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.

Continental CONCACAF Champions' Cup Winners (1): 1998 CONCACAF Giants Cup Runners-up (1): 2001

Domestic

MLS Cup Winners (4): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004 Runners-up (1): 1998 MLS Supporters' Shield Winners (4): 1997, 1999, 2006, 2007 Runners-up (1): 1998

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

Player records

Appearances

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets. #NameYearsMLS U.S. Open CupMLS CupCONCACAFTotal1 1996–2002; 2004–2010 329 (41) 30 (7) 32 (1) 36 (3) 4272 1998–2009 221 (21) 11 (4) 22 29 (2) 2833 2014–2024 254 (13) 6 8 8 (1) 2764 2001–2010 195 (16) 22 (6) 12 31 (7) 2605 Bill Hamid2010–2017, 2018– 228 6 10 1 2456 1996–2003 191 (11) 11 23 16 (1) 2417 2005–2012 182 (35) 16 (7) 5 (3) 26 (6) 2298 Bobby Boswell2005–2007; 2014–2017 188 (4) 8 (1) 10 (1) 16 (1) 2229 1996–2000, 2002 169 (5) 8 (1) 22 14 21310 Nick DeLeon2012–2018 180 (19) 8 (2) 10 4 20211 Santino Quaranta2001–2006; 2008–2012159 (39)16 (3)6 (3)20 (8)201

Goalscorers

#NameYearsMLS Regular SeasonU.S. Open CupPlayoffs CONCACAF CONCACAF includes CONCACAF Champions League, North American SuperLiga, Copa Interamericana and Copa SudamericanaTotal1 1996–2002; 2004–2010 131 13 12 6 1622 2004–2007; 2009 45 4 3 10 623 1996–1997; 2000–2001 44 5 8 3 604 2007–2009 41 4 0 11 565 1998–1999; 2002 36 0 7 6 496 1996–2002 34 1 3 2 407 2009–2015 31 3 0 3 378 1998–2009 29 0 2 4 35t9 Dwayne de Rosario2011–2013 23 5 0 0 28t9 2001–2006; 2008–2012 24 4 0 0 28

MLS Cup Playoffs

Jaime Moreno (12) Raúl Díaz Arce (8) Roy Lassiter (7) Tony Sanneh (6) Alecko Eskandarian (4) Marco Etcheverry (3) Christian Gomez (3) Ben Olsen (2) Roy Wegerle (2) Richie Williams (2) Steve Rammel (2)

US Open Cup

Jaime Moreno (13) Abdul Thompson Conten (5) Raúl Díaz Arce (5) Christian Gomez (4) Eddie Pope (4) Chris Albright (4) Thabiso Khumalo (4) Jamil Walker (3) Branko Boskovic (3) Luciano Emilio (3) Fred (3) Santino Quaranta (3)

CONCACAF Champions League & Continental competitions

Luciano Emilio (9) Christian Gomez (8) Roy Lassiter (7) Jaime Moreno (6) AJ Wood (3) Eddie Pope (2) Fred (2) Rod Dyachenko (2) Francis Doe (2) Marco Etcheverry (2) Chris Pontius (2)

Player award winners

MLS MVP Most Valuable Player: Marco Etcheverry (1998), Christian Gomez (2006), Luciano Emilio (2007), Dwayne De Rosario (2011)

MLS Golden Boot Golden Boot: Luciano Emilio (2007), Dwayne De Rosario (2011), Christian Benteke (2024),

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.

