2020 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

The 2020 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's tenth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, it was the 43rd season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Chairman	Jeff Mallett
Head coach	Marc Dos Santos
Stadium	BC Place (Capacity: 22,120) Providence Park (Capacity: 25,218)
Major League Soccer	Conference:9th Overall:17th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
Canadian Championship	Did not qualify
MLS is Back Tournament	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Lucas Cavallini (6) All: Lucas Cavallini (6)
Highest home attendance	League/All:
Lowest home attendance	League/All:
Average home league attendance	22,120
Biggest win	3–0 (vs LA Galaxy, November 8)
Biggest defeat	0–6 (at LAFC, September 23)
Home colours Away colours
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Around September and towards the end of the season, COVID-19 cross-border restrictions imposed by the Canadian government forced the Whitecaps to play the remaining home matches at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon.^[1]

On November 16, 2019, the Whitecaps named Axel Schuster as the club's new sporting director.^[2]

Roster

As of September 30, 2020^[3]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Bryan Meredith		GK	(1989-08-02) August 2, 1989 (age 35)	Inter Miami CF
16	Maxime Crépeau		GK	(1994-04-11) April 11, 1994 (age 30)	Montreal Impact
30	Evan Bush		GK	(1986-03-06) March 6, 1986 (age 38)	Montreal Impact
51	Thomas Hasal		GK	(1999-07-09) July 9, 1999 (age 25)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
60	Isaac Boehmer		GK	(2001-11-20) November 20, 2001 (age 23)	Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
Defenders
3	Cristián Gutiérrez		DF	(1997-02-18) February 18, 1997 (age 27)	Colo-Colo
4	Ranko Veselinović		DF	(1999-03-24) March 24, 1999 (age 25)	Vojvodina
13	Derek Cornelius		DF	(1997-11-25) November 25, 1997 (age 26)	Javor Ivanjica
20	Jasser Khmiri		DF	(1997-07-27) July 27, 1997 (age 27)	Stade Tunisien
22	Érik Godoy		DF	(1993-08-16) August 16, 1993 (age 31)	Colón
28	Jake Nerwinski		DF	(1994-10-17) October 17, 1994 (age 30)	Connecticut Huskies
34	Gianfranco Facchineri		DF	(2002-04-27) April 27, 2002 (age 22)	Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
53	Ali Adnan		DF	(1993-12-19) December 19, 1993 (age 30)	Udinese
56	Georges Mukumbilwa		DF	(1999-09-23) September 23, 1999 (age 25)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
Midfielders
15	Andy Rose		MF	(1990-02-13) February 13, 1990 (age 34)	Motherwell
17	Leonard Owusu		MF	(1997-06-03) June 3, 1997 (age 27)	Ashdod
19	Janio Bikel		MF	(1995-06-28) June 28, 1995 (age 29)	CSKA Sofia
27	Ryan Raposo		MF	(1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25)	Syracuse Orange
31	Russell Teibert		MF	(1992-12-22) December 22, 1992 (age 31)	Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
32	Patrick Metcalfe		MF	(1998-11-11) November 11, 1998 (age 26)	Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
55	Michael Baldisimo		MF	(2000-04-13) April 13, 2000 (age 24)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
62	Damiano Pecile		MF	(2002-04-11) April 11, 2002 (age 22)	Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
Forwards
7	David Milinković		FW	(1994-05-20) May 20, 1994 (age 30)	Hull City
9	Lucas Cavallini		FW	(1992-12-28) December 28, 1992 (age 31)	Club Puebla
11	Cristian Dájome		FW	(1994-01-03) January 3, 1994 (age 30)	Atlético Nacional
12	Fredy Montero		FW	(1987-07-26) July 26, 1987 (age 37)	Sporting CP
14	Theo Bair		FW	(1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 (age 25)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
87	Tosaint Ricketts		FW	(1987-08-06) August 6, 1987 (age 37)	Sūduva
Out on Loan
54	Simon Colyn		MF	(2002-03-23) March 23, 2002 (age 22)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency

• See also: List of Vancouver Whitecaps FC players

Transfers

In

Transferred in

#	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
9	FW	Lucas Cavallini	Club Puebla	~$6,000,000	December 16, 2019	[4]
27	MF	Ryan Raposo	Syracuse Orange	2020 MLS SuperDraft, Generation Adidas	January 9, 2020	[5]
3	DF	Cristián Gutiérrez		Free	January 16, 2020	[6]
11	FW	Cristian Dájome	Atlético Nacional	Undisclosed TAM	January 17, 2020	[7]
17	MF	Leonard Owusu	Ashdod		January 21, 2020	[8]
22	DF	Érik Godoy	Colón		January 22, 2020	[9]
34	DF	Gianfranco Facchineri	Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad	Homegrown player	January 23, 2020	[10]
32	MF	Patrick Metcalfe				[11]
1	GK	Bryan Meredith	Inter Miami CF	Acquired in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.	January 29, 2020	[12]
62	MF	Damiano Pecile	Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad	Homegrown player	February 14, 2020	[13]
19	MF	Janio Bikel	CSKA Sofia	Undisclosed	February 28, 2020	[14]
60	GK	Isaac Boehmer	Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad	Homegrown player	August 17, 2020	[15]
30	GK	Evan Bush	Montreal Impact	Acquired in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft	September 28, 2020	[16]
4	DF	Ranko Veselinović	Vojvodina	Undisclosed	October 18, 2020	[17]

Loans in

#	Position	Player	Loaned from	Date	Loan expires	Source
7	FW	David Milinković	Hull City	January 27, 2020	December 31, 2020	[18]
4	DF	Ranko Veselinović	Vojvodina	February 9, 2020	October 18, 2020	[19]
40	GK	Jonathan Sirois	Montreal Impact	July 22, 2020	July 23, 2020	[20]

Out

Transferred out

#	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
9	FW	Anthony Blondell	Huachipato	undisclosed	October 17, 2019	[21]
39	GK	Sean Melvin	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	option declined
26	DF	Brendan McDonough
23	DF	Scott Sutter
46	DF	Brett Levis		out of contract
2	DF	Doneil Henry	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	undisclosed	November 20, 2019	[22]
94	DF	PC		option declined
18	GK	Zac MacMath	Real Salt Lake	traded for $50,000 TAM	December 17, 2019	[23]
24	MF	David Norman Jr.	Inter Miami CF	traded for a conditional 2022 MLS SuperDraft pick	January 1, 2020	[24]
6	MF	Jon Erice		mutual contract termination	January 15, 2020	[25]
6	MF	Hwang In-beom	Rubin Kazan	undisclosed	August 14, 2020	[26]
29	MF	Yordy Reyna	D.C. United	traded with an international roster spot for $400,000 GAM	September 19, 2020	[27]

Loans out

#	Position	Player	Loaned to	Date	Loan expires	Source
34	DF	Gianfranco Facchineri	Atlético Ottawa	July 6, 2020	September 30, 2020	[28]
54	MF	Simon Colyn	SPAL	October 7, 2020	June 30, 2021	[29]

Major League Soccer

Preseason

Columbus Crew v Whitecaps FC

January 28, 2020	Columbus Crew	1–1	Whitecaps FC	San Diego, California
13:00 (PST)	Santos 40'	Report	Raposo 51'	Stadium: Triton Soccer Stadium

FC Dallas v Whitecaps FC

February 1, 2020	FC Dallas	1–4	Whitecaps FC	San Diego, California
11:00 (PST)	Ondrasek 30'	Report	Raposo 21' Adnan 35' Teibert 39' Reyna 80'	Stadium: Triton Soccer Stadium

LA Galaxy v Whitecaps FC

February 4, 2020	LA Galaxy	4–1	Whitecaps FC	Carson, California
12:30 (PST)	13' 30' 52' 78'	Report	Cavallini 49'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Portland Timbers v Whitecaps FC

February 16, 2020	Portland Timbers	2–1	Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
17:00 (PST)	Mabiala  27' Valeri 34' (pen.) Polo 46'	Report	Khmiri  26' Cavallini 39' Adnan  40'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 13,882 Referee: Joe Dickerson

