2000 D.C. United season

D.C. United

2000 season
General manager	Dave Kasper
Head coach	Thomas Rongen
Stadium	RFK Stadium
MLS	Division: 4th Overall: 11th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: All: Jaime Moreno (12)
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2000 D.C. United season was the club's sixth year of existence, as well as their fifth season in Major League Soccer.

Upon winning the 1999 MLS Cup final, United were unable to not only defend their league title, but the club failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs. This was the first time in MLS history the defending MLS Cup champion failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs the subsequent season, a feat that would not be accomplished again until the Portland Timbers did so in 2016.

In continental play, United played in the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, which was held months before the actual season began, a possible reason for United's poor league play, along with salary cap restrictions. United finished fourth in the tournament, at first beating Central American runners-up Alajuelense 2–1 in the quarterfinals. In the semis, the Los Angeles Galaxy got revenge on United in a penalty kick shootout following a 1–1 regulation time draw. Consequently, United played Toluca for third place and lost 2–1.

Review

June

D.C. United beat Charleston Battery 4–0 to open the USOC. ^[1]

July

Returning to USOC play in the third round proper, United shut out the Rochester Raging Rhinos, 3–0. ^[2]

August

Entering the USOC semis, the Black and Red played their first MLS opponent in the tournament, the Miami Fusion. United lost 3–2 in extra time. ^[3]

Match results

Win

Tie

Loss

MLS

D.C. United v LA Galaxy

March 25, 20001	D.C. United	0–4	LA Galaxy	Washington, D.C.
15:00 UTC−5		Report	Mathis 11' Jones 59', 89' Victorine 90+2'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 24,147

MetroStars v D.C. United

April 1, 20002	MetroStars	3–2	D.C. United	East Rutherford, New Jersey
21:06 UTC−5	Comas 5' Kelly 23' Valencia 56'	Report	Moreno 63' Agoos 84'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 27,322

D.C. United v Chicago Fire

April 8, 20003	D.C. United	3–2	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5	Maessner 14' Moreno 90+2' Olsen 90+3'	Report	Stoichkov 46' Marsch 85'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,612

New England Revolution v D.C. United

April 15, 20004	New England Revolution	2–1	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 UTC−5	Baba 72', 90+7'	Report	Moreno 19'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 15,174

D.C. United v MetroStars

April 22, 20005	D.C. United	2–3	MetroStars	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5	Etcheverry 22', 25'	Report	Hayes 9' (o.g.) Villegas 41' Petke 90+4'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,985

San Jose Earthquakes v D.C. United

April 29, 20006	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	D.C. United	San Jose, California
01:00 UTC−5	Cerritos 20' Conteh 69'	Report	Etcheverry 33' Moreno 44'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,717

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

May 3, 20007	D.C. United	1–2	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5	Talley 59'	Report	Warzycha 52' Llamosa 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 11,872

Colorado Rapids v D.C. United

May 6, 20008	Colorado Rapids	2–5	D.C. United	Denver, Colorado
UTC−5	Vermillion 56' Agogo 67'	Report	Talley 36' Moreno 59', 62', 78' Llamosa 70'	Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 7,125

Miami Fusion v D.C. United

May 10, 20009	Miami Fusion	1–0	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 UTC−5	Melo 90+8'	Report		Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 5,058

D.C. United v New England Revolution

May 13, 200010	D.C. United	1–3	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−5	Moreno 14'	Report	Harris 16' Ramos 66' Baba 83'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,493

Kansas City Wizards v D.C. United

May 17, 200011	Kansas City Wizards	2–0	D.C. United	Kansas City, Missouri
20:36 UTC−5				Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

LA Galaxy v D.C. United

May 20, 200012	LA Galaxy	2–1	D.C. United	Pasadena, California
00:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Rose Bowl

D.C. United v Dallas Burn

May 27, 200013	D.C. United	3–2	Dallas Burn	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

June 3, 200014	Columbus Crew	1–1	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
20:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Crew Stadium

D.C. United v Kansas City Wizards

June 10, 200015	D.C. United	0–0	Kansas City Wizards	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

Chicago Fire v D.C. United

June 17, 200016	Chicago Fire	3–2	D.C. United	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

MetroStars v D.C. United

June 21, 200017	MetroStars	2–2	D.C. United	East Rutherford, New Jersey
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: Giants Stadium

D.C. United v Dallas Burn

June 24, 200018	D.C. United	2–0	Dallas Burn	Washington, D.C.
16:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

