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 edit

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 edit

Domestic edit

Cups edit

Player records edit

Appearances edit

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets.
# Name Years MLS[2] U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup CON­CACAF Total
1   Jaime Moreno 1996–2002; 2004–2010 329 (41) 30 (7) 32 (1) 36 (3) 427
2   Ben Olsen 1998–2009 221 (21) 11 (4) 22 29 (2) 283
3   Bryan Namoff 2001–2010 195 (16) 22 (6) 12 31 (7) 260
4   Bill Hamid 2010–2017, 2018– 228 6 10 1 245
5   Marco Etcheverry 1996–2003 191 (11) 11 23 16 (1) 241
6   Clyde Simms 2005–2012 182 (35) 16 (7) 5 (3) 26 (6) 229
7   Bobby Boswell 2005–2007; 2014–2017 188 (4) 8 (1) 10 (1) 16 (1) 222
8   Richie Williams 1996–2000, 2002 169 (5) 8 (1) 22 14 213
9   Nick DeLeon 2012–2018 180 (19) 8 (2) 10 4 202
10   Santino Quaranta 2001–2006; 2008–2012 159 (39) 16 (3) 6 (3) 20 (8) 201

Goalscorers edit

# Name Years MLS Regular
Season
[3]
U.S. Open
Cup
[4]
Playoffs[5] CON­CACAF [6] Total
1   Jaime Moreno 1996–2002; 2004–2010 131 13 12 6 162
2   Christian Gómez 2004–2007; 2009 45 4 3 10 62
3   Raúl Díaz Arce 1996–1997; 2000–2001 44 5 8 3 60
4   Luciano Emilio 2007–2009 41 4 0 11 56
5   Roy Lassiter 1998–1999; 2002 36 0 7 6 49
6   Marco Etcheverry 1996–2002 34 1 3 2 40
7   Chris Pontius 2009–2015 31 3 0 3 37
8   Ben Olsen 1998–2009 29 0 2 4 35
t9   Dwayne de Rosario 2011–2013 23 5 0 0 28
t9   Santino Quaranta 2001–2006; 2008–2012 24 4 0 0 28

Player award winners edit

MLS Best XI edit

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 edit

Head coaching records edit

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

Club match records edit

Firsts edit

  • 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 edit

Record defeats edit

  • 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 edit

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 FC 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 edit

Record by season edit

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 edit

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 edit

Club Pld W D L GF GA GD
  United Petrotrin 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
  LA Galaxy 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3
  Guadalajara 7 1 2 4 7 9 −2
  Joe Public 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8
  León 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
  Toluca 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1
  Vasco da Gama 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
  Olimpia 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5
  Necaxa 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2
  Chicago Fire 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
  Alajuelense 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1
  Pachuca 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2
  Arnett Gardens 2 2 0 0 5 1 −4
  Comunicaciones 3 2 0 1 4 6 −2
  Club América 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2
  UNAM 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5
  Universidad Católica 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1
  Monarcas Morelia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
  Houston Dynamo 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3
  Atlante 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1
  Cruz Azul 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
  Marathón 4 1 0 3 6 9 −3
  Harbour View 4 3 1 0 10 3 −7
  Saprissa 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2
  Luis Ángel Firpo 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
  San Juan Jabloteh 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5
  Waterhouse 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
  Tauro 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
  Montego Bay United 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3
  Árabe Unido 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
  Querétaro 2 0 1 1 1 3 +3

International Friendlies edit

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
February 5, 2009 D.C. United   1–4   Vejle Boldklub Washington, D.C. USA
N'Silu   49' Report   17'
  33'
  44'
  80'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
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
February 8, 2016 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

Drafts edit

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

Draft Pick Player Position From Notes
2014 2   Steve Birnbaum Defender California
Orange County Blue Star
[R1 trade 1]
2015 17   Miguel Aguilar Forward San Francisco
Portland Timbers U23s
2016 11   Julian Büscher (GA) Midfielder Syracuse
K-W United FC
[R1 trade 2]

References edit

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. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. ^ "Match report: Philadelphia Union 7-0 D.C. United". Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  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.
  38. ^ "Sporting KC acquires Targeted Allocation Money from D.C. United in exchange for SuperDraft pick" (Press release). SportingKC.com. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  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.[38]