2020 Washington Spirit season


The 2020 season is Washington Spirit's seventh season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
The season was slated to begin on April 18, 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ultimately, the NWSL season was cancelled due to the pandemic. The lone competition the club participated in was the Challenge Cup which was held in lieu of the regular season. The tournament was held behind closed doors at the neutral venue of Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah. The Challenge Cup began on June 27, 2020.

Club

Roster

The first-team roster of Washington Spirit.
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Competitions

Preseason

All preseason competitions were cancelled on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Regular season

Regular season standings

Results summary
Results by round

NWSL Challenge Cup

Standings

Results by round

Preliminary round

Knockout round

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goalkeepers

Transfers

In

Out

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed during the 2020 NWSL College Draft will be listed in the notes.
PlayerPosPrevious clubNotesRef
Ashley SanchezFW UCLA BruinsRound 1, Pick 4
Natalie JacobsMF USC TrojansRound 2, Pick 4
Averie CollinsMF Washington State CougarsRound 2, Pick 8
Katie McClureFW Kansas JayhawksRound 3, Pick 5
Kaiya McCulloughFW UCLA BruinsRound 4, Pick 5

Awards