2023 D.C. United season

D.C. United

2023 season
Sporting director	Dave Kasper
Head coach	Wayne Rooney [a]
Stadium	Audi Field
MLS	Conference: 12th Overall: 23rd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
Leagues Cup	Round of 32
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Christian Benteke (14) All: Christian Benteke (14)
Highest home attendance	19,215 [b]
Lowest home attendance	8,686 vs. Richmond Kickers April 26, 2023 (U.S. Open Cup)
Average home league attendance	17,540 [1]
Biggest win	4–0 vs. Chicago Fire (Home) September 2, 2023 (Major League Soccer)
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs. New England Revolution (Away) July 15, 2023 (Major League Soccer)
Home colors Away colors
←  2022 2024  →

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.

This was the first season since 2008 where long-time United goalkeeper, Bill Hamid, is not on the roster.

Background

Main article: 2022 D.C. United season

The 2022 season was a tumultuous season for United. The club finished at the bottom of the MLS table and saw the firing of then-head coach Hernán Losada early in the season, followed by their interim manager, Chad Ashton being removed from interim duties halfway through the season, prior to Wayne Rooney's arrival. The club set a record in the number of goals conceded (75) and the largest losses in club history, both to Philadelphia Union, a six-goal home loss, and a seven-goal away loss. Midseason acquisition, Taxiarchis Fountas lead United in goals during the season, scoring 12 goals in 21 appearances, being United's lone player selected for the 2022 MLS All-Star Game. Outside of MLS, United were eliminated in the fourth round proper of the U.S. Open Cup by their longtime rivals, the New York Red Bulls.

The offseason saw Lucy Rushton fired as general manager. Head coach Wayne Rooney and sporting director Dave Kasper retained their roles.

Club

Team management

Position	Name
Chairman	Jason Levien
Co-Chairman	Stephen Kaplan
Sporting Director	Dave Kasper
General Manager	Vacant
Technical Director	Stewart Mairs
Head coach	Wayne Rooney
Assistant coach	Frédéric Brillant
Assistant coach	Carl Robinson
Assistant coach	Pete Shuttleworth
Goalkeeping coach	Diego Restrepo

Roster

As of July 16, 2023 ^[2]

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Assists	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Tyler Miller		GK	(1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 32)	22	0	0	Minnesota United FC
24	Alex Bono		GK	(1994-04-25) April 25, 1994 (age 31)	3	0	0	Toronto FC
50	Luis Zamudio		GK	(1998-06-24) June 24, 1998 (age 27)	0	0	0	Loudoun United
Defenders
2	Ruan		RB	(1995-05-29) May 29, 1995 (age 30)	16	0	4	Orlando City SC
3	Derrick Williams		CB	(1993-01-17) January 17, 1993 (age 32)	17	1	0	LA Galaxy
4	Brendan Hines-Ike		CB	(1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 (age 30)	39	1	0	Kortrijk
5	Mohanad Jeahze		LB	(1997-04-10) April 10, 1997 (age 28)	6	0	1	Hammarby IF
14	Andy Najar		RB	(1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 32)	150	11	15	Los Angeles FC
15	Steve Birnbaum		CB	(1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 (age 34)	262	14	6	California Golden Bears
23	Donovan Pines		CB	(1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 27)	86	6	1	Maryland Terrapins
30	Hayden Sargis		CB	(2002-05-02) May 2, 2002 (age 23)	5	0	0	Sacramento Republic
31	Eric Davis		LB	(1991-03-31) March 31, 1991 (age 34)	1	0	0	DAC Dunajská Streda
33	Jacob Greene		LB / RB	(2003-03-23) March 23, 2003 (age 22)	14	1	0	D.C. United Academy
45	Matai Akinmboni		CB	(2006-10-17) October 17, 2006 (age 18)	6	0	0	D.C. United Academy
72	Gaoussou Samaké		LB	(1997-11-04) November 4, 1997 (age 27)	9	0	0	ASEC Mimosas
Midfielders
6	Russell Canouse		DM	(1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 30)	130	5	6	Hoffenheim
7	Pedro Santos		MF / RW	(1988-04-22) April 22, 1988 (age 37)	15	1	1	Columbus Crew
8	Chris Durkin		DM / RM	(2000-02-08) February 8, 2000 (age 25)	95	4	5	Sint-Truiden
10	Gabriel Pirani		AM	(2002-04-12) April 12, 2002 (age 23)	0	0	0	Santos FC (on loan)
18	Jeremy Garay		MF	(2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 22)	1	0	0	D.C. United Academy
21	Ted Ku-DiPietro		AM	(2002-01-28) January 28, 2002 (age 23)	29	3	1	Loudoun United
22	Yamil Asad		AM / LW	(1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 31)	88	15	8	Universidad Católica
25	Jackson Hopkins		AM / SS	(2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 (age 21)	29	0	1	D.C. United Academy
43	Mateusz Klich		CM	(1990-06-30) June 30, 1990 (age 35)	24	2	5	Leeds United
49	Ravel Morrison [note 1]		MF	(1993-02-02) February 2, 1993 (age 32)	14	2	0	Derby County
77	Martín Rodríguez [note 2]		MF / LW	(1994-08-05) August 5, 1994 (age 31)	14	0	1	Altay SK
Forwards
9	Erik Hurtado		CF	(1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 34)	4	0	0	San Antonio FC
12	Cristian Dájome		LW	(1994-01-03) January 3, 1994 (age 31)	13	2	1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
19	Nigel Robertha		CF	(1998-03-13) March 13, 1998 (age 27)	43	7	4	Levski Sofia
20	Christian Benteke		ST	(1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 34)	28	9	2	Crystal Palace
26	Kristian Fletcher		FW	(2004-10-16) October 16, 2004 (age 20)	14	1	1	Loudoun United
84	José Fajardo		ST	(1993-08-18) August 18, 1993 (age 31)	0	0	0	Cusco FC

