2020 New York City FC season

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. [1] However, the 2020 MLS season saw the club play several of their home games at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.

New York City FC
2020 season
Head coachRonny Deila
StadiumRed Bull Arena
Harrison, New Jersey
MLSConference: 5th
Overall: 7th
MLS Cup PlayoffsFirst round
U.S. Open CupCanceled
CONCACAF Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
MLS is Back TournamentQuarter-finals
Biggest win+4 goals:
NYC 4–0 CIN (Sept. 26)
Biggest defeat–4 goals:
UANL 4–0 NYC (Dec. 15)

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. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
24DF Tayvon Gray New York CityPromoted from the AcademyNovember 26, 2019[2]
55MF Keaton Parks BenficaMade permanent by the ClubJanuary 8, 2020[3]
23MF Gedion Zelalem Sporting Kansas CityFree transferJanuary 8, 2020[4]
20DF Guðmundur Þórarinsson NorrköpingFree transferJanuary 10, 2020[5]
26MF Nicolás Acevedo Liverpool MontevideoUndisclosedMarch 2, 2020[6]

Out

Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
80MF Justin Haak Hartford AthleticLoan outSeptember 9, 2020[7]
21MF Dan Bedoya Atlético PantojaOption declinedNovember 20, 2019[8]
GK Jeff Caldwell New England RevolutionOption declinedNovember 20, 2019[9]
5DF Eric Miller NashvilleOption declinedNovember 20, 2019[10]
19DF Abdi Mohamed Greenville TriumphOption declinedNovember 20, 2019[11]
12MF Ebenezer Ofori VfB StuttgartLoan returnNovember 20, 2019[12]
2DF Ben Sweat Inter MiamiExpansion pickNovember 20, 2019[13]

Current roster

As of March 4, 2020[14]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1Sean JohnsonGK2016 (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 Chicago Fire1290
13Luis BarrazaGK2019 (1996-11-08) November 8, 1996 Chicago FC United00
41Brad StuverGK2018 (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 Columbus110
Defenders
3Anton TinnerholmRB2018 (1991-02-26) February 26, 1991 Malmö989
4Maxime ChanotCB2016 (1990-01-21) January 21, 1990 Kortrijk1025
6Alexander CallensCB2017 (1992-05-04) May 4, 1992 Numancia1217
20Guðmundur ÞórarinssonLB2020 (1992-04-15) April 15, 1992 IFK Norrköping270
22Rónald MatarritaLB2016 (1994-07-09) July 9, 1994 Alajuelense1213
24Tayvon GrayCB2017 (2002-08-19) August 19, 2002 New York City Academy00
25Joseph ScallyRB2018 (2002-12-31) December 31, 2002 New York City Academy90
33Sebastien IbeaghaCB2018 (1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 San Antonio630
Midfielders
8Alexander RingCM2017 (1991-04-09) April 9, 1991 Kaiserslautern12310
10Maximiliano MoralezAM2017 (1987-02-27) February 27, 1987 León12123
14Juan Pablo TorresDM2019 (1999-07-06) July 6, 1999 Lokeren90
15Tony RochaCM2019 (1993-08-21) August 21, 1993 Orlando City311
16James SandsDM2017 (2000-07-06) July 6, 2000 New York Soccer Club450
23Gedion ZelalemCM2020 (1997-01-26) January 26, 1997 Sporting Kansas City10
26Nicolás AcevedoDM2020 (1999-04-14) April 14, 1999 Liverpool Montevideo150
55Keaton ParksCM2019 (1997-08-06) August 6, 1997 Benfica556
Forwards
9HéberCF2019 (1991-08-10) August 10, 1991 Rijeka3719
11Valentín CastellanosCF2018 (1998-10-03) October 3, 1998 Atlético Torque7319
17Gary Mackay-StevenLW / RW2019 (1990-08-31) August 31, 1990 Aberdeen393
19Jesús MedinaRW / AM2018 (1997-04-30) April 30, 1997 Libertad8017
28Alexandru MitrițăLW / AM2019 (1995-02-08) February 8, 1995 Universitatea Craiova4918
29Ismael Tajouri-ShradiRW2018 (1994-03-28) March 28, 1994 Austria Wien7122

