2020 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship, Draw
The ceremony was attended by the IHF Vice-President and AHF Treasurer Bader Al-Theyab, AHF Executive Director Dr. Ahmed Abu Al-Lail Al-Failakawi and the representatives of the participating clubs. The draw results are as follows:


2020 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship, Referees
The following referee pairs were selected by the AHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission in co-ordination with the AHF Executive Committee.


2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship
The 2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 19th edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation in Kuwait City, Kuwait from 16 to 27 January 2020. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.


2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship
Qatar won their fourth consecutive title by defeating South Korea 33–21 in the final.


2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship, Draw
The draw was held on 2 November 2019 in the Millennium Hotel & Convention Centre, Salmiya, Kuwait.


2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship, Draw, Seeding
Teams were seeded according to the AHF COC regulations and rankings of the previous edition of the championship. Teams who had not participate in the previous edition were in Pot 4.


2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship, Referees
The following nine referee pairs were selected by Asian Handball Federation and International Handball Federation for the championship.


2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship, Awards
The all-star team and MVP were announced on 30 January 2020.


2020 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
The 2020 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship would have been the 17th edition of the Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship, a biannual championship in handball organised by the Asian Handball Federation (AHF).


2020 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
It was originally scheduled to take place from 10 to 21 July 2020 in Shiraz, I. R. Iran, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2021, AHF Executive Committee decided to move the event from I. R. Iran due to COVID-19 restrictions in the country and awarded the event to Bahrain Handball Federation scheduled to take place from 20 to 29 March 2021. On 22 February 2021, the AHF cancelled the tournament because of the pandemic.


2020 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship, Teams
Following 10 teams intended to participate in the championship. The draw was scheduled to be held on Thursday, 25 February 2021 at 18:00 (UTC+03:00) at the Bahrain Handball Federation Headquarter, Manama, Bahrain.


2020 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
The 2020 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship was originally to be the 20th edition of the Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF). The tournament was scheduled to be held in Tehran, Iran from 20 to 27 February 2021. It was originally scheduled to take place in Isfahan, Iran from 21 to 28 June 2020, but was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
On 14 December 2020, AVC announced that the tournament which was originally the AVC qualifier for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the top two teams of the 2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship qualified for the 2021 U21 World Championship as the AVC representatives.


2020 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship
The 2020 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship would have been the 9th edition of the Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship, a biannual championship in handball organised by the Asian Handball Federation (AHF).


2020 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship
It was originally scheduled to take place from 15 to 26 August 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship
On 22 February 2021, the AHF cancelled the tournament because of the pandemic.


2020 Asian Track Cycling Championships
The 2020 Asian Track Cycling Championships is taking place at the Jincheon National Training Center Velodrome in Jincheon, South Korea from 17 to 21 October 2019. Despite the event is planned for 2020, it is brought forward to October 2019 because of the 2020 Summer Olympics qualification timeline.


2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships
The 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from 16 to 25 April 2021. Originally the event was scheduled to take place from 18 to 25 April 2020 but was postponed to 16 to 25 April 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the 49th men's and 30th women's championship.


2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships, Medal table
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)


2020 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship
The 2020 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship will be 5th edition of the championship to be held from 27 June to 4 July June 2021 at Almaty, Kazakhstan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation (AHF). It will be fourth time in history that the championship will be organised by Kazakhstan Handball Federation. It also acts as qualification tournament for the 2021 IHF Women's Super Globe with 1 quota place.


2020 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship
The championship was previously scheduled to take place from 6 to 14 November 2020 and then from 3 to 11 March 2021 but was postponed both times due to COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Asian Wrestling Championships
The 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships was held at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi in India. The event took place from February 18 to February 23. China was barred from entering into the competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. North Korea and Turkmenistan were unable to participate in the tournament due to circumstances stemming from the outbreak.


2020 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship
The 2020 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship will be 2nd edition of the championship to be held from 15 to 22 February 2021 at Bangkok, Thailand under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation (AHF). It will be second time in history that the championship will be organised by Handball Association of Thailand. It also acts as qualification tournament for the 2021 Youth Beach Handball World Championship to be held in Portugal with two quota places in each gender.


2020 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship
On 19 February 2020, the AHF decided to postpone the championship due to COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, the championship was scheduled to take place firstly from 1 to 10 April 2020 and then from 11 to 17 September 2020 but was postponed both times due to COVID-19 outbreak.


2020 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship, Format
The men's tournament was played on the round-robin and knockout format. A team had to play match with all the other teams in their group and top two teams from each group will qualify for semi-finals.


2020 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship, Format
Matches were played in sets, the team that wins two sets is the winner of a match. When teams were equal in points the head-to-head result was decisive.


2020 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship, Format
The matches schedule was announced on 9 February 2020 by the AHF.


2020 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship, Draw
The draw was held on Tuesday, 4 February 2020 at 17:30 (UTC+03:00) at Asian Handball Federation Head Office, Kuwait.


2020 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship, Draw, Seeding (Men)
Teams were seeded according to the AHF COC regulations and rankings of the previous edition of the championship. Teams who had not participated in the previous edition were in Pot 4.


2020 Assam floods
2020 Assam floods refers to the significant flood event of the Brahmaputra River in the Indian north-eastern state of Assam and coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic. Initial flooding started in May 2020 due to heavy rainfall affecting 30,000 and destroying crops across 5 districts. As of October 2020 the floods affected over five million people, claiming the lives of 123 people, with an additional 26 deaths due to landslides, 5474 villages were affected and over one hundred and fifty thousand people found refuge in relief camps.


2020 Assam floods, Background
Due to its tropical monsoon climate, the state of Assam is prone to annual flooding. While the monsoons are important for the largely agriculture dependent regional economy, they now cause annually recurring destruction of infrastructure, crops, livelihoods and loss of lives. Although annual precipitation is declining, daily rainfall data shows an increase in extreme rainfall events, leading to extreme flooding in Assam. Higher temporal and spatial variability of rainfall across the regions has been attributed to the impact of climate change.


2020 Assam floods, Background
During the 2020 monsoon season, particularly high rainfall was experienced across central, north, and northeast India, with 15 centimeters more rainfall than usual by the middle of July. The reason for the excess rainfall is attributed to Madden–Julian oscillation, thereby causing prolonged break-monsoon conditions which decreases the rainfall in North West India and increases it in North East India.


2020 Assam floods, Background
By 21 July, the meteorological subdivision of Assam and Meghalaya had received rainfall of 1,164mm as compared to normal rainfall of 894mm during the period, an excess of nearly 30%. The catchment areas of nearby states, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim also received excess rainfall nearly to the tune of 16% and 45% respectively aggravating the flood situation.


2020 Assam floods, Background
Into October 2020, although the situation began to improve with the number of people affected reduced to 135,000 the state was still affected by prolonged flooding, with 315 villages still submerged.


2020 Assam floods, Damages and potential long term effects
Flooding and subsequent landslides have caused damage to bridges, government buildings, roads, embankments and schools. The government has announced funding of 3.46 billion Indian Rupees ($42 million) for repairs and aid to the region. In addition to this aid, the central government, according to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, has "committed to passing an ordinance to set up North East Water Management Authority, to address flood and erosion problems" with more permanent solutions as an attempt to stop future monsoon seasons from being so devastating.


2020 Assam floods, Damages and potential long term effects
Millions of people living in the flooded area rely on crops and livestock to provide for their families. The flooding began just before harvest and has caused destruction to more than 267,203 hectares of crops and more than 45,000 domesticated animals have been forced to flee or be abandoned.


2020 Assam floods, Damages and potential long term effects
Assam is home to important wildlife sanctuaries and World Heritage sites which have been damaged by the flooding. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary has India's highest population of rhinoceroses and at the height of the flooding 90% was impacted by flood waters. Kaziranga National Park has also been affected with more than 150 wild animals rescued and 125 animals, including 12 rhinoceros have died.


2020 Assam floods, Relief efforts
Leadership in disaster management and relief operations is ensured by the  in accordance with India's Disaster Management Act of 2005. As of 14 October 2020 a total 627 relief camps and 1662 relief distribution centers were set by up ASDMA, including hygiene and isolation measures for COVID-19 pandemic infected persons. Reduced carrying capacity of relief camps and difficulties in the provisioning of food and safe drinking water have been encountered.


2020 Assam floods, Relief efforts
Relief efforts have also been provided by NGOs including Red Cross India who supplied tarpaulin sheets, food and water and relief materials to flood affected communities. In preparation for the annual flooding, Red Cross India increased stocks of aid packages across the state to ensure timely and efficient response to flood affected families. Oxfam India and other NGOs have however called attention to the challenges of COVID-19 and extensive flooding, increasing vulnerabilities of displaced people and minority communities who took refuge on embankments and makeshift shelters.


