D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C.. The club was founded in 1995 as an inaugural Major League Soccer franchise, and began play in 1996. The club currently plays in MLS.
This list encompasses the major honors won by D.C. United, records set by the franchise, their head coaches and their players, and details the club's North American performances. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by United players on the international stage. Attendance records at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, the club's home stadium since 1995, are also included in the list.
D.C. United has won honors both domestically and in CONCACAF competitions. The team has won the MLS Cup and the MLS Supporters' Shield four times, the most championships and premierships, respectively, of any Major League Soccer franchise. Additionally, in domestic play, United has won two U.S. Open Cup titles. United is one of only two MLS sides to win a CONCACAF competition, winning the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1998. The last major title the club won was the Open Cup in 2013. In terms of league play, their last league premiership was in 2007, and their last league championship was in 2004. [1]
# | Name | Years | MLS [2] | U.S. Open Cup | MLS Cup | CONCACAF | Total |
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1 | Jaime Moreno | 1996–2002; 2004–2010 | 329 (41) | 30 (7) | 32 (1) | 36 (3) | 427 |
2 | Ben Olsen | 1998–2009 | 221 (21) | 11 (4) | 22 | 29 (2) | 283 |
3 | Steven Birnbaum | 2014-2024 | 254 (13) | 6 | 8 | 8 (1) | 276 |
4 | Bryan Namoff | 2001–2010 | 195 (16) | 22 (6) | 12 | 31 (7) | 260 |
5 | Bill Hamid | 2010–2017, 2018– | 228 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 245 |
6 | Marco Etcheverry | 1996–2003 | 191 (11) | 11 | 23 | 16 (1) | 241 |
7 | Clyde Simms | 2005–2012 | 182 (35) | 16 (7) | 5 (3) | 26 (6) | 229 |
8 | Bobby Boswell | 2005–2007; 2014–2017 | 188 (4) | 8 (1) | 10 (1) | 16 (1) | 222 |
9 | Richie Williams | 1996–2000, 2002 | 169 (5) | 8 (1) | 22 | 14 | 213 |
10 | Nick DeLeon | 2012–2018 | 180 (19) | 8 (2) | 10 | 4 | 202 |
11 | Santino Quaranta | 2001–2006; 2008–2012 | 159 (39) | 16 (3) | 6 (3) | 20 (8) | 201 |
# | Name | Years | MLS Regular Season [3] | U.S. Open Cup [4] | Playoffs [5] | CONCACAF [6] | Total |
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1 | Jaime Moreno | 1996–2002; 2004–2010 | 131 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 162 |
2 | Christian Gómez | 2004–2007; 2009 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 62 |
3 | Raúl Díaz Arce | 1996–1997; 2000–2001 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 60 |
4 | Luciano Emilio | 2007–2009 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 56 |
5 | Roy Lassiter | 1998–1999; 2002 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 49 |
6 | Marco Etcheverry | 1996–2002 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 40 |
7 | Chris Pontius | 2009–2015 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
8 | Ben Olsen | 1998–2009 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 35 |
t9 | Dwayne de Rosario | 2011–2013 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
t9 | Santino Quaranta | 2001–2006; 2008–2012 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
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Below is D.C. United's record in U.S. Open Cup competitions. United has won three open cup titles (1996, 2008, and 2013), and has reached the final on five occasions. United's score is listed first.
Below is D.C. United's record in North American and South American competitions. United is one of three U.S.-based clubs to compete in a South American competition.
Matches that went into a penalty kick shootout are counted as draws in this table.
Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against |
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CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 35 |
CONCACAF Champions League | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 26 |
CONCACAF Giants Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
Copa Interamericana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Copa Sudamericana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
North American SuperLiga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
Total | 62 | 26 | 13 | 23 | 94 | 84 |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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United Petrotrin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
LA Galaxy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
Guadalajara | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 |
Joe Public | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
León | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Toluca | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
Vasco da Gama | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Olimpia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
Necaxa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
Chicago Fire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Alajuelense | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 |
Pachuca | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
Arnett Gardens | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | −4 |
Comunicaciones | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
Club América | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
UNAM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
Universidad Católica | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
Monarcas Morelia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Dynamo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
Atlante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
Cruz Azul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
Marathón | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
Harbour View | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | −7 |
Saprissa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Luis Ángel Firpo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
San Juan Jabloteh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
Waterhouse | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Tauro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Montego Bay United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