1. Though still under contract with the club for 2023, Morrison was left off the official roster and is ineligible to play with the team in MLS competition.
2. Added to Season-Ending Injury List.

Non-competitive

Friendlies

LA Galaxy v D.C. United

January 24	LA Galaxy	3–2	D.C. United	Carson, CA
2:00 pm EST	Puig Álvarez Judd		Pedro Santos Ku-DiPietro	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0

Charlotte FC v D.C. United

February 1	Charlotte FC	3–2	D.C. United	Indio, CA
2:00 pm EST	Vargas 5' Gaines 39' Świderski 54'	Report	Benteke 3' Durkin 42'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v D.C. United

February 1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–1	D.C. United	Indio, CA
4:00 pm EST	Laborda 37'	MLS Report VAN report	Rocha 29'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Note: This match will be only 45 minutes long. [3]

Los Angeles FC v D.C. United

February 6	Los Angeles FC	1–2	D.C. United	Indio, CA
4:00 pm EST	Bouanga 54'	Report	Ku-DiPietro 68' Benteke 90+3'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

San Jose Earthquakes v D.C. United

February 9	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	D.C. United	Indio, CA
2:00 pm EST				Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Midseason exhibitions

D.C. United v Necaxa

June 7	D.C. United	0–1	Necaxa	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EST				Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 10,919

D.C. United v Medeama

October 14	D.C. United	2–1	Medeama	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EST	Dájome 15' Robertha 58'	Report	Abdullai 53'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 3,825

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	CF Montréal	34	12	17	5	36	52	−16	41
11	New York City FC	34	9	11	14	35	39	−4	41
12	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	45	49	−4	40
13	Chicago Fire FC	34	10	14	10	39	51	−12	40
14	Inter Miami CF	34	9	18	7	41	54	−13	34

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
21	Minnesota United FC	34	10	13	11	46	51	−5	41
22	New York City FC	34	9	11	14	35	39	−4	41
23	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	45	49	−4	40
24	Chicago Fire FC	34	10	14	10	39	51	−12	40
25	Austin FC	34	10	15	9	49	55	−6	39

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	10	10	14	4	5	−1	40	6	6	5	4	3	+1	4	4	9	0	2	−2

Last updated: March 17, 2023.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday

Game Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Stadium	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	W
Position (Conf.)	5	9	8	11	12	13	14	11
Position (Ovr.)	9	17	15	18	21	22	24	20

Updated to match(es) played on March 2022. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes: Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW); not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days

Match results

D.C. United v Toronto FC

February 251	D.C. United	3–2	Toronto FC	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EST	Klich 13' Canouse  56' Benteke  60', 90' Ku-DiPietro 90+8'	Report	Bernardeschi 66' (pen.),  79' Kaye 83' Laryea  85'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,397 Referee: Ted Unkel

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

March 42	Columbus Crew	2–0	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:00 pm EST	Zelarayán 10', 44' Yeboah  65'	Report	Najar  59' Klich  84'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,391 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

