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2024 D.C. United season

The 2024 season will be D.C. United's 29th in existence and its 29th consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. In addition to MLS, D.C. United will participate in the 2024 Leagues Cup.

D.C. United
2024 season
General managerAlly Mackay
Head coachTroy Lesesne
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: 10th
Overall: 19th
U.S. Open CupDid not qualify
Leagues CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Christian Benteke (6)
All: Christian Benteke (6)
← 2023
2025 →

Background edit

Main article: 2023 D.C. United season

The 2023 season was the first, and only, full season with Wayne Rooney in charge of managerial duties for United. Under Rooney's leadership the club improved in form and finishing with 40 points on the season, up from 27 the previous season. However, the improvement was not enough to qualify for the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs, resulting in Rooney's dismissal.[1] Despite calls for his resignation by fans, Sporting Director Dave Kasper was not fired during the offseason.[2]

Outside of league play, United reached the fourth round of the 2023 U.S. Open Cup and the round of 32 in the 2023 Leagues Cup. Christian Benteke lead United with 14 goals across all competitions.

Club edit

Front office edit

Position Name
Chairman   Jason Levien
Co-Chairman   Stephen Kaplan
President   Danita Johnson
Senior Consultant   Dave Kasper
Chief Marketing Officer   Lisa Franklin
Senior Vice President   James Armold
Chief Financial Officer   Dan Franceschini
Chief Communications Officer   Zach Abaie

Team management and technical staff edit

Position Name
General Manager   Ally Mackay
Assistant GM   Caleb Shreve
Director of Player Personnel   Clarens Cheridieu
Head coach   Troy Lesesne
Assistant coach   Alex Martínez
Assistant coach   Zach Prince
Goalkeeping coach   Cody Mizell

First-team roster edit

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Tyler Miller   GK (1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31) 25 0 0   Minnesota United FC
24 Alex Bono   GK (1994-04-25) April 25, 1994 (age 30) 15 0 0   Toronto FC
26 Nathan Crockford   GK (2002-09-06) September 6, 2002 (age 21) 0 0 0   Wisconsin Badgers
56 Luis Zamudio   GK (1998-06-24) June 24, 1998 (age 25) 0 0 0   Loudoun United
Defenders
3 Lucas Bartlett   CB (1997-07-26) July 26, 1997 (age 26) 0 0 0   St. Louis City SC
4 Matti Peltola   CB / DM (2002-07-03) July 3, 2002 (age 21) 0 0 0   HJK Helsinki
5 Mohanad Jeahze   LB (1997-04-10) April 10, 1997 (age 27) 6 0 1   Hammarby IF
12 Conner Antley   RB / CB (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 0   Tampa Bay Rowdies
15 Steve Birnbaum   CB (1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 (age 33) 269 14 6   California Golden Bears
16 Garrison Tubbs   CB (2002-02-17) February 17, 2002 (age 22) 0 0 0   Atlanta United FC
22 Aaron Herrera   RB (1997-06-06) June 6, 1997 (age 26) 0 0 0   CF Montréal
30 Hayden Sargis   CB (2002-05-02) May 2, 2002 (age 22) 6 0 0   Sacramento Republic
45 Matai Akinmboni   CB (2006-10-17) October 17, 2006 (age 17) 7 0 0   D.C. United Academy
97 Christopher McVey   CB (1997-04-12) April 12, 1997 (age 27) 0 0 0   Inter Miami FC
Midfielders
6 Russell Canouse   DM (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 28) 140 5 6   Hoffenheim
7 Pedro Santos   LM / RW (1988-04-22) April 22, 1988 (age 36) 23 1 1   Columbus Crew
8 Jared Stroud   LW / RW (1996-07-10) July 10, 1996 (age 27) 0 0 0   St. Louis City SC
10 Gabriel Pirani   AM (2002-04-12) April 12, 2002 (age 22) 10 1 0   Santos FC
14 Martín Rodríguez   MF / LW (1994-08-05) August 5, 1994 (age 29) 14 0 1   Altay SK
18 Jeremy Garay   MF (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 21) 1 0 0   D.C. United Academy
21 Ted Ku-DiPietro   AM (2002-01-28) January 28, 2002 (age 22) 39 5 3   Loudoun United
25 Jackson Hopkins   AM / SS (2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 (age 19) 34 0 1   D.C. United Academy
43 Mateusz Klich   CM (1990-06-30) June 30, 1990 (age 33) 36 4 7   Leeds United
Forwards
11 Cristian Dájome   LW (1994-01-03) January 3, 1994 (age 30) 23 2 1   Vancouver Whitecaps FC
17 Jacob Murrell   FW (2004-03-29) March 29, 2004 (age 20) 0 0 0   Georgetown Hoyas
20 Christian Benteke   ST (1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 33) 41 15 3   Crystal Palace
27 Kristian Fletcher   FW (2004-10-16) October 16, 2004 (age 19) 15 1 1   Loudoun United