Árabe Unido | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Querétaro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 |
May 23, 2001 | D.C. United | 3–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Washington, D.C. |
12:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
November 17, 2001 | D.C. United | 2–2 | Olimpia | Washington, D.C. |
12:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
June 23, 2002 | D.C. United | 0–0 | Boca Juniors | Washington, D.C., United States |
16:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium |
October 17, 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | D.C. United | London, England |
00:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
October 26, 2002 | D.C. United | 4–0 | Águila | Washington, D.C., United States |
16:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium |
May 14, 2003 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Washington, D.C. United States |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
July 23, 2003 | D.C. United | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Washington, D.C. United States |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
August 31, 2003 | D.C. United | 3–1 | El Salvador | Washington, D.C. United States |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
March 2, 2006 | Getafe | 3–1 | D.C. United | Getafe, Spain |
12:00 UTC−5 | Jajá 35' Güiza 59' Nano 78' | Report | Filomeno 10' | Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez |
July 12, 2006 | D.C. United | 4–0 | Celtic | Washington, D.C. |
17:00 UTC−5 | Adu 44' Walker 57' Boswell 66' Metcalf 78' Stokes 78' | Report | Miller 65' | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 15,223 Referee: Alex Prus |
August 9, 2006 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | D.C. United | Seattle |
17:00 UTC−5 | Cassano 22' | Report | Eskandarian 25' | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 66,830 |
February 5, 2009 | D.C. United | 1–4 | Vejle Boldklub | Washington, D.C. USA |
N'Silu 49' | Report | 17' 33' 44' 80' | Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium |
February 21, 2009 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1–2 | D.C. United | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
Arrieta | Report (in Spanish) | Gómez 58' Simms 65' | Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium |
March 10, 2010 | Santos Laguna | 2–3 | D.C. United | Torreón, Mexico |
7:30 pm | Torres 54' Quintero 63' | 23' Pontius 35' Moreno 70' Khumalo | Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 30,050 |
May 28, 2010 | D.C. United | 3–2 | Milan | Washington, D.C., USA |
19:30 | Emilio 20' Pontius 30' Allsopp 61' Barklage 66' | Report | Oddo 67', 71' | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 30,367 |
June 19, 2010 | D.C. United | 1–0 | El Salvador | Washington, D.C., USA |
19:30 | Cristman 51' | Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 10,240 Referee: Michael Donovan |
July 24, 2010 | D.C. United | 4–0 | Portsmouth | Washington, D.C., USA |
19:30 | Allsopp 21', 31', 65' Quaranta 54' Hernández 56' James 89' | Report | Mullins 54' | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,891 |
May 22, 2011 | D.C. United | 1–2 | Ajax | Washington, D.C., USA |
19:30 EDT | Brettschneider 58' | Report | 10' Sulejmani 69' Ebecilio 87' Anita | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 10,278 Referee: Mark Geiger |
July 23, 2011 | D.C. United | 1–3 | Everton | Washington, D.C., USA |
19:30 EDT | Pontius 47' | Report (D.C.) Report (Everton) | 4' Anichebe 16' Bilyaletdinov 27' Cahill 87' Gueye | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,789 |
February 2, 2012 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Malmö | Bradenton, Florida |
10:30 UTC-5 | Kitchen 32' Richter 54' | Report | Friberg 14' | Stadium: IMG Academy |
July 28, 2012 | D.C. United | 1–1 | PSG | Washington, D.C. |
19:30 UTC-5 | De Rosario 33' (pen.) | Report | Ibrahimović 3' | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,176 Referee: John McCloskey |
Note: Replaced Juventus on June 27, 2012. [35] |
February 1, 2013 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Malmö FF | Bradenton, Florida |
11:00 UTC-5 | White 55' Nane 78' | Report | Friberg 28' | Stadium: IMG Academy |
July 12, 2013 | D.C. United | 1–1 | C.D. Guadalajara | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Ruiz 73' | Report | Coronado 90' | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
December 6, 2013 | Persib Bandung | 2–1 | D.C. United | Bandung |
5:30 EST | Konaté 38' Firman 70' | Seaton 20' | Stadium: Jalak Harupat Soreang Stadium |
December 8, 2013 | Arema | 2–1 | D.C. United | Malang |
6:00 EST | Stadium: Kanjuruhan Stadium |
July 26, 2014 | D.C. United | 0–3 | Fulham | Jacksonville, Florida |
18:00 EDT | Report | Dembélé 22', 44', 75' | Stadium: EverBank Field |
February 3, 2015 | D.C. United | 0–0 | Jönköpings Södra IF | Bradenton, Florida |
1:00p.m. EST | Arnaud 39' Metzger 58', | Report | 34' | Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 6, 2015 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Malmö FF | Bradenton, Florida |
12:00p.m. EST | Driver 65' Arrieta 88' | Berget 45' | Stadium: IMG Academy |
January 29, 2016 | Elfsborg | 1–0 | D.C. United | Bradenton |
19:00 EDT | Claesson 4' | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 2, 2016 | J-Södra | 2–2 | D.C. United | Bradenton |
15:00 EDT | Cibicki 48' Siwe 58' | Espíndola 4' (pen.) Aguilar 61' | Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 8, 2016 | D.C. United | 3–2 | Jönköpings Södra IF | Bradenton |
16:00 EST | Birnbaum 22' Sarvas 28' Franklin 37' Acosta 43' Le Toux 76' | Report | Aasmundsen 81', 90' | Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 8, 2018 | D.C. United | 1–2 | Malmö FF | Bradenton, Florida |
Mattocks 56' | Report | Strandberg 85', 87' | Stadium: IMG Academy |
The following table shows D.C. United's first-round picks in the MLS SuperDraft:
Draft | Pick | Player | Position | From | Notes |
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2014 | 2 | Steve Birnbaum | Defender | California Orange County Blue Star | [R1 trade 1] |
2015 | 17 | Miguel Aguilar | Forward | San Francisco Portland Timbers U23s | |
2016 | 11 | Julian Büscher (GA) | Midfielder | Syracuse K-W United FC | [R1 trade 2] |
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