D.C. United v LA Galaxy

June 28, 200019	D.C. United	1–2	LA Galaxy	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

D.C. United v Colorado Rapids

July 1, 200020	D.C. United	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Washington, D.C.
15:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

Tampa Bay Mutiny v D.C. United

July 4, 200021	Tampa Bay Mutiny	3–0	D.C. United	Tampa, Florida
19:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Raymond James Stadium

Dallas Burn v D.C. United

July 8, 200022	Dallas Burn	3–0	D.C. United	Dallas
21:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

D.C. United v Tampa Bay Mutiny

July 12, 200023	D.C. United	2–2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

LA Galaxy v D.C. United

July 15, 200024	LA Galaxy	1–2	D.C. United	Pasadena, California
01:30 UTC−5				Stadium: Rose Bowl

D.C. United v MetroStars

August 2, 200025	D.C. United	3–2	MetroStars	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

Miami Fusion v D.C. United

August 5, 200026	Miami Fusion	3–1	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

Dallas Burn v D.C. United

August 12, 200027	Dallas Burn	1–0	D.C. United	Dallas
21:30 UTC−5				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

D.C. United v San Jose Earthquakes

August 19, 200028	D.C. United	0–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

D.C. United v Miami Fusion

August 26, 200029	D.C. United	2–1	Miami Fusion	Washington, D.C.
UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

New England Revolution v D.C. United

August 30, 200030	New England Revolution	1–0	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
UTC−5	Morales (unassisted) 59			Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 15,489 Referee: Marcel Yonan

D.C. United v New England Revolution

September 3, 200031	D.C. United	2–0	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
UTC−5	Marino (Agoos) 56 Marino (Wood) 61			Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 51,996 Referee: Kevin Stott

D.C. United v Miami Fusion

September 9, 200032	D.C. United	2–6	Miami Fusion	Washington, D.C.
UTC−5	Aunger (Cooks) 53 Own Goal (Mastroeni) 79		Serna (Bilyk) 7 Welton (Serna) 47 Serna (Machon) 55 Own Goal (Denton) 57 Beckerman (Welton) 58 Serna (Kamler) 63	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,893 Referee: Brian Hall

CONCACAF Champion's Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers	Ref.
QF	January 16, 2000	Alajuelense	N	2–1
SF	January 19, 2000	Los Angeles Galaxy	N	1–1 (2–4 pen.)

U.S. Open Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers	Ref.
R2	June 14, 2000	Charleston Battery	A	4–0	3,672	Moreno, Díaz Arce (3)	[1]
R3	July 26, 2000	Rochester Raging Rhinos	H	3–0	3,186	Albright (2), Moreno	[2]
QF	August 9, 2000	Miami Fusion	H	2–3 (a.e.t.)	3,864	Moreno (2)	[3]

League standings

Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	MetroStars	32	17	12	3	64	56	+8	54	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	New England Revolution	32	13	13	6	47	49	−2	45
3	Miami Fusion	32	12	15	5	54	56	−2	41
4	D.C. United	32	8	18	6	44	63	−19	30

Source: MLS

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored.
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Division champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

Overall

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kansas City Wizards (C, S)	32	16	7	9	47	29	+18	57	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2	Chicago Fire	32	17	9	6	67	51	+16	57
3	MetroStars	32	17	12	3	64	56	+8	54
4	Tampa Bay Mutiny	32	16	12	4	62	50	+12	52
5	Los Angeles Galaxy	32	14	10	8	47	37	+10	50
6	Dallas Burn	32	14	14	4	54	54	0	46
7	New England Revolution	32	13	13	6	47	49	−2	45
8	Colorado Rapids	32	13	15	4	43	59	−16	43
9	Miami Fusion	32	12	15	5	54	56	−2	41
10	Columbus Crew	32	11	16	5	48	58	−10	38
11	D.C. United	32	8	18	6	44	63	−19	30
12	San Jose Earthquakes	32	7	17	8	35	50	−15	29

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored.
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Division champion, (C1) = Central Division champion, (W1) = Western Division champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

References

1. "2000 Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup: Second Round". TheCup.us. Tripod. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
2. Hakala, Josh (October 23, 2000). "2000 U.S. Open Cup results". TheCup.us. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
3. Davidson, Gary (August 9, 2000). "Rooney blast in 112th minute lifts Miami to semis 3-2 over D.C. United". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2011.