2019 Minnesota United FC season
The 2019 Minnesota United FC season was the tenth season of Minnesota United FC's existence and their third season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of American soccer. It was the first season that United played at Allianz Field, their new home stadium. They were coached by Adrian Heath. Outside of MLS, Minnesota United also participated in the 2019 U.S. Open Cup, as well as various preseason competitions.
| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|  | |||
| Owner | Bill McGuire | ||
| CEO | Chris Wright | ||
| Head coach | Adrian Heath | ||
| Stadium | Allianz Field | ||
| Western Conference | 4th | ||
| Overall | 7th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | First Round | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Runner-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | Darwin Quintero (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 19,906 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 19,600 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 19,740 | ||
| Biggest win | 7–1 (June 29 vs. CIN) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (May 29 at ATL) | ||
|  | |||
Club
    
Transfers
    
    Transfers in
    
| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 20, 2018 | MF | 8 |  Ján Greguš |  F.C. Copenhagen | [1] | 
| January 10, 2019 | MF | 6 |  Osvaldo Alonso |  Seattle Sounders FC | [2] | 
| January 25, 2019 | DF | 19 |  Romain Métanire |  Stade Reims | [3] | 
| January 28, 2019 | DF | 3 |  Ike Opara |  Sporting Kansas City | [4] | 
| March 15, 2019 | MF | 12 |  Lawrence Olum |  Portland Timbers | [5] | 
| July 16, 2019 | MF | 16 |  Robin Lod |  Sporting Gijón | [6] | 
| July 23, 2019 | DF | 86 |  Wilfried Moimbé |  AS Nancy | [7] | 
| August 7, 2019 | MF | 11 |  Thomás Chacón |  Danubio FC | [8] | 
MLS SuperDraft
    
Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Previous club | Status | Ref | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | .svg.png.webp) Dayne St. Clair* | Goalkeeper | Maryland | Signed[9] | [10] | 
| 1 | 15 |  Chase Gasper | Defender | Maryland | Signed[9] | [A][10] | 
| 2 | 31 |  Hassani Dotson | Midfield | Oregon State | Signed[9] | [10] | 
| 4 | 75 |  Kevin Rodriguez | Forward | NIU | Not signed[11] | [B][12] | 
| 4 | 94 | .svg.png.webp) Mitch Osmond | Defender | Rio Grande | Not signed[11] | [C][12] | 
- ^
- ^ Acquired from Orlando City SC along with the #1 spot in the MLS Waiver Order and additional fourth round selection in exchange for the #4 spot in the MLS Waiver Order and a second round selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft[2]
- ^ Acquired from New York Red Bulls via Orlando City SC along with the #1 spot in the MLS Waiver Order and additional fourth round selection in exchange for the #4 spot in the MLS Waiver Order and a second round selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft[2]
Transfers out
    
| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Notes | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 26, 2018 | DF | 3 | .svg.png.webp) Jérôme Thiesson | .svg.png.webp) FC Rapperswil-Jona | Option declined | [13][14] | 
| November 26, 2018 | MF | 7 |  Ibson |  Tombense FC | Option declined | [13] | 
| November 26, 2018 | DF | 8 |  Marc Burch |  Memphis 901 FC | Option declined | [13][15] | 
| November 26, 2018 | MF | 12 |  Fernando Bob | Free agent | Option declined | [13] | 
| November 26, 2018 | MF | 16 |  Harrison Heath |  Miami FC | Contract expired | [13][16] | 
| November 26, 2018 | MF | 19 |  Frantz Pangop |  SC Rheindorf Altach | Option declined | [13][17] | 
| November 26, 2018 | GK | 24 |  Alex Kapp | Free agent | Option declined | [13] | 
| November 26, 2018 | MF | 26 |  Collen Warner |  FC Helsingør | Option declined | [13][18] | 
| November 26, 2018 | DF | 27 |  Bertrand Owundi | .svg.png.webp) Forge FC | Option declined | [13][19] | 
| November 26, 2018 | GK | 28 |  Matt Lampson |  LA Galaxy | Option declined | [13][20] | 
| November 26, 2018 | MF | 29 |  Maximiniano |  Fluminense FC | Loan expired | [13] | 
| November 26, 2018 | MF | 32 |  Alexi Gomez |  Club Universitario de Deportes | Loan expired | [13] | 
| November 26, 2018 | MF |  Johan Venegas |  Saprissa | Contract expired | [13] | |
| March 1, 2019 | MF |  Sam Cronin | Retired | Contract buyout | [11][21] | |
| May 4, 2019 | DF | 5 |  Francisco Calvo |  Chicago Fire | Traded | [22] | 
| July 29, 2019 | DF | 4 |  Eric Miller |  New York City FC | Traded | [23] | 
Loans in
    
