The 2010 D.C. United season was the club's 16th year of existence, as well as their 15th season in Major League Soccer, and their 15th consecutive season in the top flight of American soccer.
| 2010 season | |||
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| General manager | Dave Kasper | ||
| Head coach | Ben Olsen | ||
| Stadium | RFK Stadium | ||
| MLS | Conference: 8th Overall: 16th | ||
| MLS Cup | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Semifinalis | ||
| Carolina Challenge Cup | Winners | ||
| Atlantic Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Andy Najar (5) All: Danny Allsopp (8) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 30,367 vs. Milan (May 25 Exhibition) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,089 vs. Harrisburg City (July 21 U.S. Open Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 14,479 | ||
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After three seasons with Tom Soehn, Soehn resigned from duty on mutual agreement, and became the Athletic Director for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. On December 28, 2009, United announced the signing of Curt Onalfo, the former Kansas City Wizards coach who had previously been fired following a 6–0 defeat to Dallas in August 2009.
United began the season by with a 4–0 defeat from Kansas City at CommunityAmerica Ballpark on March 27. Their final match was a 3–2 loss to Toronto at RFK Stadium on October 23. Statistically, the 2010 season was United's worst overall season on record in MLS, tallying a record 20 losses, and 17 games being shut out, which broke the original record of 15. United also set the record for fewest goals scored in an MLS season (21) shattering the old record set by Toronto in 2007 when the Reds only scored 24. The poor record resulted in their head coach, Onalfo, being fired on August 4, becoming the first United coach in history to be fired during a regular season. Subsequently, Ben Olsen became the interim coach for the remainder of the season.
Although the team had an abysmal regular season showing, they excelled in U.S. Open Cup competition, making a run to the semifinals, before bowing out against Columbus.
Background edit
Preseason edit
To prepare for the 2010 season, United participated in the Carolina Challenge Cup, hosted friendlies at the IMG Academy in Florida, as well as traveled to Mexico to take on Santos Laguna.
Regular season edit
March–April edit
D.C. United began their fifteenth Major League Soccer regular season on the road with a match against the Kansas City Wizards on March 27, 2010 followed by their first home match against the New England Revolution on April 3, 2010. Then they faced the Philadelphia Union.[1] United would drop three more consecutive season games in April, which led the club off to a 0–5–0 start, their worst in franchise history.
Their first match of April was on April 3, where United fell late against the Revolution thanks to two goals from Kevin Mansally in the 80th and 82nd minutes.[2] It was the first time in seven years that United fell at home against the Revolution.[3]
On April 10, United traveled out to Philadelphia to take on an expansion MLS franchise, the Philadelphia Union, at Lincoln Financial Field. In front of a crowd of 34,000, United lost 3–2 in the Union's home-opener.[4] In spite of the loss, goals from Santino Quaranta and Jaime Moreno accounted for United's first goals of the 2010 season.
A week later, United had their worst start of the season, falling 2–0 to the Chicago Fire at home, giving the club an 0–3–0 home record, and a 0–2–0 away record.[5] In spite of the poor start, there were some signs of good things to come, with United taking in their first victory since the Carolina Challenge Cup during a U.S. Open Cup play-on proper match against Dallas on April 28. There, United took a 4–2 win, and edged closer to Open Cup qualification.[6]
May edit
May started off on poor terms for United. On May 1, in an Atlantic Cup derby match against New York Red Bulls, United lost at home to the Red Bulls for the first time since 2003, as well as broke their 1996 record for worst start of the season, losing their first five matches.
Onalfo received sharp criticism from fans and the media alike, but expressed hope and optimism for a turnaround during the season. Some minor hope was restored on May 5, when United avenged their four-goal defeat against Kansas City earlier in March. Thanks to a pair of goals from the recently acquired Danny Allsopp, United won 2–1, as the Wizards became the first MLS club to lose to United since March.
You know, we're just not clicking right now. Maybe we're going to have to sacrifice some goats or some chickens, because we have to get this [losing streak] off of us. You have to stay positive, we have to keep our heads up, because we have to learn and we a young team that can learn from our mistakes.
