The 2020 OL Reign season was the team's eighth season of play and their eighth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. It is the team's first season under new majority owner OL Groupe, the parent company of French soccer clubs Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique Lyonnais Féminin,[1] and the resultant new team name.[2]
After leading the team for the past two seasons, former head coach Vlatko Andonovski departed in October 2019 to become the head coach of the United States women's national soccer team.[3] Frenchman Farid Benstiti was named the third head coach in team history in January 2020.[4]
On March 12, 2020, the preseason match schedule was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5] As a result, the NWSL announced on March 20 that the regular season start will be delayed.[6]
On May 27, 2020, the NWSL announced that the 2020 Challenge Cup will mark the return to action following the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The 25-game tournament, to be held from June 27 to July 26, will be hosted by the owner of Utah Royals FC Dell Loy Hansen. Subsequently, OL Reign resumed team preseason training in Missoula, Montana, on June 1.[8]
On June 22, 2020, the NWSL announced, in conjunction with the full rules and regulations for the 2020 Challenge Cup,[9] that the 2020 NWSL regular season and playoffs have been canceled.[10]
On August 25, 2020, the NWSL announced that the season will continue with the Fall Series, where the nine teams are divided into three regional pods and play four games each.[11]
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^"REIGN FC REVEAL NEW NAME AND BRAND IDENTITY". OL Reign. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^"ANDONOVSKI DEPARTS REIGN FC; NAMED USWNT HEAD COACH". Reign FC. October 28, 2019. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
^"FARID BENSTITI APPOINTED HEAD COACH OF REIGN FC". Reign FC. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^"All preseason matches have been canceled" (Press release). National Women’s Soccer League. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^"COVID-19 resources and updates for NWSL fans". NWSL. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
^Levine, Matthew (May 27, 2020). "NWSL announces 2020 Challenge Cup presented by P&G and Secret". Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^"OL REIGN PRESEASON ROSTER UPDATE". OL Reign. May 31, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^Levine, Matthew (June 22, 2020). "NWSL announces 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup presented by P&G and Secret rules and regulations and awards". NWSL. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
^"2020 Champions Cup Presented by P&G and Secret Roster Rules" (PDF). NWSL. Retrieved June 22, 2020. Friday, July 31 Short-term contracts terminate [...] The "2020 NWSL Season" will be defined by the NWSL as the number of games played by a team in the tournament. [...] There will be no "NWSL postseason/playoffs" in 2020...
^"NWSL CONTINUES 2020 SEASON WITH FALL SERIES". OL Reign. August 25, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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