- 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.
Contents
Honors
D.C. United have 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 2008. In terms of league play, their last league premiership was in 2007, and their last league championship was in 2004.[1]
Continental
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup[1]
- Winners (1): 1998
- CONCACAF Giants Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2001
Domestic
League titles
- MLS Cup[1]
- Winners (4): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004
- Runners-up (1): 1998
- MLS Supporters' Shield[1]
- MLS Eastern Conference
- MLS Eastern Conference regular season
Cups
- U.S. Open Cup[1]
- Carolina Challenge Cup
- Winners (2): 2010, 2011
Player records
See also: All-time D.C. United rosterAppearances
Most appearances
- Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets.
# Name Years MLS[2] U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup CONCACAF Total 1 Jaime Moreno 1996–2002
2004–10295 (45) 12 23 15 379 2 Ben Olsen 1998–2009 221 (?) ? ? ? 221 3 Bryan Namoff 2001–2010 195 (?) ? ? ? 195 4 Marco Etcheverry 1996–2003 191 (?) ? ? ? 191 5 Clyde Simms 2005– 171 (?) ? ? ? 171 6 Richie Williams 1996–2000, 2002 169 (?) ? ? ? 169 7 Santino Quaranta 2001–2006, 2008– 148 (?) ? ? ? 148 8 Eddie Pope 1996–2002 143 (?) ? ? ? 143 9 Jeff Agoos 1996–2000 135 (?) ? ? ? 135 10 Christian Gómez 2004–2007, 2009 124 (?) ? ? ? 124 Goalscorers
Top goalscorers
- Key
- League = Major League Soccer regular season
- Cup = U.S. Open Cup
- Playoff = MLS Cup Playoffs
- Continental = CONCACAF Champions League, North American SuperLiga, Copa Interamericana and Copa Sudamericana
- Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
# Name Years League[3] Cup[4] Playoff[5] Continental Total 1 Jaime Moreno 1996–2002
2004–10131 13 12 6 162 2 Christian Gómez 2004–07
200945 4 3 9 61 3 Raúl Díaz Arce 1996–97
2000–0144 5 8 1 58 4 Luciano Emilio 2007–09 41 3 0 11 55 5 Roy Lassiter 1998–99
200236 0 7 7 50 6 Marco Etcheverry 1996–2002 34 1 3 2 40 7 Ben Olsen 1973–84 29 0 2 3 34 8 Santino Quaranta 2001–06
2008–24 3 0 0 27 9 Alecko Eskandarian 2003–06 20 0 4 1 24 10 Tony Sanneh 1996–98 14 0 6 1 21 11 Abdul Thompson Conteh 2001–02 15 5 0 0 20 - Regular season[3]
- Jaime Moreno (131)
- Christian Gomez (45)
- Raul Diaz Arce (44)
- Luciano Emilio (41)
- Roy Lassiter (36)
- Marco Etcheverry (34)
- Ben Olsen (29)
- Santino Quaranta (24)
- Alecko Eskandarian (20)
- Abdul Thompson Conteh (15)
- US Open Cup[4]
- Jaime Moreno (13)
- Abdul Thomspon Conten (5)
- Raul Diaz 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)
- MLS Cup Playoffs[5]
- Jaime Moreno (12)
- Raul Diaz 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)
- CONCACAF Champions League & Continental competitions
- Luciano Emilio (9)
- Christian Gomez (8)
- Roy Lassiter (7)
- Jamie Moreno (6)
- AJ Wood (3)
- Eddie Pope (2)
- Fred (2)
- Rod Dyachenko (2)
- Francis Doe (2)
- Marco Etcheverry (2)
- Chris Pontius (2)
International caps
- Games: Jaime Moreno (329)
- Goals: Jaime Moreno (131) (Moreno also holds the league record with 133 MLS goals)
- Assists: Jaime Moreno (102)
- Minutes: Jaime Moreno (24,372)
- Shots: Jaime Moreno (660)
- Shots on Goal: Jaime Moreno (380)
- Game-Winning Goals: Jaime Moreno (26)
- Penalty-Kick Goals: Jaime Moreno (42)
- Multi-Goal Games: Jaime Moreno (17)
- Hat Tricks: Raúl Díaz Arce (2)
- Shutouts: Nick Rimando (29)
- Saves: Nick Rimando (355)
- Wins: Nick Rimando (41)
No active D.C. United players hold team records. Last Updated October 24, 2009[6]
- All-Time regular season record: 188-152-58 = .521 win % (Through 2008 season)
- All-Time regular season home record: 118-52-28 = .643 win % (Through 2008 season)
- All-Time regular season away record: 70-100-30 = .400 win % (Through 2008 season)[citation needed]
Head coaching records
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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)[7]
Club records
Goals
Points
Matches
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.[8]
- First U.S. Open Cup match: D.C. United 2–0 Carolina Dynamo, quarterfinals, September 4, 1996.[9]
- First North American match: D.C. United 1–0 United Petrotrin, CONCACAF Champions' Cup, quarterfinals, August 12, 1997.[10]
