2026 D.C. United season

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General managerErkut Sogut
Head coachRené Weiler
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
D.C. United
2026 season
General managerErkut Sogut
Head coachRené Weiler
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS CupTo be determined
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Leagues CupDid not qualify
Top goalscorerLeague: Tai Baribo (3)
All: Tai Baribo (3)
Highest home attendance72,026 vs. Inter Miami CF
March 21
(MLS)
Lowest home attendance18,003 vs. Philadelphia Union
February 21
(MLS)
Average home league attendance36,415
Biggest win2–1 vs. Chicago Fire FC
(Chicago, March 14, MLS)
Biggest defeat0–4 vs. FC Dallas
(Washington, D.C., April 4, MLS)
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of April 4, 2026.

The 2026 season will be D.C. United's 31st in existence and its 31st consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. The season will be the first full season with René Weiler leading the club as manager. The MLS regular season will begin on February 21 and conclude on November 7.

Management and squad

Front office

Position Name
Co-Chairman and CEO United States Jason Levien
Co-Chairman United States Stephen Kaplan
Minority Owners United States Romie Chaudhari
United States Charlie Chasin
United States Adam Gerry
United States Robert Hernreich
United States Mark Ingram II
United States Mario Mims
United States Devin Talbott
President, Business Ops United States Danita Johnson
Senior Vice President, Revenue United States James Armold
Chief Financial Officer United States Dan Franceschini

Technical staff

Position Name
General Manager Germany Erik Sogut
Head Coach Switzerland René Weiler
Assistant Coach Switzerland Thomas Binggeli
Assistant Coach Uruguay Alex Martínez
Goalkeeping Coach United States Cody Mizell
Director of Player Personnel Haiti Clarens Cheridieu
Head Performance Coach United States Matt Challoner

First-team roster

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Sean Johnson United States GK May 31, 1989 (age 36) 0 0 0 Canada Toronto FC
20 Grant Leveille Haiti GK July 3, 2008 (age 17) 0 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
24 Jordan Farr United States GK October 5, 1994 (age 31) 4 0 0 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
26 Alex Bono United States GK April 25, 1994 (age 32) 30 0 0 United States New England Revolution
Defenders
3 Lucas Bartlett United States CB July 26, 1997 (age 28) 67 2 3 United States St. Louis City SC
4 Matti Peltola Finland CB / DM July 3, 2002 (age 23) 63 0 1 Finland HJK Helsinki
5 Silvan Hefti Switzerland RB October 25, 1997 (age 28) 0 0 0 Germany Hamburger SV
6 Keisuke Kurokawa Japan LB April 13, 1997 (age 29) 0 0 0 Japan Gamba Osaka
12 Conner Antley United States RB / CB March 22, 1995 (age 31) 27 1 2 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
13 Sean Nealis United States CB January 13, 1997 (age 29) 0 0 0 United States New York Red Bulls
15 Kye Rowles Australia CB June 24, 1998 (age 27) 34 0 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
22 Aaron Herrera Guatemala RB June 6, 1997 (age 28) 62 1 8 Canada CF Montréal
27 Nikola Markovic Canada CB July 22, 2004 (age 21) 0 0 0 United States NC State Wolfpack
Midfielders
8 Jared Stroud United States LW / RW July 10, 1996 (age 29) 68 6 9 United States St. Louis City SC
10 Gabriel Pirani Brazil AM April 12, 2002 (age 24) 75 15 4 Brazil Santos
23 Brandon Servania United States CM March 12, 1999 (age 27) 33 0 3 Canada Toronto FC
25 Jackson Hopkins United States AM / SS July 1, 2004 (age 21) 72 4 1 United States D.C. United Academy
30 Caden Clark United States AM May 27, 2003 (age 22) 4 0 0 Canada CF Montréal
48 Gavin Turner United States AM / LW January 5, 2007 (age 19) 1 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
77 Hosei Kijima Japan CM July 1, 2002 (age 23) 31 2 0 United States San Diego FC
Forwards
7 Peglow Brazil LW / RW January 7, 2002 (age 24) 26 3 4 Poland Radomiak Radom
9 Tai Baribo Israel ST January 15, 1998 (age 28) 0 0 0 United States Philadelphia Union
11 Louis Munteanu Romania ST June 16, 2002 (age 23) 0 0 0 Romania CFR Cluj
14 Gabriel Segal United States CF May 17, 2001 (age 24) 0 0 0 United States Houston Dynamo
17 Jacob Murrell United States CF March 29, 2004 (age 22) 51 3 3 United States Georgetown Hoyas
19 Hakim Karamoko United States RW / CF November 1, 2005 (age 20) 2 0 0 United States NC State Wolfpack
32 Oscar Avilez United States FW March 16, 2010 (age 16) 0 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy

Transfers

Non-competitive

Preseason friendlies

January 31 LA Galaxy 4–1 D.C. United Carson, California
17:30 EST Reus
Nascimento
Aude
Sanabria 		Report Clark Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (closed-door)
February 7 CVI Portland Timbers 0–0 D.C. United Indio, California
17:30 EST Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 11 CVI D.C. United 0–0 Minnesota United Indio, California
15:30 EDT Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 14 D.C. United 4–1 St. Louis City Indio, California
TBD Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Midseason friendlies

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Table

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2026)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Columbus Crew 10 3 4 3 14 13 +1 12 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 FC Cincinnati 10 3 4 3 19 23 −4 12
10 D.C. United 10 3 4 3 11 15 −4 12
11 New York Red Bulls 10 3 4 3 16 25 −9 12
12 CF Montréal 9 3 6 0 13 20 −7 9
Updated to match(es) played on April 25, 2026. 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
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
19 Columbus Crew 9 2 4 3 12 13 −1 9
20 LA Galaxy 9 2 4 3 13 15 −2 9
21 D.C. United 9 2 4 3 8 13 −5 9
22 FC Cincinnati 9 2 4 3 17 23 −6 9
23 Portland Timbers 8 2 5 1 11 18 −7 7
Updated to match(es) played on April 22, 2026. 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)

Match results

February 21 1 D.C. United 1–0 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
19:30 EST
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 18,003
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
March 1 2 Austin FC 1–0 D.C. United Austin, Texas
14:30 EST
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
March 7 3 D.C. United 1–2 Inter Miami CF Baltimore, Maryland
16:30 EST
Report
Stadium: M&T Bank Stadium
Attendance: 72,026
Referee: Filip Dujic
March 14 4 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United Chicago, Illinois
20:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 15,845
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
March 21 5 Atlanta United FC 0–0 D.C. United Atlanta, Georgia
19:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 35,418
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 4 6 D.C. United 0–4 FC Dallas Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,215
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 11 7 New England Revolution 1–0 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EDT
Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,454
Referee: Jon Freemon
April 18 8 Philadelphia Union 0–0 D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
19:30 EDT Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,529
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
April 22 9 New York Red Bulls 4–4 D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 13,309
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 25 10 D.C. United 3–2 Orlando City SC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Referee: Chris Penso
May 3 11 New York City FC v D.C. United New York, New York
16:30 EDT Stadium: Citi Field
May 9 12 Nashville SC v D.C. United Nashville, Tennessee
21:00 EDT Stadium: Geodis Park
May 13 13 D.C. United v Chicago Fire FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 16 14 D.C. United v St. Louis City SC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 23 15 D.C. United v CF Montréal Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Mid-season break for 2026 FIFA World Cup
July 22 16 Houston Dynamo FC v D.C. United Houston, Texas
19:30 EDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
July 25 17 D.C. United v Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 1 18 D.C. United v Nashville SC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 15 19 CF Montréal v D.C. United Montréal, Quebec
19:30 EDT Stadium: Stade Saputo
August 19 20 D.C. United v New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 22 21 Charlotte FC v D.C. United Charlotte, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
August 29 22 D.C. United v Los Angeles FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
September 5 23 FC Cincinnati v D.C. United Cincinnati, Ohio
19:30 EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
September 9 24 D.C. United v Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
September 12 25 D.C. United v Atlanta United FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
September 19 26 D.C. United v Charlotte FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
September 26 27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC v D.C. United Vancouver, British Columbia
22:30 EDT Stadium: BC Place
October 10 28 Inter Miami CF v D.C. United Miami, Florida
19:30 EDT Stadium: Nu Stadium
October 14 29 D.C. United v New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
October 17 30 Orlando City SC v D.C. United Orlando, Florida
19:30 EDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
October 24 31 D.C. United v FC Cincinnati Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
October 28 32 Toronto FC v D.C. United Toronto, Ontario
19:30 EDT Stadium: BMO Field
October 31 33 Columbus Crew v D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
TBD EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
November 7 34 D.C. United v New York City FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EST Stadium: Audi Field

