# List of D.C. United records and statistics

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.
| # | Name | Years | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | MLS Cup | CON­CACAF | Total |
| 1 | Jaime Moreno | 1996–2002; 2004–2010 | 329 (41) | 30 (7) | 32 (1) | 36 (3) | 427 |
| 2 | Ben Olsen | 1998–2009 | 221 (21) | 11 (4) | 22 | 29 (2) | 283 |
| 3 | Steven Birnbaum | 2014-2024 | 254 (13) | 6 | 8 | 8 (1) | 276 |
| 4 | Bryan Namoff | 2001–2010 | 195 (16) | 22 (6) | 12 | 31 (7) | 260 |
| 5 | Bill Hamid | 2010–2017, 2018– | 228 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 245 |
| 6 | Marco Etcheverry | 1996–2003 | 191 (11) | 11 | 23 | 16 (1) | 241 |
| 7 | Clyde Simms | 2005–2012 | 182 (35) | 16 (7) | 5 (3) | 26 (6) | 229 |
| 8 | Bobby Boswell | 2005–2007; 2014–2017 | 188 (4) | 8 (1) | 10 (1) | 16 (1) | 222 |
| 9 | Richie Williams | 1996–2000, 2002 | 169 (5) | 8 (1) | 22 | 14 | 213 |
| 10 | Nick DeLeon | 2012–2018 | 180 (19) | 8 (2) | 10 | 4 | 202 |
| 11 | Santino Quaranta | 2001–2006; 2008–2012 | 159 (39) | 16 (3) | 6 (3) | 20 (8) | 201 |