5 times: Jaime Moreno: (1997), (1999), (2004), (2005), (2006)

4 times: Marco Etcheverry: (1996), (1997), (1998), (1999)

3 times: Christian Gómez: (2005), (2006), (2007)

2 times: Jeff Agoos: (1997), (1999) Eddie Pope: (1997), (1998) Ryan Nelsen: (2003), (2004) Bobby Boswell: (2006), (2014)

1 time: Troy Perkins: (2006) Ben Olsen: (2007) Luciano Emilio: (2007) Dwayne De Rosario: (2011) Chris Pontius: (2012) Bill Hamid: (2014) Luciano Acosta: (2018) Wayne Rooney: (2018)

Other awards

Defender of the Year: Eddie Pope (1997), Bobby Boswell (2006)

Coach of the Year: Bruce Arena (1997), Ben Olsen (2014)

Goalkeeper of the Year: Troy Perkins (2006), Bill Hamid (2014)

Newcomer of the Year: Luciano Emilio (2007)

Rookie of the Year: Ben Olsen (1998), Andy Najar (2010)

Head coaching records

First head coach: Bruce Arena (coached the team for 131 games, from January 1996 to October 1998)

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.Goodwin First U.S. Open Cup match: D.C. United 2–0 Carolina Dynamo, quarterfinals, September 4, 1996. First North American match: D.C. United 1–0 United Petrotrin, CONCACAF Champions' Cup, quarterfinals, August 12, 1997.Torres First MLS Cup match: MetroStars 3–2 D.C. United, conference semifinals, September 24, 1996.

Record wins Record U.S. Open Cup win: 8–0 against New Jersey Stallions, Second round, June 27, 2001

Record defeats Record MLS regular season defeat: 0-7 against Philadelphia Union, July 8, 2022 Record MLS Cup defeat: 0–4 against Chicago Fire, October 30, 2005 Record U.S. Open Cup defeat: 0–3 against Chicago Fire, September 3, 2006

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.

SeasonRoundOpponentResult1996QuarterfinalCarolina DynamoW 2–0SemifinalDallas BurnW 2–0FinalRochester RhinosW 3–01997Third roundHershey WildcatsT 0–0 (W 3–2 pen.)QuarterfinalTampa Bay MutinyW 2–0SemifinalSan Francisco SealsW 2–1FinalDallas BurnT 0–0 (L 3–5 pen.)1999Third roundCharleston BatteryL 3–42000Second roundCharleston BatteryW 4–0Third roundRochester RhinosW 3–0QuarterfinalsMiami FusionL 2–32001Second roundNew Jersey StallionsW 8–0Third roundHershey WildcatsW 3–0QuarterfinalsRichmond KickersW 2–1SemifinalsNew England RevolutionL 0–22003Third roundPittsburgh RiverhoundsW 2–1Fourth roundVirginia Beach MarinersW 1–0 QuarterfinalsWilmington HammerheadsW 1–0SemifinalsMetroStarsL 2–32004Fourth roundRichmond KickersL 1–22005Fourth roundRichmond KickersW 3–1QuarterfinalsFC DallasT 1–1 (L 1–4 pen.)2006Fourth roundColumbus CrewW 2–1 Quarterfinals New York Red Bulls W 3–1Semifinals Chicago Fire L 0–3 2007Third round Harrisburg City Islanders L 0–12008Third round Rochester Rhinos W 2–0Quarterfinals Chicago Fire W 2–1 Semifinals New England Revolution W 3–1 Final Charleston Battery W 2–12009Third round Ocean City Barons W 2–0Quarterfinals Harrisburg City Islanders W 2–1Semifinals Rochester Rhinos W 2–1Final Seattle Sounders FC L 1–22010Third round Richmond Kickers W 2–0Quarterfinals Harrisburg City Islanders W 2–0Semifinals Columbus Crew L 1–2 2012Third round Richmond Kickers W 2–1 Quarterfinals Philadelphia Union L 1–2 2013Third round Richmond KickersT 0–0 (W 4–2 pen.)Fourth round Philadelphia Union W 3–1Quarterfinals New England Revolution W 3–1Semifinals Chicago Fire W 2–0 Final Real Salt Lake W 1–0 2014Fourth round Rochester Rhinos L 0–12015Fourth round Pittsburgh RiverhoundsW 3–1 Fifth round Philadelphia UnionL 1–2 2016Fourth roundFort Lauderdale StrikersT 0–0 (L 3–4 pen.)2017Fourth round Christos FCW 4–1Round of 16 New England RevolutionL 1–22018Fourth round North Carolina FCT 1–1 (W 4–3 pen.)Quarterfinals Orlando City SCT 1–1 (L 2–4 pen.)