2020 Assam floods, Relief efforts
Post-disaster response by ASDMA includes compensation schemes for homestead losses, infrastructure repair together with an Asian Development Bank and World Bank funded embankment and flood risk reduction program. Despite government efforts in disaster risk reduction, the dual effect of flooding and Covid-19 related job-losses increase distress and poverty of around 70% of the population, whose livelihoods are agriculture dependent and are not eligible for compensation without formal documentation or land rights.


2020 Assam floods, Health challenges
Diseases such as Dengue, Malaria and Japanese Encephalitis are likely to increase in stagnant water left by receding floods. Treatment of these diseases have been hindered by fear of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions have hampered the efforts to destroy mosquito breeding sites and awareness-raising among at-risk populations. Resources available to the population have been obstructed due to infrastructure failures, causing difficulties of access for medical professionals.


2020 Assam floods, Health challenges
Government flood reporting dated 14 October 2020 established a total of 149 deaths resulting from floods and landslides. Accidental drowning of children constitutes a reported 44.5% of these deaths caused by children often misjudging the strength of the currents. Women and children are among the most affected by the floods, unable to access clean water and hygiene supplies to prevent the spread of disease.


2020 Assam floods, Health challenges
With over 200,000 COVID-19 cases reported in Assam, the spread of the virus has been exacerbated by the flooding with many not willing to relocate to relief camps thereby affecting relief efforts.


