2004 D.C. United season

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D.C. United
2004 season
D.C. United 1998 wordmark.svg
Owner D.C. United Holdings
Head coach Piotr Nowak
MLS 4th
MLS Cup Champions
U.S. Open Cup Fourth round
Atlantic Cup Winners
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Eskandarian (14)
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The 2004 season was the eighth season for D.C. United. It was highlighted by winning their first MLS Cup championship since 1999.

Contents

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, or even made the final. 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]

Review and events

Preseason

January
February
March

Regular season

April
May
June
July
August
September
Early October

Playoffs

Late October
November

Non-competitive

Midseason exhibitions

June 23, 2004 Rochester Rhinos 0–2 D.C. United Rochester, New York
19:35 EDT Report
  • Moreno Soccerball shade.svg4'
  • Gros Yellow card.svg 54'
  • Adu Soccerball shade.svg70'
Stadium: Frontier Field
Attendance: 14,426
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 29, 2004 D.C. United Flag of the United States.svg 6–0 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 10,177
Referee: Alex Pruss

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Columbus Crew 30125134032+849 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 D.C. United 30111094342+142
3 MetroStars 30111274749−240
4 New England Revolution 3081394243−133
5 Chicago Fire 3081393644−833
Source: MLS

Results by round

Results

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 15, 2004 Kansas City Wizards H1–0 Moreno
May 19, 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy H2–4 Cerritos, Adu
May 22, 2004 Colorado Rapids A2–1 Gros
May 29, 2004 New England Revolution A0–1 Kamler (o.g.)
June 5, 2004 Chicago Fire A3–0
June 12, 2004 Colorado Rapids H0–0
June 19, 2004 Columbus Crew H3–1 Moreno, Eskandarian (2)
June 26, 2004 Dallas Burn A1–1 Eskandarian
July 3, 2004 MetroStars H6–2 Nelsen, Moreno, Eskandarian (2)
Stewart, Olsen
July 10, 2004 Kansas City Wizards A1–0
July 17, 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy H1–1 Nelsen
July 24, 2004 Dallas Burn A5–1 Gibbs (o.g.)
August 7, 2004 San Jose Earthquakes A2–0
August 11, 2004 Colorado Rapids H3–1 Adu, Stewart, Kotschau (o.g.)
August 14, 2004 New England Revolution H2–2 Moreno (2)
August 21, 2004 Columbus Crew A2–2 Eskandarian, Moreno
August 28, 2004 New England Revolution A0–0
September 4, 2004 Chicago Fire A3–1 Stewart
September 8, 2004 Dallas Burn H3–0 Eskandarian (2), Adu
September 18, 2004 Chicago Fire H3–1 Gomez, Eskandarian, Olsen
September 25, 2004 Columbus Crew A1–0
October 2, 2004 MetroStars A0–1 Adu
October 9, 2004 New England Revolution H1–0 Gomez
October 17, 2004 MetroStars H3–2 Gomez (2), Petke

Source: RSSSF

MLS Cup

Conference semifinals

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

Conference final

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

MLS Cup

November 14, 2004Final D.C. United 3–2 Kansas City Wizards Carson, California
19:00 EDT Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 25,797

U.S. Open Cup

June 30, 2004Third round Richmond Kickers Flag of Virginia.svg 2–1 Flag of Washington, D.C.svg D.C. United Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 8,776
Referee: Hector Tobin

Club

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Stokes
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jason Thompson
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Prideaux
7 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Ryan Nelsen
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Earnie Stewart
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Freddy Adu
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alecko Eskandarian
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Petke
13 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Christian Gómez
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ben Olsen
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Carroll
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joshua Gros
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Rimando
21 MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Dema Kovalenko
22 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Troy Perkins
23 FW Flag of El Salvador.svg  SLV Eliseo Quintanilla
24 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Nana Kuffour
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Santino Quaranta
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bryan Namoff
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tim Lawson
99 FW Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Jaime Moreno

Statistics

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition [8] [9]

