List of D.C. United records and statistics

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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.

Honors[]

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]

Continental[]

Domestic[]

Cups[]

  • U.S. Open Cup[1]
    • Winners (3): 1996, 2008, 2013
    • Runners-up (2): 1997, 2009

Player records[]

See also: All-time D.C. United roster

Appearances[]

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets.
# Name Years MLS[2] U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup CON­CACAF Total
1 Bolivia Jaime Moreno 1996–2002; 2004–2010 329 (41) 30 (7) 32 (1) 36 (3) 427
2 United States Ben Olsen 1998–2009 221 (21) 11 (4) 22 29 (2) 283
3 United States Bryan Namoff 2001–2010 195 (16) 22 (6) 12 31 (7) 260
4 United States Bill Hamid 2010–2017, 2018– 228 6 10 1 245
5 Bolivia Marco Etcheverry 1996–2003 191 (11) 11 23 16 (1) 241
6 United States Clyde Simms 2005–2012 182 (35) 16 (7) 5 (3) 26 (6) 229
7 United States Bobby Boswell 2005–2007; 2014–2017 188 (4) 8 (1) 10 (1) 16 (1) 222
8 United States Richie Williams 1996–2000, 2002 169 (5) 8 (1) 22 14 213
9 United States Nick DeLeon 2012–2018 180 (19) 8 (2) 10 4 202
10 United States Santino Quaranta 2001–2006; 2008–2012 159 (39) 16 (3) 6 (3) 20 (8) 201

Goalscorers[]

# Name Years MLS Regular
Season[3] 		U.S. Open
Cup[4] 		Playoffs[5] CON­CACAF [6] Total
1 Bolivia Jaime Moreno 1996–2002; 2004–2010 131 13 12 6 162
2 Argentina Christian Gómez 2004–2007; 2009 45 4 3 10 62
3 El Salvador Raúl Díaz Arce 1996–1997; 2000–2001 44 5 8 3 60
4 Brazil Luciano Emilio 2007–2009 41 4 0 11 56
5 United States Roy Lassiter 1998–1999; 2002 36 0 7 6 49
6 Bolivia Marco Etcheverry 1996–2002 34 1 3 2 40
7 United States Chris Pontius 2009–2015 31 3 0 3 37
8 United States Ben Olsen 1998–2009 29 0 2 4 35
t9 Canada Dwayne de Rosario 2011–2013 23 5 0 0 28
t9 United States Santino Quaranta 2001–2006; 2008–2012 24 4 0 0 28

Player award winners[]

MLS Best XI[]

The MLS Best XI is an acknowledgment of the best eleven players in the league in a given season for Major League Soccer.[7]

Six soccer players in black and five in white views from above look up for a moving soccer ball coming toward them.
D.C. United players, including Ben Olsen and Luciano Emilio, look for a corner kick against Real Madrid

5 times:

4 times:

3 times:

2 times:

1 time:

Other awards[]

Head coaching records[]

Bruce Arena, first, and longest serving, head coach
See also: List of D.C. United head coaches
  • First head coach and longest serving head coach: Bruce Arena (coached the team for 131 games, from January 1996 to October 1998)[8]

Club match records[]

Firsts[]

  • First match and first league match: San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United, the opening match of the 1996 Major League Soccer season, April 6, 1996.[9]
  • First U.S. Open Cup match: D.C. United 2–0 Carolina Dynamo, quarterfinals, September 4, 1996.[10]
  • First North American match: D.C. United 1–0 United Petrotrin, CONCACAF Champions' Cup, quarterfinals, August 12, 1997.[11]
  • First MLS Cup match: MetroStars 3–2 D.C. United, conference semifinals, September 24, 1996.[9]

Record wins[]

Record defeats[]

  • Record MLS regular season defeat:
    • 1–6 against Kansas City Wizards, June 21, 1997[13]
  • Record MLS Cup defeat:
    • 0–4 against Chicago Fire, October 30, 2005[14]
  • Record U.S. Open Cup defeat:
    • 0–3 against Chicago Fire, September 3, 2006[15]

U.S. Open Cup[]

See also: D.C. United in International Competitions and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

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.