2020 Assam floods, Lessons learned
As a result of the yearly monsoon related destruction, the South Asia Flash Flood Guidance System (South Asia FFGS) was launched on 23 October 2020 by the World Meteorological Organization. The system will strengthen coordination of disaster risk reduction and preparedness in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka through forecasts and early warnings of dangers related to flash floods with the hope of lessening the loss of life and damage to property.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak
The 2020 Assam gas and oil leak, also referred as the Baghjan gas leak, is a natural gas blowout that happened in Oil India Limited's Baghjan Oilfield in Tinsukia district, Assam, India on 27 May 2020. The blowout occurred at Well No. 5 in the Baghjan Oil Field, resulting in a leak of natural gas. The leaking well subsequently caught fire on 9 June 2020, and resulted in three deaths (Officially), large-scale local evacuations, and environmental damage to the nearby Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and Maguri-Motapung Wetland.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak
The blowout was "killed" on 15 November 2020, 173 days after the blowout, with a technique called snubbing. Subsequently, Well No. 5 was abandoned on 3 December 2020. An investigation by a committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal revealed in November 2020 that Oil India Limited had failed to obtain legally required clearances to operate the oil field at Baghjan, and had failed to comply with provisions of environmental laws as well as with internal safety procedures in relation to drilling at the oil field. The findings reiterated a report by the Assam State Pollution Control Board, which had also reported that Oil India Limited did not obtain the necessary clearances before drilling.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Background, Location and environmental conditions
The Baghjan Oil Field is located in Tinsukia district in the State of Assam, near Baghjan village, which has a resident population of 4,488 persons. The nearest towns are Doom Dooma and Tinsukia.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Background, Location and environmental conditions
Baghjan Oil Field is located near the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park in Assam, and is also in proximity to Maguri Motapung Beel, a natural wetland. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is the only riverine island wildlife reserve, globally. It contains a variety of rare and endangered species, including the Gangetic dolphin, which is endangered, as well as herds of wild horses, tigers, capped langurs, hoolock gibbons, slow loris, and several rare butterflies and fish. The Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is also connected to Namdapha National Park via the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary. These regions are part of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot. Baghjan Well No. 5, from which the leak occurred, is located at a distance of 900 meters from the park and adjoins a buffer forested region surrounding the park. It is also close to the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Background, Location and environmental conditions
On 18 January 2020, the Central Government exempted all oil and gas firms conducting exploratory drilling from legal requirements for environmental clearances. Prior to the leak, in 2020, the region witnessed protests after the Government of India announced that they had authorized Oil India Limited (OIL) to explore the area under Dibru-Saikhowa National Park for hydrocarbons.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Background, Location and environmental conditions
During May 2020, prior to and during the leak, Tinsukia district in Assam experienced heavy rains and flooding in two local rivers, Dibru and Lohit. The region was also placed in lockdown, following the COVID-19 pandemic in India.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Background, Environmental authorizations
A subsequent investigation by Assam's State Pollution Control Board found that Oil India Limited had begun drilling at the Baghjan Oil Field without obtaining prior environmental clearances in accordance with legal requirements under the Water (Prevention of Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention of Control of Pollution) Act 1981 and Environment Protection Act, 1986. Oil India Limited had also failed to conduct mandatory public hearings before beginning drilling.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Background, Environmental authorizations
The Eco-Sensitive Zone around Dibru-Saikhowa National Park was reduced in size at the request of Oil India Limited in order to allow the well to be established. In 2013, the Baghjan Oil Field was inspected by a team from the National Board for Wildlife, which criticised the Government of India for ratifying the breach of wildlife norms after Oil India Limited had already begun operating in an eco-sensitive zone.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Background, Prior leaks
In 2005, a blowout at an Oil India Limited well in Dikom in Assam resulted in the evacuation of 500 families. The leak subsequently caught fire, as well.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Background, Prior leaks
On 3 February 2020 near Naharkatia in Assam, a stretch of the Burhi Dihing river, which is a tributary to the Brahmaputra river, caught fire after a punctured pipeline carrying crude oil from the Oil India Limited headquarters at Duliajan in Assam leaked, covering the water with a film of oil. The fire burned for a period of 48 hours before the leak was repaired and it could be extinguished.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Background, Prior leaks
Oil India Limited officials stated that a technical error with their instruments had caused shut off valves in a storage tank to close, resulting in pressure building up in a pipeline carrying crude oil. This caused several leaks in the pipeline. Oil India Limited Officials blamed local residents for causing the fire, and stated that a number of leaks had previously occurred, as parts of attempts to steal quantities of crude oil from the delivery pipeline. The Central Pollution Control Board had directed Assam's State Pollution Control Board to investigate the damage to aquatic life and local environment caused by the leak.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Background, Drilling at Baghjan 5 Well
The Baghjan Oil Field has 21 active wells, of which 4 produce natural gas, while the remaining produce oil. Baghjan Oil Field's Well No. 5 was established in 2006 and produces natural gas. It drills down to a depth of 3,870 meters, and was producing between 80,000 to 100,000 standard cubic meters of gas per day before the leak. Drilling at the Baghjan 5 well, where the leak occurred, was being outsourced to an Ahmedabad-based firm, John Energy.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Background, Drilling at Baghjan 5 Well
In May 2020, a new reservoir was being tapped for additional production at a depth of 3,729 meters, with workover operations taking place In addition, the infrastructure for the previous reservoir was being serviced, due to which production had been temporarily stopped. A device for pressure control, known as a blowout preventer, had been temporarily uninstalled while the extraction assembly was being serviced.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Background, Drilling at Baghjan 5 Well
In April 2020, following a lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Oil India Limited suspended drilling at several of the wells in the Baghjan Oil Field, primarily because of the unavailability of employees.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Background, Drilling at Baghjan 5 Well
On 20 May 2020, before the leak, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced that they would be authorizing exploration for hydrocarbons under the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, at seven different locations. Oil India LimitedOil India Limitedco stated that they would be using Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) to explore these wells without entering the National Park itself. Baghjan Oil Well 5, at which the leak occurred, will be one of the bases on which the ERD will extend under the National Park.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Blowout, leak, and fire, Initial occurrence
On 27 May 2020, at 10:30 a.m., residents of Baghjan village in Assam reported hearing a loud sound from the nearby Baghjan Oil Field. Reports of the sound of the explosion were also confirmed from residents of Tinsukia town, which is located at a distance of 12 kilometres from the Oil Field. Local newspaper, the Sentinel, reported local accounts indicating that the gushing of natural gas from the well continued to produce an audible sound over the next few days.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Blowout, leak, and fire, Initial occurrence
Although production had been temporarily stopped at Baghjan's Well No. 5 to explore a new sand, and to service the well, workers noticed that gas was escaping from the capped well, and had begun to evacuate the Oil Field before the incident. At 10:30 a.m, the blowout occurred, resulted in the leak of natural gas from the well, and causing a complete suspension in operations. Oil India Limited's official statement indicated that the well had "suddenly became very active" while workover operations were ongoing.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Blowout, leak, and fire, Initial occurrence
OIL officials confirmed that the leak occurred from the existing sand which had been capped to allow exploration of the new sand. This resulted in a "fountain of crude oil" from the sand.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Blowout, leak, and fire, Initial occurrence
The leaked gas consisted of a naturally occurring mix of propane, methane, propylene and other gases.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Blowout, leak, and fire, Fires
On 9 June 2020, Well No. 5 caught fire after efforts to cap the leak were unsuccessful. An official from Oil India Limited stated, "We cannot say how and why it happened," in regard to the fire, also noting that fires, in the case of a blowout, were not unexpected. The fire occurred at the plinth of the well while cleaning operations were under way. Following the fire, people who had not yet been evacuated from the local area left, as the fire spread to local grasslands.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Blowout, leak, and fire, Fires
The fire quickly spread to a larger area and burned down nearby trees, crops and houses. 4 persons were injured, and 50 houses destroyed in the resulting fire. The Tinsukia District Collector stated that the condensate from the gas leak in surrounding areas had made the locale more vulnerable to fire and had allowed the fire to spread faster.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Blowout, leak, and fire, Fires
On 10 June 2020, two firefighters, Durlov Gogoi and Tikheswar Gohain died fighting the fire. Their bodies were recovered from a water body near the site.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Blowout, leak, and fire, Fires
Recently on 21 July 2020, an explosion occurred as the well number 5 and three foreign experts were injured in the incident.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Blowout, leak, and fire, Evacuation
Following the leak, 1610 local families, consisting of approximately 3000 persons were evacuated to relief camps. A safety zone consisting of a 1.5 km radius around the well was established. The National Disaster Relief Force was deployed to establish the relief camps. In addition to local residents, employees of Oil India Limited and their families were also evacuated from the area. The Indian Air Force and Indian Army also provided assistance.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Blowout, leak, and fire, Environmental damage
State Pollution Control Board officials stated that the leaked gas condensate had affected local agricultural crops and plants, including bamboo, tea, bananas and betel nuts. Wind conditions had carried the leaked gas towards the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Blowout, leak, and fire, Environmental damage
On 29 May 2020, the carcass of a Gangetic dolphin covered in condensated oil was found in the Maguri Motapung Beel, a local wetland, and sent for a post-mortem by the Tinsukia Wildlife Division, to establish the cause of death. Wildlife Division officials noted that because of rain immediately following the leak, local waterbodies had been contaminated by condensate from the leak. On 31 May 2020, Assam Government officials confirmed that the State Pollution Control Board was investigating environmental damage as a result of the leak. Following the leak, the State Forest Department had also asked Oil India Limited to account for its actions after reports of dead fish in local waterbodies.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Blowout, leak, and fire, Environmental damage
On 5 June 2020, local residents protested near the Maguri Motapung Beel wetland, calling for the protection of the ecologically-sensitive  Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, to mark World Environment Day, and called for compensation for their loss of livelihoods as a result of the leak.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Efforts to contain and stem the leak, Initial response
Operations at Baghjan Oil Field were suspended following the blowout and leakage of natural gas. OIL (Oil India Limited) requested assistance from the Crisis Management Team of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India. IOC initially attempted to install a blowout preventer to bring the leak under control. OIL also sprayed the area with water. On 30 May 2020, four days after the initial leak, a spokesperson from  Oil India Limited confirmed that "The well control operation is yet to start." Oil India Limited officials also stated that the process of controlling the well would take time, and that they were currently making arrangements to secure a water supply to help mitigate the leak.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Efforts to contain and stem the leak, Attempts to cap the well, Placing a blowout preventer
In June 2020, Oil India Limited officials stated that they had constructed a temporary reservoir of water in the vicinity of the well, by placing pipes from the Dangori river. Water from the reservoir would be used to spray on to the well area to protect workers while they attempted to place a blowout preventer, using hydraulic devices, followed by injecting mud to completely shut down production of gas, or "kill" the well. Singapore-based Alert Disaster Control experts were called in to assist with the process.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Efforts to contain and stem the leak, Attempts to cap the well, Placing a blowout preventer
Initial efforts to control the leak were delayed because of severe flooding in Assam, which caused widespread damage and resulted in the deaths of 16 persons. Oil India Limited said that because of the floods, working conditions at the Oil Field were temporarily unsafe, as the Dangori river which was being used to pump water to the field, was overflowing. The nearby Doom Dooma-Baghjan bridge had collapsed due to the flooding, and consequently, access roads to the site were unavailable.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Efforts to contain and stem the leak, Attempts to cap the well, Placing a blowout preventer
There were two failed attempts to place the blowout preventer on Well No. 5. On 22 July 2020, during one such attempt, three Singaporean expert advisors were injured after a fire broke out. On 18 August 2020, a blowout preventer was successfully placed at the well head on a third attempt, but the process of 'killing the well' by injecting mud to completely stop production of natural gas from the well was not successful, and the well continued to leak. Oil India Limited officials stated that the reason for the failure was that a valve in the well casing collapsed.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Efforts to contain and stem the leak, Attempts to cap the well, Snubbing and diversion
On 3 September 2020, Assam's Commerce and Industry Minister, C. M. Patowary informed the Assam Legislative Assembly that experts from Canada had been brought in to attempt to cap the well again. Oil India Limited's officials stated that they were also considering an attempt to divert the gas produced at Well No. 5 into two separate channels. If successful, this will result the diversion of part of the gas being produced to the Baghjan Early Production System facility, while the remaining gas will be flared.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Efforts to contain and stem the leak, Attempts to cap the well, Snubbing and diversion
Once the diversion has occurred, an attempt will be made to cap the well at a greater depth, in a process called snubbing. On 13 September 2020, Oil India Limited succeeded in diverting the gas leaking from Well No. 5 to nearby flare pits on a second attempt. The first attempt at such a diversion had been unsuccessful. The well has not as yet been controlled, and on 30 September 2020, Sushil Chandra Mishra, the managing director of OIL stated that it would take two more months to kill the well and stop the leak.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Efforts to contain and stem the leak, Attempts to cap the well, Snubbing and diversion
On 3 September 2020, Assam's Commerce and Industry Minister, C. M. Patowary stated that it may take another two months to control the leak. On 13 September 2020, Oil India succeeded in diverting some of the leaking gas to flare pits, but has yet to completely control the leak and 'kill' the well.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Efforts to contain and stem the leak, Attempts to cap the well, Snubbing and diversion
On 5 November 2020, a second attempt to snub the well was initiated. This included flying in 60 tonnes of the snubbing unit from Canada’s Calgary by an Antonov An-24. In the final phase of snubbing, “kill fluid” or cement-laced chemical mud was injected to "kill" the blowout well. This was successfully completed on 15 November 2020. Subsequently, OIL initiated the process to abandon the Well No-5, which was completed on 3 December 2020.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Consequences, Fatalities and evacuations
Two firefighters employed by Oil India Limited died on 10 June 2020 while fighting the fire resulting from the gas leak. Four other fire fighters suffered injuries. Local reports indicate that there have been more deaths in the area; an inquiry by a local magistrate is currently investigating these claims. On 10 September 2020, an engineer working with Oil India Limited, Arnab Kishore Bordoloi, died while working at the well site. The cause of death is yet to be established.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Consequences, Fatalities and evacuations
As of September 2020, 500 persons are currently still residing in relief camps, with the surrounding area still being affected by audible sounds of the gas leak as well as the ongoing fire. Local reports indicate that the sound of the leak can be heard from a distance of 5 kilometres from the site of the leak.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Consequences, Litigation and compensation
On 25 June 2020, the National Green Tribunal found a prima facie case had been made out against Oil India Limited for damage to the environment and local livelihoods because of the leak. The Tribunal ordered Oil India Limited to deposit a sum of ₹250 million with the District Magistrate of Tinsukia towards compensation, and constituted an expert committee to investigate the disaster and recommend how much compensation was payable to affected persons.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Consequences, Litigation and compensation
The expert committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal recommended that completely damaged houses would result in compensation of ₹ 2,500,000, while those that were severely and moderately damaged would receive ₹1,000,000 and ₹250,000 each. From 24 August 2020 onwards, local residents staged a peaceful protest, establishing a camp in front of the office of the local Deputy Commissioner, to ensure that all persons whose homes were damaged in the fire and leak received more compensation. The Assam Government confirmed to the Assam Legislative Assembly that some families had been issued compensation.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Consequences, Litigation and compensation
Oil India Limited had filed objections to these orders for compensation in the National Green Tribunal, but the Tribunal dismissed their objections on 8 August 2020. OIL announced that they will give ₹30,000 as compensation to all those families who are affected.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Consequences, Litigation and compensation
On 1 October 2020, the Gauhati High Court agreed to hear a public interest litigation petition filed by two local residents, and ordered OIL as well as a number of government authorities, including the Assam Government, the National Board for Wildlife, the State Board for Wildlife, and the State and Central Boards for Pollution Control, to respond to concerns raised about drilling inside the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Consequences, Internal investigation and criticism
On 30 May 2020, an Oil India Limited spokesperson stated to press that a five-member investigative committee had been established to ascertain the causes of the blowout and leak. On 10 June 2020, Oil India Limited confirmed that two employees had been placed on suspension in connection with the leak.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Consequences, Internal investigation and criticism
The Indian Oil Workers Union criticized the use of private contractors at Well No.5, calling on Oil India Limited to use only trained corporation employees for such work.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Consequences, Government investigations and environmental damage, Assam Government
The initial leak at the Baghjan Oil Field resulted in the contamination of water bodies in the nearby Maguri Motapung Beel wetland, as well as in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park. Days after the leak, local forest officials reported seeing a layer of gas condensate on water bodies in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report is currently being prepared to assess the damage caused by the leak and fire. On 12 June 2020, the Assam state government ordered an investigation into the environmental impact of the leak, and asked for a report within a month. An expert committee was formed by Assam's Forest Department to investigate the environmental impact.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Consequences, Government investigations and environmental damage, Assam Government
On 21 June 2020, Assam's State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) ordered Oil India Limited to shut down all production at the Baghjan Oil Field, following an investigation that revealed that the company had begun drilling operations there without obtaining prior environmental clearances. The SPCB also found that the company had failed to comply with continuing reporting and certification requirements under environmental laws. Oil India Limited objected to this notice of closure, stating that it could potentially result in more blowouts at the wells. The closure notification was withdrawn three days after it was issued.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Consequences, Government investigations and environmental damage, Union Government
The Indian Government's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has also ordered an investigation into the gas leak. On 2 August 2020, the Wildlife Institute of India, which operates under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued a report in which they stated that Oil India Limited had failed to address security concerns after two previous leaks in Dikom and Naharkatia in Assam. Their report indicated that between 60 to 70 hectares of land had been damaged by the leak, and noted particular concerns about the biodiversity in the Tinsukia district. The Wildlife Institute of India's report stated that the leak would have "....prolonged ill effects on all life forms, including humans," in the area.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Consequences, Government investigations and environmental damage, National Green Tribunal
On 26 June 2020, the National Green Tribunal constituted an expert committee headed by a former judge, A.P. Katakey to investigate the reasons for, and the impact, of the gas blowout. The expert committee was constituted after a preliminary report requested by the Tribunal revealed that there were errors in internal safety procedures that resulted in the incident. The preliminary report indicated that compliance with these safety procedures could have prevented the blowout.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, Consequences, Government investigations and environmental damage, National Green Tribunal
The Katakey Committee reported in November 2020 that Oil India Limited had repeatedly violated provisions of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Environment Protection Act 1986. The Committee also found that Oil India Limited had failed to obtain the necessary clearances for the Baghjan Oil Field, and had not conducted Biodiversity Impact Assessment Study before beginning operations, which had been made mandatory by a Supreme Court order.