No.PosNatPlayerTotalMajor League SoccerMLS CupU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Doug Warren 101+000000
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Stokes 1103+800000
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jason Thompson 100+100000
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Prideaux 23016+700000
5 DF Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  VIN Ezra Hendrickson 200+001+1000
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Ara 100+100000
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Nelsen 17217+020000
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Earnie Stewart 26323+330000
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Freddy Adu 34514+1653+1000
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alecko Eskandarian 281419+5104+0400
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Petke 26123+310000
13 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Christian Gómez 1358+144+0100
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ben Olsen 25325+030000
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Carroll 30426+44+00000
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joshua Gros 33121+811+3000
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Rimando 13013+000000
21 MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Dema Kovalenko 28325+033+0000
22 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Troy Perkins 16016+000000
23 FW Flag of El Salvador.svg  SLV Eliseo Quintanilla 00000000
23 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Nana Kuffour 611+40001+01
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Santino Quaranta 100+100000
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tim Lawson00000000
99 FW Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Jaime Moreno 31927+074+0200

Transfers

In

DatePositionNo.NameFromFee/notesRef.
January 16, 2004MF9 Flag of the United States.svg Freddy Adu Flag of the United States.svg IMG Academy Drafted [10]
March 2, 2004MF6 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Ara Flag of the United States.svg Harvard Crimson Drafted [11]
March 2, 2004FW99 Flag of Bolivia.svg Jaime Moreno Flag of the United States.svg MetroStars Traded [a] [12]
March 2, 2004MF17 Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Gros Flag of the United States.svg Rutgers Scarlet Knights Drafted [11]
March 2, 2004GK22 Flag of the United States.svg Troy Perkins Flag of the United States.svg Evansville Purple Aces Free [11]
June 23, 2004DF5 Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Ezra Hendrickson Flag of the United States.svg Charleston Battery Free [13]
July 14, 2004MF24 Flag of Ghana.svg Nana Kuffour Flag of Sweden.svg Assi IF Free [14]
July 23, 2004FW3 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Thompson Flag of the United States.svg Dallas Burn Traded [b] [15]
August 1, 2004MF13 Flag of Argentina.svg Christian Gómez Flag of Argentina.svg Arsenal de Sarandí Undisclosed [16]

SuperDraft picks

2004 D.C. United SuperDraft Class
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionSchoolStatus
1 1 Flag of the United States.svg Freddy Adu MF Heights School (MD) Signed with first team
324 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Ara MF Harvard Signed with first team
434 Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Gros MF Rutgers Signed with first team
544 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Hudson MF SMU Unsigned draft pick


Out

Sourced list of players sold or loaned out during the season

Awards

Only official awards regarding individuals associated with the club

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Traded for future considerations [12]
  2. ↑ Traded for a fourth round pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft and future considerations. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "14-year-old signs with MLS". Deseret News. November 23, 2009. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  2. ↑ Dure, Beau (November 11, 2004). "Harkes keeps both feet in the soccer world". USA Today. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
  3. ↑ Dell'Apa, Frank (July 26, 2005). "10 of the best... MLS games". ESPN . Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
  4. ↑ Goff, Steven (November 3, 2006). "Revolution Ready to Take Another Shot". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
  5. ↑ "D.C. United & Comcast SportsNet to launch 'Brunch with D.C. United'". Major League Soccer . January 25, 2006. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
  6. ↑ Lifton, David (May 11, 2005). "Looking back: Unforgettable in every way". Major League Soccer . Archived from the original on April 7, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
  7. ↑ Goff, Steven (November 15, 2004). "United Captures 4th Title". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Statistics: 2004 Regular Season". D.C. United. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Statistics: 2004 Postseason". D.C. United. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
  10. ↑ Goff, Steven (January 16, 2004). "United's Pick Is No Secret". The Washington Post . Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 "D.C. United Signs Ara, Gros and Perkins". OurSportsCentral. March 2, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  12. 1 2 "MetroStars Trade Rights to Jaime Moreno to D.C. United". Our Sports Central. March 2, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  13. ↑ "D.C. United Signs Ezra Hendrickson". OurSports Central. June 23, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Kuffuor put on D.C. United developmental roster". Ghanaweb.net. July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  15. 1 2 "D.C. United Signs F Jason Thompson". Our Sports Central. July 23, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  16. ↑ Quispe, Emmanuel (February 3, 2012). "What Ever Happened To ... Christian Gomez". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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