New England Revolution v Whitecaps FC

February 19, 2020	New England Revolution	0–2	Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
17:00 (PST)	Buchanan  39'	Report	Dájome  36' Adnan  64' 71' Cavallini 68' Milinković  69'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Ramy Touchan

Minnesota United FC v Whitecaps FC

February 22, 2020	Minnesota United FC	1–2	Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
14:30 (PST)	Finlay 7' Alonso  20' Gasper  36' Boxall  90+3'	Report	Milinković  20' Cavallini 65' (pen.) Montero 90'	Stadium: Providence Park

Regular season

League tables

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
7	Los Angeles FC	22	9	8	5	47	39	+8	32	1.45	Qualification for the playoffs first round
8	San Jose Earthquakes	23	8	9	6	35	51	−16	30	1.30
9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC[a]	23	9	14	0	27	44	−17	27	1.17
10	LA Galaxy	22	6	12	4	27	46	−19	22	1.00
11	Real Salt Lake	22	5	10	7	25	35	−10	22	1.00

Source: MLS^[30]
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:

1. Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

Overall

2020 MLS overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
15	New England Revolution	23	8	7	8	26	25	+1	32	1.39
16	San Jose Earthquakes	23	8	9	6	35	51	−16	30	1.30
17	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	23	9	14	0	27	44	−17	27	1.17
18	Montreal Impact	23	8	13	2	33	43	−10	26	1.13
19	Inter Miami CF	23	7	13	3	25	35	−10	24	1.04

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.

Results

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
23	27	9	14	0	27	44	−17	6	5	0	21	20	+1	3	9	0	6	24	−18

Last updated: November 8, 2020
Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Ground	H	A	N	N	N	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W

Updated to match(es) played on November 8, 2020. Source: ^[32]
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Whitecaps FC v Sporting Kansas City

February 29, 2020 1	Whitecaps FC	1–3	Sporting Kansas City	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 (PST)	Cornelius  23' Nerwinski 28'	Report	Kinda  3' 39' Pulido 17' Shelton  57' Hurtado 90+5'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Ted Unkel

LA Galaxy v Whitecaps FC

March 7, 2020 2	LA Galaxy	0–1	Whitecaps FC	Carson, California
19:00 (PST)	Katai  34' Corona  68'  75' Bingham  88'	Report	Ricketts 74'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 26,382 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Whitecaps FC v San Jose Earthquakes

July 15, 2020 3 MLSiBT Group stage	Whitecaps FC	3–4	San Jose Earthquakes	Bay Lake, Florida
6:00 pm PDT	Adnan 7' Judson 22' (o.g.) Dájome 59' Khmiri  76'	Report	Ríos 45+2' Espinoza  56' Wondolowski 72' Alanís 81' Yueill  90+3' Salinas 90+8' Fierro  90+10'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Chris Ruska

Seattle Sounders FC v Whitecaps FC

July 19, 2020 4 MLSiBT Group stage	Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	Whitecaps FC	Bay Lake, Florida
7:30 pm PDT	Lodeiro 16' (pen.) Morris 34' Leerdam  40' Ruidíaz 51'	Report	Khmiri  16' Reyna  30'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Robert Sibiga

Chicago Fire FC v Whitecaps FC

July 23, 2020 5 MLSiBT Group stage	Chicago Fire FC	0–2	Whitecaps FC	Bay Lake, Florida
6:00 am PDT	Giménez  81' Herbers  90+2'	Report	Reyna 65' Hasal  71' Dájome 71'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[33]

Toronto FC v Whitecaps FC

August 18, 2020 6 C.C.Q	Toronto FC	3–0	Whitecaps FC	Toronto, Ontario
17:00 (PST)	Piatti 27', 55' Auro Jr.  80' DeLeon 83'	Report	Cavallini  18' Teibert  76'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 0 Referee: David Gantar

