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Minnesota United FC
2020 season
OwnerBill McGuire
CEOChris Wright
Head CoachAdrian Heath
StadiumAllianz Field
Western ConferenceTBD
OverallTBD
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
Leagues CupRound of 16
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The 2020 Minnesota United FC season is the tenth season of Minnesota United FC's existence and their fourth season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of American soccer. United plays at Allianz Field and is coached by Adrian Heath. Outside of MLS, Minnesota United will also participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup, the 2020 Leagues Cup, as well as various preseason competitions.

Club

As of February 17, 2020[1]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Tyler Miller United States GK (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 31) United States Los Angeles FC
18 Greg Ranjitsingh Canada GK (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 31) United States Orlando City SC
99 Fred Emmings (HGP) Luxembourg GK (2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 20) United States MNUFC Academy
Defenders
2 Noah Billingsley New Zealand DF (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 27) United States UC Santa Barbara
3 Ike Opara United States DF (1989-02-21) 21 February 1989 (age 35) United States Sporting Kansas City
4 José Aja Uruguay DF (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 31) Chile Union Española
14 Brent Kallman United States DF (1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 (age 34) United States Minnesota United FC (NASL)
15 Michael Boxall New Zealand DF (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 36) South Africa SuperSport United
19 Romain Métanire Madagascar DF (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 34) France Stade Reims
41 James Musa New Zealand DF (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 32) United States Phoenix Rising FC
77 Chase Gasper United States DF (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28) United States University of Maryland
Midfielder
5 Jacori Hayes United States MF (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 29) United States FC Dallas
6 Osvaldo Alonso Cuba MF (1985-11-11) 11 November 1985 (age 38) United States Seattle Sounders
7 Kevin Molino Trinidad and Tobago MF (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34) United States Orlando City
8 Ján Greguš (DP) Slovakia MF (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 33) Denmark F.C. Copenhagen
11 Thomás Chacón (DP) Uruguay MF (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24) Uruguay Danubio F.C.
13 Ethan Finlay United States MF (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 34) United States Columbus Crew
16 Robin Lod Finland MF (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 31) Spain Sporting Gijón
31 Hassani Dotson United States MF (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 27) United States Oregon State University
44 Raheem Edwards Canada MF (1995-07-17) 17 July 1995 (age 29) United States Chicago Fire
94 Marlon Hairston United States MF (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) United States Houston Dynamo
Forwards
9 Luis Amarilla Paraguay FW (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 29) Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
12 Aaron Schoenfeld United States FW (1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 (age 34) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
23 Mason Toye (GA) United States FW (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 25) United States Indiana University

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position No. Player From club Notes Ref.
November 13, 2019 MF 94 United States Marlon Hairston United States Houston Dynamo Trade [2]
November 25, 2019 GK 18 Canada Greg Ranjitsingh United States Orlando City SC 2019 MLS Waiver Draft [3]
January 16, 2020 GK 1 United States Tyler Miller United States Los Angeles FC Trade [4]
January 17, 2020 MF 41 New Zealand James Musa United States Phoenix Rising FC Transfer [5]
January 21, 2020 MF 5 United States Jacori Hayes United States FC Dallas Trade [6]
January 22, 2020 GK 99 Luxembourg Fred Emmings United States MNUFC Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP) [7]
February 11, 2020 MF 44 Canada Raheem Edwards United States Chicago Fire Trade [8]
February 12, 2020 FW 12 United States Aaron Schoenfeld Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Transfer [9]
February 14, 2020 DF 4 Uruguay José Aja Chile Union Española Transfer [10]

MLS SuperDraft

Round Pick Player Position Previous club Status Ref
1 18 New Zealand Noah Billingsley Defender UC Santa Barbara Signed [11][12]
4 88 England Matthew Bentley Forward Missouri State University Unsigned [A][13]
4 96 Jamaica Andrew Booth Midfielder FIU Unsigned [13]
  1. ^
    Acquired from Chicago Fire along with $50,000 in 2020 General Allocation Money in exchange for $50,000 in 2019 General Allocation Money[14]

