2021 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
![]() | |||
General manager | Dave Kasper (until April 14) Lucy Rushton (from April 14) | ||
Head coach | Hernán Losada | ||
Stadium | Audi Field | ||
MLS | Conference: 8th Overall: 16th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Canceled | ||
Atlantic Cup | Winners | ||
Capital Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Ola Kamara (19) All: Ola Kamara (19) | ||
Highest home attendance | 18,034 (10/16 v. NSH) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,935 (5/13 v. CHI) | ||
Average home league attendance | 12,791 | ||
Biggest win | DC 7–1 TOR (7/3) | ||
Biggest defeat | NYCFC 6–0 DC (10/23) | ||
The 2021 D.C. United season was the club's 26th season of existence, and their 26th consecutive season playing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its ongoing vaccination efforts, the season began on April 17, 2021 (about six weeks later than normal) and ended on November 7, 2021. Despite winning against Toronto FC on the last match of the regular season, the team did not qualify playoffs, making it their second consecutive season in which D.C. United did not qualify for the playoffs. It was the first time since 2011, that United did not qualify for the playoffs in consecutive seasons.
Beyond MLS play, D.C. United would have participated in the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, which was initially to begin on May 4, before again being delayed by about six weeks and then ultimately being canceled in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 season was the first season since 2010 where Ben Olsen was not the club's head coach, as he was fired before the end of the 2020 season while Chad Ashton filled in as the interim head coach. After the 2020 season ended, the team began interviewing multiple candidates for the vacancy. Among the candidates included Ashton, former New York Red Bulls manager Chris Armas, former USWNT coach Jill Ellis, Columbus Crew assistant coach and former LA Galaxy assistant Ezra Hendrickson, and Seattle Sounders FC assistant coach Gonzalo Pineda. However, the team was either unable or unwilling to hire any of those candidates for undisclosed reasons. After a couple months of interviews and expanding the search to Europe, D.C. United officially announced the signing of former Argentine player and current head coach of Beerschot, Hernán Losada, on January 18, 2021. [1]
On the player front, D.C. United declined options on six different players, letting their deals expire. The team also traded Ulises Segura to expansion side Austin FC for cash considerations. Meanwhile, the team signed D.C. United Academy and Loudoun United defender Jacob Greene to a Homegrown Contract. Later, the team picked up forward Adrien Perez from LAFC in the MLS Re-Entry Draft, and acquired Jon Kempin from Columbus to add depth to their goalkeeping corps in exchange for their third-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. D.C. added a few more players during the offseason, signing both of their first-round picks in the SuperDraft (Kimarni Smith and Michael DeShields) to first-team deals and later adding Dutch forward Nigel Robertha. In addition, the team took in two players on loan: American defender Brendan Hines-Ike from KV Kortrijk in Belgium, and Venezuelan forward Jovanny Bolívar from Deportivo La Guaira.
With multiple players injured or recovering from injury during the preseason, D.C. signed two additional defenders just before the season-opening match: the veteran and former DCU Academy graduate Andy Najar, and Mexican defender Tony Alfaro, and put them both on the gameday roster.
With multiple prospective starters on the injury list or not match-fit to Losada's liking, Losada was forced to be creative with his opening day lineup. Among those decisions: Chris Seitz was given the start in goal, Alfaro started at CB despite being signed only a few days prior, and Erik Sorga was given the starting job as the main striker. DC fell behind early as their opponents, NYCFC, got the first goal 15 minutes into the match. Shortly after that, DC woke up and scored a pair of goals from outside the box, with Hines-Ike and Canouse each scoring a goal before the end of the first half. DC would end up winning their first match of the season 2–1. The match was also notable for giving Robertha and Perez their first minutes in a D.C. United jersey, along with Najar's return to the field for D.C. since leaving in 2013, as they were subbed in late into the match.
The following match against the New England Revolution used the same starting lineup, but it turned into a grinding affair with neither team really able to pull ahead. The only action was Hines-Ike accidentally deflecting a Revolution cross into his own net to give DC their first loss of the season, 1–0.
