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'''[[2020 Seattle Sounders FC season|The 2020 season]]''' for [[Seattle Sounders FC]] was their twelfth in [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS), the top flight of professional club soccer in the United States. It was the 37th season played by a professional team bearing the Sounders name. Seattle was the reigning [[MLS Cup]] champions and were expected to play 34 matches during the regular season, which began on March 1. The regular season was suspended on March 12 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic]], which had already caused reduced attendance at an earlier match. MLS play returned with [[MLS is Back Tournament|a special tournament in July]] hosted at a [[Bio-secure bubble|bubble site]]; Seattle then hosted matches at [[Lumen Field|CenturyLink Field]] ''(pictured)'', their home stadium, [[behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]]. The Sounders only played 22 regular season matches after several were canceled; the [[2020 U.S. Open Cup]] was also canceled. Seattle qualified for [[2020 MLS Cup playoffs|the playoffs]] as the second-placed team in the Western Conference and won a second consecutive conference championship. They lost {{nowrap|3–0}} in [[MLS Cup 2020]] against the [[Columbus Crew|Columbus Crew SC]]. {{TFAFULL|2020 Seattle Sounders FC season}}