Transfers out

Date Position No. Player To club Notes Ref.
October 25, 2019 DF 2 United States Carter Manley Free agent Option declined [15]
October 25, 2019 MF 17 United States Collin Martin United States San Diego Loyal SC Option declined [15][16]
October 25, 2019 MF 20 Finland Rasmus Schüller Finland HJK Option declined [15][17]
October 25, 2019 MF 86 France Wilfried Moimbé Free agent Option declined [15]
October 25, 2019 MF Tanzania Ally Hamis Ng'anzi United States Loudoun United FC Option declined [15][18]
November 13, 2019 MF 25 Colombia Darwin Quintero United States Houston Dynamo Traded [2]
November 19, 2019 FW 99 Ghana Abu Danladi United States Nashville SC Selected in Expansion Draft [19]
November 21, 2019 MF 10 United States Miguel Ibarra United States Seattle Sounders Option declined [20][21]
November 21, 2019 MF 12 Kenya Lawrence Olum United States Miami FC Option declined [20][22]
January 1, 2020 GK 1 Italy Vito Mannone England Reading End of loan [23][24]
January 21, 2020 FW 9 Colombia Ángelo Rodríguez Colombia Deportivo Cali Contract buyout [25][26]
February 11, 2020 DF 22 United States Wyatt Omsberg United States Chicago Fire Traded [8]

Loans in

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Ref.
January 28, 2020 End of season FW 9 Paraguay Luis Amarilla Argentina Vélez Sarsfield [27]

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Ref.
May 21, 2019 June 2020 MF Ecuador Romario Ibarra Mexico Pachuca [28][29]
February 12, 2020 End of Season GK 97 Canada Dayne St. Clair United States San Antonio FC [30]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
MLS 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 100.00
U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Leagues Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 100.00

Updated to match played Mar. 8th, 2020
Source: Competitions

Exhibitions

Preseason

February 1, 2020 1 FIU Panthers 0–5 Minnesota United FC Melbourne, Florida
CST Report Toye ,
Molino
Hairston
Booth
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
February 5, 2020 2 Charleston Battery 2–3 Minnesota United FC Melbourne, Florida
4:30 p.m. CST Lewis 5', 19' Report
Report
Dotson 9'
Lod 25'
Chacón
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
February 8, 2020 3 Miami FC 0–5 Minnesota United FC Melbourne, Florida
2:30 p.m. CST Report Amarilla 11'
Greguš 24'
Booth
Toye 84',
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex

Portland Tournament

Standings
Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 6
2 Minnesota United FC 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
3 New England Revolution 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Portland Timbers 3 1 0 2 5 8 –3 3

Last updated: February 23, 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

February 16, 2020 1 New England Revolution 2–2 Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
4:30 p.m. CST Buksa 28' (Penilla)
Bou 71'
Report Amarilla 23' (Molino), 35' (pen.) Stadium: Providence Park
February 19, 2020 2 Portland Timbers 2–4 Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
9:30 p.m. CST Asprilla 29'
Krolicki 85'
Report Edwards 35', 54'
Chacón 63'
Amarilla 74'
Stadium: Providence Park
February 22, 2020 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
4:30 p.m. CST Cavallini 64'
Montero 90'
Report Finlay 7' Stadium: Providence Park

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
2 Seattle Sounders FC 22 11 5 6 44 23 +21 39 1.77 Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
3 Portland Timbers 23 11 6 6 46 35 +11 39 1.70 Qualification for the playoffs first round and
2021 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
4 Minnesota United FC 21 9 5 7 36 26 +10 34 1.62 Qualification for the playoffs first round
5 Colorado Rapids 18 8 6 4 32 28 +4 28 1.56
6 FC Dallas 22 9 6 7 28 24 +4 34 1.55
Source: MLS[31]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
Overall
2020 MLS overall standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
7 New York City FC 23 12 8 3 37 25 +12 39 1.70 2021 Leagues Cup[a]
8 Portland Timbers (M) 23 11 6 6 46 35 +11 39 1.70 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
9 Minnesota United FC 21 9 5 7 36 26 +10 34 1.62
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
Source: MLS[32]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(M) MLS is Back tournament champions
Notes:
  1. ^ As 5th, Eastern Conference (MLS4)
  2. ^ As MLS is Back tournament winners (USA3)

Results

All times are Central.