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2019 | January 1, 2020 | GK | 1 |  Vito Mannone |  Reading | [24][25] | 
| March 4, 2019 | End of season | MF |  Ally Hamis Ng'anzi |  MFK Vyškov | [26] | 
Loans out
    
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2019 | End of season | MF |  Ally Hamis Ng'anzi |  Forward Madison FC | [26][27] | |
| May 21, 2019 | June 2020 | MF | 11 |  Romario Ibarra |  Pachuca | [28][29] | 
| August 6, 2019 | End of Season | GK | 33 |  Bobby Shuttleworth |  Sacramento Republic FC | [30] | 
Friendlies
    
Win Loss Draw
| January 29, 2019 | FC Tucson | 2–9 | Minnesota United FC | Tucson, Arizona | 
| 10:00 a.m. CST |   | Schüller  ,  R. Ibarra  (pen.),  Toyama  ,  ,  Toye  ,  | Stadium: Kino North Stadium | 
| February 2, 2019 2019 Mobile Mini Sun Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–0 | Minnesota United FC | Tucson, Arizona | 
| 3:00 p.m. CST | Mala  85' | PHX Report | Stadium: Kino North Stadium | 
| February 6, 2019 2019 Mobile Mini Sun Cup | Minnesota United FC | 0–0 | Houston Dynamo | Tucson, Arizona | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Calvo  40' Conner  108' | Quioto  43' | Stadium: Kino North Stadium | 
| February 16, 2019 Orlando City Invitational | New England Revolution | 0–1 | Minnesota United FC | Orlando, Florida | 
| 3:30 p.m. CST | Caicedo  38' | MLS Report NER Report | M. Ibarra  67' Alonso  68' | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium | 
| February 17, 2019 Scrimmage | FIU Panthers | 0–1 | Minnesota United FC | Deltona, Florida | 
| CST | Report | Toye  | Stadium: Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex | 
| February 20, 2019 Orlando City Invitational | New York City FC | 0–1 | Minnesota United FC | Orlando, Florida | 
| 3:30 p.m. CST | Ibarra  26' | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium | 
| February 23, 2019 Scrimmage | Orlando City SC | 1–3 | Minnesota United FC | Orlando, Florida | 
| 11:00 a.m. CST | Boxall  R. Ibarra  ,  | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium | 
| May 22, 2019 | Minnesota United FC   | 0–1 |  Hertha BSC | St Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Pekarík  43' | Stadium: Allianz Field | 
| June 25, 2019 | Forward Madison FC | 1–2 | Minnesota United FC | Madison, Wisconsin | 
| Tobin  57' | Report | Toye  24', 80' Kallman  68' | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field | 
| July 17, 2019 | Minnesota United FC   | 0–3 |  Aston Villa | St Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Ng'anzi  75' | Report | Grealish  37' Lansbury  82' Bjarnason  87' | Stadium: Allianz Field | 
| Sept 7, 2019 | Minnesota United FC   | 2–2 |  Pachuca | St Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Wilfried Moimbe  44' Abu Danladi  78' | Report | Luis Chávez  62' Rubens Sambueza  68' | Stadium: Allianz Field | 
Competitions
    