Troy Perkins, D.C. United goalkeeper following their 0–5–0 start, subsequent to their 2–0 defeat to New York Red Bulls.[7]
United remained in the cellar of the Eastern Conference, as well as the overall standings, as they lost their next three games: two in Texas and one at home. Frustration continued to mount as their May 8 and May 15 matches against Dallas and Colorado, respectively, both ended in one-goal defeats.
A 2–0 loss in Houston left United far in last with goals scored (5) and far in front with goals allowed (16).
In the wrath of a horrendous start to the season, United had scheduled a friendly against the Italian Serie A giants, A.C. Milan. Although missing several of their regular starters, it was expected to be a very, ugly, one-sided match. Ironically, United would pull of a shock 3–2 victory over Milan in front of nearly 31,000 fans at RFK Stadium.
The confidence from the Milan-match benefited United in their next two matches; a May 29 come-from-behind victory hosting Chivas USA and a U.S. Open Cup qualifier against Real Salt Lake on June 2.
June edit
June began with a pair of matches against Real Salt Lake; one for the U.S. Open Cup, and another for the regular season; both at RFK Stadium. The Open Cup match was played on June 2, with United beating Real Salt Lake 2–1, thanks an Andy Najar-goal after extra time. Three days later, the two sides would play again at the same venue, with the teams drawing no goals apiece.
The success continued from their three victories in the past four games, with United winning their first game on the road for the 2010 season. Before the World Cup break, United defeated the Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 at Qwest Field; a game where United had a three-goal lead thanks a hat trick from Chris Pontius, his first of his career.
During the World Cup break, United scheduled an exhibition match against El Salvador's national team as a fundraiser for the Spanish Catholic Center and United for D.C. United would win the friendly thanks to Adam Christman's lone goal in the 54th minute of play. It has been alleged that many of the Salvadorean players colluded to throw the match.[8] Following the break, United would travel to Columbus to take on the Crew, where they would fall 2–0, accounting for their first and only loss of the month.
United ended the month with a 2–0 victory against the Richmond Kickers at George Mason Stadium. The match was a U.S. Open Cup fourth round match, and United would then play Harrisburg City on July 8 at the Maryland SoccerPlex. With a record of 4–1–1 in all competitions in June, it was United's most successful month of the year.
July edit
United started off the fourth month of their campaign on level terms that continued from June. This included a pair of back-to-back road draws at San Jose on July 3 and against their rivals the New York Red Bulls on July 10.
Although they grabbed two road points, they lost consecutively at home. On July 15, a late 89th-minute shot from Roger Levesque gave the Seattle Sounders FC a 1–0 victory over United. Goals from Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle of Los Angeles gave the Galaxy a 2–1 victory against United. The two losses saw United return to last place, relinquishing their brief stint in 14th and 15th place.
Despite their lack of victory during the month, they continued to find success in the U.S. Open Cup in which United won their quarterfinal-match on July 21 against USL Second Division's Harrisburg City, 2–0. The victory would send United to play against Columbus later next month.
The success in the U.S. Open Cup mounted as they thrashed Premier League-relegated Portsmouth 4–0 on July 24. Some[who?] was to blame the lack of sleep and lost luggage from Portsmouth during their North American Tour.
United ended a stony note when traveling to Rio Tinto on July 31 to take on the second-place Real Salt Lake. Goals from RSL's panel of stars including Robbie Findley and Alvaro Saborio saw United crash to a 3–0 defeat to end the month.
August edit
On August 5, following a league-worst 3–12–3 start to the season, head coach Curt Onlafo was fired. Subsequently, ex-D.C. United player, and assistant coach Ben Olsen became interim head coach for the remainder of the season. His first game as interim head coach was the August 7 league match against New England.
United then dropped another home match against FC Dallas, 3–1 on August 14 before achieving their first win a week later.
Under Olsen's leadership, United earned their first win in over two months in a 2–0 victory over local rivals, the Philadelphia Union on August 22. Danny Allsopp netted both goals, leading him to be the club's scoring leader for the season. The win was soon negated by a 1–0 loss at Chivas USA a few days later.
In hope to salvage their abysmal season, United played a full strength lineup in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals against Eastern Conference-rival Columbus Crew. Thanks to Hernández's 13th-minute penalty kick, United took a 1–0 lead over Columbus for nearly the entire match; however, in the last minute of play, an own goal by Mark Burch forced the game to go into overtime, where a penalty kick from the Crew's captain, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, ultimately led United to bow out of the tournament.
The 2–1 defeat to Columbus made it the first time since 2007 United failed to reach the Open Cup finals. The loss ultimately has made it incredibly difficult and arduous to qualify for the 2011–12 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League.
September edit
United would start the month off play against Columbus, once again, at home. A 23rd-minute mishap from keeper Bill Hamid was capitalized by Guillermo Barros Schelotto, which proved to be the difference in the match.
Following the match, having no change for a U.S. Open Cup title, nor a chance to qualify for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, United took the role of playing the spoiler team, seeing there was virtually little to no chance in qualifying for the play-offs. On September 11, United faced long odds when playing at Toronto FC's BMO Field, where the Reds had only surrendered one loss all season; a 1–4 defeat to New York Red Bulls. In spite of this, an 82nd-minute header from Julius James kept United's slim play-off hopes alive, and increased the gap between Seattle and Toronto in their play-off chase.
Things would not get easier for United, as they would then have to travel to Los Angeles to take on the MLS-league leaders. Thanks to Andy Najar's 60th-minute opener, it seemed as if United would accomplish perhaps the greatest upset during the MLS season. It would fail to be the case thanks to two quick goals from Galaxy captain, Landon Donovan, who netted a pair of goals in the 81st and 86th minute; giving LA the 2–1 victory over the Black-and-Red.
The loss saw United drop to 5–17–3, and mathematically eliminated the club from playoff contention.
A 3–1 home loss against Houston Dynamo on September 25 resulted in United being five points behind Chivas USA, the 15th-place MLS club; the farthest United had been out of last place all season.
October edit
United would win 1–0 against Colorado Rapids and not give up a goal after scoring. Danny Allsopp scored. It was their first away win in Colorado since 2001.
During the majority of the month, the club began to work on rebuilding plans for the team. This started out with the signing of Guyanese international, JP Rodrigues on loan from Miami FC of the USSF D2 Pro League. They also signed Junior from Brazil.
D.C. United lost its 19th game 2–0 to San Jose, marking their tenth loss at home, a team worst, as well as the 16th time this season they were shut out, an MLS record. Although United nabbed another point on the road at Chicago Fire to further improve their road record, United grew the MLS record for most shut-outs in a single season (17). The match was Brian McBride's farewell match in Toyota Park.
In Jaime Moreno's final match of his 14-year career with D.C., he started and played 80 minutes in the club's season finale against Toronto FC. Moreno scored on a penalty kick in the 38th minute, but United dropped their 11th at home and their 20th overall to end the season, 3–2.
November edit
On November 3, midfielder Andy Najar won the Rookie of the Year Award,[9] ahead of fellow rivals New York's defender, Tim Ream and Philadelphia Union's striker, Danny Mwanga. He was the first United player to win the award since Ben Olsen did so in 1998.
Two weeks later, on November 15, the United and striker Danny Allsopp mutually agreed to terminate his contract valued at $217,000 guaranteed pay from the club. Allsopp was expected to return to Australia's A-League.
