Affiliate | Jersey manufacturer | Jersey sponsor |
| Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Chattanooga, Tennessee | CHI Memorial Stadium | 5,000 | Jimmy Obleda | | Adidas | Transcard |
| Fort Lauderdale CF | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Inter Miami CF Stadium | 19,000 | Jason Kreis | Inter Miami CF | Adidas | |
| Forward Madison FC | Madison, Wisconsin | Hart Park | 3,000 | Daryl Shore | Chicago Fire FC | Hummel | Dairyland Insurance |
| Greenville Triumph SC | Greenville, South Carolina | Legacy Early College Field | 4,000 | John Harkes | | Nike | Scansource |
| New England Revolution II | Foxborough, Massachusetts | Gillette Stadium | 20,000 | Clint Peay | New England Revolution | Adidas | UnitedHealthcare |
| North Texas SC | Arlington, Texas | Globe Life Park in Arlington | 48,114 | Eric Quill | FC Dallas | Adidas | AdvoCare |
| Orlando City B | Kissimmee, Florida | Osceola County Stadium | 5,400 | Marcelo Neveleff | Orlando City SC | Adidas | Orlando Health |
| Richmond Kickers | Richmond, Virginia | City Stadium | 22,611 | Darren Sawatzky | | Adidas | Absolute Stone Design |
| South Georgia Tormenta FC | Statesboro, Georgia | Eagle Field at Erk Russell Park | 3,500 | Ian Cameron | | Adidas | Optim Healthcare |
| Toronto FC II † | Toronto, Ontario | BMO Training Ground | 1,000 | Mike Muñoz | Toronto FC | Adidas | BMO |
| FC Tucson | Tucson, Arizona | Kino Sports Complex | 3,500 | John Galas | Phoenix Rising FC | Macron | Chapman Automotive |
| Union Omaha | Papillion, Nebraska | Werner Park | 9,023 | Jay Mims | | Nike | CHI Health (home) Nebraska Medicine (away) |
$^†$Withdrew for the season.

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Richmond Kickers | David Bulow | Contract not renewed | October 9, 2019 | Darren Sawatzky | November 6, 2019 |
| FC Tucson | Darren Sawatzky | Mutual separation | November 6, 2019 | John Galas | December 24, 2019 |
| Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Tim Hankinson | Mutual separation | November 20, 2019 | Jimmy Obleda | November 21, 2019 |
| Orlando City B | Roberto Sibaja | End of interim period | December 20, 2019 | Marcelo Neveleff | December 20, 2019 |
| Toronto FC II | Michael Rabasca | Mutual separation | January 27, 2020 | Mike Muñoz | January 27, 2020 |
| South Georgia Tormenta FC | John Miglarese | Promoted to technical director | September 16, 2020 | Ian Cameron | September 16, 2020 |

## League table

| 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 | |
* ↑ The regular season was slated to begin on March 27, but was delayed to April 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This delay was extended to May 10. The delay was extended for a third time with the USL awaiting guidance and clarity from various authorities before announcing a new date. On June 5, a provisional start date of July 18 was announced.
* 1 2 3 4 Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.

