2014 D.C. United season

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D.C. United
2014 season
D.C. United 1998 wordmark.svg
General managerDave Kasper
Head coachBen Olsen
StadiumRFK Stadium
MLSEastern Conference: 1st
Overall: 3rd
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference semifinals
U.S. Open CupFourth round
CONCACAF Champions LeagueQuarterfinals
Atlantic CupWinners
Carolina Challenge CupWinners
Highest home attendance53,267 vs. Columbus
Lowest home attendance1,904 vs. Tauro
Average home league attendanceRegular season: 17,030
Playoffs:—
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The 2014 D.C. United season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their nineteenth in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Outside of MLS regular season play, the club is going to be participating in the 2014 U.S. Open Cup, in which they are the defending champions, as well as the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League. It is United's first appearance in the Champions League since the 2009–10 campaign. Ahead of the MLS regular season campaign, United will participate in the 2014 Carolina Challenge Cup.

Background[]

Pre-season[]

After an abysmal 2013 campaign that saw the team break several negative MLS records, the team swapped out over half of its roster. Several starters from 2013 were released or simply let go, including starters like Lionard Pajoy, Dwayne De Rosario, and James Riley among others. In their place, the team gathered several players from other teams, including Davy Arnaud from Montreal, Bobby Boswell from Houston, and Eddie Johnson from Seattle.

Ben Olsen and Dave Kasper were allowed to stay on as Head Coach and General Manager (respectively) of the team.

By the time the first match of the MLS season came around, only 4 of the starting 11 had stayed with the team from last year. Unfortunately, prospective starting midfielder Chris Pontius suffered a serious hamstring injury and was pronounced out for most of the season. His spot was given to fellow midfielder Perry Kitchen.

March[]

The season started on a bad note, with a relatively new Columbus Crew beating a disorganized D.C. United side at home 3-0, and then a 1-0 loss to a surprisingly hot Toronto FC side. However, the team began showing signs of life in a home game against the Chicago Fire. Though the game ended in a 2-2 draw, the newly signed Fabian Espindola and the promoted Kitchen helped to give D.C. United a 2-1 lead in the second half, something the team had not had in MLS season play in awhile.

April[]

D.C. United went on a roll, adding a 3-0-1 tally throughout the month. Former Chicago Fire midfielder Chris Rolfe, signed to shore up the midfield in the absence of Pontius, made an immediate impact in his first game with the team. In a game against the New England Revolution, he scored a brace in the closing seconds of stoppage time, contributing to the team's 2-0 victory. DC then tacked on another victory against the New York Red Bulls, as the team's defense–--combined with some lucky breaks---managed to hold on to a one-goal lead for most of the match.

DC almost won a third straight match at Columbus in a rematch against the Crew, but for a mistake by Espindola which led to a goal by Crew forward Hector Jiménez that allowed them to tie the match near the end of the second half. DC ended up settling for a draw. Back at home, DC would get a crushing victory after an early red card on an FC Dallas player allowed the team, led by Espindola, to rack up a 4-1 victory.

May[]

Poor marking on defense and an anemic offense allowed the struggling Portland Timbers to sneak away with a 3-2 victory in the dying seconds of the match. It was a familiar tune that would repeat itself over the next few games as D.C. United barely held on to a 1-0 victory in Philadelphia, and managed to salvage a 1-1 draw against the cellar-dwelling Montreal Impact thanks to DC forward Eddie Johnson scoring his first goal on the season. The team did much better in their following match against Houston, getting a 2-0 victory at home. Then they fell apart in the second half of a match against the Revolution in Foxboro, losing both the game 2-1 and Johnson to a red card suspension.

Back home against Sporting KC, the team held on to an Espindola goal to win the match 1-0, but starting defender Jeff Parke left the game due to a foot injury. He would be replaced by rookie defender Steve Birnbaum.

June[]

After a friendly between Spain and El Salvador, D.C. United played the second half of a doubleheader of soccer action in FedExField in Landover, against the Columbus Crew. The game ended in a 0-0 draw, with Espindola chipping a penalty kick right into the opposing goalkeeper's hands in the final minutes of play. A few days later, the team travelled to Montreal and beat the Impact 4-2, with Luis Silva earning his first-ever hat trick for the team. Unfortunately, Espindola suffered an MCL sprain during this match, and would be sidelined for at least 8 weeks.

Following this game, the entire league took two weeks off for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, as many of its star players were busy playing for their respective national teams in the Cup. During this break, D.C. United played a match in the fourth round of the 2014 U.S. Open Cup against the Rochester Rhinos, but unlike last year, Ben Olsen downplayed the significance of the tournament and fielded a team of mostly reserve players. The team was eliminated in a quiet 1-0 defeat, the only highlight of the match for DC was Birnbaum being sent off in the 60th minute.

On the 28th, D.C. United resumed league play against the Seattle Sounders, where they lost 1-0 at home.

July[]

At the start of the month, Christian mutually terminated his contract with the team, claiming that he did not feel comfortable playing in Washington and wished to go back to Spain. His spot on the starting lineup was taken by Chris Korb.

Four days later, DC travelled to Toronto and won 2-1, thanks to a pair of stylish goals from midfielders Perry Kitchen and Nick DeLeon. Afterwards, the team travelled to San Jose to face the Earthquakes, and managed to win 2-1 thanks to a combination of a successful Eddie Johnson penalty kick and Bill Hamid making miraculous saves in the dying minutes of the match. The team travelled back home to Washington to face the surging Chivas USA, and defeated them 3-1. Johnson scored his third goal of the season (and second from a penalty kick) in that match. During this time, Parke recovered from his foot injury, but immediately suffered painful migraine headaches that kept him on the sidelines.

On the 26th, the team travelled to Jacksonville to play a friendly against Fulham F.C., as an opening act for the newly expanded EverBank Field. While fielding a team of reserves, DC lost 3-0 as Moussa Dembélé scored a hat trick on the team and DC goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra tore his Achilles tendon, ending his season prematurely. Kyle Porter and Alex Caskey also left the game with injuries.

A few days later, DC acquired Kofi Opare from the LA Galaxy in a trade and defeated Toronto 3-0 at home.

August[]

D.C. United began August with a pair of road losses, but the team recovered to post some strong results and finished the month on top of the Eastern Conference standings. With Chris Korb out, Taylor Kemp made his first start at left back. Despite an early yellow card on Kemp, D.C. United seemed poised to take a rare point in Houston, when Will Bruin beat Kemp and Birnbaum to get on the end of a long pass in added time and scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win for the Dynamo. D.C. United next traveled to Utah to play Real Salt Lake. Although Espindola returned to action in the second half after a prolonged injury absence, RSL scored 3 times in the first half to hand DC its second straight loss. Eddie Johnson received a red card and so would miss the next MLS match.

A Sunday night match at RFK saw D.C. United break out of a scoring slump, with 4 goals against the Colorado Rapids. Luis Silva scored twice, including one off Kemp's first MLS assist. Rolfe and Espindola had the other goals. Three nights later, a lineup that featured Eddie Johnson and 10 D.C. United reserves opened up the team's group play in the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League with a 1-0 home win against Jamaican side Waterhouse FC on an early goal by Johnson.

United went on the road for a game 3 nights later against division-leading Sporting Kansas City. With first-half goals by Espindola, Rolfe and Kitchen, DC surprised SKC by a 3-0 score to take over the top spot in the MLS Eastern Conference. Coach Ben Olsen rested several starters on a road match in Los Angeles, and the team suffered a hard loss, losing 4-1 to the LA Galaxy. 4 days later, D.C. United rebounded at home, riding goals by Silva and Espindola to a 2-0 win over New York Red Bulls, leaving D.C. United 4 points clear in the Eastern Conference race.

September[]

Before heading out on the road for a match against Vancouver Whitecaps, D.C. United added a Ghana international, Samuel Inkoom. Once again, DC started the month slowly, with a draw in Vancouver, followed four days later by a heartbreaking road loss to New York Red Bulls. United lost Chris Rolfe to a broken arm injury suffered in practice prior to the game against NYRB. Despite playing a man down for most of the match after Espindola was red-carded, United seemed destined to hold on for a draw until Lloyd Sam's stoppage-time goal won the night for the Red Bulls. The game marked the first MLS action of the season for Pontius, who came on as a second-half substitute.

With Espindola forced to miss the next MLS match, Olsen started Espindola in the return match against Waterhouse FC in Jamaica in CONCACAF group play. Espindola had both D.C. United goals in a 2-1 win for the MLS team.

Next, D.C. United traveled to Chicago to play the Chicago Fire, and the DC team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to get a point in a 3-3 draw. DC went ahead 3-2 on a pair of goals by Silva and a goal by Boswell before the team once again lost points on a late goal by the Fire.

The team returned to RFK for another CONCACAF Champions League match, this time facing struggling Panamanian side Tauro FC. With goals by Johnson and Pontius, and an assist by Inkoom, D.C. United earned a 2-0 win over Tauro, and clinched the top spot in the group and a place in the quarterfinals.