Toronto FC v Whitecaps FC

August 21, 2020 7 C.C.Q	Toronto FC	1–0	Whitecaps FC	Toronto, Ontario
17:00 (PST)	Laryea 15' Fraser  36' Piatti  84' Pozuelo  86'	Report	Rose  55'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Montreal Impact v Whitecaps FC

August 25, 2020 8 C.C.Q	Montreal Impact	2–0	Whitecaps FC	Montreal, Quebec
17:00 (PST)	Quioto 18' Lappalainen 40' Jackson-Hamel  85'	Report	Cornelius  85'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 250 Referee: Drew Fischer

Whitecaps FC v Toronto FC

September 5, 2020 9 C.C.Q	Whitecaps FC	3–2	Toronto FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
18:30 (PST)	Cavallini 17'  78' Adnan  44' Baldisimo 57'  82' Nerwinski 76' Raposo  90+7'	Report	Osorio 25' Pozuelo 71' Ciman  76' Auro Jr.  86'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 0 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Whitecaps FC v Montreal Impact

September 13, 2020 10 C.C.Q	Whitecaps FC	2–4	Montreal Impact	Vancouver, British Columbia
18:30 (PST)	Bair 7' Cavallini  24'  57' Camacho 66' (o.g.) Dájome  69' Baldisimo  74' Montero  86'	Report	Okwonkwo 15' Taïder 45+1' (pen.) Piette 51' Quioto 60' Maciel  72'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 0 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Whitecaps FC v Montreal Impact

September 16, 2020 11 C.C.Q	Whitecaps FC	3–1	Montreal Impact	Vancouver, British Columbia
18:30 (PST)	Veselinović  31' Montero 41' (pen.), 78' Dájome 44'	Report	Camacho  37' Piette  45+1' Quioto 70'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 0 Referee: Drew Fischer

Real Salt Lake v Whitecaps FC

September 19, 2020 12	Real Salt Lake	1–2	Whitecaps FC	Sandy, Utah
18:30 (PST)	Beckerman  8'  63' Toia  68' Meram 81' Baird  90+2'	Report	Bikel  15' Adnan  41' Milinković 53' Cavallini 84' Hasal  90+1'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 3409 Referee: Kevin Stott

Los Angeles FC v Whitecaps FC

September 23, 2020 13	Los Angeles FC	6–0	Whitecaps FC	Los Angeles, California
19:30 (PST)	Jakovic 2' Wright-Phillipss 5', 11' Veselinović 14' (o.g.) Rossi 33' Rose 68' (o.g.) Harvey  83'	Report	Baldisimo  27'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers

September 27, 2020 14	Whitecaps FC	0–1	Portland Timbers	Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST)	Gutiérrez  8' Cavallini  40' Bikel  45+1'	Report	Mora 5' Farfan  45+3' Paredes  49'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Ted Unkel

Seattle Sounders FC v Whitecaps FC

October 3, 2020 15	Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	Whitecaps FC	Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PST)	João Paulo 46',  49' Ruidíaz 58' Gómez Andrade  65'	Report	Bikel  26',  68' Cavallini  52' Godoy 52' (o.g.) Montero 65' (pen.)	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Referee: Timothy Ford

San Jose Earthquakes v Whitecaps FC

October 7, 2020 16	San Jose Earthquakes	3–0	Whitecaps FC	San Jose, California
19:30 (PST)	Jungwirth  45+3' Espinoza 59' Ríos 66' Marie 90+3'	Report	Rose  17'  52' Baldisimo  60' Godoy  75'	Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium Referee: Allen Chapman

Whitecaps FC v Real Salt Lake

October 10, 2020 17	Whitecaps FC	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST)	Montero  14' Bikel  43' Cavallini  61' 75' Martínez 71' (o.g.) Dájome  79' Veselinović  90+7'	Report	Silva  23' Kreilach 37' Ruíz  40' Herrera  58' Martínez  76'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Whitecaps FC v Los Angeles FC

October 14, 2020 18	Whitecaps FC	2–1	Los Angeles FC	Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST)	Cavallini 30', 59' Bush  83' Bikel  89'	Report	Segura  49' Atuesta 83' (pen.) Dueñas  90+3'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Tori Penso