## Results table

Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw  • Cancelled :
| Club | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches |
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Chattanooga Red Wolves (CHA) | TRM | TUC | NTX | GVL | TRM | NEW | FTL | NEW | RIC | OMA | GVL | MAD | NTX | ORL | MAD | RIC |
| Chattanooga Red Wolves (CHA) | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | CAN | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Fort Lauderdale CF (FTL) | GVL | TUC | TRM | ORL | NTX | GVL | CHA | ORL | TRM | RIC | TUC | OMA | NTX | NEW | MAD | OMA |
| Fort Lauderdale CF (FTL) | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Forward Madison FC (MAD) | NTX | GVL | RIC | TRM | OMA | ORL | NEW | GVL | TUC | CHA | TUC | OMA | FTL | CHA | NTX | NEW |
| Forward Madison FC (MAD) | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Greenville Triumph SC (GVL) | FTL | RIC | MAD | TRM | CHA | FTL | NEW | RIC | TRM | MAD | CHA | NTX | ORL | TUC | OMA | ORL |
| Greenville Triumph SC (GVL) | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
| New England Revolution II (NEW) | OMA | ORL | NTX | RIC | GVL | CHA | MAD | CHA | TUC | OMA | ORL | RIC | FTL | NTX | TRM | MAD |
| New England Revolution II (NEW) | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 |
| North Texas SC (NTX) | MAD | OMA | CHA | NEW | FTL | OMA | ORL | TUC | TUC | GVL | FTL | CHA | RIC | NEW | MAD | TRM |
| North Texas SC (NTX) | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Orlando City B (ORL) | TRM | NEW | FTL | TUC | MAD | TRM | NTX | OMA | FTL | NEW | GVL | RIC | CHA | TUC | RIC | GVL |
| Orlando City B (ORL) | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | CAN | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 |
| Richmond Kickers (RIC) | GVL | TRM | MAD | TUC | NEW | GVL | TUC | CHA | FTL | OMA | NEW | ORL | NTX | TRM | ORL | CHA |
| Richmond Kickers (RIC) | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Tormenta FC (TRM) | CHA | RIC | ORL | GVL | FTL | MAD | CHA | ORL | GVL | OMA | FTL | OMA | TUC | RIC | NEW | NTX |
| Tormenta FC (TRM) | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| FC Tucson (TUC) | FTL | CHA | OMA | RIC | ORL | OMA | RIC | NTX | NEW | NTX | MAD | FTL | MAD | TRM | GVL | ORL |
| FC Tucson (TUC) | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Union Omaha (OMA) | NEW | NTX | TUC | MAD | NTX | TUC | ORL | TRM | CHA | NEW | RIC | FTL | TRM | MAD | GVL | FTL |
| Union Omaha (OMA) | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |

## USL League One Championship

The game was canceled the day before because several Union Omaha players tested positive for COVID-19. Greenville was awarded the title based on points per game average (2.188 to 1.825).

## League awards
### Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player: Emiliano Terzaghi (RIC)
* Defender of the Year: Brandon Fricke (GVL)
* Young Player of the Year: Chris Brady (MAD)
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Dallas Jaye (GVL)
* Coach of the Year: John Harkes (GVL)
* Golden Boot: Emiliano Terzaghi (RIC)
* Assists Champion: Ethan Vanacore-Decker (OMA)
* Golden Glove: Dallas Jaye (GVL)
* Goal of the Year: Josh Coan (TUC)
* Save of the Year: Joe Rice (NEW)

### All-League Teams

First team :
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Dallas Jaye (GVL) | Justin Che (NTX) Brandon Fricke (GVL) Tyler Polak (GVL) Damià Viader (OMA) | Evan Conway (OMA) Noah Pilato (GVL) Eduardo Sosa (FTL) | Greg Hurst (CHA) Emiliano Terzaghi (RIC) Alex Morrell (GVL) |
Second team :
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Rashid Nuhu (OMA) | Ian Fray (FTL) Ricky Ruiz (CHA) Connor Tobin (MAD) Collin Verfurth (NEW) | Nicolas Firmino (NEW) Maciel (NEW) Marco Micaletto (TRM) | Edison Azcona (FTL) Lachlan McLean (GVL) Ethan Vanacore-Decker (OMA) |

### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | Goal of the Month | Goal of the Month | Save of the Month | Save of the Month | Coach of the Month | Coach of the Month | References |
| Month | Player | Club | Position | Player | Club | Position | Goalkeeper | Club | Coach | Club | References |
| July | Jake Keegan | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward | Emiliano Terzaghi | Richmond Kickers | Forward | Dallas Jaye | Greenville Triumph SC | John Harkes | Greenville Triumph SC | |
| August | Ethan Vanacore-Decker | Union Omaha | Forward | Ricky Lopez-Espin | Fort Lauderdale CF | Forward | Sam Howard | Union Omaha | Darren Sawatzky | Richmond Kickers | |
| September | Emiliano Terzaghi | Richmond Kickers | Forward | Noah Pilato | Greenville Triumph SC | Midfielder | Joe Rice | New England Revolution II | John Harkes | Greenville Triumph SC | |
| October | Evan Conway | Union Omaha | Forward | Nicolas Firmino | New England Revolution II | Midfielder | Austin Aviza | Orlando City B | Eric Quill | North Texas SC | |

