The 2020 Portland Thorns FC season was the team's and the league's eighth season of existence. The Thorns played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 12, 2020 the Thorns canceled their preseason tournament, scheduled for March 29-April 4. On March 20, 2020, the NWSL postponed the start of the league's regular season indefinitely.
Team
Coaching staff
Current squad NameDate of birth (age)Previous teamNotes Goalkeepers24Adrianna Franch2016 Avaldsnes ILFED31Bella Bixby2018 Oregon State33Britt Eckerstrom2017 Western New York Flash Defenders2Katherine Reynolds2016 Washington Spirit4Becky Sauerbrunn2020 Utah Royals FC5Emily Menges2014 Georgetown15Madison Pogarch2019 Rutgers20Kelli Hubly2017 DePaul25Meghan Klingenberg2016 Houston Dash35Gabby Seiler2018 Florida18Christen Westphal2020 Reign FC39Meaghan Nally2020 Georgetown Midfielders10Lindsey Horan2016 Paris Saint-GermainFED17Tobin Heath2013 Paris Saint-GermainFED30Celeste Boureille2016 California Golden Bears36Angela Salem2018 Boston Breakers11Raquel Rodríguez2020 Sky Blue FCINT37Emily Ogle2019 Penn State Forwards9Sophia Smith2020 Stanford12Christine Sinclair2013 Western New York FlashFED22Morgan Weaver2020 Washington State34Tyler Lussi2017 Princeton38Simone Charley2019 Vanderbilt40Marissa Everett2019 Oregon
Competitions
Challenge Cup
Preliminary round
Standings
Knockout round
2020 Fall Series
Standings
Transactions
NWSL Draft
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2020 NWSL College Draft was held on January 16, 2020.
Pick Player College Status 1 1 FW Stanford Allocated by the United States Soccer Federation in 2021. 2 FW Washington State Signed to two-year contract with one-year option. 3 25 DF Georgetown Signed to two-year contract with one-year option.
Transfers out Date Player Destination club Fee/notes August 21, 2020 MF FC Fleury 91 Short-term loan. September 9, 2020 MF/FW Manchester United W.F.C. Out of contract; Thorns retained NWSL playing rights. December 16, 2020 MF Houston Dash Traded for the 7th- and 37th-overall picks in the 2021 NWSL Draft. MF January 19, 2021 GK None Retired.
Expansion Draft
The 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft was a special draft held on November 12, 2020, by the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for Racing Louisville FC, an expansion team, to select players from existing teams in the league. The league allowed Louisville to select up to 18 players from lists of unprotected players provided by the existing nine NWSL teams.
Protected players Racing Louisville FC selected the playing rights of Tobin Heath, which the Thorns retained while she was playing for Manchester United W.F.C. in the Women's Super League.
Protected Unprotected Simone Charley Nadine AngererCrystal Dunn Bella BixbyLindsey Horan Celeste Boureille Kelli Hubly Marian Dougherty Meghan Klingenberg Britt Eckerstrom Natalia Kuikka Marissa Everett Emily Menges Adrianna Franch Raquel Rodríguez Tobin Heath Christine Sinclair Tyler Lussi Sophia Smith Andressinha Morgan Weaver Nikki Marshall Meg Morris Meaghan Nally Emily Ogle Madison Pogarch Hayley Raso Kat Reynolds Angela Salem Becky Sauerbrunn Gabby Seiler Kat Tarr Rachel Van Hollebeke Christen Westphal Sandra Yu
Bold indicates players selected in the Expansion Draft Blue highlights indicate United States federation players Italics indicate players who are not under contract but whose NWSL playing rights remain with the team
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See also 2020 National Women's Soccer League season 2020 in American soccer