Non-competitive edit

Friendlies edit

January 30 Sudan   0–6   D.C. United Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
11:00 AM EST Report Parrish   10'
Herrera   26'
Dájome   31', 44'
Fletcher   59'
Murrell   72'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0
February 3 Al Wehda   1–1   D.C. United Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
11:00 AM EST Ighalo   40' Report Santos   86' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0
February 12 Al-Hilal   3–1   D.C. United Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
11:00 AM EST Muzmel   15'
Diaw   35'
Ifasso   81'		 Report Hopkins   27' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0
February 9 Al-Ettifaq   2–0   D.C. United Dammam, Saudi Arabia
9:45 AM EST Medrán   51'
Dembélé   79'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 0
February 17 FC Dallas 2–0 D.C. United Frisco, Texas
2:10 PM EST Illarramendi   31'
Ferreira   65'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 14,834
July 20 D.C. United   –   Celtic Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field

Competitive edit

Major League Soccer edit

Main article: 2024 Major League Soccer season

Standings edit

Eastern Conference edit
MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 New York City FC 12 5 5 2 14 14 0 17 Qualification for Round One
6 Charlotte FC 12 5 5 2 13 13 0 17
7 D.C. United 12 4 3 5 19 19 0 17
8 Columbus Crew 11 3 2 6 13 11 +2 15 Qualification for the Wild card round
9 Philadelphia Union 11 3 3 5 21 19 +2 14
Updated to match(es) played on May 11, 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall table edit
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
12 Charlotte FC 12 5 5 2 13 13 0 17 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a]
13 Houston Dynamo FC 11 5 4 2 11 11 0 17
14 D.C. United 12 4 3 5 19 19 0 17
15 Austin FC 12 4 4 4 15 15 0 16
16 St. Louis City SC 11 3 1 7 18 15 +3 16
Updated to match(es) played on May 12, 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
  1. ^ As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 4 5 3 19 19  0 17 3 1 2 11 10  +1 1 4 1 8 9  −1

Last updated: May 11, 2024.
Source: MLS

Match results edit

February 24 1 D.C. United 3–1 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,215
Referee: Andrew Musashe
March 2 2 Portland Timbers 2–2 D.C. United Portland, Oregon
10:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,221
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
March 10 3 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United Cincinnati, Ohio
3:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez
March 16 4 D.C. United 1–3 Inter Miami CF Washington, D.C.
2:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,365
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
March 23 5 St. Louis City SC 2–2 D.C. United St. Louis, Missouri
8:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Amin Hadzic
March 30 6 D.C. United 1–0 CF Montréal Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 18,402
Referee: Ramy Touchan
April 6 7 Columbus Crew 1–1 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,740
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
April 13 8 D.C. United 2–3 Orlando City SC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 18,615
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
April 20 9 New York City FC 2–0 D.C. United New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 21,073
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 27 10 D.C. United 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 18,223
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
May 4 11 D.C. United 2–2 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,237
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 11 12 Atlanta United FC 2–3 D.C. United Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,822
Referee: Joe Dickerson
May 15 13 D.C. United v New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 18 14 Inter Miami CF v D.C. United Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
May 25 15 D.C. United v Chicago Fire FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 29 16 CF Montréal v D.C. United Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
June 1 17 D.C. United v Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
June 15 18 Charlotte FC v D.C. United Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
June 19 19 D.C. United v Atlanta United FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
June 22 20 D.C. United v Houston Dynamo FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
June 29 21 New York Red Bulls v D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Red Bull Arena
July 3 22 D.C. United v FC Cincinnati Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
July 6 23 Orlando City SC v D.C. United Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
July 13 24 D.C. United v Nashville SC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
July 17 25 Minnesota United FC v D.C. United Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Allianz Field
August 24 26 D.C. United v FC Dallas Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 31 27 Toronto FC v D.C. United Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: BMO Field
September 7 28 Chicago Fire FC v D.C. United Chicago, Illinois
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
September 14 29 D.C. United v New York City FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
September 22 30 Philadelphia Union v D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
September 28 31 D.C. United v Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
October 2 32 Nashville SC v D.C. United Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Geodis Park
October 5 33 New England Revolution v D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
October 19 34 D.C. United v Charlotte FC Washington, D.C.
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup

The top eight teams that did not already qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, excluding the defending Open Cup champion, qualified for the 2024 U.S. Open Cup. D.C. United did not finish in one of the positions to qualify for the tournament.[3]

Leagues Cup edit

Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup

Group stage edit

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATL SAN DCU
1   Atlanta United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — Aug 4 Jul 26
2   Santos Laguna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — Jul 31
3   D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
First match(es) will be played: July 26, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 26 Group stage Atlanta United   v   D.C. United Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
July 31 Group stage Santos Laguna   v   D.C. United Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Audi Field