2020 Assam gas and oil leak, In popular culture
Discovery Channel made a two-part documentary on the disaster. It was aired on March 2021 and was also made available on Youtube.


2020 Assam mob lynchings
2020 Assam mob lynchings refer to the mob lynching incidents occurred in the Northeast Indian state of Assam in 2020.


2020 Assam mob lynchings, Lynching of Jahnobi gogoi
Muslim neighbours threaten to kill  Jahnobi Gogoi in Nazira district for watching Ramayana serial during Ramzan. In a shocking incident, two locals, Samiruddin Ali and Mobidul Rahman attacked a poor Hindu woman in Assam’s Nazira district, for ‘watching TV in her house during the month of Ramzan’. The Muslim neighbours prohibited the woman from watching TV, citing Ramzan. After this, they allegedly gathered in large numbers with sharp weapons and started assaulting the woman. They attempted to murder her by strangulating her.


2020 Assam mob lynchings, Lynching of Sanatan Deka
On 23 May 2020, a vegetable vendor Sanatan Deka was beaten to death by five Muslims at Monahkuchi village, Kamrup district, Assam. Police was able to arrest 2 prime accused.


2020 Assam mob lynchings, Lynching of Paragjyoti Neog
On 23 May 2020, Paragjyoti Neog, a resident of Upper Assam's Chabua, was killed by a muslim mob.


2020 Assam mob lynchings, Lynching of Debasish Gogoi and Aditya Das
On 29 May 2020, Debasish Gogoi, a student and Aditya Das were beaten by a muslims in Gabharu Parbat area near Mariani in Jorhat district. Gogoi later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.


2020 Assam mob lynchings, Lynching of Rituparna Pegu
On 12 June 2020, a man named Rituparna Pegu was lynched was stabbed to death in broad daylight in Guwahati. A muslim family was arrested. The incident caused protests in Guwahati.


2020 Assam mob lynchings, Lynching of Saurabh Das
The boy identified as Saurabh Das was allegedly killed by muslims on Friday night at upper Assam Dibrugarh. His body was thrown into the Sesa river by the killers.


2020 Assembly of Experts by-election in Tehran Province
A by-election was held on 21 February 2020 for three vacant seats of the Assembly of Experts in Tehran Province, caused by death of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Nasrollah Shahabadi and Abolfazl Mirmohammadi. It was held along with the 2020 Iranian legislative election.


2020 Assembly of Experts by-election in Tehran Province
In contrast to the competitive 2016 election which the moderate list had won by a landslide, it was an uncontested election without presence of such candidates and resulted in victory of all three candidates supported by The Two Societies.


2020 Assembly of Experts by-election in Tehran Province
The number of invalid votes cast in the election and its turnout were not officially declared by the authorities.


2020 Astana Open
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2020 Astana Open
The 2020 Astana Open is an ATP tournament organised for male professional tennis players, held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, at the end of October 2020 on indoor hard courts. It was primarily organised due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2020 season, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It is the first edition of the tournament and it took place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from October 26 through November 1, 2020.


2020 Astana Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Astana Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2020 Astana Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2020 Astana Open – Doubles
Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen won the title, defeating Max Purcell and Luke Saville in the final, 7–5, 6–3. This was the first edition of the tournament, primarily organised due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2020 season, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Astana Open – Singles
Fourth seed John Millman won his first ATP Tour title, defeating third seed Adrian Mannarino in the final, 7–5, 6–1. This was the first edition of the tournament, primarily organised due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2020 season, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Astana season
The 2020 season for the Astana cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under.


2020 Atlanta Braves season
The 2020 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 55th season in Atlanta, 150th overall, and fourth season at Truist Park.


2020 Atlanta Braves season
On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks. On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day. The Braves began the season at the New York Mets on July 24 and ended the season at home against the Boston Red Sox on September 27.


2020 Atlanta Braves season
Due to the pandemic and the shortened season, Major League Baseball instituted certain rule changes which included the use of a universal designated hitter, a runner on second base to start extra innings, and a revised schedule.


2020 Atlanta Braves season
In a series against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Marcell Ozuna and Adam Duvall became the first pair of teammates in MLB history to hit three home runs in consecutive games, Ozuna doing so on September 1 and Duvall on September 2. In their game against the Miami Marlins on September 9, the Braves scored 29 runs, one short of the MLB record set by the Texas Rangers in 2007. On September 22, the Braves clinched the NL East for the third straight year with a 11–1 win over the Miami Marlins.


2020 Atlanta Braves season
They then swept the Cincinnati Reds in the 2020 National League Wild Card Series for their first post-season series win since the 2001 season. They also swept the Miami Marlins in the 2020 National League Division Series and advanced to the 2020 National League Championship Series, their first NLCS appearance since 2001. They lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS after leading 3–1.


2020 Atlanta Braves season
The Braves led MLB in hits (556), doubles (130), runs batted in (338), on-base percentage (.349), on-base plus slugging (.832), total bases (1,001) and plate appearances (2,344).


2020 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Game log
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season was shortened to 60 games with teams playing 10 games against each other member of their division while also playing four games against each team in the corresponding division in the other league. The Braves will, therefore, play 10 games against each team in their division and four games against each team in the American League East Division. On July 6, MLB announced the Braves' 60-game schedule which will begin on July 24 and end on September 27.


2020 Atlanta Braves season, Roster
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting proposed shortened season, teams started the season with a 30-man roster. The rosters were reduce to 28 after two weeks and then to the new-normal roster size of 26 after that.


2020 Atlanta Dream season
The 2020 WNBA season was the 13th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began its season on July 26, 2020 against the Dallas Wings.


2020 Atlanta Dream season
The Dream was originally scheduled to start play its home games at the new Gateway Center Arena at College Park, electing to move from State Farm Arena in the 2019 off-season. The WNBA season was to have a 36-game schedule, which would have been the most games in a season in league history. However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24.


2020 Atlanta Dream season
The Dream started the season promisingly, winning two of their first three games. That promise was short lived, as the team lost their next ten games in a row. After the ten game losing streak was broken, the Dream lost their next two games to finish August with a 3–13 record, and a slim hope at making the playoffs. September proved to be a turn in fortunes for the Dream. They recorded four wins in five games to go into their final game against the Washington Mystics, with a chance to make the playoffs. However, Washington prevailed and the Dream missed the playoffs. Their overall winning percentage of .318 was the third worst in team history.


2020 Atlanta Dream season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The Dream made the following selections in the 2020 WNBA Draft.


2020 Atlanta FaZe season
The 2020 Atlanta FaZe season was the first season of the Atlanta FaZe's existence in the Call of Duty League.


2020 Atlanta FaZe season, Preceding offseason
On May 2, 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that Atlanta Esports Ventures had purchased one of the first five franchise slots for the Call of Duty League. AEV and FaZe Clan partnered together for the team, and in October 2019, they announced that the team would be named the Atlanta FaZe. Atlanta would announce its inaugural season roster the same month.


