1999 D.C. United season

D.C. United
1999 season
General manager	Dave Kasper
Head coach	Thomas Rongen
Stadium	RFK Stadium
MLS	1st
MLS Cup	Champions
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Third place
Top goalscorer	League: Roy Lassiter (18)[1]; All: Roy Lassiter (18)

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 men's national team, Dutch coach Thomas Rongen took the helm as United head coach. Rongen's maiden campaign with United proved by incredibly successful, as United earned their third MLS Cup title, and their second MLS Supporters Shield.

The success of the league double culminating two previous MLS Cups, a Supporters Shield and the CONCACAF Champions' Cup was considered the apex of being tie-free until the mid to late 2000s. Their dominance in the league was cut short the year following strict salary cap restrictions enforced by MLS to ensure parity amongst clubs. Consequently, it resulted in certain core United players becoming too expensive for the club to retain, weakening the squad.

With the subsequent changes to the 1999 season, United would not qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs again until 2003.

Background

Competitions

Standings

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	SOW	GF	GA	GD
Eastern Conference
1	D.C. United	57	32	23	9	6	65	43	+22
2	Columbus Crew	45	32	19	13	6	48	39	+9
3	Tampa Bay Mutiny	32	32	14	18	5	51	50	+1
4	Miami Fusion	29	32	13	19	5	42	59	−17
5	New England Revolution	26	32	12	20	5	38	53	−15
6	MetroStars	15	32	7	25	3	32	64	−32


	1999 MLS Cup Playoffs

Match results

March 20, 1999 1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	2–5	D.C. United	Tampa, Florida
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Conference semifinals

October 16, 1999 (1999-10-16) Game 1	D.C. United	2–0	Miami Fusion	Washington, D.C.
	Moreno 34', 88'			Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,011

October 24, 1999 (1999-10-24) Game 2	Miami Fusion	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
	Moreno 34', 88'			Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 8,446

D.C. United win in the series 2–0.

Conference finals

October 31, 1999 (1999-10-31) Game 1	D.C. United	2–1	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
				Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,529

November 7, 1999 (1999-11-07) Game 2	Columbus Crew	5–1	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
				Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,778

October 31, 1999 (1999-10-31) Game 3	D.C. United	4–0	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
				Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 21,451

D.C. United win in the series 2–1.

MLS Cup

November 21, 1999 (1999-11-21)	LA Galaxy	0–2	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
			Moreno 19' Olsen 45+1'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 44,910

Match results

September 29, 1999 (1999-09-29) Quarterfinals	D.C. United	1–0	Olimpia	Whitney, Nevada
	Moreno 68'			Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium Attendance: 7,127 Referee: Carlos Batres

October 1, 1999 (1999-10-01) Semifinals	D.C. United	1–3	Necaxa	Whitney, Nevada
	Talley 26'		Almaguer 40' Delgado 57' Oliva 68'	Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium Attendance: 8,163 Referee: Carlos Batres

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		U.S. Open Cup		MLS Cup		CONCACAF
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF		Carey Talley	31	5	16+13	4	0	0	0	0	2+0	1
5	DF		Geoff Aunger	26	3	24+2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW		A. J. Wood	24	8	13+11	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Jaime Moreno	27	11	25+0	10	0	0	0	0	2+0	1
10	MF		Marco Etcheverry	22	4	22+0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Jeff Agoos	30	2	29+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Ben Olsen	28	5	26+2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW		Roy Lassiter	30	18	29+1	18	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Richie Williams	23	2	23+0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		John Maessner	11	3	9+2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: January 31, 2020
Source: D.C. United 1999 Player Statistics

References

"Major League Soccer Season Statistics - D.C. United Players 1999 Season". D.C. United. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

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[stats-1] "Major League Soccer Season Statistics - D.C. United Players 1999 Season". D.C. United. Retrieved February 7, 2020.