    Overview
    
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| MLS | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 44.12 | 
| U.S. Open Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 80.00 | 
| MLS Cup Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | 
| Total | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 47.50 | 
Updated to match played Nov. 10th, 2019
Source: Competitions
MLS
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles FC (P, S) | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 85 | 37 | +48 | 72 | Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League | 
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC (P, C) | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 56 | Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 3 | Real Salt Lake (P, L) | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 53 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup | 
| 4 | Minnesota United FC (P, L) | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 53 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy (P, L) | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 51 | |
| 6 | Portland Timbers (P, L) | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 49 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas (P) | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 48 | Playoffs first round | 
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 44 | |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 42 | |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 40 | |
| 11 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 38 | |
| 12 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC[lower-alpha 2] | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 34 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
- As MLS Cup 2019 champions
- Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
Overall table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles FC (S) | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 85 | 37 | +48 | 72 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 2 | New York City FC | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 64 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2] | 
| 3 | Atlanta United FC (U) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 58 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 3] | 
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC (C) | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 56 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 4] | 
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 53 | |
| 7 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 53 | |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 51 | |
| 9 | Toronto FC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 50 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 49 | |
| 12 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 48 | |
| 13 | FC Dallas | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 48 | |
| 14 | New England Revolution | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 45 | |
| 15 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 44 | |
| 16 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 42 | |
| 17 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 42 | |
| 18 | Montreal Impact (V) | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 41 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 5] | 
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 40 | |
| 20 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 38 | |
| 21 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 38 | |
| 22 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 37 | |
| 23 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 34 | |
| 24 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 24 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winner; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
- As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)
- As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
- As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
- As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)
- As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)
Results summary
    
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 
Last updated: Sept 2, 2019.
Source: Match reports
Results by round
    
