The 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup was a one-off tournament during the 2020 National Women's Soccer League season to mark the league's return to action from the COVID-19 pandemic.
NWSL teams were required to submit finalized rosters to participate in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup on June 21. Roster sizes were required to be a minimum of 22 players and maximum of 28 players (24 senior players + 4 supplemental players) and contain at least three goalkeepers. Only players listed on that final roster will be permitted to participate in the tournament. Furthermore, teams could sign a maximum of 4 players they had the rights to but were not yet under contract to short-term contracts lasting the duration of the tournament. Short-term loans from teams outside the NWSL were also permissible.
Squads were announced on June 23, 2020. 22 of the 32 federation players were included in the squads.
The age listed is as of June 27, 2020, the first day of the tournament. Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Chicago Red Stars
The final 28-player roster was announced on June 23, 2020.
Head coach: Rory Dames
NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)DesignationGoalkeepers1Alyssa NaeherGKFederation21Emily BoydGK38Cassie MillerGKDefenders6Casey ShortDFFederation8Julie ErtzDFFederation11Sarah GordenDF14Zoe MorseDF16Camryn BiegalskiDF23Julia BinghamDF26Tierna DavidsonDFFederation28Kayla SharplesDF29Bianca St. GeorgesDF30Hannah DavisonDF32Zoey GoralskiDFMidfielders9Savannah McCaskillMF10Vanessa DiBernardoMF12Yūki NagasatoMFInternational13Morgan GautratMFFederation18Ella StevensMF24Danielle ColapricoMF25Cassie RohanMFForwards2Kealia WattFW5Rachel HillFW7Michele VasconcelosFW15Makenzy DoniakFW19Sarah LuebbertFW22Zoe RedeiFW33Katie JohnsonFW
Houston Dash
The final 24-player roster was announced on June 23, 2020.
Head coach: James Clarkson
NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)DesignationGoalkeepers1Jane CampbellGK20Lindsey HarrisGK99Amanda DennisGKDefenders2Allysha ChapmanDFFederation11Megan OysterDF17Erin SimonDF23Ally PrisockDF25Katie NaughtonDFMidfielders5CeCe KizerMF6Shea GroomMF9Haley HansonMF10Christine NairnMF13Sophie SchmidtMFFederation14Brianna VisalliMF19Kristie MewisMF28Cami PrivettMFForwards3Rachel DalyFWInternational4Maegan KellyFW7Katie StengelFW8Nichelle PrinceFWFederation12Veronica LatskoFW16Kayla McCoyFW24Jamia FieldsFW26Bridgette AndrzejewskiFW
North Carolina Courage
The final 25-player roster was announced on June 23, 2020.
Head coach: Paul Riley
NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)DesignationGoalkeepers0Katelyn RowlandGK1Stephanie LabbéGKFederation42Samantha MurphyGKDefenders3Kaleigh KurtzDF6Abby ErcegDF7Abby DahlkemperDFFederation13Ryan WilliamsDF15Jaelene DanielsDF16Hailie MaceDF20Lindsay AgnewDF22Hailey HarbisonDF26Sinclaire MiramontezDF27Addisyn MerrickDFMidfielders2Lauren MillietMF5Sam MewisMFFederation8Denise O'SullivanMFInternational10DebinhaMFInternational19Crystal DunnMFFederation21Cari RoccaroMF25Meredith SpeckMFForwards4McKenzie MeehanFW9Lynn WilliamsFW14Jessica McDonaldFW17Ally WattFW23Kristen HamiltonFW
OL Reign
The final 28-player roster was announced on June 23, 2020.
Head coach: Farid Benstiti
NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)DesignationGoalkeepers1Michelle BetosGK26Casey MurphyGK27Carly NelsonGKDefenders2Amber BrooksDF3Lauren BarnesDF4Alana CookDFLoan13Celia Jiménez DelgadoDFInternational14Stephanie CoxDF19Kristen McNabbDF23Taylor SmithDF29Adrienne JordanDF30Machaela GeorgeDF99Madison HammondDFMidfielders5QuinnMFInternational6Allie LongMFFederation10Jess FishlockMF12Morgan AndrewsMF17Dani WeatherholtMF25Kelcie HedgeMF28Shirley CruzMFInternational31Rosie WhiteMFInternationalForwards9Jodie TaylorFW11Darian JenkinsFW18Mariah LeeFW20Sofia HuertaFW21Nicole MomikiFW22Jasmyne SpencerFW24Bethany BalcerFW
Portland Thorns FC
The final 25-player roster was announced on June 23, 2020.
