D.C. United 2009 football season
The 2009 D.C. United season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009 with a 2-2 draw at the Los Angeles Galaxy and ended on October 22, 2009 at the Kansas City Wizards by the same 2-2 scoreline.
Off-season [ ]
D.C. United was involved in the following off-season activity:[2]
Draft [ ]
The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009. With draft order determined by regular and post-season record, United received the sixth pick in each round. Additionally, United acquired the Colorado Rapids ' first-round pick (#7 overall) and Houston Dynamo 's second-round (#26 overall). United's fourth-round (#51 overall) pick went to Colorado.
Player
Position
Pick overall (round)
Previous club
Rodney Wallace
M
#6 (1st)
University of Maryland
Chris Pontius
M/F
#7 (1st)
UC Santa Barbara
Milos Kocic
GK
#21 (2nd)
Loyola College in Maryland
Lyle Adams
DF
#26 (2nd)
Wake Forest University Central Florida Kraze
Brandon Barklage
M/F
#36 (3rd)
Saint Louis University Chicago Fire Premier
Re-signings [ ]
Signings [ ]
Andrew Jacobson – February 10
Dejan Jakovic – February 27
Brandon Barklage – March 3
Anthony Peters – March 3
Milos Kocic – March 12
Released [ ]
Marcelo Gallardo – January 30
Waived [ ]
Transactions [ ]
Date
Pos.
Name
From
Exchange
February 9
M
Christian Gomez International roster spot Salary cap considerations
Colorado Rapids
Ivan Guerrero Designated Player roster spot2010 MLS SuperDraft second-round pick
March 10[2]
GK
Josh Wicks
Los Angeles Galaxy
Conditional MLS SuperDraft pick
March 27[3]
M
John DiRaimondo
Waivers from Colorado Rapids
Loaned [ ]
Squad [ ]
First-team squad [ ]
As of August 25, 2009. [5] For recent transfers, see List of transfers for the 2009 Major League Soccer season .
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Season transactions [ ]
Trades [ ]
Date
Pos.
Name
From
Exchange
April 23[6]
DF
Avery John
New England Revolution
Conditional MLS SuperDraft pick
Waived [ ]
April 23 – Francis Doe [6]
Statistical leaders [ ]
Last updated 4 May 2009 [7]
Goals
Assists
Minutes
Fouls committed
Fouls suffered
Santino Quaranta – 40
Ben Olsen – 35
Chris Pontius – 35
Club [ ]
Management [ ]
Position
Staff
General Manager
Dave Kasper
Manager
Tom Soehn
Assistant manager
Mark Simpson
Assistant manager
Chad Ashton
Athletic trainer
Equipment manager
Other information [ ]
Owner
D.C. United Holdings
Ground (capacity and dimensions)
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (56,692 / N/A)
Source: D.C. United
Competitions [ ]
Key
Win
Tie
Loss
Overall [ ]
Updated to match played October 18, 2008 Source: Competitions
Preseason [ ]
D.C. United v Vejle Boldklub
February 5, 2009 D.C. United 1–4 Vejle Boldklub show Washington, D.C. USA
N'Silu 49'
Report
17' 33' 44' 80'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
D.C. United v Columbus Crew
February 10, 2009 D.C. United 2–1 Columbus Crew show Washington, D.C. USA
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Puerto Rico Islanders v D.C. United
Carolina Challenge Cup [ ]
See also: Carolina Challenge Cup 2009
D.C. United v Real Salt Lake
March 7, 2009 D.C. United 0–3 Real Salt Lake show Charleston, South Carolina , USA
Jakovic 24'
Report
Escalada Movsisyan Williams
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Major League Soccer [ ]
See also: 2009 Major League Soccer season
Standings [ ]
Eastern Conference
Pos
Club
Pts
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
1
Columbus Crew
49
30
13
7
10
41
31
+10
2
Chicago Fire
45
30
11
7
12
39
34
+5
3
New England Revolution
42
30
11
10
9
33
37
−4
4
D.C. United
40
30
9
8
13
43
44
−1
5
Toronto FC
39
30
10
11
9
37
46
−9
6
Kansas City Wizards
33
30
8
13
9
33
42
−9
7
New York Red Bulls
21
30
5
19
6
27
47
−20
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
Overall table
Source:[citation needed ]
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup , as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship . If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
^Note 2 - The winner of the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 (Real Salt Lake) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage . The runner-up of MLS Cup 2009 (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round .
^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England).
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
30
40
9
8
13
43
44
−1
7
3
5
19
14
+5
2
5
8
24
30
−6
Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ground A H H A H A H A H A H A H H A A A H A A A H A A H H H H H A Result T W W L T W W T T T T L W W T L T W T L L T W T W L L L W T
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source:
D.C. United A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
L = Loss;
T = Tie
Match results [ ]
Los Angeles Galaxy v D.C. United
March 22, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 D.C. United show Carson, California USA
Donovan 80' (pen) Donovan 85'
Report
Gomez 44' Pontius 62'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,013 Referee: Jair Marrufo
D.C. United v Chicago Fire
March 28, 2009 D.C. United 1–1 Chicago Fire show Washington, D.C. USA
Emilio 7' Olsen 30' Jakovic 79' Burch 91+'
Report [permanent dead link ]
Nyarko 53'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 15,895 Referee: Mark Geiger
D.C. United v Houston Dynamo
April 4, 2009 D.C. United 1–0 Houston Dynamo show Washington, D.C. USA
Emilio 47' Moreno 71'
Report
Barrett 49' James 86'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 12,594 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Real Salt Lake v D.C. United
April 11, 2009 Real Salt Lake 2–1 D.C. United show Sandy, Utah USA
Morales 15' Wingert 25' Borchers 35' Olave 40' Morales 80'
Report
Emilio 38' Gomez 39' Burch 75' McTavish 91+'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,793 Referee: Kevin Stott
D.C. United v New England Revolution
April 17, 2009 D.C. United 1–1 New England Revolution show Washington, D.C. USA
Olsen 74' Olsen 91+'
Report
Joseph 50' Thompson 74' Joseph 92+'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,441 Referee: Jair Marrufo
New York Red Bulls v D.C. United
April 26, 2009 New York Red Bulls 2–3 D.C. United show East Rutherford, New Jersey USA
Angel 68' Richards 74' Richards 78'
Report
Wallace 21' Simms 34' Jacobson 53' Wallace 68' Emilio 90' Pontius 91+'
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,303 Referee: Steven DePiero
D.C. United v FC Dallas
May 2, 2009 D.C. United 2–1 FC Dallas show Washington, D.C. USA
Rocha 28' Cooper 45' 65'
Report
Jakovic 62'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,225 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Kansas City Wizards v D.C. United
May 6, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 1–1 D.C. United show Kansas City, Kansas USA
Jewsbury 23' Wolff 52' Watson 56' Espinoza 82'
Report
Wallace 27' Barklage 29' John 71'
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,077 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
Chivas USA v D.C. United
May 16, 2009 Chivas USA 2–2 D.C. United show Carson, California USA
Galindo 25' Lillingston 43' Stepanovic 69'
Report
Simms 36' Namoff 72' Emilio 77' Jakovic 84' Quaranta 85'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,223 Referee: Mark Geiger
D.C. United v Real Salt Lake
May 23, 2009 D.C. United 0–0 Real Salt Lake show Washington, D.C. USA
Report
Russell 37'
Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 16,089 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
New England Revolution v D.C. United
May 30, 2009 New England Revolution 2–1 D.C. United show East Rutherford, New Jersey USA
Joseph 55' Heaps 80' Barnes 84' Ralston 90' (pen)
Report
Pontius 21' Fred 36' Wallace 46+' Wicks 81' McTavish 89'
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 15,271 Referee: Hilario Grejeda
D.C. United v New York Red Bulls
June 4, 2009 D.C. United 2–0 New York Red Bulls show Washington, D.C. USA
Simms 27' Quaranta 36' Emilio 60' Emilio 64' Moreno 93+' (pen. )
