List of D.C. United records and statistics

D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C.. The club was founded in 1995 as an inaugural Major League Soccer franchise, and began play in 1996. The club currently plays in MLS.

This list encompasses the major honors won by D.C. United, records set by the franchise, their head coaches and their players, and details the club's North American performances. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by United players on the international stage. Attendance records at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, the club's home stadium since 1995, are also included in the list.

Honors

D.C. United has won honors both domestically and in CONCACAF competitions. The team has won the MLS Cup and the MLS Supporters' Shield four times, the most championships and premierships, respectively, of any Major League Soccer franchise. Additionally, in domestic play, United has won two U.S. Open Cup titles. United is one of only two MLS sides to win a CONCACAF competition, winning the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1998. The last major title the club won was the Open Cup in 2013. In terms of league play, their last league premiership was in 2007, and their last league championship was in 2004.[1]

Continental

Domestic

Cups

Player records

Appearances

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets.
# Name Years MLS[2] U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup CON­CACAF Total
1 Jaime Moreno1996-2002; 2004-2010329 (41)30 (7)32 (1)36 (3)427
2 Ben Olsen1998-2009221 (21)11 (4)2229 (2)283
3 Bryan Namoff2001-2010195 (16)22 (6)1231 (7)260
4 Bill Hamid2010-2017, 2018-2286101245
5 Marco Etcheverry1996-2003191 (11)112316 (1)241
6 Clyde Simms2005-2012182 (35)16 (7)5 (3)26 (6)229
7 Bobby Boswell2005-2007; 2014-2017188 (4)8 (1)10 (1)16 (1)222
8 Richie Williams1996-2000, 2002169 (5)8 (1)2214213
9 Nick DeLeon2012-2018180 (19)8 (2)104202
10 Santino Quaranta 2001-2006; 2008-2012 159 (39) 16 (3) 6 (3) 20 (8) 201

Goalscorers

# Name Years MLS Regular
Season
[3]
U.S. Open
Cup
[4]
Playoffs[5] CON­CACAF [6] Total
1 Jaime Moreno1996-2002; 2004-201013113126162
2 Christian Gómez2004-2007; 200945431062
3 Raúl Díaz Arce1996-1997; 2000-20014458360
4 Luciano Emilio2007-200941401156
5 Roy Lassiter1998-1999; 20023607649
6 Marco Etcheverry1996-20023413240
7 Chris Pontius2009-20153130337
8 Ben Olsen1998-20092902435
t9 Dwayne de Rosario2011-20132350028
t9 Santino Quaranta2001-2006; 2008-20122440028

Player award winners

MLS Best XI

The MLS Best XI is an acknowledgment of the best eleven players in the league in a given season for Major League Soccer.[7]

D.C. United players, including Ben Olsen and Luciano Emilio, look for a corner kick against Real Madrid

5 times:

4 times:

3 times:

2 times:

1 time:

Other awards

Head coaching records

Bruce Arena, first, and longest serving, head coach
  • First head coach and longest serving head coach: Bruce Arena (coached the team for 131 games, from January 1996 to October 1998)[8]

Club match records

Firsts

  • First match and first league match: San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United, the opening match of the 1996 Major League Soccer season, April 6, 1996.[9]
  • First U.S. Open Cup match: D.C. United 2–0 Carolina Dynamo, quarterfinals, September 4, 1996.[10]
  • First North American match: D.C. United 1–0 United Petrotrin, CONCACAF Champions' Cup, quarterfinals, August 12, 1997.[11]
  • First MLS Cup match: MetroStars 3–2 D.C. United, conference semifinals, September 24, 1996.[9]

Record wins

Record defeats

  • Record MLS regular season defeat:
  • Record MLS Cup defeat:
  • Record U.S. Open Cup defeat:
    • 0–3 against Chicago Fire, September 3, 2006[15]

U.S. Open Cup

Below is D.C. United's record in U.S. Open Cup competitions. United has won three open cup titles (1996, 2008, and 2013), and has reached the final on five occasions. United's score is listed first.

