2004 season | |||
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Owner | D.C. United Holdings | ||
Head coach | Piotr Nowak | ||
MLS | 4th | ||
MLS Cup | Champions | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round | ||
Atlantic Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: All: Eskandarian (14) | ||
The 2004 season was the eighth season for D.C. United. It was highlighted by winning their first MLS Cup championship since 1999.
The season was hallmarked by United winning their fourth Major League Soccer championship, winning MLS Cup 2004 3–2 over Kansas City Wizards. To date, this was the last time in franchise history that the team has won an MLS Cup title. Additionally, by winning the championship, some cite that it marked a "second golden age" in United. Following the 2004 title, United would go on to win two MLS Supporters' Shields, to claim the most in the league, as well as their second U.S. Open Cup title.
In terms of player and manager transactions, the offseason saw English head coach Ray Hudson end his two-season stint with the club, as United management fired him out of dissatisfaction with his results as a manager. United signed retired MLS star Piotr Nowak to the role of head coaching duties. Hitherto, no other head coach had been a former MLS player. The signing of Nowak marked a new trend of first-generation MLS players assuming coaching duties for second generation MLS players.
In 2003, United made national and international headlines by drafting 14-year-old prospect Freddy Adu as the first pick of the MLS SuperDraft. MLS orchestrated a series of negotiations between United and Dallas Burn, who had the first overall selection. A series of agreements between the two sides gave Dallas additional allocation from United so that Adu could play for his local club, as he grew up near Potomac, Maryland. [1]
June 23, 2004 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–2 | D.C. United | Rochester, New York |
19:35 EDT | Report | Stadium: Frontier Field Attendance: 14,426 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
July 14, 2004 | D.C. United | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Nottingham Forest | Washington, D.C. |
19:30 EDT | Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
September 29, 2004 | D.C. United | 6–0 | Municipal | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 10,177 Referee: Alex Pruss |
April 3, 20041 | D.C. United | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Washington, D.C. |
16:00 EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 24,603 Referee: Kevin Stott |
April 10, 20042 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | D.C. United | Carson, California |
22:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
April 17, 20043 | MetroStars | 3–2 | D.C. United | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
16:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 31,419 Referee: Alex Prus |
April 24, 20044 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. |
17:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 21,235 Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela |
May 1, 20045 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | D.C. United | San Jose, California |
EDT | Stadium: Spartan Stadium |
May 7, 20046 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
EDT | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
Source: RSSSF
October 22, 2004First leg | MetroStars | 0–2 | D.C. United | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
19:00 EDT | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 11,161 |
October 30, 2004Second leg | D.C. United | 2–0 (4–0 agg.) | MetroStars | Washington, D.C. |
19:00 EDT | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 15,763 |
November 6, 2004Final | D.C. United | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | New England Revolution | Washington, D.C. |
19:00 EDT | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 21,201 |
November 14, 2004Final | D.C. United | 3–2 | Kansas City Wizards | Carson, California |
19:00 EDT | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 25,797 |
June 30, 2004Third round | Richmond Kickers | 2–1 | D.C. United | Richmond, Virginia |
19:00 EDT |
| Report | Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 8,776 Referee: Hector Tobin |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition [8] [9]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Major League Soccer | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | USA | Doug Warren | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | USA | David Stokes | 11 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | FW | USA | Jason Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | USA | Brandon Prideaux | 23 | 0 | 16+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | VIN | Ezra Hendrickson | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | USA | Kevin Ara | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | DF | USA | Ryan Nelsen | 17 | 2 | 17+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | USA | Earnie Stewart | 26 | 3 | 23+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | USA | Freddy Adu | 34 | 5 | 14+16 | 5 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | USA | Alecko Eskandarian | 28 | 14 | 19+5 | 10 | 4+0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
12 | DF | USA | Mike Petke | 26 | 1 | 23+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | MF | ARG | Christian Gómez | 13 | 5 | 8+1 | 4 | 4+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | USA | Ben Olsen | 25 | 3 | 25+0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | USA | Brian Carroll | 30 | 4 | 26+4 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | DF | USA | Joshua Gros | 33 | 1 | 21+8 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | GK | USA | Nick Rimando | 13 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | UKR | Dema Kovalenko | 28 | 3 | 25+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | GK | USA | Troy Perkins | 16 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | FW | SLV | Eliseo Quintanilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | GHA | Nana Kuffour | 6 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
25 | MF | USA | Santino Quaranta | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | FW | USA | Tim Lawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
99 | FW | BOL | Jaime Moreno | 31 | 9 | 27+0 | 7 | 4+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Date | Position | No. | Name | From | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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January 16, 2004 | MF | 9 | Freddy Adu | IMG Academy | Drafted | [10] |
March 2, 2004 | MF | 6 | Kevin Ara | Harvard Crimson | Drafted | [11] |
March 2, 2004 | FW | 99 | Jaime Moreno | MetroStars | Traded [lower-alpha 1] | [12] |
March 2, 2004 | MF | 17 | Joshua Gros | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Drafted | [11] |
March 2, 2004 | GK | 22 | Troy Perkins | Evansville Purple Aces | Free | [11] |
June 23, 2004 | DF | 5 | Ezra Hendrickson | Charleston Battery | Free | [13] |
July 14, 2004 | MF | 24 | Nana Kuffour | Assi IF | Free | [14] |
July 23, 2004 | FW | 3 | Jason Thompson | Dallas Burn | Traded [lower-alpha 2] | [15] |
August 1, 2004 | MF | 13 | Christian Gómez | Arsenal de Sarandí | Undisclosed | [16] |
2004 D.C. United SuperDraft Class | |||||
Round | Selection | Player | Position | School | Status |
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1 | 1 | Freddy Adu | MF | Heights School (MD) | Signed with first team |
3 | 24 | Kevin Ara | MF | Harvard | Signed with first team |
4 | 34 | Joshua Gros | MF | Rutgers | Signed with first team |
5 | 44 | Kevin Hudson | MF | SMU | Unsigned draft pick |
Sourced list of players sold or loaned out during the season
Only official awards regarding individuals associated with the club
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