Report
Wolyniec 94+'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,226 Referee: Terry Vaughn
D.C. United v Chicago Fire
June 13, 2009 D.C. United 2–1 Chicago Fire show Washington, D.C. USA
Moreno 24' (pen. ) Gomez 41' Gomez 74'
Report
Busch 22' Thorrington 27' Pappa 33' Conde 40' Pause 70'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,369 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Seattle Sounders FC v D.C. United
June 17, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 3–3 D.C. United show Seattle, Washington USA19:30 PST
Alonso 38' Burch 45' (o.g. ) Montero 57'
Report
Pontius 34' Gomez 63' Jakovic 84' Marshall 87' (o.g. ) Namoff 92+'
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 29,104 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Colorado Rapids v D.C. United
Columbus Crew v D.C. United
July 4, 2009 Columbus Crew 1–1 D.C. United show Columbus, Ohio USA
Moreno 12' Moreno 59' Ekpo 74' Lenhart 92+'
Report
Gomez 33' Olsen 60' N'Silu 80'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,370 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
D.C. United v Colorado Rapids
July 18, 2009 D.C. United 3–1 Colorado Rapids show Washington, D.C. USA
Fred 29' Moreno 47' (pen. ) Namoff 56' Emilio 61'
Report
Namoff 14' (o.g. ) Mastroeni 48' Casey 84'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,248 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
San Jose Earthquakes v D.C. United
July 25, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 D.C. United show Santa Clara, California USA
Hernandez 22' Johnson 36' Glen 62' (pen. )
Report
Gomez 3' (pen. ) Gomez 21' Olsen 60' Wallace 62'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,022 Referee: Kevin Stott
Houston Dynamo v D.C. United
August 1, 2009 Houston Dynamo 4–3 D.C. United show Houston, Texas , USA
Davis 36' Ching 36' 38' Holden 45' 66' Davis 49'
Report
Olsen 20' Gomez 45' Emilio 49' 87' Pontius 73' Fred 74'
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 14,694 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
D.C. United v Los Angeles Galaxy
August 22, 2009 D.C. United 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy show Washington, D.C. USA
Olsen 10' Wallace 68'
Report
Donovan 31' Magee 54'
Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 22,134 Referee: Mark Geiger
Chicago Fire v D.C. United
D.C. United v Kansas City Wizards
September 9, 2009 D.C. United 1–0 Kansas City Wizards show Washington, D.C. USA
Gomez 27' Emilio 39' John 84' Wicks 93+'
Report [permanent dead link ]
Harrington 69' Besler 74' Myers 81' 86'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,033 Referee: Terry Vaughn
D.C. United v Seattle Sounders FC
September 12, 2009 D.C. United 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC show Washington, D.C. USA19:30 EST
Wallace 54' Wallace 57' Quaranta 62' John 93+'
Report
Zakuani 5' Montero 84'
Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 19,592 Referee: Silviu Petrescu
D.C. United v San Jose Earthquakes
September 27, 2009 D.C. United 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes show Washington, D.C. USA
Moreno 26' Wallace 54' Pontius 68'
Report
McDonald 28' Sanchez 58' Johnson 73'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,375 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
D.C. United v Chivas USA
October 3, 2009 D.C. United 0–2 Chivas USA show Washington, D.C. USA
Moreno 56' James 63' Olsen 65' Pontius 84'
Report
Kocic 32' (o.g. ) Padilla 53' Cuesta 65'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 24,175 Referee: Kevin Stott
D.C. United v Columbus Crew
October 17, 2009 D.C. United 1–0 Columbus Crew show Washington, D.C. USA
McTavish 6' Emilio 17'
Report