- First MLS Cup match: MetroStars 3–2 D.C. United, conference semifinals, September 24, 1996.[8]
Record wins
- Record MLS regular season win:
- Record away MLS regular season win:
- Record U.S. Open Cup win: 8–0 against New Jersey Stallions, Second round, June 27, 2001[11]
- Record MLS Cup win:
Record defeats
- Record MLS regular season defeat:
- 1–6 against Kansas City Wizards, June 21, 1997[12]
- Record MLS Cup defeat:
- 0–4 against Chicago Fire, October 30, 2005[13]
- Record U.S. Open Cup defeat:
- 0–3 against Chicago Fire, September 3, 2006[14]
Continental statistics
Record by season
See also: D.C. United in International CompetitionsBelow is D.C. United's record in North American and South American competitions. United is the only U.S.-based club to ever compete in a South American competition.
Season Competition Round Country Club Home
result[15]Away
resultNotes 1997 Champions' Cup QF United Petrotrin 1–0 [A] [16] SF Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 [A] CM Guadalajara 2–2 [A] 1998 Champions' Cup QF Joe Public 8–0 [A] [17] SF León 2–0 [A] F Toluca 1–0 [A] Copa Interamericana F Vasco da Gama 0–1 2–0 [18] 1999 Champions' Cup QF Olimpia 1–0 [A] [19] SF Necaxa 1–3 [A] CM Chicago Fire 2–2 [A] 2000 Champions' Cup QF Alajuelense 2–1 [A] [20] SF Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1
(2–4 pen.)[A] CM Pachuca 1–2 [A] 2001 Giants Cup QF Arnett Gardens 2–1 [A] [21] SF Comunicaciones 2–1 [A] F América 0–2 [A] 2002 Champions' Cup R16 Comunicaciones 2–1 0–4 [22] 2005 Champions' Cup QF Harbour View 2–1 2–1 [23] SF UNAM 1–1 0–5 2005 Copa Sudamericana R16 Universidad Católica 1–1 2–3 [24] 2007 Champions' Cup QF Olimpia 3–2 4–1 [25] SF Guadalajara 1–1 1–2 2007 SuperLiga GS Monarcas Morelia 1–1 [A] [26] GS América 1–0 [A] GS Houston Dynamo 0–1 [A] SF Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 [A] Copa Sudamericana R16 Guadalajara 2–1 0–1 [27] 2008 Champions' Cup QF Harbour View 1–1 5–0 [28] SF Pachuca 2–1 0–2 SuperLiga GS Guadalajara 1–2 [A] [29] GS Atlante 2–3 [A] GS Houston Dynamo 1–3 [A] 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League GS Cruz Azul 0–1 2–0 [30] GS Marathón 2–4 0–2 GS Saprissa 0–2 2–2 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League PR Luis Ángel Firpo 1–1 1–1
(5–4 pen.)[31] GS Marathón 3–0 1–3 GS San Juan Jabloteh 5–1 1–0 GS Toluca 1–3 1–1 - 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
forGoals
againstCONCACAF Champions' Cup 25 13 6 6 46 35 CONCACAF Champions League 14 3 4 7 18 23 CONCACAF Giants Cup 3 2 0 1 4 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 55 21 11 23 81 81 References
- General
- CONCACAF Champions League and Champions Cup results sourced to: Torres, Steven. "CONCACAF Champions Cup and Champions League History". CONCACAF. http://www.concacaf.com/staticFiles/f9/3a/0,,12813~146169,00.pdf. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- CONCACAF Champions League player statistics sourced to:
- "Match Statistics: 2008–09 Group A". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 6 March 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090306035301/http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7156.pdf. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- "2009–10 Match Statistics". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 6 June 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20090615184608/http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/champsleague/2010/results.aspx. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- D.C. United player statistics prior to 2009 sourced to:
- "D.C. United All-Time Leaders". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080515090256/http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/history/alltime_leaders.jsp?team=t103. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- Major League Soccer statistics sourced to: Goodwin, Jeremy. "USA 1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa96.html. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- North American SuperLiga statistics soucred to: "SuperLiga Statistics". Soccer United Marketing. http://www.superliga2008.com/stats/. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e "History & Tradition". D.C. United. http://www.dcunited.com/club. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ "All-Time MLS Regular Season Appearances". D.C. United. http://www.dcunited.com/stats/view/indiv/overall_matches_played/all/reg. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Statistics: Overall Regular Season Goals". Major League Soccer. DCUnited.com. http://www.dcunited.com/stats/view/indiv/overall_goals/all/reg. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ^ a b Hikala, Josh. "U.S. Open Cup Goalscoring Leaders". United States Soccer Federation. TheCup.us. http://thecup.us/category/goalscoringleaders/. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ^ a b "Statistics: Overall Postseason Goals". Major League Soccer. DCUnited.com. http://www.dcunited.com/stats/view/indiv/overall_goals/all/ps. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ^ "D.C. United All-Time Leaders". Major League Soccer. August 22, 2009. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080515090256/http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/history/alltime_leaders.jsp?team=t103. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
- ^ Blum, Ronald (1 June 2002). "Bruce Arena: America's funny, caustic World Cup coach". Associated Press. Enquirer. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/06/01/spt_bruce_arena_americas.html. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ a b Goodwin
- ^ "1996 US Open Cup results". TheCup.us. http://thecup.us/1996-us-open-cup-results/. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ Torres
- ^ "2001 Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup". U.S. Open Cup. http://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/2001/2001b.htm. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "1997 Schedule". D.C. United. http://www.dcunited.com/schedule/all/1997/all. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "2005 Postseason Schedule". D.C. United. http://www.dcunited.com/schedule/post/2005/all. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Report: D.C. United 0-3 Chicago Fire". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original. Error: If you specify
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. http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060906&content_id=71837&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 16 July 2011. - ^ D.C. United score is given first in each result.
- ^ D.C. United qualified for the 1997 Champions' Cup by winning the 1996 MLS Cup.
- ^ D.C. United qualified for the 1998 Champions' Cup by winning the 1997 MLS Cup.
- ^ D.C. United qualified for the 1998 Copa Interamericana by winning the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
- ^ D.C. United qualified for the 1999 Champions' Cup by finishing runners-up in the 1998 MLS Cup.
- ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2000 Champions' Cup by winning the 1999 MLS Cup.
- ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2001 Giants Cup having the highest average attendance during the 2001 MLS season.
- ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2002 Champions' Cup by finishing runners-up in the CONCACAF Giants Cup.
- ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2005 Champions' Cup by winning the 2004 MLS Cup.
- ^ D.C. United earned an invitation to play in the 2005 Copa Sudamericana by finishing in the semifinals of the 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
- ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2007 Champions' Cup by winning the 2006 MLS Supporters' Shield.
- ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2007 SuperLiga by invitation.
- ^ D.C. United earned an invitation to play in the 2007 Copa Sudamericana by finishing in the semifinals of the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
- ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2008 Champions' Cup by winning the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield.
- ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2008 SuperLiga by winning the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield.
- ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield.
- ^ D.C. United qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2008 U.S. Open Cup.
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