Position | Name |
---|---|
Chairman | ![]() |
Co-Chairman | ![]() |
General Manager | ![]() |
Technical Director | ![]() |
Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Assists | Signed from |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Chris Seitz | ![]() | GK | March 12, 1987 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | Jon Kempin | ![]() | GK | April 8, 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
24 | Bill Hamid | ![]() | GK | November 25, 1990 | 238 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Defenders | ||||||||
3 | Chris Odoi-Atsem | ![]() | RB | May 27, 1995 | 30 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | Brendan Hines-Ike | ![]() | CB | November 30, 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | Frédéric Brillant | ![]() | CB | June 26, 1985 | 67 | 3 | 4 | ![]() |
14 | Andy Najar | ![]() | RB | March 16, 1993 | 83 | 10 | 11 | ![]() |
15 | Steve Birnbaum | ![]() | CB | January 23, 1991 | 163 | 8 | 3 | ![]() |
23 | Donovan Pines | ![]() | CB | March 7, 1998 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
28 | Joseph Mora | ![]() | LB | January 15, 1993 | 51 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
33 | Jacob Greene | ![]() | LB / RB | March 23, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
35 | Michael DeShields | ![]() | CB | April 23, 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
93 | Tony Alfaro | ![]() | CB | June 15, 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Midfielders | ||||||||
5 | Júnior Moreno | ![]() | DM | July 20, 1993 | 50 | 0 | 5 | ![]() |
6 | Russell Canouse | ![]() | DM | June 11, 1995 | 57 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
7 | Paul Arriola | ![]() | RM | February 5, 1995 | 68 | 14 | 12 | ![]() |
10 | Edison Flores | ![]() | AM / LW | May 14, 1994 | 14 | 0 | 4 | ![]() |
11 | Yamil Asad | ![]() | LM / LW | July 24, 1994 | 55 | 12 | 7 | ![]() |
12 | Drew Skundrich | ![]() | CM | September 17, 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | Felipe | ![]() | CM | September 30, 1990 | 17 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
27 | Moses Nyeman | ![]() | CM | November 5, 2003 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
30 | Kevin Paredes | ![]() | MF | May 7, 2003 | 17 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
31 | Julian Gressel | ![]() | RM | December 16, 1993 | 23 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Jeremy Garay | ![]() | MF | April 1, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Forwards | ||||||||
9 | Ola Kamara | ![]() | ST | October 15, 1989 | 27 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | Adrien Perez | ![]() | FW | October 13, 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | Kimarni Smith | ![]() | FW | March 14, 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | Nigel Robertha | ![]() | FW | March 13, 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | Jovanny Bolívar | ![]() | FW | December 16, 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | Griffin Yow | ![]() | FW | September 25, 2002 | 12 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
29 | Yordy Reyna | ![]() | ST | September 17, 1993 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
32 | Ramón Ábila | ![]() | ST | October 14, 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Date | Position | No. | Name | From | Fee/notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 25, 2020 | DF | 33 | ![]() | ![]() | Homegrown Player | [2] |
January 6, 2021 | FW | 16 | ![]() | ![]() | 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft | [3] |
January 8, 2021 | GK | 21 | ![]() | ![]() | Traded for third round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft | [4] |
February 5, 2021 | DF | 35 | ![]() | ![]() | Signed from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft | [5] |
March 8, 2021 | FW | 17 | ![]() | ![]() | Signed from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft | [6] |
March 23, 2021 | FW | 19 | ![]() | ![]() | [7] | |
April 15, 2021 | DF | 14 | ![]() | ![]() | [8] | |
DF | 93 | ![]() | ![]() | [8] | ||
May 12, 2021 | MF | 12 | ![]() | ![]() | 2021 guaranteed, 2022–23 team options | [9] |
July 2, 2021 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Homegrown Player | [10] |
Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 30, 2020 | MF | 25 | ![]() | ![]() | End of loan | [11] |
GK | 36 | ![]() | ![]() | Option Declined | [11] | |
DF | 91 | ![]() | ![]() | Option Declined | [11] | |
FW | 20 | ![]() | ![]() | Option Declined | [11] | |
DF | 44 | ![]() | ![]() | Option Declined | [11] | |
December 13, 2020 | MF | 8 | ![]() | ![]() | $150,000 GAM | [12] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | March 10, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [13] |
20 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | March 10, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [14] |
32 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | August 12, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [15] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | May 1, 2021 | October 30, 2021 | |
17 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | June 25, 2021 | October 30, 2021 | [16] |
50 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | August 12, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [17] |
2021 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks | |||||