Season Round Opponent Result
1996 Quarterfinal Carolina Dynamo W 2–0
Semifinal Dallas Burn W 2–0
Final Rochester Rhinos W 3–0
1997 Third round Hershey Wildcats T 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W 3–2 pen.)
Quarterfinal Tampa Bay Mutiny W 2–0
Semifinal San Francisco Seals W 2–1
Final Dallas Burn T 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(L 3–5 pen.)
1999 Third round Charleston Battery L 3–4
2000 Second round Charleston Battery W 4–0
Third round Rochester Rhinos W 3–0
Quarterfinals Miami Fusion L 2–3
2001 Second round New Jersey Stallions W 8–0
Third round Hershey Wildcats W 3–0
Quarterfinals Richmond Kickers W 2–1
Semifinals New England Revolution L 0–2
2003 Third round Pittsburgh Riverhounds W 2–1
Fourth round Virginia Beach Mariners W 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Quarterfinals Wilmington Hammerheads W 1–0
Semifinals MetroStars L 2–3
2004 Fourth round Richmond Kickers L 1–2
2005 Fourth round Richmond Kickers W 3–1
Quarterfinals FC Dallas T 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(L 1–4 pen.)
2006 Fourth round Columbus Crew W 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Quarterfinals New York Red Bulls W 3–1
Semifinals Chicago Fire L 0–3
2007 Third round Harrisburg City Islanders L 0–1
2008 Third round Rochester Rhinos W 2–0
Quarterfinals Chicago Fire W 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Semifinals New England Revolution W 3–1
Final Charleston Battery W 2–1
2009 Third round Ocean City Barons W 2–0
Quarterfinals Harrisburg City Islanders W 2–1
Semifinals Rochester Rhinos W 2–1
Final Seattle Sounders L 1–2
2010 Third round Richmond Kickers W 2–0
Quarterfinals Harrisburg City Islanders W 2–0
Semifinals Columbus Crew L 1–2 (a.e.t.)
2012 Third round Richmond Kickers W 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Quarterfinals Philadelphia Union L 1–2 (a.e.t.)
2013 Third round Richmond Kickers T 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W 4–2 pen.)
Fourth round Philadelphia Union W 3–1
Quarterfinals New England Revolution W 3–1
Semifinals Chicago Fire W 2–0
Final Real Salt Lake W 1–0
2014 Fourth round Rochester Rhinos L 0–1
2015 Fourth round Pittsburgh Riverhounds W 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Fifth Round Philadelphia Union L 1–2
2016 Fourth round Fort Lauderdale Strikers T 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(L 3–4 pen.)
2017 Fourth round Christos FC W 4–1
Round of 16 New England Revolution L 1–2
2018 Fourth round North Carolina FC T 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(W 4–3 pen.)
Quarterfinals Orlando City SC T 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(L 2–4 pen.)

Continental statistics

Record by season

Below is D.C. United's record in North American and South American competitions. United is one of three U.S.-based clubs to compete in a South American competition.

