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.

D.C. United
2004 season
OwnerD.C. United Holdings
Head coachPiotr Nowak
MLS4th
MLS CupChampions
U.S. Open CupFourth round
Atlantic CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Eskandarian (14)

The season was hallmarked by United winning their fourth Major League Soccer championship, winning MLS Cup 2004 3–2 over Kansas City Wizards. To date, this was the last time in franchise history that the team has won an MLS Cup title. Additionally, by winning the championship, some cite that it marked a "second golden age" in United. Following the 2004 title, United would go on to win two MLS Supporters' Shields, to claim the most in the league, as well as their second U.S. Open Cup title.

In terms of player and manager transactions, the offseason saw English head coach Ray Hudson end his two-season stint with the club, as United management fired him out of dissatisfaction with his results as a manager. United signed retired MLS star Piotr Nowak to the role of head coaching duties. Hitherto, no other head coach had been a former MLS player. The signing of Nowak marked a new trend of first-generation MLS players assuming coaching duties for second generation MLS players.

In 2003, United made national and international headlines by drafting 14-year-old prospect Freddy Adu as the first pick of the MLS SuperDraft. MLS orchestrated a series of negotiations between United and Dallas Burn, who had the first overall selection. A series of agreements between the two sides gave Dallas additional allocation from United so that Adu could play for his local club, as he grew up near Potomac, Maryland.[1]

Review and events
See also: 2004 Major League Soccer season and 2004 U.S. Open Cup

Preseason
January
  • Freddy Adu signs with D.C. United[1]
February
March

Regular season
April
May
June
July
August
September
Early October

Playoffs
Late October
November
  • United deft. NE Revs in the 2004 Eastern Conf. championship to go to MLS Cup 2004. Considered best match in MLS history[2][3][4][5][6]
  • United win their first MLS Cup title since 1999 with a 3–2 win over the Kansas City Wizards at the Home Depot Center[7]

Non-competitive

Midseason exhibitions
June 23, 2004 Rochester Rhinos 0–2 D.C. United Rochester, New York
19:35 EDT Report
Stadium: Frontier Field
Attendance: 14,426
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
July 14, 2004 D.C. United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Nottingham Forest Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
September 29, 2004 D.C. United 6–0 Municipal Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 10,177
Referee: Alex Pruss

Competitive

Major League Soccer
Main article: 2004 Major League Soccer season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Kansas City Wizards 30 14 9 7 38 30 +8 49[lower-alpha 1] Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup champion
3 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 11 9 10 42 40 +2 43
4 D.C. United 30 11 10 9 43 42 +1 42 MLS Cup champion
5 Colorado Rapids 30 10 9 11 29 32 −3 41
6 MetroStars 30 11 12 7 47 49 −2 40
Source: MLSNET at the Wayback Machine (archived December 5, 2004)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Goal differential; 4) Number of goals scored; 5) Away head-to-head record; 6) Away goal differential; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Fewest disciplinary points; 9) Coin toss[8]
Notes:
  1. Columbus wins total goals tiebreaker 40-38 vs. Kansas City

Results
April 3, 2004 1 D.C. United 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
16:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 24,603
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 10, 2004 2 LA Galaxy 1–1 D.C. United Carson, California
22:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 17, 2004 3 MetroStars 3–2 D.C. United East Rutherford, New Jersey
16:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 31,419
Referee: Alex Prus
April 24, 2004 4 D.C. United 0–1 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
17:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 21,235
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
May 1, 2004 5 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 D.C. United San Jose, California
EDT Stadium: Spartan Stadium
May 7, 2004 6 D.C. United 1–1 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
EDT Stadium: RFK Stadium
May 15, 2004 Kansas City Wizards H 1–0 Moreno
May 19, 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–4 Cerritos, Adu
May 22, 2004 Colorado Rapids A 2–1 Gros
May 29, 2004 New England Revolution A 0–1 Kamler (o.g.)
June 5, 2004 Chicago Fire A 3–0
June 12, 2004 Colorado Rapids H 0–0
June 19, 2004 Columbus Crew H 3–1 Moreno, Eskandarian (2)
June 26, 2004 Dallas Burn A 1–1 Eskandarian
July 3, 2004 MetroStars H 6–2 Nelsen, Moreno, Eskandarian (2)
Stewart, Olsen
July 10, 2004 Kansas City Wizards A 1–0
July 17, 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 Nelsen
July 24, 2004 Dallas Burn A 5–1 Gibbs (o.g.)
August 7, 2004 San Jose Earthquakes A 2–0
August 11, 2004 Colorado Rapids H 3–1 Adu, Stewart, Kotschau (o.g.)
August 14, 2004 New England Revolution H 2–2 Moreno (2)
August 21, 2004 Columbus Crew A 2–2 Eskandarian, Moreno
August 28, 2004 New England Revolution A 0–0
September 4, 2004 Chicago Fire A 3–1 Stewart
September 8, 2004 Dallas Burn H 3–0 Eskandarian (2), Adu
September 18, 2004 Chicago Fire H 3–1 Gomez, Eskandarian, Olsen
September 25, 2004 Columbus Crew A 1–0
October 2, 2004 MetroStars A 0–1 Adu
October 9, 2004 New England Revolution H 1–0 Gomez
October 17, 2004 MetroStars H 3–2 Gomez (2), Petke