### Weekly awards

Player of the Week :
| Week | Player | Club | Position |
| 1 | Alex Morrell | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward |
| 2 | Jake Keegan | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward |
| 3 | Nil Vinyals | Tormenta FC | Forward |
| 4 | Ethan Vanacore-Decker | Union Omaha | Forward |
| 5 | Don Smart | Forward Madison FC | Midfielder |
| 6 | Azaad Liadi | FC Tucson | Forward |
| 7 | Mark Hernández | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Midfielder |
| 8 | Alex Morrell | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward |
| 9 | Sami Guediri | Fort Lauderdale CF | Defender |
| 10 | Curtis Thorn | Tormenta FC | Defender |
| 11 | Ivan Magalhães | Richmond Kickers | Defender |
| 12 | Ronaldo Damus | North Texas SC | Forward |
| 13 | Nicolas Firmino | New England Revolution II | Midfielder |
| 14 | Josh Coan | FC Tucson | Forward |
| 15 | Alex Morrell | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward |
Goal of the Week :
| Week | Player | Club | Opponent |
| 1 | Alex Morrell | Greenville Triumph SC | Fort Lauderdale CF |
| 2 | Emiliano Terzaghi | Richmond Kickers | Greenville Triumph SC |
| 3 | Nil Vinyals | Tormenta FC | Orlando City B |
| 4 | Ricky Lopez-Espin | Fort Lauderdale CF | Tormenta FC |
| 5 | Ivan Magalhaes | Richmond Kickers | FC Tucson |
| 6 | Edwin Cerrillo | North Texas SC | Union Omaha |
| 7 | Devin Boyce | Union Omaha | FC Tucson |
| 8 | Adolfo Ovalle | Forward Madison FC | New England Revolution II |
| 9 | Edison Azcona | Fort Lauderdale CF | Orlando City B |
| 10 | Noah Pilato | Greenville Triumph SC | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC |
| 11 | Josh Coan | FC Tucson | Forward Madison FC |
| 12 | JP Scearce | Union Omaha | Tormenta FC |
| 13 | Nicolas Firmino | New England Revolution II | Fort Lauderdale CF |
| 14 | Damian Rivera | New England Revolution II | North Texas SC |
| 15 | Evan Conway | Union Omaha | Fort Lauderdale CF |
Save of the Week :
| Week | Player | Club | Opponent |
| 1 | Dallas Jaye | Greenville Triumph SC | Fort Lauderdale CF |
| 2 | Dylan Castanheira | Fort Lauderdale CF | FC Tucson |
| 3 | Austin Aviza | Orlando City B | Tormenta FC |
| 4 | Dylan Castanheira | Fort Lauderdale CF | Tormenta FC |
| 5 | Joe Rice | New England Revolution II | North Texas SC |
| 6 | Dallas Jaye | Greenville Triumph SC | Fort Lauderdale CF |
| 7 | Sam Howard | Union Omaha | FC Tucson |
| 8 | Joe Rice | New England Revolution II | Forward Madison FC |
| 9 | Dallas Jaye | Greenville Triumph SC | Forward Madison FC |
| 10 | Dylan Castanheira | Fort Lauderdale CF | Tormenta FC |
| 11 | Rashid Nuhu | Union Omaha | Richmond Kickers |