Season Round Opponent Result
1996 Quarterfinal Carolina Dynamo W 2–0
Semifinal Dallas Burn W 2–0
Final Rochester Rhinos W 3–0
1997 Third round Hershey Wildcats T 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W 3–2 pen.)
Quarterfinal Tampa Bay Mutiny W 2–0
Semifinal San Francisco Seals W 2–1
Final Dallas Burn T 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(L 3–5 pen.)
1999 Third round Charleston Battery L 3–4
2000 Second round Charleston Battery W 4–0
Third round Rochester Rhinos W 3–0
Quarterfinals Miami Fusion L 2–3
2001 Second round New Jersey Stallions W 8–0
Third round Hershey Wildcats W 3–0
Quarterfinals Richmond Kickers W 2–1
Semifinals New England Revolution L 0–2
2003 Third round Pittsburgh Riverhounds W 2–1
Fourth round Virginia Beach Mariners W 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Quarterfinals Wilmington Hammerheads W 1–0
Semifinals MetroStars L 2–3
2004 Fourth round Richmond Kickers L 1–2
2005 Fourth round Richmond Kickers W 3–1
Quarterfinals FC Dallas T 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(L 1–4 pen.)
2006 Fourth round Columbus Crew W 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Quarterfinals New York Red Bulls W 3–1
Semifinals Chicago Fire L 0–3
2007 Third round Harrisburg City Islanders L 0–1
2008 Third round Rochester Rhinos W 2–0
Quarterfinals Chicago Fire W 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Semifinals New England Revolution W 3–1
Final Charleston Battery W 2–1
2009 Third round Ocean City Barons W 2–0
Quarterfinals Harrisburg City Islanders W 2–1
Semifinals Rochester Rhinos W 2–1
Final Seattle Sounders L 1–2
2010 Third round Richmond Kickers W 2–0
Quarterfinals Harrisburg City Islanders W 2–0
Semifinals Columbus Crew L 1–2 (a.e.t.)
2012 Third round Richmond Kickers W 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Quarterfinals Philadelphia Union L 1–2 (a.e.t.)
2013 Third round Richmond Kickers T 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W 4–2 pen.)
Fourth round Philadelphia Union W 3–1
Quarterfinals New England Revolution W 3–1
Semifinals Chicago Fire W 2–0
Final Real Salt Lake W 1–0
2014 Fourth round Rochester Rhinos L 0–1
2015 Fourth round Pittsburgh Riverhounds W 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Fifth Round Philadelphia Union L 1–2
2016 Fourth round Fort Lauderdale Strikers T 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(L 3–4 pen.)
2017 Fourth round Christos FC W 4–1
Round of 16 New England Revolution L 1–2
2018 Fourth round North Carolina FC T 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(W 4–3 pen.)
Quarterfinals Orlando City SC T 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(L 2–4 pen.)

Continental statistics[]

Record by season[]

See also: D.C. United in International Competitions

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.