Club edit
2010 roster edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach |  Ben Olsen
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| Assistant Coach & Technical Director | Chad Ashton
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| Assistant Coach | Kris Kelderman
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| Assistant Coach | Mark Simpson
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| General Manager | Dave Kasper
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| Team Administrator |  Francisco Tobár
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| Managing Director | Erik Stover
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| Fitness Coach | Randy Rocha
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| Athletic Trainer | Brian Goodstein
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| Asst. Athletic & Fitness Trainer |  Pete Calabrese
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| Team Operations |  Steve Olivarez
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Last updated: September 19
Source: D.C. United Official Website
Transfers edit
In edit
| Date | Player | Previous club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2010 |  Danny Allsopp |
 Al-Rayyan |
Undisclosed | [10] |
| January 14, 2010 | Troy Perkins |
 Vålerenga |
Undisclosed | [11] |
| January 14, 2010 | Jordan Graye |
Unattached | Drafted | [12] |
| January 21, 2010 |  Floribert N'Galula |
 Sparta Rotterdam |
Free | [13] |
| February 3, 2010 | Adam Cristman |
Kansas City Wizards |
Trade | [14] |
| March 5, 2010 | Kurt Morsink |
Unattached | Free | [15] |
| March 17, 2010 |  Lyle Adams |
Austin Aztex |
Free | [16] |
| March 22, 2010 |  Andy Najar |
D.C. United U-20's |
Academy | [17] |
| March 25, 2010 | Juan Manuel Peña |
 Celta de Vigo |
Free | [18] |
| April 28, 2010 |  Luciano Emilio |
Rio Branco |
Undisclosed | [19] |
| April 30, 2010 | Stephen King |
Seattle Sounders FC |
Trade | [20] |
| June 14, 2010 |  Branko Bošković |
 Rapid Wein |
Free | [21] |
| August 5, 2010 | Jed Zayner |
Columbus Crew |
Trade | [22] |
| August 13, 2010 | Conor Shanosky |
D.C. United U-20's |
Academy | [23] |
| September 14, 2010 | Carlos Varela |
 Xamax |
Free | [24] |
| September 15, 2010 | Junior |
Náutico |
Undisclosed | [24] |
Out edit
| Date | Player | Destination club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2009 | Ben Olsen |
Retired | Retired | [25] |
| November 27, 2009 | Andrew Jacobson |
Philadelphia Union |
Expansion Draft | [26] |
| December 23, 2009 | Greg Janicki |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Pre-Draft Trade | [27][28] |
| January 10, 2010 | Luciano Emilio |
Rio Blanco |
Free | [29] |
| January 11, 2010 |  Ange N'Silu |
FCL Mont |
Released | |
| January 11, 2010 |  Miloš Kočić |
Toronto |
Released | |
| January 13, 2010 | Fred |
Philadelphia Union |
Pre-draft Trade | [30] |
| January 20, 2010 |  David Habarugira |
Brussels |
Released | [31] |
| March 5, 2010 | John DiRaimondo |
Richmond Kickers |
Released | [32] |
| March 6, 2010 | Floribert N'Galula |
 TPS |
Released | [33] |
| March 31, 2010 | Ely Allen |
NSC Minnesota |
Undisclosed | [34] |
| April 16, 2010 | Josh Wicks |
Mariehamn |
Released | [35] |
| April 30, 2010 |  Ty Shipalane |
Harrisburg City |
Released | [35] |
| April 30, 2010 | Lyle Adams |
Retired | Released | [35] |
| July 16, 2010 | Luciano Emilio |
 Danubio |
Free | [36] |
| June 29, 2010 |  Christian Castillo |
Alianza |
Released | [37] |
| July 27, 2010 | Thabiso Khumalo |
Louisville Lightning |
Released | [38] |
| September 16, 2010 | Carey Talley |
New York Red Bulls |
Trade | [39] |
Loan edit
In edit
| Player | From | Start | End | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Castillo |
 León |
December 18, 2009 | June 29, 2010 | [40] |
 Pablo Hernández |
Defensor Sporting |
July 1, 2010 | December 31, 2010 | [41] |
 JP Rodrigues |
Miami |
October 1, 2010 | December 31, 2010 |
Out edit
| Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Shipalane |
Richmond Kickers |
April 16, 2010 | April 20, 2010 | [35] |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
- Last updated on November 7.[42]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Major League Soccer | U.S. Open Cup | Carolina Challenge Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | USA
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Chase Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  TRI
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Julius James | 29 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  BOL
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Juan Manuel Peña | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA
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Marc Burch | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CAN
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Dejan Jakovic | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CRC
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Kurt Morsink | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | USA
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Adam Cristman | 25 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AUS
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Danny Allsopp | 28 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ESP
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Carlos Varela | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SLV
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Christian Castillo | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA
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Jed Zayner | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | USA
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Chris Pontius | 20 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | HON
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Andy Najar | 32 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | USA
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Jordan Graye | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA
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Conor Shanosky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | USA
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Devon McTavish | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA
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Clyde Simms | 26 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | USA
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Stephen King | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ARG
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Pablo Hernández | 16 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CRC
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Rodney Wallace | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | USA
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Troy Perkins | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | USA
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Brandon Barklage | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | USA
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Santino Quaranta | 36 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | MNE
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Branko Bošković | 16 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | USA
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Bill Hamid | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | BRA
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Junior Carreiro | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | GUY
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J.P. Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | BOL
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Jaime Moreno | 28 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Top scorers edit
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by competition level when total goals are equal.
