2020 D.C. United season

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General managerDave Kasper
Head coachBen Olsen
(until October 8)
Chad Ashton (interim)
(from October 8 till December 12)
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: 13th
Overall: 24th
D.C. United
2020 season
General managerDave Kasper
Head coachBen Olsen
(until October 8)
Chad Ashton (interim)
(from October 8 till December 12)
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: 13th
Overall: 24th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupCanceled
Leagues CupCanceled
MLS is Back TournamentGroup stage
Atlantic Cup2nd
Top goalscorerLeague: Yamil Asad (3)
All: Ola Kamara (5)
Highest home attendance17,183
Lowest home attendance16,932[note 1]
Average home league attendance17,056[note 1]
Biggest winDCU 2–1 Miami
(7 Mar 2020)
Biggest defeatPhiladelphia 4–1 DCU
(29 Aug 2020)
NYCFC 4–1 DCU
(7 Oct 2020)
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 D.C. United season was the club's 25th season of existence, and their 25th consecutive season playing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The regular season began on February 29, 2020 (making it the first time the season began in February), and was suspended on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The club's season is resumed on July 13, 2020, with the MLS is Back Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida, where group stage fixtures counted towards the regular season standings. The season ended on November 8, 2020, with their final regular season match.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, United's slate of external competitions were greatly altered. The club was slated to participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup beginning in April, however that tournament was cancelled due to the pandemic. Additionally, United was slated to play in the 2020 Leagues Cup, a secondary knock-out tournament for the top MLS clubs which did not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League. As with the Open Cup, the Leagues Cup was cancelled due to the pandemic.

The 2020 season has also brought changes to D.C. United's coaching staff. After a string of losses, which pushed United to last place in the Eastern Conference's standings, head coach Ben Olsen was replaced by assistant coach Chad Ashton on October 8, 2020.[1]

January 28 D.C. United 1–3 Montreal Impact Tampa
11:30 EST Fawole 86' Report Tabla 63', 84'
Quioto 78'		 Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
February 1 D.C. United 0–3 New York Red Bulls Bradenton
11:30 EST Report Royer 11'
Valot 22'
Barlow 63'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 6 Louisville City 0–1 D.C. United Clearwater
16:00 EST Yellow card 57' Report Gamble 70' Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Complex
February 15 Orlando City SC 0–1 D.C. United Tampa
17:00 EST Report
Report		 Gamble 77' Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
February 19 Nashville SC 1–1 D.C. United Clearwater
18:00 EST
Report
Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
February 22 D.C. United 3–1 Philadelphia Union Clearwater
19:00 EST
Report
Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Competitive fixtures

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
10 Inter Miami CF 23 7 13 3 25 35 −10 24 1.04 MLS Cup Play-in Round
11 Chicago Fire FC 23 5 10 8 33 39 −6 23 1.00
12 Atlanta United FC 23 6 13 4 23 30 −7 22 0.96
13 D.C. United 23 5 12 6 25 41 −16 21 0.91
14 FC Cincinnati 23 4 15 4 12 36 −24 16 0.70
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Overall
2020 MLS overall standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
22 Chicago Fire FC 23 5 10 8 33 39 −6 23 1.00
23 Atlanta United FC 23 6 13 4 23 30 −7 22 0.96 CONCACAF Champions League
24 D.C. United 23 5 12 6 25 41 −16 21 0.91
25 Houston Dynamo 23 4 10 9 30 40 −10 21 0.91
26 FC Cincinnati 23 4 15 4 12 36 −24 16 0.70
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Results by round

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223
StadiumHHNNNAHAAHHHAHHAAHAAHAH
ResultLWDDLDLLWDLDLLLLLDWWWLL
Position (conference)967710101011101010111313141414141413121213
Position (overall)1612131316161818191920222325262626262524232225
Updated to match(es) played on November 8, 2020. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Results summary

February 29 1 D.C. United 1–2 Colorado Rapids Washington, D.C.
13:00 EST Canouse 60'
Moreno Yellow card 64'
Mora Yellow card 76'
Brillant Yellow card 87'		 Report Shinyashiki Yellow card 58'
Kamara 67'
Lewis 90+2'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,932
Referee: Nima Saghafi
March 7 2 D.C. United 2–1 Inter Miami CF Washington, D.C.
15:30 EST Moreno Yellow card 38'
Asad 59' (pen.)
Brillant 61'
Odoi-Atsem Yellow card 88'
Canouse Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Pizarro 2'
Torres Red card 54'
Trapp Yellow card 60'
Figal Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,183
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Season suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
July 13 3 (MiBT GS) Toronto FC 2–2 D.C. United Bay Lake, Florida
09:00 EST
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Note: Group stage match of the MLS is Back Tournament that counts towards the regular season standings.
July 17 4 (MiBT GS) D.C. United 1–1 New England Revolution Bay Lake, Florida
20:00 EST Gressel Yellow card 16'
Asad Yellow card 45+1'
Higuaín 72'
Brillant Yellow card 83'		 Report Buksa 51' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Note: Group stage match of the MLS is Back Tournament that counts towards the regular season standings.
July 21 5 (MiBT GS) Montreal Impact 1–0 D.C. United Bay Lake, Florida
22:30 EDT Taïder 31'
Urruti Yellow card 42'
Quioto Yellow card 90+1'
Jackson-Hamel Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Felipe Yellow card 35'
Higuaín Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: Group stage match of the MLS is Back Tournament that counts towards the regular season standings.
August 21 6 Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United Cincinnati, Ohio
19:30 EDT Deplagne Yellow card 13'
Stanko Yellow card 37'		 Report Canouse Yellow card 35'
Flores Yellow card 88'
Abu Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Note: Rescheduled from March 14 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
August 25 7 D.C. United 1–2 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Birnbaum Yellow card 66'
Kamara 72' (pen.)
Felipe Yellow card 90+10'		 Report Bou 26'
Bunbury 38'
Caldwell Yellow card 83'
Buksa Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Note: Rescheduled from August 29.
August 29 8 Philadelphia Union 4–1 D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
19:30 EDT Przybylko 7', 16'
Martínez Yellow card 10'
Santos 21'
Mbaizo Yellow card 56'
Aaronson 61'
Ilsinho Yellow card 69'
Creavalle Yellow card 80'
Monteiro Yellow card 87'		 Report Felipe Yellow card 19'
Gressel 63'		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Note: Rescheduled from March 22 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
September 2 9 New York Red Bulls 0–1 D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 EDT Tarek Yellow card 88' Report Brillant Yellow card 8'
Abu Yellow card 51'
Sorga 90+8'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Note: Rescheduled from May 23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
September 6 10 D.C. United 0–0 NYCFC Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Segura Yellow card 16' Report Tinnerholm Yellow card 76' Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ted Unkel
Note: Rescheduled from April 3 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
September 12 11 D.C. United 0–2 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Report Long 29', Yellow card 42'
Royer 60'
Cásseres Jr. Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
Note: Rescheduled from April 26 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
September 19 12 D.C. United 2–2 Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Kamara 5'
Paredes Yellow card 81'
Yow 88'		 Report Pozuelo 17'
DeLeon Yellow card 25'
Piatti Yellow card 41'
Akinola 60'
Laryea Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: Postponed from April 15 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
September 23 13 Nashville SC 1–0 D.C. United Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT Ríos 70'
Washington Yellow card 79'		 Report Canouse Yellow card 37' Yellow-red card 45+3' Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tori Penso
Note: Postponed from April 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
September 27 14 D.C. United 0–2 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM EDT Brillant Yellow card 45+5'
Mora Yellow card 50'
Moreno Yellow card 81'		 Report Bou 86'
Buksa 90', Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
October 3 15 D.C. United 0–4 Atlanta United FC Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM EDT Nyeman Yellow card 20'
Brillant Red card 85'
Asad Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Gallagher 4', 65'
Bello Yellow card 29'
Robinson Yellow card 37'
Lennon 41'
Hyndman Yellow card 43'
Jahn 70'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 7 16 New York City FC 4–1 D.C. United New York, New York
7:00 PM EDT Castellanos 4' (pen.), Yellow card 81'
Tajouri-Shradi 55' (pen.), 63'
Parks 88'		 Report Kamara 12' (pen.) Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Drew Fischer
October 11 17 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 D.C. United Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM EDT Sapong 3', Yellow card 89'
Sekulić 45+1'
Azira Yellow card 59'
Medrán Yellow card 90'
Shuttleworth Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Bornstein 56' (o.g.) Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 14 18 D.C. United 2–2 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
October 18 19 FC Cincinnati 1–2 D.C. United Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT Vázquez 66' Report Asad Yellow card 27'
Nyeman Yellow card 32'
Pines 36'
Odoi-Atsem 78', Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 24 20 Atlanta United FC 1–2 D.C. United Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 PM EDT Barco Yellow card 39'
Gallagher 89'
Meza Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Asad Yellow card 30'
Canouse 77'
Moreno Yellow card 86'
Rivas 90+2'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 6,130
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 28 21 D.C. United 1–0 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT Gressel 32'
Mora Yellow card 14'
Brillant Yellow card 17'
Sorga Yellow card 65'
Fisher Yellow card 74'		 Report Berhalter Yellow card 6'
Boateng Yellow card 88'
Cadden Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
November 1 22 New England Revolution 4–3 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Asad 22'
Canouse 54' (o.g.)
Bunbury 67', 84'		 Report Buksa Yellow card 14', 30'
Yow 26'
Canouse Yellow card 29'
Rivas 75'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Gantar
November 8 23 D.C. United 2–3 Montreal Impact Washington, D.C.
3:30 PM EDT Pines 9'
Kamara 33'		 Report Bojan 13'
Quioto Yellow card 35' 88'
Sejdič Yellow card 41'
Wanyama 74'
Piette Red card 90+1'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