Renteria 83'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 16,274 Referee: Alex Prus
Kansas City Wizards v D.C. United
October 22, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 2–2 D.C. United show Kansas City, Kansas USA
Hercegfalvi 25' Kamara 30' Marquess 65' Lopez 92+' (pen. )
Report [permanent dead link ]
Moreno 67' Olsen 73' James 82' Fred 92+'
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
CONCACAF Champions League [ ]
Group standings [ ]
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Toluca
6
4
1
1
15
4
+11
13
Marathón
6
4
0
2
12
14
−2
12
D.C. United
6
3
1
2
12
8
+4
10
San Juan Jabloteh
6
0
0
6
4
17
−13
0
Preliminary round [ ]
Group stage [ ]
D.C. United v Toluca
San Juan Jabloteh v D.C. United
D.C. United v Marathón
September 24, 2009 Group Stage D.C. United 3–0 Marathón show Washington, D.C. , United States 20:00
Emilio 47' , 71' Moreno 55'
Report [permanent dead link ]
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 5,280 Referee: Silviu Petsrecu (Canada)
D.C. United v San Juan Jabloteh
September 30, 2009 Group Stage D.C. United 5–1 San Juan Jabloteh show Washington, D.C. , United States 20:00
Gómez 13' , 68' Fred 30' Khumalo 43' , 90'
Report [permanent dead link ]
Britto 83'
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 3,411 Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)
Toluca v D.C. United
U.S. Open Cup [ ]
D.C. United v FC Dallas
March 28, 2009 Qualification D.C. United 2–0 FC Dallas show Washington, D.C. USA
Fred 21' Barklage 66'
Report
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Jeff Gontarek
D.C. United v New York Red Bulls
May 20, 2009 Qualification D.C. United 5–3 New York Red Bulls show Washington, D.C. USA19:00 EDT
Pontius 8' , 52' Khumalo 18' Barklage 21' Fred 28'
Report
Richards 44' Rojas 48' , 61' (pen. )
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,056 Referee: Mark Kadlecik
D.C. United v Ocean City Barons
June 30, 2009 Third Round D.C. United 2–0 Ocean City Barons show Boyds, Maryland USA7:30 pm EDT
Gómez 74' N'Silu 93'
Report [permanent dead link ]
67'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Jeff Gontarek (USA )
D.C. United v Harrisburg City Islanders
D.C. United v Seattle Sounders
September 2, 2009 Final D.C. United 1–2 Seattle Sounders show Washington, D.C. USA
Wicks 69' Simms 89'
Report
Ianni 25' González 49' Montero 67' Vagenas 79' Levesque 86'
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 17,329 Referee: Alex Prus
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Out [ ]
24
FW
Brandon Barklage
TBD
Option declined
November 29, 2011
[9]
Loan in [ ]
No.
Pos.
Player
Loaned From
Start
End
Source
Loan out [ ]
No.
Pos.
Player
Loaned To
Start
End
Source
References [ ]
^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009" . ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009 .
^ Jump up to: a b Transactions Archived 2009-03-22 at the Wayback Machine D.C. United
^ Goff, Steven. United Acquires DiRaimondo , Washington Post 27 March 2009. Accessed 1 May 2009.
^ D.C. United to loan out Gonzalo Peralta Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine , D.C. United. January 22, 2009. Retrieved on May 5, 2009
^ "D.C. United Roster" . Major League Soccer . June 14, 2009. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009 .
^ Jump up to: a b D.C. United signs defender Avery John Archived 2009-04-28 at the Wayback Machine D.C. United, 23 April 2009. Retrieved on 4 May 2009
^ [1] D.C. United
^ "D.C. United sign defender Dejan Jakovic" . DCUnited.com. February 27, 2009. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012 .
^ Sheldon, Kyle (November 29, 2011). "United players eligible for Stage 1 Re-Entry Draft" . D.C. United . DCUnited.com. Retrieved December 1, 2011 .
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