2020 Las Vegas Lights FC season

As of September 28, 2020[2]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
0	Goalkeeper	Edward Delgado	United States
1	Goalkeeper	Thomas Olsen	United States
2	Defender	Ramon Martin Del Campo	Mexico
3	Defender	Johnny Fenwick	England
4	Defender	Gabe Robinson	United States
5	Defender	Javan Torre	United States
6	Midfielder	Mobi Fehr	United States
7	Midfielder	Junior Sandoval	Honduras
8	Midfielder	José Carrera	Mexico
9	Forward	Blake Frischknecht	United States
10	Midfielder	Junior Burgos	El Salvador
11	Forward	Yamikani Chester	Malawi
12	Defender	Jordan Murrell	Canada
14	Midfielder	Bryan de la Fuente	United States
15	Midfielder	Grant Robinson	United States
17	Defender	Jaiden Waggoner	United States
20	Defender	Noah Billingsley (on loan from Minnesota United)	New Zealand
22	Forward	Seku Conneh	Liberia
23	Midfielder	Alex Culwell	United States
25	Forward	Quincy Amarikwa	United States
29	Forward	Santiago Echavarría	Colombia
32	Midfielder	Jonathan Levin	Mexico
36	Midfielder	Seth Moses	United States
40	Forward	Raúl Mendiola	Mexico
58	Goalkeeper	Angel Alvarez	United States
66	Defender	Chancel Ndaye	Burundi
81	Forward	Rashawn Dally (on loan from FC Cincinnati)	Jamaica

The Las Vegas Lights played their first match of the USL Season against USL expansion side San Diego Loyal, who were making their USL debut. The Las Vegas Lights opened the scoring when Junior Burgos scored a fantastic 40-yard effort in off the crossbar, the USL Goal of the Week and a possible USL Goal of the Year contender. San Diego Loyal soon equalized in the 15th minute when a Charles Adams shot took a deflection of a Las Vegas defender and went in past Delgado.[9]

After the season was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lights had poor losing performances in a 2–1 loss to San Diego Loyal and 1–0 loss to in-state rivals Reno 1868 FC. Because of positive COVID-19 cases, matches against San Diego Loyal and Tacoma Defiance were delayed. The club lost 1-0 again to Orange County SC, with both goalies making important saves. Las Vegas finally won their first match of the season against Tacoma Defiance, 3–1. Burgos opened the scoring through a far shot that deflected of Taylor Mueller in the 19th minute. The Lights then doubled their lead after a center by Yamikani Chester was tapped in by Rashawn Dally. Later in the match, Junior Sandoval scored after being assisted by Blake Frischknecht. In the 84th minute, Azriel Gonzalez got a goal back that squeezed through Lights keeper Thomas Olsen.[10]

The club continued their run of form with a 3–3 draw against first place in Group B Phoenix Rising FC. Phoenix scored early through a shot by Rufat Dadashov, assisted by Solomon Asante. Lights keeper Edward Delgado made several decisive saves against Junior Flemmings, but Flemmings scored in the 68th minute from a lob. The Las Vegas Lights got a goal back from Chester, and soon after Junior Burgos hit the crossbar from a free kick. In the 90th minute Solomon Asante converted a penalty. The Las Vegas Lights then scored in stoppage time as a header by Chester hit of A. J. Cochran for an own goal. The club then equalized after a deflected free kick came to Ramon Martin Del Campo.[11]

After the Phoenix draw, Vegas went down 1–0 to Orange County after a penalty converted by Aodhan Quinn. Las Vegas soon equalized after Del Campo scored from a corner. Substitute Frischknecht then scored a low shot assisted by Dally, before Junior Sandoval added gloss to the win in stoppage-time, making it 3–1. The Las Vegas Lights then lost a closely contested 4-3 thriller against LA Galaxy II, with lights player Raul Mendiola hitting the post in stoppage time. After a 1–1 draw with San Diego loyal (in which Blake Frischknecht scored his 4th goal or assist in 3 games) the club lost 2–0 to Phoenix Rising at home. In the away match, they lost 5–1, their worst result of their season to date. The Lights then lost a 2-goal lead against LA Galaxy II and ended up losing 3–2, with Augustine Williams netting a late penalty.[12]

Las Vegas were eliminated from the play-offs after a 1–0 loss to Orange County SC, in which Mobi Fehr and Seth Moses being sent off. After San Diego Loyal beat Phoenix Rising 3–2, the lights could not finish above fifth. Vegas then had a 2–2 draw with La Galaxy II. Sandoval scored after collecting a long ball from Jordan Murrell. LA Galaxy turned the game around with two quick goals in the 71st and 81st minute. In stoppage-time, Dally equalized after some good dribbling by José Carrera García.[13] Las Vegas then played rivals Reno 1868. The lights took the lead early through Junior Burgos but soon Reno equalized from Foster Langsdorf. The lights scored again from Yamikani Chester but Reno equalized soon after again from Kevin Partida. The score finished 2-2 and Reno won the Silver State Cup. The lights lost the final match of the season 4–2 to Orange County. Fans were permitted for the match, at limited capacity.[14]