Competitions

Preseason

January 18 2 New York City FC 1–2 Palmeiras Orlando, FL
EST De Rosario  45+2' Report Willian  56', 73' Stadium: Exploria Stadium

MLS

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
3 Columbus Crew SC (C) 23 12 6 5 36 21 +15 41 1.78 Playoffs first round & 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
4 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 +15 41 1.78 Playoffs first round & 2021 Leagues Cup
5 New York City FC 23 12 8 3 37 25 +12 39 1.70
6 New York Red Bulls 23 9 9 5 29 31 2 32 1.39
7 Nashville SC[lower-alpha 2] 23 8 7 8 24 22 +2 32 1.39 Playoffs play-in round
Source: MLS
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.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. As MLS Cup 2020 champions
  2. On June 10, 2020, Major League Soccer announced that Nashville SC would switch from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference for the remainder of the 2020 season.[15]
Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
5 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 +15 41 1.78
6 Seattle Sounders FC 22 11 5 6 44 23 +21 39 1.77
7 New York City FC 23 12 8 3 37 25 +12 39 1.70
8 Portland Timbers (M) 23 11 6 6 46 35 +11 39 1.70 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
9 Minnesota United FC 21 9 5 7 36 26 +10 34 1.62
Source: MLS
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.
(M) MLS is Back Tournament champions.
Notes:
  1. As MLS is Back Tournament winners (USA3)
Match results
March 1 1 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York City FC Columbus, OH
12:30 PM EST Wormgoor  10'
Santos  20'
Artur  53'
Zelarayán  56'
Harrison  77'
Report Chanot  3'
Héber  31'
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 17,473
Referee: Ramy Touchan
March 7 2 Toronto FC 1–0 New York City FC Toronto, ON
5:00 PM EST Achara  81'
Auro Jr.  87'
Report Ring  22'
Sands  35'
Parks  69'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,171
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 9 3 MLSiBT Group Stage New York City FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union Bay Lake, FL
9:00 AM EDT Report Bedoya  63' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: Group stage match of the MLS is Back Tournament that counts towards regular season standings.
July 14 4 MLSiBT Group Stage New York City FC 1–3 Orlando City SC Bay Lake, FL
8:00 PM EDT Castellanos  18'
Sands  37'
Medina  38'
Ring  52'
Report Mueller  4', 10'
Jansson  22'
Moutinho  56'
Gallese  73'
Pereyra  79'
Akindele  81'
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Note: Group stage match of the MLS is Back Tournament that counts towards regular season standings.
July 20 5 MLSiBT Group Stage Inter Miami CF 0–1 New York City FC Bay Lake, FL
9:00 AM EDT Agudelo  19'  90'
Figal  41'
Report Sands  23'
Chanot  39'
Tinnerholm  45+3'
Tajouri-Shradi  64'
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: Group stage match of the MLS is Back Tournament that counts towards regular season standings.
August 20 6 Hudson River Derby New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC Harrison, NJ
7:00 PM EDT Duncan  59' Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 24 7 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Harrison, NJ
7:00 PM EDT Héber  22'
Ring  59'
Medina  67'
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 29 8 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC Harrison, NJ
6:30 EDT Parks  16'
Sands  36'
Tinnerholm  53'
Ring  75'
Callens  83'
Report Frankowski  42'
Pineda  45+2'
Calvo  90+1'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 2 9 New England Revolution 0–2 New York City FC Foxborough, MA
8:00 PM EDT Bunbury  40'
Rowe  76'
Report Parks  33'
Mancienne  60' (o.g.)
Héber  72'
Callens  83'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 6 10 D.C. United 0–0 New York City FC Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM EDT Segura  16' Report Tinnerholm  76' Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 12 11 New York City FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati Harrison, NJ
