2001 D.C. United season

D.C. United
2001 season
General manager	Dave Kasper
Head coach	Thomas Rongen
Stadium	RFK Stadium
MLS	10th
U.S. Open Cup	Semifinals
CONCACAF Giants Cup	Runners-Up
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Abdul Thompson Conteh (14)

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 beforehand. The club also played in the CONCACAF Giants Cup where they finished second to Club America of Mexico.

United's MLS regular season was cut short after 26 matches due to the September 11 attacks.

Background

The 2000 D.C. United season marked the first time in club history that the franchise failed to not only reach the MLS Cup final, but failed to make the MLS Cup Playoffs altogether. Throughout the club's fifth ever campaign, United posted a losing record of eight wins, eighteen losses and six ties; earning the eleventh best record in the twelve-team league. Despite the poor performance, Dutch manager, Thomas Rongen, remained at the helm of the club coaching staff.

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Conference

Pos	Club	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Miami Fusion	26	16	5	5	57	36	21	53	2001 MLS Cup Playoffs
2	MetroStars	26	13	10	3	38	35	3	42	2001 MLS Cup Playoffs
3	New England Revolution	27	7	14	6	35	52	−17	27
4	D.C. United	26	8	16	2	42	50	−8	26

Overall

Pos	Club	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Miami Fusion	26	16	5	5	57	36	21	53	Supporters' Shield, 2001 MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Chicago Fire	27	16	6	5	50	30	20	53	2001 MLS Cup Playoffs
3	Los Angeles Galaxy	26	14	7	5	52	36	16	47
4	San Jose Earthquakes	26	13	7	6	47	29	18	45
5	Columbus Crew	26	13	7	6	49	36	13	45
6	MetroStars	26	13	10	3	38	35	3	42
7	Kansas City Wizards	27	11	13	3	33	53	-20	36
8	Dallas Burn	26	10	11	5	48	47	1	35
9	New England Revolution	27	7	14	6	35	52	−17	27
10	D.C. United	26	8	16	2	42	50	−8	26	2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup¹
11	Colorado Rapids	26	5	13	8	36	47	-11	23
12	Tampa Bay Mutiny	27	4	21	2	32	68	-36	14

^Note 1 – Miami Fusion F.C. were originally allocated a spot in the 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup for winning the Supporters' Shield, but since the club disbanded, the spot was allocated to D.C. United for being the CONCACAF Giants Cup runner-up.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: November 24, 2011.
Source: Match results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	T	L	L	L	L	L	T	L	L	L	W	W	L	P	P	P	P	P	P

Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; P = Postponed; T = Tie

Match results

April 7, 2001 1	D.C. United	3–2	Kansas City Wizards	Washington, D.C.
15:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

April 14, 2001 2	Chicago Fire	2–0	D.C. United	Chicago
18:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Soldier Field

April 21, 2001 3	D.C. United	2–1	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
15:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

May 5, 2001 4	MetroStars	3–2	D.C. United	East Rutherford, New Jersey
15:08 UTC−5				Stadium: Giants Stadium

May 9, 2001 5	D.C. United	5–0	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
16:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

May 12, 2001 6	D.C. United	2–3	San Jose Earthquakes	Washington, D.C.
15:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

May 19, 2001 7	Columbus Crew	2–1	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: Crew Stadium

May 30, 2001 8	Miami Fusion	2–1	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
15:30 UTC−5				Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

June 2, 2001 9	D.C. United	1–2	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
10:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

June 9, 2001 10	Dallas Burn	3–0	D.C. United	Dallas
10:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

June 13, 2001 11	D.C. United	2–1	MetroStars	Washington, D.C.
16:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

June 16, 2001 12	Kansas City Wizards	0–3	D.C. United	Kansas City, Missouri
12:12 UTC−5				Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

June 23, 2001 13	Tampa Bay Mutiny	3–2	D.C. United	Tampa, Florida
15:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Raymond James Stadium

June 30, 2001 14	D.C. United	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Washington, D.C.
16:20 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

July 4, 2001 15	Colorado Rapids	3–1	D.C. United	Denver, Colorado
19:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Mile High Stadium

July 7, 2001 16	D.C. United	0–3	Los Angeles Galaxy	Washington, D.C.
16:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

July 14, 2001 17	New England Revolution	3–1	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
15:30 UTC−5				Stadium: Foxboro Stadium

July 17, 2001 18	San Jose Earthquakes	4–0	D.C. United	San Jose, California
21:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Spartan Stadium

July 21, 2001 19	MetroStars	2–1	D.C. United	East Rutherford, New Jersey
12:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Giants Stadium

August 1, 2001 20	D.C. United	1–1	Miami Fusion	Washington, D.C.
16:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

2001 21	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–0	D.C. United	Pasadena, California
21:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Rose Bowl

August 15, 2001 22	D.C. United	1–2	MetroStars	Washington, D.C.
15:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

August 18, 2001 23	New England Revolution	2–1	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
12:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Foxboro Stadium

August 25, 2001 24	D.C. United	2–1	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
10:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

August 31, 2001 25	D.C. United	5–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

September 8, 2001 26	Miami Fusion	3–1	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

2001 27		v
19:30 UTC−5
Note: Match cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.

2001 28		v
19:30 UTC−5
Note: Match cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.

2001 29		v
19:30 UTC−5
Note: Match cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.

2001 30		v
19:30 UTC−5
Note: Match cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.

2001 31		v
19:30 UTC−5
Note: Match cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.

2001 32		v
19:30 UTC−5
Note: Match cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.

U.S. Open Cup

June 27, 2001 Second round	D.C. United	8–0	New Jersey Stallions	Germantown, Maryland
19:30 UTC−5	Albright 20' Thompson Conteh 28', 39', 49' Pope 38' Etcheverry 45' Hennessy 56' (o.g.) Algeria 74'			Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Thomas Perry

July 11, 2001 Third round	D.C. United	3–0	Hershey Wildcats	Richmond, Virginia
19:30 UTC−5	Albright 35' Moreno 70' Quaranta 74'	Report		Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,288 Referee: Paul Tamberino

July 24, 2001 Quarterfinals	D.C. United	2–1	Richmond Kickers	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5	Conteh 59', 86'	Report	Jeffrey 88'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,439 Referee: Terry Vaughn

July 24, 2001 Semifinals	New England Revolution	2–0	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 UTC−5	Williams 9', 40'	Report		Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 7,128 Referee: Brian Hall

CONCACAF Giants Cup

April 4, 2001 Quarterfinals	Arnett Gardens	0–3	D.C. United	Kingston, Jamaica
19:30 UTC−5		Report	Díaz Arce 33' 66' (pen.) Talley 59'	Stadium: Tony Spaulding Sports Complex

April 11, 2001 Quarterfinals	D.C. United	2–1 (5–1 agg.)	Arnett Gardens	Washington, D.C., United States
15:00 UTC−5	Talley 30' (pen.) Lisi 86'	Report	Earle 23'	Stadium: RFK Stadium

August 3, 2001 Semifinals	D.C. United	2–1	Comunicaciones	Los Angeles, United States
22:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Rose Bowl

August 5, 2001 Final	América	2–0	D.C. United	Los Angeles, United States
22:00 UTC−5	Mendoza 52' Váldez 70'			Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 3,000

Friendlies

May 23, 2001	D.C. United	3–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Washington, D.C.
12:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

November 17, 2001	D.C. United	2–2	Olimpia	Washington, D.C.
12:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium