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2017 D.C. United season

The 2017 D.C. United season was D.C. United's 22nd season of existence, and their 22nd in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

D.C. United
2017 season
General managerDave Kasper
Head coachBen Olsen
StadiumRFK Stadium
MLSConference: 11th
Overall: 21st
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupFifth round
Atlantic CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Luciano Acosta (5)
All: Luciano Acosta (5)
Highest home attendance41,418
(Oct 22 vs. RB New York)
Lowest home attendance5,286
(Jun 13 vs. Christos)
Average home league attendance17,904
← 2016
2018 →

An array of injuries to key players such as Steve Birnbaum and Patrick Mullins greatly affected D.C. United's form, as the team's scoring output and defensive performance suffered. United finished at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, and second-bottom of the overall league table. United failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2013, and for only the second time in the last six seasons. United also had a short spell in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, where they were bounced in the fifth round proper by New England Revolution.

The season was also United's final season at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, ending a 22-year run for the club leasing the stadium. RFK Stadium was the final original stadium to be used by one of the charter franchises in MLS. It was at the time, the longest tenure for an MLS team in a specific stadium. Starting the following season, United moved into Audi Field, a soccer-specific stadium situated in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Review edit

Off season edit

D.C. United began the off-season by dealing a copy of international reserve players to gain spots on the expansion draft protection list for domestic players they valued more. Former draft choice Miguel Aguilar and Kennedy Igboananike were traded, with the team acquiring lower round draft picks. None of United's players were selected in the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft, allowing the team to focus on building on the foundation of the surprising 2016 team. Luciano Acosta's loan status ended as he was signed on a permanent transfer from Boca Juniors. Shortly after the expansion draft, the team announced it had acquired on loan from Club Sport Herediano a young forward, José Guillermo Ortiz who was transferred from Alajuelense, for whom he had scored twice against D.C. in CONCACAF Champions League play, to Club Sport Herediano, which turned around and loaned him out to D.C. United. In the 2017 MLS SuperDraft D.C. dipped into a familiar talent pool, selecting University of Maryland fullback Chris Odoi-Atsem in the first round, In the second round, the team selected goalie Eric Klenofsky and defender Jo Vetle Rimstad. Following the draft, the team signed a Homegrown Player deal with midfielder Ian Harkes, winner of the Hermann Trophy and son of former D.C. United captain John Harkes. Before the season started, the team also added some veteran depth, signing Sebastien Le Toux.

Early season edit

The month of March proved to be frustrating. DC opened the season with a scoreless draw at home against Sporting Kansas City, followed by 2 straight shutout losses against New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC, barely creating any chances. Finally, the United offense broke through in their fourth match as off-season signing José Guillermo Ortiz scored an early goal against the Philadelphia Union on a deflected shot. Luciano Acosta added a penalty kick goal to give D.C. a 2–0 lead, which held up for a 2–1 victory as United recorded first win of the season. D.C. followed that result with a surprising 2–1 victory over NYCFC, on goals by Lloyd Sam and Acosta. Despite a subsequent 2–0 loss at New York Red Bulls, United continued a good stretch of play with a 2–2 draw at New England Revolution, on goals by Jared Jeffrey and Le Toux. D.C. United's first ever trip to Atlanta resulted in 3–1 victory, as the visitors rallied after an early goal, evening the score on an own goal and sealing the three points on goals by Le Toux and Acosta.

D.C. could not sustain those results, though, and dropped the next three matches at home, once again failing to score in three straight matches, including losses to Montreal Impact, Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire. D.C. went on the road to play Vancouver Whitecaps FC and earned another road win, on Lamar Neagle's penalty kick goal. that result was followed by yet another 3 game scoreless stretch including a loss to Orlando City S.C., a home draw with LA Galaxy, and a 2–0 loss to Toronto F.C. Following that loss, United added Deshorn Brown to try to inject some venom into the attack. United did get back on the winning side, with a 2–1 victory of goals by Acosta and Patrick Nyarko, as expansion side Atlanta United F.C. made its first visit to D.C. It would be two more months before D.C. United recorded another victory.

Shutout road losses in Philadelphia and Montreal were sandwiched around a 2–1 U.S. Open Cup loss in New England despite an early goal by Ortiz. A trip to F.C. Dallas produced a disappointing 4–2 result, despite goals by Harkes and Brown, the first goals for each in a United uniform. Another road trip to face Seattle Sounders F.C. resulted in a 4–3 defeat, with United becoming the first Major League Soccer team to lose after taking a 3–0 lead. Brown and Harkes got the side off to a fast start with goals in their second straight game, and Sam added what might have seemed a clincher, but the late collapse seemed to be the ultimate word on a disastrous 2017 season. However, it only got worse. United lost to Houston Dynamo by 3–1, despite what would prove to be Bobby Boswell's last goal for D.C. United. That would be the team's fifth straight loss, the last four with Travis Worra in goal because Bill Hamid was with the national team for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The first visit to Minnesota United FC marked Hamid's return to the lineup, but the defense was still wanting during a 4–0 thrashing by the previously struggling expansion side, the sixth straight loss for D.C. United.

Summer signings edit

Those losses provided the impetus for the front office to finally move to bolster the team. Boswell was sent to Atlanta to free up roster space. Neagle was returned to Seattle for the same reason, and Le Toux was given his release. Ortiz and Alhaji Kamara were released to free up international roster slots. D.C. added young Bolivian striker Bruno Miranda. That signing was followed in days to come by the acquisition of Hungarian international Zoltan Stieber, who was playing in the Bundesliga second-flight, and a dramatic move to sign U.S. international Paul Arriola, after dealing $500,000 in allocation funds to acquire his MLS rights from the L.A. Galaxy. In addition to Arriola, the team added a U.S. youth international, Russell Canouse. The Pennsylvania native left Germany to return and play for his boyhood favorite team. The wheeling and dealing also included the acquisition of former Columbus Crew standout goalkeeper Steve Clark, to provide insurance in case the team was unable to sign star goalie Bill Hamid to a new contract.

These moves really did seem to raise the play of the team. United almost took three points from league-leading Toronto after an early goal by Sam, but an own goal by Steve Birnbaum forced the team to settle for a draw. D.C. did lose two consecutive hard-fought 1–0 matches, against Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids. D.C. then completed a sweep of the season series with Atlanta United, winning 1–0 on an own goal. In the next match, the team earned the win over New England on a second-half goal by Acosta. Homegrown player centerback Jalen Robinson contributed to the consecutive clean sheets, going 90 in each, only his second and third appearance of the year.

While August had seemed bright for D.C., September saw the team suffer more reversals. Sloppy defensive play allowed Orlando City S.C. to take a 2–0 first half lead at R.F.K. Stadium, and a late goal by Kofi Opare was not enough to salvage a result. Despite a strong start in Chicago, an own goal by Harkes put the team behind the eight-ball, and the Chicago Fire sealed the deal with 2 second-half goals. However, the D.C. team rebounded before over 25,000 people in the next-to-last ever home game at R.F.K. Stadium, against San Jose Earthquakes. D.C. failed to convert on a number of early chances, but the second half produced the fastest four-goal outburst by one player in league history, as Patrick Mullins ended his long goalless start to the 2017 season, scoring a hat trick with 3 finishes in front of goal, followed by a stunning free kick goal to cap the 4–0 win. Mullins was the first player to score four goals in one half of a MLS match. New Designated Player Paul Arriola got his first two assists in his seventh game with the team. The game may have also been noteworthy for being Steve Clark's first match in goal for D.C. Clark was barely tested in turning in a clean sheet. The win did not move the team out of the Eastern Conference cellar, but it did move the team ahead of a pair of Western Conference teams in the league-wide table. It also raised questions as to what might have been for a team that never seemed to finish chances, wasting the frequent heroic efforts of goalie Bill Hamid throughout the season.

D.C. kicked off a three-game road trip with a midweek match against New York Red Bulls. As usual, NYRB dominated possession and took the lead when youngster Tyler Adams scored his first career MLS goal. D.C., however, drew even on a free kick in first half stoppage time, as Zoltan Stieber notched his first in MLS when the ball deflected off the wall past NY goalie Luis Robles. The home team constantly tested the D.C. goal but Clark (playing for an injured Hamid) proved up to the task, including stopping a point-blank shot by Bradley Wright-Phillips. Against the run of play, D.C. briefly took the lead, when Russell Canouse got his first assist, threading a pass to Mullins, who scored his fifth goal in five days. NYRB, however, regained the lead on another goal by Adams and penalty kick goal by Gonzalo Veron. D.C. seemed destined for defeat, but they struck again in stoppage time, the tying goal coming when a defender misplayed a cross by Canouse, resulting in an own goal, the fourth of the season that counted for United. Nonetheless, D.C. needed a full three points to remain in playoff contention, so the draw ended any possibility of post-season play.

With little to lay for on a trip to Columbus, D.C. United fell 2–0. A road game in Portland started brightly, but a giveaway in the box by Korb forced Clark to foul, and the resultant penalty kick put United in a hole. The Timbers added three goals in the second half, including one while defender Steve Birnbaum lay unconscious, suffering his third concussion of the season.

RFK finale edit

In the build-up to the final match of the season, the team sought to honor their history in R.F.K. Stadium. as they prepared to leave the stadium behind. First, came the announcement that longtime goalkeeper Bill Hamid would not return in 2018, having agreed to join a team in Denmark, F.C. Midtjylland. On the day of the game, players from the team's 21-year history came together for a "Legends" game, featuring goals by Marco Etcheverry, Luciano Emilio and Freddy Adu, among others. The main event was the deciding event of the 2018 version of the Atlantic Cup, against New York Red Bulls. One of the largest regular-season home crowds in team history came to celebrate history, but also had the pleasure of seeing the team take the lead before halftime on a scintillating cross by Acosta that was finished by Arriola, who scored his first ever MLS goal, which later captured Goal of the Week honors. The visitors tied the score in the second half and, after Acosta was ejected, it was probably only a matter of time before the Red Bulls took the lead. As it was, D.C. closed the season with yet another defeat—the third consecutive loss, and finished even on points with the L.A. Galaxy in the league cellar. Because D.C. had more wins, they would be drafting after the Galaxy in the league's 2018 pre-season drafts.

Non-competitive edit

Preseason edit

February 1 1 United States U-17 0–6 D.C. United Bradenton
10:00 EST Report Vincent   22'
Sam   24'
Neagle   27'
Ortiz   48'
Le Toux   53'
Büscher   66'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 4 2 D.C. United 1–1 Philadelphia Union St. Petersburg
TBD EST Ortiz   2nd half' Report Sapong   1st half' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 8 3 D.C. United 3–2   Jönköpings Södra IF Bradenton
16:00 EST Birnbaum   22'
Sarvas   28'
Franklin   37'
Acosta   43'
Le Toux   76'		 Report Aasmundsen   81', 90' Stadium: IMG Academy
February 18 Suncoast Invitational D.C. United 2–4 Montreal Impact St. Petersburg
17:00 EST Birnbaum   14'
Nyarko   56'		 Report Oduro   6'
Piatti   22' (pen.)
Mancosu   53'
Jackson-Hamel   90'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 22 Suncoast Invitational St. Louis FC 0–3 D.C. United Clearwater
16:00 EST Report Kamara   20'
Le Toux   59'
Nyarko   88'		 Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
February 25 Suncoast Invitational D.C. United 3–2 Philadelphia Union St. Petersburg
17:00 EST Nyarko   14'
Jeffrey   21'
Mullins   24'
Acosta   34'
Sarvas   43'		 Report Marquez   9'
Fabinho   21'
Rosenberry   33'
Bedoya   34'   89'
Sapong   46'
Onyewu   51'
Epps   86'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Competitive edit

MLS edit

Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season
March 4, 2017 1 D.C. United 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST Franklin   54'
Vincent   64'		 Report Sinovic   37'
Espinoza   72'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 18,268
Referee: Robert Sibiga
March 12, 2017 2 New York City FC 4–0 D.C. United New York City, New York
14:00 EST Wallace   8'
Villa   28', 75'
Morález   39'		 Report Birnbaum   24'
Jeffrey   35'
DeLeon   63'
Vincent   77'
Neagle   85'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 24,259
Referee: Alan Kelly
March 18, 2017 3 D.C. United 0–2 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST Harkes   17'
Sam   41'
Sarvas   70'		 Report Higuaín   38' (PK)
Afful   45+2'
Kamara   66' (PK)
Williams   17'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 14,031
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 1, 2017 4 D.C. United 2–1 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST Ortiz   18'
Acosta   27' (pen.)
Sarvas   66'		 Report Ilsinho   57'
Jones   61'
Sapong   71'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 14,560
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 8, 2017 5 D.C. United 2–1 New York City FC Washington, D.C.
16:00 EST Sam   53'
Acosta   73'		 Report Callens   11'
Matarrita   35'
Villa   84'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 18,855
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 15, 2017 6 New York Red Bulls 2–0 D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 EST Felipe   40'
Kljestan   45+2'
Muyl   46'
Lawrence   56'
Wright-Phillips   62'		 Report Acosta   52'
Franklin   80'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,104
Referee: Sorin Stoica
April 22, 2017 7 New England Revolution 2–2 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EST Nguyen   5'
Mlinar   39'
Agudelo   48'
Kouassi   89'		 Report Jeffrey   26'
Le Toux   27'   28'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 16,591
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
April 30, 2017 8 Atlanta United FC 1–3 D.C. United Atlanta, Georgia
15:00 EST Jones   9'
Asad   83'		 Report Franklin   2'
Parkhurst   25' (o.g.)
Acosta   36'
Jeffrey   45'
Le Toux   55'		 Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Attendance: 46,011
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 6, 2017 9 D.C. United 0–1 Montreal Impact Washington, D.C.
TBD EST Report Tabla   18'
Bernardello   45'
Lovitz   50'
Fisher   59'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 14,993
Referee: Robert Sibiga
May 13, 2017 10 D.C. United 0–4 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST Neagle   19'
Acosta   55'
Sarvas   64'		 Report Fabinho   4'
Bedoya   9'
Medunjanin   39'
Onyewu   64'
Picault   78'
Herbers   88'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 14,576
Referee: Chris Penso
May 20, 2017 11 D.C. United 0–1 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
16:00 EST Sarvas   7'
Neagle   64'		 Report Accam   52'
Schweinsteiger   66'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 20,618
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
May 27, 2017 12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 D.C. United Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 EST Tchani   53'
Parker   90+7'		 Report Neagle   61' (pen.)
Opare   76'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,905
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 31, 2017 13 Orlando City SC 2–0 D.C. United Orlando, Florida
19:30 EST Toia   35'
Bendik   65'
Larin   67'
Barnes   88'		 Report Kemp   34'
Sam   66'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 24,112
Referee: Allan Chapman
June 3, 2017 14 D.C. United 0–0 LA Galaxy Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST Sam   37' Report Van Damme   35' Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 17,730
Referee: Drew Fischer
June 17, 2017 15 Toronto FC 2–0 D.C. United Toronto, Ontario
TBD EST Vázquez   27'
Giovinco   40'
Altidore   60'   65'
Hamilton   85'		 Report Opare   72'
Harkes   83'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 28,627
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 21, 2017 16 D.C. United 2–1 Atlanta United FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EST Acosta   23'
Nyarko   60' (Korb, Harkes)
Neagle   73'		 Report Gressel   17' (Almirón, Asad)
Larentowicz   62'
Vázquez   79'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 14,594
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 24, 2017 17 Philadelphia Union 1–0 D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00 EST Picault   32' (Bedoya, Gaddis) Report Ortiz   31' Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,656
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 1, 2017 18 Montreal Impact 2–0 D.C. United Montreal, Quebec, Canada
TBD EST Dzemaili   21' (Bernardello)
Tabla   22'
Duvall   23' (Dzemaili)
Mancosu   25'
Camara   82'
Bush   89'		 Report Sam   45+1'
Sarvas   85'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 18,707
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
July 4, 2017 19 FC Dallas 4–2 D.C. United Frisco, Texas
20:30 EST Harris   41' (Ulloa)
Grana   43'
Lamah   45+3', 55' (Díaz, Barrios)
Urruti   47' (Barrios)		 Report Harkes   30' (Nyarko)
Jeffrey   49'
Brown   57' (Acosta)		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,291
Referee: David Gantar
July 19, 2017 20 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 D.C. United Seattle, Washington
22:30 EST Bruin   51' (Jones)
Evans   62' (Jones, Tolo)
Svennson   74' (Lodiero)
Roldan   78' (Bruin)
Loderio   87'		 Report Brown   8' (Nyarko)
Harkes   27' (Franklin, Sam)
Sarvas   33'
Sam   50' (Acosta)		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 42,714
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 22, 2017 21 D.C. United 1–3 Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST Boswell   62' (Sam, Jeffrey)
DeLeon   63'
Jeffrey   72'		 Report Wenger   6' (Alex)   90+5'
Alex   13'
Manotas   15' (Alex)
Rodríguez   17' (Wenger, Alex)
Deric   90+4'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 15,321
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
July 29, 2017 22 Minnesota United FC 4–0 D.C. United Minneapolis, Minnesota
20:00 EST Ramirez   7' (Molino)
Danladi   40' (Molino)
Jeffrey   58' (OG)
Shuttleworth   79'
Ibarra   90+1' (Venegas)		 Report Kemp   36' Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 20,146
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 5, 2017 23 D.C. United 1–1 Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST Opare   6' (Sam)
Franklin   38'
Sam   4'		 Report Birnbaum   52' (OG) Delgado   11'
Bradley   36'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 16,444
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 12, 2017 24 D.C. United 0–1 Real Salt Lake Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST Arriola   64' Report Wingert   62'
Silva   64'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 14,193
Referee: Drew Fischer
August 19, 2017 25 Colorado Rapids 0–1 D.C. United Commerce City, Colorado
21:00 EST Watts   78' Report Watts   27' (OG)
Acosta   79'
DeLeon   85'		 Stadium: DSG Park
Attendance: 16,089
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
August 23, 2017 26 D.C. United 1–0 Atlanta United FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EST Acosta   18'
Brown   24'
Parkhurst   46' (OG)
Sarvas   53'
Mullins   90+2'		 Report Walkes   12'
Carmona   78'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 11,972
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 26, 2017 27 D.C. United 1–0 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST Canouse   26'
Acosta   71' (Sam, Opare)
Sarvas   81'		 Report Dielna   63'
Kamara   65'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 15,539
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
September 9, 2017 28 D.C. United 1–2 Orlando City SC Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST Acosta   24'
Franklin   78'
Opare   89' (Brown, Sarvas)
Sam   90+6'		 Report Larin   19' (Dwyer)
Barnes   28'
Sutter   32'
Carrasco   76'   79'
Hines   90+5'
Kaká   90+9'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 18,028
Referee: Dave Gantar
September 16, 2017 29 Chicago Fire 3–0 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
20:30 EST Vincent   15'   62' (Alvarez, Conner)
Nikolic   90' (PK) Harkes   23' (OG)		 Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,643
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 23, 2017 30 D.C. United 4–0 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST Mullins   57' (Arriola, Acosta), 60' (Arriola), 68', 88' Report Jungwirth   50'
Imperiale   67'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 25,229
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
September 27, 2017 31 New York Red Bulls 3–3 D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 EST Tyler Adams   19' (Lade, Kljestan), 74'
Perrinelle   45'
Kjlestan   68'
Verón   78' (PK)		 Report Canouse   37'
Stieber   45+1'   64'
Mullins   70' (Canouse, Stieber)
Birmbaum   87' Escobar   90+1' (OG)		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 16,538
Referee: Chris Penso
September 30, 2017 32 Columbus Crew 2–0 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EST Williams   14' (Higuaín)
Mensah   49'
Meram   56' (Artur)		 Report Canouse   18' Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 17,350
Referee: Ted Unkel
October 15, 2017 33 Portland Timbers 4–0 D.C. United Portland, Oregon
19:30 EST Valeri   45+3' (PK)
Powell   50' (Valeri)
Guzmán   58'
Blanco   60' (Valeri), 86' (Ebobisse)		 Report Clark   58' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,114
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 22, 2017 34 D.C. United 1–2 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
16:00 EST Arriola   44' (Acosta)
Acosta   70'		 Report Escobar   23'
Murillo   68' (Keita)
Veron   75' (Muyl, Bezecourt)
Muyl   90+6'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 41,418
Referee: David Gantar