U.S. Open Cup

April 22 Third round Cancelled TBD
TBD EST Stadium: TBD
Note: Postponed on March 13 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Tournament cancelled on August 16.

Leagues Cup

July 21 First round D.C. United United States Cancelled Mexico TBD Washington, D.C.
TBD EST Stadium: Audi Field
Note: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]

MLS is Back Tournament

Group C

Group C results
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5 Advanced to knockout stage
2 New England Revolution 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3 Montreal Impact 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 D.C. United 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: MLS[7]
July 13 1 Toronto FC 2–2 D.C. United Bay Lake, Florida
09:00 EST
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Note: Rescheduled from July 10 due to delay in travel by Toronto FC
July 17 2 D.C. United 1–1 New England Revolution Bay Lake, Florida
20:00 EST Gressel Yellow card 16'
Asad Yellow card 45+1'
Higuaín 72'
Brillant Yellow card 83'		 Report Buksa 51' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
July 21 3 Montreal Impact 1–0 D.C. United Bay Lake, Florida
22:30 EDT Taïder 31'
Urruti Yellow card 42'
Quioto Yellow card 90+1'
Jackson-Hamel Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Felipe Yellow card 35'
Higuaín Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Squad information

First team roster

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Chris Seitz United States GK March 12, 1987 (age 38) 1 0 0 United States Houston Dynamo
24 Bill Hamid United States GK November 25, 1990 (age 35) 238 0 0 Denmark Midtjylland
36 Earl Edwards Jr. United States GK January 24, 1992 (age 34) 0 0 0 United States Orlando City SC
Defenders
3 Chris Odoi-Atsem United States RB May 27, 1995 (age 30) 13 0 0 United States Maryland Terrapins
13 Frédéric Brillant France CB June 26, 1985 (age 40) 66 3 4 United States New York City FC
15 Steve Birnbaum United States CB January 23, 1991 (age 35) 163 8 3 United States California Golden Bears
23 Donovan Pines United States CB March 7, 1998 (age 27) 10 0 0 United States Maryland Terrapins
28 Joseph Mora Costa Rica LB January 15, 1993 (age 33) 50 0 3 Costa Rica Saprissa
44 Axel Sjöberg Sweden CB March 8, 1991 (age 34) 0 0 0 United States Columbus Crew
91 Oniel Fisher Jamaica RB November 22, 1991 (age 34) 26 1 1 United States Seattle Sounders FC
Midfielders
4 Russell Canouse United States DM June 11, 1995 (age 30) 56 1 2 Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
5 Júnior Moreno Venezuela DM July 20, 1993 (age 32) 49 0 5 Venezuela Zulia
7 Paul Arriola United States RM February 5, 1995 (age 31) 68 14 12 Mexico Tijuana
8 Ulises Segura Costa Rica CM June 23, 1993 (age 32) 56 5 3 Costa Rica Saprissa
10 Edison Flores Peru AM May 14, 1994 (age 31) 0 0 0 Mexico Monarcas Morelia
11 Yamil Asad Argentina LM July 24, 1994 (age 31) 30 9 8 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
18 Felipe Brazil CM September 30, 1990 (age 35) 9 0 1 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
25 Mohammed Abu Ghana DM November 4, 1991 (age 34) 0 0 0 Norway Vålerenga (loan)
27 Moses Nyeman United States CM November 5, 2003 (age 22) 0 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
30 Kevin Paredes Dominican Republic MF May 7, 2003 (age 22) 0 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
31 Julian Gressel Germany RM December 16, 1993 (age 32) 0 0 0 United States Atlanta United FC
Forwards
9 Ola Kamara Norway ST October 15, 1989 (age 36) 5 3 0 China Shenzhen
20 Gelmin Rivas Venezuela ST March 23, 1989 (age 36) 0 0 0 Turkey MKE Ankaragücü
22 Griffin Yow United States ST September 25, 2002 (age 23) 2 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
29 Yordy Reyna Peru ST September 17, 1993 (age 32) 0 0 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
50 Erik Sorga Estonia ST July 8, 1999 (age 26) 0 0 0 Estonia Flora

