The 2020 Houston Dynamo season was the

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's 15th season of existence since joining Major League Soccer prior to the 2006 season. The Dynamo missed the playoffs in 2020 for the 6th time in 7 years, finishing last in the Western Conference. The

2020 U.S. Open Cup The 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was planned to be the 107th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, a knockout cup competition in American soccer. Atlanta United FC were the defending champions after defeating Minnesota United FC in the 2019 final. Th ...

was canceled due to the

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. 2020 was the Dynamo's first year with head coach

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and the sixth season under General Manager

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. On the front office end, it was Gabriel Brener's fifth season as majority owner and John Walker's second season as President of Business Operations.

Current squad

''Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.''

Player movement

In

''Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.''

Out

Loans in

Loans out

MLS SuperDraft

Coaching staff

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Non-competitive

Preseason friendlies

Midseason friendlies

Competitive

MLS

Standings

Western Conference table

Overall table

MLS is Back Tournament

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to mark the league's return to action from the

. The tournament featured a group stage, followed by a knockout stage. Games during the group stage counted as regular season matches. The schedule was revealed on June 24.

= Group E

Results summary

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

As an MLS club, the Dynamo was originally set to enter the competition in the Third or Fourth Round, tentatively scheduled for April 21–23 or May 19–20. The U.S. Soccer Federation canceled the tournament on August 17, 2020, due to the

Season statistics

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