March 1, 2020 Match 1 Portland Timbers 1–3 Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
6:30 p.m. CST Paredes Yellow card 43'
Valeri 56' (pen.), Yellow card 61'
Chará Yellow card 71'
Report Alonso Yellow card 31'
Métanire Yellow card 38'
Molino 51', 78'
Amarilla 76'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 7, 2020 Match 2 San Jose Earthquakes 2–5 Minnesota United FC San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. CST Eriksson 19' (pen.)
Qazaishvili 53'
Report Opara 13', 71'
Gregus 26'
Amarilla 32', Yellow card 67'
Lod 45+3'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 12,223
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
March 15, 2020 Match 3 Minnesota United FC P–P New York Red Bulls Saint Paul, Minnesota
6:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[33]
March 21, 2020 Match 4 Minnesota United FC P–P Montreal Impact Saint Paul, Minnesota
2:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[33]
April 4, 2020 Match 5 Minnesota United FC P–P San Jose Earthquakes Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[33]
April 11, 2020 Match 6 Minnesota United FC P–P LA Galaxy Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[34]
April 15, 2020 Match 7 Houston Dynamo P–P Minnesota United FC Houston, Texas
7:30 p.m. CST Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[34]
April 18, 2020 Match 8 Minnesota United FC P–P FC Dallas Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[34]
April 25, 2020 Match 9 Sporting Kansas City P–P Minnesota United FC Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 p.m. CST Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[34]
April 29, 2020 Match 10 Columbus Crew SC P–P Minnesota United FC Columbus, Ohio
6:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[34]
May 2, 2020 Match 11 Minnesota United FC P–P Colorado Rapids Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[34]
May 9, 2020 Match 12 Orlando City SC P–P Minnesota United FC Orlando, Florida
6:30 p.m. CST Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[34]
May 13, 2020 Match 13 Minnesota United FC P–P Real Salt Lake Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
Note: Further extension of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[35]
May 16, 2020 Match 14 Inter Miami CF P–P Minnesota United FC Miami, Florida
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Note: Further extension of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[35]
May 23, 2020 Match 15 Minnesota United FC P–P Portland Timbers Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
Note: Further extension of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[35]
May 31, 2020 Match 16 LA Galaxy P–P Minnesota United FC Carson, California
9:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Note: Further extension of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[35]
June 13, 2020 Match 17 Minnesota United FC v Nashville SC Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
June 17, 2020 Match 18 Los Angeles FC v Minnesota United FC Los Angeles, California
9:30 p.m. CST Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
June 20, 2020 Match 19 FC Dallas v Minnesota United FC Frisco, Texas
9:30 p.m. CST Stadium: Toyota Stadium
June 27, 2020 Match 20 D.C. United v Minnesota United FC Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Audi Field
July 1, 2020 Match 21 Minnesota United FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
July 5, 2020 Match 22 Seattle Sounders FC v Minnesota United FC Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: CenturyLink Field
July 12, 2020 Match 23 Minnesota United FC v Los Angeles FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
July 18, 2020 Match 24 Minnesota United FC v Sporting Kansas City Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
July 25, 2020 Match 25 Real Salt Lake v Minnesota United FC Sandy, Utah
9:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Aug 1, 2020 Match 26 Nashville SC v Minnesota United FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Aug 9, 2020 Match 27 Minnesota United FC v Atlanta United FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
2:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
Aug 16, 2020 Match 28 Minnesota United FC v Seattle Sounders FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
6:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
Aug 22, 2020 Match 29 Minnesota United FC v Chicago Fire Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
Aug 29, 2020 Match 30 Colorado Rapids v Minnesota United FC Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Sept 13, 2020 Match 31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Minnesota United FC Vancouver, British Columbia
8:00 p.m. CST Stadium: BC Place
Sept 19, 2020 Match 32 Minnesota United FC v New England Revolution Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field
Sept 26, 2020 Match 33 FC Cincinnati v Minnesota United FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 p.m. CST Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Oct 4, 2020 Match 34 Minnesota United FC v Houston Dynamo Saint Paul, Minnesota
3:30 p.m. CST Stadium: Allianz Field

U.S. Open Cup

Due to their final standings position for the 2019 season, the Loons will enter the competition in the Fourth Round, to be played May 19–20.[36]

May 19–20 Round 4 v

Leagues Cup

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