2020 Tacoma Defiance season

The 2020 Tacoma Defiance season was the club's sixth year of existence, formerly as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their sixth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was their third season in Tacoma, Washington. The Defiance are majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC.

U.S. Open Cup
Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Seattle Sounders FC), Tacoma is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.

Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

Top scorers
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" !width=30|Rank !width=30|Position !width=30|Number !width=180|Name !width=75|Regular season !width=75|Playoffs !width=75|Total
 * rowspan="1"|1
 * FW
 * 32
 * align="left"| Alec Díaz
 * 5
 * 0
 * 5
 * rowspan="3"|4
 * FW
 * 34
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Danny Robles
 * 3
 * 0
 * 3
 * MF
 * 80
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Ray Serrano
 * 3
 * 0
 * 3
 * MF
 * 90
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Chino Pérez
 * 3
 * 0
 * 3
 * rowspan="1"|5
 * MF
 * 38
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Azriel Gonzalez
 * 2
 * 0
 * 2
 * rowspan="8"|6
 * DF
 * 33
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Sam Rogers
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 40
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Chris Hegardt
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 45
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Ethan Dobbelaere
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 74
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Taylor Mueller
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 87
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 89
 * align="left"|🇦🇺 Jesse Daley
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * DF
 * 92
 * align="left"|🇫🇷 Abdoulaye Cissoko
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * FW
 * 99
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Justin Dhillon
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * DF
 * 92
 * align="left"|🇫🇷 Abdoulaye Cissoko
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * FW
 * 99
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Justin Dhillon
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * 1

Top assists
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" !width=30|Rank !width=30|Position !width=30|Number !width=180|Name !width=75|Regular Season !width=75|Playoffs !width=75|Total
 * rowspan="2"|1
 * FW
 * 34
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Danny Robles
 * 3
 * 0
 * 3
 * DF
 * 81
 * align="left"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Danny Reynolds
 * 3
 * 0
 * 3
 * rowspan="4"|3
 * FW
 * 32
 * align="left"| Alec Díaz
 * 2
 * 0
 * 2
 * MF
 * 39
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Marlon Vargas
 * 2
 * 0
 * 2
 * FW
 * 87
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
 * 2
 * 0
 * 2
 * MF
 * 98
 * align="left"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy
 * 2
 * 0
 * 2
 * rowspan="4|7
 * FW
 * 37
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Shandon Hopeau
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 40
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Chris Hegardt
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 90
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Chino Pérez
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 98
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Azriel Gonzalez
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 98
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Azriel Gonzalez
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * 1

Disciplinary record
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !width=34; background:#fe9;"| !width=34; background:#fe9;"|sent off: !width=34; background:#ff8888;"|sent off: !width=34; background:#fe9;"| !width=34; background:#fe9;"|sent off: !width=34; background:#ff8888;"|sent off: !width=34; background:#fe9;"| !width=34; background:#fe9;"|sent off: !width=34; background:#ff8888;"|sent off: !colspan=3|Total !!24!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!24!!0!!0
 * rowspan="2" !width=15|No.
 * rowspan="2" !width=15|Pos
 * rowspan="2" !width=120|Player
 * colspan="3"|Regular Season
 * colspan="3"|Playoffs
 * colspan="3"|Total
 * colspan="3"|Total
 * 31 || |DF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Nick Hinds || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 32 || |FW ||align=left| Alec Díaz || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 32 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Danny Robles || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 38 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Azriel Gonzalez || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 40 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Chris Hegardt || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 43 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Sota Kitahara || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
 * 49 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Reed Baker-Whiting || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 52 || |DF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Eric Kinzner || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 64 || |GK ||align=left|🇺🇸 Christian Herrera || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 74 || |DF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Taylor Mueller || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 80 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Ray Serrano || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 81 || |DF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Danny Reynolds || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 84 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Josh Atencio || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 87 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 89 || |DF ||align=left|🇦🇺 Jesse Daley || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 92 || |DF ||align=left|🇫🇷 Abdoulaye Cissoko || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 97 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Collin Fernandez || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 49 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Reed Baker-Whiting || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 52 || |DF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Eric Kinzner || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 64 || |GK ||align=left|🇺🇸 Christian Herrera || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 74 || |DF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Taylor Mueller || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 80 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Ray Serrano || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 81 || |DF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Danny Reynolds || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 84 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Josh Atencio || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 87 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 89 || |DF ||align=left|🇦🇺 Jesse Daley || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 92 || |DF ||align=left|🇫🇷 Abdoulaye Cissoko || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 97 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Collin Fernandez || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 80 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Ray Serrano || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 81 || |DF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Danny Reynolds || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 84 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Josh Atencio || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 87 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 89 || |DF ||align=left|🇦🇺 Jesse Daley || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 92 || |DF ||align=left|🇫🇷 Abdoulaye Cissoko || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 97 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Collin Fernandez || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 84 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Josh Atencio || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 87 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 89 || |DF ||align=left|🇦🇺 Jesse Daley || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 92 || |DF ||align=left|🇫🇷 Abdoulaye Cissoko || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 97 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Collin Fernandez || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 89 || |DF ||align=left|🇦🇺 Jesse Daley || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 92 || |DF ||align=left|🇫🇷 Abdoulaye Cissoko || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 97 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Collin Fernandez || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 97 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Collin Fernandez || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 97 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Collin Fernandez || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0

Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when Tacoma Defiance officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Defiance officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Tacoma Defiance roster.