Season Competition Round Country Club Home
result[16]
Away
result
Notes
1997 Champions' Cup QF United Petrotrin 1–0 [A] [17]
SF LA Galaxy 0–1 [A]
CM Guadalajara 2–2 [A]
1998 Champions' Cup QF Joe Public 8–0 [A] [18]
SF León 2–0 [A]
F Toluca 1–0 [A]
Copa Interamericana F Vasco da Gama 0–1 2–0 [19]
1999 Champions' Cup QF Olimpia 1–0 [A] [20]
SF Necaxa 1–3 [A]
CM Chicago Fire 2–2 [A]
2000 Champions' Cup QF Alajuelense 2–1 [A] [21]
SF LA Galaxy 1–1
(2–4 pen.)
[A]
CM Pachuca 1–2 [A]
2001 Giants Cup QF Arnett Gardens 2–1 3–0 [22]
SF Comunicaciones 2–1 [A]
F América 0–2 [A]
2002 Champions' Cup R16 Comunicaciones 2–1 0–4 [23]
2005 Champions' Cup QF Harbour View 2–1 2–1 [24]
SF UNAM 1–1 0–5
2005 Copa Sudamericana R16 Universidad Católica 1–1 2–3 [25]
2007 Champions' Cup QF Olimpia 3–2 4–1 [26]
SF Guadalajara 1–1 1–2
2007 SuperLiga GS Monarcas Morelia 1–1 [A] [27]
GS América 1–0 [A]
GS Houston Dynamo 0–1 [A]
SF LA Galaxy 0–2 [A]
Copa Sudamericana R16 Guadalajara 2–1 0–1 [28]
2008 Champions' Cup QF Harbour View 1–1 5–0 [29]
SF Pachuca 2–1 0–2
SuperLiga GS Guadalajara 1–2 [A] [30]
GS Atlante 2–3 [A]
GS Houston Dynamo 1–3 [A]
2008–09 CONCACAF
Champions League
GS Cruz Azul 0–1 0–2 [31]
Marathón 2–4 0–2
Saprissa 0–2 2–2
2009–10 PR Luis Ángel Firpo 1–1 1–1
(5–4 pen.)
[32]
GS Marathón 3–0 1–3
San Juan Jabloteh 5–1 1–0
Toluca 1–3 1–1
2014–15 GS Waterhouse 1–0 2–1 [33]
Tauro 2–0 1–0
QF Alajuelense 2–1 2–5
2015–16 GS Montego Bay United 3–0 3–3 [34]
Árabe Unido 2–0 1–0
QF Querétaro 1–1 0–2
Key
  • PR = Preliminary Round
  • GS = Group Stage
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • QF = Quarterfinals
  • SF = Semifinals
  • CM = Consolation Match
  • F = Final
Notes
A ^ : Played in a one-leg series

Record by competition

Matches that went into a penalty kick shootout are counted as draws in this table.

Competition Played Won Drawn Lost Goals
for
Goals
against
CONCACAF Champions' Cup 26 13 6 7 46 35
CONCACAF Champions League 24 11 5 8 28 26
CONCACAF Giants Cup 4 3 0 1 7 4
Copa Interamericana 2 1 0 1 2 1
Copa Sudamericana 4 1 1 2 5 6
North American SuperLiga 7 1 1 5 6 12
Total 62 26 13 23 94 84

Record by club

Club Pld W D L GF GA GD
United Petrotrin110010+1
LA Galaxy301214−3
Guadalajara712479−2
Joe Public110080+8
León110020+2
Toluca311134−1
Vasco da Gama210121+1
Olimpia330083+5
Necaxa100113−2
Chicago Fire1010220
Alajuelense320167−1
Pachuca310235−2
Arnett Gardens220051−4
Comunicaciones320146−2
Club América210113−2
UNAM201116−5
Universidad Católica201134−1
Monarcas Morelia1010110
Houston Dynamo200214−3
Atlante100123−1
Cruz Azul200203−3
Marathón410369−3
Harbour View4310103−7
Saprissa201124−2
Luis Ángel Firpo2020220
San Juan Jabloteh220061+5
Waterhouse220031+2
Tauro220030+3
Montego Bay United211063+3
Árabe Unido220030+3
Querétaro201113+3

