D.C. United

D.C. United

D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...

 is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

 (MLS), the top tier professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996. Over the club's history

History of D.C. United

The History of D.C. United spans 17 years from 1995 to 2011 from Major League Soccer granting an MLS franchise in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The club has spent their entire history playing in RFK Stadium located in the city's seventh ward near the Eastland Gardens neighborhood and D.C...

, D.C. United has been considered to be the flagship franchise of MLS winning 12 international and domestic titles. Domestically, United has won the U.S. Open Cup

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League...

 twice, and holds an MLS record for most MLS Cup

MLS Cup

The MLS Cup is the championship match of Major League Soccer, the highest tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada. As the final match of the MLS Cup playoffs, the winner is crowned the season champion in the same manner as other North American sports leagues...

 and MLS Supporters' Shield

MLS Supporters' Shield

The Supporters' Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system...

s apiece, winning each honor four times. United was the also the first club to win both the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup consecutively.

On the international stage, D.C. United has competed in both the CONCACAF Champions League

CONCACAF Champions League

The CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....

 and its predecessor the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The club is also the only American soccer club to ever compete in a CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...

 competition, participating in the 2005

Copa Sudamericana 2005

The 2005 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes was international football cup competition played annually by clubs of CONMEBOL and, starting with this edition, invited teams from CONCACAF...

 and 2007 editions

Copa Sudamericana 2007

The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007; the fourth North American club was the...

 of the Copa Sudamericana

Copa Sudamericana

The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...

. In 1998, the club won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Subsequently, United won the now-defunct Copa Interamericana

Copa Interamericana

Copa Interamericana was a football trophy contested between the champions of CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores de América and the winners of CONCACAF's Champions' Cup...

, a competition between the CONCACAF

CONCACAF

The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...

 on CONMEBOL champion that year to determine the best soccer club in the Americas

Americas

The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

. In the 1998

1998 Copa Interamericana

The 1998 Copa Interamericana was the 18th and final staging of this competition. The final took place between DC United and Vasco da Gama and was staged over two legs on 14 November 1998 and 5 December 1998. DC United won their first Copa Interamericana...

, and final edition of the Copa Interamericana, D.C. United defeated Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India...

 of Brazil to take the title.

Key

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Wooden Spoon

Key to regular season record

• GP = Games played
• W = Won
• T = Tied
• L = Lost
• GF = Goals for
• GA = Goals against
• Pts = Points
• Pos = Final overall position

Key to leagues, divisions and cups

• MLS = Major League Soccer
  Major League Soccer
  Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
  
  
• CONCACAF = Any North American competition

Key to playoff rounds

• Conf. SF = Conference Semifinals
• Conf. F = Conference Finals

Key to U.S. Open Cup rounds

• QR1 = First Qualifying Round
• QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
• QR3 = Third Qualifying Round
• R4 = Fourth Round
• R3 = Third Round
• QF = Quarterfinals
• SF = Semifinals

