2024 D.C. United season

D.C. United

2024 season
General manager	Ally Mackay
Head coach	Troy Lesesne
Stadium	Audi Field
MLS	Conference: 10th Overall: 20th
MLS Cup playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Did not qualify
Leagues Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Christian Benteke (23) All: Christian Benteke (25)
Highest home attendance	19,365 v Inter Miami March 16 (MLS)
Lowest home attendance	1,070 v Santos Laguna July 31 (Leagues Cup)
Average home league attendance	18,137
Biggest win	3–0 v Santos Laguna (Home) July 31 (Leagues Cup)
Biggest defeat	0–5 v Orlando City (Away) July 6 (MLS)
Home colors Away colors
←  2023 2025  →

The 2024 season was 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 participated in the 2024 Leagues Cup.

United finished the season 20th in the league and 10th in Eastern Conference, an improvement from 2023 where they finished 12th in the Eastern Conference, and 23rd overall. However, on the final day of the season, the club lost at home causing them to miss the playoffs for the fifth-consecutive season.

Christian Benteke finished the season with 23 goals in league play and 25 goals in all competitions, allowing him to win the MLS Golden Boot. Benteke became the first United player since Dwayne De Rosario in 2011 to win the Golden Boot.

Background

Main article: 2023 D.C. United season

The 2023 season was the first, and only, full season with Wayne Rooney in charge of managerial duties for United. Under Rooney's leadership the club improved in form and finishing with 40 points on the season, up from 27 the previous season. However, the improvement was not enough to qualify for the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs, resulting in Rooney's dismissal. ^[1] Despite calls for his resignation by fans, Sporting Director Dave Kasper was not fired during the offseason. ^[2]

Outside of league play, United reached the fourth round of the 2023 U.S. Open Cup and the round of 32 in the 2023 Leagues Cup. Christian Benteke lead United with 14 goals across all competitions.

Club

Front office

Position	Name
Chairman	Jason Levien
Co-Chairman	Stephen Kaplan
President	Danita Johnson
Senior Consultant	Dave Kasper
Chief Marketing Officer	Lisa Franklin
Senior Vice President	James Armold
Chief Financial Officer	Dan Franceschini
Chief Communications Officer	Zach Abaie

Team management and technical staff

Position	Name
General Manager	Ally Mackay
Assistant GM	Caleb Shreve
Director of Player Personnel	Clarens Cheridieu
Head coach	Troy Lesesne
Assistant coach	Alex Martínez
Assistant coach	Zach Prince
Goalkeeping coach	Cody Mizell

First-team roster

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)	47	0	0	Minnesota United FC
24	Alex Bono		GK	(1994-04-25) April 25, 1994 (age 31)	30	0	0	Toronto FC
26	Nathan Crockford		GK	(2002-09-06) September 6, 2002 (age 22)	0	0	0	Wisconsin Badgers
56	Luis Zamudio		GK	(1998-06-24) June 24, 1998 (age 27)	0	0	0	Loudoun United
Defenders
3	Lucas Bartlett		CB	(1997-07-26) July 26, 1997 (age 28)	35	2	3	St. Louis City SC
4	Matti Peltola		CB / DM	(2002-07-03) July 3, 2002 (age 23)	34	0	0	HJK Helsinki
12	Conner Antley		RB / CB	(1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 (age 30)	7	0	1	Tampa Bay Rowdies
16	Garrison Tubbs		CB	(2002-02-17) February 17, 2002 (age 23)	16	0	1	Atlanta United FC
22	Aaron Herrera		RB	(1997-06-06) June 6, 1997 (age 28)	33	1	5	CF Montréal
28	David Schnegg		LB	(1998-09-29) September 29, 1998 (age 26)	5	1	0	Sturm Graz
30	Hayden Sargis		CB	(2002-05-02) May 2, 2002 (age 23)	7	0	0	Sacramento Republic
45	Matai Akinmboni		CB	(2006-10-17) October 17, 2006 (age 18)	17	0	1	D.C. United Academy
97	Christopher McVey		CB	(1997-04-12) April 12, 1997 (age 28)	28	1	0	Inter Miami FC
Midfielders
5	Boris Enow		CM	(2000-03-30) March 30, 2000 (age 25)	8	0	0	Maccabi Netanya
6	Russell Canouse		DM	(1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 30)	142	5	6	Hoffenheim
7	Pedro Santos		LM / RW	(1988-04-22) April 22, 1988 (age 37)	54	4	4	Columbus Crew
8	Jared Stroud		LW / RW	(1996-07-10) July 10, 1996 (age 29)	36	5	9	St. Louis City SC
10	Gabriel Pirani		AM	(2002-04-12) April 12, 2002 (age 23)	46	7	1	Santos FC
14	Martín Rodríguez		MF / LW	(1994-08-05) August 5, 1994 (age 31)	41	2	4	Altay SK
18	Jeremy Garay		MF	(2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 22)	3	0	0	D.C. United Academy
21	Ted Ku-DiPietro		AM / SS	(2002-01-28) January 28, 2002 (age 23)	70	8	8	Loudoun United
25	Jackson Hopkins		AM / SS	(2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 (age 21)	53	0	1	D.C. United Academy
43	Mateusz Klich		CM	(1990-06-30) June 30, 1990 (age 35)	70	7	13	Leeds United
Forwards
11	Cristian Dájome		LW	(1994-01-03) January 3, 1994 (age 31)	57	6	3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
17	Jacob Murrell		FW	(2004-03-29) March 29, 2004 (age 21)	30	1	2	Georgetown Hoyas
20	Christian Benteke		ST	(1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 34)	74	40	8	Crystal Palace
23	Dominique Badji		CF	(1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 (age 32)	11	1	1	Bandirmaspor
27	Kristian Fletcher		FW	(2004-10-16) October 16, 2004 (age 20)	28	2	1	Loudoun United

