2024 D.C. United season

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General managerAlly Mackay
Head coachTroy Lesesne
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: 10th
Overall: 20th
D.C. United
2024 season
General managerAlly Mackay
Head coachTroy Lesesne
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: 10th
Overall: 20th
MLS Cup playoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupDid not qualify
Leagues CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Christian Benteke (23)
All:
Christian Benteke (25)
Highest home attendance19,365 v Inter Miami
March 16
(MLS)
Lowest home attendance1,070 v Santos Laguna
July 31
(Leagues Cup)
Average home league attendance18,137
Biggest win3–0 v Santos Laguna
(Home)
July 31
(Leagues Cup)
Biggest defeat0–5 v Orlando City
(Away)
July 6
(MLS)
← 2023
2025 →

The 2024 season was 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 participated in the 2024 Leagues Cup.

United finished the season 20th in the league and 10th in Eastern Conference, an improvement from 2023 where they finished 12th in the Eastern Conference, and 23rd overall. However, on the final day of the season, the club lost at home causing them to miss the playoffs for the fifth-consecutive season.

Christian Benteke finished the season with 23 goals in league play and 25 goals in all competitions, allowing him to win the MLS Golden Boot. Benteke became the first United player since Dwayne De Rosario in 2011 to win the Golden Boot.

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

Front office

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

Team management and technical staff

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

First-team roster

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Tyler Miller United States GK March 12, 1993 (age 32) 47 0 0 United States Minnesota United FC
24 Alex Bono United States GK April 25, 1994 (age 31) 30 0 0 Canada Toronto FC
26 Nathan Crockford United States GK September 6, 2002 (age 23) 0 0 0 United States Wisconsin Badgers
56 Luis Zamudio United States GK June 24, 1998 (age 27) 0 0 0 United States Loudoun United
Defenders
3 Lucas Bartlett United States CB July 26, 1997 (age 28) 35 2 3 United States St. Louis City SC
4 Matti Peltola Finland CB / DM July 3, 2002 (age 23) 34 0 0 Finland HJK Helsinki
12 Conner Antley United States RB / CB March 22, 1995 (age 30) 7 0 1 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
16 Garrison Tubbs United States CB February 17, 2002 (age 24) 16 0 1 United States Atlanta United FC
22 Aaron Herrera Guatemala RB June 6, 1997 (age 28) 33 1 5 Canada CF Montréal
28 David Schnegg Austria LB September 29, 1998 (age 27) 5 1 0 Austria Sturm Graz
30 Hayden Sargis United States CB May 2, 2002 (age 23) 7 0 0 United States Sacramento Republic
45 Matai Akinmboni United States CB October 17, 2006 (age 19) 17 0 1 United States D.C. United Academy
97 Christopher McVey Sweden CB April 12, 1997 (age 28) 28 1 0 United States Inter Miami FC
Midfielders
5 Boris Enow Cameroon CM March 30, 2000 (age 25) 8 0 0 Israel Maccabi Netanya
6 Russell Canouse United States DM June 11, 1995 (age 30) 142 5 6 Germany Hoffenheim
7 Pedro Santos Portugal LM / RW April 22, 1988 (age 37) 54 4 4 United States Columbus Crew
8 Jared Stroud United States LW / RW July 10, 1996 (age 29) 36 5 9 United States St. Louis City SC
10 Gabriel Pirani Brazil AM April 12, 2002 (age 23) 46 7 1 Brazil Santos FC
14 Martín Rodríguez Chile MF / LW August 5, 1994 (age 31) 41 2 4 Turkey Altay SK
18 Jeremy Garay El Salvador MF April 1, 2003 (age 22) 3 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
21 Ted Ku-DiPietro United States AM / SS January 28, 2002 (age 24) 70 8 8 United States Loudoun United
25 Jackson Hopkins United States AM / SS July 1, 2004 (age 21) 53 0 1 United States D.C. United Academy
43 Mateusz Klich Poland CM June 30, 1990 (age 35) 70 7 13 England Leeds United
Forwards
11 Cristian Dájome Colombia LW January 3, 1994 (age 32) 57 6 3 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
17 Jacob Murrell United States FW March 29, 2004 (age 21) 30 1 2 United States Georgetown Hoyas
20 Christian Benteke Belgium ST December 3, 1990 (age 35) 74 40 8 England Crystal Palace
23 Dominique Badji Senegal CF October 16, 1992 (age 33) 11 1 1 Turkey Bandirmaspor
27 Kristian Fletcher United States FW October 16, 2004 (age 21) 28 2 1 United States Loudoun United

Non-competitive

Friendlies

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 0–4 Celtic Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT O'Riley 24', 31'
Johnston 64'
Forrest 68'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 18,590
October 12 D.C. United v Asante Kotoko Washington, D.C.
Stadium: Audi Field

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 CF Montréal 34 11 13 10 48 64 −16 43 MLS Cup Wild Card
9 Atlanta United FC 34 10 14 10 46 49 −3 40
10 D.C. United 34 10 14 10 52 70 −18 40
11 Toronto FC 34 11 19 4 40 61 −21 37
12 Philadelphia Union 34 9 15 10 62 55 +7 37
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
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
19 FC Dallas 34 11 15 8 54 56 −2 41
20 Atlanta United FC 34 10 14 10 46 49 −3 40
21 D.C. United 34 10 14 10 52 70 −18 40
22 Toronto FC 34 11 19 4 40 61 −21 37
23 Philadelphia Union 34 9 15 10 62 55 +7 37
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)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 10 10 14 52 70  −18 40 4 5 8 26 36  −10 6 5 6 26 34  −8

Last updated: October 19, 2024.
Source: MLS

Match results

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 1–4 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,417
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 18 14 Inter Miami CF 1–0 D.C. United Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Chase Stadium
Attendance: 21,318
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
May 25 15 D.C. United 1–1 Chicago Fire FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,081
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 29 16 CF Montréal 4–2 D.C. United Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Referee: Ismail Elfath
June 1 17 D.C. United 2–2 Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,215
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 15 18 Charlotte FC 1–0 D.C. United Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 30,468
Referee: Sergii Boiko
June 19 19 D.C. United 0–1 Atlanta United FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Tubbs Yellow card 34'
Klich Yellow card 45+1'		 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,899
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
June 22 20 D.C. United 1–4 Houston Dynamo FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Murrell Yellow card 25'
Benteke 38', Yellow card 66' Red card 66'
Akinmboni Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 90+4'
Dájome Yellow card 73'
Bartlett Yellow card 79'		 Report Ferreira 51', 54', 86'
Segal 90+5'
Steres Yellow card 90+9'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,993
Referee: Timothy Ford
June 29 21 New York Red Bulls 2–2 D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT Manoel 24'
Donkor Yellow card 28'
Burke Yellow card 70'
Harper 78'		 Report Stroud 6'
Dájome Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 20'
Santos Yellow card 23', 45+4'
Rodríguez Yellow card 52'
Herrera Yellow card 83'
Miller Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 18,315
Referee: Malik Badawi
July 3 22 D.C. United 2–3 FC Cincinnati Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Santos Yellow card 14'
Rodríguez 24'
Pirani 69'		 Report Kelsy 10', Yellow card 51'
Bucha 39', 63'
Kubo Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,716
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
July 6 23 Orlando City SC 5–0 D.C. United Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Ojeda 19'
Jansson 23'
Angulo 42'
Torres 74'
Enrique 85'		 Report Bartlett Red card 45+2'
Sargis Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 22,561
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 13 24 D.C. United 2–1 Nashville SC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Dájome 51', 55'
Peltola Yellow card 84'		 Report Boyd 19'
Surridge Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Referee: Filip Dujic
July 17 25 Minnesota United FC 2–3 D.C. United Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:30 PM EDT Oluwaseyi 32'
Boxall Yellow card 49'
Pukki 80'		 Report Benteke 14', 91'
Rodriguez Yellow card 86'
Herrera 90'		 Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,742
Referee: Mark Alattin
August 24 26 D.C. United 3–4 FC Dallas Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Benteke 2' Yellow card 90+1'
Klich Yellow card 25'
Enow Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 45+2'
Schnegg 42' Yellow card 90+3'
Stroud Yellow card 43' 48'
Herrera Yellow card 66'
Rodríguez Yellow card 80'		 Report Tafari 9'
Lletget 21'
Arriola 40' Yellow card 54'
Ntsabeleng 44'
Farfan Yellow card 46'
Illarramendi Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,766
Referee: Sergii Boiko
August 31 27 Toronto FC 1–3 D.C. United Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 28,489
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
September 7 28 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 PM EDT Gutman Yellow card 45+1', 54' Report Benteke 26'
Pirani 29'
Badji Yellow card 73'
Klich Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 16,426
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 14 29 D.C. United 1–1 New York City FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,215
Referee: Ramy Touchan
September 22 30 Philadelphia Union 4–0 D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,823
Referee: Filip Dujic
September 28 31 D.C. United 2–2 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,806
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 2 32 Nashville SC 3–4 D.C. United Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 28,863
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 5 33 New England Revolution 1–2 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Langoni Yellow card 54'
Peltola 74' (o.g.)
N. Gil Yellow card 75'		 Report Santos Yellow card 72'
Benteke 8'
Bartlett 75'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 44,110
Referee: Alexis da Silva
October 19 34 D.C. United 0–3 Charlotte FC Washington, D.C.
6:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Referee: Jair Marrufo