Head coach: Mark Parsons
NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)DesignationGoalkeepers24Adrianna FranchGKFederation31Bella BixbyGK33Britt EckerstromGKDefenders2Katherine ReynoldsDF4Becky SauerbrunnDFFederation5Emily MengesDF15Madison PogarchDF18Christen WestphalDF20Kelli HublyDF25Meghan KlingenbergDF39Meaghan NallyDF43Autumn SmithersDFMidfielders10Lindsey HoranMFFederation11Raquel RodríguezMFInternational30Celeste BoureilleMF35Gabby SeilerMF36Angela SalemMF37Emily OgleMFForwards9Sophia SmithFW12Christine SinclairFWFederation22Morgan WeaverFW34Tyler LussiFW38Simone CharleyFW40Marissa EverettFW41Anika RodriguezFW
Sky Blue FC
The final 26-player roster was announced on June 23, 2020.
Head coach: Freya Coombe
NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)DesignationGoalkeepers1Kailen SheridanGKFederation13DiDi HaracicGK21Mandy McGlynnGK35Megan HinzGKDefenders2Kaleigh RiehlDF8Erica SkroskiDF12Gina LewandowskiDF15Sabrina FloresDF22Mandy FreemanDF24Estelle JohnsonDF26Chantelle SwabyDFMidfielders5Nicole BaxterMF6Jennifer CudjoeMFInternational7McCall ZerboniMF9Nahomi KawasumiMFInternational14Kenie WrightMF16Sarah WoldmoeMF17Domi RichardsonMF18Cassidy BenintenteMF19Elizabeth EddyMF23Midge PurceMF73Madison TiernanMFForwards4Paige MonaghanFW20Evelyne ViensFWInternational25Ifeoma OnumonuFW28Imani DorseyFW
Utah Royals FC
The final 28-player roster was announced on June 23, 2020.
Head coach: Craig Harrington
NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)DesignationGoalkeepers1Abby SmithGK18Nicole BarnhartGK61Melissa LowderGKDefenders2Rachel CorsieDF5Kelley O'HaraDFFederation6Katie BowenDF7Elizabeth BallDF14Gaby VincentDF19Michelle MaemoneDF20Mallory WeberDF22Madeline NolfDF24Taylor LeachDF30Marissa ShevaDFMidfielders9Lo'eau LaBontaMF10Diana MathesonMFFederation11Desiree ScottMFFederation13Chestley StrotherMF21Verónica BoqueteMFInternational29Kate Del FavaMF38Aminata DialloMFInternational, Loan66Gunnhildur Yrsa JónsdóttirMFForwards3Tziarra KingFW8Amy RodriguezFW12Taylor LytleFW17Arielle ShipFW25Brittany RatcliffeFW33Holly DaugirdaFW42Raisa Strom-OkimotoFW
Washington Spirit
The final 26-player roster was announced on June 23, 2020.
Head coach: Richie Burke
NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)DesignationGoalkeepers1Aubrey BledsoeGK21Katie LundGK25Devon KerrGKDefenders3Sam StaabDF4Natalie JacobsDF5Brooke HendrixDF9Tegan McGradyDF14Paige NielsenDF22Jenna HellstromDFInternational23Tori HusterDF24Kaiya McCulloughDFMidfielders7Jaye BoissiereMF8Meggie Dougherty HowardMF10Rose LavelleMFFederation11Jordan DiBiasiMF12Andi SullivanMF18Jessie ScarpaMF19Dorian BaileyMF26Meghan McCoolMFForwards2Ashley SanchezFW6Katie McClureFW13Bayley FeistFW16Averie CollinsFW17Kumi YokoyamaFWInternational31Crystal ThomasFW33Ashley HatchFW
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