D.C. United v Orlando City SC

March 113	D.C. United	1–1	Orlando City SC	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EST	Asad  65' Durkin 80' Ruan  87'	Report	McGuire 53' Smith  77'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,994 Referee: Jon Freemon

New York City FC v D.C. United

March 18 4	New York City FC	3–2	D.C. United	New York, NY
7:30 pm EST	Talles Magno 17' Rodríguez 37',  53' Pellegrini  73' Andrade 88'	Report	Canouse  8' Benteke 46' Pálsson  49' Jeahze  58' Birnbaum 90'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 17,281 Referee: Mark Allatin

D.C. United v New England Revolution

March 25 5	D.C. United	1–2	New England Revolution	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EST	Benteke 45 ' Williams  58'	Report	Bou 63' Bye  82' Buck 88'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,509 Referee: Filip Dujic

Chicago Fire v D.C. United

April 16	Chicago Fire	0–0	D.C. United	Chicago, IL
8:30 pm EST		Report	Fountas  28' Klich  74'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 8,621 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

April 87	D.C. United	0–2	Columbus Crew	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EST	Canouse  45+5' Benteke  58' Klich  81'	Report	Zelarayán 39' (pen.) 45+1' Ramirez 47' Vallecilla  85'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,891 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

CF Montréal v D.C. United

April 158	CF Montréal	0–1	D.C. United	Montréal, QC
7:30 pm EST	Hamdi  25' Iliadis  40' Waterman  45+4'	Report	Pálsson  5' O'Brien 46' 60'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 16,039 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Orlando City SC v D.C. United

April 229	Orlando City SC	1–3	D.C. United	Orlando, FL
7:30 pm EST	McGuire 23' Angulo  27' Antônio Carlos  56' Araújo  90+1'	Report	Ruan  11' Fountas 15' Klich  42' Pines 52',  85' Benteke 62' Canouse  74'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 19,514 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

D.C. United v Charlotte FC

April 2910	D.C. United	3–0	Charlotte FC	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EDT	Najar  9' Fountas 34' (pen.) Benteke  43'75' Greene 90+5'	Report	Jones  63' Gaines  74'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

FC Cincinnati v D.C. United

May 611	FC Cincinnati	2–1	D.C. United	Cincinnati, OH
7:30 pm EDT	Acosta  39'59' Mosquera  70' Barreal 73' Kubo  90+5' Brenner  90+5' Celentano  90+7'	Report	21' Greene  60' Benteke 90' Fountas  90+9' O'Brien	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Guido Gonzalez

D.C. United v Nashville SC

May 1312	D.C. United	1–1	Nashville SC	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EDT	Pines  46' Ku-DiPietro 83' Williams  85'	Report	Muyl  45+1'73' Mukhtar  54'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

May 17 13	Philadelphia Union	0–0	D.C. United	Chester, PA
7:30 pm EDT	Carranza  9' Martínez  90+3'	Report	Williams  48'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,689 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

D.C. United v LA Galaxy

May 2014	D.C. United	3–0	LA Galaxy	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EDT	Pines  65' Benteke 71' Dájome 73' 90' Klich 80'	Report	Rodríguez  45+1'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Toronto FC v D.C. United

May 2715	Toronto FC	2–1	D.C. United	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 pm EDT	Kerr 14' Kaye  45+2' Thompson 72' Marshall-Rutty  90+5'	Report	Santos  69' Benteke 87'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,065 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

D.C. United v CF Montréal

May 3116	D.C. United	2–2	CF Montréal	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Pines 44' Ku-DiPietro 59' O'Brien  84'	Report	Duke  51' Ibrahim 80' Lassiter 82'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,342 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Inter Miami CF v D.C. United

June 317	Inter Miami CF	1–2	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 pm EDT	Miller  7' Jean  12' Fray  71', 90+2' Campana  81' Yedlin  89'	Report	Pedro Santos  12' Benteke  45+1', 90' Pines 76'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 15,040 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Atlanta United FC v D.C. United

June 1018	Atlanta United FC	3–1	D.C. United	Atlanta, GA
7:30 pm EDT	Giakoumakis 13',  83' Fortune  42' Gutman 49' Wolff 73'	Report	Fountas 27' Pines  51' Birnbaum  69' Klich  89'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,539 Referee: Filip Dujic

D.C. United v Real Salt Lake

June 1719	D.C. United	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Birnbaum  26' Durkin  50', 53' Dájome  75' Hines-Ike  89'	Report	Ruiz  9', 41' Musovski 51' MacMath  90+1'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Malik Badawi

