| 2014 season | |||
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| General manager | Dave Kasper | ||
| Head coach | Ben Olsen | ||
| Stadium | RFK Stadium | ||
| MLS | Eastern Conference: 1st Overall: 3rd | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Conference semifinals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round | ||
| CONCACAF Champions League | Quarterfinals | ||
| Atlantic Cup | Winners | ||
| Carolina Challenge Cup | Winners | ||
| Highest home attendance | 53,267 vs. Columbus | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,904 vs. Tauro | ||
| Average home league attendance | Regular season: 17,030 Playoffs:— | ||
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The 2014 D.C. United season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their nineteenth in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.
Outside of MLS regular season play, the club is going to be participating in the 2014 U.S. Open Cup, in which they are the defending champions, as well as the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League. It is United's first appearance in the Champions League since the 2009–10 campaign. Ahead of the MLS regular season campaign, United will participate in the 2014 Carolina Challenge Cup.
After an abysmal 2013 campaign that saw the team break several negative MLS records, the team swapped out over half of its roster. Several starters from 2013 were released or simply let go, including starters like Lionard Pajoy, Dwayne De Rosario, and James Riley among others. In their place, the team gathered several players from other teams, including Davy Arnaud from Montreal, Bobby Boswell from Houston, and Eddie Johnson from Seattle.
Ben Olsen and Dave Kasper were allowed to stay on as Head Coach and General Manager (respectively) of the team.
By the time the first match of the MLS season came around, only 4 of the starting 11 had stayed with the team from last year. Unfortunately, prospective starting midfielder Chris Pontius suffered a serious hamstring injury and was pronounced out for most of the season. His spot was given to fellow midfielder Perry Kitchen.
The season started on a bad note, with a relatively new Columbus Crew beating a disorganized D.C. United side at home 3–0, and then a 1–0 loss to a surprisingly hot Toronto FC side. However, the team began showing signs of life in a home game against the Chicago Fire. Though the game ended in a 2–2 draw, the newly signed Fabian Espindola and the promoted Kitchen helped to give D.C. United a 2–1 lead in the second half, something the team had not had in MLS season play in a while.
D.C. United went on a roll, adding a 3–0–1 tally throughout the month. Former Chicago Fire midfielder Chris Rolfe, signed to shore up the midfield in the absence of Pontius, made an immediate impact in his first game with the team. In a game against the New England Revolution, he scored a brace in the closing seconds of stoppage time, contributing to the team's 2–0 victory. DC then tacked on another victory against the New York Red Bulls, as the team's defense–--combined with some lucky breaks---managed to hold on to a one-goal lead for most of the match.
DC almost won a third straight match at Columbus in a rematch against the Crew, but for a mistake by Espindola which led to a goal by Crew forward Hector Jiménez that allowed them to tie the match near the end of the second half. DC ended up settling for a draw. Back at home, DC would get a crushing victory after an early red card on an FC Dallas player allowed the team, led by Espindola, to rack up a 4–1 victory.
Poor marking on defense and an anemic offense allowed the struggling Portland Timbers to sneak away with a 3–2 victory in the dying seconds of the match. It was a familiar tune that would repeat itself over the next few games as D.C. United barely held on to a 1–0 victory in Philadelphia, and managed to salvage a 1–1 draw against the cellar-dwelling Montreal Impact thanks to DC forward Eddie Johnson scoring his first goal on the season. The team did much better in their following match against Houston, getting a 2–0 victory at home. Then they fell apart in the second half of a match against the Revolution in Foxboro, losing both the game 2–1 and Johnson to a red card suspension.
Back home against Sporting KC, the team held on to an Espindola goal to win the match 1–0, but starting defender Jeff Parke left the game due to a foot injury. He would be replaced by rookie defender Steve Birnbaum.
After a friendly between Spain and El Salvador, D.C. United played the second half of a doubleheader of soccer action in FedExField in Landover, against the Columbus Crew. The game ended in a 0–0 draw, with Espindola chipping a penalty kick right into the opposing goalkeeper's hands in the final minutes of play. A few days later, the team travelled to Montreal and beat the Impact 4–2, with Luis Silva earning his first-ever hat trick for the team. Unfortunately, Espindola suffered an MCL sprain during this match, and would be sidelined for at least 8 weeks.
Following this game, the entire league took two weeks off for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, as many of its star players were busy playing for their respective national teams in the Cup. During this break, D.C. United played a match in the fourth round of the 2014 U.S. Open Cup against the Rochester Rhinos, but unlike last year, Ben Olsen downplayed the significance of the tournament and fielded a team of mostly reserve players. The team was eliminated in a quiet 1–0 defeat, the only highlight of the match for DC was Birnbaum being sent off in the 60th minute.
On the 28th, D.C. United resumed league play against the Seattle Sounders, where they lost 1–0 at home.
At the start of the month, Christian mutually terminated his contract with the team, claiming that he did not feel comfortable playing in Washington and wished to go back to Spain. His spot on the starting lineup was taken by Chris Korb.
Four days later, DC travelled to Toronto and won 2–1, thanks to a pair of stylish goals from midfielders Perry Kitchen and Nick DeLeon. Afterwards, the team travelled to San Jose to face the Earthquakes, and managed to win 2–1 thanks to a combination of a successful Eddie Johnson penalty kick and Bill Hamid making miraculous saves in the dying minutes of the match. The team travelled back home to Washington to face the surging Chivas USA, and defeated them 3–1. Johnson scored his third goal of the season (and second from a penalty kick) in that match. During this time, Parke recovered from his foot injury, but immediately suffered painful migraine headaches that kept him on the sidelines.
On the 26th, the team travelled to Jacksonville to play a friendly against Fulham F.C., as an opening act for the newly expanded EverBank Field. While fielding a team of reserves, DC lost 3–0 as Moussa Dembélé scored a hat trick on the team and DC goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra tore his Achilles tendon, ending his season prematurely. Kyle Porter and Alex Caskey also left the game with injuries.
A few days later, DC acquired Kofi Opare from the LA Galaxy in a trade and defeated Toronto 3–0 at home.
D.C. United began August with a pair of road losses, but the team recovered to post some strong results and finished the month on top of the Eastern Conference standings. With Chris Korb out, Taylor Kemp made his first start at left back. Despite an early yellow card on Kemp, D.C. United seemed poised to take a rare point in Houston, when Will Bruin beat Kemp and Birnbaum to get on the end of a long pass in added time and scored the lone goal in a 1–0 win for the Dynamo. D.C. United next traveled to Utah to play Real Salt Lake. Although Espindola returned to action in the second half after a prolonged injury absence, RSL scored 3 times in the first half to hand DC its second straight loss. Eddie Johnson received a red card and so would miss the next MLS match.
A Sunday night match at RFK saw D.C. United break out of a scoring slump, with 4 goals against the Colorado Rapids. Luis Silva scored twice, including one off Kemp's first MLS assist. Rolfe and Espindola had the other goals. Three nights later, a lineup that featured Eddie Johnson and 10 D.C. United reserves opened up the team's group play in the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League with a 1–0 home win against Jamaican side Waterhouse FC on an early goal by Johnson.
United went on the road for a game 3 nights later against division-leading Sporting Kansas City. With first-half goals by Espindola, Rolfe and Kitchen, DC surprised SKC by a 3–0 score to take over the top spot in the MLS Eastern Conference. Coach Ben Olsen rested several starters on a road match in Los Angeles, and the team suffered a hard loss, losing 4–1 to the LA Galaxy. 4 days later, D.C. United rebounded at home, riding goals by Silva and Espindola to a 2–0 win over New York Red Bulls, leaving D.C. United 4 points clear in the Eastern Conference race.
Before heading out on the road for a match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC, D.C. United added a Ghana international, Samuel Inkoom. Once again, DC started the month slowly, with a draw in Vancouver, followed four days later by a heartbreaking road loss to New York Red Bulls. United lost Chris Rolfe to a broken arm injury suffered in practice prior to the game against NYRB. Despite playing a man down for most of the match after Espindola was red-carded, United seemed destined to hold on for a draw until Lloyd Sam's stoppage-time goal won the night for the Red Bulls. The game marked the first MLS action of the season for Pontius, who came on as a second-half substitute.
With Espindola forced to miss the next MLS match, Olsen started Espindola in the return match against Waterhouse FC in Jamaica in CONCACAF group play. Espindola had both D.C. United goals in a 2–1 win for the MLS team.
Next, D.C. United traveled to Chicago to play the Chicago Fire, and the DC team rallied from a 2–0 deficit to get a point in a 3–3 draw. DC went ahead 3–2 on a pair of goals by Silva and a goal by Boswell before the team once again lost points on a late goal by the Fire.
The team returned to RFK for another CONCACAF Champions League match, this time facing struggling Panamanian side Tauro FC. With goals by Johnson and Pontius, and an assist by Inkoom, D.C. United earned a 2–0 win over Tauro, and clinched the top spot in the group and a place in the quarterfinals.
When the team resumed MLS action four days after the Tauro match, DC fans turned out in big numbers, with the biggest home crowd in nearly two years. 19,478 fans watched D.C. United defeat the Philadelphia Union on a header for a goal by Silva. The assist went to Korb, who was playing in his first MLS match since injuring his hamstring on August 9.
Pontius made his first MLS start of the year for a home match against Sporting Kansas City. The goalless draw was enough for D.C. United to clinch a playoff berth. The good news kept coming for D.C. United, as the team next won for the first time ever in Houston, defeating the Dynamo 3–1 on goals by Kemp, Espindola and Johnson. The one sour note for DC was a hamstring injury suffered by Silva after play had resumed following a lengthy rain delay.
On October 18, D.C. United completed its worst-to-first turnaround. A 2–1 home win before a sellout crowd at RFK clinched first place and the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Pontius scored his first league goal in over a year, and Johnson capped off the scoring for D.C. United.
Three days later, a team of reserves traveled to Panama. A fluke goal on a ball that ricocheted off Conor Shanosky's head was enough for a 1–0 D.C. United win. This win meant that D.C. United earned the full 12 points, the only team in group play to do so. As a result, United gained the top seed heading into the quarterfinal round of CONCACAF Champions League play in February 2015.
The final match of the regular season took United across the northern border, where the team fell behind to the Montreal Impact on a goal by Marco Di Vaio in his final game. A late goal by Espindola got a point for D.C. United, closing out the regular season as the first place team in the Eastern Conference and in third-place overall in the MLS Supporters Shield race. United completed the largest turnaround in points from one MLS season to the next.
An injury-depleted D.C. United squad traveled to Red Bull Arena for a playoff match against New York Red Bulls. United fell 2–0 on goals by Bradley Wright-Phillips and Peguy Luyindola. Needing at least two goals in the return match at RFK, D.C. United got a first half goal from Nick DeLeon to set the stage for an improbable comeback. However, another goal by Luyindula, on an assist by Thierry Henry, sealed D.C. United's fate. A late goal by Sean Franklin was not nearly enough to send the home-and-home series to overtime, as NYRB defeated D.C. United by an aggregate 3–2 score.
Awards season saw D.C. United get several honors. Bobby Boswell was named MLS Defender of the Year. Bill Hamid was MLS Goalie of the Year and Ben Olsen was named MLS Coach of the Year.
In roster moves, D.C. United added Thomas McNamara in the dispersal draft that allocated players from disbanded Chivas USA. However, McNamara was selected by New York City in the subsequent MLS expansion draft. Orlando City SC also took a D.C. United player, Lewis Neal. Prior to the expansion draft, D.C. United traded Joe Willis and Inkoom to Houston in exchange for Andrew Driver, a move that allowed the team to protect an additional domestic player in the expansion draft.
As of October 2, 2014.[1]
| February 5 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Toronto FC | Bradenton, Florida |
| 19:00 UTC-5 | Report | Dike  85' |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 8 | D.C. United | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Bradenton, Florida |
| 19:00 UTC-5 | Arnaud  39'Doyle 86' |
Report | Shipp 48' Ward 80' |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 12 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Chicago Fire | Bradenton, Florida |
| 10:00 UTC-5 | Joya 75' Ward 85' |
Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 247 |
| February 22 1 | Houston Dynamo | 0–2 | D.C. United | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 17:00 EDT | Horst 21' (o.g.) Seaton 88' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,331 |
| February 26 2 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | D.C. United | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:30 EDT | Ruggles 90+' |
Silva 72' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,066 |
| March 1 3 | D.C. United | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 17:00 EDT | Espíndola 8' (pen.) Kitchen 53' |
Report | Cooper 24' Pappa 63' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,457 |
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC (S) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy (C) | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | |
| 3 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 55 | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 50 | |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 49 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
| 12 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 42 | |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 41 | |
| 14 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 15 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 36 | |
| 16 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 33 | |
| 17 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 32 | |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | |
| 19 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 |
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 55 | |
| 3 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 50 | MLS Cup Knockout round |
| 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 49 | |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 42 | |
| 7 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 41 | |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 36 | |
| 10 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 |
Last updated: October 30, 2014.
Source: Match results
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | D | W | D | W | W | D |
| March 8 1 | D.C. United | 0–3 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:00 EST | Neal 67' |
Report | Arrieta 18' Higuaín 27' (pen.), 90' 63'Tchani 39'Trapp 43'Francis 76' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,840 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn |
| March 22 2 | Toronto FC | 1–0 | D.C. United | Toronto, Ontario |
| 16:30 EDT | Jackson 50' Defoe 60' |
Report | Arnaud 55' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,591 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| March 29 3 | D.C. United | 2–2 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. |
| 16:00 EDT | DeLeon 22' Espíndola 35'Parke 56'Kitchen 73' |
Report | Hurtado 27' Cochrane 58'Amarikwa 83' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 9,445 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| April 5 4 | D.C. United | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:00 EDT | Neal 4' Gonçalves 43' (o.g.)Doyle 90+2'Rolfe 90+3' |
Report | Dorman 36' Davies 88' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 10,526 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| April 12 5 | D.C. United | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:00 EDT | Arnaud 4' Christian 16'Kitchen 71'Jeffrey 90' |
Report | Alexander 14' Miller 30' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,364 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| April 19 6 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | D.C. United | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Oduro 18' González 73'Anõr  81'Jiménez 89' |
Report | Espíndola 31' Kitchen 67' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,437 |