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup
June 13, 2017 Fourth round D.C. United 4–1 Christos FC Boyds, Maryland
19:00 EST Büscher   35', 90'
Harkes   63'   90+2'
Robinson   71'
Sam   81'		 Report Kansaye   23'
Houapeau   70'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,286
June 28, 2017 Fifth round New England Revolution 2–1 D.C. United Cambridge, Massachusetts
19:30 EST Fagundez   44'
Woodberry   37'
Wright   48'
Smith   57'		 Report Ortiz   7' (Harkes)
Jeffrey   10'
Korb   90+4'		 Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,572
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Player statistics edit

As of June 14, 2017[1]

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   USA Travis Worra 2 0 1+0 0 0 0 1 0
24 GK   USA Eric Klenofsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK   USA Bill Hamid 13 0 13+0 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK   USA Steve Clark 5 0 5+0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   USA Taylor Kemp 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   USA Chris Odoi-Atsem 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF   USA Sean Franklin 9 0 7+2 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   GHA Kofi Opare 9 0 7+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
15 DF   USA Steve Birnbaum 10 0 10+0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF   USA Jalen Robinson 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF   USA Chris Korb 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
4 MF   USA Russell Canouse 10 0 10+0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   BRA Marcelo Sarvas 12 0 7+4 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF   GHA Lloyd Sam 14 2 13+0 1 0 0 0+1 1
10 MF   ARG Luciano Acosta 11 3 10+1 3 0 0 0 0
12 MF   GHA Patrick Nyarko 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF   USA Paul Arriola 10 0 10+0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   USA Nick DeLeon 6 0 6+0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW   HUN Zoltán Stieber 8 1 6+2 1 0 0 0 0
21 MF   USA Chris Durkin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF   USA Ian Harkes 13 1 11+1 0 0 0 0+1 1
25 MF   USA Jared Jeffrey 13 1 12+1 1 0 0 0 0
26 MF   ENG Rob Vincent 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   GER Julian Büscher 4 2 2+1 0 0 0 1 2
Forwards
16 FW   USA Patrick Mullins 8 0 5+3 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   JAM Deshorn Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW   USA Chris Rolfe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW   BOL Bruno Miranda 5 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0
Left during the season
9 FW   CRC José Guillermo Ortiz 18 2 7+9 1 0 0 2 1
11 FW   FRA Sébastien Le Toux 17 2 8+8 2 0 0 1 0
13 FW   USA Lamar Neagle 23 1 9+13 1 0 0 1 0
31 DF   CAN Maxim Tissot 1 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF   USA Bobby Boswell 11 1 10+0 1 0 0 1 0
45 FW   SLE Alhaji Kamara 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers edit

As of August 14, 2017[2]
Rank Position Name MLS MLS Cup Open Cup Total
1 MF   Luciano Acosta 5 0 0 5
2 MF   Ian Harkes 2 0 2 4
MF   Lloyd Sam 2 0 1 3
FW   Deshorn Brown 2 0 0 2
FW   Sébastien Le Toux 2 0 0 2
MF   Julian Büscher 0 0 2 2
7 MF   Jared Jeffrey 1 0 0 1
FW   José Guillermo Ortiz 1 0 0 1
Total 8 0 4 12

Disciplinary record edit

Rank Position Name MLS MLS Cup USOC Cup Total
               
1 MF Marcelo Sarvas 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2 DF Sean Franklin 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF Lamar Neagle 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF Lloyd Sam 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 FW Luciano Acosta 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
MF Jared Jeffrey 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Rob Vincent 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Ian Harkes 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
4 DF Steve Birnbaum 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Nick DeLeon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Sébastien Le Toux 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Kofi Opare 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Jalen Robinson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF Taylor Kemp 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Transfers edit

In edit

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
10 MF   Luciano Acosta 22 Boca Juniors   Transfer Pre-season Undisclosed Undisclosed [3]
9 FW   José Guillermo Ortiz 24 Herediano   Loan Pre-season 2017 Undisclosed [4]
23 MF   Ian Harkes 21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Transfer Pre-season Undisclosed Free[note 1] [5]
11 FW   Sébastien Le Toux 33 Colorado Rapids Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [6]
31 DF   Maxim Tissot 24 Ottawa Fury FC   Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
3 DF   Chris Odoi-Atsem 21 Maryland Terrapins Draft Pre-season Free [8]
24 GK   Eric Klenofsky 22 Monmouth Hawks Draft Pre-season Free [9]
22 DF   Chris Korb 29 Re-signed Mid-season Free [10]
17 FW   Deshorn Brown 26 Tampa Bay Rowdies Transfer Mid-season Free [11]
27 FW   Bruno Miranda 19 Universidad de Chile   Loan Mid-season
19 MF   Zoltán Stieber 28 1. FC Kaiserslautern   Transfer Mid-season
4 MF   Russell Canouse 22 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim   Transfer Mid-season
13 MF   Paul Arriola 22 Tijuana   Transfer Mid-season
50 GK   Steve Clark 31 AC Horsens   Transfer Mid-season Free