| 12 | Austin Aviza | Orlando City B | Greenville Triumph SC |
| 13 | Dallas Jaye | Greenville Triumph SC | FC Tucson |
| 14 | Austin Aviza | Orlando City B | FC Tucson |
| 15 | Austin Aviza | Orlando City B | Richmond Kickers |
Team of the Week :
| Week | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
| 1 | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |
| 2 | Rice (NEW) | Jackson (TRM) Batista (NTX) Eliverton (TUC) Polak (GVL) | Micaletto (TRM) Pineda (CHA) Boyce (OMA) | Hurst (CHA) Liadi (TUC) Keegan (GVL) | |
| 3 | Fitzgerald (RIC) | Diaz (MAD) Mueller (TRM) Folla (CHA) Viader (OMA) | Vinyals (TRM) Mayr (TRM) Walker (GVL) | Vanacore-Decker (OMA) Conway (OMA) Hurst (CHA) | |
| 4 | Jaye (GVL) | Antley (RIC) Rodas (ORL) Hauswirth (OMA) | Sosa (FTL) Terzaghi (RIC) Soto (CHA) | Tablante (ORL) Vanacore-Decker (OMA) Hurst (CHA) Redzic (NTX) | |
| 5 | Jaye (GVL) | Magalhães (RIC) Trimmingham (MAD) Álvarez (NTX) | Angking (NEW) Paulo Jr. (MAD) Smart (MAD) Roberts (NTX) Terzaghi (RIC) | Rivera (ORL) McLean (GVL) | |
| 6 | Jara (TRM) | Polak (GVL) Antley (RIC) Lockaby (MAD) | Micaletto (TRM) Contreras (OMA) Sosa (FTL) Pilato (GVL) | Adams (TUC) Liadi (TUC) Lopez-Espin (FTL) | |
| 7 | Rice (NEW) | Skelton (TRM) Ruiz (CHA) Viader (OMA) | Boyce (OMA) Aguilera (ORL) Kraft (RIC) Terzaghi (RIC) | Hernández (CHA) Firmino (NEW) Zacarías (CHA) | |
| 8 | Nuhu (OMA) | Ruiz (CHA) Toyama (MAD) Fray (FTL) | Boyce (OMA) Kraft (RIC) Conway (OMA) Vang (MAD) | Morrell (GVL) Terzaghi (RIC) McLean (GVL) | |
| 9 | Zuluaga (FTL) | Murillo (GVL) Guediri (FTL) Sousa (OMA) Ricketts (CHA) | Walker (GVL) Dieterich (CHA) Hernández (CHA) | Smith (NTX) McLean (GVL) Azcona (FTL) | |
| 10 | Jara (TRM) | Thorn (TRM) Spaulding (NEW) Fricke (GVL) | Pilato (GVL) Dennis (TUC) Micaletto (TRM) Hernandez (NTX) | Elivelton (TUC) Zacarías (CHA) Firmino (NEW) | |
| 11 | Knight (TUC) | Magalhães (RIC) Lee (GVL) Guediri (FTL) | Mendonca (NEW) Kraft (RIC) Sosa (FTL) Sinclair (NEW) Terzaghi (RIC) | Keegan (GVL) Vang (MAD) | |
| 12 | Avilez (NTX) | Murillo (GVL) Spaulding (NEW) Waldeck (NTX) | Morrell (GVL) Mendonca (NEW) Otieno (OMA) Maciel (NEW) | Damus (NTX) Conway (OMA) McLean (GVL) | |
| 13 | Merancio (TUC) | Munjoma (NTX) Mendonca (NEW) Burgess (NTX) | Mohamed (GVL) Terzaghi (RIC) Bolanos (RIC) Firmino (NEW) | Ramos-Godoy (TUC) McLean (GVL) Bruce (NTX) | |
| 14 | Nuhu (OMA) | Skelton (TRM) Biek (TUC) Sousa (OMA) | Vinyals (TRM) Molina (OMA) Rodriguez (NTX) Dennis (TUC) | Conway (OMA) Coan (TUC) Paulo Jr. (MAD) | |
| 15 | Avilez (NTX) | Toyama (MAD) Lee (GVL) Waldeck (NTX) | Boyce (OMA) Munjoma (NTX) Morrell (GVL) Mwape (RIC) | Phelps (TRM) Hurst (CHA) Conway (OMA) | |
| Bold denotes Player of the Week ||||||