When the team resumed MLS action four days after the Tauro match, DC fans turned out in big numbers, with the biggest home crowd in nearly two years. 19,478 fans watched D.C. United defeat the Philadelphia Union on a header for a goal by Silva. The assist went to Korb, who was playing in his first MLS match since injuring his hamstring on August 9.

October[]

Pontius made his first MLS start of the year for a home match against Sporting Kansas City. The goalless draw was enough for D.C. United to clinch a playoff berth. The good news kept coming for D.C. United, as the team next won for the first time ever in Houston, defeating the Dynamo 3-1 on goals by Kemp, Espindola and Johnson. The one sour note for DC was a hamstring injury suffered by Silva after play had resumed following a lengthy rain delay.

On October 18, D.C. United completed its worst-to-first turnaround. A 2-1 home win before a sellout crowd at RFK clinched first place and the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Pontius scored his first league goal in over a year, and Johnson capped off the scoring for D.C. United.

Three days later, a team of reserves traveled to Panama. A fluke goal on a ball that ricocheted off Conor Shanosky's head was enough for a 1-0 D.C. United win. This win meant that D.C. United earned the full 12 points, the only team in group play to do so. As a result, United gained the top seed heading into the quarterfinal round of CONCACAF Champions League play in February 2015.

The final match of the regular season took United across the northern border, where the team fell behind to the Montreal Impact on a goal by Marco Di Vaio in his final game. A late goal by Espindola got a point for D.C. United, closing out the regular season as the first place team in the Eastern Conference and in third-place overall in the MLS Supporters Shield race. United completed the largest turnaround in points from one MLS season to the next.

November[]

An injury-depleted D.C. United squad traveled to Red Bull Arena for a playoff match against New York Red Bulls. United fell 2-0 on goals by Bradley Wright-Phillips and . Needing at least two goals in the return match at RFK, D.C. United got a first half goal from Nick DeLeon to set the stage for an improbable comeback. However, another goal by Luyindula, on an assist by Thierry Henry, sealed D.C. United's fate. A late goal by Sean Franklin was not nearly enough to send the home-and-home series to overtime, as NYRB defeated D.C. United by an aggregate 3-2 score.

December[]

Awards season saw D.C. United get several honors. Bobby Boswell was named MLS Defender of the Year. Bill Hamid was MLS Goalie of the Year and Ben Olsen was named MLS Coach of the Year.

In roster moves, D.C. United added Thomas McNamara in the dispersal draft that allocated players from disbanded Chivas USA. However, McNamara was selected by New York City in the subsequent MLS expansion draft. Orlando City SC also took a D.C. United player, Lewis Neal. Prior to the expansion draft, D.C. United traded Joe Willis and Inkoom to Houston in exchange for Andrew Driver, a move that allowed the team to protect an additional domestic player in the expansion draft.

Squad[]

As of October 2, 2014.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
2 DF Jeff Parke  United States
3 MF David Estrada  United States
4 DF Nana Attakora  Canada
5 DF Sean Franklin  United States
6 DF Kofi Opare  United States
7 FW Eddie Johnson (DP)  United States
8 MF Davy Arnaud  United States
9 FW Fabián Espíndola  Argentina
11 MF Luis Silva  United States
12 MF Alex Caskey  United States
13 FW Chris Pontius  United States
14 MF Nick DeLeon  United States
15 DF Steve Birnbaum  United States
17 MF Conor Shanosky (HGP)  United States
18 FW Chris Rolfe  United States
19 MF Kyle Porter  Canada
20 DF Jalen Robinson (HGP)  United States
21 DF Samuel Inkoom  Ghana
22 DF Chris Korb  United States
23 MF Perry Kitchen  United States
24 MF Lewis Neal  England
25 MF Jared Jeffrey  United States
27 MF Collin Martin (HGP)  United States
28 GK Bill Hamid (HGP)  United States
29 FW Michael Seaton (HGP)  Jamaica
30 FW Conor Doyle  United States
31 GK Joe Willis  United States
32 DF Bobby Boswell  United States
33 DF Taylor Kemp  United States
50 GK Andrew Dykstra  United States

Competitions[]

Preseason[]

Florida training camp[]

