Season Explorer

2020 season.

The 2020 MLS season had 26 clubs. Philadelphia Union won the Supporters' Shield with 47 points. Columbus Crew SC won MLS Cup 2020, beating Seattle Sounders FC in the final. Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC were new to the league. All 324 of its matches are listed below, each with its own page.

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Standings

2020 MLS standings
											Qualification
1	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia UnionShield	23	14	4	5	44	20	+24	47	2.04	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs in both Conferences
2	TorontoToronto FC	23	13	5	5	33	26	+7	44	1.91	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs in both Conferences
3	ColumbusColumbus Crew SCMLS Cup	23	12	6	5	36	21	+15	41	1.78	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs in both Conferences
4	OrlandoOrlando City SC	23	11	4	8	40	25	+15	41	1.78	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs in both Conferences
5	Sporting KCSporting Kansas City	21	12	6	3	38	25	+13	39	1.86	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs
6	NYCFCNew York City FC	23	12	8	3	37	25	+12	39	1.70	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs in both Conferences
7	SeattleSeattle Sounders FCFinalist	22	11	5	6	44	23	+21	39	1.77	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs
8	PortlandPortland Timbers	23	11	6	6	46	35	+11	39	1.70	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs
9	MinnesotaMinnesota United FC	21	9	5	7	36	26	+10	34	1.62	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs
10	DallasFC Dallas	22	9	6	7	28	24	+4	34	1.55	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs
11	LAFCLos Angeles FC	22	9	8	5	47	39	+8	32	1.45	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs
12	Red BullsNew York Red Bulls	23	9	9	5	29	31	−2	32	1.39	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs in both Conferences
13	NashvilleNashville SC	23	8	7	8	24	22	+2	32	1.39	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs (Western); qualifies for play-in round (Eastern)
14	New EnglandNew England Revolution	23	8	7	8	26	25	+1	32	1.39	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs (Western); qualifies for play-in round (Eastern)
15	San JoseSan Jose Earthquakes	23	8	9	6	35	51	−16	30	1.30	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs
16	ColoradoColorado Rapids	18	8	6	4	32	28	+4	28	1.56	Qualifies for MLS Cup playoffs
17	VancouverVancouver Whitecaps FC	23	9	14	0	27	44	−17	27	1.17
18	MontrealMontreal Impact	23	8	13	2	33	43	−10	26	1.13	Qualifies for play-in round (Eastern only)
19	MiamiInter Miami CF	23	7	13	3	25	35	−10	24	1.04	Qualifies for play-in round (Eastern only)
20	ChicagoChicago Fire FC	23	5	10	8	33	39	−6	23	1.00
21	AtlantaAtlanta United FC	23	6	13	4	23	30	−7	22	0.96
22	LA GalaxyLA Galaxy	22	6	12	4	27	46	−19	22	1.00
23	Salt LakeReal Salt Lake	22	5	10	7	25	35	−10	22	1.00
24	D.C.D.C. United	23	5	12	6	25	41	−16	21	0.91
25	HoustonHouston Dynamo	23	4	10	9	30	40	−10	21	0.91
26	CincinnatiFC CincinnatiLast	23	4	15	4	12	36	−24	16	0.70

Overall rank uses the modern MLS tiebreak (points, wins, GD, GF); exact at the top and bottom, best-effort in the middle for older seasons.

MLS Cup

Columbus Crew SC

Runner-up Seattle Sounders FC

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Supporters’ Shield

Philadelphia Union

Wooden SpoonNot awarded

FC Cincinnati

16 pts · 4-15-4 · −24 GD · last place, no spoon

Clubs26

Conferences2East · West

Points3-1-0Win 3 · draw 1 · loss 0

Matches per club—uneven schedules

Movement

Notes

Inter Miami and Nashville join (26 clubs)
Pandemic season: uneven schedules, MLS is Back Tournament
No Wooden Spoon awarded
Chicago Fire FC rebrand

Leading scorers

Who scored the goals.

Regular season and playoffs combined. Players who moved mid-season are credited across both clubs.

01Diego RossiF · LAFC3 ast2,043'16
02Gyasi ZardesF · Columbus4 ast2,345'15
03Raúl RuidíazF · Seattle4 ast2,041'14
04Kevin MolinoM · Minnesota3 ast1,683'13
05Robert BericF · Chicago1 ast2,100'12
06Sergio SantosF · Philadelphia2 ast1,551'11
07Jordan MorrisM · Seattle6 ast2,331'11
08Chris MuellerM · Orlando6 ast2,028'10
09Cristian PavónM · LA Galaxy3 ast2,141'10
10Robin LodM · Minnesota4 ast2,229'10

Results · 324 matches

Every 2020 MLS match, by month.

Regular season, playoffs and MLS Cup. Open a month to see every result; each match has its own page.

February8 matches

March18 matches

July46 matches

August39 matches

September83 matches

October85 matches

November40 matches

December5 matches

Standings

Honors

Structure

Who scored the goals.

Every 2020 MLS match, by month.