D.C. United v FC Cincinnati

June 2420	D.C. United	3–0	FC Cincinnati	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Santos 10' Williams 17' Dájome 43' Najar  64'	Report	Murphy  66'  79'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,864 Referee: Sergii Boiko

Nashville SC v D.C. United

July 121	Nashville SC	2–0	D.C. United	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 pm EDT	Leal 18',  34', 37' Zimmerman  20'  64' Bunbury  66'	Report	Benteke  39' Fountas  74'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

FC Dallas v D.C. United

July 422	FC Dallas	0–1	D.C. United	Frisco, Texas
8:30 pm EDT		Report	Canouse  28' O'Brien  45+1' Fountas 73' Klich  90+11'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Mark Allatin

D.C. United v Inter Miami CF

July 823	D.C. United	2–2	Inter Miami CF	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Asad  18' Fountas 65',  70' Robertha 77' Pines  90'	Report	Arroyo  2' Kryvtsov  45+6' Cremaschi 59' Allen 68' Ruíz  90+4'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

New England Revolution v D.C. United

July 15 24	New England Revolution	4–0	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 pm EDT	Wood  33' Bou 45' Harkes 45+7', 49' Hines-Ike 73' (o.g.)	Report	Klich  61'  90+1'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 29,884 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

New York Red Bulls v D.C. United

August 20 25	New York Red Bulls	1–0	D.C. United	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm EDT	Yearwood  44' Reyes  78' Duncan  82' Tolkin 88'	Report	Durkin  36' Williams  54'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,872 Referee: Jon Freemon

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

August 26 26	D.C. United	1–3	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Miller  36' Ku-DiPietro 88'	Report	Uhre 5' McGlynn 13' Gazdag 38' (pen.) Harriel  68' Glesnes  76' Donovan  90+4'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

D.C. United v Chicago Fire FC

September 227	D.C. United	4–0	Chicago Fire FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Benteke 9', 90+1' Ku-DiPietro 20' Terán 40' (o.g.)	Report	F. Navarro  21'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,075 Referee: Sergii Boiko

D.C. United v San Jose Earthquakes

September 928	D.C. United	0–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Santos  65'	Report	Munie  51' Rodrigues  57' Ebobisse  63' Beason  90'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,255 Referee: Tori Penso

Charlotte FC v D.C. United

September 1629	Charlotte FC	0–0	D.C. United	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT		Report	Canouse  33' Ruan  70' Hines-Ike  75'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 36,101 Referee: Jon Freemon

D.C. United v Atlanta United FC

September 2030	D.C. United	1–1	Atlanta United FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Pirani 80' Benteke  85' Asad  88'	Report	Lobjanidze 14' Fortune  61' Mosquera  77' Silva  89'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,762 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

D.C. United v New York Red Bulls

September 23 31	D.C. United	3–5	New York Red Bulls	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Benteke 21', 36', 45+2' (pen.),  83' Canouse  25' Hines-Ike  55'	Report	Fernandez 17', 44' (pen.) Harper 45+5' Nealis 58',  66' Duncan  64' Tolkin 90+3'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 12,591 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v D.C. United

September 3032	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–2	D.C. United	Vancouver, British Columbia
10:30 pm EDT	White 2' Gauld 57' (pen.) Schöpf  82'	Report	Benteke 11' Klich 62',  69'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,442 Referee: Drew Fischer

Austin FC v D.C. United

October 433	Austin FC	3–0	D.C. United	Austin, Texas
7:30 pm EDT	Bruin 11' Driussi 21' Hedges 64'	Report	Klich  82'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Jair Marrufo

D.C. United v New York City FC

October 7 34	D.C. United	2–0	New York City FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Klich 45',  90+2' Birnbaum  45+1' Durkin 62' Canouse  67'	Report	O'Toole  75' Perea  90+6'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

D.C. United (MLS) v Richmond Kickers (USL1)

April 26Third round	D.C. United (MLS)	1–0	Richmond Kickers (USL1)	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Asad 52' (pen.) Fletcher  60'	Report	Terzaghi  27' O'Dwyer  79' Aune  90'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 8,686 Referee: John Griggs

New York Red Bulls (MLS) v D.C. United (MLS)

May 9Round of 32	New York Red Bulls (MLS)	1–0	D.C. United (MLS)	Montclair, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Fernandez 28'	Report	Hurtado  36' Sargis  66' Akinmboni  77'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 2,396 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		UNM	DCU	MTL
1	UNAM	2	1	0	1	0	5	2	+3	4	Advance to knockout stage		—	3–0	—
2	D.C. United	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	3			—	—	—
3	CF Montréal	2	0	1	0	1	2	3	−1	2			2–2	0–1	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