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | ![]() | FW | Clemson | Signed to first team [6] |
1 | 5 | ![]() | DF | Wake Forest | Signed to first team [5] |
2 | 32 | ![]() | MF/DF | Stanford | Signed with Loudoun United FC [18] |
March 20 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | Cary |
14:00 EST | Smith ![]() | Report | McLean ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 0 |
March 26 | D.C. United | 5–1 | Loudoun United FC | Washington |
15:00 EST | Report | Amoustapha ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 0 |
March 31 | Philadelphia Union | 2–0 | D.C. United | Chester |
3:00 pm | Fontana ![]() Bedoya ![]() | Report | Moreno ![]() | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 0 |
April 4 | D.C. United | 1–2 | New York City FC | Chester |
15:00 EST | Smith ![]() Moreno ![]() | Report | Castellanos ![]() ![]() Jasson ![]() | Stadium: Power Training Complex Attendance: 0 |
April 10 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | D.C. United | Harrison |
13:00 EST |
|
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0 |
July 7 Capital Cup first leg | D.C. United ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Washington |
20:00 EDT | Felipe ![]() | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 6,000 |
July 11 Capital Cup second leg | Alajuelense ![]() | 0–1 (0–2 agg.) | ![]() | Washington |
20:00 EDT | Report | Bolívar ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 5,000 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 51 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round |
7 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 48 | |
8 | D.C. United | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 47 | |
9 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 47 | |
10 | CF Montréal [lower-alpha 1] | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 46 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League [lower-alpha 2] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 48 | |
15 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 48 | |
16 | D.C. United | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 47 | |
17 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 47 | |
18 | CF Montréal (V) | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 46 | Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League [lower-alpha 1] |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 24 | −7 |
Source:
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
April 171 | D.C. United | 2–1 | New York City FC | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ted Unkel |
April 242 | New England Revolution | 1–0 | D.C. United | Foxborough |
20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 8,000 |
May 13 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–1 | D.C. United | San Jose |
22:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium Attendance: 3,600 |
May 84 | Columbus Crew | 3–1 | D.C. United | Columbus |
13:30 EDT | Report | Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,180 |
May 135 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Chicago Fire FC | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 3,935 |
May 166 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Orlando City SC | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 5,280 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
May 237 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Philadelphia Union | Washington, D.C. |
19:00 EDT | Report | Przybyłko ![]() Martínez ![]() Blake ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Tim Ford |
May 298 | Inter Miami CF | 0–3 | D.C. United | Fort Lauderdale |
20:00 EDT | Figal ![]() | Report | Kamara ![]() Arriola ![]() ![]() Paredes ![]() Hines-Ike ![]() | Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 15,945 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
June 199 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Inter Miami CF | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
June 2310 | CF Montréal | 0–0 | D.C. United | Fort Lauderdale |
19:30 EDT | Bassong ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 0 | |
Note: Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, the match is expected to take place at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. CF Montréal will play as the home team for this match. |
June 2711 | New York City FC | 2–1 | D.C. United | Harrison, New Jersey |
18:00 EDT | Parks ![]() Andrade ![]() | Report | Robertha ![]() ![]() Mora ![]() Najar ![]() | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 4,533 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
Note: The match was played at Red Bull Arena instead of Yankee Stadium due to scheduling conflicts. New York City FC played as the home team. |
July 312 | D.C. United | 7–1 | Toronto FC | Washington, D.C. |
17:30 EDT | Paredes ![]() Robertha ![]() Priso ![]() Gressel ![]() Arriola ![]() Kamara ![]() Asad ![]() Yow ![]() | Report | Gonzalez ![]() Akinola ![]() Osorio ![]() Zavaleta ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
July 1713 | Philadelphia Union | 2–1 | D.C. United | Chester |
19:30 EDT | Santos ![]() Martínez ![]() Przybyłko ![]() | Report | Asad ![]() ![]() Reyna ![]() | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 16,821 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
Note: The match was suspended before 9:30 PM ET at the 87th minute due to inclement weather. The match later resumed at 11:20 PM ET. [19] |