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Position No. Name From Fee/notes Ref.
December 11, 2023 MF 8   Jared Stroud   St. Louis City Trade for Chris Durkin [4]
DF 3   Lucas Bartlett   St. Louis City Trade for Chris Durkin [4]
December 12, 2023 DF 22   Aaron Herrera   CF Montréal Trade for Ruan, $500,000 GAM [5]
December 19, 2023 DF 16   Garrison Tubbs   Atlanta United $125K GAM, up to $150K extra for certain conditions [6]
January 5, 2024 FW 17   Jacob Murrell   Georgetown Hoyas 2024 MLS SuperDraft pick
Signed through 2026 with 2027 team option.		 [7]
January 16, 2024 GK 26   Nathan Crockford   Wisconsin Badgers 2024 MLS SuperDraft pick
Signed through 2024 with 2025-27 team options.		 [8]
February 1, 2024 DF 97   Christopher McVey   Inter Miami 2024 International slot, up to $100K GAM to Miami [9]
February 2, 2024 DF 4   Matti Peltola   HJK Free Transfer [10][11]
February 14, 2024 DF 12   Conner Antley   Tampa Bay Rowdies Signed through 2025, with 2026 team option [12]

Transfers out edit

Date Position No. Name To Fee/notes Ref.
December 1, 2023 MF 49   Ravel Morrison Out of Contract
DF 3   Derrick Williams   Atlanta United Out of Contract [13]
DF 23   Donovan Pines   Barnsley Option Declined [13]
DF 4   Brendan Hines-Ike   Austin FC Option Declined [13]
DF 14   Andy Najar   Olimpia Option Declined [13]
DF 31   Eric Davis   Košice Option Declined [13]
DF 33   Jacob Greene   Columbus Crew 2 Option Declined [13]
DF 72   Gaoussou Samaké   Las Vegas Lights Option Declined [13]
MF 22   Yamil Asad   FC Cincinnati Option Declined [13]
FW 9   Erik Hurtado Option Declined [13]
FW 19   Nigel Robertha Option Declined [13]
FW 84   José Fajardo   Independiente Option Declined [13]
December 11, 2023 MF 8   Chris Durkin   St. Louis City Trade, $300,000 GAM [4]
December 12, 2023 DF 2   Ruan   CF Montréal Trade [5]

Loan out edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
26 FW   Kristian Fletcher   Swansea City September 1, 2023 February 1, 2024 [14]
30 DF   Hayden Sargis   Las Vegas Lights March 5, 2024
March 26, 2024		 March 22, 2024
December 1, 2024		 [15] [16] [17]
18 MF   Jeremy Garay   El Paso Locomotive March 13, 2024 December 1, 2024 [18]
56 GK   Luis Zamudio   Colorado Springs Switchbacks May 2, 2024 December 1, 2024

MLS SuperDraft picks edit

Main article: 2024 MLS SuperDraft
2024 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 7   Jacob Murrell FW Georgetown Signed with First Team
2 36   Brandon Parrish MF Clemson Signed with Crown Legacy FC
2 49   Aldair Sanchez DF North Carolina[Draftnote 1] Stayed with Sacramento Republic
3 65   Nathan Crockford GK Wisconsin Signed with First Team
  1. ^ Sanchez is currently under contract with the Sacramento Republic, but if he is signed to an MLS contract, DC United retains right of first refusal, and the MLS franchise signing him must pay adequate compensation to Sacramento.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "D.C. United and Head Coach Wayne Rooney Have Mutually Agreed to Part Ways". dcunited.com. October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Dave Kasper interview". D.C. United. Facebook. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Carisle, Jeff (March 1, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Bogert, Tom (December 7, 2023). "St. Louis City agrees deal for D.C. United's Durkin". The Athletic. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "D.C. United Acquire Defender Aaron Herrera from CF Montréal in Exchange for $500K GAM and Defender Ruan". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "D.C. United Acquire Defender Garrison Tubbs from Atlanta United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 21, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  7. ^ Goff, Steven (January 5, 2024). "Jacob Murrell to sign with D.C. United, departing Georgetown early". Washington Post. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "D.C. United Sign University of Wisconsin Goalkeeper Nathan Crockford". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "D.C. United Acquired Swedish Defender Christopher McVey from Inter Miami CF in Exchange for a 2024 International Slot". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  10. ^ Goff, Steven (January 29, 2024). "D.C. United makes first international move, acquiring Finland's Matti Peltola". Washington Post. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  11. ^ "D.C. United Sign Finland National Team Midfielder Matti Peltola". D.C. United. Major League Soccer.
  12. ^ "D.C. United Sign Defender Conner Antley from the Tampa Bay Rowdies". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "D.C. United Announce 2023 Roster Decisions | DC United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  14. ^ "DC United loan Kristian Fletcher to Swansea City U-21s". mlssoccer.com. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  15. ^ "D.C. United Loan Defender Hayden Sargis to Las Vegas Lights FC". DC United. Major League Soccer. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  16. ^ https://www.dcunited.com/news/d-c-united-recall-defender-hayden-sargis-from-las-vegas-lights-fc-loan
  17. ^ https://www.dcunited.com/news/d-c-united-defender-hayden-sargis-returns-on-loan-to-las-vegas-lights-fc
  18. ^ "Locomotive adds Jeremy Garay on loan from D.C. United". EPLocomotoveFC.com. El Paso Locomotive FC. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

External links edit

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