CF Montréal v D.C. United

July 26GS	CF Montréal	0–1	D.C. United	Montreal
7:30 pm EDT	Waterman  63' Piette  65'	Report	Williams  38' Hurtado 70'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Filip Dujic

D.C. United v UNAM

July 29GS	D.C. United	0–3	UNAM	Washington, D.C.
8:30 pm EDT	Dájome  56' Asad  83'	Report	Huerta 6' Silva 42' Fernández 52'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 14,599 Referee: Oshane Nation

Knockout stage

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

August 3Round of 32	Philadelphia Union	0–0 (5–4 p)	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 pm EDT	Gazdag  67' Mbaizo  73' Elliott  88'	Report		Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 17,731 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
	Penalties
	Gazdag Carranza Elliott McGlynn Bueno Mbaizo		Benteke Klich Williams Durkin Davis Santos

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee/notes	Ref.
October 17, 2022	GK	50	Luis Zamudio	Loudoun United	Signed through 2024, with 2025 team option.	[4]
November 10, 2022	DF	3	Derrick Williams	LA Galaxy	$180,000 in 2024 GAM to LA	[5]
November 21, 2022	MF	7	Pedro Santos	Columbus Crew	Free Transfer, signed through 2024	[6]
November 24, 2022	GK	1	Tyler Miller	Minnesota United FC	Free Transfer, signed through 2024	[7]
December 7, 2022	DF	5	Mohanad Jeahze	Hammarby IF	Signed through 2025, with 2026 team option	[8]
December 14, 2022	GK	24	Alex Bono	Toronto FC	Free Transfer, signed through 2024 with 2025 team option	[9]
December 21, 2022	DF	2	Ruan	Orlando City SC	Traded for #2 overall pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft	[10]
January 12, 2023	MF	43	Mateusz Klich	Leeds United	Free Transfer, signed through 2024 with 2025 team option	[11]
March 2, 2023	MF	22	Yamil Asad	Universidad Católica	Signed through 2023 with 2024-25 team options	[12]
April 24, 2023	FW	12	Cristian Dájome	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	$350,000 GAM to Vancouver	[13]
April 29, 2023	FW	9	Erik Hurtado	San Antonio FC	$10,000 to San Antonio, 2024 team option	[14]
August 2, 2023	FW	84	José Fajardo	Cusco FC	Free Transfer	[15]
	DF	31	Eric Davis	DAC Dunajska Streda	Free Transfer	[15]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 14, 2022	FW	9	Ola Kamara	Häcken	Out of contract	[16]
	GK	28	Bill Hamid	Memphis 901	Out of contract	[16]
	DF	93	Tony Alfaro	New York City FC	Option declined	[16]
	MF	13	Sofiane Djeffal	Austin FC	Option declined, 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft	[16]
	DF	97	Sami Guediri	ES Sétif	Option declined	[16]
	GK	21	Jon Kempin	N/A	Option declined, retired	[16]
	DF	3	Chris Odoi-Atsem	Alexandria Reds	Option declined	[16]
	FW	16	Adrien Perez	San Diego Loyal	Option declined	[16]
	DF	5	Brad Smith	Houston Dynamo	Option declined	[16]
	FW	17	Kimarni Smith	San Antonio FC	Option declined	[16]
	MF	12	Drew Skundrich	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Option declined	[16]
November 23, 2022	GK	32	David Ochoa	Atlético San Luis	Free Transfer
January 19, 2023	GK	1	Rafael Romo	Universidad Católica	Mutual Termination	[17]
February 19, 2023	FW	22	Miguel Berry	Atlanta United FC	$250,000 GAM	[18]
July 28, 2023	MF	44	Victor Pálsson	KAS Eupen	Undisclosed fee	[19]
August 10, 2023	FW	11	Taxiarchis Fountas	Trabzonspor	Mutual termination	[20]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source
17	MF	Lewis O'Brien	Nottingham Forest	March 20, 2023	July 16, 2023	[21]
10	MF	Gabriel Pirani	Santos FC	July 27, 2023	December 31, 2023	[22]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
18	MF	Jeremy Garay	Loudoun United	March 10, 2023	November 30, 2023	[23]
72	DF	Gaoussou Samaké	Loudoun United	March 10, 2023	May 12, 2023	[23] [24]
30	DF	Hayden Sargis	Loudoun United	May 12, 2023	November 30, 2023	[24]
25	MF	Jackson Hopkins	Loudoun United	May 20, 2023	July 25, 2023	[25]
45	DF	Matai Akinmboni	Loudoun United	June 2, 2023	November 30, 2023
50	GK	Luis Zamudio	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	June 16, 2023	July 17, 2023