| April 26 7 | D.C. United | 4–1 | FC Dallas | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:00 EDT | Espíndola 45+5', 69' Boswell 60'Franklin 64' |
Report | Loyd 10'  39'Díaz 13'Seitz 48'Hedges 74'Michel 89' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 11,172 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| May 3 8 | Portland Timbers | 3–2 | D.C. United | Portland, Oregon |
| 22:30 EDT | Fernández 1' Danso 38'Urruti 90+4' |
Arnaud 21' Danso 78' (o.g.)Espíndola 86' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,814 |
| May 10 9 | Philadelphia Union | 0–1 | D.C. United | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 16:30 EDT | Rolfe 6' Kitchen 33' Korb 67'Arnaud 78' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,522 |
| May 17 10 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Montreal Impact | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:00 EDT | DeLeon 77' Johnson 84'Neal 85' |
McInerney 56' Bernardello 67'Bernier 90+2' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,106 |
| May 21 11 | D.C. United | 2–0 | Houston Dynamo | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:00 EDT | Rolfe 28' Arnaud 36'Neal 56'Espíndola 63' 72' |
Barnes 65' Ownby 90+2' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,224 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| May 24 12 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | D.C. United | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 EDT | Mullins 55' Bunbury 64'Fagúndez 67' 77' |
Report | Korb 39' Kitchen 42'Arnaud 67'Espíndola 73'Johnson 82' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,589 |
| May 31 13 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:00 EDT | Espíndola 28' 76' Christian 62'Kitchen 82'Caskey 90+4' |
Report | Palmer-Brown 72' Toni 85' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,522 |
| June 7 14 | D.C. United | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Landover, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT | Boswell 42' Christian 78' |
Report | Meram 88' Anor 90+4' |
Stadium: FedExField Attendance: 53,267 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| Note: Doubleheader following Spain–El Salvador friendly match | ||||
| June 11 15 | Montreal Impact | 2–4 | D.C. United | Montreal, Quebec |
| 19.30 EDT | McInerney 12' Romero 21' 25'Lefevre 81' |
Report | Silva 6', 39', 45+5' (pen.) DeLeon 23'Arnaud 87' |
Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 14,135 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
| June 28 16 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:00 EDT | Report | Alonso 20' Barrett 39'Pineda 87' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 16,922 Referee:  Silviu Petrescu |
| July 5 17 | Toronto FC | 1–2 | D.C. United | Toronto, Ontario |
| 19:00 EDT | Moore 60' Hagglund 88' |
Report | DeLeon 54' Kitchen 69' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,591 Referee: David Gantar |
| July 11 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | D.C. United | Santa Clara, California |
| 23:00 EDT | Wondolowski 39' Gordon 90+2' |
Report | Johnson 12' (pen.) 87' Silva 25'Kitchen 71' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| July 20 19 | D.C. United | 3–1 | Chivas USA | Washington, D.C. |
| 20:00 EDT | Johnson 25' (pen.) Kitchen 31' 59'Silva 70' 71' |
Report | Torres 84' (pen.) |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,732 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| July 30 20 | D.C. United | 3–0 | Toronto FC | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:00 EDT | Johnson 8' 90' Arnaud 42' Korb 54' Rolfe 59' Hagglund 67' (o.g.) |
Report | Warner 36' Bradley 68' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 16,171 Referee: Chris Penso |
| August 3 21 | Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | D.C. United | Houston, Texas |
| 20:00 EDT | Bruin 90+1' |
Report | Kemp 5' Kitchen 72' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,061 Referee:  Edwin Jurisevic |
| August 9 22 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | D.C. United | Sandy, Utah |
| 22:00 EDT | Plata 11' Schuler 13', 24' Mansally 85' |
Report | Jeffrey 5' Johnson 30' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,452 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| August 17 23 | D.C. United | 4–2 | Colorado Rapids | Washington, D.C. |
| 20:00 EDT | Silva 12', 67' Arnaud 68' Kitchen 72' Rolfe 81' Espíndola 86' |
Report | LaBrocca 3' Klute 43' Serna 52' Brown 90+1' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,814 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| August 23 24 | Sporting KC | 0–3 | D.C. United | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 20:30 EDT | Julião 83' |
Report | Espíndola 24' Rolfe 28' Kitchen 31'Kemp 61' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,963 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| August 27 25 | LA Galaxy | 4–1 | D.C. United | Carson, California |
| 22:30 EDT | Gordon 2' Donovan 18' 75' (pen.) González 25' Husidic 45+1' |
Report | Silva 21' Leonardo 58' (o.g.) Espíndola 81' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 16,044 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| August 31 26 | D.C. United | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
| 14:30 EDT | Silva 57' Johnson 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 19,453 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| September 6 27 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–0 | D.C. United | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 22:00 EDT | Report | Boswell 18' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,116 Referee: Drew Fisher |
| September 10 28 | New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | D.C. United | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 20:00 EDT | Sam 90' Miller 38'Armando 39' |
Report | Espíndola 32' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,953 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| September 20 29 | Chicago Fire | 3–3 | D.C. United | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 20:30 EDT | Amarikwa 16' Larentowicz 32' (pen.)Cocis 45'Watson 78'Palmer 90+1' |
Report | Kitchen 31' Silva 39' (pen.), 54'DeLeon 65'Boswell 68' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,279 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| September 27 30 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Philadelphia Union | Washington, D.C. |
| 15:00 EDT | Silva 10' Kitchen 86' |
Report | Edu 90' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 19,478 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| October 3 31 | D.C. United | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Washington, D.C. |
| 20:00 EDT | Arnaud 45+1' |
Report | Sinovic 30' Nagamura 52'Dwyer 55' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 19,308 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| October 12 32 | Houston Dynamo | 1–3 | D.C. United | Houston, Texas |
| 15:00 EDT | Barnes 83' (pen.) |
Report | Kemp 41' Espíndola 64'Hamid 70'Johnson 87' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 21,689 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| October 18 33 | D.C. United | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. |
| 20:00 EDT | Pontius 31' Johnson 53' |
Report | Shipp 67' Ritter 90+2' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 20,162 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| October 25 34 | Montreal Impact | 1–1 | D.C. United | Montreal, Quebec |
| 16:00 EDT | Di Vaio 26' Mallace 40' |
Report | Espíndola 86' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 15,242 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| November 2 First leg | New York Red Bulls | 2–0 | D.C. United | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 16:00 EST | Wright-Phillips 40' McCarty 43'Luyindula 73'Bitolo 82' Miller 84' |
Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,054 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| November 8 Second leg | D.C. United | 2–1 (2–3 agg.) | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
| 14:30 EST | DeLeon 37' Espindola 58' 90+6' Kemp 85'Franklin 90+1' |
Report | Miller 42' 78' Luyindula 57'Wright-Phillips 89' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 20,187 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
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Waterhouse
| August 20 1 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Waterhouse | Washington, D.C. |
| 20:00 EDT | Johnson 5' Attakora 23' |
Report Box Score |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras) |
v D.C. United
| September 16 2 | Waterhouse | 1–2 | D.C. United | Kingston |
| 20:00 EDT | Anderson 41' Gray 71'Finlayson 90+1' |
Report Box Score |
Espíndola 38', 50' Kemp 22' 70'Hamid 81' |
Stadium: Independence Park Attendance: 554 Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados) |
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Tauro
| September 24 3 | D.C. United | 2–0 | Tauro | Washington, D.C. |
| 20:00 EDT | Pontius 48' Johnson 56' |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 1,904 Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica) |
v D.C. United
| October 21 4 | Tauro | 0–1 | D.C. United | Panama City |
| 20:00 EDT | Shanosky 24' Opare 84'Korb 87' |
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández |
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D.C. United
| June 17 Fourth round | Rochester Rhinos | 1–0 | D.C. United | Rochester, New York |
| 19:00 EDT | Rolfe 27' |
Report Box Score |
Birnbaum 50' 60' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| May 14 | D.C. United | 1–0 | D.C. United U-23 | Arlington, Virginia |
| 19:30 EST | Seaton 37' |
Report | Stadium: Long Bridge Park Attendance: 200 |
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Fulham
| July 26 | D.C. United | 0–3 | Fulham | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 18:00 EDT | Report | Dembélé 22', 44', 75' |
Stadium: EverBank Field Attendance: 52,961 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | CONCACAF Champions League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF | USA
|
Jeff Parke | 13 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | USA
|
David Estrada | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CAN
|
Nana Attakora | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA
|
Sean Franklin | 20 | 2 | 17+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA
|
Kofi Opare | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | USA
|
Eddie Johnson | 22 | 5 | 19+0 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | USA
|
Davy Arnaud | 24 | 2 | 21+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  ARG
|
Fabián Espíndola | 19 | 8 | 15+2 | 8 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA
|
Luis Silva | 19 | 7 | 13+5 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA
|
Alex Caskey | 10 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | USA
|
Chris Pontius | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA
|
Nick DeLeon | 23 | 3 | 21+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA
|
Steve Birnbaum | 13 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA
|
Conor Shanosky | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | USA
|
Chris Rolfe | 24 | 6 | 19+2 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | CAN
|
Kyle Porter | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA
|
Jalen Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |  GHA
|
Samuel Inkoom | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA
|
Chris Korb | 14 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | USA
|
Perry Kitchen | 23 | 3 | 21+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG
|
Lewis Neal | 23 | 0 | 6+14 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | USA
|
Jared Jeffrey | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA
|
Collin Martin | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | USA
|
Bill Hamid | 19 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | JAM
|
Michael Seaton | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | USA
|
Conor Doyle | 18 | 0 | 1+16 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | USA
|
Joe Willis | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | USA
|
Bobby Boswell | 26 | 1 | 23+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA
|
Taylor Kemp | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | USA
|
Andrew Dykstra | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2014 season | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF |  ESP
|
Christian | 15 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW |  HAI
|
Christiano François | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Statistics current as of August 20, 2014
Sources: D.C. United Season Statistics; DC United Squad - ESPN FC
| Rank | Pos | No. | Player | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | CCL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 9 | Fabian Espindola
|
11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Luis Silva
|
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Eddie Johnson
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 18 | Chris Rolfe
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | 23 | Perry Kitchen
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 14 | Nick DeLeon
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Davy Arnaud
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | 5 | Sean Franklin
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 13 | Chris Pontius
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | DF | 32 | Bobby Boswell
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 33 | Taylor Kemp
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | MF | 17 | Conor Shanosky
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rank | Pos | No. | Player | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | CCL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 9 | Fabián Espíndola
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | 18 | Chris Rolfe
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 14 | Nick DeLeon
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 11 | Luis Silva
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MF | 23 | Perry Kitchen
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| DF | 5 | Sean Franklin
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| MF | 3 | David Estrada
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 | DF | 32 | Bobby Boswell
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DF | 22 | Chris Korb
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| FW | 7 | Eddie Johnson
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| DF | 33 | Taylor Kemp
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| DF | 21 | Samuel Inkoom
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | DF | 3 | Christian
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 24 | Lewis Neal
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| GK | 28 | Bill Hamid
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 15 | Steve Birnbaum
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Davy Arnaud
|
Montreal Impact
|
Traded for international roster spot | December 10, 2013 | |
| 5 | DF | Sean Franklin
|
Los Angeles Galaxy
|
Selected in 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage One | December 12, 2013 | |
| 32 | DF | Bobby Boswell
|
Houston Dynamo
|
Selected in 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage One | December 12, 2013 | |
| 7 | FW | Eddie Johnson
|
Seattle Sounders FC
|
Undisclosed | December 17, 2013 | [2] |
| 9 | FW | Fabián Espíndola
|
New York Red Bulls
|
Selected in 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage Two | December 18, 2013 | |
| 4 | DF | Nana Attakora
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
Selected in 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage Two | December 18, 2013 | |
| 20 | MF | Jalen Robinson
|
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
Signed a HGP contract | January 6, 2014 | |
| 2 | DF | Jeff Parke
|
Philadelphia Union
|
Traded for Ethan White | January 14, 2014 | [3] |
| 15 | DF | Steve Birnbaum
|
California Golden Bears Orange County Blue Star
|
Selected in the first round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft | January 16, 2014 | |
| 34 | MF | Victor Muñoz
|
UCLA Bruins OC Blues Strikers
|
Selected in the second round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft | January 16, 2014 | |
| 35 | MF | Zach Barnes
|
Creighton Bluejays Portland Timbers U23s
|
Selected in the third round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft | January 21, 2014 | |
| 40 | DF | Travis Golden
|
Campbell Camels Austin Aztex
|
Selected in the fourth round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft | January 21, 2014 | |
| 21 | FW | Christiano Francois
|
Maryland Terrapins
|
Waiver Draft | January 24, 2014 | [4] |
| 3 | DF | Christian
|
Almería
|
Free | February 7, 2014 | [5] |
| 12 | MF | Alex Caskey
|
Seattle Sounders FC
|
Traded for 2016 MLS SuperDraft third round pick | March 4, 2014 | [6] |
| 18 | MF | Chris Rolfe
|
Chicago Fire
|
Undisclosed | April 2, 2014 | |
| 6 | DF | Kofi Opare
|
Los Angeles Galaxy
|
Swapped allocation ranking with the LA Galaxy | July 29, 2014 | [7] |
| 3 | M/F |  David Estrada
|
Seattle Sounders FC
|
Traded for the third pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft | August 7, 2014 | [8] |
| 21 | D/M | Samuel Inkoom
|
 Platanias
|
September 5, 2014 | [9] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | FW |  Lionard Pajoy
|
La Equidad
|
Released | October 30, 2013 | [10] |
| 20 | FW |  Carlos Ruiz
|
Municipal
|
Released | October 30, 2013 | [10] |
| 11 | MF |  Marcelo Saragosa
|
Tampa Bay Rowdies
|
Released | October 30, 2013 | [10] |
| 7 | FW | Dwayne De Rosario
|
Toronto FC
|
Released | October 31, 2013 | [11] |
| 6 | MF |  Syamsir Alam
|
 Vise
|
Loan expired, option declined | November 1, 2013 | [12] |
| 2 | DF | James Riley
|
LA Galaxy
|
Option declined | December 9, 2013 | [13] |
| 8 | MF | John Thorrington
|
Retired | Option declined, subsequently retired | December 9, 2013 | |
| 21 | DF | Daniel Woolard
|
Retired | Option declined | December 9, 2013 | |
| 15 | DF | Ethan White
|
Philadelphia Union
|
Traded for Jeff Parke | January 14, 2014 | [3] |
| 5 | DF | Dejan Jakovic
|
 Shimizu S-Pulse
|
Undisclosed (~375K est.) | January 14, 2014 | [14] |
| 40 | MF | Travis Golden
|
Austin Aztex
|
Released | February 13, 2014 | [15] |
| 35 | MF | Zach Barnes
|
Lane United
|
Released | February 13, 2014 | [15] |
| 16 | FW | Casey Townsend
|
Tampa Bay Rowdies
|
Waived | February 19, 2014 | [16] |
| 34 | MF | Victor Muñoz
|
Sporting Kansas City
|
Released | March 3, 2014 | |
| 3 | DF | Christian
|
UD Las Palmas
|
Mutually-terminated contract | July 1, 2014 | [17] |
| 21 | FW | Christiano François
|
Ironbound Soul
|
Released | August 8, 2014 | [18] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | GK | Joe Willis
|
Richmond Kickers
|
February 26, 2014 | [19] | |
| 21 | FW | Christiano François
|
Richmond Kickers
|
February 26, 2014 | August 8, 2014 | [19] |
| 24 | MF | Collin Martin
|
Richmond Kickers
|
February 26, 2014 | [19] | |
| 15 | DF | Steve Birnbaum
|
Richmond Kickers
|
March 22, 2014 | ||
| 29 | FW | Michael Seaton
|
Richmond Kickers
|
March 22, 2014 | ||
| 19 | MF | Kyle Porter
|
Richmond Kickers
|
April 4, 2014 | [20] |
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