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 | ![]() | 1996–2002; 2004–2010 | 329 (41) | 30 (7) | 32 (1) | 36 (3) | 427 |
2 | ![]() | 1998–2009 | 221 (21) | 11 (4) | 22 | 29 (2) | 283 |
3 | ![]() | 2014–2024 | 254 (13) | 6 | 8 | 8 (1) | 276 |
4 | ![]() | 2001–2010 | 195 (16) | 22 (6) | 12 | 31 (7) | 260 |
5 | ![]() | 2010–2017, 2018– | 228 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 245 |
6 | ![]() | 1996–2003 | 191 (11) | 11 | 23 | 16 (1) | 241 |
7 | ![]() | 2005–2012 | 182 (35) | 16 (7) | 5 (3) | 26 (6) | 229 |
8 | ![]() | 2005–2007; 2014–2017 | 188 (4) | 8 (1) | 10 (1) | 16 (1) | 222 |
9 | ![]() | 1996–2000, 2002 | 169 (5) | 8 (1) | 22 | 14 | 213 |
10 | ![]() | 2012–2018 | 180 (19) | 8 (2) | 10 | 4 | 202 |
11 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 1996–2002; 2004–2010 | 131 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 162 |
2 | ![]() | 2004–2007; 2009 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 62 |
3 | ![]() | 1996–1997; 2000–2001 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 60 |
4 | ![]() | 2007–2009 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 56 |
5 | ![]() | 1998–1999; 2002 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 49 |
6 | ![]() | 1996–2002 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 40 |
7 | ![]() | 2009–2015 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
8 | ![]() | 1998–2009 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 35 |
t9 | ![]() | 2011–2013 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
t9 | ![]() | 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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![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
![]() | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | −4 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | −7 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 |
May 23, 2001 | D.C. United ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Washington, D.C. |
12:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
November 17, 2001 | D.C. United ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Washington, D.C. |
12:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
June 23, 2002 | D.C. United ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Washington, D.C., United States |
16:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium |
October 17, 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | London, England |
00:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
October 26, 2002 | D.C. United ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Washington, D.C., United States |
16:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium |
May 14, 2003 | D.C. United ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Washington, D.C. United States |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
July 23, 2003 | D.C. United ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Washington, D.C. United States |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
August 31, 2003 | D.C. United ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Washington, D.C. United States |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
March 2, 2006 | Getafe ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Getafe, Spain |
12:00 UTC−5 | Jajá ![]() Güiza ![]() Nano ![]() | Report | Filomeno ![]() | Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez |
July 12, 2006 | D.C. United ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Washington, D.C. |
17:00 UTC−5 | Adu ![]() Walker ![]() Boswell ![]() Metcalf ![]() Stokes ![]() | Report | Miller ![]() | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 15,223 Referee: Alex Prus |
August 9, 2006 | Real Madrid ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Seattle |
17:00 UTC−5 | Cassano ![]() | Report | Eskandarian ![]() | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 66,830 |
February 5, 2009 | D.C. United ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Washington, D.C. USA |
N'Silu ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium |
February 21, 2009 | Puerto Rico Islanders ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
Arrieta ![]() | Report (in Spanish) | Gómez ![]() Simms ![]() | Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium |
March 10, 2010 | Santos Laguna ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Torreón, Mexico |
7:30 pm | Torres ![]() Quintero ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 30,050 |
May 28, 2010 | D.C. United ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Washington, D.C., USA |
19:30 | Emilio ![]() Pontius ![]() Allsopp ![]() Barklage ![]() | Report | Oddo ![]() | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 30,367 |
June 19, 2010 | D.C. United ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Washington, D.C., USA |
19:30 | Cristman ![]() | Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 10,240 Referee: Michael Donovan |
July 24, 2010 | D.C. United ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Washington, D.C., USA |
19:30 | Allsopp ![]() Quaranta ![]() Hernández ![]() James ![]() | Report | Mullins ![]() | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,891 |
May 22, 2011 | D.C. United ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Washington, D.C., USA |
19:30 EDT | Brettschneider ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 10,278 Referee: Mark Geiger |
July 23, 2011 | D.C. United ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Washington, D.C., USA |
19:30 EDT | Pontius ![]() | Report (D.C.) Report (Everton) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,789 |
February 2, 2012 | D.C. United ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Bradenton, Florida |
10:30 UTC-5 | Kitchen ![]() Richter ![]() | Report | Friberg ![]() | Stadium: IMG Academy |
July 28, 2012 | D.C. United ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Washington, D.C. |
19:30 UTC-5 | De Rosario ![]() | Report | Ibrahimović ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Bradenton, Florida |
11:00 UTC-5 | White ![]() Nane ![]() | Report | Friberg ![]() | Stadium: IMG Academy |
July 12, 2013 | D.C. United ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Ruiz ![]() | Report | Coronado ![]() | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
December 6, 2013 | Persib Bandung ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Bandung |
5:30 EST | Konaté ![]() Firman ![]() | Seaton ![]() | Stadium: Jalak Harupat Soreang Stadium |
December 8, 2013 | Arema ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Malang |
6:00 EST | Stadium: Kanjuruhan Stadium |
July 26, 2014 | D.C. United ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Jacksonville, Florida |
18:00 EDT | Report | Dembélé ![]() | Stadium: EverBank Field |
February 3, 2015 | D.C. United ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Bradenton, Florida |
1:00p.m. EST | Arnaud ![]() Metzger ![]() ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 6, 2015 | D.C. United ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Bradenton, Florida |
12:00p.m. EST | Driver ![]() Arrieta ![]() | Berget ![]() | Stadium: IMG Academy |
January 29, 2016 | Elfsborg ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Bradenton |
19:00 EDT | Claesson ![]() | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 2, 2016 | J-Södra ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Bradenton |
15:00 EDT | Cibicki ![]() Siwe ![]() | Espíndola ![]() Aguilar ![]() | Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 8, 2016 | D.C. United ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Bradenton |
16:00 EST | Birnbaum ![]() Sarvas ![]() Franklin ![]() Acosta ![]() Le Toux ![]() | Report | Aasmundsen ![]() | Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 8, 2018 | D.C. United ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Bradenton, Florida |
Mattocks ![]() | Report | Strandberg ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Defender | California Orange County Blue Star | [R1 trade 1] |
2015 | 17 | ![]() | Forward | San Francisco Portland Timbers U23s | |
2016 | 11 | ![]() | Midfielder | Syracuse K-W United FC | [R1 trade 2] |