Coaching and management staff

Statistics

Awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent Position Ref
3[note 4] France Frédéric Brillant Toronto FC DF [9]

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

No. Pos. Player From Date Notes/Fee Source
Winter 2019–20
11MFArgentina Yamil AsadArgentina Vélez SarsfieldSeptember 17, 2019Free Transfer, signed through 2022[10]
44MFUnited States Moses NyemanUnited States D.C. United AcademyOctober 3, 2019Homegrown player[11]
24GKUnited States Bill HamidDenmark MidtjyllandDecember 9, 2019$750,000 TAM, signed through 2022[12]
10MFPeru Edison FloresMexico MoreliaJanuary 14, 2020$5M Transfer Fee to Morelia, $2M per year through 2024[13]
30MFUnited States Kevin ParedesUnited States D.C. United AcademyJanuary 17, 2020Homegrown player[14]
31 MFGermany Julian GresselUnited States Atlanta United FCJanuary 21, 2020$750,000 TAM to Atlanta, over $700,000 per year through 2023[15]
50 FWEstonia Erik SorgaEstonia FloraFebruary 29, 2020$500,000[16]
2MFArgentina Federico HiguaínUnited States Columbus CrewMarch 2, 2020Signed as player and assistant coach[17]
Summer 2020
44DFSweden Axel SjöbergUnited States Columbus CrewAugust 12, 2020Traded for Emmanuel Boateng[18]
20FWVenezuela Gelmin RivasTurkey MKE AnkaragücüAugust 31, 2020Free Transfer[19]
29FWPeru Yordy ReynaCanada Vancouver Whitecaps FCSeptember 19, 2020$400,000 in 2021 GAM to Vancouver[20]

Transfers out

No. Pos. Player To Date Notes/Fee Source
Winter 2019–20
26 MF United States Antonio Bustamante Bolivia Club Blooming November 22, 2019 Option Declined [21]
20 DF United States Jalen Robinson United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds November 22, 2019 Option Declined [21]
19 MF Germany Gordon Wild United States LA Galaxy November 22, 2019 Option Declined [21]
25 FW United States Quincy Amarikwa United States Las Vegas Lights November 22, 2019 Option Declined [21]
6 DF Brazil Marquinhos Pedroso Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv November 22, 2019 Option Declined [21]
9FWEngland Wayne RooneyEngland Derby CountyDecember 31, 2019Undisclosed[21]
29DFArgentina Leonardo JaraArgentina Boca JuniorsDecember 31, 2019End of loan[21]
10MFArgentina Luciano AcostaMexico AtlasJanuary 1, 2020Free Transfer[22]
21MFUnited States Chris DurkinBelgium Sint-TruidenMay 7, 2020Loan buyout, $1.2M to D.C. with 25% sell-on clause[23]
Summer 2020
17MFGhana Emmanuel BoatengUnited States Columbus CrewAugust 12, 2020Traded for Axel Sjoberg[18]
2MFArgentina Federico HiguaínUnited States Inter Miami CFOctober 9, 2020$50,000 GAM from Miami[24]

MLS SuperDraft picks

2020 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeStatus
1 21 France Simon Lefebvre GK Temple signed with Loudoun United FC
2 42 United States Josh Fawole FW Loyola (MD) signed with Loudoun United FC
365United States Andrew VerdiGKMichiganreturned to college
369PASS
491
495

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
25 MF Ghana Mohammed Abu Norway Vålerenga March 2, 2020 December 31, 2020 [25]

See also

Notes

References

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