The 2020 New York City FC season was the club's sixth season of competition and its sixth in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer. New York City FC usually played its home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx. However, the 2020 MLS season saw the club play several of their home games at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey due to scheduling conflicts at both Yankee Stadium and Citi Field as well as winterization procedures during the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League which were unavoidable.
The club's season began on February 20, 2020, with their CONCACAF Champions League fixture against San Carlos.
Player movement
In Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed. No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 24 DF Tayvon Gray New York City FC Promoted from the Academy November 26, 2019 55 MF Keaton Parks Benfica Made permanent by the Club January 8, 2020 23 MF Gedion Zelalem Sporting Kansas City Free transfer January 8, 2020 20 DF Guðmundur Þórarinsson Norrköping Free transfer January 10, 2020 26 MF Nicolás Acevedo Liverpool Montevideo Undisclosed March 2, 2020
Out
Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed. No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 80 MF Justin Haak Hartford Athletic Loan out September 9, 2020 21 MF Dan Bedoya Atlético Pantoja Option declined November 20, 2019 GK Jeff Caldwell New England Revolution Option declined November 20, 2019 5 DF Eric Miller Nashville SC Option declined November 20, 2019 19 DF Abdi Mohamed Greenville Triumph Option declined November 20, 2019 12 MF Ebenezer Ofori VfB Stuttgart Loan return November 20, 2019 2 DF Ben Sweat Inter Miami CF Expansion pick November 20, 2019
Roster
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Games played Goals scored Goalkeepers 1 Sean Johnson GK 2016 Chicago Fire FC 129 0 13 Luis Barraza GK 2019 Chicago FC United 0 0 41 Brad Stuver GK 2018 Columbus 11 0 Defenders 3 Anton Tinnerholm RB 2018 Malmö 98 9 4 Maxime Chanot CB 2016 Kortrijk 110 5 6 Alexander Callens CB 2017 Numancia 124 7 20 Guðmundur Þórarinsson LB 2020 IFK Norrköping 21 0 22 Rónald Matarrita LB 2016 Alajuelense 121 4 24 Tayvon Gray CB 2017 New York City Academy 0 0 25 Joseph Scally RB 2018 New York City Academy 9 0 33 Sebastien Ibeagha CB 2018 San Antonio 63 0 Midfielders 8 Alexander Ring (captain) CM 2017 Kaiserslautern 125 10 10 Maximiliano Moralez AM 2017 León 120 24 14 Juan Pablo Torres DM 2019 Lokeren 9 0 15 Tony Rocha CM 2019 Orlando City SC 31 1 16 James Sands DM 2017 New York Soccer Club 45 0 23 Gedion Zelalem CM 2020 Sporting Kansas City 1 0 26 Nicolás Acevedo DM 2020 Liverpool Montevideo 15 0 55 Keaton Parks CM 2019 Benfica 54 6 Forwards 9 Héber CF 2019 Rijeka 47 16 11 Valentín Castellanos CF 2018 Atlético Torque 73 19 17 Gary Mackay-Steven LW / RW 2019 Aberdeen 37 3 19 Jesús Medina RW / AM 2018 Libertad 78 15 28 Alexandru Mitriță LW / AM 2019 Universitatea Craiova 51 18 29 Ismael Tajouri-Shradi RW 2018 Austria Wien 72 22 Included the caps in the 2 games of the knockout stage in the "MLS is Back Tournament".
Competitions
Preseason
MLS
League tables
Eastern Conference
Overall
Match results
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Due to their final standings for the 2019 season, the NYCFC were scheduled to enter the competition in the Fourth Round, to be played May 19–20. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic, however, forced the U.S. Soccer Federation to cancel the tournament on August 17, 2020.
CONCACAF Champions League
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
MLS is Back Tournament
Group A
Knockout stage
Statistics
Appearances and goals Last updated on November 21, 2020 (Only the 3 games of the "MLS is Back Tournament", also valid for the MLS regular season, are considered).
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
Notes
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