Non-competitive

Friendlies

Sudan   v D.C. United

January 30	Sudan	0–6	D.C. United	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
11:00 AM EST		Report	Parrish 10' Herrera 26' Dájome 31', 44' Fletcher 59' Murrell 72'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0

Al Wehda v D.C. United

February 3	Al Wehda	1–1	D.C. United	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
11:00 AM EST	Ighalo 40'	Report	Santos 86'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0

Al-Hilal v D.C. United

February 12	Al-Hilal	3–1	D.C. United	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
11:00 AM EST	Muzmel 15' Diaw 35' Ifasso 81'	Report	Hopkins 27'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0

Al-Ettifaq v D.C. United

February 9	Al-Ettifaq	2–0	D.C. United	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
9:45 AM EST	Medrán 51' Dembélé 79'			Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 0

FC Dallas v D.C. United

February 17	FC Dallas	2–0	D.C. United	Frisco, Texas
2:10 PM EST	Illarramendi 31' Ferreira 65'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,834

D.C. United v Celtic

July 20	D.C. United	0–4	Celtic	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT			O'Riley 24', 31' Johnston 64' Forrest 68'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,590

D.C. United v Asante Kotoko

October 12	D.C. United	v	Asante Kotoko	Washington, D.C.
				Stadium: Audi Field

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2024 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	CF Montréal	34	11	13	10	48	64	−16	43	Qualification for the wild-card round and the 2025 Leagues Cup
9	Atlanta United FC	34	10	14	10	46	49	−3	40
10	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	52	70	−18	40
11	Toronto FC	34	11	19	4	40	61	−21	37
12	Philadelphia Union	34	9	15	10	62	55	+7	37

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	Qualification
19	FC Dallas	34	11	15	8	54	56	−2	41	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 [a]
20	Atlanta United FC	34	10	14	10	46	49	−3	40
21	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	52	70	−18	40	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 [a]
22	Toronto FC	34	11	19	4	40	61	−21	37
23	Philadelphia Union	34	9	15	10	62	55	+7	37	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 [a]

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)
Notes:

1. As one of the U.S. teams who did not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup or the 2025 Leagues Cup

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	52	70	−18	40	4	5	8	26	36	−10	6	5	6	26	34	−8

Last updated: October 19, 2024.
Source: MLS

Match results

D.C. United v New England Revolution

February 24 1	D.C. United	3–1	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EST	Benteke 34', 72', 90+3' Santos  49' Stroud  54' Fletcher  77'	Report	Vrioni  12'  25' Carles Gil  39', 67' Harkes  70'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Andrew Musashe