Seasons

Season	Regular Season									MLS Cup MLS Cup Playoffs The MLS Cup Playoffs is the postseason elimination tournament of Major League Soccer held at the end of the regular season en route to the MLS Cup, the league's championship game. 10 teams in total from the Eastern Conference and Western Conference qualify for the tournament based on regular-season...	U.S. Open Cup Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League...	CONCACAF CONCACAF Champions League The CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....	Top goalscorer(s)
	League	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos				Name	Goals
1996 1996 D.C. United season The 1996 D.C. United season was the clubs' second year of existence, as well as their debutant season in Major League Soccer. The United would become the first club to win the MLS Cup this year.- Background :...	MLS	32	16	0	16	62	56	46	3rd	Champions	Champions		Raúl Díaz Arce Raúl Díaz Arce Raúl Díaz Arce is a retired Salvadoran football player.He is El Salvador's second most prolific goal scorer behind Jorge "Mágico" González, with 39 goals in just 68 appearances.-Early career:...	23
1997 1997 D.C. United season The 1997 D.C. United season was the clubs' third year of existence, as well as their second season in Major League Soccer. The United successfully defending their MLS Cup title, becoming the first and only club to consecutively win the MLS Cup, until Houston Dynamo in 2007...	MLS	32	21	0	11	70	53	55	1st	Champions	Runners-up	Champions Cup – SF	Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Morales is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side....	16
1998 1998 D.C. United season The 1998 D.C. United season was the clubs' fourth year of existence, as well as their third season in Major League Soccer.After previously winning the first two MLS Cup championships, the two-time defending league champions made it to the MLS Cup final for an unprecedented third year...	MLS	32	24	0	8	74	48	58	2nd	Runners-up		Champions Cup – Champions	Roy Lassiter Roy Lassiter Roy Lassiter is a retired American soccer striker, and Major League Soccer's record holder for goals scored in a season, with 27 in 1996.-Early life:...	18
1999 1999 D.C. United season The 1999 D.C. United season was the clubs' fifth year of existence, as well as their fourth season in Major League Soccer.Following shortcomings in MLS Cup '98, United took winning the league championship as their top priority entering 1999. With Bruce Arena's departure to coach the United States...	MLS	32	23	0	9	65	43	57	1st	Champions		Champions Cup – Third place	Roy Lassiter Roy Lassiter Roy Lassiter is a retired American soccer striker, and Major League Soccer's record holder for goals scored in a season, with 27 in 1996.-Early life:...	18
2000 2000 D.C. United season The 2000 D.C. United season was the clubs' sixth year of existence, as well as their fifth season in Major League Soccer.Upon winning the 1999 MLS Cup final, United were unable to not only defend their league title, but the club failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs...	MLS	32	8	6	18	44	63	30	11th		QF	Champions Cup – SF	Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Morales is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side....	12
2001 2001 D.C. United season The 2001 D.C. United season was the clubs' seventh year of existence, as well as their sixth season in Major League Soccer.For the second-consecutive year in franchise history, United failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, previously winning in making the finals in the four tournaments...	MLS	32	8	18	6	44	63	30	10th		SF	Giants Cup – Runners-up CONCACAF Giants Cup The CONCACAF Giants Cup was an international football club competition held in 2001 to replace CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup. The cup was for CONCACAF teams with the highest attendance in their national league, and was won by Mexico's Club América...	Abdul Thompson Conteh Abdul Thompson Conteh Abdul Thompson Conteh is a former Sierra Leonean football striker.-Career:Conteh played three seasons in Major League Soccer, with San Jose Earthquakes in 2000 and D.C. United in 2001 and 2002. He scored a total 15 goals in league play...	14
2002 2002 D.C. United season The 2002 D.C. United season was the clubs' eighth year of existence, as well as their seventh season in Major League Soccer.- Standings :Source:...	MLS	28	9	5	14	31	40	32	10th				Ali Curtis Ali Curtis Ali Curtis is a former American soccer forward. He was the 1999 Hermann Trophy and 2000 MAC Award winner before spending four seasons in Major League Soccer.-College:... Bobby Convey Bobby Convey Robert Francis "Bobby" Convey is an American soccer player.-Youth:Convey attended the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, played club soccer for the Philadelphia Soccer Club Coppa, and was a member of the initial class of the Bradenton Academy that also included current national team...	5
2003 2003 D.C. United season The 2003 D.C. United season was the clubs' ninth year of existence, as well as their seventh season in Major League Soccer....	MLS	30	10	9	11	38	36	39	7th	Conf. SF	SF		Dema Kovalenko Marco Etcheverry Marco Etcheverry Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas is a retired Bolivian footballer, considered one of the greatest Bolivian players of all time.-Career:...	6
2004 2004 D.C. United season The 2004 D.C. United season was the eighth season of the club's existence. It was highlighted by winning their first MLS Cup championship since 1999....	MLS	32	11	9	10	43	42	42	4th	Champions MLS Cup 2004 The 2004 MLS Cup was a soccer match that took place at 12:30 EST on November 14, 2004 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California to determine the champion of the 2004 Major League Soccer season. D.C. United defeated the Kansas City Wizards 3-2. The winning goal for United came from an own goal...	R4		Alecko Eskandarian Alecko Eskandarian Alecko Eskandarian is a former American soccer player who last played for Los Angeles Galaxy. He currently is the youth technical director for Philadelphia Union.-High School and College:...	10