2020 Atlanta FaZe season, Overview
Atlanta Faze would finish the regular season in first place with a 26 - 7 (.788) record, this granted them a 2-round bye and placed them in to winners bracket round 3. The team finished in second, earning them $900,000 in prize money. The team played with a starting roster of aBeZy, Cellium, MajorManiak, Priestahh and Simp at Playoffs.


2020 Atlanta Falcons season
The 2020 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 55th season in the National Football League, their fourth playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and their sixth and final season under head coach Dan Quinn.


2020 Atlanta Falcons season
For the first time since the 2003 season, the Falcons wore new uniforms, which were unveiled on April 8, 2020.


2020 Atlanta Falcons season
The Falcons failed to improve on their 7–9 season from the previous year following a Week 14 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers and failed to make the playoffs for the third consecutive season the same week. They suffered their worst record since 2013, and finished last place in the NFC South for the first time since 2007. This was in part of the Falcons beginning the season 0–5, their first 0–5 start since 1997, which included two squandered fourth-quarter leads by more than 15 points in back-to-back weeks.


2020 Atlanta Falcons season
Throughout the season, the Falcons squandered six total leads which led to losses and lost eight games with a deficit of 7 or less points. On October 11, following a Week 5 loss to the Carolina Panthers, the Falcons fired head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff. The following day, the Falcons named defensive coordinator Raheem Morris interim head coach. The next day their special teams coordinator Ben Kotwicka was fired.


2020 Atlanta Falcons season, Final roster
Rookies in italics52 active, 3 inactive, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt)


2020 Atlanta Falcons season, Preseason
The Falcons' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks
With the loss, the Falcons failed to win their opening game for the third straight season and lost their first home opener since 2016.


2020 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys
The Falcons got off to a 29–10 lead in the first half, but the Cowboys outscored them 30–10 in the second half, including three straight scoring drives in the fourth quarter to win 40–39. In the waning moments of the game, with the Falcons clinging to a 39–37 lead, the Cowboys managed to recover an onside kick despite three Falcons being there to recover it; the Falcons then allowed a game-winning field goal. With this loss, the Atlanta Falcons dropped to 0–2 on the season, their first such start to a season since 2007. The team also dropped to 11–18 all-time against the Cowboys. The Falcons' 39 points scored were the second-most by a losing team all season (only the Browns scored more in a loss, with 42 points against the Ravens in Week 15).


2020 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys
The Falcons recorded three takeaways (all in the first half), but also gave up 572 yards to the Cowboys offense. Atlanta's loss marked the first time a team that scored 39+ points with no giveaways lost a game; teams were previously 440–0 in said situation.


2020 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears
For the second consecutive week, the Falcons blew a 15+ point lead entering the fourth quarter. With yet another defeat, the Atlanta Falcons lost their first three games of the season for the first time since 2007. The Falcons became the first team in NFL history to lose at least two games in the same season after leading by at least 15 points entering the fourth quarter.


2020 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Detroit Lions
In the final seconds of the game, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford would throw a walk-off touchdown pass to tight end T. J. Hockenson to tie the game. The extra point was successfully converted, giving the Lions a 23–22 victory. Previously during the game, Falcons running back Todd Gurley had accidentally scored a touchdown on a play where the Falcons intended to down the ball at the Lions' 1, run out the clock and kick a field goal. With the loss, the Falcons fell to 1–6. The Falcons wore their red to black gradient uniforms for the first time ever in this game.


2020 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos
The Falcons wore white at home for the first time since 2003 against the Broncos. The Falcons would jump out to a 20–3 at halftime, but the Broncos would attempt a comeback, and outscored Falcons 24–14 in the second half, but the Falcons held on to get the win. With the win, the Falcons advanced to 3–6.


2020 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Los Angeles Chargers
With the loss to a game-winning field goal, the Falcons were eliminated from playoff contention for the third straight season and failed to achieve a winning season.


2020 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Falcons jumped out to a 17–0 lead by halftime, but, in a turn of events similar to Super Bowl LI, Atlanta allowed Tom Brady and the Buccaneers to outscore the Falcons 31–10 in the second half en route to a Tampa Bay victory.


2020 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs
Late in the game, the Falcons were in position to tie the game against the defending Super Bowl champions, but Younghoe Koo missed a 39-yard field goal. With this loss, the Falcons fell to 4-11.


2020 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
With the loss, the Falcons finished last place in the NFC South for the first time since 2007.


2020 Atlanta Reign season
The 2020 Atlanta Reign season was the second season of the Atlanta Reign's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's second under head coach Brad "Sephy" Rajani. Atlanta planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season, with the first at the Coca-Cola Roxy in late March and the second at a different, undetermined location in mid-June, but all homestand matches were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Atlanta Reign season
The Reign finished in the quarterfinals in each of the three midseason tournaments of the 2020 season. After advancing through the North America play-ins to the season playoffs, Atlanta was eliminated from North America playoff bracket by the Florida Mayhem.


2020 Atlanta Reign season, Preceding offseason, Organizational changes
In late October, the Reign announced the departure of player development coach Cas "Casores" van Andel. The following month, Atlanta picked up GC Busan Kim "Mentalist" Chung-in as an assistant coach.


2020 Atlanta Reign season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes
The Reign enter the new season with no free agents, nine players which they have the option to retain for another year, and one player under contract. The OWL's deadline to exercise a team option is November 11, after which any players not retained will become a free agent. Free agency officially began on October 7.


2020 Atlanta Reign season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Acquisitions
The Reign's first signing of the offseason was announced on October 31, when the team promoted tank Xander "Hawk" Domecq from their academy team ATL Academy. In addition, the team also announced that tank Blake "Gator" Scott would no longer be on a two-way contract with ATL Academy and would strictly play for the Reign. On November 12, the team announced the signing of GC Busan Wave DPS Kim "Edison" Tae-hoon. The team added another DPS three days later when they signed Hugo "SharP" Sahlberg from Team Envy. The Reign announced their full roster for the 2020 season on January 31, which included the promotion of former Reign support player Steven "Kodak" Rosenberger from ATL Academy and signing of support player Anthony "Fire" King.


2020 Atlanta Reign season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Departures
The Reign's first departure was on October 30, when it was announced that support player Daniel "FunnyAstro" Hathaway had been signed to the Philadelphia Fusion. The following week, on November 8, the team announced that they would not pick up off-tank  Seo "Daco" Dong-hyung's option for another season of play. The following day, the team also elected not to exercise their option to retain DPS Ilya "NLaaeR" Koppalov.


2020 Atlanta Reign season, Roster, Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:


2020 Atlanta United 2 season
The 2020 Atlanta United 2 season is the team's third year of existence, their third season in the USL which is now rebranded as the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.


2020 Atlanta United 2 season, Players
As of September 24, 2020. The squad of Atlanta United 2 will be composed of an unrestricted number of first-team players on loan to the reserve team, players signed to ATLUTD2, and Atlanta United Academy players. Academy players who appear in matches with ATLUTD2 will retain their college eligibility.


2020 Atlanta United FC season
The 2020 Atlanta United FC season was the fourth season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the twelfth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta United played their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Outside of MLS, the team made their second appearance in the CONCACAF Champions League, and were set to participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup as defending champions, before the tournament's cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Atlanta United FC season
Following the club's elimination from the MLS is Back Tournament, manager Frank de Boer was fired, with Atlanta United 2 manager Stephen Glass taking over as interim manager for the remainder of the season. The 2020 season was the first time Atlanta United FC finished worse than fourth in the Supporters' Shield table and failed to qualify for the MLS Cup playoffs.


2020 Atlanta United FC season, Club, International roster slots
Atlanta had eight International Roster Slots for use in the 2020 season. During the 2020 offseason, Franco Escobar, Ezequiel Barco, and Eric Remedi acquired green cards, making them domestic players for MLS roster purposes.


2020 Atlanta United FC season, Results, Major League Soccer
On March 12, 2020, the season entered a month-long suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, following the cancellation of several matches. On March 19, the suspension was extended until May 10, and on April 17, the suspension was extended further to June 8. The COVID-19 pandemic caused the first interruption of regular season play since the 2001 MLS season, in which many late regular season games were cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.


2020 Atlanta United FC season, Results, Major League Soccer
On June 10, MLS announced that a bracket format dubbed the "MLS is Back Tournament" would begin July 8 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Walt Disney World, and end with the final on August 11. The three group stage matches would count towards the regular season standings. Following the tournament, the MLS regular season resumed with a revised schedule, concluding with the playoffs and MLS Cup 2020.


2020 Atlanta United FC season, Results, Major League Soccer, MLS is Back Tournament - Group E
*Table does not include three group stage matches of MLS is Back Tournament*


2020 Atlanta United FC season, Results, Major League Soccer, U.S. Open Cup
Originally, Atlanta United FC were to begin play by the 19th or the 20th of May. However, the tournament was suspended and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Atlanta United FC season, Player movement, In, SuperDraft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2020 MLS SuperDraft are listed in the notes. Atlanta had two selections in the draft.