7:30 PM EDT Ring  39'
Tinnerholm  55'
Sands  78'
Chanot  84'
Report Waston  52'
Vázquez  74'
Deplagne  90+5'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 19 12 New England Revolution 0–0 New York City FC Foxborough, MA
4:30 PM EDT Report Ring  22'
Scally  47'
Parks  54'
Thórarinsson  64'
Callens  67'
Castellanos  80'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ramy Touchan
September 23 13 New York City FC 0–1 Toronto FC Harrison, NJ
7:00pm ET Callens  23'
Castellanos  36'
Sands  72'
Acevedo  89'
Report Piatti  25'
DeLeon  40'
Altidore  56'
Nelson  64'
Pozuelo  90' (pen.)
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
September 26 14 New York City FC 4–0 FC Cincinnati Harrison, NJ
7:00pm ET Mitriță  1', 43'
Tinnerholm  25'
Callens  34'
Matarrita  61'
Castellanos  78'
Medina  88'
Report Waston  64'
Medunjanin  71'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 3 15 Inter Miami CF 2–3 New York City FC Fort Lauderdale, FL
8:00pm ET Pírez  25'
Morgan  27', 38'
Trapp  47'
Pellegrini  72'
Report Mitriță  4', 43'
Tinnerholm  35'
Ibeagha  75'
Chanot  90+1'
Mackay-Steven  90+2'
Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 7 16 New York City FC 4–1 D.C. United New York, NY
8:15pm ET Castellanos  4' (pen.),  81'
Tajouri-Shradi  55' (pen.), 63'
Parks  88'
Report Kamara  12' (pen.) Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Drew Fischer
October 11 17 New York City FC 1–2 New England Revolution New York, NY
4:30pm ET Callens  90+3' Report Teal Bunbury  3'
Lee Nguyen  45',  80' (pen.)
Scott Caldwell  58'
Kelyn Rowe  76'
DeJuan Jones  83'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 14 18 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC Orlando, FL
7:30pm ET Carlos  3'
Mueller  18'
Jansson  37'
Miller  53'
Report Ring  5'
Parks  43',  82'
Tinnerholm  45+5'
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 2,745
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 18 19 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC Columbus, OH
7:30pm ET Artur  26'
Santos  50'
Díaz  82'
Zardes  90+3'
Report Ring  10'
Castellanos  55',  84'
Chanot  90+1'
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
October 24 20 New York City FC 3–1 Montreal Impact New York, NY
7:30pm ET Tinnerholm  68'
Medina  68'
Moralez  83'
Rocha  86'
Matarrita  89'
Report Quioto  89' Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 28 21 Toronto FC 0–1 New York City FC East Hartford, CT
7:30pm ET Morrow  3' Report Callens  45+1'
Medina  51',  90+2'
Castellanos  75'
Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nima Saghafi
November 1 22 Hudson River Derby New York City FC 5–2 New York Red Bulls New York, NY
7:00 PM EST Castellanos  12', 76', 84' (pen.)
Mackay-Steven  42'
Ring  51'
Parks  68'
Medina  70'
Report White  18'
Cásseres Jr.  38'
Duncan  41'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
November 8 23 Chicago Fire 3–4 New York City FC Chicago, IL
3:30pm ET Berić  33'
Frankowski  42', 43'
Report Callens  15'
Mackay-Steven  32'
Medina  37'
Castellanos  77'
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
MLS Cup Playoffs
November 21 First round Orlando City SC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
New York City FC Orlando, FL
12:00 PM Nani  5' (pen.)
Carlos  71'
Ruan  77'  87'
Jansson  90+4'
Perea  90+6'
Gallese  103'  SO'
Report Chanot  8'
Castellanos  70'
Mackay-Steven  88'
Ibeagha  120+2'
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Allen Chapman
Penalties
Akindele
Perea
Carlos
Urso
Nani
Jansson
Michel
Moralez
Medina
Rocha
Tajouri-Shradi
Castellanos
Acevedo
Þórarinsson

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.[16] The ongoing coronavirus pandemic, however, forced the U.S. Soccer Federation to cancel the tournament on August 17, 2020.[17]