Draft picks edit

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2017 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

2017 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 12   Chris Odoi-Atsem DF Maryland Signed by DC United & loaned to Richmond.
2 34   Eric Klenofsky GK Monmouth Signed by DC United & loaned to Richmond.
43   Jo Vetle Rimstad DF Radford Not signed.
4 78 PASS

Out edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
9 FW   Álvaro Saborío 34   Saprissa Release Pre-season Free [12]
34 DF   Luke Mishu 25 Retirement Pre-season [13]
17 MF   Miguel Aguilar 23 LA Galaxy Trade Pre-season [note 2] [14]
77 FW   Kennedy Igboananike 27 Portland Timbers Trade Pre-season [note 3] [15]
50 GK   Andrew Dykstra 31 Sporting Kansas City Waiver Pre-season 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft [16]
27 MF   Collin Martin 22 Minnesota United FC Trade Pre-season [note 4] [17]
30 GK   Charlie Horton 22 Release Pre-season [18]
31 MF   Maxim Tissot 25 San Francisco Deltas Release Mid-season Free [19]
45 FW   Alhaji Kamara 23   Al-Taawoun Transfer Mid-season Free
9 FW   José Guillermo Ortiz 24 Waiver Mid-season
13 MF   Lamar Neagle 30 Seattle Sounders FC Trade Mid-season
45 DF   Bobby Boswell 34 Atlanta United FC Trade Mid-season
11 FW   Sébastien Le Toux 33 Release Mid-season

Notes edit

  1. ^ Harkes signed a Homegrown player contract. This means his salary will not count against the salary cap. There was no fee for signing Harkes.
  2. ^ Traded for two fourth round picks in the 2018 and 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
  3. ^ Traded for second-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.
  4. ^ Traded for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

References edit

  1. ^ "2017 D.C. United Season Statistics". D.C. United. dcunited.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 D.C. United Season Statistics". D.C. United. dcunited.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Stejskal, Sam (November 16, 2016). "DC United finalize permanent transfer of Luciano Acosta from Boca Juniors" (Web). MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "United acquire José Guillermo Ortiz on loan". DC United. DC United. December 18, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "United sign MAC Hermann Trophy winner Ian Harkes as ninth Homegrown Player". dcunited.com. DC United. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "United sign MLS veteran Sébastien Le Toux". dcunited.com. DC United. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "United sign Canadian National Team member Max Tissot". dcunited.com. DC United. February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  8. ^ Anderson, Jason. "MLS Draft 2017: D.C. United selects Maryland Terrapins defender Chris Odoi-Atsem". Black and Red United. SB Nation. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  9. ^ Streff, Steven. "MLS Draft 2017: D.C. United selects Monmouth University goalkeeper Eric Klenofsky". Black and Red United. SB Nation. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  10. ^ "United sign defender Chris Korb". D.C. United. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  11. ^ "United acquire Jamaican forward Deshorn Brown following Allocation Ranking trade with Houston Dynamo". D.C. United. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  12. ^ Boehm, Charles (November 14, 2016). "Alvaro Saborio announces departure from DC United". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer.
  13. ^ Goff, Steven (December 6, 2016). "After only 2 MLS seasons, D.C. United's Luke Mishu retires". Washington Post. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  14. ^ Bromley, Ben (December 12, 2016). "Miguel Aguilar traded to the LA Galaxy". Black & Red United. SB Nation. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  15. ^ "Toronto, Seattle set markers for fruits of ambition as MLS evolves". FourFourTwo. December 12, 2016. Archived from the original on December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  16. ^ Kovzan, Sam (December 22, 2016). "Sporting KC selects goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra in Stage Two of MLS Re-Entry Draft". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City.
  17. ^ Goff, Steven (January 3, 2017). "D.C. United trades homegrown midfielder Collin Martin to Minnesota". The Washington Post – Soccer Insider. WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  18. ^ Bromley, Ben (February 13, 2017). "D.C. United releases almost all preseason trialists". Black & Red United. SB Nation. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  19. ^ "SF Deltas sign Canadian national team winger Maxim Tissot". SF Deltas. May 9, 2017. Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
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