International 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
June 23, 2002 D.C. United 0–0 Boca Juniors Washington, D.C., United States
16:00 UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
October 17, 2002 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 D.C. United London, England
00:00 UTC−5 Stadium: White Hart Lane
October 26, 2002 D.C. United 4–0 Águila Washington, D.C., United States
16:00 UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
May 14, 2003 D.C. United 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Washington, D.C. United States
Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
July 23, 2003 D.C. United 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Washington, D.C. United States
Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
August 31, 2003 D.C. United 3–1 El Salvador Washington, D.C. United States
Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
March 2, 2006 Getafe 3–1 D.C. United Getafe, Spain
12:00 UTC−5 Jajá  35'
Güiza  59'
Nano  78'
Report Filomeno  10' Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
July 12, 2006 D.C. United 4–0 Celtic Washington, D.C.
17:00 UTC−5 Adu  44'
Walker  57'
Boswell  66'
Metcalf  78'
Stokes  78'
Report Miller  65' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,223
Referee: Alex Prus
August 9, 2006 Real Madrid 1–1 D.C. United Seattle
17:00 UTC−5 Cassano  22' Report Eskandarian  25' Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 66,830
March 10, 2010 Santos Laguna 2–3 D.C. United Torreón, Mexico
7:30 pm Torres  54'
Quintero  63'
 23' Pontius
 35' Moreno
 70' Khumalo
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Attendance: 30,050
May 28, 2010 D.C. United 3–2 Milan Washington, D.C., USA
19:30 Emilio  20'
Pontius  30'
Allsopp  61'
Barklage  66'
Report Oddo  67', 71' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 30,367
June 19, 2010 D.C. United 1–0 El Salvador Washington, D.C., USA
19:30 Cristman  51' Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 10,240
Referee: Michael Donovan
July 24, 2010 D.C. United 4–0 Portsmouth Washington, D.C., USA
19:30 Allsopp  21', 31', 65'
Quaranta  54'
Hernández  56'
James  89'
Report Mullins  54' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 8,891
May 22, 2011 D.C. United 1–2 Ajax Washington, D.C., USA
19:30 EDT Brettschneider  58' Report  10' Sulejmani
 69' Ebecilio
 87' Anita
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 10,278
Referee: Mark Geiger
July 23, 2011 D.C. United 1–3 Everton Washington, D.C., USA
19:30 EDT Pontius  47' Report (D.C.)
Report (Everton)
 4' Anichebe
 16' Bilyaletdinov
 27' Cahill
 87' Gueye
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,789
February 2, 2012 D.C. United 1–1 Malmö Bradenton, Florida
10:30 UTC-5 Kitchen  32'
Richter  54'
Report Friberg  14' Stadium: IMG Academy
July 28, 2012 D.C. United 1–1 PSG Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC-5 De Rosario  33' (pen.) Report Ibrahimović  3' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,176
Referee: John McCloskey
Note: Replaced Juventus on June 27, 2012.[35]
February 1, 2013 D.C. United 1–1 Malmö FF Bradenton, Florida
11:00 UTC-5 White  55'
Nane  78'
Report Friberg  28' Stadium: IMG Academy
December 8, 2013 Arema 2–1 D.C. United Malang
6:00 EST Stadium: Kanjuruhan Stadium
July 26, 2014 D.C. United 0–3 Fulham Jacksonville, Florida
18:00 EDT Report Dembélé  22', 44', 75' Stadium: EverBank Field
February 6, 2015 D.C. United 0–1 Malmö FF Bradenton, Florida
12:00p.m. EST Driver  65'
Arrieta  88'
Berget  45' Stadium: IMG Academy
January 29, 2016 Elfsborg 1–0 D.C. United Bradenton
19:00 EDT Claesson  4' Report Stadium: IMG Academy
February 2, 2016 J-Södra 2–2 D.C. United Bradenton
15:00 EDT Cibicki  48'
Siwe  58'
Espíndola  4' (pen.)
Aguilar  61'
Stadium: IMG Academy

Drafts

The following table shows D.C. United's first-round picks in the MLS SuperDraft:

DraftPickPlayerPositionFromNotes
20142 Steve BirnbaumDefenderCalifornia
Orange County Blue Star
[R1 trade 1]
201517 Miguel AguilarForwardSan Francisco
Portland Timbers U23s
201611 Julian Büscher (GA)MidfielderSyracuse
K-W United FC
[R1 trade 2]