### Goalscorers

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

    See also: List of D.C. United head coaches
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
| Season | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1996 | Quarterfinal | Carolina Dynamo | W 2–0 |
| 1996 | Semifinal | Dallas Burn | W 2–0 |
| 1996 | Final | Rochester Rhinos | W 3–0 |
| 1997 | Third round | Hershey Wildcats | T 0–0 (a.e.t.) (W 3–2 pen.) |
| 1997 | Quarterfinal | Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 2–0 |
| 1997 | Semifinal | San Francisco Seals | W 2–1 |
| 1997 | 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 |
| 2000 | Third round | Rochester Rhinos | W 3–0 |
| 2000 | Quarterfinals | Miami Fusion | L 2–3 |
| 2001 | Second round | New Jersey Stallions | W 8–0 |
| 2001 | Third round | Hershey Wildcats | W 3–0 |
| 2001 | Quarterfinals | Richmond Kickers | W 2–1 |
| 2001 | Semifinals | New England Revolution | L 0–2 |
| 2003 | Third round | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | W 2–1 |
| 2003 | Fourth round | Virginia Beach Mariners | W 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| 2003 | Quarterfinals | Wilmington Hammerheads | W 1–0 |
| 2003 | Semifinals | MetroStars | L 2–3 |
| 2004 | Fourth round | Richmond Kickers | L 1–2 |
| 2005 | Fourth round | Richmond Kickers | W 3–1 |
| 2005 | Quarterfinals | FC Dallas | T 1–1 (a.e.t.) (L 1–4 pen.) |
| 2006 | Fourth round | Columbus Crew | W 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| 2006 | Quarterfinals | New York Red Bulls | W 3–1 |
| 2006 | Semifinals | Chicago Fire | L 0–3 |
| 2007 | Third round | Harrisburg City Islanders | L 0–1 |
| 2008 | Third round | Rochester Rhinos | W 2–0 |
| 2008 | Quarterfinals | Chicago Fire | W 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| 2008 | Semifinals | New England Revolution | W 3–1 |
| 2008 | Final | Charleston Battery | W 2–1 |
| 2009 | Third round | Ocean City Barons | W 2–0 |
| 2009 | Quarterfinals | Harrisburg City Islanders | W 2–1 |
| 2009 | Semifinals | Rochester Rhinos | W 2–1 |
| 2009 | Final | Seattle Sounders FC | L 1–2 |
| 2010 | Third round | Richmond Kickers | W 2–0 |
| 2010 | Quarterfinals | Harrisburg City Islanders | W 2–0 |
| 2010 | Semifinals | Columbus Crew | L 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| 2012 | Third round | Richmond Kickers | W 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| 2012 | Quarterfinals | Philadelphia Union | L 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| 2013 | Third round | Richmond Kickers | T 0–0 (a.e.t.) (W 4–2 pen.) |
| 2013 | Fourth round | Philadelphia Union | W 3–1 |
| 2013 | Quarterfinals | New England Revolution | W 3–1 |
| 2013 | Semifinals | Chicago Fire | W 2–0 |
| 2013 | 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.) |
| 2015 | 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 |
| 2017 | 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.) |
| 2018 | Quarterfinals | Orlando City SC | T 1–1 (a.e.t.) (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.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home result | Away result |
| 1997 | Champions' Cup | QF | United Petrotrin | 1–0 | |
| | | SF | LA Galaxy | 0–1 | |
| | | CM | Guadalajara | 2–2 | |
| 1998 | Champions' Cup | QF | Joe Public | 8–0 | |
| | | SF | León | 2–0 | |
| | | F | Toluca | 1–0 | |
| | Copa Interamericana | F | Vasco da Gama | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| 1999 | Champions' Cup | QF | Olimpia | 1–0 | |
| | | SF | Necaxa | 1–3 | |
| | | CM | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | |
| 2000 | Champions' Cup | QF | Alajuelense | 2–1 | |
| | | SF | LA Galaxy | 1–1 (2–4 pen.) | |
| | | CM | Pachuca | 1–2 | |
| 2001 | Giants Cup | QF | Arnett Gardens | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| | | SF | Comunicaciones | 2–1 | |
| | | F | América | 0–2 | |
| 2002 | Champions' Cup | R16 | Comunicaciones | 2–1 | 0–4 |
| 2005 | Champions' Cup | QF | Harbour View | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| | | SF | UNAM | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| 2005 | Copa Sudamericana | R16 | Universidad Católica | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| 2007 | Champions' Cup | QF | Olimpia | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| | | SF | Guadalajara | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| 2007 | SuperLiga | GS | Monarcas Morelia | 1–1 | |
| | | GS | América | 1–0 | |
| | | GS | Houston Dynamo | 0–1 | |
| | | SF | LA Galaxy | 0–2 | |
| | Copa Sudamericana | R16 | Guadalajara | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| 2008 | Champions' Cup | QF | Harbour View | 1–1 | 5–0 |
| | | SF | Pachuca | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| | SuperLiga | GS | Guadalajara | 1–2 | |
| | | GS | Atlante | 2–3 | |
| | | GS | Houston Dynamo | 1–3 | |
| 2008–09 | CONCACAF Champions League | GS | Cruz Azul | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 2008–09 | CONCACAF Champions League | GS | Marathón | 2–4 | 0–2 |
| 2008–09 | CONCACAF Champions League | GS | Saprissa | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| 2009–10 | CONCACAF Champions League | PR | Luis Ángel Firpo | 1–1 | 1–1 (5–4 pen.) |
| 2009–10 | CONCACAF Champions League | GS | Marathón | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| 2009–10 | CONCACAF Champions League | GS | San Juan Jabloteh | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| 2009–10 | CONCACAF Champions League | GS | Toluca | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| 2014–15 | CONCACAF Champions League | GS | Waterhouse | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 2014–15 | CONCACAF Champions League | GS | Tauro | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2014–15 | CONCACAF Champions League | QF | Alajuelense | 2–1 | 2–5 |
| 2015–16 | CONCACAF Champions League | GS | Montego Bay United | 3–0 | 3–3 |
| 2015–16 | CONCACAF Champions League | GS | Árabe Unido | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2015–16 | CONCACAF Champions League | QF | 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 |
| United Petrotrin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| LA Galaxy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| Guadalajara | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 |
| Joe Public | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| León | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Toluca | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Olimpia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| Necaxa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| Chicago Fire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Alajuelense | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 |
| Pachuca | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| Arnett Gardens | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | −4 |
| Comunicaciones | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| Club América | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| UNAM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| Universidad Católica | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Monarcas Morelia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Dynamo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| Atlante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Cruz Azul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
| Marathón | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
| Harbour View | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | −7 |
| Saprissa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| Luis Ángel Firpo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| San Juan Jabloteh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Waterhouse | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Tauro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Montego Bay United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Árabe Unido | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Querétaro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 |

### International Friendlies
## Drafts

The following table shows D.C. United's first-round picks in the MLS SuperDraft:
| Draft | Pick | Player | Position | From |
| 2014 | 2 | Steve Birnbaum | Defender | California Orange County Blue Star |
| 2015 | 17 | Miguel Aguilar | Forward | San Francisco Portland Timbers U23s |
| 2016 | 11 | Julian Büscher (GA) | Midfielder | Syracuse K-W United FC |