Portland Timbers v D.C. United

March 22	Portland Timbers	2–2	D.C. United	Portland, Oregon
10:30 PM EST	Chará  7' Asprilla 18' Crépeau  59' Moreno 61' McGraw  68'	Report	Klich  62', 72' (pen.) Fletcher 82' Herrera  90+1'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,221 Referee: Trevor Wiseman

FC Cincinnati v D.C. United

March 103	FC Cincinnati	0–0	D.C. United	Cincinnati, Ohio
3:00 PM EDT	Acosta  55'	Report	Herrera  43' Stroud  51' Klich  56' Santos  72'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez

D.C. United v Inter Miami CF

March 164	D.C. United	1–3	Inter Miami CF	Washington, D.C.
2:00 PM EDT	Stroud 14' McVey  21' Pirani  27' Herrera  34' Peltola  68' Klich  74' Santos  82'	Report	Campana 24' Avilés  28' Busquets  55' Suárez 72', 85' Gómez  79'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

St. Louis City SC v D.C. United

March 235	St. Louis City SC	2–2	D.C. United	St. Louis, Missouri
8:30 PM EDT	Yaro 19' Nilsson  43' Klauss 70' Durkin  73' Blom  90+12' Alm  90+14'	Report	Ku-DiPietro 21',  82' Hopkins  24' Benteke 38' Pirani  88' Murrell  90+13'	Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Amin Hadzic

D.C. United v CF Montréal

March 306	D.C. United	1–0	CF Montréal	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Dájome  52' Klich  58' Santos 85'	Report	Iankov  44' Waterman  57' Martínez  81'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,402 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

April 67	Columbus Crew	1–1	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Rossi  44' Hernández  75' Morris 87'	Report	Benteke 61',  90+4' Herrera  79'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,740 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

D.C. United v Orlando City SC

April 138	D.C. United	2–3	Orlando City SC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Benteke 5',  88' Herrera  42' Antley  45' Dájome  45+2' Hopkins  45+4' Klich  49' Pirani 66'	Report	Thórhallsson 28',  55' Cartagena  42' Brekalo  55', 82' McGuire 90+1'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,615 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

New York City FC v D.C. United

April 209	New York City FC	2–0	D.C. United	New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT	Rodríguez 20' Bakrar  63' Fernández 90+1'	Report	Akinmboni  34' Bartlett  50'	Stadium: Citi Field Attendance: 21,073 Referee: Malik Badawi

D.C. United v Seattle Sounders FC

April 2710	D.C. United	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	McVey  5' Benteke 32' (pen.), 44' Bartlett  38' Stroud  42' Hopkins  67' Rodríguez  82'	Report	Chú 14' Frei  28' Morris  41'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,223 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

May 4 11	D.C. United	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Dájome 9' Murrell 33' Ku-DiPietro  90+2'	Report	Carranza  20' Bedoya 42' Flach  45+2' Lowe  45+2' McGlynn 79'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,237 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Atlanta United FC v D.C. United

May 1112	Atlanta United FC	2–3	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Almada 16',  45+2' Slisz  30' Peltola 48' (o.g.) Giakoumakis  70' Abram  75'	Report	Benteke 19', 44', 55' Dájome  38' Antley  84'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,822 Referee: Joe Dickerson

D.C. United v New York Red Bulls

May 15 13	D.C. United	1–4	New York Red Bulls	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Bartlett 65'	Report	Manoel 45+2' Harper 52' Morgan 57' Burke 90+3'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,417 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Inter Miami CF v D.C. United

May 1814	Inter Miami CF	1–0	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Rojas  30' Campana 90+4',  90+4'	Report	Birnbaum  20' Benteke  26' McVey  48' Klich  90+6'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 21,318 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

D.C. United v Chicago Fire FC

May 2515	D.C. United	1–1	Chicago Fire FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	McVey 20' Dájome  42' Benteke  46' Birnbaum  83'	Report	Arigoni  36' Terán  45' Acosta 53'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,081 Referee: Mark Allatin

CF Montréal v D.C. United

May 2916	CF Montréal	4–2	D.C. United	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT	Lassiter 6' Ibrahim 34', 73' Choinière 38',  58'	Report	Benteke 29', 42' Peltola  37'  45+5' Dájome  63'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath

D.C. United v Toronto FC

June 117	D.C. United	2–2	Toronto FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Ku-DiPietro 79' Klich 90+5'	Report	Etienne Jr. 2' Bernardeschi  52'  87', 33' Gomis  80'  90+3' Flores  82' Osorio  90+4' Marshall Rutty  90+4' Longstaff  90+8' Petretta  90+12'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Jon Freemon

Charlotte FC v D.C. United

June 1518	Charlotte FC	1–0	D.C. United	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Privett  45+6' Vargas 45+7' Kahlina  88' Byrne  90+6'	Report	Benteke  72' Dájome  75'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 30,468 Referee: Sergii Boiko

D.C. United v Atlanta United FC

June 1919	D.C. United	0–1	Atlanta United FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Tubbs  34' Klich  45+1'	Report	Almada  18', 79' Cobb  63'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,899 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

D.C. United v Houston Dynamo FC

June 2220	D.C. United	1–4	Houston Dynamo FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Murrell  25' Benteke 38',  66'  66' Akinmboni  50'  90+4' Dájome  73' Bartlett  79'	Report	Ferreira 51', 54', 86' Segal 90+5' Steres  90+9'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,993 Referee: Timothy Ford

New York Red Bulls v D.C. United

June 29 21	New York Red Bulls	2–2	D.C. United	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Manoel 24' Donkor  28' Burke  70' Harper 78'	Report	Stroud 6' Dájome  14'  20' Santos  23', 45+4' Rodríguez  52' Herrera  83' Miller  90+2'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,315 Referee: Malik Badawi

D.C. United v FC Cincinnati

July 322	D.C. United	2–3	FC Cincinnati	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Santos  14' Rodríguez 24' Pirani 69'	Report	Kelsy 10',  51' Bucha 39', 63' Kubo  82'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,716 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

Orlando City SC v D.C. United

July 623	Orlando City SC	5–0	D.C. United	Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Ojeda 19' Jansson 23' Angulo 42' Torres 74' Enrique 85'	Report	Bartlett  45+2' Sargis  64'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 22,561 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

D.C. United v Nashville SC

July 1324	D.C. United	2–1	Nashville SC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Dájome 51', 55' Peltola  84'	Report	Boyd 19' Surridge  73'	Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Filip Dujic

Minnesota United FC v D.C. United

July 1725	Minnesota United FC	2–3	D.C. United	Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:30 PM EDT	Oluwaseyi 32' Boxall  49' Pukki 80'	Report	Benteke 14', 91' Rodriguez  86' Herrera 90'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,742 Referee: Mark Alattin

D.C. United v FC Dallas

August 2426	D.C. United	3–4	FC Dallas	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Benteke 2' 90+1' Klich  25' Enow  34'  45+2' Schnegg 42' 90+3' Stroud  43'48' Herrera  66' Rodríguez  80'	Report	Tafari 9' Lletget 21' Arriola 40' 54' Ntsabeleng 44' Farfan  46' Illarramendi  83'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,766 Referee: Sergii Boiko

Toronto FC v D.C. United

August 3127	Toronto FC	1–3	D.C. United	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT	Flores  65' Kerr  77', 83' Laryea  90+1'	Report	Rodríguez 67' Badji 88' Pirani  90+1', 90+3'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,489 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira

Chicago Fire FC v D.C. United

September 728	Chicago Fire FC	1–2	D.C. United	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 PM EDT	Gutman  45+1', 54'	Report	Benteke 26' Pirani 29' Badji  73' Klich  90'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 16,426 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

D.C. United v New York City FC

September 1429	D.C. United	1–1	New York City FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Benteke  16', 67' (pen.) Bartlett  27' Santos  55' Badji  80'	Report	Rodríguez 32' Sands  41' Moralez  69' Thiago  82'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

September 22 30	Philadelphia Union	4–0	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM EDT	Uhre 13' Gazdag 16', 69' Baribo 51'	Report	Herrera  25' Dájome  90+2'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,823 Referee: Filip Dujic

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

September 2831	D.C. United	2–2	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Benteke 30', 81' Klich  47'	Report	Cheberko  47' Hernández 54',  89' Russell-Rowe 57' Rossi  77'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,806 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Nashville SC v D.C. United