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
    
| March 2, 2019 Match 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–3 | Minnesota United FC | Vancouver, British Columbia | 
| 5:00 p.m. CST | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 27,837 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez | 
| March 9, 2019 Match 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–3 | Minnesota United FC | San Jose, California | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Report | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,411 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira | 
| March 16, 2019 Match 3 | LA Galaxy | 3–2 | Minnesota United FC | Carson, California | 
| 9:30 p.m. CST | 
 | Report | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 21,177 Referee: Jair Marrufo | 
| March 30, 2019 Match 4 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Minnesota United FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts | 
| 1:00 p.m. CST | Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,657 Referee: Allen Chapman | 
| April 6, 2019 Match 5 | New York Red Bulls | 1–2 | Minnesota United FC | Harrison, New Jersey | 
| 1:00 p.m. CST | 
 | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,706 Referee: Joseph Dickerson | 
| April 13, 2019 Match 6 | Minnesota United FC | 3–3 | New York City FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 6:00 p.m. CST | Report | 
 | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,796 Referee: Alan Kelly | 
| April 19, 2019 Match 7 | Toronto FC | 4–3 | Minnesota United FC | Toronto, Ontario | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,651 Referee: Ismail Elfath | 
| April 24, 2019 Match 8 | Minnesota United FC | 0–0 | LA Galaxy | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | 
 | Report | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,779 Referee: Chris Penso | 
| April 28, 2019 Match 9 | Minnesota United FC | 1–0 | D.C. United | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 12:30 p.m. CST | Report | 
 | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,620 Referee: Nima Saghafi | 
| May 4, 2019 Match 10 | Minnesota United FC | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Opara  26' Greguš  45' | Recap | Roldan  42' | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,832 Referee: Timothy Ford | 
| May 11, 2019 Match 11 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | Minnesota United FC | Bridgeview, Illinois | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Gaitán  21' Katai  34' Schweinsteiger  77' | Report | Métanire  42' Rodríguez  78' Danladi  90+2' Quintero  90+3' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,531 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira | 
| May 18, 2019 Match 12 | Minnesota United FC | 1–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Report | 
 | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,600 Referee: David Gantar | 
| May 25, 2019 Match 13 | Minnesota United FC | 1–0 | Houston Dynamo | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Métanire  20',  90' | Report | Fuenmayor  40' B. García  66' | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,701 Referee: Joseph Dickerson | 
| May 29, 2019 Match 14 | Atlanta United FC | 3–0 | Minnesota United FC | Atlanta, Georgia | 
| 6:00 p.m. CST | 
 | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,703 Referee: Alex Chilowicz | 
| June 2, 2019 Match 15 | Minnesota United FC | 2–3 | Philadelphia Union | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 3:00 p.m. CST | Kallman  17' Dotson  28' Molino  77' | Report | Monteiro  18' (pen.) Medunjanin  44' Aaronson  45+2' Trusty  86' Wagner  89' Gaddis  90+1' Blake  90+3' | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,738 Referee: Allen Chapman | 
| June 8, 2019 Match 16 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Minnesota United FC | Commerce City, Colorado | 
| 8:00 p.m. CST | 
 | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,160 Referee: Ramy Touchan | 
| June 29, 2019 Match 17 | Minnesota United FC | 7–1 | FC Cincinnati | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 6:00 p.m. CST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,778 Referee: Joseph Dickerson | 
| July 3, 2019 Match 18 | Minnesota United FC | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Quintero  5',  78' Finlay  45+1' Boxall  52' Greguš  76' Alonso  90+1' Molino  90+2',  90+3' | Report | López  30' Thompson  45+2' Wondolowski  55' | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,653 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira | 
| July 6, 2019 Match 19 | Montreal Impact | 2–3 | Minnesota United FC | Montreal, Quebec | 
| 6:30 p.m. CST | Jackson-Hamel  1' Camacho  13' Bush  45+1' | Report | Toye  9',  47' Finlay  45+2' (pen.) | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 16,796 Referee: Alan Kelly | 
| July 13, 2019 Match 20 | Minnesota United FC | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Gasper  59' Toye  80',  90+1' | Report | Servania  35' Acosta  45+2' González  90+5' | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,906 Referee: Baldomero Toledo | 
| July 20, 2019 Match 21 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Minnesota United FC | Sandy, Utah | 
| 9:00 p.m. CST | Lennon  21' Silva  70' | Report | Greguš  26' Quintero  57' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,992 Referee: David Gantar | 
| July 27, 2019 Match 22 | Minnesota United FC | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Finlay  35' Quintero  67' | Report | Felipe  37' Hwang  57' | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,845 Referee: Armando Villarreal | 
| August 4, 2019 Match 23 | Minnesota United FC | 1–0 | Portland Timbers | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 3:00 p.m. CST | Boxall  75' Finlay  90+2' (pen.) | Report | Mabiala  39' Clark  50' Chará  58' Cascante  75' | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,726 Referee: Chris Penso | 
| August 10, 2019 Match 24 | FC Dallas | 5–3 | Minnesota United FC | Frisco, Texas | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Hollingshead  28' Mosquera  32' Cannon  45'  90+6' Badji  72' Servania  85', 90+3' | Report | Finlay  11', 41' Ibarra  48' Dotson  58'  73' Boxall  69' Toye  90+6' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,168 Referee: Alex Chilowicz | 
| August 14, 2019 Match 25 | Minnesota United FC | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Report | 
 | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,629 Referee: Drew Fischer | 
| August 17, 2019 Match 26 | Minnesota United FC | 1–1 | Orlando City SC | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Gregus  32' Gasper  63' Opara  70' Danladi  90+2' | Report | Dwyer  57' Nani  70' (pen.) | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,738 Referee: Jair Marrufo | 
| August 22, 2019 Match 27 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Minnesota United FC | Kansas City, Kansas | 
| 8:30 p.m. CST | Zusi  81' Hurtado  88' | Report | Dotson  74' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,083 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez | 
| September 1, 2019 Match 28 | Los Angeles FC | 0–2 | Minnesota United FC | Los Angeles, California | 
| 9:30 p.m. CST | Blessing  90+3' | Report | Toye  25', 29' | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,143 Referee: Armando Villarreal | 
| September 11, 2019 Match 29 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Minnesota United FC | Houston, Texas | 
| 9:30 p.m. CST | Manotas  37' Ramirez  44' Rodríguez  82' | Report | Gasper  26' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 13,166 Referee: Timothy Ford | 
| September 15, 2019 Match 30 | Minnesota United FC | 3 –1 | Real Salt Lake | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 4:30 p.m. CST | Quintero  20',  51' Finlay  83' | Report | Rusnák  17' | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,635 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza | 
| September 22, 2019 Match 31 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Minnesota United FC | Portland, Oregon | 
| 3:00 p.m. CST | Valentin  78' | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Robert Sibiga | 
| September 25, 2019 Match 32 | Minnesota United FC | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 4:30 p.m. CST | Alonso  70' Gasper  79'  90+4' Dotson  90' | Report | Baráth  7' Gutiérrez  90+3' Németh  90+6' | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,609 Referee: Ismail Elfath | 
| September 29, 2019 Match 33 | Minnesota United FC | 1–1 | Los Angeles FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 6:30 p.m. CST | Toye  43' Boxall  75' | Report | Vela  70' | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,706 Referee: Drew Fischer | 
| October 6, 2019 Match 34 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Minnesota United FC | Seattle, Washington | 
| 3:00 p.m. CDT | Torres  29' | Boxscore | Opara  23' | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 47,297 Referee: Kevin Stott | 
MLS Cup Playoffs
    