LA Galaxy v Whitecaps FC

October 18, 2020 19	LA Galaxy	1–0	Whitecaps FC	Carson, California
19:30 (PST)	Kitchen  45+1' Koreniuk 90' Harvey  90+2'	Report	Teibert  89'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Victor Rivas

Whitecaps FC v San Jose Earthquakes

October 24, 2020 20	Whitecaps FC	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST)	Adnan 51' Ricketts 57' Teibert  90+1' Owusu  90+3'	Report	Fierro 24' López  82'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC

October 27, 2020 21	Whitecaps FC	0–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST)	Cavallini  62' Dájome  84' Cornelius  90'	Report	Ruidíaz 54' Lodeiro 60'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Portland Timbers v Whitecaps FC

November 1, 2020 22	Portland Timbers	1–0	Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST)	Y. Chará 61'	Report	Baldisimo  88'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Armando Villarreal

Whitecaps FC v LA Galaxy

November 8, 2020 23	Whitecaps FC	3–0	LA Galaxy	Portland, Oregon
15:30 (PST)	Cavallini 24' Montero 43', 90+1'	Report	Araujo  41' Kitchen  52'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Joseph Dickerson

MLS is Back Tournament

Main article: MLS is Back Tournament

As part of MLS's restart plan from the COVID-19 pandemic. The three group stage games will count towards the regular season standings. The winner of the tournament will qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League.^[34]

Group stage

Group B results

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Jose Earthquakes	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Seattle Sounders FC	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
4	Chicago Fire	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3

Source: MLS^[35]

Whitecaps FC v San Jose Earthquakes

July 15, 2020	Whitecaps FC	3–4	San Jose Earthquakes	Bay Lake, Florida
18:00 PDT	Adnan 7' Judson 22' (o.g.) Dájome 59' Khmiri  76'	Report	Ríos 45+2' Espinoza  56' Wondolowski 72' Alanís 81' Yueill  90+3' Salinas 90+8' Fierro  90+10'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Seattle Sounders FC v Whitecaps FC

July 19, 2020	Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	Whitecaps FC	Bay Lake, Florida
19:30 PDT	Lodeiro 16' (pen.) Morris 34' Leerdam  40' Ruidíaz 51'	Report	Khmiri  16' Reyna  30'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Robert Sibiga

Chicago Fire FC v Whitecaps FC

July 23, 2020	Chicago Fire FC	0–2	Whitecaps FC	Bay Lake, Florida
06:00 PDT	Giménez  81' Herbers  90+2'	Report	Reyna 65' Hasal  71' Dájome 71'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Armando Villarreal

Knockout stage

Sporting Kansas City v Whitecaps FC

July 26, 2020 Round of 16	Sporting Kansas City	0–0 (3–1 p)	Whitecaps FC	Bay Lake, Florida
20:00 PDT	Kinda  9'	Report	Owusu  47' Gutiérrez  59'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Victor Rivas
	Penalties
	Pulido Ilie Sallói Busio		Dájome Owusu Derek Cornelius Reyna

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2020 Canadian Championship

Qualification

As part of the MLS regular season, Canada's three Major League Soccer clubs will play each other three times from August 18 to September 16. The team with the most points from this series will qualify for the Canadian Championship.^[36]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toronto FC	6	4	0	2	9	5	+4	12	2020 Canadian Championship and 2021 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Montreal Impact	6	3	0	3	9	8	+1	9
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	6	2	0	4	8	13	−5	6

Source: MLS^{[dead link‍]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
6	6	2	4	0	8	13	−5	2	1	0	8	7	+1	0	3	0	0	6	−6

