| Club: | Houston Dash |
| Season: | 2020 |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | James Clarkson |
| Stdtitle: | Stadium |
| Stadium: | BBVA Stadium |
| League: | NWSL |
| Cup1: | 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Winners |
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| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
| American: | yes |
The 2020 Houston Dash season was the team's seventh season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League.
On January 6, 2020, the Dash traded team captain Kealia Ohai to the Chicago Red Stars, Ohai had been a member of the Dash since their inaugural season and is the team's all-time leading scorer.[1]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the NWSL did not hold a regular season as originally scheduled.[2] The season was replaced by the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup in July and the Fall Series in September and October.[3]
Houston won the NWSL Challenge Cup after defeating the Chicago Red Stars 2–0 in the Championship Game. Dash forward Rachel Daly was named the Challenge Cup MVP.[4] Preliminary round
Knockout round
The Dash would be without Challenge Cup MVP Rachel Daly for the Fall series as she was loaned to West Ham United for the remainder of 2020.[5] Midfielder CeCe Kizer would also miss the fall series as she was loaned to Kolbotn IL in Norway.[6]
| Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/06/20 |  Katie Naughton | DF | Chicago Red Stars | Acquired in a trade with Chicago in exchange for Kealia Ohai and a second-round draft pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft | ||
| 01/08/20 | Katie Stengel | FW | Utah Royals | Acquired in a trade with Utah along with a third-round pick in the 2020 College Draft in exchange for a second-round draft pick in the 2020 and 2021 NWSL College Drafts | [9] | |
| 01/09/20 | Lindsey Harris | GK |  Klepp IL | Signed | [10] | |
| 01/24/20 | Erin Simon | DF | West Ham | Acquired through a transfer | [11] | |
| 01/25/20 | Megan Crosson | DF | Washington Spirit | Signed | [12] | |
| 01/27/20 | Amanda Dennis | GK | Penn State | Signed | [13] | |
| 02/03/20 | Shea Groom | FW | OL Reign | Acquired alongside Megan Oyster and a 2022 Draft pick in a trade with OL Reign for Amber Brooks and Sofia Huerta. | [14] | |
| 02/03/20 | Megan Oyster | DF | OL Reign | Acquired alongside Shea Groom and a 2022 Draft pick in a trade with OL Reign for Amber Brooks and Sofia Huerta. |
| Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/04/19 |  Kyah Simon | FW | Melbourne City | Placed on Re-Entry Wire | [15] | |
| 11/04/19 | Clare Polkinghorne | DF | Brisbane Roar | Placed on Re-Entry Wire | ||
| 11/04/19 | Grace Cutler | MF | unattached | Placed on Re-Entry Wire | ||
| 12/19/19 |  Ariana Calderón | FW | C.F. Monterrey | Waived | [16] | |
| 01/06/20 | Kealia Ohai | FW | Chicago Red Stars | Traded to Chicago for Katie Naughton and a second-round draft pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft | ||
| 01/07/20 |  Devon Kerr | GK |  FC Metz | Waived | [17] | |
| 01/22/20 | Lindsay Agnew | DF | Sydney FC | Waived | [18] | |
| 01/22/20 | Jazmin Jackmon | DF | unattached | Waived | ||
| 01/26/20 | Bianca Henninger | GK | Retired | [19] | ||
| 02/03/20 | Sofia Huerta | FW | OL Reign | Traded to OL Reign alongside Amber Brooks in exchange for a 2022 Draft pick, Shea Groom and Megan Oyster. | ||
| 02/03/20 | Amber Brooks | DF | OL Reign | Traded to OL Reign alongside Sofia Huerta in exchange for a 2022 Draft pick, Shea Groom and Megan Oyster. |