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2020 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament was scheduled to take place from May 20 to 23, 2020. The top seven regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams were to meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at The Diamond, the home field of VCU in Richmond, Virginia. The winner was to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament
On March 12, 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
The 2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season is the 34th season of men's college soccer in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The season was scheduled to begin on August 29, 2020 and conclude on November 6, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season is scheduled to begin on February 3, 2021 and conclude on April 11, 2021.


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
Rhode Island entered the season as the defending regular season and tournament champions, but failed to defend both titles. Dayton won the regular season, while Fordham won the A10 Tournament.


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Background, Previous season
Rhode Island won the college soccer double by winning the Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament. The Rams finished the season with a record of 14–4–3, 7–1–0 in Atlantic 10 play. In the NCAA Tournament Rhode Island lost 3–4 to UConn in the opening round.


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Background, Previous season
Dayton's Jonas Fjeldberg won the Offensive Player of the Year. Fordham's Jørgen Oland won the Defensive Player of the Year. Dayton's Kingsford Adjei won the Midfielder of the Year. Rhode Island head coach, Gareth Elliott, won the Coach of the Year Award. Finally, Dayton's Toluwalase Oladeinbo won the Freshman of the Year Award. Rhode Island's Peder Kristiansen won third-team All-American honors by TopDrawer Soccer and Soccer America. VCU's Ryo Shimazaki was the first Atlantic 10 player selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, drafted in the third round with the 59th pick by Columbus Crew.


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Background, Coaching changes
Long-time George Mason head coach, Greg Andrulis, resigned at the end of the 2019 season, coaching the program for 15 seasons. Andrulis was replaced by former North Carolina and Creighton coach, Elmar Bolowich, who was hired on January 13, 2020.


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Postseason, A-10 Tournament
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Atlantic 10 Tournament only had four teams participate.


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Postseason, NCAA Tournament
The NCAA Tournament was reduced from 48 to 36 teams due to the pandemic.


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Rankings, Regional - Southeast Regional
The United Soccer Coaches' Southeast Regional compared Atlantic 10 teams to teams in the Sun Belt Conference and Conference USA.


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, 2021 MLS Draft
The 2021 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021. One players from the conference was drafted.


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Player of the Year
Jonas Fjeldberg, DaytonAlec Hughes, MassachusettsOscar Haynes Brown, George WashingtonSimon Becher, Saint LouisKingsford Adjei, DaytonYosuke Hanya, MassachusettsChristian Buendia, Saint LouisLuke McNamara, FordhamGraham Brenner, MassachusettsMujeeb Murana, Saint LouisPatrick Schulte, Saint Louis


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Player of the Year
Lucas Hauth, DavidsonToluwalase Oladeinbo, DaytonOmari Cotterell, La SalleJohn Klein, Saint LouisBen Shepherd, MassachusettsMason Leeth, Saint LouisCelio Pompeu, VCUElias Harryson, DaytonKipp Keller, Saint LouisUlrik Edvarsen, VCUJustin Grady, George Washington


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Player of the Year
Trey Gardiner, DavidsonAdam Luckhurst, DavidsonMarc Kouadio, DaytonMaxi Hopfer, DuquesneScott Beeks, La SalleJunior Nare, La SalleAlec Hughes, MassachusettsKevin Castaneda, Rhode IslandChristian Buendia, Saint LouisMason Leeth, Saint LouisJonathan Kanagwa, VCU


2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Player of the Year
Lucas Hauth, DavidsonJacob Bohm, FordhamTom Cooklin, George WashingtonSandro Weber, George WashingtonHugo Guerra, Rhode IslandShea Currey, St. BonaventureDavid Grana, Saint Joseph'sAlan Kahlenbeck, Saint Joseph'sKeaton Schieffer, Saint LouisToranosuke Abe, VCUSimon Fitch, VCU


2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference's 2019–20 season. It was scheduled to be held from March 11, through March 15, 2020, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.


2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
On March 12, 2020, the remainder of the Atlantic 10 Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
All 14 A-10 schools were slated to participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first-round bye and the top four teams received a double bye, automatically advancing them to the quarterfinals.


2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament, was the 22nd edition of the Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament. It determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed from November 2020 to April 2021, with semifinals played on April 15 and the final played on April 17, 2021.


2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
Fordham won the Atlantic 10 championship, for the first time since 2017, defeating George Washington in the final.


2020 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2020 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament was a postseason tournament that concluded the 2019-20 season of the Atlantic 10 Conference. It was played at campus sites on March 3 for the first round, with the remaining games held on March 6-8 at the UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton won the conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2020 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was scheduled to be held from May 19 through May 24 at BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte, North Carolina. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference for college baseball. The tournament champion was to receive the league's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. This was scheduled to be the last of 19 athletic championship events held by the conference in the 2019–20 academic year.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
On March 12, 2020, the NCAA cancelled all winter and spring sports championships due to the coronavirus pandemic, thus cancelling the tournament. This was the first time the tournament wasn't held since 1979, and the second time since the inaugural tournament in 1973.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, part of the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season, is the 68th season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It will begin on September 3, 2020, and will end in January 2021. For 2020, the ACC consists of 15 members in one division.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
The entire 2020 schedule was released on January 22, 2020. On July 29, a revised concept of the schedule was released in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was announced that teams would play a ten game conference schedule, which would include Notre Dame. An option was left for one out-of-conference game, provided that game was played in the home state of the ACC school.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Previous season
Clemson defeated Virginia 62–17 in the ACC Football Championship Game. The victory, along with a 12–0 regular season record, earned Clemson a berth in the College Football Playoff. The Tigers were the number three seed in the playoff and faced Ohio State in the 2019 Fiesta Bowl. The Tigers won the game 29–23 and advanced to the National Championship game where they lost to LSU 25–42.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Preseason, ACC Kickoff
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC announced that its 2020 Football Kickoff will be held virtually this year, instead of at the Westin in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Kickoff will be held from July 21–23, 2020. On July 13, it was announced that the Kickoff was postponed until further notice. On September 4, 2020, the ACC Preseason Media Poll was released.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Coaches, Coaching changes
The ACC entered the 2020 season with two new head football coaches:


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Schedule, Regular season
The regular season will begin on September 10 and will end on December 5. The ACC Championship game is scheduled for December 12 or December 19, 2020.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, ACC vs other conferences, ACC vs Power 5 matchups
This is a list of the power conference teams (Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Notre Dame was scheduled to play a full ACC season and was eligible for the ACC Championship game, and is therefore excluded from the list. Other Power 5 Conferences announced a conference only schedule model, and no ACC team played another Power 5 team during the regular season.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, ACC vs other conferences, ACC vs Group of Five matchups
The following games include ACC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, ACC vs other conferences, ACC vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include ACC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn, or UMass.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Postseason, Bowl games
Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. ACC teams shown in bold.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans, Consensus All-Americans
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – Notre DamePressley Harvin III – Georgia TechJose Borregales – Miami


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans, Consensus All-Americans
Liam Eichenberg – Notre DamePatrick Jones II – PittsburghTravis Etienne – Clemson


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans, Associated Press
Aaron Banks – Notre DameTravis Etienne – ClemsonJose Borregales – MiamiRashad Weaver – PittsburghJeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – Notre DamePressley Harvin III – Georgia Tech


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans, Associated Press
Javonte Williams – North CarolinaLiam Eichenberg – Notre DameChristian Darrisaw – Virginia TechHunter Long – Boston CollegeJaelan Phillips – MiamiPatrick Jones II – PittsburghAlim McNeill – NC StateLou Hedley – Miami


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans, Associated Press
Trevor Lawrence – ClemsonMichael Carter – North CarolinaTommy Kraemer – Notre DameDyami Brown – North CarolinaKyle Hamilton – Notre Dame


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans, AFCA
Liam Eichenberg – Notre DameAaron Banks – Notre DameRashad Weaver – PittsburghJaelan Phillips – MiamiJeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – Notre DamePressley Harvin III – Georgia TechJose Borregales – Miami


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans, AFCA
Trevor Lawrence – ClemsonTravis Etienne – ClemsonPatrick Jones II – PittsburghKyle Hamilton – Notre DameNolan Turner – Clemson


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans, FWAA
Trevor Lawrence – ClemsonLiam Eichenberg – Notre DameRashad Weaver – PittsburghJeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – Notre DameKyle Hamilton – Notre DameJose Borregales – MiamiPressley Harvin III – Georgia TechTravis Etienne – Clemson


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans, FWAA
Hunter Long – Boston CollegeChristian Darrisaw – Virginia TechJaelan Phillips – Miami


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans, The Sporting News
Liam Eichenberg – Notre DameTravis Etienne – ClemsonPatrick Jones II – PittsburghJeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – Notre DameChazz Surratt – North CarolinaJose Borregales – MiamiPressley Harvin III – Georgia Tech