October 232	Nashville SC	3–4	D.C. United	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT	Muyl 6', 62' Mukhtar 45' Zimmerman  74' Bunbury  83' Lovitz  90+2'	Report	Bartlett 24',  43' McVey  38' Herrera  41' Benteke 76' Pirani 90+4', 90+7'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,863 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

New England Revolution v D.C. United

October 5 33	New England Revolution	1–2	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT	Langoni  54' Peltola 74' (o.g.) N. Gil  75'	Report	Santos  72' Benteke 8' Bartlett 75'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 44,110 Referee: Alexis da Silva

D.C. United v Charlotte FC

October 1934	D.C. United	0–3	Charlotte FC	Washington, D.C.
6:00 PM EDT	Rodríguez  10'	Report	Biel 58' Agyemang 75' Kahlina  79' Abada 90+1'	Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Jair Marrufo

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup

The top eight teams that did not already qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, excluding the defending Open Cup champion, qualified for the 2024 U.S. Open Cup. D.C. United did not finish in one of the positions to qualify for the tournament. ^[3]

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DCU	SAN	ATL
1	D.C. United	2	1	1	0	0	6	3	+3	5	Advance to knockout stage		—	—	—
2	Santos Laguna	2	0	1	0	1	0	3	−3	2			0–3	—	—
3	Atlanta United FC	2	0	0	2	0	3	3	0	2			3–3	0–0	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Atlanta United v D.C. United

July 26Group stage	Atlanta United	3–3 (5–6 p)	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT	Ríos 20', 81' (pen.) Lobzhanidze 38'	Report	Benteke 4' Stroud 25', 32' McVey  56' Santos  86'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 14,428 Referee: Fernando Guerrero
	Penalties
	McCarty Lennon Firmino Lobzhanidze Thiaré Williams Slisz		Klich Benteke Herrera Dájome Santos McVey Pirani

Santos Laguna v D.C. United

July 31Group stage	Santos Laguna	0–3	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania [a]
8:00 PM EDT	Fagúndez  50'	Report	Schnegg  3' Benteke 28' Ku-DiPietro 48' Dájome 58'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Natalie Simon

Knockout stage

Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup knockout stage

D.C. United v Mazatlán

August 9Round of 32	D.C. United	1–2	Mazatlán	Washington, D.C.
	Benteke  7' Stroud  27' Klich 74' Schnegg  78'	Report	Colula  2' Bárcenas 34' Meraz  39' Rubio 43' Árciga  71' Esquivel  76'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 8,808 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Transfers

Transfers in

Winter

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 11, 2023	MF	8	Jared Stroud	St. Louis City	Trade for Chris Durkin	[5]
	DF	3	Lucas Bartlett	St. Louis City	Trade for Chris Durkin	[5]
December 12, 2023	DF	22	Aaron Herrera	CF Montréal	Trade for Ruan, $500,000 GAM	[6]
December 19, 2023	DF	16	Garrison Tubbs	Atlanta United	$125K GAM, up to $150K extra for certain conditions	[7]
January 5, 2024	FW	17	Jacob Murrell	Georgetown Hoyas	2024 MLS SuperDraft pick Signed through 2026 with 2027 team option.	[8]
January 16, 2024	GK	26	Nathan Crockford	Wisconsin Badgers	2024 MLS SuperDraft pick Signed through 2024 with 2025-27 team options.	[9]
February 1, 2024	DF	97	Christopher McVey	Inter Miami	2024 International slot, up to $100K GAM to Miami	[10]
February 2, 2024	DF	4	Matti Peltola	HJK Helsinki	Free Transfer	[11] [12]
February 14, 2024	DF	12	Conner Antley	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Signed through 2025, with 2026 team option	[13]

Summer

First team

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee/notes	Ref.
July 18, 2024	DF	28	David Schnegg	Sturm Graz
	FW	23	Dominique Badji	Bandırmaspor
July 22, 2024	MF	5	Boris Enow	Maccabi Netanya

Academy

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee/notes	Ref.
July 1, 2024	FW	Gabrielius Mažonas	Žalgiris	Undisclosed