References

General
  • CONCACAF Champions League and Champions Cup results sourced to: Torres, Steven. "CONCACAF Champions Cup and Champions League History" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  • CONCACAF Champions League player statistics sourced to:
  • D.C. United player statistics prior to 2009 sourced to:
  • Major League Soccer statistics sourced to: Goodwin, Jeremy. "USA 1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  • North American SuperLiga statistics sourced to: "SuperLiga Statistics". Soccer United Marketing. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
Notes
  1. "History & Tradition". D.C. United. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  2. "All-Time MLS Regular Season Appearances". D.C. United. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  3. "Statistics: Overall Regular Season Goals". Major League Soccer. DCUnited.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  4. Hikala, Josh. "U.S. Open Cup Goalscoring Leaders". United States Soccer Federation. TheCup.us. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  5. "Statistics: Overall Postseason Goals". Major League Soccer. DCUnited.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  6. CONCACAF includes CONCACAF Champions League, North American SuperLiga, Copa Interamericana and Copa Sudamericana
  7. "Award Winners & All-Stars". D.C. United. 2009. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
  8. Blum, Ronald (June 1, 2002). "Bruce Arena: America's funny, caustic World Cup coach". Enquirer. Associated Press. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  9. Goodwin
  10. "1996 US Open Cup results". TheCup.us. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  11. Torres
  12. "2001 Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup". U.S. Open Cup. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  13. "1997 Schedule". D.C. United. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  14. "2005 Postseason Schedule". D.C. United. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  15. "Report: D.C. United 0–3 Chicago Fire". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  16. D.C. United score is given first in each result.
  17. D.C. United qualified for the 1997 Champions' Cup by winning the 1996 MLS Cup.
  18. D.C. United qualified for the 1998 Champions' Cup by winning the 1997 MLS Cup.
  19. D.C. United qualified for the 1998 Copa Interamericana by winning the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
  20. D.C. United qualified for the 1999 Champions' Cup by finishing runners-up in the 1998 MLS Cup.
  21. D.C. United qualified for the 2000 Champions' Cup by winning the 1999 MLS Cup.
  22. D.C. United qualified for the 2001 Giants Cup having the highest average attendance during the 2001 MLS season.
  23. D.C. United qualified for the 2002 Champions' Cup by finishing runners-up in the CONCACAF Giants Cup.
  24. D.C. United qualified for the 2005 Champions' Cup by winning the 2004 MLS Cup.
  25. D.C. United earned an invitation to play in the 2005 Copa Sudamericana by finishing in the semifinals of the 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
  26. D.C. United qualified for the 2007 Champions' Cup by winning the 2006 MLS Supporters' Shield.
  27. D.C. United qualified for the 2007 SuperLiga by invitation.
  28. D.C. United earned an invitation to play in the 2007 Copa Sudamericana by finishing in the semifinals of the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
  29. D.C. United qualified for the 2008 Champions' Cup by winning the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield.
  30. D.C. United qualified for the 2008 SuperLiga by winning the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield.
  31. D.C. United qualified for the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield.
  32. D.C. United qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2008 U.S. Open Cup.
  33. D.C. United qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2013 U.S. Open Cup.
  34. D.C. United qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2015 Major League Soccer Eastern Conference.
  35. "D.C. United vs Paris Saint-Germain on July 28 at RFK Stadium". D.C. United. DCUnited.com. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  36. "D.C. United selects Steven Birnbaum with 2nd overall pick in 2014 MLS SuperDraft" (Press release). DCUnited.com. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  37. "Philadelphia Union trade Gabriel Farfan to Chivas USA" (Press release). Philadelphia Union Communications. May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  1. #2: Chivas USA → Philadelphia Union → D.C. United. January 16, 2014: D.C. United acquired the #2 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and allocation money from Philadelphia Union in exchange for the #1 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft.[36] On May 14, 2013, Philadelphia Union had acquired this first-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and allocation money from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Gabriel Farfan.[37]
  2. #11: Sporting Kansas City → D.C. United. January 14, 2016: D.C. United acquired a first-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for targeted allocation money.[ref 1]
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