- Last updated on October 24, 2010.
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Carolina Challenge Cup | Total |
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| 1 |
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9 | Danny Allsopp | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
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11 | Andy Najar | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 |
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99 | Jaime Moreno | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 |
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7 | Adam Cristman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |
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13 | Chris Pontius | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |
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25 | Santino Quaranta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |
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2 | Julius James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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27 | Branko Bošković | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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– | Christian Castillo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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– | Luciano Emilio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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21 | Pablo Hernández | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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– | Thabiso Khumalo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Disciplinary edit
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
- Last updated on November 1, 2010[43]
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Carolina Challenge Cup | Total (USSF Total) | ||||
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| DF |
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2 | Julius James | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| MF |
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14 | Andy Najar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| MF |
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6 | Kurt Morsink | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF |
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25 | Santino Quaranta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF |
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– | Carey Talley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW |
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9 | Danny Allsopp | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW |
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– | Cristian Castillo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW |
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99 | Jaime Moreno | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DF |
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5 | Dejan Jakovic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MF |
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4 | Marc Burch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW |
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13 | Chris Pontius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF |
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16 | Jordan Graye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF |
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18 | Devon McTavish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF |
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20 | Stephen King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF |
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24 | Brandon Barklage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF |
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27 | Branko Bošković | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 49 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | |||
Formation edit
Starting XI vs. Chicago Fire on Oct. 16.
Overall edit
| Games played | 35 (30 MLS, 5 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Games won | 10 (6 MLS, 4 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Games drawn | 4 (4 MLS) |
| Games lost | 21 (20 MLS, 1 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Goals scored | 32 |
| Goals conceded | 52 |
| Goal difference | −20 |
| Clean sheets | 8 |
| Yellow cards | 49 |
| Red cards | 2 |
| Worst discipline | Julius James 7 0
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| Best result(s) | W 2–0 (H) v Philadelphia – Major League Soccer – August 22, 2010 |
| Worst result(s) | L 4–0 (A) v Kansas City – Major League Soccer – March 17, 2010 |
| Most appearances | Santino Quaranta (34)
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| Top scorer | Danny Allsopp (8)
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| Points | Overall: 22/90 (24.44%) |
Last updated: November 19, 2010
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.
Competitions edit
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | — | — | 16th | March 27 | October 23 |
| U.S. Open Cup | Qualifier | — | Semifinals | April 28 | September 1 |
Updated to match played November 13, 2010
Source: Competitions
Preseason edit
Win Tie Loss
| February 13, 2010 | D.C. United  | 0–1 |  Columbus | Bradenton, Florida |
| 12:00 pm | Report |  8' (o.g.) McTavish |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 17, 2010 | D.C. United | 0–0 | Toronto | Bradenton, Florida |
| 2:30 pm | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 20, 2010 | D.C. United | 0–0 |  New York | Bradenton, Florida |
| 2:30 pm | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 26, 2010 | United States U-17 | 2–5 | D.C. United | Bradenton, Florida |
| 9:00 am | Mion 4' Rodriguez 40' |
Report | 16', 26' Khumalo 25' (p.k.) DiRaimondo 62' Cristman 70' Shipalane |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 26, 2010 | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles  | 0–1 | D.C. United | Bradenton, Florida |
| 11:00 am | Report | 4' Jakovic |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
| 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 |
Carolina Challenge Cup edit
| March 13, 2010 | D.C. United | 2–1 |  Real Salt Lake | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 5:00 pm | Moreno 77', 88' |
Report #1 Report #2 [permanent dead link] |
40' (pen.) Findley |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 915 |
| March 17, 2010 | Toronto  | 0–1 | D.C. United | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:15 pm | Report #1 Report #2 |
62' Moreno |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 864 |
| March 20, 2010 | D.C. United | 2–0 |  Charleston | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:15 pm | 33', 45' (pen.) Moreno |
Report #1 Report #2 |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 1,644 |
Major League Soccer edit
D.C. United's fifteenth season in Major League Soccer began on March 27 and ended on October 23. United finished in last place in both the Eastern Conference and the overall standings, for the first time since the 2002 season.