February 5 D.C. United 0–1 Toronto FC Bradenton, Florida
19:00 UTC-5 Report Dike 85' Stadium: IMG Academy
February 8 D.C. United 0–2 Chicago Fire Bradenton, Florida
19:00 UTC-5 Arnaud Yellow card 39'
Doyle Yellow card 86'		 Report Shipp 48'
Ward 80'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 12 D.C. United 0–1 Chicago Fire Bradenton, Florida
10:00 UTC-5 Joya 75'
Ward Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 247

Carolina Challenge Cup[]

Main article: 2014 Carolina Challenge Cup
February 22 1 Houston Dynamo 0–2 D.C. United Charleston, South Carolina
17:00 EDT Horst 21' (o.g.)
Seaton 88'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,331
February 26 2 Charleston Battery 1–1 D.C. United Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EDT Ruggles 90+' Silva 72' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,066
March 1 3 D.C. United 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC Charleston, South Carolina
17:00 EDT Espíndola 8' (pen.)
Kitchen 53'		 Report Cooper 24'
Pappa 63'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,457

Major League Soccer[]

Main article: 2014 Major League Soccer season

Overall table[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Seattle Sounders FC (SS, W1) 34 20 10 4 65 50 +15 64 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 1 4
2 LA Galaxy 34 17 7 10 69 37 +32 61 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 2
3 D.C. United (E1) 34 17 9 8 52 37 +15 59 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 3
4 Real Salt Lake 34 15 8 11 54 39 +15 56 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 5
5 New England Revolution 34 17 13 4 51 46 +5 55
6 FC Dallas 34 16 12 6 55 45 +10 54
7 Columbus Crew 34 14 10 10 52 42 +10 52
8 New York Red Bulls 34 13 10 11 55 50 +5 50
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 8 14 42 40 +2 50 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 6
10 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 13 7 48 41 +7 49
11 Portland Timbers 34 12 9 13 61 52 +9 49
12 Philadelphia Union 34 10 12 12 51 51 0 42
13 Toronto FC 34 11 15 8 44 54 −10 41
14 Houston Dynamo 34 11 17 6 39 58 −19 39
15 Chicago Fire 34 6 10 18 41 51 −10 36
16 Chivas USA 34 9 19 6 29 61 −32 33
17 Colorado Rapids 34 8 18 8 43 62 −19 32
18 San Jose Earthquakes 34 6 16 12 35 50 −15 30
19 Montreal Impact 34 6 18 10 38 58 −20 28 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 7
Updated to match(es) played on October 26, 2014 11:36 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

  • 1 The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A (Canadian teams normally do not qualify for the Champions League through MLS, qualifying instead via the Canadian Championship, however see note 4.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League are:
    • Winner of the 2014 MLS Cup (Pot A) 2
    • Regular Season Conference Winner that is not the Supporters' Shield Champion (Pot B) 3
    • Winner of the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B) 4
  • 5 If the same team qualifies multiple times and/or if a Canadian team occupies one or more of the MLS qualifying places, then the American MLS team(s) with the best regular-season record not otherwise qualified are entered.
  • 6 For this season only, the highest placed Canadian team will be awarded Canada's place in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, as a result of the rescheduling of the Canadian Championship in 2015.[2]
  • 7 Montreal Impact qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2014 Canadian Championship.

Eastern Conference standings[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United 34 17 9 8 52 37 +15 59 Conference Semi-finals & 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
2 New England Revolution 34 17 13 4 51 37 +14 55 Conference Semi-finals
3 Columbus Crew SC 34 14 10 10 52 42 +10 52
4 New York Red Bulls 34 13 10 11 55 50 +5 50 Knockout round
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 13 7 48 41 +7 49
6 Philadelphia Union 34 10 12 12 51 51 0 42
7 Toronto FC 34 11 15 8 44 54 −10 41
8 Houston Dynamo 34 11 17 6 39 58 −19 39
9 Chicago Fire 34 6 10 18 41 51 −10 36
10 Montreal Impact 34 6 18 10 38 58 −20 28
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

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 17 8 9 52 37  +15 59 11 4 2 28 12  +16 6 4 7 24 25  −1

Last updated: October 30, 2014.
Source: Match results

Results by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHHHAHAAHHAHHAHAAHHAAHAAHAAAHHAHA
ResultLLDWWDWLWDWLWDWLWWWWLLWWLWDLDWDWWD
Updated to match(es) played on October 30, 2014. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results[]

March 8 1 D.C. United 0–3 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST Neal Yellow card 67' Report Arrieta 18'
Higuaín 27' (pen.), 90' Yellow card 63'
Tchani Yellow card 39'
Trapp Yellow card 43'
Francis Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,840
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
March 22 2 Toronto FC 1–0 D.C. United Toronto, Ontario
16:30 EDT Jackson Yellow card 50'
Defoe 60'		 Report Arnaud Yellow card 55' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,591
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
March 29 3 D.C. United 2–2 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
16:00 EDT DeLeon Yellow card 22'
Espíndola 35'
Parke Yellow card 56'
Kitchen 73'		 Report Hurtado 27'
Cochrane Yellow card 58'
Amarikwa 83'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 9,445
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 5 4 D.C. United 2–0 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Neal Yellow card 4'
Gonçalves 43' (o.g.)
Doyle Yellow card 90+2'
Rolfe 90+3'		 Report Dorman Yellow card 36'
Davies Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 10,526
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
April 12 5 D.C. United 1–0 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Arnaud 4'
Christian Yellow card 16'
Kitchen Yellow card 71'
Jeffrey Yellow card 90'		 Report Alexander Yellow card 14'
Miller Yellow card 30'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,364
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 19 6 Columbus Crew 1–1 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Oduro Yellow card 18'
González Yellow card 73'
Red card 81'
Jiménez 89'		 Report Espíndola 31'
Kitchen Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,437
April 26 7 D.C. United 4–1 FC Dallas Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Espíndola 45+5', 69'
Boswell 60'
Franklin 64'		 Report Loyd Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 39'
Díaz 13'
Seitz Yellow card 48'
Hedges Yellow card 74'
Michel Red card 89'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 11,172
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 3 8 Portland Timbers 3–2 D.C. United Portland, Oregon
22:30 EDT Fernández 1'
Danso 38'
Urruti 90+4'		 Arnaud 21'
Danso 78' (o.g.)
Espíndola Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,814
May 10 9 Philadelphia Union 0–1 D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
16:30 EDT Rolfe 6'
Kitchen Yellow card 33'
Korb Yellow card 67'
Arnaud Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,522
May 17 10 D.C. United 1–1 Montreal Impact Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT DeLeon Yellow card 77'
Johnson 84'
Neal Yellow card 85'		 McInerney 56'
Bernardello Yellow card 67'
Bernier Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 14,106
May 21 11 D.C. United 2–0 Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Rolfe 28'
ArnaudYellow card 36'
Neal Yellow card 56'
Espíndola 63' Yellow card 72'		 Barnes Yellow card 65'
Ownby Red card 90+2'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 8,224
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 24 12 New England Revolution 2–1 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EDT Mullins 55'
Bunbury Yellow card 64'
Fagúndez Yellow card 67' 77'		 Report Korb Yellow card 39'
Kitchen Yellow card 42'
Arnaud Yellow card 67'
Espíndola 73'
Johnson Red card 82'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 13,589
May 31 13 D.C. United 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Espíndola 28' Yellow card 76'
Christian Yellow card 62'
Kitchen Yellow card 82'
Caskey Red card 90+4'		 Report Palmer-Brown Yellow card 72'
Toni Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,522
June 7 14 D.C. United 0–0 Columbus Crew Landover, Maryland
19:00 EDT Boswell Yellow card 42'
Christian Yellow card 78'		 Report Meram Yellow card 88'
Anor Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: FedExField
Attendance: 53,267
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Note: Doubleheader following Spain–El Salvador friendly match
June 11 15 Montreal Impact 2–4 D.C. United Montreal, Quebec
19.30 EDT McInerney 12'
Romero 21' Yellow card 25'
Lefevre Yellow card 81'		 Report Silva 6', 39', 45+5' (pen.)
DeLeon 23'
Arnaud Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 14,135
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
June 28 16 D.C. United 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Report Alonso Yellow card 20'
Barrett 39'
Pineda Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 16,922
Referee: Canada Silviu Petrescu
July 5 17 Toronto FC 1–2 D.C. United Toronto, Ontario
19:00 EDT Moore 60'
Hagglund Red card 88'		 Report DeLeon 54'
Kitchen 69'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,591
Referee: David Gantar
July 11 18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 D.C. United Santa Clara, California
23:00 EDT Wondolowski 39'
Gordon Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Johnson 12' (pen.) Yellow card 87'
Silva 25'
Kitchen Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 20 19 D.C. United 3–1 Chivas USA Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Johnson 25' (pen.)
Kitchen Yellow card 31' 59'
Silva 70' Yellow card 71'		 Report Torres 84' (pen.) Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,732
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 30 20 D.C. United 3–0 Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Johnson 8' Yellow card 90'
Arnaud Yellow card 42'
Korb Yellow card 54'
Rolfe 59'
Hagglund 67' (o.g.)		 Report Warner Yellow card 36'
Bradley Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 16,171
Referee: Chris Penso
August 3 21 Houston Dynamo 1–0 D.C. United Houston, Texas
20:00 EDT Bruin 90+1' Report Kemp Yellow card 5'
Kitchen Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,061
Referee: United States Edwin Jurisevic
August 9 22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 D.C. United Sandy, Utah
22:00 EDT Plata 11'
Schuler 13', 24'
Mansally Yellow card 85'		 Report Jeffrey Yellow card 5'
Johnson Yellow card 30'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,452
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
August 17 23 D.C. United 4–2 Colorado Rapids Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Silva 12', 67'
Arnaud Yellow card 68'
Kitchen Yellow card 72'
Rolfe 81'
Espíndola 86'		 Report LaBrocca Yellow card 3'
Klute Yellow card 43'
Serna 52'
Brown 90+1'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,814
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 23 24 Sporting KC 0–3 D.C. United Kansas City, Kansas
20:30 EDT Julião Yellow card 83' Report Espíndola 24'
Rolfe 28'
Kitchen 31'
Kemp Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,963
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 27 25 LA Galaxy 4–1 D.C. United Carson, California
22:30 EDT Gordon 2'
Donovan Yellow card 18' 75' (pen.)
González 25'
Husidic 45+1'		 Report Silva Yellow card 21'
Leonardo 58' (o.g.)
Espíndola Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 16,044
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 31 26 D.C. United 2–0 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
14:30 EDT Silva 57'
Johnson 90+1'		 Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 19,453
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 6 27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 D.C. United Vancouver, British Columbia
22:00 EDT Report Boswell Yellow card 18' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,116
Referee: Drew Fisher
September 10 28 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
20:00 EDT Sam 90'
Miller Yellow card 38'
Armando Yellow card 39'		 Report Espíndola Red card 32' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 14,953
Referee: Mark Geiger
September 20 29 Chicago Fire 3–3 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
20:30 EDT Amarikwa 16'
Larentowicz 32' (pen.)
Cocis Yellow card 45'
Watson 78'
Palmer Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Kitchen Yellow card 31'
Silva 39' (pen.), 54'
DeLeon Yellow card 65'
Boswell 68'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,279
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 27 30 D.C. United 1–0 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
15:00 EDT Silva 10'
Kitchen Yellow card 86'		 Report Edu Yellow card 90' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 19,478
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 3 31 D.C. United 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Arnaud Yellow card 45+1' Report Sinovic Yellow card 30'
Nagamura Yellow card 52'
Dwyer Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 19,308
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
October 12 32 Houston Dynamo 1–3 D.C. United Houston, Texas
15:00 EDT Barnes 83' (pen.) Report Kemp 41'
Espíndola 64'
Hamid Yellow card 70'
Johnson 87'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 21,689
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 18 33 D.C. United 2–1 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Pontius 31'
Johnson 53'		 Report Shipp 67'
Ritter Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 20,162
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 25 34 Montreal Impact 1–1 D.C. United Montreal, Quebec
16:00 EDT Di Vaio 26'
Mallace Yellow card 40'		 Report Espíndola 86' Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 15,242
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