U.S. Open Cup

April 15 Round of 32 D.C. United Washington, D.C. 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Tennessee One Knoxville SC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
Penalties

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

As of April 18, 2026[16]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSMLS CupU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States USA Sean Johnson 808+000+000+00
3 DF United States USA Lucas Bartlett 808+000+000+00
4 MF Finland FIN Matti Peltola 928+010+001+01
5 DF Switzerland SUI Silvan Hefti 908+000+000+10
6 DF Japan JPN Keisuke Kurokawa 908+000+001+00
7 FW Brazil BRA Peglow 918+000+001+01
8 FW United States USA Jared Stroud 302+000+000+10
9 FW Israel ISR Tai Baribo 737+030+000+00
10 MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Pirani 705+100+000+10
11 FW Romania ROU Louis Munteanu 600+500+001+00
12 DF United States USA Conner Antley 100+000+001+00
13 DF United States USA Sean Nealis 301+200+000+00
14 FW United States USA Gabriel Segal 000+000+000+00
15 DF Australia AUS Kye Rowles 807+000+001+00
17 FW United States USA Jacob Murrell 501+300+000+10
19 FW United States USA Hakim Karamoko 000+000+000+00
20 GK Haiti HAI Grant Leveille 000+000+000+00
22 DF Guatemala GUA Aaron Herrera 202+000+000+00
23 MF United States USA Brandon Servania 807+000+000+10
24 GK United States USA Jordan Farr 000+000+000+00
25 MF United States USA Jackson Hopkins 907+100+001+00
26 GK United States USA Alex Bono 100+000+001+00
27 DF Canada CAN Nikola Markovic 511+300+001+01
30 FW United States USA Caden Clark 500+500+000+00
32 FW United States USA Oscar Avilez 000+000+000+00
48 MF United States USA Gavin Turner 400+300+001+00
77 MF Japan JPN Hosei Kijima 301+100+001+00

Top scorers

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1FW9Israel Tai Baribo303
2MF4Finland Matti Peltola101
Total 404

Top assists

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1MF7Brazil Peglow101
MF10Brazil Gabriel Pirani101
Total 202

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card
1GK KORKim Jun-hong000000 000
3DF USALucas Bartlett200000 200
4DF FINMatti Peltola000000 000
5DF  SUISilvan Hefti000000 000
6MF CMRBoris Enow000000 000
7FW BRAJoão Peglow200000 200
8FW USAJared Stroud000000 000
9FW ISRTai Baribo100000 100
10MF BRAGabriel Pirani000000 000
11FW ROULouis Munteanu000000 000
12DF USAConner Antley000000 000
13DF USASean Nealis000000 000
14FW CMRDominique Badji000000 000
15DF AUSKye Rowles000000 000
17FW USAJacob Murrell000000 000
19FW USAHakim Karamoko000000 000
20GK HAIGrant Leveille000000 000
22DF GUAAaron Herrera100000 100
23MF USABrandon Servania000000 000
24GK USAJordan Farr000000 000
25MF USAJackson Hopkins100000 100
26MF USAAlex Bono000000 000
27DF CANNikola Markovic100100 200
30MF USACaden Clark000000 000
32FW USAOscar Avilez000000 000
48MF USAGavin Turner000000 000
77MF JPNHosei Kijima000000 000

Player awards

MLS Team of the Matchday

Week Player(s) Opponent(s)

Notes

References

External links

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