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2023 MLS SuperDraft

2023 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
2	31	Ben Stitz	MF	Penn	Signed with FC Cincinnati 2
3	60	Aidan Rocha	MF	Georgetown	Signed with Loudoun United FC

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Leagues Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Tyler Miller	25	0	25+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	MF	BRA	Ruan	28	0	15+9	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
3	DF	IRL	Derrick Williams	27	1	21+3	1	0+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF	USA	Brendan Hines-Ike	16	0	9+3	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
5	DF	IRQ	Mohanad Jeahze	6	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	USA	Russell Canouse	27	0	27+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	DF	POR	Pedro Santos	23	1	16+5	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
8	MF	USA	Chris Durkin	36	3	24+7	3	2+0	0	3+0	0
9	FW	USA	Erik Hurtado	10	1	1+6	0	1+0	0	0+2	1
10	MF	BRA	Gabriel Pirani	10	1	10+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	FW	COL	Cristian Dájome	23	2	7+12	2	1+0	0	3+0	0
14	DF	HON	Andy Najar	22	0	12+9	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	USA	Steve Birnbaum	22	1	20+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	SLV	Jeremy Garay	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	CUW	Nigel Robertha	11	1	3+7	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
20	FW	BEL	Christian Benteke	34	14	31+0	14	0+0	0	2+1	0
21	MF	USA	Ted Ku-DiPietro	27	5	12+14	5	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	ARG	Yamil Asad	26	1	5+16	0	2+0	1	2+1	0
23	DF	USA	Donovan Pines	26	3	21+1	3	0+1	0	3+0	0
24	GK	USA	Alex Bono	15	0	9+1	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
25	FW	USA	Jackson Hopkins	12	0	2+5	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
26	FW	USA	Kristian Fletcher	12	0	1+9	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
30	DF	USA	Hayden Sargis	4	0	0+2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF	PAN	Eric Davis Grajales	3	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	USA	Jacob Greene	8	0	6+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
43	MF	POL	Mateusz Klich	36	4	31+1	4	0+1	0	3+0	0
45	DF	USA	Matai Akinmboni	5	0	2+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
49	MF	JAM	Ravel Morrison	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
50	GK	USA	Luis Zamudio	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
72	DF	CIV	Gaoussou Samaké	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
77	MF	CHI	Martín Rodríguez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
84	FW	PAN	José Fajardo	7	0	3+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left during the season
11	MF	GRE	Taxiarchis Fountas	17	6	12+5	6	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Lewis O'Brien	19	1	17+0	1	0+2	0	0+0	0
44	MF	ISL	Victor Pálsson	18	0	17+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Total				39	47	34	45	2	1	3	1

• Last updated: October 8, 2023
• Source: Team Stats

Top scorers

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Leagues Cup	Total
1	FW	20	Christian Benteke	14	0	0	14
2	FW	11	Taxiarchis Fountas	6	0	0	6
3	MF	21	Ted Ku-DiPietro	5	0	0	5
4	MF	43	Mateusz Klich	4	0	0	4
5	DF	23	Donovan Pines	3	0	0	3
	MF	8	Chris Durkin	3	0	0	3
7	FW	12	Cristian Dájome	2	0	0	2
8	9 players with 1 goal
Total				44	1	1	46

• Last updated: April 12, 2023
• Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Leagues Cup	Total
1	MF	43	Mateusz Klich	7	0	0	7
2	DF	2	Ruan	5	0	0	5
3	FW	20	Christian Benteke	3	0	0	3
	MF	21	Ted Ku-DiPietro	3	0	0	3
5	MF	8	Chris Durkin	2	0	0	2
	MF	44	Victor Pálsson	2	0	0	2
7	6 players with 1 assist
Total				28	0	0	28

• Last updated: April 12, 2023
• Source: Team Stats

Notes

1. Relieved of coaching duties after the final game of the D.C. United season, but prior to the final game of the entire regular season.
2. Sellout crowd that occurred on seven different occasions: April 29 vs. Charlotte FC; May 13 vs. Nashville SC; May 20 vs. LA Galaxy; June 17 vs. Real Salt Lake; July 8 vs. Inter Miami CF; August 26 vs. Philadelphia Union; and, October 7 vs. New York City FC.

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