2005 2005 D.C. United season The 2005 season was the ninth season in D.C. United history, as well as their ninth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. The season covers the period from November 15, 2004 through October 30, 2004....	MLS	32	16	6	10	58	37	54	3rd	Conf. SF	QF	Champions Cup – SF	Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Morales is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side....	16
2006 2006 D.C. United season The 2006 D.C. United season was the tenth season of the club's existence. It was highlighted by winning their first MLS Supporters' Shield title since 1999...	MLS	32	15	10	7	52	38	55	1st	Conf. F	SF		Christian Gómez Christian Gómez Christian Gómez is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Nueva Chicago.-Argentina:Gómez began playing professional soccer at the age of 17 with Argentine club Nueva Chicago, which was at the time playing in the second division. He played with the team from 1991 to 1996, appearing in 155...	14
2007 2007 D.C. United season The 2007 D.C. United season was the club's 13th year of existence. It was also their 12th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada....	MLS 2007 Major League Soccer season The 2007 Major League Soccer season was the 12th season in league history. The season began on April 7 and concluded with MLS Cup 2007 on November 18, 2007 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C.....	30	16	7	7	56	34	22	1st	Conf. SF	R3	Champions Cup – SF	Luciano Emilio Luciano Emilio Luciano Emílio is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Toros Neza in the Liga de Ascenso.-Early career:...	20
2008 2008 D.C. United season The 2008 D.C. United season was the fourteenth year of the club's existence, as well as their thirteenth season in Major League Soccer and their thirteenth consecutive season in the top tier of the American soccer pyramid....	MLS 2008 Major League Soccer season The 2008 Major League Soccer season was the 13th season in league history. The season began on March 29 and ended with MLS Cup 2008, on November 23 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California.-Changes from the 2007 season:...	30	11	4	15	43	51	37	10th		Champions	Champions Cup – SF Champions League – GS	Luciano Emilio Luciano Emilio Luciano Emílio is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Toros Neza in the Liga de Ascenso.-Early career:...	11
2009 2009 D.C. United season The 2009 D.C. United season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009 with a 2-2 draw at the Los Angeles Galaxy and ended on October 22, 2009 at the Kansas City Wizards by the same 2-2 scoreline.-Draft:...	MLS 2009 Major League Soccer season The 2009 Major League Soccer season was the 14th season of Major League Soccer. The season began on March 19 and ended with Real Salt Lake winning the MLS Cup 2009, on November 22 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington-Changes from the 2008 season:...	30	9	13	8	43	44	40	10th		Runners-up 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final The 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was played on September 2, 2009, at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. The match determined the winner of the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States...	Champions League – GS 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage The Group Stage was played in 6 rounds from August to October 2009.- Tie-breaking criteria :The tie breaking procedures follow the same rules as the 2008–09 Champions League...	Gordon Wallace Gordon Wallace Gordon Wallace may refer to one of the following footballers:*Gordon Wallace , former Liverpool F.C. player from the 1960s*Gordon Wallace , Scottish player from the 1960s and 70s...	13
2010 2010 D.C. United season The 2010 D.C. United season was the club's 16th year of existence, as well as their 15th season in Major League Soccer, and their 15th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer....	MLS 2010 Major League Soccer season The 2010 Major League Soccer season was the 98th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 32nd with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 15th in MLS history. It began on March 25 at Seattle's Qwest Field with Seattle Sounders FC defeating the expansion...	30	6	4	20	21	47	22	16th		SF		Danny Allsopp Andy Najar Andy Najar Andy Najar Rodriguez is a Honduran footballer currently playing for D.C. United in Major League Soccer in the United States.-Amateur:...	5
2011 2011 D.C. United season The 2011 D.C. United season was the club's 17th year of existence, their 16th season in Major League Soccer, and their 16th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. D.C. United will be trying to salvage a poor showing last season, finishing at the bottom of the MLS standings...	MLS 2011 Major League Soccer season The 2011 Major League Soccer season was the 99th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 33rd with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 16th season of Major League Soccer. The season marked the arrival of two new league clubs, Portland Timbers and Vancouver...	33	9	11	12	48	50	38	12th		QR2		Dwayne De Rosario Dwayne De Rosario Dwayne Anthony De Rosario is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer. He also plays for the Canadian national team.-Early career:...	15

Note: Before 2000, MLS matches that ended tied went into a golden goal overtime.