Season Competition Round Country Club Home
result[16] 		Away
result 		Notes
1997 Champions' Cup QF Trinidad and Tobago United Petrotrin 1–0 [A] [17]
SF United States LA Galaxy 0–1 [A]
CM Mexico Guadalajara 2–2 [A]
1998 Champions' Cup QF Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public 8–0 [A] [18]
SF Mexico León 2–0 [A]
F Mexico Toluca 1–0 [A]
Copa Interamericana F Brazil Vasco da Gama 0–1 2–0 [19]
1999 Champions' Cup QF Honduras Olimpia 1–0 [A] [20]
SF Mexico Necaxa 1–3 [A]
CM United States Chicago Fire 2–2 [A]
2000 Champions' Cup QF Costa Rica Alajuelense 2–1 [A] [21]
SF United States LA Galaxy 1–1
(2–4 pen.) 		[A]
CM Mexico Pachuca 1–2 [A]
2001 Giants Cup QF Jamaica Arnett Gardens 2–1 3–0 [22]
SF Guatemala Comunicaciones 2–1 [A]
F Mexico América 0–2 [A]
2002 Champions' Cup R16 Guatemala Comunicaciones 2–1 0–4 [23]
2005 Champions' Cup QF Jamaica Harbour View 2–1 2–1 [24]
SF Mexico UNAM 1–1 0–5
2005 Copa Sudamericana R16 Chile Universidad Católica 1–1 2–3 [25]
2007 Champions' Cup QF Honduras Olimpia 3–2 4–1 [26]
SF Mexico Guadalajara 1–1 1–2
2007 SuperLiga GS Mexico Monarcas Morelia 1–1 [A] [27]
GS Mexico América 1–0 [A]
GS United States Houston Dynamo 0–1 [A]
SF United States LA Galaxy 0–2 [A]
Copa Sudamericana R16 Mexico Guadalajara 2–1 0–1 [28]
2008 Champions' Cup QF Jamaica Harbour View 1–1 5–0 [29]
SF Mexico Pachuca 2–1 0–2
SuperLiga GS Mexico Guadalajara 1–2 [A] [30]
GS Mexico Atlante 2–3 [A]
GS United States Houston Dynamo 1–3 [A]
2008–09 CONCACAF
Champions League 		GS Mexico Cruz Azul 0–1 0–2 [31]
Honduras Marathón 2–4 0–2
Costa Rica Saprissa 0–2 2–2
2009–10 PR El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 1–1 1–1
(5–4 pen.) 		[32]
GS Honduras Marathón 3–0 1–3
Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh 5–1 1–0
Mexico Toluca 1–3 1–1
2014–15 GS Jamaica Waterhouse 1–0 2–1 [33]
Panama Tauro 2–0 1–0
QF Costa Rica Alajuelense 2–1 2–5
2015–16 GS Jamaica Montego Bay United 3–0 3–3 [34]
Panama Árabe Unido 2–0 1–0
Mexico Querétaro 1–1 0–2
Key
  • PR = Preliminary Round
  • GS = Group Stage
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • QF = Quarterfinals
  • SF = Semifinals
  • CM = Consolation Match
  • F = Final
Notes
A ^ : Played in a one-leg series

Record by 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
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

Record by club[]

Club Pld W D L GF GA GD
Trinidad and Tobago United Petrotrin 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
United States LA Galaxy 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3
Mexico Guadalajara 7 1 2 4 7 9 −2
Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8
Mexico León 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
Mexico Toluca 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1
Brazil Vasco da Gama 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
Honduras Olimpia 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5
Mexico Necaxa 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2
United States Chicago Fire 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
Costa Rica Alajuelense 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1
Mexico Pachuca 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2
Jamaica Arnett Gardens 2 2 0 0 5 1 −4
Guatemala Comunicaciones 3 2 0 1 4 6 −2
Mexico Club América 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2
Mexico UNAM 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5
Chile Universidad Católica 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1
Mexico Monarcas Morelia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
United States Houston Dynamo 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3
Mexico Atlante 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1
Mexico Cruz Azul 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
Honduras Marathón 4 1 0 3 6 9 −3
Jamaica Harbour View 4 3 1 0 10 3 −7
Costa Rica Saprissa 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2
El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5
Jamaica Waterhouse 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
Panama Tauro 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Jamaica Montego Bay United 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3
Panama Árabe Unido 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Mexico Querétaro 2 0 1 1 1 3 +3

International Friendlies[]