Source: RSSSF

MLS Cup
Main article: 2004 MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference semifinals
October 22, 2004 First leg MetroStars 0–2 D.C. United East Rutherford, New Jersey
19:00 EDT Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 11,161
October 30, 2004 Second leg D.C. United 2–0
(4–0 agg.)		 MetroStars Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,763

Conference final
November 6, 2004 Final D.C. United 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 21,201

MLS Cup
Main article: MLS Cup 2004
November 14, 2004 Final D.C. United 3–2 Kansas City Wizards Carson, California
19:00 EDT Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 25,797

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2004 U.S. Open Cup
June 30, 2004 Third round Richmond Kickers 2–1 D.C. United Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 8,776
Referee: Hector Tobin

Club

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  USA David Stokes
3 FW  USA Jason Thompson
4 DF  USA Brandon Prideaux
7 DF  NZL Ryan Nelsen
8 MF  USA Earnie Stewart
9 MF  USA Freddy Adu
11 FW  USA Alecko Eskandarian
12 DF  USA Mike Petke
13 MF  ARG Christian Gómez
14 MF  USA Ben Olsen
16 MF  USA Brian Carroll
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  USA Joshua Gros
18 GK  USA Nick Rimando
21 MF  UKR Dema Kovalenko
22 GK  USA Troy Perkins
23 FW  SLV Eliseo Quintanilla
24 MF  GHA Nana Kuffour
25 MF  USA Santino Quaranta
26 DF  USA Bryan Namoff
27 FW  USA Tim Lawson
99 FW  BOL Jaime Moreno

Statistics

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition[9][10]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMajor League SoccerMLS CupU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Doug Warren 101+000000
2 DF David Stokes 1103+800000
3 FW Jason Thompson 100+100000
4 DF Brandon Prideaux 23016+700000
5 DF Ezra Hendrickson 200+001+1000
6 MF Kevin Ara 100+100000
7 DF Ryan Nelsen 17217+020000
8 MF Earnie Stewart 26323+330000
9 FW Freddy Adu 34514+1653+1000
11 FW Alecko Eskandarian 281419+5104+0400
12 DF Mike Petke 26123+310000
13 MF Christian Gómez 1358+144+0100
14 MF Ben Olsen 25325+030000
16 MF Brian Carroll 30426+44+00000
17 DF Joshua Gros 33121+811+3000
18 GK Nick Rimando 13013+000000
21 MF Dema Kovalenko 28325+033+0000
22 GK Troy Perkins 16016+000000
23 FW Eliseo Quintanilla 00000000
23 DF Nana Kuffour 611+40001+01
25 MF Santino Quaranta 100+100000
27 FW Tim Lawson 00000000
99 FW Jaime Moreno 31927+074+0200

Transfers

In
Date Position No. Name From Fee/Notes Ref.
January 16, 2004 MF 9 Freddy Adu IMG Academy Drafted [11]
March 2, 2004 MF 6 Kevin Ara Harvard Crimson Drafted [12]
March 2, 2004 FW 99 Jaime Moreno MetroStars Traded[lower-alpha 1] [13]
March 2, 2004 MF 17 Joshua Gros Rutgers Scarlet Knights Drafted [12]
March 2, 2004 GK 22 Troy Perkins Evansville Purple Aces Free [12]
June 23, 2004 DF 5 Ezra Hendrickson Charleston Battery Free [14]
July 14, 2004 MF 24 Nana Kuffour Assi IF Free [15]
July 23, 2004 FW 3 Jason Thompson Dallas Burn Traded[lower-alpha 2] [16]
August 1, 2004 MF 13 Christian Gómez Arsenal de Sarandí Undisclosed [17]

SuperDraft picks
Main article: 2004 MLS SuperDraft
2004 D.C. United SuperDraft Class
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionSchoolStatus
1 1 Freddy Adu MF Heights School (MD) Signed with first team
3 24 Kevin Ara MF Harvard Signed with first team
4 34 Joshua Gros MF Rutgers Signed with first team
5 44 Kevin Hudson MF SMU Unsigned draft pick


Out

Sourced list of players sold or loaned out during the season

Awards

Only official awards regarding individuals associated with the club

  • FA Premier League Player of the Month (January): Patrick Scorer
  • FA Premier League Manager of the Month (January): Lucas Boss

See also

Notes
  1. Traded for future considerations[13]
  2. Traded for a fourth round pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft and future considerations.[16]

References
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  8. "Rules & Regulations". MLSNET. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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  12. "D.C. United Signs Ara, Gros and Perkins". OurSportsCentral. March 2, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  13. "MetroStars Trade Rights to Jaime Moreno to D.C. United". Our Sports Central. March 2, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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  17. Quispe, Emmanuel (February 3, 2012). "What Ever Happened To ... Christian Gomez". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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