MLS Cup Playoffs[]

Main article: 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference semifinals[]

November 2 First leg New York Red Bulls 2–0 D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
16:00 EST Wright-Phillips 40'
McCarty Yellow card 43'
Luyindula 73'
Bitolo Yellow card 82'
Miller Yellow card 84'		 Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 18,054
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
November 8 Second leg D.C. United 2–1
(2–3 agg.)		 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
14:30 EST DeLeon 37'
Espindola Yellow card 58' Red card 90+6'
Kemp Yellow card 85'
Franklin 90+1'		 Report Miller Yellow card 42' Red card 78'
Luyindula 57'
Wright-Phillips Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 20,187
Referee: Ismail Elfath

CONCACAF Champions League[]

Main article: 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League

Group Stage[]

August 20 1 D.C. United United States 1–0 Jamaica Waterhouse Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Johnson 5'
Attakora Yellow card 23'		 Report
Box Score		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
September 16 2 Waterhouse Jamaica 1–2 United States D.C. United Kingston
20:00 EDT Anderson Yellow card 41'
Gray 71'
Finlayson Yellow card 90+1'		 Report
Box Score		 Espíndola 38', 50'
Kemp Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 70'
Hamid Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Independence Park
Attendance: 554
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
September 24 3 D.C. United United States 2–0 Panama Tauro Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Pontius 48'
Johnson 56'		 Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 1,904
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
October 21 4 Tauro Panama 0–1 United States D.C. United Panama City
20:00 EDT Shanosky 24'
Opare Yellow card 84'
Korb Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández

Knockout stage[]

Further information: 2015 D.C. United season

U.S. Open Cup[]

Main article: 2014 U.S. Open Cup
June 17 Fourth round Rochester Rhinos New York (state) 1–0 Washington, D.C. D.C. United Rochester, New York
19:00 EDT Rolfe 27' Report
Box Score		 Birnbaum Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 60' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Midseason friendlies[]

May 14 D.C. United 1–0 D.C. United U-23 Arlington, Virginia
19:30 EST Seaton 37' Report Stadium: Long Bridge Park
Attendance: 200
July 26 D.C. United United States 0–3 England Fulham Jacksonville, Florida
18:00 EDT Report Dembélé 22', 44', 75' Stadium: EverBank Field
Attendance: 52,961

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF United States USA Jeff Parke 13 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 MF United States USA David Estrada 3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF Canada CAN Nana Attakora 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF United States USA Sean Franklin 20 2 17+1 1 1+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF United States USA Kofi Opare 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 FW United States USA Eddie Johnson 22 5 19+0 4 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
8 MF United States USA Davy Arnaud 24 2 21+1 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Argentina ARG Fabián Espíndola 19 8 15+2 8 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW United States USA Luis Silva 19 7 13+5 7 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
12 MF United States USA Alex Caskey 10 0 1+7 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
13 FW United States USA Chris Pontius 2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF United States USA Nick DeLeon 23 3 21+0 2 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF United States USA Steve Birnbaum 13 0 10+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF United States USA Conor Shanosky 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 FW United States USA Chris Rolfe 24 6 19+2 6 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
19 MF Canada CAN Kyle Porter 5 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
20 DF United States USA Jalen Robinson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF Ghana GHA Samuel Inkoom 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF United States USA Chris Korb 14 0 12+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF United States USA Perry Kitchen 23 3 21+0 3 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF England ENG Lewis Neal 23 0 6+14 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF United States USA Jared Jeffrey 9 0 1+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
27 MF United States USA Collin Martin 6 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
28 GK United States USA Bill Hamid 19 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW Jamaica JAM Michael Seaton 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
30 FW United States USA Conor Doyle 18 0 1+16 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK United States USA Joe Willis 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 DF United States USA Bobby Boswell 26 1 23+0 1 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
33 DF United States USA Taylor Kemp 7 0 2+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
50 GK United States USA Andrew Dykstra 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2014 season
3 DF Spain ESP Christian 15 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 FW Haiti HAI Christiano François 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Statistics current as of August 20, 2014
Sources: D.C. United Season Statistics; DC United Squad - ESPN FC

Top scorers[]

Rank Pos No. Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CCL Total
1 FW 9 Argentina Fabian Espindola 11 0 0 2 13
2 FW 11 United States Luis Silva 11 0 0 0 11
3 FW 7 United States Eddie Johnson 7 0 0 2 9
4 MF 18 United States Chris Rolfe 6 0 0 0 6
5 MF 23 United States Perry Kitchen 5 0 0 0 5
6 MF 14 United States Nick DeLeon 2 1 0 0 3
7 MF 8 United States Davy Arnaud 2 0 0 0 2
DF 5 United States Sean Franklin 1 1 0 0 2
FW 13 United States Chris Pontius 1 0 0 1 2
10 DF 32 United States Bobby Boswell 1 0 0 0 1
DF 33 United States Taylor Kemp 1 0 0 0 1
13 MF 17 United States Conor Shanosky 0 0 0 1 1

Top assists[]

Rank Pos No. Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CCL Total
1 FW 9 Argentina Fabián Espíndola 9 0 0 0 9
2 MF 18 United States Chris Rolfe 6 0 0 0 6
3 MF 14 United States Nick DeLeon 5 0 0 0 5
4 FW 11 United States Luis Silva 4 0 0 0 4
MF 23 United States Perry Kitchen 4 0 0 0 4
DF 5 United States Sean Franklin 4 0 0 0 4
MF 3 United States David Estrada 2 0 0 2 4
8 DF 32 United States Bobby Boswell 3 0 0 0 3
DF 22 United States Chris Korb 3 0 0 0 3
FW 7 United States Eddie Johnson 3 0 0 0 3
DF 33 United States Taylor Kemp 2 1 0 0 3
DF 21 Ghana Samuel Inkoom 1 0 0 2 3
13 DF 3 Spain Christian 1 0 0 0 1
MF 24 England Lewis Neal 1 0 0 0 1
GK 28 United States Bill Hamid 1 0 0 0 1
DF 15 United States Steve Birnbaum 0 1 0 0 1