Transfers out

First team

Winter

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 1, 2023	MF	49	Ravel Morrison	Precision	Out of Contract
	DF	3	Derrick Williams	Atlanta United	Out of Contract	[14]
	DF	23	Donovan Pines	Barnsley	Option Declined	[14]
	DF	4	Brendan Hines-Ike	Austin FC	Option Declined	[14]
	DF	14	Andy Najar	Olimpia	Option Declined	[14]
	DF	31	Eric Davis	Košice	Option Declined	[14]
	DF	33	Jacob Greene	Columbus Crew 2	Option Declined	[14]
	DF	72	Gaoussou Samaké	Las Vegas Lights	Option Declined	[14]
	MF	22	Yamil Asad	FC Cincinnati	Option Declined	[14]
	FW	9	Erik Hurtado	Retired	Option Declined	[14]
	FW	19	Nigel Robertha	Ittihad Kalba	Option Declined	[14]
	FW	84	José Fajardo	Independiente	Option Declined	[14]
December 11, 2023	MF	8	Chris Durkin	St. Louis City	Trade, $300,000 GAM	[5]
December 12, 2023	DF	2	Ruan	CF Montréal	Trade	[6]

Summer

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
June 3, 2024	DF	5	Mohanad Jeahze	Lillestrøm	Contract Buyout
July 16, 2024	DF	15	Steve Birnbaum	Retired		[15]

Academy

Winter

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 28, 2023	FW	Adrian Buri	Old Dominion Monarchs	Signed NLI	[16]
March 6, 2024	DF	Ramsey Ray	College of Charleston Cougars	Signed NLI	[17]

Summer

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
April 11, 2024	FW	Sydney Aggrey	Canisius Golden Griffins	Signed NLI	[18]
June 28, 2024	MF	James Snaith	Brown Bears	Signed NLI	[19]
July 1, 2024	MF	Edwin Rios	LA Galaxy	Free
July 3, 2024	MF	Alessandro Maldonado	Istra 1961	Free	[20]
July 15, 2024	MF	Gabriel Cossio	MC Raptors	Signed NLI	[21]
August 1, 2024	DF	Dash Papez	Princeton Tigers	Signed NLI	[22]
	DF	Justin Melly	Cornell Big Red	Signed NLI	[23]
September 1, 2024	DF	Henrique Borges	Word of Life Huskies	Signed NLI	[24]

Loan out

First team

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
26	FW	Kristian Fletcher	Swansea City	September 1, 2023	February 1, 2024	[25]
30	DF	Hayden Sargis	Las Vegas Lights	March 5, 2024 March 26, 2024	March 22, 2024 June 26, 2024	[26] [27] [28]
18	MF	Jeremy Garay	El Paso Locomotive	March 13, 2024	June 27, 2024	[29]
56	GK	Luis Zamudio	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	May 2, 2024	July 10, 2024	[30]
45	DF	Matai Akinmboni	Loudoun United	May 14, 2024	June 1, 2024	[31] [32]
27	FW	Kristian Fletcher	Nottingham Forest	August 30, 2024	June 30, 2025	[33]

Academy

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
August 1, 2024	DF	Dash Papez	Princeton Tigers	May 30, 2025	[22]
August 1, 2024	DF	Justin Melly	Cornell Big Red	May 30, 2025	[34]
August 1, 2024	MF	Gabriel Cossio	MC Raptors	May 30, 2025	[35]
August 1, 2024	MF	James Snaith	Brown Bears	May 30, 2025	[36]

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2024 MLS SuperDraft

2024 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
1	7	Jacob Murrell	FW	Georgetown	Signed with First Team
2	36	Brandon Parrish	MF	Clemson	Signed with Crown Legacy FC
2	49	Aldair Sanchez	DF	North Carolina [Draftnote 1]	Stayed with Sacramento Republic
3	65	Nathan Crockford	GK	Wisconsin	Signed with First Team

