The 2020 season was the 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. Th club participated in the NWSL Challenge Cup and the NWSL Fall series which were held in lieu of the regular season. The Challenge Cup was held behind closed doors at the neutral venue of Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah. The Spirit reached the Quarterfinals of the Challenge Cup and finished in third place in the Fall Series. Combined across all matches, the Spirit had the second best record of matches played during the 2020 season.
Club
Roster The first-team roster of Washington Spirit.
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Team management
Coaching staff
Competitions
Preseason All preseason competitions were cancelled on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Regular season
Results summary
Results by round
NWSL Challenge Cup
Standings
Results by round
Preliminary round
Knockout round
NWSL Fall series The Spirit were placed into the Northeast pod of the NWSL Fall series with the Chicago Red Stars and Sky Blue FC. The spirit played each team twice, once home and once away. Home Matches were hosted at Segra field without spectators.
Standings
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalkeepers
Transfers
In DatePlayerNumberPositionPrevious clubFee/notesDecember 17, 2019 Jessie Scarpa 18 FW North Carolina Tar Heels Signed Jenna Hellstrom 22 FW KIF Örebro DFF SignedDecember 18, 2019 Kumi Yokoyama 17 FW AC Nagano Parceiro SignedJanuary 4, 2020 Brooke Hendrix 5 DF West Ham United SignedJanuary 7, 2020 Jaye Boissiere 7 MF Le Havre AC SignedFebruary 10, 2020 Ashley Sanchez 2 FW UCLA Bruins Signed Natalie Jacobs 4 MF USC Trojans Signed Draft Pick Averie Collins 16 MF Washington State Cougars Signed Draft Pick Katie McClure 6 FW Kansas Jayhawks Signed Draft Pick Kaiya McCullogh 24 MF UCLA Bruins Signed Draft Pick Katie Lund 21 GK Arkansas Razorbacks Signed, Undrafted
Out DatePlayerNumberPositionNew clubFee/notesNovember 4, 2019 Arielle Ship 2 FW Utah Royals FC Place on Re-Entry Wire Megan Crosson 5 DF Houston Dash Place on Re-Entry Wire Chloe Logarzo 6 MF Bristol City Place on Re-Entry Wire Amy Harrison 7 MF Western Sydney Wanders Place on Re-Entry Wire Tiffany McCarty 16 FW Place on Re-Entry Wire Cali Farquharson 17 FW KIF Örebro DFF Place on Re-Entry Wire McKenzie Berryhill 18 DF Place on Re-Entry Wire Elise Kellond-Knight 28 MF Brisbane Roar Place on Re-Entry Wire Shea Yanez 30 GK Santa Teresa Place on Re-Entry WireJanuary 16, 2020 Mallory Pugh 11 FW Sky Blue FC Trade for 4th, 13th, and 17th overall 2020 draft picks; 1st Round 2021 dract pick Mallory Eubanks 22 FW
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 Sanchez FW UCLA Bruins Round 1, Pick 4 (4th overall) Natalie Jacobs MF USC Trojans Round 2, Pick 4 (13th overall) Averie Collins MF Washington State Cougars Round 2, Pick 8 (17th overall) Katie McClure FW Kansas Jayhawks Round 3, Pick 5 (23rd overall) Kaiya McCullough FW UCLA Bruins Round 4, Pick 5 (32nd overall)
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