The 2007 D.C. United season was the club's 13th year of existence. It was also their 12th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada.
The season saw the departure of three-year coach, Piotr Nowak, who became an assistant manager to Bob Bradley for the United States national soccer team. It marked the debut of assistant coach Tom Soehn, becoming promoted to Head Coach duties.
2007 was highlighted as the most successful regular season in the United's history, where the club had a 16-7-7 record; a record strong enough to win their fourth MLS Supporters' Shield. The club became the first club in MLS history to win consecutively win the Shield (United won it in 2006, also). In spite of their record-setting fourth Shield, the United would lose to Chicago Fire 3-2 on aggregate in the MLS Cup Playoffs during the quarterfinals.
Outside of MLS, the United had one of the busiest schedules of tournaments in league history, participating in a total of four tournaments; two domestic and two international. Their international tournaments were highlighted a deep campaign in the CONCACAF Champions League, where the Black-and-Red made a semifinal run, before bowing out to eventual runners-up Guadalajara, 3-2 on aggregate. The United also played Guadalajara in late September in the Copa Sudamericana final stages, where they would fall on a 2-1 aggregate score-line. To date, it was the last time an MLS club played in a South American tournament, which they were invited to as third-place finishers in the 2007 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
The United also participated in the inaugural North American SuperLiga, and had a very brief stint in the U.S. Open Cup. In the SuperLiga, the United would make it to the semifinals before losing to cross-nation rivals, L.A. Galaxy on a 2-0 defeat. They would also lose their first third-round proper in the Open Cup 1-0 to Harrisburg City.
Club
2007 roster
Standings
Major League Soccer
D.C. United's twelfth season in Major League Soccer began on March 27 and ended on October 23, 2007. United finished in first place in both the Eastern Conference and the overall standings, clinching their second-consecutive Supporters' Shield.
Eastern Conference table Eastern ConferenceClub1D.C. United553016775634222New England Revolution50301488514383New York Red Bulls433012117474524Chicago Fire40301010103136-55Kansas City Wizards403011127454506Columbus Crew3730911103944-57Toronto FC253061772549-24
Overall table Club1D.C. United (E1)553016775634222Chivas USA (W1)533015784628183Houston Dynamo (W2)523015874323204New England Revolution (E2)50301488514385FC Dallas4430131253744-76New York Red Bulls433012117474527Chicago Fire40301010103136-58Kansas City Wizards403011127454509Columbus Crew3730911103944-510Colorado Rapids353091382934-511Los Angeles Galaxy343091473848-1012Real Salt Lake273061593145-1413Toronto FC253061772549-24
MLS Supporters' Shield, 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008-092007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008–092007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 20082007 MLS Cup Playoffs
- Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Championship.If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
- Additional Champions League berths were awarded to the winner (Houston) and runner-up (New England) of MLS Cup 2007.The winner of the 2007 U.S. Open Cup (New England) also qualified.Because New England qualified twice, an additional berth was awarded to the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Chivas USA).
Results summary
Results by round
North American SuperLiga
Group B Team Houston Dynamo7321031+2 D.C. United43111220 Club América3310234-1 Monarcas Morelia2302145-1
Match reports
Major League Soccer
MLS Cup Playoffs
Conference semifinals
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Copa Sudamericana
First round
North American SuperLiga
Group stage
Quarterfinals
U.S. Open Cup
Kits
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info Home Black Black Black Away White White White Special Maroon White White MLS, April 28 against Columbus → Virginia Tech Memorial Kit
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