Continental statistics

Record by season

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.

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeresultD.C. United score is given first in each result.AwayresultNotes1997Champions' CupQF United Petrotrin1–0D.C. United qualified for the 1997 Champions' Cup by winning the 1996 MLS Cup.SF LA Galaxy0–1CM Guadalajara2–21998Champions' CupQF Joe Public8–0D.C. United qualified for the 1998 Champions' Cup by winning the 1997 MLS Cup.SF León2–0F Toluca1–0Copa InteramericanaF Vasco da Gama0–12–0D.C. United qualified for the 1998 Copa Interamericana by winning the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.1999Champions' CupQF Olimpia1–0D.C. United qualified for the 1999 Champions' Cup by finishing runners-up in the 1998 MLS Cup.SF Necaxa1–3CM Chicago Fire2–22000Champions' CupQF Alajuelense2–1D.C. United qualified for the 2000 Champions' Cup by winning the 1999 MLS Cup.SF LA Galaxy1–1(2–4 pen.)CM Pachuca1–22001Giants CupQF Arnett Gardens2–13–0D.C. United qualified for the 2001 Giants Cup having the highest average attendance during the 2001 MLS season.SF Comunicaciones2–1F América0–22002Champions' CupR16 Comunicaciones2–10–4D.C. United qualified for the 2002 Champions' Cup by finishing runners-up in the CONCACAF Giants Cup.2005Champions' CupQF Harbour View2–12–1D.C. United qualified for the 2005 Champions' Cup by winning the 2004 MLS Cup.SF UNAM1–10–52005Copa SudamericanaR16Universidad Católica1–12–3D.C. United earned an invitation to play in the 2005 Copa Sudamericana by finishing in the semifinals of the 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.2007Champions' CupQF Olimpia3–24–1D.C. United qualified for the 2007 Champions' Cup by winning the 2006 MLS Supporters' Shield.SF Guadalajara1–11–22007SuperLigaGS Monarcas Morelia1–1D.C. United qualified for the 2007 SuperLiga by invitation.GS América1–0GS Houston Dynamo0–1SF LA Galaxy0–2Copa SudamericanaR16Guadalajara2–10–1D.C. United earned an invitation to play in the 2007 Copa Sudamericana by finishing in the semifinals of the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.2008Champions' CupQF Harbour View1–15–0D.C. United qualified for the 2008 Champions' Cup by winning the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield.SF Pachuca2–10–2SuperLigaGS Guadalajara1–2D.C. United qualified for the 2008 SuperLiga by winning the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield.GS Atlante2–3GS Houston Dynamo1–3 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions LeagueGSCruz Azul0–10–2D.C. United qualified for the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield.Marathón2–40–2Saprissa0–22–22009–10PRLuis Ángel Firpo1–11–1(5–4 pen.)D.C. United qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2008 U.S. Open Cup.GSMarathón3–01–3San Juan Jabloteh5–11–0Toluca1–31–12014–15GSWaterhouse1–02–1D.C. United qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2013 U.S. Open Cup.Tauro2–01–0QFAlajuelense2–12–52015–16GSMontego Bay United3–03–3D.C. United qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2015 Major League Soccer Eastern Conference.Árabe Unido2–01–0QFQuerétaro1–10–2

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.

CompetitionPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsforGoalsagainst CONCACAF Champions' Cup2613674635 CONCACAF Champions League2411582826 CONCACAF Giants Cup430174 Copa Interamericana210121 Copa Sudamericana411256 North American SuperLiga7115612 Total622613239484

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