July 2114 | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | D.C. United | Chicago |
20:00 EDT | Giménez ![]() ![]() Najar ![]() Medrán ![]() | Report | Najar ![]() Paredes ![]() Skundrich ![]() Kamara ![]() | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 8,306 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
July 25 15 | D.C. United | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Alfaro ![]() Kamara ![]() Brillant ![]() Hamid ![]() | Report | Fábio ![]() Klimala ![]() Edwards ![]() Cásseres Jr. ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,912 Referee: Alan Kelly |
July 3116 | FC Cincinnati | 0–0 | D.C. United | Cincinnati |
19:30 EDT | Gyau ![]() Acosta ![]() Hagglund ![]() | Report | Moreno ![]() Mora ![]() ![]() Nyeman ![]() Reyna ![]() | Stadium: West End Stadium Attendance: 25,060 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
August 417 | Columbus Crew | 2–4 | D.C. United | Columbus |
19:30 EDT | Keita ![]() Etienne ![]() Mensah ![]() Molino ![]() Zelarayán ![]() | Report | Kamara ![]() Reyna ![]() Alfaro ![]() | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 18,398 Referee: Victor Rivas |
August 818 | D.C. United | 2–1 | CF Montréal | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Najar ![]() Kamara ![]() | Report | Waterman ![]() Brault-Guillard ![]() Miller ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 14,169 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
August 1519 | Nashville SC | 5–2 | D.C. United | Nashville |
19:00 EDT | Sapong ![]() ![]() Mukhtar ![]() Muyl ![]() ![]() | Report | Brillant ![]() Kamara ![]() | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 20,022 Referee: Drew Fischer |
August 1820 | New England Revolution | 3–2 | D.C. United | Foxborough |
19:00 EDT | Traustason ![]() ![]() Kaptoum ![]() McNamara ![]() Buchanan ![]() DeLaGarza ![]() Jones ![]() | Report | Arriola ![]() Asad ![]() Birnbaum ![]() Ábila ![]() | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,419 Referee: Ted Unkel |
August 2121 | D.C. United | 1–2 | Atlanta United FC | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Alfaro ![]() Reyna ![]() Canouse ![]() J. Moreno ![]() Gressel ![]() | Report | Martínez ![]() Bello ![]() M. Moreno ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,180 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
August 2822 | D.C. United | 3–1 | Philadelphia Union | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Kamara ![]() Reyna ![]() Najar ![]() Ábila ![]() | Report | Birnbaum ![]() Elliott ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,593 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
September 11 23 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | D.C. United | Harrison, NJ |
19:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Robert Sibiga |
September 1524 | D.C. United | 3–0 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Kamara ![]() ![]() ![]() Pines ![]() Gressel ![]() | Report | Terán ![]() Giménez ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 13,524 Referee: David Gantar |
September 1825 | Atlanta United | 3–2 | D.C. United | Atlanta |
15:30 EDT | Barco ![]() Martínez ![]() Franco ![]() Araújo ![]() Bello ![]() | Report | Brillant ![]() J. Moreno ![]() Paredes ![]() Felipe ![]() Alfaro ![]() Flores ![]() | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,608 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
September 2526 | D.C. United | 4–2 | FC Cincinnati | Washington, D.C. |
19:30 EDT | Arriola ![]() Birnbaum ![]() Hamid ![]() Robertha ![]() | Report | Vázquez ![]() Acosta ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,069 Referee: Chris Penso |
September 2927 | D.C. United | 3–1 | Minnesota United FC | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Kamara ![]() Gressel ![]() Birnbaum ![]() Arriola ![]() Moreno ![]() | Report | Hayes ![]() Dibassy ![]() Trapp ![]() Kallman ![]() Gasper ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 12,262 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
October 228 | Orlando City | 2–1 | D.C. United | Orlando |
19:30 EDT | Jansson ![]() Dike ![]() | Report | Gressel ![]() Vázquez ![]() Canouse ![]() Hamid ![]() | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 16,848 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
October 1629 | D.C. United | 0–0 | Nashville SC | Washington, D.C. |
19:30 EDT | Canouse ![]() Mora ![]() | Report | Mukhtar ![]() McCarty ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,034 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
October 2030 | D.C. United | 2–3 | New England Revolution | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Felipe ![]() Robertha ![]() Ábila ![]() | Report | Polster ![]() Buksa ![]() Gil ![]() Bou ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 13,387 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
October 2331 | New York City FC | 6–0 | D.C. United | Harrison |
19:30 EDT | Andrade ![]() Castellanos ![]() ![]() Sands ![]() Moralez ![]() Callens ![]() Medina ![]() | Report | Canouse ![]() Birnbaum ![]() | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
October 2732 | D.C. United | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Paredes ![]() Moreno ![]() Najar ![]() | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 14,109 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
The U.S. Open Cup was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic for a second consecutive year.
Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | MLS Cup | Capital Cup | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Chris Seitz | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Chris Odoi-Atsem | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | Brendan Hines-Ike | 11 | 1 | 11+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | MF | ![]() | Júnior Moreno | 19 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() | Russell Canouse | 14 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Paul Arriola | 14 | 3 | 13+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Felipe Martins | 21 | 2 | 5+15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Ola Kamara | 19 | 16 | 13+6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() | Edison Flores | 13 | 2 | 10+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | Yamil Asad | 18 | 2 | 8+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() | Drew Skundrich | 14 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | DF | ![]() | Frédéric Brillant | 20 | 1 | 14+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() | Andy Najar | 19 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() | Steve Birnbaum | 14 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() | Adrien Perez | 13 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() | Kimarni Smith | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() | Nicky Downs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() | Nigel Robertha | 10 | 2 | 4+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() | Jovanny Bolívar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
21 | GK | ![]() | Jon Kempin | 12 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
22 | FW | ![]() | Griffin Yow | 11 | 1 | 1+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() | Donovan Pines | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | GK | ![]() | Bill Hamid | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() | Gaoussou Samaké | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
27 | MF | ![]() | Moses Nyeman | 19 | 0 | 10+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
28 | DF | ![]() | Joseph Mora | 21 | 0 | 13+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
29 | FW | ![]() | Yordy Reyna | 15 | 4 | 6+8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() | Kevin Paredes | 18 | 2 | 14+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | MF | ![]() | Julian Gressel | 25 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | ![]() | Ramón Ábila | 6 | 2 | 0+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | ![]() | Jacob Greene | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
35 | DF | ![]() | Michael DeShields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | MF | ![]() | Nanan Houssou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
41 | FW | ![]() | Kairou Amoustapha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
50 | FW | ![]() | Erik Sorga | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
51 | DF | ![]() | Allexon Saravia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
93 | DF | ![]() | Tony Alfaro | 22 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 9 | Ola Kamara | 16 | 0 | 16 |
2 | FW | 29 | Yordy Reyna | 4 | 0 | 4 |
3 | MF | 7 | Paul Arriola | 3 | 0 | 3 |
4 | MF | 10 | Edison Flores | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 11 | Yamil Asad | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 19 | Nigel Robertha | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 30 | Kevin Paredes | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 32 | Ramón Ábila | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | DF | 4 | Brendan Hines-Ike | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 6 | Russell Canouse | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 13 | Frédéric Brillant | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 14 | Andy Najar | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 22 | Griffin Yow | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 8 | Felipe Martins | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MF | 31 | Julian Gressel | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2 | FW | 9 | Ola Kamara | 3 | 0 | 3 |
DF | 14 | Andy Najar | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | MF | 7 | Paul Arriola | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 10 | Edison Flores | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 5 | Júnior Moreno | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 16 | Adrien Perez | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | FW | 29 | Yordy Reyna | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 11 | Yamil Asad | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 6 | Russell Canouse | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 8 | Felipe Martins | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 22 | Griffin Yow | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 93 | Tony Alfaro | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 12 | Drew Skundrich | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 27 | Moses Nyeman | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||||||
![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awards will be announced as the season begins.
