2020 Houston Dynamo season
The 2020 Houston Dynamo season is the club's 15th season of existence since joining Major League Soccer in the 2006 season. The Dynamo missed the playoffs in 2019 for the 5th time in 6 years. The Dynamo reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the 2019 Leagues Cup.
2020 is the Dynamo's first year with head coach Tab Ramos and the sixth season under General Manager Matt Jordan. On the front office end, it is Gabriel Brenner's fifth season as majority owner and John Walker's second season as President of Business Operations.
Current squad
Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.Player movement
In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.| Date | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Notes | Ref |
| November 13, 2019 |  Darwin Quintero | FW | 32 |  Minnesota United | Acquired in exchange for $600,000 in allocation money and Marlon Hairtson. | |
| November 19, 2019 | Zarek Valentin | DF | 28 | Nashville SC | Acquired in exchange for Joe Willis. Valentin had been selected by Nashville in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft earlier that day. | |
| November 20, 2019 |  Victor Cabrera | DF | 26 |  Montreal Impact | Acquired in exchange for Romell Quioto. | |
| January 6, 2020 | Marcelo Palomino | MF | 18 | Houston Dynamo Academy | Homegrown Player | |
| January 13, 2020 |  Marko Marić | GK | 24 |  TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Full rights purchased, fee undisclosed | |
| January 24, 2020 | Cody Cropper | GK | 26 | New England Revolution | Free transfer | |
| January 25, 2020 |  Kyle Adams | DF | 23 | Rio Grande Valley FC | Free transfer from USLC affiliate | |
| June 11, 2020 | Nico Lemoine | MF | 20 | Rio Grande Valley FC | Free transfer from USLC affiliate. |
Out
MLS SuperDraft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Age | College | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | 8 | Garrett McLaughlin | FW | 22 | Southern Methodist | Signed with Rio Grande Valley FC | |
| 2 | 34 | Luka Prpa | MF | 21 | Marquette | Signed with Rio Grande Valley FC | |
| 3 | 60 | Duncan Turnbull | GK | 21 | Notre Dame | Signed with Portsmouth FC. | |
| 4 | 86 |  Kyle Edwards | FW | 22 | Texas Rio Grande Valley | Signed with Rio Grande Valley FC |
Coaching Staff
| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Tab Ramos |
| Assistant Coach | Pablo Mastroeni |
| Assistant Coach | Omid Namazi |
| Coach | Davy Arnaud |
| Coach | Michael Dellorusso |
| Goalkeeper Coach |  Paul Rogers |
| Sports Performance Director/Fitness Coach |  Paul Caffrey |
| Head of Sports Science |  Alex Calder |
| Equipment Manager | Chris Maxwell |
| Assistant Equipment Manager |  Eddie Cerda |
| Chief Medical Officer | Dr. Rehal Bhojani |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Chris Rumsey |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Casey Carlson |
| Head Physical Therapist | Nathan Hironymous |
| Massage Therapist | Stacy Jacoby |