_-_aerial_photo.jpg) Aerial view of Mapfre Stadium, the host venue of MLS Cup 2020 | |||||||
| Event | MLS Cup | ||||||
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| Date | December 12, 2020 | ||||||
| Venue | Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| MLS Cup MVP | Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Jair Marrufo | ||||||
| Attendance | 1,500 | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C)[2] | ||||||
MLS Cup 2020 was the 25th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), and was played at Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The match was originally set to take place on November 7, 2020, but was postponed to December 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the adjusted MLS season schedule. The match was contested by Columbus Crew SC and Seattle Sounders FC, the defending champions from MLS Cup 2019.
A limited crowd of 1,500 spectators was permitted to attend the match; it was the final playoff match played at Mapfre Stadium, which was replaced by a new stadium in 2021. Both teams had previously won the MLS Cup and were seeded to host their playoffs matches at their respective home stadiums.
The Crew won 3–0 to secure their second MLS Cup championship, scoring twice in the first half and preventing a Sounders comeback in the second half. MLS Cup MVP Lucas Zelarayán scored two goals and provided an assist to Derrick Etienne. Columbus manager Caleb Porter became the third coach to win the MLS Cup with different teams, repeating his feat from MLS Cup 2015, where the Portland Timbers defeated the Crew at Mapfre Stadium.
- ^ Butler, Dylan (December 12, 2020). "Columbus Crew SC playmaker Lucas Zelarayan named MLS Cup MVP pres. by Audi". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ "MLS Cup winners". Major League Soccer. January 1, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.