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
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.
National teams
Men's
Senior
.
=Friendlies
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=Goalscorers
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Goals are current as of December 9, 2020, after the match against .
U–23
=CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
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The tournament was moved to March 2021.
U–20
=CONCACAF U-20 Championship
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The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in
Honduras
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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
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, with the new dates of the tournament to be confirmed later.
Group E
Women's
Senior
.
=Friendlies
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=CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
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The draw for the tournament was on 7 November 2019, 14:30
EST (
UTC−5), at the
Mediapro
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The company holds branch offices in Madrid, Se ...
Studio in
Miami, Florida
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, United States.
Group A
Knockout stage
=SheBelieves Cup
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=Goalscorers
=
Goals are current as of November 27, 2020, after the match against .
U–20
=CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
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Group C
Knockout stage
Club competitions
Men's
League competitions
= Major League Soccer
=
MLS is Back Tournament
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout stage
Final
Conference tables
;
Eastern Conference
;
Western Conference
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.
MLS Playoffs
MLS Cup
= USL Championship
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Renamed from United Soccer League (USL) after the 2018 season
Conference tables
;Eastern Conference
;Western Conference
= USL League One
=
= National Independent Soccer Association
=
Conference tables
;Eastern Conference
;Western Conference
Fall Championship
;Group A
;Group B
;Knock-Out Round
Final
Cup competitions
= US Open Cup
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Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the
coronavirus pandemic
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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
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2020 CONCACAF Champions League
teams in bold are still active in the competition
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
, , colspan="2"
Semi-finals
Final
=Leagues Cup
=
Major League Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on May 19, 2020, due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
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
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.
Coaching changes
Women's
League competitions
= National Women's Soccer League
=
NWSL Challenge Cup
Knockout round
Final
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
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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.
=United Women's Soccer
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Coaching changes
Honors
Professional
Amateur
Notes
External links
US Soccer ScheduleUS Soccer ResultsCONCACAFMLSNWSLUSLUSL1NISA
References
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Seasons in American soccer
Soccer
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