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans, The Sporting News
Kyren Williams – Notre DameHunter Long – Boston CollegeAaron Banks – Notre DameJavonte Williams – North CarolinaRashad Weaver – Pittsburgh


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans, WCFF
Liam Eichenberg – Notre DameJose Borregales – MiamiRashad Weaver – PittsburghPatrick Jones II – PittsburghJeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – Notre DamePressley Harvin III – Georgia Tech


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans, WCFF
Christian Darrisaw – Virginia TechAaron Banks – Notre DameTrevor Lawrence – ClemsonTravis Etienne – ClemsonJaelan Phillips – MiamiKyle Hamilton – Notre Dame


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Home game attendance
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance was limited at all stadiums for the season. Depending on state regulations, some universities did not allow any fans.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, NFL Draft
The following list includes all ACC Players who were drafted in the 2021 NFL Draft


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season will be the 67th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
Clemson are the defending champions of the Atlantic Conference and the Virginia are the defending champions of the Coastal Conference. Wake Forest are the defending ACC Tournament Champions.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season has been significantly modified from previous seasons. The teams were reorganized geographically, and will play a six-game conference season. The season will begin on September 18, 2020 instead of August 28, 2020 and conclude on November 7, 2020. A modified spring season was also played due to the pandemic.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Changes from 2019
After 33 years as head coach, Ed Kelly retired following the 2019 season. Bob Thompson was hired as the head coach for Boston College on January 23, 2020.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Changes from 2019, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the season
On September 4, 2020 the Atlantic Coast Conference announced the fall Olympic sports schedule, which included the schedule for men's soccer. The men's soccer season will begin on September 18, 2020 instead of the originally planned August 28, and conclude on November 8. The season will culminate with the 2020 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, which will be reduced to eight teams for the 2020 season only.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Changes from 2019, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the season
On January 26, 2021, it was announced that a spring portion of the 2020 season would be played. Each team will play five matches in their division. Divisions would return to the Atlantic and Coastal division, as in previous years. The winner of the Coastal will play the winner of the Atlantic on April 13. The winner of that match will play Clemson (winner of the fall season) on April 17 to determine the automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Teams, Stadiums and locations
1. Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer. Boston College has opted out of participating in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Preseason, Hermann Trophy
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a preseason Hermann Trophy watch list was released in January instead of August. Six players from ACC schools were named to the watchlist.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Preseason, Preseason national polls
The preseason national polls were to be released in August and September 2020. Only CollegeSoccerNews.com released a preseason poll due to the COVID-19 pandemic. TopDrawer Soccer and United Soccer Coaches released a preseason poll in February 2021.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Preseason, Recruiting rankings
College Soccer News and TopDrawer Soccer release annual recruiting rankings. Below are their respective rankings for the Class of 2020 by program. Ten of the 12 programs earned Top 40 recruiting rankings by College Soccer News.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Postseason, ACC Tournament
Eight teams will qualify for the modified ACC Men's Soccer Tournament.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Postseason, NCAA Tournament
On August 13, 2020, the NCAA suspended postseason tournaments for all fall sports. The tournament will be played from April 17 to May 17, 2021.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards
The Atlantic Coast Conference post season awards were announced on April 14, 2021 and considered both the fall season and spring season. Some players who were drafted and did not play in the spring season were included on the All Conference teams.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards, All-ACC awards and teams
Grayson Barber, Jr., F, ClemsonPhilip Mayaka, So., M, ClemsonKimarni Smith, Sr., F, ClemsonJack Lynn, Jr., F, Notre DameNico Campuzano, Gr., GK, PittsburghJasper Löeffelsend, Gr., D, PittsburghValentin Noel, So., M, PittsburghDaniel Pereira, So., M, Virginia TechKristo Strickler, Sr., M, Virginia TechCalvin Harris, So., F, Wake ForestIsaiah Parente, Jr., M, Wake Forest


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards, All-ACC awards and teams
Oskar Ågren, So., D, ClemsonPedro Fonseca, Jr., F, LouisvilleGiovanni Montesdeoca, Sr., F, North CarolinaAlec Smir, Jr., GK, North CarolinaAiden McFadden, Sr., M, Notre DameBertin Jacquesson, Fr., F, PittsburghVeljko Petković, So., M, PittsburghJackson Walti, Jr., M, PittsburghBret Halsey, Jr., M, VirginiaNico Benalcazar, So., D, Wake ForestMachop Chol, Sr., F, Wake Forest


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards, All-ACC awards and teams
Kristofer Konradsson, Jr., M, Boston CollegeLuis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador, Jr., M, ClemsonJustin Malou, Sr., D, ClemsonGeorge Marks, Jr., GK, ClemsonPeter Stroud, Fr., M, DukeElijah Amo, Sr., M, LouisvilleAlexander Dexter, Sr., F, PittsburghArturo Ordoñez, So., D, PittsburghAndreas Ueland, So., D, VirginiaJacob Labovitz, Sr., F, Virginia TechKyle Holcomb, Jr., F, Wake Forest


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards, All-ACC awards and teams
Hamady Diop, D, ClemsonOusmane Sylla, M, ClemsonAntino Lopez, M, DukeNick Pariano, M, DukePeter Stroud, M, DukeThorleifur Ulfarsson, F, DukeAboubacar Camara, F, LouisvilleBertin Jacquesson, F, PittsburghFilip Mirkovic, M, PittsburghDeandre Kerr, F, SyracuseGarrison Tubbs, D, Wake Forest


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, MLS SuperDraft
The 2021 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021. The Atlantic Coast Conference had a record total of twenty five players selected, with twelve first round selections. This eclipsed the previous record of eighteen total selections, set twice previously. The twelve first round picks surpassed the previous record of eight first round picks, set in 2016, 2018, and 2020. The twenty five players selected represented one third of the players taken in the draft. The ACC also had five players selected in the first five picks, a first in draft history. Also of note, at least one player was selected from a team that played during the 2020 season. Only Boston College did not have a player selected and Boston College elected to suspend their season due to COVID-19.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Homegrown players
The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008, every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Homegrown players
To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year. Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 32nd season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
Florida State and North Carolina shared the regular season title. The Seminoles won the 2020 ACC Tournament over the Tar Heels, 3-2.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Teams, Stadiums and locations
1. Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer2. NC State decided to opt out of the 2020 season.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Pre-season, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the season
On September 4, 2020 the Atlantic Coast Conference announced the fall Olympic sports schedule, which included the schedule for women's soccer. The men's soccer season will begin in September, 2020 instead of the originally planned August, and conclude on November 1. The season will culminate with the 2020 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament, which will have the usual eight teams, but all games will be played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Pre-season, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the season
On January 26, 2021 the Atlantic Coast Conference announced that no league matches will be played in the spring. However, teams were permitted to play non-conference matches, that will count toward their overall records. The winner of the 2020 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament, Florida State, would receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Pre-season, Hermann Trophy Watchlist
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a preseason MAC Hermann Trophy watch list was released in January instead of August. Eight players from ACC schools were named to the watchlist.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Pre-season, Pre-season poll
The 2020 ACC Preseason Poll was be announced on September 8, 2020. The defending regular season champions, North Carolina were voted to repeat their regular season crown. Florida State was voted in second place. The leagues 14 head coaches also voted on a preseason All-ACC team. Full results for the coaches poll and preseason team are shown below.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Regular season, Conference matrix
The table below shows head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team plays seven matches. Each team does not play every other team.


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Awards and Honors, ACC Awards
Sophie Jones, So., M, DukeMalia Berkely, Sr., D, Florida StateJaelin Howell, Jr., M, Florida StateYujie Zhao, Jr., M, Florida StateEmina Ekic, Sr., M, LouisvilleMaycee Bell, So., D, North CarolinaClaudia Dickey, Jr., GK, North CarolinaEmily Fox, Sr., D, North CarolinaRachel Jones, Jr., F, North CarolinaBrianna Pinto, Jr., M, North CarolinaAlexa Spaanstra, Jr., F, Virginia


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Awards and Honors, ACC Awards
Makenna Morris, Fr., D, ClemsonMariana Speckmaier, Sr., F, ClemsonEmily Madril, Jr., D, Florida StateClara Robbins, Jr., M, Florida StateCristina Roque, Fr., GK, Florida StateTaylor Otto, Sr., M, North CarolinaSammi Fisher, Sr., M, Notre DameAmanda West, So., F, PittsburghLia Godfrey, Fr., M, VirginiaRebecca Jarrett, Jr., F, VirginiaDiana Ordonez, So., F, Virginia


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Awards and Honors, ACC Awards
Megan Bornkamp, Fr., D, ClemsonHal Hershfelt, So., M, ClemsonCourtney Jones, Jr., M, ClemsonDelaney Graham, Jr., D, DukeTaylor Mitchell, Sr., D, DukeJenna Nighswonger, So., M, Florida StateGabby Kouzelos, Sr., GK, LouisvilleSam Meza, Fr., M, North CarolinaKiki Van Zanten, So., F, Notre DameEmily Gray, Jr., M, Virginia TechHannah Betfort, Sr., D, Wake Forest