Frédéric Brillant is a French former footballer who is currently the head coach for DC Power FC in the USL Super League. He has played most of his career with clubs in Belgium and in the United States.
The 2018 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's twenty-third season of existence, and their twenty-third consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup, and took part in the Pacific Rim Cup and Carolina Challenge Cup during preseason. The season covered the period from November 30, 2017, to the start of the 2019 Major League Soccer season.
The 2019 Philadelphia Union season was the club's tenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his sixth season with the club. Building on the previous 2018 season, the Union won their first MLS Cup Playoff match in club history, in a comeback 4–3 win against New York Red Bulls. Additionally, the team set new records for points earned within a single season (55), wins (16), and goals scored (58).
The 2020 D.C. United season was the club's 25th season of existence, and their 25th consecutive season playing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The regular season began on February 29, 2020, and was suspended on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The club's season is resumed on July 13, 2020 with the MLS is Back Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida, where group stage fixtures counted towards the regular season standings. The season ended on November 8, 2020 with their final regular season match.
The 2020 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's twenty-fifth season of existence and their twenty-fifth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus were also set to compete in the U.S. Open Cup, before its cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season covers the period from November 11, 2019 to the start of the 2021 Major League Soccer season.
The 2020 Montreal Impact season was the club's 27th season of existence, and their ninth in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. This was the last season as the Impact, as they are now known as Club de Foot Montréal.
The 2020 Nashville SC season was the club's first season as an organization and its first season as a member of Major League Soccer, after two seasons in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship by a club of the same name.
The 2021 New York Red Bulls season was the club's twenty-sixth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.
The 2021 Nashville SC season was the club's second season as a member of Major League Soccer. This was the club's last season in the Eastern Conference after being added to the Conference in 2020 after the MLS is Back Tournament as the club returns to the Western Conference the following season in 2022 due to the addition of Charlotte FC.
The 2021 Columbus Crew season was the club's twenty-sixth season of existence and their twenty-sixth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The season covers the period from December 13, 2020, to November 7, 2021. It is the third season under head coach Caleb Porter.
The 2021 New York City FC season was the club's seventh season of competition and its seventh in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer. New York City FC usually played its home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx. Like the 2020 MLS season, the club also played several of their home games at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey due to scheduling conflicts with Yankee Stadium and its backup stadium, Citi Field. New York City FC won the clubs' first MLS Cup title by defeating the Portland Timbers 2–4 in penalty shoot-outs with a 1–1 score before going into extra time, in which neither of the teams scored.
The 2022 season was D.C. United's 27th in existence and their 27th consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. In addition to MLS, D.C. United participated in this season's editions of the U.S. Open Cup. United also participated in the Coachella Valley Invitational and the Capital Cup friendly tournaments. The season covered the period from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022.
Kimarni Smith is an English footballer who plays for Spokane Velocity in the USL League One.
The 2022 New York Red Bulls season was the club's twenty-seventh season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.
The 2022 Columbus Crew season was the club's twenty-seventh season of existence and their twenty-seventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The season covered the period from November 8, 2021 to the end of the 2022 season. It was the fourth and final season under head coach Caleb Porter.
The 2022 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-seventh season of existence and their twenty-seventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer.
The 2022 Inter Miami CF season was the third season in the history of Inter Miami CF and the 19th season of first-division club soccer in South Florida. In addition to playing in Major League Soccer, the club participated in the U.S. Open Cup, the first cup competition in club history.
The 2023 season was D.C. United's 28th in existence and its 28th consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. In addition to MLS, D.C. United participated in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup and 2023 Leagues Cup, the latter their first international club tournament since 2016. The season was the first full season with Wayne Rooney as head coach. The season covered the period from November 1, 2022, to October 31, 2023.
The 2023 Charlotte FC season was the club's second season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States. The team was coached by Christian Lattanzio, who took over as interim manager during the inaugural season and became permanent head coach in October 2022. Charlotte FC earned their first MLS Cup Playoffs berth in team history, but lost in the wild card round to the New York Red Bulls. Lattanzio was fired at the end of the season.
The 2024 season is D.C. United's 29th in existence and its 29th consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. In addition to MLS, D.C. United will participate in the 2024 Leagues Cup.