May 23, 2001 D.C. United United States 3–4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Washington, D.C.
12:00 UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Stadium
November 17, 2001 D.C. United United States 2–2 Honduras Olimpia Washington, D.C.
12:00 UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Stadium
June 23, 2002 D.C. United United States 0–0 Argentina Boca Juniors Washington, D.C., United States
16:00 UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
October 17, 2002 Tottenham Hotspur England 0–1 United States D.C. United London, England
00:00 UTC−5 Stadium: White Hart Lane
October 26, 2002 D.C. United United States 4–0 El Salvador Águila Washington, D.C., United States
16:00 UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
May 14, 2003 D.C. United United States 1–0 England Tottenham Hotspur Washington, D.C. United States
Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
July 23, 2003 D.C. United United States 0–0 England Blackburn Rovers Washington, D.C. United States
Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
August 31, 2003 D.C. United United States 3–1 El Salvador El Salvador Washington, D.C. United States
Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
March 2, 2006 Getafe Spain 3–1 United States 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 United States 4–0 Scotland Celtic Washington, D.C.
17:00 UTC−5 Adu 44'
Walker 57'
Boswell 66'
78'
Stokes Yellow card 78'		 Report Miller Red card 65' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,223
Referee: Alex Prus
August 9, 2006 Real Madrid Spain 1–1 United States 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 United States 1–4 Denmark 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 Puerto Rico 1–2 United States D.C. United Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Arrieta soccer ball with check mark Report (in Spanish) Gómez 58'
Simms 65'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
March 10, 2010 Santos Laguna Mexico 2–3 United States 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 United States 3–2 Italy Milan Washington, D.C., USA
19:30 Emilio 20'
Pontius 30'
Allsopp 61'
Barklage Red card 66'		 Report Oddo 67', 71' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 30,367
June 19, 2010 D.C. United United States 1–0 El Salvador 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 United States 4–0 England Portsmouth Washington, D.C., USA
19:30 Allsopp 21', 31', 65'
Quaranta Red card 54'
Hernández 56'
James Red card 89'		 Report Mullins Red card 54' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 8,891
May 22, 2011 D.C. United United States 1–2 Netherlands Ajax Washington, D.C., USA
19:30 EDT Brettschneider 58' Report 10' Sulejmani
Yellow card 69' Ebecilio
87' Anita		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 10,278
Referee: Mark Geiger
July 23, 2011 D.C. United United States 1–3 England Everton Washington, D.C., USA
19:30 EDT Pontius 47' Report (D.C.)
Report (Everton)		 4' Anichebe
16' Bilyaletdinov
Yellow card 27' Cahill
87' Gueye		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,789
February 2, 2012 D.C. United United States 1–1 Sweden Malmö Bradenton, Florida
10:30 UTC-5 Kitchen Yellow card 32'
Richter 54'		 Report Friberg 14' Stadium: IMG Academy
July 28, 2012 D.C. United United States 1–1 France 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 United States 1–1 Sweden Malmö FF Bradenton, Florida
11:00 UTC-5 White Yellow card 55'
Nane 78'		 Report Friberg 28' Stadium: IMG Academy
July 12, 2013 D.C. United United States 1–1 Mexico C.D. Guadalajara Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Ruiz 73' Report Coronado 90' Stadium: RFK Stadium
December 6, 2013 Persib Bandung Indonesia 2–1 United States D.C. United Bandung
5:30 EST Konaté 38'
Firman 70'		 Seaton 20' Stadium: Jalak Harupat Soreang Stadium
December 8, 2013 Arema Indonesia 2–1 United States D.C. United Malang
6:00 EST Stadium: Kanjuruhan Stadium
July 26, 2014 D.C. United United States 0–3 England Fulham Jacksonville, Florida
18:00 EDT Report Dembélé 22', 44', 75' Stadium: EverBank Field
February 3, 2015 D.C. United United States 0–0 Sweden Jönköpings Södra IF Bradenton, Florida
1:00p.m. EST Arnaud Yellow card 39'
Metzger Yellow card 58', 		Report Yellow card 34' Stadium: IMG Academy
February 6, 2015 D.C. United United States 0–1 Sweden Malmö FF Bradenton, Florida
12:00p.m. EST Driver Yellow card 65'
Arrieta Yellow card 88'		 Berget 45' Stadium: IMG Academy
January 29, 2016 Elfsborg Sweden 1–0 United States D.C. United Bradenton
19:00 EDT Claesson 4' Report Stadium: IMG Academy
February 2, 2016 J-Södra Sweden 2–2 United States 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 United States 3–2 Sweden Jönköpings Södra IF Bradenton
16:00 EST Birnbaum Yellow card 22'
Sarvas 28'
Franklin Yellow card 37'
Acosta 43'
Le Toux 76'		 Report Aasmundsen 81', 90' Stadium: IMG Academy
February 8, 2018 D.C. United United States 1–2 Sweden Malmö FF Bradenton, Florida
Mattocks 56' Report Strandberg 85', 87' Stadium: IMG Academy

Drafts[]

The following table shows D.C. United's first-round picks in the MLS SuperDraft:

Draft Pick Player Position From Notes
2014 2 United States Steve Birnbaum Defender California
Orange County Blue Star		 [R1 trade 1]
2015 17 Mexico Miguel Aguilar Forward San Francisco
Portland Timbers U23s
2016 11 Germany Julian Büscher (GA) Midfielder Syracuse
K-W United FC		 [R1 trade 2]

References[]

General
  • CONCACAF Champions League and Champions Cup results 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.
  • CONCACAF Champions League player statistics sourced to:
  • D.C. United player statistics prior to 2009 sourced to:
  • Major League Soccer statistics sourced to: Goodwin, Jeremy. "USA 1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  • North American SuperLiga statistics sourced to: "SuperLiga Statistics". Soccer United Marketing. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e "History & Tradition". D.C. United. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "All-Time MLS Regular Season Appearances". D.C. United. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  3. ^ "Statistics: Overall Regular Season Goals". Major League Soccer. DCUnited.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Hikala, Josh. "U.S. Open Cup Goalscoring Leaders". United States Soccer Federation. TheCup.us. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Statistics: Overall Postseason Goals". Major League Soccer. DCUnited.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  6. ^ CONCACAF includes CONCACAF Champions League, North American SuperLiga, Copa Interamericana and Copa Sudamericana
  7. ^ "Award Winners & All-Stars". D.C. United. 2009. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
  8. ^ Blum, Ronald (June 1, 2002). "Bruce Arena: America's funny, caustic World Cup coach". Enquirer. Associated Press. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  9. ^ a b Goodwin
  10. ^ "1996 US Open Cup results". TheCup.us. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  11. ^ Torres
  12. ^ "2001 Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup". U.S. Open Cup. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  13. ^ "1997 Schedule". D.C. United. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  14. ^ "2005 Postseason Schedule". D.C. United. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  15. ^ "Report: D.C. United 0–3 Chicago Fire". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  16. ^ D.C. United score is given first in each result.
  17. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 1997 Champions' Cup by winning the 1996 MLS Cup.
  18. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 1998 Champions' Cup by winning the 1997 MLS Cup.
  19. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 1998 Copa Interamericana by winning the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
  20. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 1999 Champions' Cup by finishing runners-up in the 1998 MLS Cup.
  21. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2000 Champions' Cup by winning the 1999 MLS Cup.
  22. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2001 Giants Cup having the highest average attendance during the 2001 MLS season.
  23. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2002 Champions' Cup by finishing runners-up in the CONCACAF Giants Cup.
  24. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2005 Champions' Cup by winning the 2004 MLS Cup.
  25. ^ D.C. United earned an invitation to play in the 2005 Copa Sudamericana by finishing in the semifinals of the 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
  26. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2007 Champions' Cup by winning the 2006 MLS Supporters' Shield.
  27. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2007 SuperLiga by invitation.
  28. ^ D.C. United earned an invitation to play in the 2007 Copa Sudamericana by finishing in the semifinals of the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
  29. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2008 Champions' Cup by winning the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield.
  30. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2008 SuperLiga by winning the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield.
  31. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield.
  32. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2008 U.S. Open Cup.
  33. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2013 U.S. Open Cup.
  34. ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2015 Major League Soccer Eastern Conference.
  35. ^ "D.C. United vs Paris Saint-Germain on July 28 at RFK Stadium". D.C. United. DCUnited.com. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  36. ^ "D.C. United selects Steven Birnbaum with 2nd overall pick in 2014 MLS SuperDraft" (Press release). DCUnited.com. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  37. ^ "Philadelphia Union trade Gabriel Farfan to Chivas USA" (Press release). Philadelphia Union Communications. May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  38. ^ "Sporting KC acquires Targeted Allocation Money from D.C. United in exchange for SuperDraft pick" (Press release). SportingKC.com. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  1. ^ #2: Chivas USA → Philadelphia Union → D.C. United. January 16, 2014: D.C. United acquired the #2 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and allocation money from Philadelphia Union in exchange for the #1 overall selection in the 2014 SuperDraft.[36] On May 14, 2013, Philadelphia Union had acquired this first-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft and allocation money from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Gabriel Farfan.[37]
  2. ^ #11: Sporting Kansas City → D.C. United. January 14, 2016: D.C. United acquired a first-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for targeted allocation money.[38]
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