First round
    
| October 20, 2019 First Round | Minnesota United FC | 1–2 | LA Galaxy | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Report | 
 | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,939 Referee: Ted Unkel | 
Win Loss Draw
U.S. Open Cup
    
| June 12, 2019 Round 4 | Minnesota United FC   | 4–1 |  Sporting Kansas City | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 7,211 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. | 
| June 18, 2019 Round 5 | Houston Dynamo   | 2–3 |  Minnesota United | Houston, Texas | 
| 6:00 p.m. CDT | Peña  9' Martínez  37' Fuenmayor  40' | Report | Boxall  20' Quintero  66',  82' Toye  89' Olum  90+4' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,559 Referee: Farhad Dadkho | 
| July 10, 2019 Quarter-final | Minnesota United FC   | 6–1 |  New Mexico United | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CDT | Rodríguez  10',  18',  45' Quintero  16' Greguš  23' Ibarra  62' | Report | Moar  7' Wehan  54' | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 12,401 Referee: Ramy Touchan | 
| August 7, 2019 Semi-final | Minnesota United FC   | 2–1 |  Portland Timbers | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 p.m. CDT | Quintero  22' (pen.) Greguš  26' Boxall  37' Opara  51' Toye  64' | Report | Fernández  45+2' Dielna  76' Valentin  90+3' | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 15,073 Referee: Ismail Elfath | 
| August 27, 2019 Final | Atlanta United .svg.png.webp)  | 2–1 |  Minnesota United | Atlanta, Georgia | 
| 7:00 p.m. CDT | Gasper  10' (o.g.) G. Martínez  16' González Pírez  71'  74' Escobar  87' | Report | Dotson  29' Alonso  44' Lod  47' Gasper  87' | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 35,709 Referee: Allen Chapman | 
Statistics
    
    Player statistics
    
- As of July 18, 2019
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps |  |  |  | Apps |  |  |  | Apps |  |  |  | |||||
| 1 |  | Vito Mannone | GK | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | Carter Manley | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | Ike Opara | DF | 16(1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | Eric Miller | DF | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | Osvaldo Alonso | MF | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | Kevin Molino | MF | 4(4) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(4) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | Ján Greguš | MF | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 9 |  | Ángelo Rodríguez | FW | 15(5) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18(5) | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | Miguel Ibarra | MF | 13(4) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14(5) | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | Lawrence Olum | MF | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | Ethan Finlay | MF | 14(6) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16(7) | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | Brent Kallman | DF | 12(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | Michael Boxall | DF | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | Collin Martin | MF | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | Romain Métanire | DF | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | Rasmus Schuller | MF | 10(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | Wyatt Omsberg | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | Mason Toye | FW | 1(4) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(7) | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | Darwin Quintero | MF | 16(2) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19(2) | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| 31 |  | Hassani Dotson | MF | 7(5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10(5) | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 77 |  | Chase Gasper | DF | 4(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 97 | .svg.png.webp) | Dayne St. Clair | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 99 |  | Abu Danladi | FW | 4(9) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(9) | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Players who left the club in trade or on loan | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  | Francisco Calvo | DF | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 11 |  | Romario Ibarra | MF | 4(4) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(4) | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33 |  | Bobby Shuttleworth | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 37 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 39 | 2 | |||||||
Source: (for players and positions) First Team Squad (for squad numbers), 2019 Stats (for actual stats.)
By game
    
| Date | Opponent | Attendance | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|
| April 13 | New York City FC | 19,796 | 3–3 | 
| April 25 | LA Galaxy | 19,779 | 0–0 | 
| April 28 | D.C. United | 19,620 | 1–0 | 
| May 10 | Seattle Sounders FC | 19,832 | 1–1 | 
| May 18 | Columbus Crew SC | 19,600 | 1–0 | 
| May 25 | Houston Dynamo | 19,701 | 1–0 | 
| June 2 | Philadelphia Union | 19,738 | 2–3 | 
| June 29 | FC Cincinnati | 19,778 | 7–1 | 
| July 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 19,653 | 3–1 | 
| July 13 | FC Dallas | 19,906 | 1–0 | 
| July 27 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 19,845 | 0–0 | 
| Aug 4 | Portland Timbers | 19,726 | 1–0 | 
| Aug 14 | Colorado Rapids | 19,629 | 1–0 | 
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