2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Awards and Honors, ACC Awards
Megan Bornkamp, D, ClemsonMakenna Morris, D, ClemsonJody Brown, F, Florida StateCristina Roque, GK, Florida StateKaitlyn Zipay, F, Florida StateTalia Dellaperuta, F, North CarolinaSam Meza, M, North CarolinaLia Godfrey, M, VirginiaSamar Guidry, D, VirginiaTori Powell, F, Virginia TechSophie Faircloth, D, Wake Forest


2020 Atlantic Hockey Tournament
The 2020 Atlantic Hockey Tournament was the 16th Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It was scheduled to be played between March 6 and March 21, 2020 at home campus locations and at the HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York. On March 12, 2020, Atlantic Hockey announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2020 Atlantic Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured four rounds of play. In the first round the sixth and eleventh, seventh and tenth, and eighth and ninth seeds, as determined by the conference regular season standings, played a best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals. The top five teams from the conference regular season standings received a bye to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lowest-ranked first-round winner, the second seed and second-highest-ranked first-round winner, the third seed and highest-ranked first-round winner, and the fourth seed and the fifth seed will play a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second-highest and second-lowest remaining seeds will play a single game each, with the winners advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active and the fifth costliest Atlantic hurricane season on record. The season also had the highest accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) since 2017. In addition, it was the fifth consecutive above-average season from 2016 onward. The season featured a total of 31 tropical or subtropical cyclones, all but one of which became a named storm. Of the 30 named storms, 14 developed into hurricanes, and a record-tying seven further intensified into major hurricanes. It was the second and final season to use the Greek letter storm naming system, the first being 2005.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season
Of the 30 named storms, 11 of them made landfall in the contiguous United States, breaking the record of nine set in 1916. During the season, 27 tropical storms established a new record for earliest formation date by storm number. This season also featured a record 10 tropical cyclones that underwent rapid intensification, tying it with 1995. This unprecedented activity was fueled by a La Niña that developed in the summer months of 2020. Despite the record-high activity, this was the first season since 2015 in which no Category 5 hurricane formed.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season
The season officially started on June 1 and officially ended on November 30. However, tropical cyclogenesis is possible at any time of the year, as demonstrated by the early formation of Tropical Storms Arthur and Bertha, on May 16 and 27, respectively. This marked the record sixth consecutive year with a pre-season system. The first hurricane, Hurricane Hanna, made landfall in Texas on July 25. Hurricane Isaias formed on July 31, and made landfall in The Bahamas and North Carolina in early August, both times as a Category 1 hurricane; Isaias caused $4.8 billion in damage overall.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season
In late August, Laura made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane, becoming the strongest tropical cyclone on record in terms of wind speed to make landfall in the state, alongside the 1856 Last Island hurricane. Laura caused at least $19 billion in damage and 77 deaths. September was the most active month on record in the Atlantic, with ten named storms. Slow-moving Hurricane Sally impacted the US Gulf Coast, causing severe flooding. The Greek alphabet was used for only the second time, starting on September 17 with Subtropical Storm Alpha, which made landfall in Portugal on the following day.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricane Zeta struck Louisiana on October 28, becoming the fourth named storm of the season to make landfall in the state, tying the record set in 2002. Zeta also struck the United States later in the calendar year then any major hurricane on record. On the last day of October, Hurricane Eta formed and made landfall in Nicaragua at Category 4 strength on November 3. Eta ultimately led to the deaths of at least 175 people and caused $8.3 billion in damage.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season
Then, on November 10, Tropical Storm Theta became the record-breaking 29th named storm of the season and, three days later, Hurricane Iota formed in the Caribbean. Iota rapidly intensified into a high-end Category 4 hurricane, which also made 2020 the only recorded season with two major hurricanes in November. Iota ultimately made landfall in the same general area of Nicaragua that Eta had just weeks earlier and caused catastrophic damage. Overall, the tropical cyclones of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season collectively caused at least 417 deaths and over $51 billion in damage.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season
All forecasting agencies predicted above-average activity, some well-above-average, citing factors such as the expectation of low wind shear, abnormally warm sea surface temperatures, and a neutral El Niño–Southern Oscillation or La Niña. However, each prediction, even those issued during the season, underestimated the actual amount of activity. Early in 2020, officials in the United States expressed concerns the hurricane season could exacerbate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic for coastal residents due to the potential for a breakdown of safety protocols such as social distancing and stay-at-home orders.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts
Forecasts of hurricane activity are issued before each hurricane season by noted hurricane experts, such as Philip J. Klotzbach and his associates at Colorado State University (CSU), and separately by NOAA forecasters. Klotzbach's team (formerly led by William M. Gray) defined the average (1981 to 2010) hurricane season as featuring 12.1 tropical storms, 6.4 hurricanes, 2.7 major hurricanes (storms reaching at least Category 3 strength in the Saffir–Simpson scale), and an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index of 106 units.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts
Broadly speaking, ACE is a measure of the power of a tropical or subtropical storm multiplied by the length of time it existed. It is only calculated for full advisories on specific tropical and subtropical systems reaching or exceeding wind speeds of 39 mph (63 km/h). NOAA defines a season as above normal, near normal or below normal by a combination of the number of named storms, the number reaching hurricane strength, the number reaching major hurricane strength, and the ACE Index.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season forecasts
On December 19, 2019, Tropical Storm Risk (TSR), a public consortium consisting of experts on insurance, risk management, and seasonal climate forecasting at University College London, issued an extended-range forecast predicting a slightly above-average hurricane season. In its report, the organization called for 15 named storms, 7 hurricanes, 4 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 105 units. This forecast was based on the prediction of near-average trade winds and slightly warmer than normal sea surface temperatures across the tropical Atlantic as well as a neutral El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phase in the equatorial Pacific.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season forecasts
On April 2, 2020, forecasters at CSU echoed predictions of an above-average season, forecasting 16 named storms, 8 hurricanes, 4 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 150 units. The organization posted significantly heightened probabilities for hurricanes tracking through the Caribbean and hurricanes striking the U.S. coastline. TSR updated their forecast on April 7, predicting 16 named storms, 8 hurricanes, 3 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 130 units. On April 13, the University of Arizona (UA) predicted a potentially hyperactive hurricane season: 19 named storms, 10 hurricanes, 5 major hurricanes, and accumulated cyclone energy index of 163 units.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season forecasts
A similar prediction of 18 named storms, 9 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes was released by The Weather Company on April 15. Following that, North Carolina State University released a similar forecast on April 17, also calling for a possibly hyperactive season with 18–22 named storms, 8–11 hurricanes and 3–5 major hurricanes. On April 21, the Pennsylvania State University Earth Science System Center also predicted high numbers, 19.8 +/- 4.4 total named storms, range 15–24, best estimate 20.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season forecasts
On May 20, Mexico's Servicio Meteorológico Nacional released their forecast for an above-average season with 15–19 named storms, 7–9 hurricanes, and 3–4 major hurricanes. The UK Met Office released their outlook that same day, predicting average activity with 13 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes expected to develop between June and November 2020. They also predicted an ACE index of around 110 units.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season forecasts
NOAA issued their forecast on May 21, calling for a 60% chance of an above-normal season with 13–19 named storms, 6–10 hurricanes, 3–6 major hurricanes, and an ACE index between 110% and 190% of the median. They cited the ongoing warm phase of the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation and the expectation of continued ENSO-neutral or even La Niña conditions during the peak of the season as factors that would increase activity. TSR revised their forecast downward slightly on May 28, this time predicting 17 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes, while increasing the projected ACE index to 135.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Mid-season forecasts
CSU released an updated forecast on June 4, calling for 19 named storms, 9 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes. UA issued their second prediction for the season on June 12, decreasing their numbers to 17 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes. On July 7, CSU released another updated forecast, predicting 20 named storms, 9 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes. That same day, TSR revised their forecast to 18 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes. On July 16, The Weather Company released an updated forecast, calling for 20 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Mid-season forecasts
On August 5, CSU released an additional updated forecast, their final for 2020, calling for a near-record-breaking season, predicting a total of 24 named storms, 12 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes, citing the anomalously low wind shear and surface pressures across the basin during the month of July and substantially warmer than average tropical Atlantic and developing La Niña conditions.


2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Mid-season forecasts
On August 5, TSR released an updated forecast, their final for 2020, also calling for a near-record-breaking season, predicting a total of 24 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes, citing the favorable July trade winds, low wind shear, warmer than average tropical Atlantic, and the anticipated La Niña. The following day, NOAA released their second forecast for the season, in which they called for an "extremely active" season, predicting it would contain 19–25 named storms, 7–11 hurricanes, and 3–6 major hurricanes. This was one of the most active forecasts ever released by NOAA for an Atlantic hurricane season.