League table edit
Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 51 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 50 | |
| 3 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 36 | |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 35 | |
| 6 | New England Revolution | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 32 | |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 31 | |
| 8 | D.C. United | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 22 |
Overall
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Galaxy (S) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 56 | |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 51 | |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 50 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 50 | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids (C) | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 46 | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 46 | |
| 9 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 36 | |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 35 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 33 | |
| 13 | New England Revolution | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 32 | |
| 14 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 31 | |
| 15 | Chivas USA | 30 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 28 | |
| 16 | D.C. United | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 22 | −13 |
Last updated: October 23, 2010
Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
| March 27 1 | Kansas City Wizards | 4–0 | D.C. United | Kansas City, KS |
| 7:30 pm | Kamara 9' 82' Arnaud 35' Smith 54' Jewsbury 70' (pen) |
Jakovic 26' Morsink 28' Quaranta 45+' James 61' Moreno 67' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| April 3 2 | D.C. United | 0–2 | New England Revolution | Washington, DC |
| 7;30 PM | Peña 86' |
Mansally 80' Mansally 82' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 20,664 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| April 10 3 | Philadelphia Union | 3–2 | D.C. United | Philadelphia, PA |
| 6:00 ET | Le Toux 4', 40', 80' Arrieta 55' |
[44] | Wallace 35' Barklage 42'Quaranta 63'Moreno 70'Quaranta 73'Jakovic 79'Cristman 89' |
Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Attendance: 34,870 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| April 17 4 | D.C. United | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Washington, DC |
| Pappa 79' McBride 89' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,407 |
| May 1 5 | D.C. United | 0–2 | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
| Ibrahim 51' Angel 60' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,089 |
| May 5 6 | D.C. United | 2–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Washington, D.C. |
| Allsopp 12' 34' |
Kamara 90+2' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 10,038 Referee: Alex Prus |
| May 8 7 | FC Dallas | 1–0 | D.C. United | Frisco, Texas |
| Cunningham 68' |
Report | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,323 |
| May 15 8 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | Washington, DC |
| Report | Ballouchy 68' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,570 |
| May 22 9 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | D.C. United | Houston, Texas |
| 6:30 pm CT | Cruz 10' Oduro 55' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 24,471 |
| May 29 10 | D.C. United | 3–2 | Chivas USA | Washington, DC |
| 7:30 pm | Najar 26' Cristman 76'King 87'Talley 90+2' (pen) |
Braun 17' Trujilo 78'Galindo 80'Thornton 90' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,043 Referee:  Jasen Anno |
| June 5 11 | D.C. United | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 pm | Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 15,328 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| June 10 12 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–4 | D.C. United | Seattle, WA |
| 23:00 EST | Ljungberg 43' Riley 90'Montero 91+' |
Report | Pontius 24' 39', 44', 79' Najar 72' 62' |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,146 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| June 26 13 | Columbus | 2–0 | D.C. United | Columbus, Ohio |
| 7:30 ET | Schelotto 57' Brunner 87' |
Report | Najar 52' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,335 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| July 3 14 | San Jose | 1–1 | D.C. United | Santa Clara, California |
| Opara 16' |
Report | Najar 54' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,304 Referee: David Gantar |
| July 10 15 | New York | 0–0 | D.C. United | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 19:30 ET | Report [permanent dead link] | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 16,239 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| July 15 16 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Seattle | Washington, D.C. |
| Report | Levesque 89' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,716 |
| July 18 17 | D.C. United | 1–2 | Los Angeles | Washington, D.C. |
| Najar 54' |
Report | Buddle 38' Donovan 58' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 17,688 |
| July 31 18 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | D.C. United | Sandy, Utah |
| Saborio 13' Wingert 58' Findley 79' González 90+4' |
Report | Talley 17' Boskovic 17' Najar 67' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,719 |
