List of D.C. United seasons

United played at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., from 1996 through the 2017 season. The stadium is pictured in 2004.

D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996. Over the club's history, D.C. United has been considered to be the flagship franchise of MLS winning 13 international and domestic titles. Domestically, United has won the U.S. Open Cup thrice, and holds an MLS record for most MLS Cup and MLS Supporters' Shields apiece, winning each honor four times. ^[1] United was also the first club to win both the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup consecutively. ^[2]

On the international stage, D.C. United has competed in both the CONCACAF Champions League and its predecessor the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The club is also the only American soccer club to ever compete in a CONMEBOL competition, participating in the 2005 and 2007 editions of the Copa Sudamericana. In 1998, the club won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. ^{[3] [4]} Subsequently, United won the now-defunct Copa Interamericana, a competition between the CONCACAF on CONMEBOL champion that year to determine the best soccer club in the Americas. In the 1998, and final edition of the Copa Interamericana, D.C. United defeated Vasco da Gama of Brazil to take the title. ^[5]

Key

Key to competitions

Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996. U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914. CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.

Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Last Wooden Spoon ♦ MLS Golden Boot   Highest average attendance Italics Ongoing competition

Key to league record Season = The year and article of the season Div = Division/level on pyramid League = League name Pld = Games played W = Games won L = Games lost D = Games drawn GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Pts = Points PPG = Points per game Conf. = Conference position Overall = League position

Key to cup record DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NH = Competition not held or canceled QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round R5 = Fifth round Ro16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarterfinals SF = Semifinals F = Final RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League									Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental			Inter- continental	Average attendance [a]	Top goalscorer(s) [b]
	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall			CCL	LC	Other(s)			Name(s)	Goals
1996	32	16	16	0	62	56	+6	46	1.44	2nd	3rd	W	W	DNE	NH	–	DNQ	15,262	Raúl Díaz Arce	24
1997	32	21	11	0	70	53	+17	55	1.72	1st	1st	W	RU	SF				16,698	Jamie Moreno	17
1998	32	24	8	0	74	48	+26	58	1.81	1st	2nd	RU	DNQ	W			Copa Interamericana (W)	16,077	Roy Lassiter	18
1999	32	23	9	0	65	43	+22	57	1.78	1st	1st	W	Ro16	3rd			DNQ	17,419	Roy Lassiter	18
2000	32	8	18	6	44	63	–19	30	0.94	4th	11th	DNQ	QF	4th				18,580	Jamie Moreno	12
2001	26	8	16	2	42	50	−8	26	1.00	4th	10th		SF	NH		Giants Cup (RU)		21,518	Abdul Conteh	14
2002	28	9	14	5	31	40	−9	32	1.14	5th	10th		DNQ	Ro16		–		16,519	Ali Curtis Bobby Convey	5
2003	30	10	11	9	38	36	+2	39	1.30	4th	7th	QF	SF	DNQ				15,565	Dema Kovalenko Marco Etcheverry	6
2004	30	11	10	9	43	42	+1	42	1.31	2nd	4th	W	Ro16					17,232	Alecko Eskandarian	14
2005	32	16	10	6	58	37	+21	54	1.69	2nd	3rd	QF	QF	SF			Copa Sudamericana (Ro16)	16,664	Jamie Moreno	17
2006	32	15	7	10	52	38	+14	55	1.72	1st	1st	SF	SF	DNQ			DNQ	18,251	Christian Gómez	16
2007	30	16	7	7	56	34	+22	55	1.83	1st	1st	QF	Ro16	SF		SuperLiga (SF)	Copa Sudamericana (Ro16)	20,967	Luciano Emilio	24♦ [c]
2008	30	11	15	4	43	51	−8	37	1.23	6th	10th	DNQ	W	SF		SuperLiga (GS)	DNQ	19,835	Luciano Emilio	16
2009	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1	40	1.33	4th	10th		RU	GS		–		10,053	Luciano Emilio	13
2010	30	6	20	4	21	47	−26	22	0.73	8th	16th		SF	GS				14,532	Danny Allsopp	8
2011	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3	39	1.15	6th	13th		QR2	DNQ				15,181	Dwayne De Rosario	13♦ [d]
2012	34	17	10	7	53	43	+10	58	1.71	2nd	3rd	SF	Ro16					13,846	Chris Pontius	12
2013	34	3	24	7	22	59	−37	16	0.47	10th	19th	DNQ	W					13,646	Dwayne de Rosario	8
2014	34	17	9	8	52	37	+15	59	1.74	1st	3rd	QF	R3					17,030	Fabian Espindola	8
2015	34	15	13	6	43	45	−2	51	1.50	4th	8th	QF	Ro16	QF				19,371	Jairo Arrieta	9
2016	34	11	10	13	53	47	+6	46	1.35	4th	10th	R1	Ro16	QF				17,081	Lamar Neagle	9
2017	34	9	20	5	31	60	−29	32	0.94	11th	21st	DNQ	Ro16	DNQ				17,904	Luciano Acosta	5
2018	34	14	11	9	60	50	+10	51	1.50	4th	9th	R1	Ro16					17,635	Wayne Rooney	12
2019	34	13	11	10	42	38	+4	50	1.47	5th	10th	R1	Ro16		DNE			17,744	Wayne Rooney	13
2020	23	5	12	6	25	41	−16	21	0.91	13th	24th	DNQ	NH		Ro16 / NH			17,058	Ola Kamara	5
2021	34	14	15	5	56	54	+2	47	1.38	8th	16th		NH		DNQ			12,791	Ola Kamara	19
2022	34	7	21	6	36	71	−35	27	0.87	14th	28th		R4		DNQ			16,256	Taxiarchis Fountas	12
2023	34	10	14	10	45	49	−4	40	1.18	12th	23rd		R4		Ro32			17,540	Christian Benteke	14
2024	34	10	14	10	52	70	–18	40	1.18	10th	21st		DNQ		Ro32			18,137	Christian Benteke	25♦
Total [6]	923	357	376	190	1,361	1,398	–37	1,225	1.33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Jamie Moreno	162

Notes

1. Average attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
3. Emilio won the MLS Golden Boot (20 goals)
4. De Rosario won the MLS Golden Boot (1 goal for Toronto, 2 goals for Red Bulls, 13 goals for D.C.)

References

1. "D.C. United Stats and History". FBref. Sports Reference.
2. "History & Tradition". D.C. United. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
3. "SOCCER – CONCACAF CUP; D.C. United Wins Tournament". The New York Times . August 17, 1998. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
4. Torres
5. "D.C. United downs Vasco da Gama to take InterAmerican Cup". CNN/SI. December 7, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
6. MLS Communications Department, Elias Sports Bureau (February 17, 2025). "2025 Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 9. Retrieved February 23, 2025.

General

• MLS statistics sourced to:Litterer, David. "Major League Soccer". RSSSF . Retrieved July 13, 2011.
• U.S. Open Cup statistics sourced to:Hikala, Josh. "1995 – present (Pro Era)". TheCup.us. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
• CONCACAF statistics sourced to:Torres, Steven. "CONCACAF Champions Cup and Champions League History" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
• Top scorers sourced to: "Statistics". Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 13, 2011.