Last updated: September 16, 2020
Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS is Back
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Bryan Meredith	3	0	3	0	0	0
16	GK	CAN	Maxime Crépeau	4	0	2	0	2	0
30	GK	USA	Evan Bush	8	0	8	0	0	0
51	GK	CAN	Thomas Hasal	10	0	7	0	2+1	0
60	GK	CAN	Isaac Boehmer	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	CHI	Cristián Gutiérrez	13	0	7+3	0	1+2	0
4	DF	SRB	Ranko Veselinović	19	0	13+2	0	4	0
13	DF	CAN	Derek Cornelius	14	0	10+1	0	2+1	0
20	DF	TUN	Jasser Khmiri	5	0	2	0	3	0
22	DF	ARG	Érik Godoy	12	0	11+1	0	0	0
28	DF	USA	Jake Nerwinski	22	2	15+3	2	4	0
34	DF	CAN	Gianfranco Facchineri	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	DF	IRQ	Ali Adnan	23	2	17+2	1	4	1
56	DF	CAN	Georges Mukumbilwa	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
15	MF	ENG	Andy Rose	13	0	10+3	0	0	0
17	MF	GHA	Leonard Owusu	21	0	11+6	0	4	0
19	MF	POR	Janio Bikel	12	0	12	0	0	0
27	MF	CAN	Ryan Raposo	15	0	1+11	0	1+2	0
31	MF	CAN	Russell Teibert	19	0	14+1	0	4	0
32	MF	CAN	Patrick Metcalfe	7	0	2+4	0	0+1	0
55	MF	CAN	Michael Baldisimo	13	1	7+6	1	0	0
62	MF	CAN	Damiano Pecile	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	FRA	David Milinković	14	1	7+4	1	2+1	0
9	FW	CAN	Lucas Cavallini	18	6	16+2	6	0	0
11	FW	COL	Cristian Dájome	24	3	16+4	1	3+1	2
12	FW	COL	Fredy Montero	16	5	11+5	5	0	0
14	FW	CAN	Theo Bair	17	1	5+8	1	2+2	0
87	FW	CAN	Tosaint Ricketts	16	2	5+11	2	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
6	MF	KOR	Hwang In-beom	6	0	2	0	4	0
29	MF	PER	Yordy Reyna	9	1	2+3	0	2+2	1
54	MF	CAN	Simon Colyn	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: November 8, 2020
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	MLS	MLS is Back	Total
1	9	FW		Lucas Cavallini	6	0	6
2	12	FW		Fredy Montero	5	0	5
3	11	FW		Cristian Dájome	1	2	3
4	28	DF		Jake Nerwinski	2	0	2
	53	DF		Ali Adnan	1	1	2
	87	FW		Tosaint Ricketts	2	0	2
7	7	FW		David Milinković	1	0	1
	14	FW		Theo Bair	1	0	1
	29	MF		Yordy Reyna	0	1	1
	55	MF		Michael Baldisimo	1	0	1
Own goals					2	1	3
Totals					22	5	27

As of November 8, 2020

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	MLS	MLS is Back	Total
1	51	GK		Thomas Hasal	0	2	2
2	16	GK		Maxime Crepeau	1	0	1
	30	GK		Evan Bush	1	0	1
Totals					2	2	4

Disciplinary record

As of November 8, 2020

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	MLS			MLS is Back			Total
1	GK		Bryan Meredith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Cristián Gutiérrez	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
4	DF		Ranko Veselinović	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
7	FW		David Milinković	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Lucas Cavallini	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0
11	FW		Cristian Dájome	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12	FW		Fredy Montero	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	DF		Derek Cornelius	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
14	FW		Theo Bair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF		Andy Rose	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
16	GK		Maxime Crépeau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Leonard Owusu	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
19	MF		Janio Bikel	5	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	1
20	DF		Jasser Khmiri	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
22	DF		Érik Godoy	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
27	MF		Ryan Raposo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
28	DF		Jake Nerwinski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Evan Bush	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
31	MF		Russell Teibert	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
32	MF		Patrick Metcalfe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF		Gianfranco Facchineri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	GK		Thomas Hasal	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
53	DF		Ali Adnan	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
55	MF		Michael Baldisimo	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
56	DF		Georges Mukumbilwa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	GK		Isaac Boehmer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	MF		Damiano Pecile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
87	FW		Tosaint Ricketts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	MF		Hwang In-beom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	MF		Yordy Reyna	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
–	MF		Simon Colyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals				38	2	2	6	0	0	44	2	2

Notes

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