Transfers[]

In[]

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
8 MF United States Davy Arnaud Canada Montreal Impact Traded for international roster spot December 10, 2013
5 DF United States Sean Franklin United States Los Angeles Galaxy Selected in 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage One December 12, 2013
32 DF United States Bobby Boswell United States Houston Dynamo Selected in 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage One December 12, 2013
7 FW United States Eddie Johnson United States Seattle Sounders Undisclosed December 17, 2013 [3]
9 FW Argentina Fabián Espíndola United States New York Red Bulls Selected in 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage Two December 18, 2013
4 DF Canada Nana Attakora United States San Jose Earthquakes Selected in 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage Two December 18, 2013
20 MF United States Jalen Robinson United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons Signed a HGP contract January 6, 2014
2 DF United States Jeff Parke United States Philadelphia Union Traded for Ethan White January 14, 2014 [4]
15 DF United States Steve Birnbaum United States California Golden Bears
United States Orange County Blue Star 		Selected in the first round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft January 16, 2014
34 MF Spain Victor Muñoz United States UCLA Bruins
United States OC Blues Strikers 		Selected in the second round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft January 16, 2014
35 MF United States United States Creighton Bluejays
United States Portland Timbers U23s 		Selected in the third round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft January 21, 2014
40 DF United States Travis Golden United States Campbell Camels
United States Austin Aztex 		Selected in the fourth round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft January 21, 2014
21 FW Haiti Christiano Francois United States Maryland Terrapins Waiver Draft January 24, 2014 [5]
3 DF Spain Christian Spain Almería Free February 7, 2014 [6]
12 MF United States Alex Caskey United States Seattle Sounders Traded for 2016 MLS SuperDraft third round pick March 4, 2014 [7]
18 MF United States Chris Rolfe United States Chicago Fire Undisclosed April 2, 2014
6 DF Ghana Kofi Opare United States Los Angeles Galaxy Swapped allocation ranking with the LA Galaxy July 29, 2014 [8]
3 M/F Mexico David Estrada United States Seattle Sounders Traded for the third pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft August 7, 2014 [9]
21 D/M Ghana Samuel Inkoom Greece Platanias September 5, 2014 [10]

Out[]

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
26 FW Colombia Lionard Pajoy Colombia La Equidad Released October 30, 2013 [11]
20 FW Guatemala Carlos Ruiz Guatemala Municipal Released October 30, 2013 [11]
11 MF Brazil Marcelo Saragosa United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Released October 30, 2013 [11]
7 FW Canada Dwayne De Rosario Canada Toronto FC Released October 31, 2013 [12]
6 MF Indonesia Syamsir Alam Belgium Vise Loan expired, option declined November 1, 2013 [13]
2 DF United States James Riley United States LA Galaxy Option declined December 9, 2013 [14]
8 MF United States John Thorrington Retired Option declined, subsequently retired December 9, 2013
21 DF United States Daniel Woolard Retired Option declined December 9, 2013
15 DF United States Ethan White United States Philadelphia Union Traded for Jeff Parke January 14, 2014 [4]
5 DF Canada Dejan Jakovic Japan Shimizu S-Pulse Undisclosed (~375K est.) January 14, 2014 [15]
40 MF United States Travis Golden United States Austin Aztex Released February 13, 2014 [16]
35 MF United States United States Lane United Released February 13, 2014 [16]
16 FW United States Casey Townsend United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Waived February 19, 2014 [17]
34 MF Spain Victor Muñoz United States Sporting Kansas City Released March 3, 2014
3 DF Spain Christian Spain UD Las Palmas Mutually-terminated contract July 1, 2014 [18]
21 FW Haiti Christiano François United States Released August 8, 2014 [19]

Loan out[]

No. Pos. Player Loaned To Start End Source
31 GK United States Joe Willis United States Richmond Kickers February 26, 2014 [20]
21 FW Haiti Christiano François United States Richmond Kickers February 26, 2014 August 8, 2014 [20]
24 MF United States Collin Martin United States Richmond Kickers February 26, 2014 [20]
15 DF United States Steve Birnbaum United States Richmond Kickers March 22, 2014
29 FW Jamaica Michael Seaton United States Richmond Kickers March 22, 2014
19 MF Canada Kyle Porter United States Richmond Kickers April 4, 2014 [21]

See also[]

References[]

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