| August 7 19 | New England | 1–0 | D.C. United | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Phelan 42' |
Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,218 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| August 14 20 | D.C. United | 1–3 | Dallas | Washington, D.C. |
| Benitez 80' (o.g.) |
Report | Ferreira 36' Alexander 49'Cunningham 92+' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,474 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
| August 22 21 | D.C. United | 2–0 | Philadelphia | Washington, D.C. |
| 2:00 EDT | Allsopp 22', 62' Zayner 70'James 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,165 Referee: Alex Prus |
| August 29 22 | Chivas USA | 1–0 | D.C. United | Carson, California |
| 7:30 PDT | Braun 13' 73' Saragosa 72' |
Report | Najar 84' |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,517 Referee:  Kevin Stott |
| September 4 23 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Columbus | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 EDT | Hernández 45+1' Graye 57' |
Report | Schelotto 23' Francis 47'Duka 57' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,075 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| September 11 24 | Toronto FC | 0–1 | D.C. United | Toronto, Canada |
| 4:00 pm EST | de Guzman 53' |
Report | James 81' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,395 Referee:  Michael Kennedy |
| September 18 25 | LA Galaxy | 2–1 | D.C. United | Carson, CA |
| 10:30 pm EST | Gonzalez 39' Marshall 62'Donovan 81', 86' 87' |
Report | Najar 60' |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,094 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| September 25 26 | D.C. United | 1–3 | Houston Dynamo | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Najar 29' 69' Zayner 79'James 89' |
Report | Cochrane 30' Cameron 69' 90'McTavish 66' (o.g.)Davis 82'Oduro 90+10' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,828 Referee: Alex Prus |
| October 2 27 | Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | D.C. United | Commerce City, CO |
| 8:00 pm EST | Palguta 15' |
Report | Allsopp 47' McTavish 74'Najar 85' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,478 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| October 9 28 | D.C. United | 0–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Washington, DC |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Moreno 7' |
Report | Stephenson 3' McDonald 7'Wondolowski 45', 55' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,822 Referee: Alex Prus |
| October 16 29 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | D.C. United | Bridgeview, IL |
| 4:00 pm EDT | Conde 37' |
Report | Quaranta 5' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 19,056 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| October 23 30 | D.C. United | 2–3 | Toronto FC | Washington, DC |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Quaranta 2' Moreno 39' (pen.)James 56' |
Report | dos Santos 23' de Guzman 38'De Rosario 48', 65'Lindsay 63' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,071 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| Note: Jamie Moreno's final game with D.C. United | ||||
U.S. Open Cup edit
| April 28, 2010 First round | D.C. United | 4–2 | Dallas | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 pm EDT | 4', 59' Cristman 21' Morsink 28' Wallace 39' Castillo 51' Najar |
Report | Guarda 52' McCarty 57' (pen.)Wallace 67'Edward 72' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 2,804 Referee:  Chris Penso |
| June 2, 2010 Second round | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | D.C. United | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Beltran 70' Warner 73'Alexandre 77'Johnson 81' (pen.) |
(Report) | 75' (pen.) Emilio 90+3' Morsink 107' Najar 120+2' James |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 3,074 Referee:  Mark Kadlecik |
| June 30, 2010 Third round | D.C. United | 2–0 |  Richmond | Fairfax, Virginia |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Moreno 47' Quaranta 56'Allsopp 72' |
Kalungi 31' |
Stadium: George Mason Stadium Attendance: 2,985 |
| July 21, 2010 Quarterfinals | D.C. United | 2–0 |  Harrisburg City | Boyds, Maryland |
| 19:30 | Bošković 1' Khumalo 47'Rice 62' |
Report | Pelletier 23' Noone 33'Ruthven 75' |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,089 Referee:  Hilario Grajeda |
| September 1, 2010 Semifinals | D.C. United | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Columbus | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:30 | Hernández 13' (p.k.) |
Burch 89' (o.g.) Schelotto 98' (p.k.) |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 3,411 |
Friendlies edit
| May 28, 2010 | D.C. United | 3–2 |  Milan | Washington, D.C. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 19:30 | Allsopp 21', 31', 65' Quaranta 54'Hernández 56'James 89' |
Report | Mullins 54' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,891 |
Recognition edit
MLS Rookie of the Year edit
| Position | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| MF | Andy Najar
|
[9] |
MLS Player of the Week edit
| Week | Player | Week's Statline |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chris Pontius
|
3G (39', 44', '79) Archived June 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine |
MLS All-Stars 2010 edit
| Position | Player | Note |
|---|---|---|
| FW | Jaime Moreno
|
Commissioner's Pick |
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