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

Group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DCU SAN ATL
1 United States Soccer Federation D.C. United 2 1 1 0 0 6 3 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage — — —
2 Mexican Football Federation Santos Laguna 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 −3 2 0–3 — —
3 United States Soccer Federation Atlanta United FC 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 3–3 0–0 —
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 26 Group stage Atlanta United United States 3–3
(5–6 p)		 United States D.C. United Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 14,428
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
Penalties
July 31 Group stage Santos Laguna Mexico 0–3 United States D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania[a]
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 1,070
Referee: Natalie Simon

Knockout stage

August 9 Round of 32 D.C. United United States 1–2 Mexico Mazatlán Washington, D.C.
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 8,808
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Transfers

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLS[37]Leagues Cup[38]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States USA Tyler Miller 505+000+00
3 DF United States USA Lucas Bartlett 26123+112+00
4 MF Finland FIN Matti Peltola 25019+402+00
5 MF Cameroon CMR Boris Enow 000+000+00
6 MF United States USA Russell Canouse 000+000+00
7 MF Portugal POR Pedro Santos 22214+720+10
8 MF United States USA Jared Stroud 26423+122+02
10 MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Pirani 2628+1620+20
11 FW Colombia COL Cristian Dájome 24419+332+01
12 DF United States USA Conner Antley 704+300+00
14 FW Chile CHI Martín Rodríguez 1616+1010+00
16 DF United States USA Garrison Tubbs 1205+600+10
17 FW United States USA Jacob Murrell 2216+1410+20
18 MF El Salvador SLV Jeremy Garay 200+200+00
20 FW Belgium BEL Christian Benteke 231821+0162+02
21 MF United States USA Ted Ku-DiPietro 21318+221+01
22 DF Guatemala GUA Aaron Herrera 24122+012+00
23 FW Senegal SEN Dominique Badji 100+001+00
24 GK United States USA Alex Bono 22020+002+00
25 MF United States USA Jackson Hopkins 19012+500+20
26 GK United States USA Nathan Crockford 000+000+00
27 FW United States USA Kristian Fletcher 1311+1210+00
28 FW Austria AUT David Schnegg 200+002+00
30 DF United States USA Hayden Sargis 100+100+00
43 MF Poland POL Mateusz Klich 25223+022+00
45 DF Liberia LBR Matai Akinmboni 803+401+00
56 GK United States USA Luis Zamudio 000+000+00
97 DF Sweden SWE Christopher McVey 21119+111+00
Players who left during the season
5 DF Iraq IRQ Mohanad Jeahze 100+100+00
15 DF United States USA Steve Birnbaum 604+200+00

Top scorers

Rank Position No. Name MLS Leagues Cup Total
1FW20Belgium Christian Benteke16218
2FW11Colombia Cristian Dájome314
MF8United States Jared Stroud224
4MF21United States Ted Ku-DiPietro213
5MF7Portugal Pedro Santos202
MF10Brazil Gabriel Pirani202
MF43Poland Mateusz Klich202
86 players with 1 goal
Total 35641

Top assists

Rank Position No. Name MLS Leagues Cup Total
1MF43Poland Mateusz Klich819
MF8United States Jared Stroud819
3MF22Guatemala Aaron Herrera617
4FW20Belgium Christian Benteke404
5FW14Chile Martín Rodríguez303
MF7Portugal Pedro Santos303
7DF3United States Lucas Bartlett202
88 players with 1 assist
Total 41445

Hat-tricks

Player Against Result Date Competition Ref.
Belgium Christian Benteke New England Revolution (H) 3–1 February 24 MLS
Belgium Christian Benteke Atlanta United (A) 3–2 May 11 MLS

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Pos. Player MLS Leagues Cup Total
Yellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card
111FWColombia Cristian Dájome810000810
243MFPoland Mateusz Klich700000700
320FWBelgium Christian Benteke601000601
422MFGuatemala Aaron Herrera600000600
53DFUnited States Lucas Bartlett501000501

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Matchday

Week Player Ref.
1Belgium Christian Benteke
13Belgium Christian Benteke

MLS Team of the Matchday

See also

Notes

References

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