1. Sanchez is currently under contract with the Sacramento Republic, but if he is signed to an MLS contract, DC United retains right of first refusal, and the MLS franchise signing him must pay adequate compensation to Sacramento.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS [37]		Leagues Cup [38]
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Tyler Miller	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	USA	Lucas Bartlett	26	1	23+1	1	2+0	0
4	MF	FIN	Matti Peltola	25	0	19+4	0	2+0	0
5	MF	CMR	Boris Enow	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	USA	Russell Canouse	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	POR	Pedro Santos	22	2	14+7	2	0+1	0
8	MF	USA	Jared Stroud	26	4	23+1	2	2+0	2
10	MF	BRA	Gabriel Pirani	26	2	8+16	2	0+2	0
11	FW	COL	Cristian Dájome	24	4	19+3	3	2+0	1
12	DF	USA	Conner Antley	7	0	4+3	0	0+0	0
14	FW	CHI	Martín Rodríguez	16	1	6+10	1	0+0	0
16	DF	USA	Garrison Tubbs	12	0	5+6	0	0+1	0
17	FW	USA	Jacob Murrell	22	1	6+14	1	0+2	0
18	MF	SLV	Jeremy Garay	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
20	FW	BEL	Christian Benteke	23	18	21+0	16	2+0	2
21	MF	USA	Ted Ku-DiPietro	21	3	18+2	2	1+0	1
22	DF	GUA	Aaron Herrera	24	1	22+0	1	2+0	0
23	FW	SEN	Dominique Badji	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	GK	USA	Alex Bono	22	0	20+0	0	2+0	0
25	MF	USA	Jackson Hopkins	19	0	12+5	0	0+2	0
26	GK	USA	Nathan Crockford	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	USA	Kristian Fletcher	13	1	1+12	1	0+0	0
28	FW	AUT	David Schnegg	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
30	DF	USA	Hayden Sargis	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
43	MF	POL	Mateusz Klich	25	2	23+0	2	2+0	0
45	DF	LBR	Matai Akinmboni	8	0	3+4	0	1+0	0
56	GK	USA	Luis Zamudio	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
97	DF	SWE	Christopher McVey	21	1	19+1	1	1+0	0
Players who left during the season
5	DF	IRQ	Mohanad Jeahze	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
15	DF	USA	Steve Birnbaum	6	0	4+2	0	0+0	0

Top scorers

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	Leagues Cup	Total
1	FW	20	Christian Benteke	16	2	18
2	FW	11	Cristian Dájome	3	1	4
	MF	8	Jared Stroud	2	2	4
4	MF	21	Ted Ku-DiPietro	2	1	3
5	MF	7	Pedro Santos	2	0	2
	MF	10	Gabriel Pirani	2	0	2
	MF	43	Mateusz Klich	2	0	2
8	6 players with 1 goal
Total				35	6	41

• Last updated: August 4, 2024
• Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	Leagues Cup	Total
1	MF	43	Mateusz Klich	8	1	9
	MF	8	Jared Stroud	8	1	9
3	MF	22	Aaron Herrera	6	1	7
4	FW	20	Christian Benteke	4	0	4
5	FW	14	Martín Rodríguez	3	0	3
	MF	7	Pedro Santos	3	0	3
7	DF	3	Lucas Bartlett	2	0	2
8	8 players with 1 assist
Total				41	4	45

• Last updated: August 4, 2024
• Source: Team Stats

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition	Ref.
Christian Benteke	New England Revolution (H)	3–1	February 24	MLS
Christian Benteke	Atlanta United (A)	3–2	May 11	MLS

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			Leagues Cup			Total
1	11	FW	Cristian Dájome	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0
2	43	MF	Mateusz Klich	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
3	20	FW	Christian Benteke	6	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	1
4	22	MF	Aaron Herrera	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
5	3	DF	Lucas Bartlett	5	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	1

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Matchday

Week	Player	Ref.
1	Christian Benteke
13	Christian Benteke

MLS Team of the Matchday

Week	Player	Position	Ref.
1	Christian Benteke	FW
3	Aaron Herrera	DF
4	Alex Bono	Bench
6	Christian Benteke	Bench
7	Mateusz Klich	MF
9	Aaron Herrera	Bench
11	Christian Benteke	FW
12	Jared Stroud	Bench
13	Christian Benteke	FW
17	Christian Benteke	Bench
18	Mateusz Klich	Bench
26	Cristian Dájome	MF
27	Christian Benteke	FW

See also

• 2024 Loudoun United FC season

Notes

1. On July 26, 2024, D.C. United announced that their match against Santos Laguna would be moved to Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, due to extensive field damage at their home stadium, Audi Field. ^[4]

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External links

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