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

February 20 First leg San Carlos 3–5 New York City FC San Carlos, Costa Rica
8:00 PM EST Aguilar  45'
Mena  63',  72'
Browne  79'
Report Héber  13', 35', 52' (pen.),  38'
Callens  61'
Castellanos  65'
Mitriță  77',  90+3'
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
February 26 Second leg New York City FC 1–0
(6–3 agg.)
San Carlos Harrison, United States
6:00 PM EST Callens  41' Report Meza  39'
Arboine  82'
Cruz  87'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 4,396
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Quarter-finals

March 11 First leg New York City FC 0–1 UANL Harrison, United States
8:00 PM EDT Medina  85' Report Vargas  90+3' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,212
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
December 15 Second leg UANL 4–0
(5–0 agg.)
New York City FC Orlando, United States
10:30 PM EST Gignac  30'
Dueñas  35'
Fernández  49'
Carioca  64'
Pizarro  75'
Aquino  85'
Report Mackay-Steven  37'
Castellanos  61'
Medina  69'
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Note: Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The match was originally scheduled to take place at Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza on March 17, 2020 (8:00 PM UTC−6).

MLS is Back Tournament

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orlando City SC (H) 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Philadelphia Union 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
3 New York City FC 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 3
4 Inter Miami CF 3 0 0 3 2 5 3 0
Source: MLS
(H) Host.
July 9 1 New York City FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union Bay Lake, FL
9:00 AM EDT Report Bedoya  63' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: Group stage match of the MLS is Back Tournament that counts towards regular season standings.
July 14 2 New York City FC 1–3 Orlando City SC Bay Lake, FL
8:00 PM EDT Castellanos  18'
Sands  37'
Medina  38'
Ring  52'
Report Mueller  4', 10'
Jansson  22'
Moutinho  56'
Gallese  73'
Pereyra  79'
Akindele  81'
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 20 3 Inter Miami CF 0–1 New York City FC Bay Lake, FL
9:00 AM EDT Agudelo  19'  90'
Figal  41'
Report Sands  23'
Chanot  39'
Tinnerholm  45+3'
Tajouri-Shradi  64'
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Knockout stage

July 26 Round of 16 Toronto FC 1–3 New York City FC Bay Lake, FL
8:30 PM EDT Gonzalez  15'
Osorio  83'
Mullins  87'
Report Medina  5'
Ring  12'
Castellanos  55'
Sands  66'
Moralez  81'
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
August 1 Quarterfinal New York City FC 1–3 Portland Timbers Bay Lake, FL
10:30 PM EDT Medina  27' (pen.) Report Blanco  43'
Valeri  65'
Polo  76'
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Referee: Allen Chapman

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on March 1, 2020
No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSU.S. Open CupCONCACAF Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Sean Johnson 30100020
13 GK Luis Barraza 00000000
41 GK Brad Stuver 00000000
Defenders
3 DF Anton Tinnerholm 30100020
4 DF Maxime Chanot 30100020
6 DF Alexander Callens 32100022
22 DF Rónald Matarrita 30100020
24 DF Tayvon Gray 00000000
25 DF Joseph Scally 1000000+10
33 DF Sebastien Ibeagha 200+10000+10
Midfielders
8 MF Alexander Ring 30100020
10 MF Maximiliano Moralez 3010001+10
14 MF Juan Pablo Torres 00000000
15 MF Tony Rocha 00000000
16 MF James Sands 30100020
19 MF Jesús Medina 30100020
20 MF Gudmundur Thorarinsson 00000000
23 MF Gedion Zelalem 00000000
26 MF Nicolás Acevedo 00000000
55 MF Keaton Parks 200+100010
80 MF Justin Haak 00000000
Forwards
9 FW Héber 23100013
11 FW Valentín Castellanos 300+10001+10
17 FW Gary Mackay-Steven 1000000+10
28 FW Alexandru Mitriță 31100021
29 FW Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 1000000+10
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club

References

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  2. "Academy player Tayvon Gray signs with NYCFC". MLSSoccer.com. November 26, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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